Is it wrong to bet on sports? What about playing the lottery? Or all those 50/50 tickets every Catholic school in America is selling? This week, we’re parsing the Church’s very broad teaching on gambling, as we chat about games of chance and being good stewards of the money God has given us.

Show Notes:

CCC 2413

“The Rise of Sports Betting is a Growing Public Health Crisis”

AOC on gambling

On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs by James Schall

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Why do Christians celebrate Holy Week? What is the point of it all? How have we done it in the past? How are we doing it now? And how does it shape us as Christians? Talking about all that and more this week, on Visitation Sessions.

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P.P.S. Please forgive the lack of show notes this weel! We’ll try to come back and get them up in the next few days, but this week, due to time, family, and travel constraints, it was a choice between posting without show notes or not posting at all. We chose no show notes!

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For the past two months, one of us (Chris) has been teaching a class on the history of Black Catholics in the United States. This week, we’re talking about some of that history and the consequences it has for the life of the Church in America today.

Show Notes

* The History of Black Catholics in the United States by Cyprian Davis

* A Black Patriot and a White Priest by Stephen J. Ochs

* Desegregating the Altar: The Josephites and the Struggle for Black Priests by Stephen J. Ochs

* The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church by Rachel Swarns

* From Sharecropper to Scientist: The Memoir of Thomas Wyatt Turner, Ph.D. edited by Marilyn Wenzke Nickels

* The Autobiography of Frederick Douglas by Frederick Douglas

* The Whitney Plantation Museum (Louisiana)

* Mansfield Plantation Story (South Carolina)

* Nottoway Plantation (Louisiana)

* Pope Nicholas V

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It’s Saint Joseph’s feast day, and we are celebrating this very special solemnity by taking a break from all our Lenten fasts and diving into the Scriptural and theological foundations of building a relationship with Saint Joseph (and all the other saints). Note: This relationship should not include burying a statue of Saint Joseph upside down in your yard, thinking that will somehow get your house sold.

Show Notes:

Joseph, Keeper of the King by Emily Stimpson Chapman and Scott Hahn

Redemptoris Custos (“Guardian of the Redeemer)” by Pope Saint John Paul II

The Visitation (painting by Mattia Preti)

Ottumwa International Film Festival

Beloit International Fim Festival

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We’ve had a slew of new listeners since the New Year, and that was reflected in the questions you all sent for this week’s Q&A. So, this week, we’re sharing all about Casey’s time as monk (technically “canon”), Emily’s year cleaning toilets for world leaders, Kate’s plumbing free, electricity free mountain cabin, and Chris’s fall from grace. Hope you don’t regret asking!

Show Notes:

Reclaiming Quiet by Sarah Clarkson

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling

The Meaning of Grace by Charles Journet

The History of Black Catholics by Cyprian Davis

The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor

Letters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoffer

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volumes 1, 2, and 3

John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed by Ida Friederike Görres

Paper Girl by Beth Macy

Dope Sick by Beth Macy

Timebends: A Life by Arthur Miller

Alexander the Great by Phillip Freeman

The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump

The Church in the Seventeenth Century by Daniel Rops

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This week we’re circling back to actually answer the questions we asked last week: Is feminism the root of all evil and can Catholics call themselves feminists? We’re also tackling the sticky wicket of who gets to define feminism, why women need the vote, and why tutus are not the wisest choice of attire for hog tying competitions.

Show Notes:

Spiritual Theology by Jordan Aumann

Women in the Days of the Cathedrals by Regine Pernoud

Letter to Women by John Paul II

Evangelium Vitae by John Paul II

Feminist Pope Inspires Doctor’s Labor of Love by Helen Alvare

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What is feminism? Is it really rotten root and branch? Can Christians call themselves feminists? What do proponents and opponents of feminism get right? What do they get wrong? Why does Emily know so much about Mary Wollstonecraft? And why is it so important to never respond to an email when Casey is talking?

All this and more in the first part of our conversation about feminism.

Show Notes:

The Feminist Question by Father Francis Martin

The Rights of Woman: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi

The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Who Stole Feminism by Christina Hoff Summers

A Vindication of the Rights of Men by Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters by Mary Wollstonecraft

“Steelman or Strawman: Carrie Gress’ Something Wicked” by Angela Franks

“Something Wicked Leaves Readers Unprepared to Evangelized” by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Something Wicked by Carrie Gress

The End of Woman by Carrie Gress

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Hey folks, we’re taking a break this week to allow the Chapmans to catch up on work, life, and everything after their unexpected week away. But, if you’re a full subscriber, we do have that promised bonus episode for you on our various dating wins and disasters before and after marriage. Enjoy! (And if you’re not a full subscriber, now is a great time t…

This week, we’re talking about why it’s so hard for Catholics to find love, marriage, and that baby carriage, and how so much of the current conversation around dating is missing the mark.

P.S. We recorded this talk before the Chapmans left town both for a family funeral and to spend time with Emily’s mom, who is not doing well. Please keep them in your prayers.

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Show Notes:

“She’s Probably Not Delaying Marriage” by Cartoons Hate Her

The Dating Project

Marty

Sacred Spark

National Catholic Singles Conference

“Scarcity of College Men and the Decline in Marriage Among Non-College Americans”

“The Illusion of Many Options”

“Men on Dating Apps Are Aiming Too High, and Science Says It’s Time to Stop”

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How are Chris and Casey doing working from home with their wives? How do you reconnect with your spouse after a slew of babies in quick succession? How do you explain to your kids that your family can’t afford everything their classmates’ families can? On this week’s podcast, we’re answering these questions and more, sent to us by you.

Show Notes:

Mystic Monk Coffee

New Melleray Abbey (Dubuque Trappists)

What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry

The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore podcast

Wings of Desire

My Life as a Dog

City of Angels

The Interior Castle by Saint Teresa of Avila

Summa Theologiae I-IIae Q.2 a.1 (Does happiness consist in wealth?)

Ariane Lydon

Arthur Brooks on “Reconnecting with your spouse”

Insane story told by Casey

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