Godsplaining

Welcome to Godsplaining: Each week Dominican friars tackle the questions that keep you up at night—faith, doubt, culture, philosophy, theology, and real life. Expect clear Catholic answers, big ideas, and conversations that spark “aha” moments without (too much) jargon. Whether you’re a cradle Catholic who loves Thomas Aquinas or just curious, pull up a chair and think deeper with us. New episodes every Thursday—subscribe now.

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Episodes

Monday Mar 03, 2025

Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory welcome musician Marie Miller to this week's episode of Guestsplaining! Marie tells us about her gradual transition from making secular to Christian music, St. Therese's influence, the holy places she pulls her lyrics from and support from other artists. 
Follow Marie's music!YouTube:  @MarieMillerMusic  Instagram: @mariemillersingFacebook: MarieMillerWebsite: mariemillermusic.com 
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Church Teaching on Suic!de

Thursday Feb 27, 2025

Thursday Feb 27, 2025

In recognizing the sensitivity of this episode's topic, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory discuss suic!de through the eyes of the Church. What IS suic!de, and is it sinful? What does St. Thomas Aquinas say about it? Does the mental infliction matter? This and more on this week's informative episode of Godsplaining. 
Do you or someone you love struggle with thoughts of suicide? For professional help, call the Suicide and Crisis hotline at 988. 
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To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

Monday Feb 24, 2025

Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick welcome Fr. Mark-Mary Ames to this episode of Guestsplaining to talk Dominicans vs. Franciscans, the Rosary in a Year, devotions and topping the podcast charts. Is there ONE way to pray the Rosary? What are things Dominicans and Franciscans do differently? Is there a devotional 'ranking' of importance? We get Fr. Mark-Mary's take on these questions and more. 
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What About Cohabitation?

Thursday Feb 20, 2025

Thursday Feb 20, 2025

Homies, roomies, flat mates, romies...hoomies? Pals Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony talk turtles and cohabitation. What does the Church say about pre-marital cohabitation? Is the Church just the 'pleasure police?' Why NOT live with your significant other? These questions and more answered on this week's episode of Godsplaining. For more information on our upcoming Young Adult Retreat in Dallas, Texas, see here: https://godsplaining.org/closer-to-the-cross-young-adult-retreat/ 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/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/ 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

Monday Feb 17, 2025

Fr. David Michael Moses joins this week's episode of Guestsplaining! Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-Anthony get Fr. David Michael's take on the future of the priesthood, the sacraments as rejuvenation, the expectations of priests and how to support them and more. 
Find  @FatherDavidMichael  on YouTube! 
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Thursday Feb 13, 2025

Does God exist? An age-old question. On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick talk atheism, theism, Christianity, and objectives to the Faith. What is the moral argument? Why do the innocent suffer? Why do people NOT believe?
 
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Monday Feb 10, 2025

Guestsplaining: Social Media & Apologetics w/ @GrassrootCatholic 
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick welcome Keith Downey, @grassrootcatholic, to this week's episode of Guestsplaining to talk standing up for our Faith, relevance in the Catholic realm of social media, being a whimsical Christian, finding his wife on CatholicMatch, the hidden joys of marriage and more. 
To tune into Keith's radio show!https://www.grnonline.com/listen/joy
To follow Keith on social media @grassrootcatholic  
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Friends with the Long-Dead

Thursday Feb 06, 2025

Thursday Feb 06, 2025

Does Fr. Bonaventure make Fr. Gregory laugh in this episode of Godsplaining? Yes. Obviously. This week, the friars discuss what friendship is, being 'friends' with authors that are 'long-dead', how Jesus is our best friend, what we can learn from philosophers who have passed on, and more.
 
Join Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory this summer in pilgrimage to ROME! To sign up for updates when more information becomes available, click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepbiosABohhozuXorNbEjel610HDKtRC0TPwN3yHM6rl41Pg/viewform
 
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Monday Feb 03, 2025

On this captivating episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory welcomes author Rod Dreher to discuss his recent publications, the Occult, demons and stories of exorcisms, and other themes of "The Hidden World." What really is a UFO? What are demons actually capable of? Is New Atheism dead? This and so much more on this week's episode of Guestsplaining.
 
Rod Dreher's books can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Rod-Dreher/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARod%2BDreher
 
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Thursday Jan 30, 2025

What does being saved ACTUALLY mean? How do I talk to my non-believing friends about Christ's salvation? On this week's episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss salvation through Christ, His love for all, the importance of evangelization, and much more.
 
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