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.
Episodes

Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Over the past three weeks, the Godsplaining Friars have taken a deep dive into Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. On the series' final episode about Dante's Paradiso, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick discuss the different levels of Heaven, what real happiness is, how Lucifer, the highest of angels, could fall, who Dante sees in Paradise, and more. You won't want to miss this intriguing episode!
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Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
On this Lectio episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Bonaventure, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Advent. Who did God come into the Earth to save? Where do we find our identity? What does dressing well have to do with our souls? How do we prepare the way of the Lord? These questions and more on this Lectio episode of Godsplaining!
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Over the next few weeks, the Godsplaining Friars are taking a deep dive into Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
On this week's episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand are discussing Dante's Purgatorio. What does Purgatory tell us about God's mercy? Is it a scary place? What role does trust play in Purgatory? How does Purgatory heal us? These questions and more answered on this week's episode of Godsplaining.
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Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos...
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
On this week's episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure welcomes the Editor in Chief of Verily Magazine, Mary Rose Somarriba, where they discuss women in media, the problems and solutions of how women are portrayed and viewed, where to find truth in modern journalism, expectations and pressures of women, pornography, and more. Where can we find healthy content for women? How can men help women in today's age?
These topics and more, on this week's Guestsplaining episode!
To find out more information about Verily Magazine, to donate, shop, and more, head to the website here: http://verilymag.com/
For more information on why pornography is bad for feminism, see this article: https://verilymag.com/2016/07/misconceptions-about-porn-feminism-abuse-why-is-porn-bad-for-you
For help with pornography addition, see Mary Rose's article here: https://verilymag.com/2021/02/trauma-and-porn-addiction-compulsive-sexual-behavior-2021
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Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
On this Lectio episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Bonaventure, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss the Mass readings for the Second Sunday of Advent. How do we conquer the fear of proclaiming that the Lord is coming? How can we follow John the Baptists' example? Can we fully comprehend God? How does repentance play into Advent? These topics and more, discussed on this Lectio episode.
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Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Over the next few weeks, the Godsplaining Friars are taking a deep dive into Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. This week, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Patrick discuss Dante's Inferno, examining medieval Christianity's most important poet's outlook on Satan's influence, the nine circles of Hell, and more.
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Saturday Dec 02, 2023
Saturday Dec 02, 2023
On this Lectio episode, Fr. Joseph-Anthony, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Gregory discuss the Mass readings for the First Sunday of Advent, a few of their seasonal favorites, SEEK 2024, the retreat fundraiser, and more!
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No donation is too small to make a difference!
If you are unable to support the retreatants financially, please support us with your prayers.
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Support the Podcast
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Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/
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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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Is chastity just about things you can't do? What are the positives of living a chaste lifestyle? What can John Paul II teach us about chastity?
In this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Joseph-Anthony & Fr. Bonaventure discuss chastity and answer these questions and more!
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Support the Podcast
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Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/
Shop Books Written by the Friars
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Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos...
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure welcome Erin McAtee and James Majewski of Arthouse 2B to the show for a new installment of Guestsplaining.
Will you support a future retreatant?
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Support the Podcast
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Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/
Shop Books Written by the Friars
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Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choos...
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Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss ignorance as it pertains to each of us.
Will you support a future retreatant?
To make a donation to our fundraiser that goes towards next year's retreats, see our webpage here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UZPTRGKTX4CB2
All gifts are appreciated. No donation is too small to make a difference!
If you are unable to support the retreatants financially, please support us with your prayers.
Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplainin...
Support the Podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining
Shop our store: https://godsplaining.bigcartel.com/
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...
Connect on Social Media
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/
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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/godsplaining
To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org
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