This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the history of indulgences, what it takes to achieve an indulgence, and Pope Francis's special indulgences for the year of Saint Joseph… or not.

In current events, China places sanctions on Americans (predictable). US military convoy enters Syria (predictable). ISIS (or ISIL) is back (predictable). Parler silenced, and now being investigated by FBI (predictable). World Trade Organization complains about tariffs (predictable). Google now threatening Australian government over copyright issues (predictable). China pushing the envelope with Biden (predictable). Policeman runs over crowd. SpaceX launches 143 satellites. H5N8 still out there. Democrats want DC to become 51st state.

In the Land of Nonsense (as if that wasn't enough), Oklahoma opens up for bigfoot hunting season. A dead man's house is ransacked. And a man has a toilet in his kitchen.