We discuss the 5 pillars of Catholic Social Doctrine: the Common Good, Human Dignity, Solidarity, Subsidiarity and Participation. Included is a discussion of the proper meaning of justice and mercy. Cigars Gurkha Cellar Reserve Platinum Gurkha Ghost Rocky Patel 1990 Drinking Messina's Special Reserve Tawny Port Dewar's White Label Reading The God D…

In addition to our regular segment - What ya drinkin' and what ya smokin', we introduce a new topic, entitled DAN: Doubts, Answers and Non-Sequiturs. We also discuss our Lenten practices. In our main segment, we discuss Gaudium et Spes. In particular we examine the role of the Church in the modern world and some of the world issues predicted by the…

Our main focus is a discussion of the meaning and make up of Catholic Moral Theology. We conclude by unpacking a series of scenarios to discuss real world applications. Subtopics: Formed and informed conscience; venial and mortal sin; willful ignorance. What Ya Drinkin' Dewars White Label Liquid Death Grim Leafer Tea Glenmorangie 10 ⁠Story⁠ about d…

We discuss the role of the laity in evangelization and ways we can be intentional in personal apostolate. Books Through Winds and Waves Plan of Life Coached by Josemaria Escriva Witcher Series Tolkien's Faith Divine Mercy in My Soul Free Will and the Rebel Angels in Medieval Philosophy Cigars Arturo Fuente 8-5-8 Arturo Fuente Hemingway Between the …

As we begin the new year, we discuss the importance of having a plan for daily prayer, for daily conversation with our Lord. We lay out two general approaches (ADEPT and ACTS) and then discuss our own daily plans. Here is a Joe Catholic post that contains all of the prayer links discussed in this episode. Whiskey Glenmorangie 10 Maker's Mark Cigars…

We discuss the unique liturgical challenge of getting to go to Mass twice in two days. We also discuss ways we can witness to and evangelize Chreasters. Mass Times App Whiskey: Woodford Reserve Cigars: Crux Epicure Fuente Sun Grown Queen B

We discuss how we maneuvered through the liturgical challenges discussed in last week's episode. We also share a bit about our Christmas family traditions. In our main segment, we frame our discussion on community, duty, friendship and hospitality within the context of pastoral theology. Whiskey Glenmorangie 10 Cigars Alec Bradley Magic Toast Artur…

We discuss schools of spirituality and share our introduction to the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and Opus Dei. We further discuss the Rule of Life and Plan of Life for each respectively. We close out with a discussion on the intentionality of formation. Cigar Arturo Fuente Anejo Whisky Johnnie Walker Double Black…

We briefly discuss Aristotelian friendship and Mark's writing projects. We dig into Lumen Gentium⁠. We talk about the call of holiness, participation and our vocation. Additionally, we talk about the lack of men attending Mass and being "involved."Whiskey: Glenmorangie Tale of TokyoCigars: Monte Cristo 1935 Anniversary Edicion Diamante Casa FuenteL…

We review a couple of cigars we've smoked before as we pair them with Woodford Reserve Bourbon. We then discuss the meaning of Christ the King, renewed our annual debate on whether or not Advent is a penitential season and we thought back to our days in grad school. Oh and we ponder the salvation of alien beings on other planets.…

My Stogie Mystagogy was launched on March 4, 2016. We have dug up the original episode to share with you.

Mark Connolly, my best friend, got together last week to talk about relaunching the podcast. We didn't plan a topic so we are little bit disjointed, but the primary theme is evangelizing in the modern world. Oh and we discuss our time at the Las Vegas Big Smoke.

We cover the ABC's of Divine Mercy, its devotion, chaplet and the Sunday liturgical celebration. Resources mentioned in the episode can be located at our Joe Catholic website.

This is a throwback Thursday episode. We share a My Stogie Mystagogy conversation from 2017 in which Mark and I discuss the shortest liturgical season of the Catholic calendar - Triduum. We apologize for some of the spotty sound; we were experimenting with recording on Skype.

This is our audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 13:1-9. The commentary reflects on the need for repentance and the parable of the barren fig tree. Additionally, we give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium. We have excluded the reading of all of the references and scriptu…

We discuss St. Joseph's role as a personal patron and for the universal Church. We also discuss how to build good, Catholic habits in our children, even as young as 3 years old. This episode also includes a My Stogie Mystagogy segment wherein we review a few cigars and Bullet bourbon.

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 9:28-36. The commentary reflects on the Transfiguration of Christ as a consolation for the three apostles (Peter, James and John) in preparation for his passion. We have exc…

We discuss the meaning of the the 3 Pillars of Lent, the two-fold challenge of trying to do too little or too much and recommendation on how to get back on track. We reference several resources and you can find all of those links on the Joe Catholic post associated with this episode. That can be found at www.thejoecatholic.org…

On this episode we do a Throwback Tuesday and revisit last year's podcast from My Stogie Mystagogy in which we discuss our current Lenten practices and how we are doing. Sources mentioned: Exodus 90, Dynamic Catholic, In Conversation with God (Relevant Radio Podcast), Liturgy of the Hours, Life of Christ (Fulton Sheen) and more.…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 2:16-21. The commentary reflects on the encounter between the shepherds and the newborn Jesus. Additionally, the commentators explain the significance of the naming of Jesus…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 2:41-52. The commentary reflect on the interaction of Jesus at 12 years old with His parents, Mary and Joseph. The commentary describes this passage as the only instance in …

We discuss the Church's teaching on the Incarnation and offer a reflection on the meaning of the hidden years of Jesus. We also explain the connection between the 12 Days of Christmas and the liturgical end of Christmas.

Audio from a Joe Catholic workshop in which we discuss the apparition and image Our Lady of Guadalupe as a mini Mariology course.

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 21:25-28, 34-36. The commentary begins the Advent Season by reflecting on Christ's exhortation to His followers to be vigilant in preparation for His return.We recommend you…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from John 18:33-37. The commentary analyzes the dialogue between Jesus and Pilate in which our Lord is questioned about His kingship. We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bi…

The audio is taken from a Joe Catholic workshop held in November 2014 in which we discuss a unique way to look at our patron saints and how to incorporate their intercession in all aspects of our lives. We also explain the nuts and bolts about the Communion of Saints and then look at developing a Board of Intercessors or "go to" saints that are par…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 13:24-32. The commentary analyzes Jesus' exhortation to prepare for His second coming at the end of time. We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal s…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 12:38-44. The commentary analyzes the account of the widow's mite as an example of the importance of the "little things."We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 12:28-34. This passage analyzes answer to scribe about the Greatest Commandment.We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal study. tinyurl.com/NavBible…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Matthew 5:1-12. This passage begins the Sermon on the Mount discourse. This particular Gospel reading lays out the Beatitudes and the commentary analyzes and explains how they pr…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 10:46-52, the account of Bartimaeus, the blind man in Jericho. In this commentary, we learn that Jesus is also teaching us how to answer His call to apostolate and holiness.…

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 10:35-45, the account of the sons of Zebedee making a request of Christ. In this commentary, we learn that Jesus is also teaching us how to pray and how to respond to God's …

(NOTE: We had an error in editing and posted the general podcast ending before the actual episode. Please pardon our newbie mistake and continue to listen through the episode. We think we have corrected the mistake.)We discuss three examples of Catholic retreats: WELCOME (aka CRHP 2.0), ACTS and an Opus Dei sponsored silent retreat. In addition to …

We give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium and then share an audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Mark 10:17-30, the story of rich young man.

We discuss the Christo-centric nature of the Rosary and offer a brief apologetic role-play on how to respond to friends and family who think the Rosary is not Biblical. We share some personal stories about the impact the Rosary has had on our lives and how we share the devotion with our families. Please review the complete show note at www.TheJoeCa…

We begin a new Sunday series of sharing the Navarre Bible Commentary on the Sunday Gospel reading. If you are interested in buying the Navarre Bible Commentary series, you can find them at Scepter Publishers https://tinyurl.com/NavBible

October 2nd was the 90th anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei. We share a brief talk from a previous Joe Catholic workshop in which we discuss what is Opus Dei and learn about its members and cooperators. To learn more about Opus Dei, we recommend visiting www.opusdei.org

In the shadow of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination hearings, we discuss how far back we should be held responsible for the sins of our youth. We discuss a firing of a high school Spanish teacher who had posed for Playboy when she was 19 years old. We also discuss other real, past scenarios involving members of the panel. We review the HR impli…

We decided to take a break away from the heavy topics and go light hearted with a look at how we prioritize football and sports in our lives.

I am joined by my friend Mark Connolly as we discuss the latest Church scandals and how we, the laity, should respond.

In this episode we share a clip from a longer discussion we had at Joe Catholic on August 18th. We had intended to provide audio of the entire workshop, but some of the audio is poor and needs to be cleaned up before we can publish. We had intended to only discuss what the differences were in dogma, doctrine and discipline, but the discussion turne…

We explore the authentic meaning of friendship using the Aristotelian and Thomistic points of view as a framework.

On August 2nd, Pope Francis made a revision to paragraph 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The paragraph deals with the death penalty. The following is talk we presented at Joe Catholic workshop the following Saturday. During the talk, we focused on the original text, the 1997 text and the newest revision. We also discusses how doctrine…

In light of Pope Francis announcing a change to the Catechism (paragraph 2267), we have opted to share a Joe Catholic talk on the origin of the Catechism. Soon we will also release a discussion on the particular change.

Mark Connolly is a Director of Human Resources and a lay Dominican. He shares his views on the role of the laity and how he tries to live that out in his own life.

In this episode we review how the Church has defined the term laity and we offer our own definition of the term to provide a framework for understanding future conversations.

Mr. Mark Connolly, M.T.S., O.P. unpacks the key points of Bl. Pope Paul VI's prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae. We follow up the talk with a discussion between the men in attendance. July 25th is the 50th anniversary of this important Church document.

About us. We explain the origins of Joe Catholic and our goals for the podcast.

In honor of the Fourth of July we publish one of our talks from Joe Catholic from a few years ago in which we discuss the five pillars of Catholic social doctrine.

Do We Have The Right To Expect Miracles?This week’s podcast discusses an aspect of faith you may not have considered. It also suggests an approach to trials and tribulations that may surprise you, and in some ways free you.Di A Donmark Production