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In this episode Trent talks about the Pope’s latest controversial remarks and what he and the rest of us should do in response to them. My episode on deportation: • Answering Catholics who claim “deport… 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
Friends, in the latest episode of “Bishop Barron Presents: Conversations at the Crossroads,” I talk with Orthodox icon-carver and YouTuber Jonathan Pageau. We had a wonderful conversation about his own religious background, the patterns of Scripture, the importance of the Church Fathers, the Jordan Peterson phenomenon, and more. I hope […]
Reprinted with permission. Watch this video about a new city designed from scratch in Guatemala called Cayala. It has been designed by two graduates of Notre Dame’s architecture school, according to the plan of Leon Krier. It explains the concepts behind it’s creation; how its beauty benefits rich and poor […]
Source: Granville Sewell via evolutionnews.org Reprinted with permission. I recently came across a nice little video (below) which seems to prove that π = 0. Each step seems reasonable, but you know there must be errors even before you find them because the conclusion is absurd, and the challenge is […]
In this video, we examine the relationship between Enlightenment atheistic thought and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Header image: Historia Ecclesiastica via YouTube.com
Fr. Robert Spitzer S.J. is the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center. In his Keynote he speaks about the evidence of God through understanding the Universe. There is an encouraging number of young scientists that are more open to God than ever before. […]
Kathy Grace is a woman from Portland, USA who from a very young age wanted to be a boy. After 11 years of living as a man, she regretted her transition and now accompanies numerous young women with gender identity issues. Documentary “Transformed” : • TRANSFORMED Header image: La Verdad Os […]
Source: William Kilpatrick via Turning Point Project Reprinted with permission The tendency toward what C.S. Lewis termed “chronological snobbery” is probably more pronounced in our own age than at any time in history. Much has been made of the fact that an Arizona law that prohibits abortion was first enacted in 1864. […]
Source: Michael Cook via mercatornet.com. Reprinted with permission. There’s seldom good news in the gender space, but this story about a UK tribunal ruling about transgender bullying comes as a breath of fresh air. Professor Jo Phoenix, 59, is a criminologist who landed her dream job at Open University in […]