Snapshots Episodes

Ordinary Time is coming to an end, very soon. If that sounds alarming and weird to you, then listen to this short explanation of the Catholic conception of time, and the cycles and landmarks that ought to define our lives. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show. Send me an email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com Visit the website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ ----more----Keywords: Catholic,...

This iconic motto is all over merchandise at the University of Notre Dame. Non-Notre Dame fans find it arrogant and annoying. But most don't realize that it's a double entendre, and that the real meaning, the deeper meaning, is perhaps a formula for how to live well, on the path to sainthood. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show. Visit the website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ ----more----...

In this snapshot, Greg discusses why it's important to take death seriously in a culture that doesn't, and takes comfort in Catholicism which offers a coherent, comprehensive, and mature approach to death, dying, and remembering those who have gone before us. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show. Visit the website: https://www.consideringcatholicism.com/ ----more----Keywords: Catholic, Catholic Churc...

For secular folks this is Halloween, for Catholics it's the eve of All Saints Day, but for Protestants it's Reformation Day, when Martin Luther nailed his complaints against the Catholic Church to a cathedral door in Germany. Today, Protestants celebrate what they imagine is a heroic and prophetic scene. But as Greg explains in this snapshot, it's nothing to celebrate. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the ...

Snapshots are a type of episode: around 10 minutes on a single topic. Today, Greg follows up on a recent episode about whether UFOs are aliens, angels, or something else. What should Christians, and Catholics in particular, believe? Greg reviews and recommends a new book on the topic: "Only Man Bears His Image" by Daniel O'Connor. Considering Catholicism is ad-free because listeners like you make it possible. If this episode helped you, please support the show.