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Ep. 55: A friendly wager Feb 05, 2022

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JD and Ed catch up on the latest courtroom drama in Rome, and then talk about a strangely stalled lawsuit in Washington.
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Bonus: (Priestly) Life in the Big Top Feb 04, 2022

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Father Frank Cancro has the most unusual priestly apostolate you’ve ever heard of: He is America’s official circus priest.
In this bonus episode of The Pillar Podcast, Fr. Cancro talked with JD about his unusual ministry, his unusual background, and the history of clowning around.
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Ep. 54: Do you even skijor? Jan 29, 2022

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JD talks Ed through what he’s learned about Gaudium et Spes, Ed retaliates by catching JD up on the Order of Malta, and then they both talk about the best sports not in the Winter Olympics.
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Ep. 53: München and Malta Jan 22, 2022

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In this feature-length double episode, they talk about the independent report on the Archdiocese of Munich, and what it means for the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. Then they go over the whole Knights of Malta thing, because seriously, it matters.
Also, two things: We know that half of you don’t like it when we chat among themselves at the beginning of the show. We understand that. But, and here’s the other thing, the other half do seem to like it and we want you all to be happy.
So, if you’d like to skip straight to the serious stuff, fast forward to 13:30.
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Ep. 52: Hobbits and party people Jan 15, 2022

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In this week’s episode of The Pillar Podcast, Ed and JD are joined by The Pillar’s contributing editor Brendan Hodge. They talk about data, and then they talk about Data.
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Ep. 51: Vatican II & all that jazz Jan 08, 2022

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In the first episode of the new year, JD and Ed talk about the 60th anniversary of the opening of Vatican Council II, and ask: why does it take so long to implement?
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Bonus: The Umbers Tapes Dec 25, 2021

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In a special Christmas Eve episode, Ed talks to Bishop Richard Umbers of the Archdiocese of Sydney about which Christmas Mass is the worst, the impossible banality of meetings, and the new evangelization.
Fair warning, the first seven and a half minutes are about cricket, so either fast forward, or just deal with it.
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Ep. 50: The best Christmas quiz ever Dec 23, 2021

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Merry Christmas! Ed hosts an end of year news quiz with special guests Katie Ruvalcaba, Stephanie Slade, and Stephen White, and JD behaves about as well as you’d expect.
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Ep. 49: Not our Christmas Episode Dec 18, 2021

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JD and Ed talk about an unpublished document from Rome, and what might happen with new guidance on the old Mass.
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Ep. 48: Must see TV Dec 10, 2021

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Ed explains why the Perlasca Tapes are the best thing on TV, and JD parses the law and language of a diocesan policy on baptism and transgender issues.
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