Godsplaining

Welcome to Godsplaining: a podcast featuring contemplative preachers and their contemporary age. Considering topics philosophical, theological, cultural, and beyond, Godsplaining presents ideas from the Church’s tradition and brings them to bear on our lives’ most urgent questions. Each week, join the Dominican friars as they muse on all things Catholic.

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Episodes

3 days ago

Party-splaining...family-splaining...sibling-splaining? Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure welcome Rebecca Dougherty, Fr. Gregory's sister to the podcast to discuss teaching the Faith! From her perspective as a mother and theology teacher, Rebecca shares her thoughts and advice on teaching the Catechism of the Catholic Church through homeschooling and podcast.
 
Follow Rebecca on Facebook, LinkedIn, and @catholiclightpodcast on Instagram!
 
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Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
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7 days ago

What does the Church believe when it comes to those who are divorced and remarried? Is the Church in error? On this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick discuss Church doctrine, examples of irregular marriages, distinguish separation vs. divorce, whether one may be able to receive Holy Communion or not depending on their marital status, and more.
 
For more information on the Saint Paul Center's upcoming priest conferences, go to saintpaulcenter.com/godsplaining/priests
 
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Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
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Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
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Monday Nov 11, 2024

Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory welcome Professor Dr. Michael Gorman to this guest episode of Godsplaining to discuss metaphysics and philosophy. What exactly are they? What do these areas of study have to do with learning? How does God and St. Thomas Aquinas play in? What is the secret to asking good questions? Answers to these questions and more on this week's guest episode of Godsplaining!
 
To buy Professor Gorman's book, visit the link here: https://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Introduction-Thomistic-Metaphysics/dp/0813237335/
 
For more information on Professor Gorman himself see his website: https://sites.google.com/a/cua.edu/michael-gorman/
 
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Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
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Can Catholics Eat Pork?

Thursday Nov 07, 2024

Thursday Nov 07, 2024

Why is there such controversy regarding this topic? What does the Bible say about eating pork? Doesn't the Old Testament forbid certain foods? On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony dive into Leviticus and explain the Old Testament view of forbidden foods and explain whether or not modern Christians can validly consume pork. Why does God forbid foods at all? The friars answer these questions and more on this week's episode of Godsplaining!
 
To pre-order the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible through the St. Paul Center, go to StPaulCenter.com/godsplaining/Bible
 
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining
 
Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
Connect on Social Media
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

Are Statues and Images Idols?

Thursday Oct 31, 2024

Thursday Oct 31, 2024

In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory dive into the topic of statues and images to answer the question, is veneration of these sacred images idolatry? After sharing their personal experiences (and some laughs) the friars look seriously at the topic in the context of natural experiences before shifting into the supernatural. They round out the conversation by looking to how the Early Church answered this question at the Second Council of Nicea. Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/GodsplainingSupport the PodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplainingShop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/Shop Books Written by the FriarsSt. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplainingTo learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

Monday Oct 28, 2024

Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory welcome the most joyful Ann Arbor Sisters to the podcast! On this episode of Guestsplaining, Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Sr. Athanasius Munroe, O.P. and Sr. Mercedes Torres, O.P. discuss our God-given virtues, limitations, how to learn the virtues you thrive in and also the virtues you aren't as strong in.
 
Ready to find out your top virtues? To take the VirtuQuest Strengths Survey that is talked about in this episode head here: https://openlightmedia.com/vss/ 
 
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Support the Podcast
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Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics...
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos...
 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org 

Thursday Oct 24, 2024

In a special bonus episode of Godsplaining, the friars invite you to SEEK 2025. Tune in to hear Fr. Patrick, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Gregory share highlights, insights what you may expect (immaculate, vibes and the Lord's love and mercy through the sacraments). It's bound to be a powerful encounter. So... what if you said yes?
SEEK Salt Lake City | Jan 1-5
SEEK Washington, D.C. | Jan 2-5
Learn more and register here: https://seek.focus.org/
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining
 
Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org 

What Bible Should I Buy?

Thursday Oct 24, 2024

Thursday Oct 24, 2024

In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure cover what's beneath the cover of various Bibles to help you decide what Bible you should buy for yourself. Reflecting on memories of their first Bibles, the friars also review their favorite translations to refer to today sharing insights along the way. 
Pre-order the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible from the St. Paul Center: https://stpaulcenter.com/godsplaining/bible
 
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining
 
Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

Monday Oct 21, 2024

On this episode of Guestsplaining, Dr. Andrew Abela joins Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure to discuss his recently published book "Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life" and dive into the virtues, and how they can be applied successfully in all areas of life, including business. 
Dr. Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C. His award-winning, widely-cited research on integrity and effectiveness in business has been published in several academic journals and in three books. 
He speaks to business leaders around the world about cultivating the superhabits of success personally and in their organizations. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Abela was a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and Managing Director at the Corporate Executive Board. 
He holds an MBA from the Institute for Management Development in Switzerland and a Ph.D. from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. 
 
Buy "Super Habits" on Amazon: https://a.co/d/e04a9xD 
Subscribe to the substack: Superhabit.substack.com   
Download the free app: https://superhabits.link
Connect further with Dr. Abela:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanabela https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewabela/
 
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining
Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
Connect on Social Media
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org 

Saturday Oct 19, 2024

In this special bonus episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Patrick is joined by actor, writer and director, David Henrie, best known for his roles on shows like Wizards of Waverly Place, How I Met Your Mother and the recent film Reagan. Starting with his own conversion story, the conversation touches on faith, family, liturgical living and a number of new projects David is working on!
Checkout Monster Summer, in theaters now: https://www.monstersummermovie.com/
Learn more about Box of Joy and Cross Catholic: https://crosscatholic.org/box-of-joy/
 
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining
Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our NEW merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/
 
Shop Books Written by the Friars
St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392
Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/
 
Connect on Social Media
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/
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Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining
 
To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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