Sister Mary Francis, Head of Curriculum Development, discusses Classical education and the development of the curriculum at Queen of All Saints Academy. 00:00 What makes education Classical? 06:55 What does a Classical lesson look like? 13:00 Importance of moral analysis 15:20 Importance of carefully selecting good content 23:25 Are romantic […]
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What Pope Francis Needs to Do
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Mrs. Davis, Algorithms, and God
Friends, my favorite current TV show, “Mrs. Davis,” features an adventurous nun, a search for the Holy Grail, and an all-powerful algorithm. It also raises many interesting questions about artificial intelligence, God, free will, and our mystical union with Christ. In today’s “Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I […]
Be Opened
Friends, our Gospel for today is the evocative scene of Jesus healing a man who cannot hear and cannot speak. This man is beautifully symbolic of many in our culture today: we don’t listen to God, and therefore we can’t speak clearly about God. To us, as to him, Jesus […]
Grains of Hope
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What Is a Miracle?
In this week’s video I discuss what a miracle is, looking at different examples but especially at the miracles of Christ. A miracle is not just an extraordinary event, rather it’s an event that reveals and restores matter to its true identity and meaning. Thank you for your continued support. […]
Why the World Needs Christianity
Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.locals.com/ or https://brianholdsworth.ca/support This is the story of how the Church built Western Civilization. I know it’s not obvious to a lot of people, but if you live in a country like Canada (where I live) or the United States, you’ve hit the historical jackpot, […]
The Goodness & Dangers of the Law
Friends, as Americans, we have a very ambiguous relationship to law. On the one hand, we are a nation of independently minded people; we don’t like the law imposing itself on us. At the same time—let’s face it—we are a hyper-litigious society. We see the same ambiguity about law—both its […]
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Suicide Pods for Sale
***YouTube Keeps Turning Off Comments for This Episode*** In this episode, Trent reveals how assisted suicide advocates reach new lows in demanding state-sanctioned killing. To support this channel: / counseloftrent [ NEW] Counsel of Trent merch: https://shop.catholic.com/apologists-… Be sure to keep up with our socials! / counseloftrent / counseloftrent / counseloftrentpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 The Assisted Suicide […]
The Rise of Euthanasia in Canada: From Exceptional to Routine
Alex SchadenbergExecutive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Reprinted with permission. Canada had approximately 15,280 euthanasia deaths in 2023 (Article Link). I would like to thank Alexander Raikin for his research report on the Rise of Euthanasia in Canada that was produced for and published by Cardus. In one week there have been three exceptional […]
What Are the Signs of the Holy Spirit?
Friends, on this Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Church gives us a kind of foretaste of Pentecost. In all three readings, we hear descriptions of the work of the Holy Spirit—the animating principle of the Mystical Body. What are the signs that the Holy Spirit is at work? Let’s look […]