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Join Joe and Jennie this week as they talk about Augustus Tolton. 

Join Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick this week as they continue their discussion on Minor League Saints. 

Join Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick this week as they talk about minor league saints. 

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Join Joe Heschmeyer  and Jennie Punswick just before Halloween on this week's episode of The Catholic Podcast

Join Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick as they discuss Pope Francis and his views on Civil Unions. 

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Joe Heschmeyer is joined by Peter and Jessica Poindexter for this weeks episode.

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Joe Heschmeyer discusses some of the arguments against Catholicism. 

Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick are joined by Archbishop Naumann this week as they continue to discuss how a Catholic should vote.

Join Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick this week as they discuss how a Catholic should vote and the different viewpoints of Church leaders. 

Join Joe Heschmeyer and special guest Mark for this weeks episode of The Catholic Podcast.

Join Joe Heschmeyer, Jennie Punswick, and Troy Hinkel this week as they continue their discussion on The Movement of the Holy Family. 

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Hosts Joe Heschmeyer and Jennie Punswick are joined this week by Sebastian D'Amico to talk about how to make your home into a school of virtue. 

In today's episode, Jennie Punswick and Joe Heschmeyer sit down and talk about whether or not priests can forgive sins.

For full show notes, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

Join Joe Heschmeyer and new co-host Jennie Punswick as they talk about the theology of vacationing.

Chloe warned Joe during her goodbye episode that she wanted to find all of their verbal pauses and mistakes in one episode and create a blooper episode -  will he ever find out that she did this with their "ums," "likes," and "uhs"? 

In today's episode, Chloe Langr and Joe Heschmeyer sit down and talk about Chloe's departure as the co-host of The Catholic Podcast. They discuss what Chloe has learned from two years with the podcast, how to reject perfectionism and comparison, and what all of this means for you as a listener.

For full show notes, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Chloe Langr and Joe Heschmeyer sit down and talk about Joe's (second) new book! They discuss why the papacy is the most distinct issue for Catholics, how we get theology wrong, and why the last supper has the clearest examples of the papacy and leadership for the Catholic Church.

For full show notes, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Chloe Langr and Joe Heschmeyer sit down to talk about racism. They discuss what the foundation of the Dominicans has to do with current world events, recognizing racism as a spiritual issue, and how to think about institutional sin. 

For full show notes, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

This week, we revisit a conversation Joe and Chloe had last summer about how to beat the noon-day devil of Acedia. Today's conversation covers what acedia is, why it's rooted in an idolatry of ourselves, and how to take a cue for Christ and fighting this devil with Scripture.

Full shownotes can be found at https://www.cathpod.com/episodes/episode-67-beating-the-summer-noon-day-devil

In today's episode, Chloe Langr and Joe Heschmeyer sit down with Holy Family School of Faith team members Dain Finney and Taylor Downey to talk about Saint Pope John Paul II's thoughts on the Rosary. They discuss what it means to sit in the school of Mary, the importance of Mary's memories, and how to console the heart of Jesus.

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In today's episode, Chloe Langr sits down with Joe Heschmeyer to talk about Joe's newly published book, "Who Am I Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ." Chloe and Joe discuss why we all need to be philosophers, how to look to Christ to find out who we are, and why names matter so much in the life of a Christian.

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In today's episode, Joe Heschmeyer sits down with Helen Maduka to discuss Helen's six recommended antidotes if you're falling into the trap of acedia during lock down. Joe and Helen discuss Our Lady's role in helping us combat slander and gossip, how to prepare for a good general confession, how thinking about your mortality and the end times.

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In today's episode, Chloe Langr sits down with Shaun McAfee to discuss Shaun's brand new book, "I'm Catholic, Now What?" The book is the perfect resource for learning how to get started as a new Catholic. Chloe and Shaun discuss what Catholic traditions, prayers, and devotions look like to new Catholics and how to support new Catholics in your life.

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In today's episode, Chloe Langr sits down with Julie Overlease to discuss Julie's brand new book, "Hope Upon Impact," which shares the story of Julie's daughter, Evelyn, and her accident and miraculous recovery back in April 2018. Chloe and Julie discuss the importance of hope, community, and the Rosary.

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In today's episode, Joe Heschmeyer and Chloe Langr discuss how to celebrate Easter when it still feels like Lent, and how the virtues of faith, hope, and love play a role as we navigate COVID-19. 

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In today's episode, Joe Heschmeyer and Chad Pirotte (of Holy Family School of Faith) discuss how to build our sacrifice muscles, chewing on prayer throughout the day, and taking fasting seriously. 

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In today's episode, Joe Heschmeyer and Fr. Andrew Strobl (of St. John Paul II Catholic Parish) discuss how to choose to receive the Lent you didn't ask for, taking suffering as a gift, and making space for joy and suffering at the same time.

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In today's episode, Joe and Dain Finney (of Holy Family School of Faith) discuss finding the joy, relationship, and mercy of God in Lent. 

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In today's episode, Joe and and Chloe discuss why you should take evangelization off your to-do list, why we grow weary about sharing our faith, and how to make sharing your faith part of your way of life.

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In today's episode, Joe and and Chloe discuss Francis Chan's recent sermon on the Eucharist, the difference between Sacred and man-made tradition, and how to discover the Church that Christ founded.

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In today's episode, Joe and and Chloe discuss what it means to count the cost of being a Christian, how to reject the stoic understanding of pleasure, and what we get wrong about morality. For full show notes, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Joe and Devin Rose discuss doing your best in hard seasons of life, what the saints teach us about suffering, and how we can teach our kids about the love of God the Father. For full show notes, including a link to Devin's new book "Lionheart Catholic: How to Become a Saint in These Dark Times," head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Chloe and Dr. Michael Naughton discuss why work and leisure go hand in hand, what makes institutions primary and secondary (and why business should be a secondary institution), and how leaders can transform the work environment with meaningful work and the principle of subsidiarity. For full show notes, including a link to Dr. Naughton's new book "Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World," head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about our mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Chloe and Ambassador Michele Burke Bowe discuss the story and mission of Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, the work of the Order of Malta, and the return of the relics of the manger to Bethlehem this year. For full show notes, including links to the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem that we mentioned in this week's episode, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about their mission at SchoolofFaith.com/donate. 

In today's episode, Chloe and Joe discuss when the Christmas season really begins, the difference between tithing, almsgiving, and charitable giving (they're not all the same!), and why to check your heart before you give charitably. For full show notes, including links to the Vatican's Directory on Popular Piety that we mentioned in this week's episode, head over to CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith! You can find more about their mission at SchoolofFaith.com. 

In today's episode, Joe and Jimmy Akin discuss common misunderstandings about the origins of the Bible, what the canon of Scripture is, and whether the Word of God and the Bible are synonyms. For full show notes, including links to Jimmy Akin's brand new book, "The Bible is a Catholic Book," visit our website at CathPod.com.

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In today's episode, Chloe and Kate Essenberg discuss introducing Advent traditions to your family, simple ways to celebrate the season without setting yourself up for failure, and what you should tell your kids about Santa. For full show notes, including Kate's Advent book list and chart, visit our website at CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith. Visit them at SchoolofFaith.com

In today's episode, Joe and Chloe discuss why the Eucharist is the source and summit of Catholicism, the three categories of Eucharistic theology, and the deeper issue discovered in the recent Pew Research on the Eucharist. For full show notes, visit our website at CathPod.com. To support The Catholic Podcast, support Holy Family School of Faith. Visit them at SchoolofFaith.com

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What is the Catholic Church's response to Transgender issues? Here's a recent conversation we led here at Holy Family School of Faith on the topic! Make sure to follow Holy Family School of Faith on social media and visit SchoolofFaith.com to find out more about conversations we're leading in the Kansas City area!

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How do you discuss hot-button topics? In these Hot Topic episodes, we're giving suggestions on how to discuss these topics with compassion while still staying true to Catholic beliefs. Want to join us for the next Hot Topics conversation? This week, Joe Heschmeyer is talking about the Catholic response to transgenderism at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee Kansas from 6:30 - 8:00 pm on Thursday, October 10th! 

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The next Hot Topics conversation is happening this Thursday, September 26th. Dr. Troy Hinkel from Holy Family School of Faith is leading a discussion on the Catholic response to same-sex marriage. Want to join in and be the studio audience for the next hot topics podcast? The event is at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee, KS from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public, so bring a friend! Find out more on the Holy Family School of Faith website. 

We’re incredibly excited to share with you a series of conversations Holy Family School of Faith is starting around the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. We’re bringing these hot topic conversations right to your podcast feed here at The Catholic Podcast. 

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Having lived through the scandal as a newly-ordained priest, Fr. Joseph Scholten, a priest of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, offers a Christological perspective on the sexual abuse scandal from which the Catholic Church is still reeling. Along the way, he offers some good advice on how to deal with our own brokenness, and how to speak into the pain of those who have suffered from, or been scandalized by, abuse.    

One of the tactics being used in an increasing way within the "culture wars" is "deplatforming," trying to cut people whose ideas you disagree with off from having a platform with which to speak. In today's episode, Joe talks with a Catholic artist named Brett Lempe whose art show was cancelled simply because he's personally pro-life (amazingly, the show itself had nothing to do with abortion).
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How did Martin Luther's confidence in his understanding of Aristotle impact the Protestant Reformation? This week on The Catholic Podcast, we're talking about the Dunning-Kruger Effect and how it impacts science, philosophy, and theology in the history of the Catholic Church and in our own spiritual lives.

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What does conversion look like in a relationship (dating or marriage) when one of you is Catholic, and one isn't? To get a better look at that up close, I interviewed Peter and Jessica Poindexter. Peter grew up Baptist, Jessica grew up Catholic, and here's the story of how they navigated questions of faith and conversion in the context of friendship, dating, and marriage. 
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In our final episode of our Lenten series, we meditate on the crucifixion of Christ, the definition of success, and the power of perseverance. 

This week, we're discussing Our Lady of Sorrows, what Mary can teach us about ministering to those who suffer, and the reality of human trafficking.

This week we're meditating on the three falls of Christ with a little bit of help from our friends Steve Pokorny (Freedom Coaching) and Brandon Vogt (Word on Fire). 

We’re in the second week of Lent, and the second week of our Lenten podcast series on the Stations of the Cross. Last week we meditated on the condemnation of Christ, and this week we’re spending time with Christ as he takes up his cross and begins that long walk up the hill to Calvary and to his death – but ultimately to his resurrection on Easter morning. Again, we’re tapping into the wisdom of Cardinal Ratzinger and his meditations on the way of the cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday in 2005.

You may have grown up going to the Stations of the Cross (and a fish fry!) every Friday during Lent at your parish. Especially for cradle Catholics, there’s a temptation to just say the Stations of the Cross, instead of praying, meditating, on the Stations of the Cross. So this Lent, we want to provide a place for you to truly enter into a meditation of the Stations, and equip you to pray the Stations like you never have before. When it comes a good example of meditations on the Stations of the Cross, we looked to Pope Benedict XVI and particularly his meditations on the way of the cross at the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday in 2005. 

Last week we looked at major differences in how Methodists and Catholics look at the Church, at the papacy, and Church history. But in today's episode, we take a closer look at Scripture, Tradition, which books belong in the Bible, Purgatory, the saints, and the sacraments (especially the Eucharist and marriage). 

How should we respond when the pastor of the nation's largest United Methodist Church and an ex-Catholic priest team up to do a four part series on Catholicism and Methodism?

A day late, but worth the wait: Joe Heschmeyer sits down with Fr. Andrew Mattingly ("the most productive phlegmatic I know") to talk about the spiritual life of phlegmatics, with all of its pros and cons.

Perhaps the most misunderstood of the four temperaments is the Melancholic. Are they just brooding pensives, or does their temperament reflect something of how God wants to call them to sanctity?

Memento Mori, Remember your death.