The Conor Gallagher Show

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Mom of 16: Raising a Big, Joyful, Well-Ordered Family | Ashley Gallagher Jan 23, 2025

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Ashley Gallagher, Conor's wife and mother to their 16 children, lets us in on what it's really like to raise such a large family. With co-host Tim Hill, Conor and Ashley discuss the joys and difficulties of parenting, how Ashley keeps fit and energetic after so many pregnancies, and the divine implications of having children. With their mutual love and shared vision that often veers into good-natured laughter (you don't want to miss "The Yelling Doctor" story or how Conor embarrasses Ashley in restaurants), get to know the couple behind Well-Ordered Family.

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CHAPTERS:

(0:00) Coming Up
(1:06) Naming the Twins
(3:34) Conor and Ashley’s Child Birth Experiences
(7:48) How to Keep Your Cool with Rude Questions
(10:02) When People Think It’s Our First Baby
(11:56) Favorite Thing to Do at Restaurants and Public Embarrassment
(13:26) The Importance of Giving the Right Impression
(15:32) The Practice of Motherhood
(20:08) The Italy Trip
(23:39) Advice to Parents: It Gets Better
(30:44) More/Less Space, Clutter Management, and Privacy
(38:14) How to Foster Independence
(46:01) Ashley’s Background
(50:56) Importance of Joy in Marriage and How Your Marriage Always Comes First
(52:30) Learning How To Communicate
(1:00:42) Did You Plan For 16 Kids?
(1:06:22) Intentional Identity as Father and Mother
(1:08:25) Cornerstone of Marriage and Dating is Faith
(1:14:23) Podcasts and Social Media
(1:18:48) Food, Trash, and Family Gatherings
(1:28:04) Ashley’s Health Journey and Advice
(1:35:23) Good Nutrition, Family Meals, Picker Eaters
(1:45:46) Typical Day for a Mom of 16
(1:59:46) The Death Hour

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The Limits of Authority: When Popes, Bishops, and Priests Go Too Far | Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, OP Jan 09, 2025

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Canonist Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, OP joins Conor to discuss the limits of authority regarding the liturgy, clergy assignments, building projects, seminary formation, and parish management. They delve into the difference between a religious superior’s authority and that of a diocesan bishop’s authority. What does it mean for a diocesan priest to be obedient to his bishop? Do religious priests ordained bishops confuse the two? And what are the three branches of government in canon law, which was largely influenced by our American system? Do bishops understand that they are merely the executive branch of Holy Mother Church and thus do not “make law”? Is there a broader agenda in the Church today?

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RESOURCES

General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM): https://bit.ly/3POjeIt
Code of Canon Law: https://bit.ly/3Wbo1XW
Caeremoniale Episcoporum: https://bit.ly/4gPEKbE
Built of Living Stones: https://bit.ly/3WbB5wo

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Coming Up

(00:55) Introduction

(01:46) Fr. Pius Pietrzyk, OP Background and Bio

(07:50) Fr. Pius's Expertise in Canonical Issues of Authority

(11:00) Do Conservative or Progressive Bishops Overstep Authority More?

(11:45) Fr. James Altman and Canceled Priests

(14:02) Can a Bishop Regulate What a Priest Says from the Pulpit?

(15:52) Where Are the Canons on Preaching?

(18:05) What Is the Canonical Process for Removing a Pastor?

(21:45) How Are Pastors Transferred to Other Parishes?

(24:28) The Principle of Legality and How Authority Is Exercised

(25:41) The Correct Meaning of "Pastoral" and the Bishop’s Primary Goal

(26:57) Can a Bishop Prohibit the Practice of Ad Orientem

(31:31) How Should a Priest Respond to the Bishop and Priestly Obedience?

(34:33) Can a Bishop Mandate How Holy Communion Is Distributed and Received?

(38:41) Can a Bishop Tell a Pastor Not to Use Communion Rails?

(43:01) Particular Law and Local Diocesan Laws

(45:53) Three Types of Powers and American Constitutional Law

(48:26) Abuse of Power and Arbitrary Law

(49:51) When a Religious Becomes a Bishop and Confuses Obedience

(53:02) Are Bishops Assigned Because of an Agenda?

(54:37) Can the Distribution of Holy Communion Under Both Species Be Mandated?

(59:07) What Is a Bishop’s Authority Over a Parish’s Use of Extraordinary Ministers?

(1:00:43) Can a Bishop Restrict the Use of Latin Responses in the Liturgy?

(1:05:10) Is the Sign of Peace Mandatory?

(1:05:36) Rome’s Restriction of the Latin Mass and Papal Authority

(1:10:23) The Pope Is Bound to Natural Justice

(1:12:02) Understanding the Law and Force of Law

(1:13:27) What Is the Bishop’s Authority Over the Latin Mass?

(1:22:18) Can a Bishop Control What Kind of Vestments a Priest Wears?

(1:24:08) Can a Bishop Regulate If There Is a Cross or Candles on the Altar?

(1:26:06) Hermeneutic of Discontinuity and the Second Vatican Council

(1:27:36) Bishop and Priestly Rights Over the Liturgy

(1:29:19) The Bishop and the Liturgy at the Cathedral

(1:36:02) Bishops’ Ignorance of Rubrics and the GIRM

(1:38:15) Spiritual Advice to Priests

(1:42:43) Break

(1:43:20) Recap of Liturgical and Authority Issues

(1:44:10) Who Has Authority Over Liturgical Law?

(1:45:17) The Difference Between the Authority of Religious Superiors vs. Bishops

(1:48:09) Can Bishops Control the Wearing of Cassocks and Clerical Attire?

(1:50:05) Bishops' Control Over Parish Financial Management

(1:54:29) The Principle of Subsidiarity and Parish Ministries

(2:01:11) What Is the Bishop's Role in Building a New Church and Church Architecture?

(2:08:56) Does the Bishop Have Unlimited Veto Power Over Church Construction?

(2:14:26) What Authority Does a Pastor Have Over Construction and Architecture?

(2:19:46) Bishop Authority and Priestly Formation

(2:21:32) A Rector’s Authority, Pastoral Rights, and Removal Process

(2:26:28) Bishops' Authority and Relationship to Religious Orders and Institutes

(2:28:31) Can a Bishop Remove a Religious Order from His Diocese?

(2:30:55) Fr. Pius Pietrzyk's Final Advice to Priests

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The Conor Gallagher Show Trailer Jan 08, 2025

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The Conor Gallagher Show is a podcast focused on the essence of what truly matters.

Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfAMkqREoxMt14No21SyMgjdnHpByPp0M

From his unique perspective as a traditional Catholic, father of sixteen children, and CEO of multiple businesses, Conor tackles topics of substance. From raising kids, homesteading, and publishing classic books to spiritual warfare, woke ideology, and the Deep State, join Conor for fascinating conversations that shed new light on the ongoing journey of our second conversion.

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