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Godsplaining
Welcome to Godsplaining: Each week Dominican friars tackle the questions that keep you up at night—faith, doubt, culture, philosophy, theology, and real life. Expect clear Catholic answers, big ideas, and conversations that spark “aha” moments without (too much) jargon. Whether you’re a cradle Catho...
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Do You Need Therapy, Prayer, or Both?
How should Catholics think about mental health? Is anxiety or depression primarily a psychological issue, a spiritual struggle—or can it be both?
Don’t Feel Like Going to Mass? Listen To This
Do Catholics really have to go to Mass every Sunday? And why does the Church call it an “obligation”?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Grego...
Discerning What’s Really Going On in Your Soul with Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV
Fr. Bonaventure welcomes Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV, back to Godsplaining for a conversation about St. Ignatius of Loyola and the discernment of spiri...
Your Toxic Trait Has a Patron Saint
What if your biggest toxic trait could actually point you toward the Saint you need most?
Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph-Anthony take on some of tod...
My Therapist Told Me to Leave the Catholic Church
What do you do when you've been genuinely hurt by someone in the Catholic Church? What if a therapist, friend, or loved one tells you that leaving the...
Are We Too Quick to Cut People Off? Noelle Mering Weighs In
Why are more people cutting off family members, friends, and loved ones? What does the rise of “no contact” reveal about the way we understand relatio...
Did Descartes Ruin Western Philosophy?
Why do Catholics, and Thomists in particular, have such a problem with René Descartes?
Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick Briscoe take another look...
Is It Holy to Be Funny?
Is laughter just entertainment, or is it an important part of the Christian life?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph-An...
Trent Horn on Why Apologetics Isn't Enough
Why are so many Christians rediscovering the Catholic Church?
In this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory Pine sits down with Catholic apolog...
AI Won't Replace You... It Will Replace Something Worse
Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we write, create art, compose music, and even think—but what does it mean for the human imagination?
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The Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince
Why has The Little Prince remained one of the most beloved books in the world?
Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure explore Antoine de Saint-Exupéry'...
Dr. Bob Schuchts on Hurting, Healing, and Miracles
Can God really heal emotional wounds, trauma, grief, and spiritual struggles? And if He can, why do so many faithful Catholics still suffer?
Fr....
Why Every Part of the Mass Matters
The Catholic Mass is far more than just a weekly obligation—it is the Church's highest act of worship and our deepest encounter with Jesus Christ. Yet...
Unpacking the Evidential Power of Beauty
Why does beauty stop us in our tracks? Why do breathtaking cathedrals, sacred music, masterpieces, and even a sunset seem to point beyond themselves?<...
Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC on Why the World Needs St. Joseph
Fr. Gregory sits down with Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, author of the bestselling Consecration to St. Joseph, to explore why devotion to St. Joseph has e...
Unpacking Headship and Subordination in Marriage
What does the Bible really say about headship and submission in marriage?
Few passages generate more debate than Ephesians 5. Does St. Paul teac...
What Today's Catholics Can Learn from Fulton Sheen
What made Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen one of the most influential Catholic voices of the 20th century?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Patri...
Mitali Perkins on Why Adults Need Children’s Books
What if some of the most important books you'll ever read were written for children?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure Chapman si...
Can a Good Person Tell a Lie?
Most people instinctively say that lying is wrong—until they're presented with an extreme case. What if a murderer came to your door? What if hiding t...
Bad Experience in Confession? Here's What to Know
Have you ever left confession feeling disappointed, confused, or unsure whether your sins were really forgiven?
In this episode of Godsplaining,...
BONUS: Predestination, Hell, & Vocation Discernment | Live Q&A
Can we hope that everyone will be saved? How does predestination work? What if discernment causes anxiety? Why are so many young people becoming Catho...
A Catholic Understanding of Atonement
"Jesus died for our sins." As Christians we know this to be true, but do we understand what this really means? There are many explanations that focus...
BONUS: A Catholic Response to Suffering
Recorded live during a Day of Recollection at St. Margaret Mary Church during a full weekend of events in the greater Boston area, the friars unpack o...
Catholics, Pride Month, and the Truth About Identity
As the month of June approaches, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick reflect on how Catholics can respond to "pride month" with both truth and charity.
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The Catholic Church and AI: Pope Leo's First Encyclical Explained
The Catholic Church and AI: Pope Leo's First Encyclical Explained
In this installment of Godsplaining Reacts, Fr. Patrick unpacks Pope L...
How Christians Fail at “Speaking the Truth in Love”
How do you correct someone without becoming self-righteous?
In this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory welcomes Jordan Burke of the Avila Fo...
BONUS: Prayer, Perseverance, and the Shape of Holiness
What does it mean to "win" Lent, or the Christian life for that matter? Fr. Patrick, Fr. Gregory, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony explore the deeper meaning of...
Did Immanuel Kant Destroy Metaphysics?
Welcome to Kantsplaining.
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss one of the most important philosophers...
Does Christian Marriage Really Have Two Ends?
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe unpack a classic—and often misunderstood—question in Catholic teaching: what...
What Really Happens at Catholic Mass? Dr. Edward Sri Explains
What Really Happens at Mass? Do you ever feel like your missing the deeper meaning?
In this rich conversation, Fr. Gregory Pine sits down with D...
Responding to Clerical Abuse
This episode of Godsplaining takes on one of the most difficult and important issues facing the Church today: the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
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Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe tackle a question that often sparks confusion and controversy: Do Christians and Muslims wor...
Inside the Mind of Pope Leo XIV with Papal Biographer Elise Allen
Who is Pope Leo XIV—and what kind of leader will he be? In this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Patrick Briscoe welcomes Vatican journalist Elise Allen...
BONUS: Humility, Slaves in the Old Testament, the Problem of Evil, & Learning to Laugh
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure take us to Front Royal, Virginia, for this bonus episode of Godsplaining. The friars hosted a Day of Recollection at C...
Why Does Søren Kierkegaard Still Matter?
This episode of Godsplaining dives into the thought of Søren Kierkegaard—one of the most influential Christian philosophers of the modern era and ofte...
BONUS: How the Most Blessed Trinity Teaches Us to Love
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure take us to Front Royal, Virginia, for this bonus episode of Godsplaining. The friars hosted a Day of Recollection at...
Does God Want Everyone to Be Catholic?
Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick answer a complex question today, "does God want everyone to be Catholic?" Why is this controversial to answer in Truth? Wh...
Are You Seeing Reality Wrong? A Catholic Philosopher Explains
In this episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Bonaventure Chapman sits down with Professor Philip Rosemann to explore the deep connections between philosophy t...
BONUS: The Rosary, Discernment, Free Will, & Predestination
Fr. Joseph-Anthony, Fr. Gregory, and Fr. Patrick gathered at the Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a Day of Recollection to answer the crow...
What's the Difference Between Hope and Optimism?
Optimism says, “Things will work out.” Hope says, “God is at work—even when they don’t.”
This week, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman...