

Father Spitzer’s Universe
EWTN
Fr. Spitzer answers viewer questions on a wide range of subjects, including: Reason, Faith, Suffering, Virtue, and the Existence of God.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 60min
Cultural Effects of Pornography
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck explode the myth that religion is an impediment to strong principles and ideals, explaining how it instead is one of the greatest motivators of them.

Feb 7, 2024 • 60min
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer viewer questions about faith. They discuss topics such as why did God allow Adam to name Eve, and did St Paul really struggle with habitual sin.

Jan 31, 2024 • 60min
The Spiritual Effects of Pornography Pt. 3
Our hosts discuss the best way to deal with the problem of pornography is to resist it at the outset, turning to the Lord and availing ourselves of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Jan 24, 2024 • 60min
The Spiritual Effects of Pornography Pt. 2
Satan works by leading us to an opportunity for sin, enflaming our imagination, providing rationalizations, and gambling that we will freely choose to follow him into temptation.

Jan 17, 2024 • 60min
The Spiritual Effects of Pornography Pt. 1
Our hosts discuss the spiritual effects of pornography, explaining how we tend to rationalize pornography as victimless and “minor among sins” because so many people are doing it.

Jan 10, 2024 • 60min
The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church Pt. 23
Our hosts discuss the phenomenon of “social norming.” Expectations of appropriate behavior that society expects have increased dramatically with the internet and social media.

Jan 3, 2024 • 60min
Answering Viewer Questions
Viewers send in questions of faith for Fr. Spitzer, while Doug initiates a lively discussion on the fallacies of transgenderism and why Catholics do not believe in predestination.

Dec 27, 2023 • 60min
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about faith sent in by our viewers, discuss the distraction of bad music at the Mass and explain whether we will see our loved ones in Heaven.

Dec 20, 2023 • 60min
The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church Pt. 22
Our hosts discuss how secular culture separates sexuality from its intended purpose. The further we move from Church teaching, the closer we come to our culture’s self-destruction.

Dec 13, 2023 • 60min
The Moral Wisdom of the Catholic Church Pt. 21
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the Church’s view on sexuality differs from that of the popular culture, and why younger people today do not even consider the Church’s view.