Welcome to the Church, Shia LaBeouf!
 The actor of Holes, Transformers, and Fury  fame has discovered Christ and the Church through his study of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina and his immersion in Catholic culture, especially Holy Mass. 
 Pray for his perseverance and continued growth as he begins this new chapter in life.

To Hell with "fitting in." 

 Installment X (ten) of The Screwtape Series.

One of the most common things people get wrong about the Papacy is the principle of Papal Infallibility.

What is Sacred Music?
 The priests engage in conversation about the true nature of sacred music with two experienced Church Musicians: Stephen Stachofsky frequent cantor for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne (and member of the Storytelling Breakdown podcast: storytellingbreakdown.com) and Richard Kochel, Music Director at Saint Jude Parish, Fort Wayne: 

 Other Resources:

Catholic Music through the Ages: Balancing the Needs of a Worshipping Church by Edward Schaefer

Musicam Sacram: http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/Music/Musicam-Sacram.pdf

 Sacrosanctum Concilium (with pertinent info in Ch. 6): https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html

Tra le Sollecitudini by Pope St. Pius X: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=7352

  Sing to the Lord a New Song by Archbishop Alexander Sample: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=12056

  Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics by the USCCB Committee on Doctrine: https://www.usccb.org/resources/Catholic%20Hymnody%20at%20the%20Service%20of%20the%20Church_0.pdf

 General Instruction of the Roman Missal: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20030317_ordinamento-messale_en.html

 Church Music Association of America: https://musicasacra.com/about-cmaa/faq/

 Corpus Christi Watershed: https://www.ccwatershed.org

Catholic Culture, encouraged by the little things, lived magnanimously. 

Defining "Scrupulous" and providing some help for those who struggle with scrupulosity.

In response to Dr. Jordan Peterson's recent video Message to the Christian Churches. 

Of the 2022 Sacra Liturgia Conference and the Benedict XVI Institute. 
 "Reform of the Reform" or TLM?

Congratulations to Fr. LeeAllen Fortin on his ordination to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ. Ad Multos Annos. 

Two former protestants talk about their conversion experience: roadblocks, challenges, joys and all.

Huge thanks to the Perkinses for coming on the show.