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No podcast this week Jun 28, 2024

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No Pillar Podcast this week, because JD has an “undisclosed respiratory infection.” We’ll be back next week!

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Bonus: The other Vigano Jun 22, 2024

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In this subscriber-only bonus episode, JD and Ed speculate about what’s next Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano.

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Ep. 168: Look how far we’ve come (not far) Jun 22, 2024

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JD and Ed respond to controversial comments by the head of the Vatican’s communications office about the removal of artwork by alleged serial sexual abuser Fr. Marko Rupnik.

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Ep. 167: All about the U.S. bishops' meeting Jun 17, 2024

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JD and Ed share their takeaways from the U.S. bishops’ spring plenary assembly last week in Louisville, KY.— including a parliamentary disaster, a call for a post-Dallas Charter assessment of clerical sexual abuse, and JD’s hopes for the possibility of introducing the institution of catechists in the nation.

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Sacra: Relics of the Saints, an apostolate established to promote the veneration of sacred relics. Sacra works with religious communities, dioceses, and archives to identify, document, authenticate, and repair relics.

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No podcast this week Jun 15, 2024

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This week’s episode is postponed until Monday, because JD and Ed are traveling. See you next week!

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Bonus: Miracle on Pitch Jun 08, 2024

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In this subscriber-only bonus episode, JD and Ed do not talk about truckers.

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Ep. 166: The dangers of "It couldn’t happen here" Jun 08, 2024

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JD shares about an arrest in Vatican City this week that piqued his interest. Then, in the wake of multiple examples of large-scale theft from American parishes, JD and Ed ask if the Church needs to change its attitude toward financial management.

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School. Homeschooling with Seton provides an atmosphere at home where families can live an authentic Catholic family life and we see some of the fruits of this in the number of vocations coming from homeschooling families.

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Bonus: Gambling Chat Jun 01, 2024

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In this subscriber-only bonus episode, JD and Ed plan a trip to Atlantic City. And Jon Favreau is not invited.

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Ep. 165: Scout chaplains, charter schools and Candy Crush Jun 01, 2024

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JD and Ed talk about conflict over the appointment of a chaplain for the German scouting association. They talk about the complicated canonical status of a Catholic school in Harlem, where allegations of serial sexual assault by a teacher surfaced this week. Then, they talk about a Philadelphia priest who fell into extreme phone game addiction.

This episode of The Pillar Podcast is sponsored by Seton Home Study School. Seton makes Catholic education affordable and available everywhere.

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Bonus: On Sunday, at a parish in Florida May 25, 2024

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In this subscriber-only bonus episode, JD and Ed talk about an incident at a Florida parish last weekend and what might happen next.

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