The Passing Currents Podcast

The Passing Currents Podcast

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The Passing Currents Podcast episodes

  • EPISODE XXVIII: The Obligasode
    In this week's episode, the boys discuss Eric's interview with Matt Zemla, dealing with his question on why Catholics have to go to Mass each Sunday. Other bonus topics: head trauma narratives, encounters with mortality, prayer, and why we as Christians don't refer to God as "she." 
    Recommended Read--MASS EDITION: The Power of Silence, Robert Cardinal Sarah; The Spirit of the Liturgy; Pope Benedict XVI; The Catechism of the Catholic Church--Part Two: Section 2: Chapter 1: Article 3: The Sacrament of the Eucharist (para. 1322-1419)
    Recommended Reads--EUCHARIST EDITION: Consuming the Word, Scott Hahn; The Lamb's Supper, Scott Hahn; Mass of the Early Christians, Mike Aquilina; The Didache; The First and Second Apologies, St. Justin Martyr; God Is Near Us, Pope Benedict XVI (STRONGLY RECOMMENDED); Eucharist, Robert Barron
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  • EPISODE XXVII: Dzień Dobry, Mateusz
    This week, Eric sits down with Matt (or, Mateusz Pawel Zemla), who is Eric's friend, summer coworker, and sometimes Polish teacher. Sit back and enjoy as the fellas discern the meaning of truth, death, and fences.  
    Recommended Reads: "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost; "The Art of Dying Well" in Robert Bellarmine: Spiritual Writings; The Power of Silence, Robert Cardinal Sarah; Who Am I to Judge? Responding to Relativism with Logic and Love, Dr. Edward Sri; Truth and Tolerance, Papa Benny.
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  • EPISODE XXVI: Some Sort of Religious Person
    This week, the boys discovered their own limitations by being too busy with their day jobs to get an episode recorded, reminding you all that podcasting is actually not how they each make a living. However, have no fear! The Passing Currents Podcast does not abandon its listeners. Instead of an in-studio episode, this week you can enjoy a talk given by Eric to a Confirmation class on the topic of why Christians believe in God. Simple enough, right?
    Recommended reads: Fides et Ratio, Papa JPII; Veritatis Splendor, Papa JPII; Truth and Tolerance, Papa Benny XVI; Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism, Bishop Robert Barron.
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  • EPISODE XXV: Justifying Justification

    Answering part two of the lost Hannah interview, the guys explore differing explanations of justification, from Luther to Trent to Calvin.

    Recommended Reads: Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification;  Engrafted into Christ, Christopher Malloy; Three Treatises, Martin Luther; The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent

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  • EPISODE XXIV: The Problem of Purgatory

    Losing an interview's audio won't stop us from exploring tough questions! This week, we dive headfirst into the long-awaited topic of Purgatory. 

    Recommended Reads: The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis; Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, Ludwig Ott; The Teachings of the Church Fathers, John R. Willis, S.J.

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  • EPISODE XXIII: Daddy Issues

    Reeling from a certain NFL team's loss, the boys settle in to settle bigger scores: namely, the comparison of earthly parentage to our heavenly Father, how we find hope in the Church, and questions about the Old Testament. 

    Recommended Reads: Humility of Heart, Father Cajetan Mary da Bergamo; The Imitation of Christ, Thomas à Kempis; To Save A Thousand Souls, Brett Brannen.

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  • EPISODE XXII: The Brodysode
    This week, Eric sits down for an interview with his childhood friend Brody Chirpich. Among other things, they discuss how our relationships with our parents can influence our relationship with and our perceptions of God.
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  • EPISODE XXI: Charismaditional

    Diving deep into an interview with no questions, the guys insert their own musings on charismatic spirituality and how it jives with traditional Catholicism. 

    Recommended Reads: Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Kevin Vost; Cross and the Switchblade: A True Story, David Wilkerson; The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton

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  • EPISODE XX: Redd Squadron

    WE'RE BACK. In this week's episode, Brian sits down with Nick Redd, who works for Saint Paul's Outreach, to discuss conversion, ecumenism, and charismatic Catholicism. 

    If you would like to support Nick and SPO, visit: https://spo.org/donate/

    Recommended Reads: Peter Kreeft, Charisms: Visions, Tongues, Healing, etc.; Dominum et Vivificantem, St. John Paul II

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