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Theology (what we believe)

• Catholicism 101 (blog post)
• You, Me, and the Trinity: Made in the Likeness of God (blog post)
• The Existence of God and the Problem of Evil (blog post)
• Indulgences, Purgatory, and praying for the dead (YouTube episode)
• Holy Week and “the Christian Myth” (YouTube episode)
• What is a Deacon? (YouTube episode)
• What is a Priest? (YouTube episode)
• What is a Bishop? (YouTube episode)
• The Priesthood of the Good Shepherd (blog post)
• On the Incarnation (YouTube playlist)
• The New Heaven & New Earth (YouTube episode)
• Why the Papacy Matters (YouTube episode)
• The Papacy & Christian Unity (YouTube episode)
• What’s the Deal with Papal Infallibility? (blog post)
• The Meaning of Life (YouTube episode)
• Trinity Sunday: God is Love (YouTube episode)
• The meaning of “The Narrow Gate” (YouTube episode)
• Why do we call Mary “the Mother of God”? (YouTube episode)
• The Assumption of Mary (blog post)
• The Assumption of Mary (blog post)
• The Immaculate Conception (blog post)
• The Kingship of Christ (YouTube episode)
• The Fires of Heaven (YouTube episode)
• Heaven’s Not Boring (blog post)
• “Creepy Catholics”: Death and Resurrection (YouTube episode)
• A Catechesis on Death (blog post)
• Do our good works matter? (YouTube episode)
• Coffee, the Rosary, and the Bible (blog post)
• Saints & Heroes (blog post)
• Why Did Jesus Leave? (blog post)
• Who is the Holy Spirit? (blog post)
• Having an Adult Relationship with your Guardian Angel (blog post)
• Should You Be Anxious About Your Salvation? (blog post)
• Do Protestants go to Heaven? (blog post)
• Do Animals go to Heaven? (blog post)

Morality (how we behave)

• Talking About Abortion (YouTube playlist)
• Is it a sin to vote for certain political candidates? (YouTube episode)
• Voting Your Conscience as a Catholic (blog post)
• Is it Immoral to Receive Covid-19 Vaccines? (blog post)
• Racism in the Church (YouTube episode)
• The Dignity of Every Person: National Day of Prayer for the Unborn (YouTube episode)
• Dealing with Temptation (YouTube episode)
• What to do when someone hurts you (YouTube episode)
• An Apologetic for Life (blog post)
• Religion & Politics (blog post)
• I ate meat on Friday . . . am I going to hell? (blog post)
• Shellfish & Straw Men (blog post)
• From the Beginning: Divorce, Contraception, and Marriage (blog post)
• Bill Nye and the Breakdown of Reason: Answering his defense of abortion (blog post)
• What Pro-Choicers Must Deny (blog post)
• A More Excellent Way: Choosing Life (blog post)
• Earthly v. Spiritual Good: Morality and Economics (blog post)
• The Love Behind the Law (blog post)
• Divine Friendship (blog post)
• The Disease of Scandal (blog post)
• Can Catholics Cuss? Curse words and the second commandment (blog post)
• False Moral Comparisons (blog post)
• Gender Roles & St. Paul (blog post)
• Privilege & Compassion (blog post)
• The Pope Said What? The Catholic Church and Same-Sex Unions (blog post)
• Catholic Care for the Environment (blog post)

Liturgy & Prayer (how we worship)

• What we do when we pray (blog post)
• Lent: What You Need to Know (blog post)
• Fasting: What, Why & How (YouTube episode)
• What’s Lent All About? (blog post)
• Advice for Making the Most of Lent (blog post)
• Confession: Why & How (YouTube episode)
• Can Your Sins be Forgiven Without a Priest? (YouTube episode)
• The Sacrament of Mercy (YouTube episode)
• Confession in Scripture and the Early Fathers (blog post)
• Can you go to Confession if you’re not sorry? (blog post)
• Prayer Primers (YouTube playlist)
• Liturgical Q&A (YouTube episode)
• How to Pray with Scripture (YouTube episode)
• What is the Liturgy of the Hours (YouTube episode)
• Holy Thursday and Foot Washing (YouTube episode)
• The Most Holy Time of the Year: The Sacred Paschal Triduum (blog post)
• The Simplicity of the Sacraments (YouTube episode)
• Eucharistic Signs: The Solemnity of Corpus Christi (YouTube episode)
• The Nuptial Meaning of the Eucharist (blog post)
• Recognizing Jesus in the Breaking of the Bread (YouTube episode)
• When Does the Christmas Season Begin? (blog post)
• Advent: A Time to Wait (YouTube episode)
• The Prerequisite of Prayer (YouTube episode)
• Using Latin in the Latin Rite (blog post)
• What are you gaining for Lent? (blog post)
• Is there a “Sunday exception” during Lent? (blog post)
• The Eucharistic Faith of the Early Christians (blog post)
• Who is a Minister of the Eucharist? (blog post)
• Yuca-rist: why matter matters (blog post)
• Why We Light Candles (blog post)
• Three Books Every Catholic Should Own (blog post)
• Discerning God’s Voice (blog post)
• Can Catholics Receive Communion in Protestant Churches? (blog post)
• Can You be Denied Holy Communion? (blog post)
• What is Eucharistic Adoration? (YouTube playlist)

Catholic History & Culture

• Peter & Paul, Sinners & Saints (YouTube episode)
• The Patron Saint of College Students (YouTube episode)
• St. Nicholas: patron saint of students (YouTube episode)
• The Faces of Christ: Iconography (YouTube playlist)
• Catholic Bling: Sacramentals (YouTube episode)
• Sacred Art at CCM (YouTube episode)
• Our Lady of Victory (YouTube episode)
• Hallowtide & the Communion of the Saints (YouTube episode)
• Halloween: Pagans & Puritans (blog post)
• The Holiday Season (blog post)
• Candlemas (YouTube episode)
• Throats & Candles (blog post)
• How Did We Get the Bible? (YouTube episode)
• Where We Got the Bible (blog post)
• Gnosticism & the Gospel of Judas (blog post)
• Is the Church Anti-Science? (YouTube episode)
• A History of Heresies (Podcast series)
• Living or Just Surviving as a Catholic: Part I (blog post)
• Living or Just Surviving as a Catholic: Part II (blog post)
• Catholic Churches, East and West (blog post)
• Call No Man Father: Why do we call priests “Father” (blog post)
• Christian & Catholic: where our names come from (blog post)
• Why are statues covered during Lent? (blog post)
• Getting to know African-American Catholics (blog post)

Recommended Podcasts

• “Speakin’ with a Deacon”: A Protestant WCU student interviews Deacon Matt about Catholic faith & morality
• Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: An exploration of the weird, the strange, and the unusual, through the double-lens of faith and reason.
• American Catholic History
• Catholic Answers Focus: Apologetics podcast
• The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Second Vatican Council: Fr. Christopher Smith, pastor of Prince of Peace in Taylors, SC, presented a truly excellent 7-part lecture series on Vatican II that places the reforms of the council in their historical context.