Today on the show, my good friend Larry Chapp joins me to talk about Cardinal Cupich's amateurish foray into the realm of moral theology, replete with misappropriations of the late Pope Benedict XVI's thought. We discuss what's really going on behind the scenes, Cardinal McElroy's recent piece, the Universal Call to Holiness, and much more. Mentioned on the show: The McElroy article: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/01/24/mcelroy-synodality-inclusion-244587 The Cupich article: https://www.chicagocatholic.com/cardinal-blase-j.-cupich/-/article/2023/02/15/a-church-called-to-love-perfectly Larry's response: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/02/21/cardinal-cupich-and-the-hermeneutics-of-the-abyss/ And don't miss: Larry's blog: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/ Larry's new podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uaHLSSh7HfnDUKNoIOtBK

Seminary, Faithfulness, and Moving East w/John Monaco Today on the show, Duquesne doctoral candidate and theologian John Monaco joins us to talk about his experience in seminary, remaining faithful in a church that is often faithless, and moving east--to the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Apologies for the lengthy delay since my last episode! Today is a solo show--I share some life updates (nothing major--just very busy lately!), ask for your feedback on what you want to hear on the show in 2023, talk about some recent developments in the news, and share some of the things I most appreciate about Pope Benedict XVI, who entered into eternal rest on December 31, 2022. Email me your feedback: zac@creedalpodcast.com

Today on the show we take a break from our regular programming to talk about antisemitism and the dangers of its counterfeit gospel. Using Ye's recent remarks about Hitler as a launching point, we discuss the rise of antisemitism on the political right and dissect Mit Brennender Sorge's, Pope Pius XI's encyclical to Germans in 1937, to talk about why and how antisemitism is antithetical to the Gospel and must be identified and condemned wherever it rears its ugly head. Mentioned on the show: Mit Brennender Sorge: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_14031937_mit-brennender-sorge.html Alexandra Valdez's analysis: https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/elements/article/download/9021/8139/ Humani Generi Unitas: https://web.archive.org/web/20131010052806/http://www.bc.edu/dam/files/research_sites/cjl/texts/cjrelations/resources/education/humani_generis_unitas.htm

On this week's installment, we banter a bit about film and storytelling and do a food-themed Misinformation segment before diving into our close read for the week: an interview of Fen de Villiers in the European Conservative. Then we wrap with our recommendations for the week (linked below). Breakthrough: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interview/interview-with-fen-de-villiers/ 'Wakanda Forever' Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/11/wakanda-forever-exploits-commercial-politics/ 'First Man': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213641/

This week, we dive into Wes Anderson's masterpiece Rushmore before covering a misinformation segment that includes art vandalism, a malady called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Heidi Klum's halloween costume. Then we do a close read of Kat Rosenfield's debut piece in National Review and uncover what it reveals about the state of American political polarization today. Mentioned on the show: Rushmore by Wes Anderson: Why I Keep Getting Mistaken for a Conservative by Kat Rosenfield: https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/11/07/why-i-keep-getting-mistaken-for-a-conservative/ Depraved Activism by Casey Chalk: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/depraved-activism/ Consider the Hummingbird by Katherine Rundell: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n21/katherine-rundell/consider-the-hummingbird

Today on the show, Andrew Petiprin rejoins for What a Week to talk about the crisis of our boys and how we can help them. We also revisit last week’s postliberalism discussion and talk about the strange case of John Fetterman, who concealed a serious medical condition from voters in Pennsylvania.  Mentioned on the show:  Alzheimer’s Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22179-z Taylor Swift: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/27/taylor-swift-edits-anti-hero-music-video-fat-bathroom-scales University of Wisconsin: https://notthebee.com/article/watch-a-university-protestor-outside-of-a-matt-walsh-talk-rage-eats-a-bible- The Boys Feminism Left Behind: https://substack.com/inbox/post/79611945

Today on the show we review listener feedback before diving into a misinformation segment that features ice cream, Richard Nixon, The Simpsons, and mosquito magnets. Then we turn to Michael Hanby’s critique of post liberalism before wrapping up with some recommendations. Mentioned on the show: “Are We Postliberal Yet” by Michael Hanby: https://newpolity.com/blog/are-we-postliberal-yet “Of Boys and Men” by Richard Reeves: https://www.brookings.edu/book/of-boys-and-men/ “Uncorked”: https://www.netflix.com/title/81024260 “Master of Wine”: https://www.youtube.com/c/konstantinbaummasterofwine

Today on the show, we discuss the State Fair of Texas, John Fetterman’s absurd Senate candidacy, Elon Musk, the American Federation of Teachers, and Roger Scruton.  Links for things mentioned on the show:  Misinformation: New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/10/us/politics/biden-exaggeration-falsehood.html Saving Ukraine: https://twitter.com/rweingarten/status/1579414707949096960?s=20&t=yq7G1i_UD_DTlr-3tHkunQ Elon Musk: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63225781 Close Read:  Roger Scruton’s piece: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/10/the-work-of-mourning Recommendations:  A French Village: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288631/ Johnny Cash: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kACVPfCOnqzgfEF5ryl0x

NOTE: A previous version of this podcast had distorted volume levels on the audio tracks. If you have volume issues on your episode, delete the file and redownload. That should fix the problem! Our apologies for the error. -- Today on the show, lawyer and author Jeremy Christiansen joins me to talk about growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (colloquially referred to as "Mormonism"), the epistemology underpinning Mormon conviction, and how the house of cards that was his religious belief all came crumbling down in his late twenties. That's when he discovered the Apostolic Fathers--and never looked back. You can buy Jeremy's book here: https://bookshop.org/a/25089/9781621645924