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He’s Back: Trump Announces His Bid for President, Did Mail-In Ballots Seal the 2022 Election Results... Legally? And Anger-Tweeting at Your Boss Is a Bad Idea. Nov 17, 2022

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Donald Trump kicks off his 2024 presidential bid to the tune of Les Miserables. Not the theme song we would have chosen. Then LOOPcast debates the merits of early, absentee, and in-person voting (00:19:42) before diving into a Twilight Zone featuring Elon Musk, the USCCB, and the death of the Miss America pageant (00:40:04). It’s all in a day’s work at LOOPcast.

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The Red Wave Turns Into a Purple Puddle: What Went Wrong? Would We Vote For DeSantis or Trump in 2024? And Did Abortion Actually Rally the Democrats? Nov 10, 2022

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The team analyzes the results of the 2022 midterms. We’ll be honest… it’s not what we expected (00:01:10). What happened to the red wave that slammed Florida…. and then dried up (00:05:15)? We take a hard look at the night’s hardest losses and what comes next (00:30:30). We learn about five-finger breathing, and raise a glass to heroes victorious and fallen (00:42:52).

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Governor Ron DeSantis and CatholicVote President Brian Burch Fire Up Florida, Should We Forgive And Forget COVID Mistakes? And Heroes and Zeroes for October Nov 03, 2022

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CatholicVote president Brian Burch starts us off with the inside story on how he came to share the stage (and golf-cart motorcade) with Gov. Ron DeSantis (00:00:59). Then we ask if it’s time to grant “amnesty” to power-hungry pandemic politicians… spoiler alert: Babylon Bee Star Wars SHOUT OUT (00:17:31). We also look at October’s Heroes and Zeroes (00:31:56) before heading into a Twilight Zone so unreal that democracy and this podcast may be dead (00:47:12).

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VOTE-O-RAMA! Should Catholics Vote? Conscience and the Voting Booth, and NYC Is Finally Making Sense Oct 27, 2022

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LOOPCAST VOTE-O-RAMA Take a deep dive into voting: why you should and HOW you should as a Catholic (00:01:12). LOOPcast has reasons and resources – including a breakdown of an incredible homily on conscience, politics, and our non-negotiable principles (00:23:21). Then it’s onto the Twilight Zone where we discuss race relations and… was that **common sense** we saw in New York this week (00:45:27)?

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3 Reasons Catholics Should Vote
Awesome Homily: “Living as a Catholic citizen”
USCCB’s “Priorities at the Polls”
Benedict XVI’s 2006 address to European People’s Party
EWTN’s summary of the non-negotiables (includes citations from popes, CDF, USCCB, etc.)

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USCCB’s “Priorities at the Polls”
Benedict XVI’s 2006 address to European People’s Party
EWTN’s summary of the non-negotiables (includes citations from popes, CDF, USCCB, etc.)

Biden Promises To Codify Roe, Top 3 Most Heated Midterm Races, and St. John Paul II Was Low-Key a Comedian Oct 20, 2022

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“Catholic” President Biden vowed to codify unlimited abortion for any reason up to the moment of birth into law… if he can get the Congressional seats to do it for him. Can he do it (00:00:58)? Election season is HOT, and we give you our quick takes on the most important races and why they matter (00:10:58). Josh Mercer, Oracle of the LOOP, places his bets before we all share our favorite St. John Paul II stories ahead of his feast day (00:35:23). Then, a crazy trip through the Twilight Zone with a visit to an Ulta Beauty salon, Chris Rufo’s masterclass in media, and a peek inside the mind of a liberal Catholic reporter (00:44:48).

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FBI Raids Another Pro-Life Dad, Getting Harassed at the Women’s March With Special Guest Mary Margaret Olohan, and the Story of a Satanic Priest Turned Saint Oct 13, 2022

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Somehow, we morphed this episode into the Dominican podcast. But first, the FBI sends in the big guns, literally, to arrest a pro-life dad again (00:00:52). And it’s our first LOOPcast major interview! Senior Reporter for the Daily Signal, Mary Margaret Olohan, shares with Tom what it was like to get run out of the Women’s March in a post-Roe America (00:21:06). Then Josh, Erika, and Tom share stories of the Rosary, Our Lady of Victory, Dominican popes, and volcanoes in Pompeii (00:43:37). And we finish up with the Twilight Zone… what a time to be alive (00:59:42).

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Father James Martin Reads the LOOP, Separation of Church and State, and Heroes and Zeroes for September Oct 06, 2022

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This week we break down the Supreme Court’s upcoming religious freedom case – and why super LOOPer Fr. James Martin says you shouldn’t trust “anything” we say (00:01:05)! And listeners asked if Catholics should even be involved in politics, so we deep dive on the separation of church and state and what John Paul II had to say about efforts like CatholicVote (00:14:19). Then it’s “Heroes and Zeroes” time – who stood up and who sold out (00:26:01)? Are we living in the Twilight Zone? It sure felt like it this week… Janet? Janet? Where are you (00:46:41)?

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303 Creative SCOTUS case and Father James Martin
CV’s September Heroes & Zeroes
Pope John Paul II’s Christifideles Laici
Planned Parenthood’s Trans Video for Kids
Delano Squires - Drag Queen Conservatism and Religious Freedom
Sunny Hostin Says Conservatives are “Ageist”

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FBI Raids Catholic Pro-Life Advocate, Giorgia Meloni Rocks, and The LOOP Editor Embarrassed Himself in Front of the Pope Sep 29, 2022

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It’s the feast of the Archangels, and boy, do we need their help! Today we dive right into the shocking arrest of pro-life Catholic dad Mark Houck. What happened and why (00:01:15)? And how should Catholics respond? In search of answers, we turn to “7 Ways to Increase Your Eucharistic Devotion (00:18:45).” Then, viva Italia! We line up devout Catholic world leaders Joe Biden and the soon-to-be elected Italian prime minister Giorgia Maloni and notice… one of these things is not like the other (00:31:54). And finally, it’s not LOOPcast without the Twilight Zone. The burning question this week: are you bigoted against non-existing persons? Find out now (00:41:37).

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Martha's Vineyard Migrant Meltdown, Men and Today's Culture, And CatholicVote Gets Banned From TikTok Sep 22, 2022

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What does Martha’s Vineyard have in common with the men in your life, TikTok Timeout, and Biden walkbacks? They’re all in the mix for this week’s LOOPcast. The team breaks down what exactly happened with the progressive meltdown over Gov. DeSantis’ flying 50 migrants to their vacation homes (00:00:45) and how Catholics should respond to the border crisis (00:12:33). We look at the current crisis for men in our culture and how women can support the amazing guys in their lives (00:25:10). We got banned from TikTok! Here’s the skinny (00:36:20). And of course… We end with the Twilight Zone and discuss whether Fordham needs new management (00:44:26).

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The LOOP Origin Story, The (Dis)Respect For Marriage Act, and Vegans For Meat. Sep 15, 2022

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It’s opening day at LOOPcast! Get to know your hosts, learn why Josh started the LOOP, and why you should make us part of your weekly routine (00:01:13). Then we dig into the Respect for Marriage Act going through Congress RIGHT NOW and explain how they affect you and what Catholics can do (00:20:19). Feeling down? Join us – and tens of thousands of your fellow Catholics – for the upcoming St. Michael Novena (00:26:57)! That being said, it’s back to the trenches: What’s up with Senator Lindsay Graham and the 15-Week Abortion ban? (00:35:52) And… it’s the Twilight Zone! Vegans for Meat! (00:50:30)

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