We are working on transitioning the Catholic Bytes podcast to the Catholic-Link podcast and part of that means we will have more content from our Youtube Channel! This is a quick hello from Drew and Katie Taylor sharing more about this transition.

We are talking about Evagrius of Pontus again and break down of the sin of wrath. Many people struggle with anger, and Evagrius says that anger and wrath are the enemies of true prayer. When we are angry it blinds us and we often have reactions we wouldn’t normally have or condone. Two things can happen: we act on our anger (and later regret it) or we don’t and we feel like a whimp. So…what’s the correct way to react when experiencing anger? Tune in and find out more!

In this episode we discuss acedia as described by Evagrius of Pontus. We often hear it described as sloth or laziness, but a more accurate understanding is “sadness”, “despondency”, or “despair”. Laziness is a symptom and not the sin itself. Fr. Rob and Fr. Conrad break down the main symptoms of acedia and also how to combat this sin. Tune in to learn more!

We’ve had many drafts here on the Catholic Bytes podcast, so now let’s keep that going and discuss our favorite 20th century theologians!

Hello everyone! It has been awhile since we have posted regularly and Fr. Conrad is here to tell you why. No worries, we aren’t going anywhere, just a few changes ahead!

An Italian Pope and a French Antipope and the start of the Great Western Schism.

War in Italy and St. Catherine of Siena helps convince the last French Pope to return to Rome.

The first attempt to return the Papacy to Rome gets derailed.

Another holy and reforming Pope who starts to get serious about Italy, but struggles diplomatically.