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Bonus: A Japanese cultural experience
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Wake up, Ed!
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Ep. 269: Pope Leo's vacation
JD and Ed talk about the impact of Pope Leo XIV’s return to a traditional papal summer vacation in Castel Gandolfo, and what could be on his desk when...
Bonus: The pool fight
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And on America’s birthday, no less.
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Ep. 268: The SSPX and what comes next
JD and Ed unpack the Society of St. Pius X’s illicit episcopal ordinations this week, and the Vatican’s response.
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Bonus: Coach Rubio
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JD and Edgar talk World Cup.
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Ep. 267: Consistory concerns, and pray for Venezuela
JD Flynn is joined by Pillar Rome correspondent Edgar Beltrán to talk about the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes in Edgar’s home country, Vene...
Bonus: The only standing patriot
Ed gives an explanation.
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Ep. 266: Dismas and choosing baptism
Could a new nuncio to the United States usher in a new application of Vos estis lux mundi in the nation? Then, comments by Catholic Vice President JD...
Bonus: Chocolate Chat
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Good for Brad.
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Ep. 265: Pope on a plane and the Dallas Charter
JD and Ed talk about why Pope Leo XIV did not have an in-flight press conference on his flight home to Rome from Spain. Then, they recap the U.S. bish...
Bonus: The dicastery in need of an exorcism
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JD and Ed talk about this week’s appointment...
Ep. 264: 'Does it count?' and the rise of the celebrity exorcist
A wedding sparks a conversation about anticipated Mass. Then, JD and Ed talk about what it actually means to be an exorcist and why a revised Dallas C...
Bonus: Trouble in Sausalito
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Ep. 263: ‘Magnifica humanitas’
Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical this week. JD and Ed give an overview of the document and debate its effectiveness and intended audience.
Bonus: The Coconut War and playing ball
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Those sneaky libertarians.
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Ep. 262: Recollect! Allocate! Celebrate!
The Vatican’s synod department sets this week some deadlines ahead of a 2028 ecclesial assembly in Rome.
Then, JD and Ed talk about a shift in h...
Bonus: Brumation and Bohemia
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Ed rejects a beloved Nebraska tradition.
Ep. 261: The dead document and the changed man
JD and Ed talk about reactions to a synod study group’s final report on ‘emerging issues’ and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s warning th...
Bonus: Open waters
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This is democracy Ed can believe in.
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Ep. 260: One year of Leo, and the new sheriff in town
JD and Ed reflect on the one year anniversary of Pope Leo’s election to the papacy.
Then, they talk about a Vatican-ordered Vos estis investigat...
Ep. 259: All hands on deck?
The Archdiocese of New York offers an $800 million settlement to victim-survivors of clerical sexual abuse.
JD plays a round of occupational ‘Go...
Bonus: Crazy or prophet?
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Ed explains why the Benevacantism conspiracy...
Ep. 258: Pope on a plane
JD and Ed talk about Pope Leo XIV’s in-flight press conference this week. Then, JD talks about a new database system being tested in dioceses in Brazi...
Bonus: Sports Chat
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Ed shares a New Jersey basketball story
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Ep. 257: Leo in Africa, and questions without answers
JD and Ed talk about Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa and his letter to the College of Cardinals.
Ed plays a round of First Communion ‘Yes or No.’<...
Bonus: A question of etiquette
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Ed asks JD a question of etiquette.
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Ep. 256: War, peace, and the meeting
JD and Ed talk about the January meeting between the Vatican’s then-nuncio to the United States and the Department of Defense. JD asks about Pope Leo...
Bonus: Wildcat
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Ed asks JD for his take on Pope Leo’s plans f...
Ep. 255: Yard work and yard goats
JD and Ed talk about the nature of Holy Saturday.
Ed plays a round of MiLB team name trivia.
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Bonus: Pillar Homes and Gardens
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A foolproof plan and a wounded man.
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Ep. 254: Not hat chat, and how did we get here?
JD and Ed talk about the sobering case of Noelia Castillo Ramos. Then, the Dicastery for Legislative Texts has a new prefect.
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Ep. 253: Live from Chicago!
We were going to squirrel away this week’s live recording in Chicago in The Pillar’s secret archives, but it was too good a time not to share.
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Bonus: Chicago chat
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Ep. 252: The last straw in a long story
JD and Ed give an update on Bishop Emanuel Shaleta. Then, they talk about the danger of ecclesial spectatorism.
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Bonus: Ed's quandary
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Ed asks JD for advice.
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Ep. 251: What’s next for Bishop Shaleta?
JD and Ed talk about the unprecedented arrest this week of Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta.
Then, Ed plays a round of your new favorite...
Bonus: Resounding gongs or clashing cymbals
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How can Christians be prophets in the modern...
Bonus: The Bug
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Watches and a bug.
JD and Ed will recor...
Ep. 250: Reasonable people, and a lack of conclusions
JD and Ed talk about the reassignment of a bishop in the Ivory Coast— and the lack of transparency around the reassignment.
Then, they detail th...
Ep. 249: It is schism
The Society of St. Pius X released a batch of statements this week related to their plans to consecrate new bishops this summer, without a papal manda...