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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 Catholic who loves Thomas Aquinas or just curious, pull up a chair and think deeper with us. New episodes every Thursday—subscribe now.
Episodes
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 030 - Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday Lectio 030: Third Sunday of Easter Join Fr. Patrick Briscoe, Fr. Gregory Pine, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress as they discuss the Mass readings for the…
Godsplaining089 - The Lay Vocation
089 - The Lay Vocation In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the role of the laity in the Church and the world. Support the…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 029 - Divine Mercy Sunday 2021
Sunday Lectio 029: Divine Mercy Sunday 2021 Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Gregory Pine, and Fr. Patrick Briscoe as they discuss the readings for Divine…
Godsplaining088 - Film and Wes Anderson
088 - Film and Wes Anderson Join Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman as they discuss Wes Anderson's filmography: what he can teach us about…
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 005 - Karin Öberg, Professor of Astrochemistry at Harvard, on Science and Faith
Guestsplaining 005 - Karin Öberg, Professor of Astrochemistry at Harvard, on Science and Faith On this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 028 - Easter Sunday 2021
Sunday Lectio 028 - Easter Sunday 2021 Join Fr. Patrick Briscoe, Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, and Fr. Gregory Pine as they discuss the readings for Easter…
Godsplaining087 - Back to Virtue: Fortitude
087 - Back to Virtue: Fortitude In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Patrick Briscoe close out the Back to Virtue series with a discussion of…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 027 - Palm Sunday
Sunday Lectio 027: Palm Sunday Join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, and Fr. Patrick Briscoe as they discuss the readings for Palm Sunday. Support…
Godsplaining086 - Back to Virtue: Temperance
086: Back to Virtue - Temperance Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman as they discuss the virtue of temperance and human appetites…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 026 - Fifth Sunday of Lent
Sunday Lectio 026 - Fifth Sunday of Lent Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Gregory Pine on this episode as they discuss the Mass…
Godsplaining085 - Back to Virtue: Justice
085 - Back to Virtue: Justice Join Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Gregory Pine as they discuss the virtue of justice. Who has rights? Who has duties? How do we…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 025 - Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sunday Lectio 025 - Fourth Sunday of Lent Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Gregory Pine on this episode as they discuss the Mass…
Godsplaining084 - Back to Virtue: Prudence
084 - Back to Virtue: Prudence Join Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress as they work through the virtue of prudence. The episode contains all kinds…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 024 - Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday Lectio 024 - Third Sunday of Lent Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Gregory Pine on this episode as they discuss the Mass…
Godsplaining083 - Back to Virtue: Love
Episode 083 - Back to Virtue: Love Faith hope and love; and the greatest of these is??? Join Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman as they muse on…
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 004 - Michael Gormley of Catching Foxes: Forming Intentional Dudes
Guestsplaining 004 - Michael Gormley of Catching Foxes: Forming Intentional Dudes Gomer from the Catching Foxes podcast joins Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 023 - Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday Lectio 023 - Second Sunday of Lent Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Gregory Pine on this episode as they discuss the Mass…
Godsplaining082 - Back to Virtue: Hope
082 - Back to Virtue: Hope Continuing with the Back to Virtue Lenten series, tune in to Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Gregory Pine's discussion of the…
GodsplainingSunday Lectio 022 - First Sunday of Lent
Sunday Lectio 022: Sunday Lectio: First Sunday of Lent Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Gregory Pine on this episode as they…
Godsplaining081 - Back to Virtue: Faith
081 - Back to Virtue: Faith Scripture says, “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen” (Heb. 11:1). What does it mean to…
GodsplainingBONUS 021 - SEEK21: Favorite Scripture Verses
BONUS 021: SEEK21: Favorite Scripture Verses Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, Fr. Gregory Pine, and Fr. Patrick Briscoe at FOCUS's virtual SEEK21 as they talk…
Godsplaining080 - Choosing your Lenten Penances
080 - Choosing your Lenten Penances With Ash Wednesday beginning next week, join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Gregory Pine as they discuss principles to…
Godsplaining079 - Is Swearing A Sin?
Episode 079 - Is Swearing a Sin? 079 - Is Swearing A Sin? In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman chat about (and do not use) foul…
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 003: Zena Hitz - Lost in Thought: The Intellectual Life for All
In this episode of Guestsplaining, join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman as they speak with Zena Hitz, the author of "Lost in Thought…
Godsplaining078 - COVID Vaccine and Moral Oughts
078 - COVID Vaccine and Moral Oughts In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk discuss some of principles to guide your decision about…
Godsplaining077 - The Year of St. Joseph
In this episode, Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress unpack the importance of the year of St. Joseph. Why did Pope Francis call for it? Who is St…
Godsplaining076 - 2 Masses? The TLM and Novus Ordo
Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Patrick Briscoe as they discuss the relationship and roles of the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the Mass. Become…
Godsplaining075 - Film And Christopher Nolan
Episode 075: Film and Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan is one of Hollywood's best. Though perhaps best known for the Batman trilogy, he's produced a dozen…
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 002: Fr. Mike Schmitz- Bodily Holiness
Guestsplaining 002: Fr. Mike Schmitz - Bodily Holiness Join Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk as they welcome Fr. Mike Schmitz to the show to…
Godsplaining074 - Flannery O’Connor: Grace and Satan
074 - Flannery O'Connor: Grace and Satan We millennials can’t help being meta. Tune in as Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the gift of God’s…
GodsplainingBONUS 020 - Christmas
In this episode, join all of the friars of Godsplaining as they celebrate the Christmas mystery with some classic carols and hymns. Become a Patron…
Godsplaining073 - Tithing: Paying for a Blessing?
073 - Tithing: Paying for a Blessing? As the end of the year approaches and every charitable organization on earth is asking you for money, we ask instead…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - 4th Sunday of Advent
BONUS: Sunday Lectio - 4th Sunday of Advent Join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk as we meditate on the Mass readings for…
Godsplaining072 - Literature and C. S. Lewis
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory give a thumbnail sketch of the work of C. S. Lewis, touching on some major themes, key insights, and favorite…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - 3rd Sunday of Advent
Join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. Support us on…
Godsplaining071 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Join Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Patrick as they introduce Our Lady of Guadalupe. The friars explore Marian apparitions generally, then dive into the origin of…
GodsplainingGuestsplaining 001: Sarah Kroger
Guestsplaining 001: Sarah Kroger Join Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress and Fr. Patrick Briscoe as they welcome Godsplaining's first guest to the show! Sarah Kroger, a…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio- 2nd Week of Advent
Sunday Lectio 017: The Second Sunday of Advent Join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk as we meditate on the Mass…
Godsplaining070 - What is Politics?
Episode 070: What is Politics? In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman discuss different perspectives on politics. How have men and women…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - 1st Week of Advent
Join Fr. Gregory Pine, Fr. Patrick Briscoe, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 1st Sunday of Advent. Support us on…
Godsplaining069 - Making Sense of Suffering
In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe make an initial attempt at discerning God's purpose in permitting suffering. How are we to formulate…
Godsplaining068 - The Hillbilly Thomists Vol. II
Episode 068: The Hillbilly Thomists, Vol. II In this episode Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Patrick Briscoe are joined by members of The Hillbilly…
Godsplaining067 - Pope Francis and Civil Unions
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the Holy Father's recent comments on civil unions made in the Francesco documentary…
Godsplaining066 - For All the Saints
In this episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss the Church's practice of "saint worship." What do saints provide that God does not?…
Godsplaining065 - What Happened to the Soul? Psychology and the Soul
In this episode join Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Bonaventure as they discuss the soul, its relation to the human person, and its place in the world of…
Godsplaining064 - Why Vote?
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand consider the value of voting. While there are plenty of reasons to be cynical and jaded about the political…
Godsplaining063 - The Divine Office
Join Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as they discuss praying the breviary and entering into the fullness of the Church's liturgical prayer and worship…
Godsplaining062 - Dominicans on Jesuits
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory give their take on one of the largest religious congregations in the world: the Society of Jesus. How do…
Godsplaining061 - Consolation and Desolation
In this episode Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Joseph-Anthony discuss the role of consolation and desolation in the spiritual life and some of St. Thomas's…
Godsplaining060 - Overcoming Fear
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick explore the human experience of fear? To what is it a response? How can we hope to overcome it? How does God…
Godsplaining059 - The Enlightenment
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick examine the philosophical roots of our contemporary culture. What exactly is the Enlightenment, and how does…
Godsplaining058 - Judgment and Judgmentalism
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss the place that judgment occupies in human perfection. What ought we to judge? What ought we not?…
Godsplaining057 - Literature and Michael O’Brien
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Patrick discuss one of their favorite contemporary Catholic authors - Michael O'Brien. Tune in to learn about the…
Godsplaining056 - Literature and Hemingway
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure discuss the literary merits of Ernest Hemingway. Why the brutally terse prose? Why the swaggering machismo?…
Godsplaining055 - Remote Learning, Remote Work, Remote Life
In this episode Fr. Gregory, Fr. Jacob Bertrand, and Fr. Joseph Anthony discuss the changes that ordinary human interaction have undergone since the onset of…
Godsplaining054 - The Virtue of Temperance
In this episode Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph Anthony discuss the virtue of temperance. Does the virtue simply curb the appetite or does it heal and elevate…
Godsplaining053 - The French Catholic Spirit
In this episode Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick chat about the eldest daughter of the Church and her many excellent merits.. From whence the great number of…
Godsplaining052 - The Litany of Humility
In this episode Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure (unironically) discuss the virtue of humility and the Litany of Humility--a favorite prayer of the last…
Godsplaining051 - Disappointments in Friendship
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Patrick discuss the trials of friendship. Why are good friends hard to find and harder to keep? What virtues can…
Godsplaining050 - Dominican Spirituality
Join Frs. Patrick, Bonaventure, Jacob Bertrand, and Gregory for our fiftieth episode of Godsplaining. In this episode we consider the hallmarks of the…