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Defending the Papacy w/Joe Heschmeyer Today, author, apologist, catechist, and speaker Joe Heschmeyer joins us to talk about the papacy, building on his work in the book Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a Time of Crisis. We talk about Scriptural arguments for the papacy (probably different from the normal ones you're used to!), how to argue like a Thomist, sedevacantism, and more. For more of Joe's work, check out his blog at Shameless Popery (www.shamelesspopery.com) or listen to The Catholic Podcast (www.cathpod.com). We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

The Fathers were Catholic w/Zach Mettler Today on the show I welcome my friend Zach Mettler, a staff writer at Focus on the Family and personal friend of mine, about the way that the Church Fathers influenced his journey into the Catholic Church (Zach was received last year). We talk about rebaptism, COVID, Jimmy Akin's The Fathers Know Best, Cardinal John Henry Newman, and more. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

The Theotokos: Mary as the Mother of God Today on the show, we ring in the new (secular) year and the Church's celebration of the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God with a discussion of St. Cyril of Alexandria and his defense of Mary as the Theotokos against the Christologically erroneous ideas of Nestorious, Patriarch of Constantinople. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

Episode Notes For the last episode of this calendar year, we read Benedict XVI's 2007 Christmas Homily. To read the homily instead, click here. Music: O Come O Come Emmanuel - Jon Sayles | Exzel Music Publishing Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

The McCarrick Report and De Facto Atheism w/Dr. Larry Chapp Today on the show, Dr. Larry Chapp joins me to talk about the McCarrick Report and the de facto atheism that it reveals within the Church. We discuss Dr. Chapp's experiences in seminary in teh 1980s, the post-conciliar suffocation of the smoke of Satan, the Anglican Ordinariate, the Cathoilc Worker Movement, living close your parish, and more. Mentioned on the show: Dr. Chapp's Blog: www.gaudiumetspes22.com Dr. Chapp's post on the McCarrick Report CNA Editor's Desk Podcast on the McCarrick Report St. Charles Borromeo We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

Liturgical Lowdown: Advent w/Sally Crippen Today on the show, the brilliant and inimitable Sally Crippen joins me to talk about why and how to embrace liturgical living in the coming season of Advent. We discuss Stir Up Sunday, Las Posadas, Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, waiting to put up your tree, abstaining from meat on Christmas Eve (and a really fun tradition to go along with that!), and much more. Some things we discussed: Catholic Culture Catholic Cuisine Catholic All Year Carrots for Michaelmas We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

Discerning Religious Life w/Katie Logan Today on the show I talk to my friend Catherine (Katie) Logan, a friend of mine at my parish who is entering religious life with the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in 2021. Katie and I talk about her conversion to Catholicism, discerning the call of God on her life, wrestling with her desire for a family, what postulancy and novitiate looks like, and more. We also talk about how Katie found resources to aid in her discernment and her efforts to raise funds to pay off student loans before she joins the Franciscan Sisters. Links: Katie's Website about her call to religious life Katie's GoFundMe The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity (https://fscc-calledtobe.org/2020/10/25/support-future-franciscan-postulant-from-colorado) Vocations Awareness Program's Vocation Discernment Weekend We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

The American Solidarity Party w/Amar Patel Today on the show I welcome fellow Catholic Amar Patel, who is running for Vice President of the United States on the American Solidarity Party ticket. Amar and I talk about the principles of solidarity, subsidiarity, personalism, and sphere sovereignty, why it's important to have third parties, what "success" looks like for his ticket, finding a way out of our toxic two-party culture, and a platform that upholds the dignity of every human life. For more information on the American Solidarity Party, please visit https://solidarity-party.org/. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

The Trump Train? w/Mike Iversen On this second part of my conversation with Mike Iversen, Mike and I talk about the phenomenon of Catholics jumping aboard the MAGA/Trump Train, rejecting false political binaries, revising the voting process, the virtue of abstaining, Catholic Social Teaching, and more. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup

Improving Parish Catechesis w/Mike Iversen Today on the show I welcome my parish's Director of Evangelization and Discipleship, Mike Iversen, for a conversation about his conversion to Catholicism and how to improve catechesis at the parish level. We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon Other shows on the Vernacular Podcast Network: Vernacular | Breaking Pod | The Popped Cast | The Lineup