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JD receives a surprising email. Then, JD and Ed talk about next month's synod on synodality meeting for parish priests. 

Ed plays a round of ‘Yes or No’.

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Catholic Textbook Project. 

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JD talks with Francis X. Maier about his book True Confessions.

Maier is a senior fellow in Catholic Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. He served for 23 years as senior aide and special assistant to Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., in Denver and Philadelphia. 

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JD and Ed talk about the aging U.S. episcopate and upcoming metropolitan turnovers.

Ed plays a round of ‘Bigger than Boston.'

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by the Ancient Language Institute. 

Latin is not dead. And to learn it, you don't have to treat it like a museum artifact. At the Ancient Language Institute, we read, listen to, and speak in the language we're studying. 

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Ed talks about Italian authorities’ new investigation into illegal data searches into key defendants in the Vatican financial trial. Then, JD and Ed talk about Pope Francis’ ailing health— and the challenges facing the next conclave.

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, a Catholic graduate school that seeks reunite theology, prayer, and sanctity by providing formation that isn’t about information, but a true formation of mind and heart led by a personal encounter with Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. 

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JD and Ed talk about an anonymous, polarizing essay written about Pope Francis’ pontificate and goals for the next conclave.

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What if the Vatican actually goes broke?

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In this subscriber-only bonus episode, JD responds to a comment on his Cardinal Dolan analysis piece published this week. Then, politics aside, he reviews Donald Trump’s golden, high-top sneakers. 

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JD and Ed talk about the controversial funeral held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral last week, and how it relates to Canon 1184.

Then, they respond to some feedback on their liturgy discussion in last week’s episode. 

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