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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed gives the background of his conversation with Raffaele Mincione. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/meet-mr-mincione - Are you a paying subscriber? Add...
JD and Ed talk about The Pillar’s reporting involving Cardinal Ghirlanda— and what followed. Then, they make predictions for committee elections at the US bishops’ meeting next week. Join JD and Ed in Baltimore for another live taping of The...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about homeownership, and look forward to the live show. - Are you a paying...
JD and Ed swap Halloween stories. JD talks about reactions to Pope Francis’ motu proprio this week, and JD and Ed talk about Cardinal Christophe Pierre’s recent comments about the Church in the United States. Join JD and Ed in...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed encourages JD to embrace anger. Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your...
Fr. Marko Rupnik has been incardinated into a diocese in his native Slovenia. JD and Ed talk about the facts, and what happens next. This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media and their...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD tells Ed about his tortoise problem. Are you a paying subscriber? Add these bonus episodes to your...
Ed pulls JD down a rabbit hole. Then, JD gives an update from Rome on the synod on synodality. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university in...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, hat chat is back! Are you a paying subscriber? Add these episodes to your feed by opening this...
JD and Ed challenge criticism of a recent Eucharistic procession in New York City. Then, they talk about the synod on synodality and The Pillar’s coverage of the confidential synod documents that were posted to an unsecured server. - This...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com JD and Ed talk about their last visit to Rome and their preparations for the synod on synodality. Then, JD shares the story of the time he...
JD and Ed talk about the dubia submitted to Pope Francis, and the substance of the pope’s answers. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Marial Arnold, in honor of her husband Travis Arnold, who is...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about one confusing and complicating element of Bishop Joseph Perry’s recent retirement. Then, JD...
JD and Ed are back this week with an update in the Vatican financial trial. Then, they talk about Bishop Jeffrey Monforton's unexplained transfer from Steubenville to Detroit and how laity might respond spiritually to a lack of transparency...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com In this subscriber-only bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about teeth, a train derailment in Ed’s backyard, the best 80s comics and more. ...
JD and Ed talk about the Diocese of Rome’s controversial report on the disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik. - Mike’s Coneys - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the University of Dallas, the premier Catholic liberal arts university...
Join JD and Ed as they talk about camping, Burning Man and the Pennsylvania manhunt, in this special bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast. Future bonus episodes like this one will be available only to Pillar paying subscribers. Don’t miss...
JD and Ed talk about the situation of Bishop Joseph Strickland. Ed plays a round of ‘Tyler Trivia.’ - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in community and...
JD shares the competing origin stories for today's feast of the Nativity of Mary— and offers Marian devotion as the answer to calls for synodality. Then, JD and Ed talk about the pope’s recent controversial remarks. - Be like...
JD and Ed talk about the pope’s trip to Mongolia— and his comments about the Church in the United States. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that specializes in...
JD and Ed talk about the funeral Mass of Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard. Ed plays a round of mustache trivia. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates...
JD and Ed talk about the situation of Fr. Alexander Crow of Mobile. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that incorporates the Catholic faith into everything it does. Visit www.SetonHome.org...
Ed shares a little about his day in court. Then, JD and Ed talk about a big development in the world of personal prelatures and controversy surrounding liturgies at World Youth Day. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast...
JD and Ed talk about World Youth Day and debate Ed’s eligibility for the papacy. Then, former Albany bishop Howard Hubbard's attempted marriage brings JD and Ed to ask what marriage is and how it is contracted. Ed plays a...
JD and Ed perform a mock draft for the C-9, the pope’s council of cardinal advisors. Find the full list of their picks below: JD * Cardinal Charles Maung Bo * Cardinal-elect Protase Rugambwa * Cardinal-elect Victor Manuel...
Ed reflects on the death of his grandmother. Then, JD and Ed talk about continued pushback against the appointment of Cardinal-elect Victor Fernandez to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored...
Ed catches JD up on the news he missed while on vacation— including the release and re-imprisonment of Bishop Álvarez in Nicaragua, Fr. James Martin’s invitation to the upcoming Synod on Synodality, and the newest cardinals. — This episode...
JD and Ed talk about the dangers of tribalism and political polarization in the life of the Church. Then, a resolution in the Diocese of Knoxville and an apostolic visit to the Diocese of Tyler. JD plays a round...
JD and Ed talk about the death of a former Vatican auditor and its impact on the Vatican finance trial. Pope Francis meets with leaders of the U.S. Eucharistic Congress. Then, JD and Ed share a few highlights from the...
JD talks about his experience on a Eucharistic pilgrimage in Indiana. Then, JD and Ed preview the U.S. bishops' spring meeting in Orlando. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School. Last year, Seton...
Finally— a Pillar wedding! JD and Ed offer some marriage advice to the newlyweds. Then, they talk about a very publicized and very confusing dispute between the bishop of Fort Worth and a Carmelite monastery in the diocese. — This...
JD tells Ed about his visit to Gower Abbey to see Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Christendom@ Project, an exciting new initiative from Christendom College’s Graduate School of Theology. The Christendom@...
JD makes a cold call. Then, JD and Ed talk about conflict in Nigeria and papal politics. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by The Seton Home Study School, an accredited school that provides parents with everything...
Pope Francis added this week 21 Coptic Orthodox martyrs to the Roman Martyrology. JD and Ed reflect on the spiritual and ecumenical impacts of the addition. Then, Ed plays an Ancient Egypt quiz for kids. — This episode of The...
JD recaps his visit this week to Wyoming Catholic College. He and Ed talk about confusion around the Church’s definition of ‘vulnerable adult.’ Then, two games inspired by the coronation of King Charles III. — This episode of The Pillar...
JD and Ed pick up their conversation from last week about corporate law in the life of the Church. They brainstorm possible solutions to canon law’s lack of accommodation to new ecclesiastical projects. — This episode of The Pillar Podcast...
JD and Ed are back this week to talk about Bishop Stephen Chow’s visit to the Archdiocese of Beijing. Then, they ask about the juridic identity of the National Eucharistic Congress. Ed asks JD to rank Easter candy— and...
Fr. Hans Zollner resigns from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, and Pope Francis promulgates updates to Vos Estis Lux Mundi. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
Bishop Kevin Rhoades publishes a column criticizing the University of Notre Dame’s invitation for an abortion doula to speak at the school. JD and Ed ask if the column is enough— and how Bishop Rhoades could transition from criticism to...
Ed dreams of land and JD defends Captain Von Trapp. Then, Ed gives an update on Libero Milone lawsuit against the Holy See and the case's potentially catastrophic implications. JD gives Ed an informal lesson on revivals and the Catholic...
Ed shares the story of his possibly illicit baptism. Then, JD and Ed go to the law to explain St. Patrick’s Day dispensations. JD plays a round of St. Patrick’s Day trivia. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored...
Pope Francis issues a rescript to his motu proprio about ecclesiastical goods. Then, JD and Ed talk about Cardinal McElroy’s latest essay. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Decided Excellence Catholic Media, a print media company that...
In this bonus episode, JD and Ed talk with Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois about his essay ‘Imagining a Heretical Cardinal.’ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...
Pope Francis released this week a motu proprio about ecclesiastical goods— and Ed has questions. Then, JD and Ed have a big-picture discussion about a new lawsuit against the Diocese of San Diego. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is...
This episode is sponsored by the University of Dallas, “The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers.” JD and Ed have a conversation about Catholic education with Dr. Jonathan Sanford, president of the University of Dallas. This episode was taped on Feb....
JD and Ed talk about the Ukrainian Catholic Church's new calendar, and Cardinal Arthur Roche’s letter addressing implementation of 'Traditionis custodes.' The second half of this episode features an edit of an episode taped Feb. 3 at the University of Dallas....
JD and Ed talk about the pope's latest interview and the surprising fallout after an update this week on Frank Pavone. - This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you by The Saintmaker™, a one-of-a-kind personal journal and planner for...
JD and Ed talk about the impact and future of the March for Life. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe
JD and Ed talk about the impact of the late Cardinal George Pell, and lay out the facts of the allegations he faced. JD plays a round of oyster trivia. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss...