Theology of the Body, Pt. 2 of 4 w/Bill Donaghy, Patricia De Lara Smith, and Connor Smith Today on the show we are continuing our four part series on the Theology of the Body, focusing on some of TOB's foundational ideas. We're only scratching the surface here, so for more resources, check out any of the links below! Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body by Carl Anderson Men and Women are from Eden by Mary Healy The Theology of the Body Made Simple by Anthony Percy Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West The Vatican's Human Series by Ecce Films Bill Donaghy's YouTube discussions of TOB Wednesday Audiences 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

Theology of the Body, Pt. 1 of 4 w/Bill Donaghy, Patricia De Lara Smith, and Connor Smith Today on the show we're kicking off a four part series on the Theology of the Body, focusing on some of TOB's foundational ideas. We're only scratching the surface here, so for more resources, check out any of the links below! Called to Love: Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body by Carl Anderson Men and Women are from Eden by Mary Healy The Theology of the Body Made Simple by Anthony Percy Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West The Vatican's Human Series by Ecce Films Bill Donaghy's YouTube discussions of TOB Wednesday Audiences 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

Predestination is a Catholic Doctrine w/Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill joins me today to talk about the De Auxilis controversy, Domingo Banez, Luis de Molina, Aquinas, and how to understand our Catholic theology on the difficult topic of predestination. For more info, I encourage you to check out Dr. O'Neill's recent book, Grace, Predestination, and the Permission of Sin: A Thomistic Analysis. I'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

How to Read Scripture w/Sarah Christmeyer Today on the show I welcome Sarah Christmeyer to talk with me about why it is so important for Catholics to read Scripture, in what ways "the Word of God" is so much more than a instruction manual, and how to read Scripture. Sarah Christmyer is a Catholic author, Bible teacher, and speaker with a special love for lectio divina and journaling as ways to draw close to Christ in Scripture. She is the co-developer and founding editor of The Great Adventure Catholic Bible study program and author or co-author of more than a dozen books and Bible studies. Her latest book is _Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer God’s Call with Purpose and Joy_ (Ave Maria Press).  Sarah serves as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia and as a board member of the Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, PA. She blogs at ComeIntoTheWord.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

Catholics and Conspiracies w/Mike Iversen In this episode--the first ever video discussion I've done--my friend Mike Iversen joins me to talk about pipe smoking, Rod Dreher's latest book, why Catholics are drawn to conspiracy theories, and how to live in the tension between acknowledging the authority of our government while recognizing that it is composed of fallen people. To watch the YouTube version of this conversation, head here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFd938A6-eKlgbAwAvvwMuQ We'd love to hear what you think of this episode! Reach out to us: Email | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon

Vatican II: Has the Hermeneutic of Continuity Failed? w/Dr. Larry Chapp Today I am rejoined by Dr. Larry Chapp, Retired Professor of Theology at De Sales University and author of https://gaudiumetspes22.com/. Dr. Chapp and I discuss a recent blog post of his on Vatican II and the Hermeneutic of Continuity and discuss whether or not that hermeneutic has failed. The verdict: it hasn't, but it also hasn't totally succeeded yet! Follow more of Dr. Chapp's work at gaudiumetspes22.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

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