Russell Shaw has written thousands of articles and numerous books. He  has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, America, Crisis, Catholic World Report and the National Catholic Register, among others. His latest book is Catholics in America: Religious Identity and Cultural Assimilation from John Carroll to Flannery O'Connor. He talks with host Doug Connolly about that book and how Catholicism fits into American life.

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The boys discuss the implications of Mary's virginity.

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Ep. 123: The Blessed Virgin

Ryan, Alex and Doug discuss continence, abstinence and celibacy, particularly as practiced by the Catholic clergy throughout the ages.

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Ep. 122: Sex (Or Lack of It)

Phoenician Michael Garibaldi talks about his new initiative, StoryStrong, an acting and writing initiative designed to create the next generation of storytellers, grounded in Christian anthropology and an acting approach known as the Meisner Technique.

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Ep. 121: Michael Garibaldi on StoryStrong

Alex and Ryan give Doug the week off and discuss something that should be kind a regular thing on a Catholic podcast: sacraments.

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Ep. 120: Sacramental Disciplines and Hurdles

The boys discussion demographic trends for Catholic, Alex drops science on confession and Ryan lauds Parisian cop Arnaud Beltrame.

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Ep. 51: Russell Shaw on “Catholics in America”

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