Sunday School Delinquents

In this episode the Sunday School Delinquents discuss the importance and theology of religious art.

Seth does a brief overview of the theology and traditions of Eastern Orthodox icons to start of the conversation. From there each of the co-hosts discuss their favorite (and sometimes not-so-favorite) genres and pieces of religious art.

There is also a small verbal altercation over a depiction of the three archangels, and the discussion devolves into a bit of a free-for-all when we start discussing our LEAST favorite religious art. So tune in!

Confess! Repent! That's right, folks, we've gripped our Confession Episode tight and raised it from Perdition, and are bringing it here to you in all it's heretical glory! Erica gives some history of Confession and the Irish Penitentials, and also reveals a notably bad experience with a coerced confession in her youth. Christine goes full-on heretic in disputing the common idea of Confession and what maybe it was supposed to be. Seth provides color commentary and useful context. It's only a couple weeks later than scheduled, but it's finally here!

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Seth's long-awaited episode on the breasts!

But seriously though, in this episode the SSD crew discuss how breasts and breast milk have be utilized as religious imagery and a pedagogical tool to impart truths of the Christian faith.

They also discuss the breast in religious art; breasts and bodily imagery as they appear in the writings of the mystics; stories of miraculous lactation; breast-feeding and the La Leche League.

Whatever your thoughts on the breast, this is not the episode to miss.

Well. This is . . . not what we planned. Still. On this Holy Saturday, we send you our fondest greetings. May this Easter bring you the Hope of Resurrection in your own life. And for our podcasting equipment and software. Womp Womp.

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In the next installment of Christine's exploration of Regenerative Thinking, she asks her co-hosts about their best and worst experiences during their school years. What was good? What was bad? What lessons can be gained when it's time to teach the next generation? What pathologies have we learned without realizing, and what pathologies are we imposing on our children? What should we consider as we try to improve and make things better for the world that follows us?

This weekend the Delinquents discuss the subject of fear. What does it mean to be scared? Why do we sometimes seek it out, while, at other times, we do all we can to avoid it?

Fear can be a positive or a negative in our lives. It can be a motivation to be better or it can be a hindrance to achieving our goals.

Fear is a force also discussed, both positively and negatively in theology. It can be a force for a healthy, authentic understanding of God, or a fear-based, pathological theological world view.

 Listen in to find out our many, varied thoughts on the matter!

Shadow People. Night Hags. The Man with the Hat. The nameless terror of pink smiley faces, pineapples, and pretty dolls. Today the gang dusts off an extra episode from the season one archives to talk about some personal encounters with the scarier side of the unknown, from their own experiences with Shadow People, to sleep paralysis, and nightmares so terrifying they remember each detail even decades later. Who is the Man in the Hat? What Nameless Dread lurks behind the smiling pink face of Witchy Ghost? What is wrong with Erica's dolls? 
All this and more in today's episode of the Sunday School Delinquents!

Erica surprises Christine and Seth with some discussion of famous crimes and test cases to get a jump start on a discussion of mental illness and culpability. 

Discussion ranges from Catholic social teaching and the death penalty to salvation and the patron saints of mental illness.

This is not an episode to miss!

In her next exploration of Regenerative Thinking, Christine pulls the gang along as she explores generational cycles of injury, wounding, and pain.The positive and negative of Tradition are discussed, the need for philosophies to recognize the natural injuries caused by growing up, and the need to heal those injuries before embarking upon the titanic responsibilities of child rearing.

Including an illustration from the marvelous Netflix show The Last Kingdom. Please Like, share, subscribe, comment!

Oh yes it's Ladies' Night
 And the Feelin's Right!

C'mon, you know you sang along! But for real, this episode discusses some Excellent Ladies who crossed paths with the religious and political establishments of their days. Deliberately choosing women who were not canonized in the Western Church, we narrowed down our selections to some of the most impressive women in history.

Lucrezia Borgia. Eleanor d'Acquitaine. Cousin Queens Elizabeth and Mary. Theodora and Marozia Theophylact. Empress Theodora. The Pontifical Commission on Birth Control.  

From actresses and courtesans to ruthless monarchs or contemporary wives and mothers, these are women who stood up and refused to be passive objects to the people that surrounded them. They left profound and lasting impacts on Western history and culture, and today we tell you a bit of their story.