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Ep. 189: James Bond priests and business jargon Nov 28, 2024

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Please pray for the repose of the soul of Pillar reader (in a good way) Fr. Dennis Conway.

Ed expands on his suggestion the Apostolic See hire a chief financial officer. He and JD debate the tenability of a papal tax on U.S. Catholics.

Then, JD talks about a big change at the USCCB.

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Bonus: Class anxiety Nov 23, 2024

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Someone please invite us to polo.

Ep. 188: Cost cutting and myth-making Nov 23, 2024

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JD and Ed debate the merits of revised papal funeral rites. They also react to sweeping changes to the Vatican’s pension fund.

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Bonus: This is our fight song Nov 17, 2024

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Ed and JD host a fight song contest for the sponsor of this week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast, the University of Mary.

The University of Mary’s online MBA program is now offering a scholarship for Pillar readers. Learn more at Pillar.umary.edu

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Ep. 187: Live from Washington, D.C.! Is this synodality? Nov 17, 2024

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JD and Ed break down the U.S. bishops’ fall plenary assembly in this live taping of The Pillar Podcast— including Ed’s interview with Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the bishops’ interest in artificial intelligence, and Bishop Daniel Flores’ speech about synodality.

Then, the audience joins in for a few rounds of ‘CLP or GPT’, ‘Episcopal motto— True or False?’ and Washington, D.C. ‘Yes or No?’

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Bonus: Come to our live show, plz Nov 09, 2024

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Ed hijacks JD’s midlife crisis plan.

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Ep. 186: Eucharistic coherence Pt. 2? Nov 09, 2024

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JD and Ed talk about the impact of election on the U.S. bishops’ Eucharistic coherence debate. Then, they look ahead to the bishops' fall plenary assembly in Baltimore next week— including an update on the new translation of the New Testament.

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Bonus: Election Day anxieties Nov 02, 2024

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JD and Ed talk about their anxiety over Election Day next week— and debate how the election may bleed into the U.S. bishops’ assembly in Baltimore.

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Ep. 185: The Boston logjam and cutting the noise Nov 02, 2024

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JD unpacks the cultural myth of poisoned candy. JD and Ed debate if the new archbishop of Boston will get a red hat. Ed details a development in the Vatican financial trial and what it means for Pillar reader Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

Ed plays a round of “Diocese and Diocese”

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Ep. 184: The longest synod and Dilexit nos Oct 25, 2024

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Ed’s in Rome, waiting on the final document from the synod on synodality. He and JD talk about a rumored female appointment to a position of leadership in the Roman Curia.

Then, they talk about the new papal encyclical Dilexit nos.

Ed plays a round of “Longer or shorter than the synod on synodality?”

Mark your calendars! The next live recording of The Pillar Podcast will be in Washington D.C. on November 14. We’ll have more details for you soon.

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