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From Abortion to Gaza: The Catholic Duty to Stand with the Scapegoat (Jason Jones) | Ep. 38 Sep 03, 2025

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While we normally would have a monologue this week, the urgency of the situation in places like Gaza compelled us to publish this interview sooner than later.

In this episode, we interview world-renowned humanitarian Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project (VPP). Jason is a Catholic convert from atheism, and through his deep study of the Great Tradition, has built his life's work of promoting a culture of life and human dignity based on a simple principle: Catholics have a duty to stand with the scapegoat.

His work has taken him from the halls of power in Washington, DC advocating for the dignity of the unborn, to some of the most troubled spots on earth: Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and now Gaza. In a world constantly trying to get us to pick unworthy sides in sordid conflicts, Jason embodies what it means for Catholics to not merely think about the Great Tradition, but to live it out in our lives: sacrificially taking up the cross of Our Scapegoat Jesus Christ, and standing with all the other scapegoats the world abuses and destroys for its own purposes.

Jason Jones is a film producer, author, activist, popular podcast host, and dedicated human rights worker. He is also a member of Eternal Christendom's Advisory Board.

Please support the work of Christ through the Vulnerable People Project: https://www.vulnerablepeopleproject.com/

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Up to Zion: A Jew Converts to the Catholic Faith, & God's Plan for the Jews (Gideon Lazar) | Ep. 37 Aug 27, 2025

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In this episode, we interview Jewish convert Gideon Lazar about his conversion to the Catholic Faith, and discuss (among other things) modern Zionism and the role of the Jewish people (hopefully the first of many such discussions).

Gideon Lazar received a BA in Classics and Medieval/Byzantine Studies from the Catholic University of America. Having grown up in a Jewish family, he was baptized in 2018 and received into the Catholic Church in 2019. He is currently an MA Theology student and the institute coordinator for the St. Basil Institute for the Study of the Theology of Creation. He writes about theology on his Substack and creates YouTube videos on his channel "The Byzantine Scotist." He lives near Seattle with his wife and kids.

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The Narrow Way to the Heavenly Altar: Catechesis with the Fathers + Substack Announcement | Ep. 36 Aug 20, 2025

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In this episode, we announce the new Eternal Christendom Substack, and provide a free example of the content we are offering to premium Subscribers ($8/month). It's called "Catechesis with the Fathers," in which we will read a work of the Church Fathers, and unlock its treasury of wisdom from four perspectives: theology, philosophy, apologetics, and the spiritual life.

In this "Catechesis with the Fathers," we will read two amazing sermons--Sermons 149 and 227--by a lesser known, but amazing western Church Father, St. Caesarius of Arles (c. 468/470-542). We paired these two sermons together since Sermon 149 discusses the narrow cruciform path to salvation, and Sermon 227 explains how the Catholic altar on earth is intrinsically connected with the heavenly altar, and how to approach it worthily so as to receive the Eucharist unto eternal life, instead of eternal damnation.

Thank you to Catholic University of America Press for giving us permission to read from their translation of the Church Fathers.

You can buy Volume 47 here: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813228259/sermons/

You can buy Volume 66 here: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813214016/sermons/

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

06:46 - St. Caesarius of Arles

11:48 - Sermon 149: Reading

21:38 - Sermon 149: Treasure

39:54 - Sermon 227: Reading

50:28 - Sermon 227: Treasure

01:23:36 - Conclusion

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Why Believing in God Makes Sense of So Many Things (Classical Theist) | Ep. 35 Aug 13, 2025

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In this episode, we interview one of the rising online Gen Z catechists and apologists, the brilliant "Classical Theist." In what we hope will be the first of many interviews, we discuss his conversion to the Catholic Faith, as well as some of the many reasons for why belief in the existence of God is rational, and disbelief is irrational.

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Anti-Catholic Protestant Historian: No Institution as Enduring as the Papacy | Ep. 34 Aug 06, 2025

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In this episode we cover the striking observations of an anti-Catholic protestant historian, who was forced to admit that the Papacy was the most enduring institution in history.

The question then becomes: is this simply a freak accident of history? Or is it the fulfillment of Christ's promises to St. Peter and His Church that the gates of Hell would never prevail against it?

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00:00 - Intro

03:15 - Thomas Macaulay's Observations About the Papacy

10:32 - The Enduring Reality of the Papacy

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There and Back Again: How Scripture & History Brought an Ex-Catholic Home (Steven Alspach) | Ep. 33 Jul 30, 2025

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In this episode, we interview co-host of The Catholic Brothers podcast, Steven Alspach. Steven grew up Catholic, but fell away from the faith into Protestantism. However, he quickly realized things weren't adding up. Over the next decade or so, despite his attempts to avoid going back to the Catholic Church, his study of Scripture and Church history made him realize the Catholic Church was in fact the Church established by Christ Himself.

Steven Alspach holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Purdue University and a Masters in Theological Studies degree from the Early Christian Studies department at Wheaton College. After 15 years in various forms of Protestantism he came back to the faith of his childhood in the Catholic Church.

He was the Project Coordinator for the Ancient Faith Study Bible, published through Holman Bible Publishers, author of the book “Prophets and Councils: Montanism and the Church of Carthage,” is currently writing an article on the historical development of icon veneration for Catholic Quill, and is the co-host of The Catholic Brothers podcast and its popular First 500 Years Series.

You can find their YouTube channel and podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbi3zgSoGMLybcaoOu2zavw

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How Corruption in the Church "Helped" a Jew Become Catholic | Ep. 32 Jul 23, 2025

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In this episode, we share a story from the "Decameron," a 14th century collection of stories told in Italy during the Black Death. This one is about a Medieval Jew who became a Medieval Catholic, and how corruption in the Church actually helped convince him that he should become Catholic.

This humorous story illustrates a vital truth: sin within the Church can never revoke Christ's promises to protect and guide Her into all truth until His return.

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04:32 - The Story: How a Medieval Jew Became a Medieval Catholic

11:30 - Reflection: The Church Stands Despite Herself

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An Evangelical Scholar's "Unconversion" to the Catholic Faith, Part 2 (Dr. Matthew Thomas) | Ep. 31 Jul 16, 2025

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This episode is part 2 of our discussion with biblical scholar Dr. Matthew Thomas about his "unconversion" from evangelicalism to the Catholic faith. He explains how the great truths he learned as an evangelical protestant led him to, and were fulfilled within, the Catholic Church. You can watch Part 1, Ep. 29, here: https://youtu.be/9liKjJZ4yiw

Dr. Thomas is the Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, and the Theology Department Chair at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkley, CA. You can read more of his bio here: https://dspt.edu/matthew-thomas/

You can purchase Dr. Thomas's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Pauls-Works-Perspective-Second-Century-Reception/dp/0830855262/

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My Shocking Discovery of John Calvin's "gnostic" Canon of Scripture | Ep. 30 Jul 09, 2025

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In this episode, I cover one of the most shocking discoveries I made as a protestant exploring the Catholic Church: John Calvin, and many other protestant sects, were "gnostics" when it came to the canon of Scripture (which books should be in the Bible). In fact, their account of how we can know the canon of Scripture was eerily similar to the "burning in the bosom" Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) use to vouch for the Book of Mormon. We consider the disturbing implications of this.

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