Join me in this video as we discuss the immigration of Catholics into the US, their community life in the first decades and subsequent assimilation into American life at the loss of any truly Catholic culture.

Debates rage online:

"Is this strange thing I am witnessing pagan?"

"Why are those people doing that at the altar?" "It must be demonic!"

Catholic inculturation is a tricky thing, a few wrong moves and we are offending God. A few bad optics and people will calumny another's cultural norms which they do not understand. We are going to discuss the challenges in a way that doesn't dismiss either side of the argument to see if there is any good solution to the "problem" of a developing a truly inculturated Church, using history as our measure.

So which is it? Do we want multiple national churches, unified under a common creed where the state leaders may not be hostile to the faith, or do we want a Universal Church, unified under a common creed and a visible head? What does the history of the Church teach us? Join as we discuss.

The greatest Satanic evils that threaten the Catholic Church are not what you think they are. Join as we discuss.

I will be discussing the controversies surrounding the Catholic Indian Boarding Schools. These controversial institutions are making headlines in recent years, tempers are flared on all sides, laws are being passed without much reflection or concern for objectivity, and what is being presented as a black and white situation is actually much more complicated. Join as we deep dive into this contentious issue.

Catholics (and many Protestants) are often perplexed by the Anglo-Catholic movement, and for good reason. In this video we begin to unravel the complex history of the Anglican Church by focusing on the early Reformation period in England, and how it complicates the Anglo-Catholic position. Join as we discuss.

In the modern world, many enemies of the Church would love to have her condemned for her position on slavery. But is this just? Was the Catholic Church the harbinger of this evil, or the catalyst for its abolishment? Join as we discus.

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Modern therapeutic practices treat suffering like a malady to be rid of. Catholic spiritual practices by default have become a target for many adherents of this philosophy. They would say that things like self mortification and detachment are unhealthy coping mechanisms, and that to recommend them is sadistic. Is this true? Is Catholic spirituality sadistic? Join as we discuss.

We discuss the effects Christianity has had on men and whether it makes men weaker.

In 2015 Pope Francis released the encyclical "Laudato Si", titled after the first lines of St Francis of Assisi's great hymn to creation. It's a timely exhortation to Catholics of the world to be better stewards, and given that we face a manmade ecological crisis of "biblical" proportions it seeks to base its arguments for why you should be concerned on solid scriptural exegesis.

Practically though, many Catholics struggle with how they can help. Most can't be bothered, it seems overwhelming, something "experts" should be tasked with. As a master naturalist I am well suited to help you learn ways in which you can begin enjoying God's natural creation today, and in the process help us do as we were called to do in the garden originally: protect it and ourselves against the forces of evil and destruction at all costs.

Join as we discuss the theological implications and some practical applications you can use to help protect Sister Mother Earth.

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