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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
Godsplaining049 - Race in America: The Hard and Seemingly Impossible Conversation
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory reflect on the current crisis in the conversation surrounding race in America. Why is it so hard to talk…
Godsplaining048 - In Imitation of Christ: A Male Priesthood
As our culture continues to consider the meaning and need for equality, join Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Patrick as they consider the nature of the Catholic…
Godsplaining047 - Literature and Flannery O’Connor
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure chat about the literary merits of Flannery O'Connor. What role does violence play in her literature? Why the…
Godsplaining046 - Literature and Dostoevsky
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory discuss the literary genius of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Why do so many Christians seem to love his work? What about…
Godsplaining045 - Prudence and Pandemic
In this episode, Fr. Joseph Anthony and Fr. Gregory discuss what it means to be prudent in present circumstances. Man is made for moral agency and yet so much…
Godsplaining044 - Mary, Mother of the Church
Just can't get enough of the Blessed Virgin Mary? Well, you're in luck. Join Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Bonaventure as they discuss the history and theology of…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Pentecost (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 8th Sunday of Easter - the Solemnity of Pentecost.
Godsplaining043 - Church Buildings and Sacred Signs
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph Anthony chat about the architecture and symbolism of the new Church of St. Thomas Aquinas in Charlottesville, VA as…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 7/The Ascension (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 7th Sunday of Easter - the Solemnity of the Ascension.
Godsplaining042 - Reacting to the Past
In this episode Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Patrick discuss different ways of reacting to the past. If you come across a tradition, do you hand it on or tear it…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 6 (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 6th Sunday of Easter.
Godsplaining041 - Freedom and Christianity
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand inquire into what it means to be free. What does the prevailing culture think of freedom? What does…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 5 (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter.
Godsplaining040 - The Blessed Virgin Mary
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory consider the Blessed Virgin Mary. Especially during this month of May, we turn to our Lady in veneration and for…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 4 (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Easter.
Godsplaining039 - Pope Saint Pius V
In the episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Patrick recount stories of St. Pius V, a Dominican saint of the 16th century who is commemorated today on the Church…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 3 (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter.
Godsplaining038 - The Catholic Church and Climate ”Justice”
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Jacob Bertrand examine the question of what we owe to the environment. In what sense is the contemporary concern for…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Week 2 (Year A)
Join Fr. Patrick and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for Divine Mercy Sunday.
Godsplaining037 - Exodus 90
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Gregory discuss the method and merits of Exodus90 within a theology of fasting and feasting. What's for a time and…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Easter Sunday (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the Easter Sunday.
GodsplainingTRIDUUM RETREAT - Holy Saturday: Seven Stories Of Salvation
In this episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Jacob Bertrand, and Fr. Patrick take you through a virtual tour of the seven Old Testament readings of the Easter Vigil…
GodsplainingTRIDUUM RETREAT - Good Friday: Seven Last Words
In this episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Jacob Bertrand, and Fr. Patrick take you through a virtual Seven Last Words--a traditional devotion for the afternoon of Good…
GodsplainingTRIDUUM RETREAT - Holy Thursday: Seven Church Walk
In this episode, Fr. Gregory, Fr. Jacob Bertrand, and Fr. Patrick take you through a virtual Seven Church Walk--a traditional pilgrimage for the night of Holy…
Godsplaining036 - Back to Basics: The Priesthood
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand conclude our Back to Basics series with a conversation on the priesthood. All are priests (common…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Palm Sunday (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob Bertrand as we meditate on the Mass readings for the 6th Sunday in Lent.
Godsplaining035 - Back to Basics: Holy Hour
In this episode Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Patrick give perspective and practicals on mental prayer and how best to open our hearts to the graces that God…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Lent Week 5 (Year A)
Join Fr. Gregory, Fr. Patrick, and Fr. Jacob as we meditate on the mass readings for the 5th Sunday in Lent.
Godsplaining034 - Back to Basics: The Mass
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Bonaventure take us through the next theme of our Back to Basics series. Why is the mass so efficacious? How can I…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Lent Week 4 (Year A)
Public masses are canceled all over the USA and shelter-in-place is becoming the new normal. Though it's devastating, it's still possible to become a saint…
Godsplaining033 - Back to Basics: Friendship
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick chat through another episode of Back to Basics, this time on friendship. It's easy to see how prayer and…
GodsplainingBONUS: Sunday Lectio - Lent Week 3 (Year A)
With new precautions in place to stop the spread of Coronavirus, it is difficult or impossible for many to get to mass. To help those who find themselves in…
Godsplaining031 - Back to Basics: Prayer
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Jacob Bertrand continue our Lenten theme of back to basics with a discussion of the place of prayer in the spiritual life…
Godsplaining032 - Back to Basics: Fasting
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Gregory continue with the next theme in the Back to Basics series: fasting. How does fasting contribute to spiritual…
Godsplaining030 - Back to Basics: Confession
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph Anthony kick off our Lenten Backs to Basics series with an episode on Confession. What is confession, and how do we…
Godsplaining029 - Dragons
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Bonaventure discuss dragons as they appear in life, literature, and Scripture. Nots sure how this applies to the spiritual…
Godsplaining028 - What’s the News?
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick discuss a healthy approach to keeping up to date on current events. How can we hope to stay apprised without…
Godsplaining027 - The Virtue of Chastity
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss the virtue of chastity and how each person can appropriate it in his or here state of life. How is…
Godsplaining026 - St. Thomas Aquinas
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Gregory discuss the life, sanctity, and theological contribution of St. Thomas Aquinas? Why is he such a big deal…
Godsplaining025 - The Pro-Life Movement
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss what it means to be Pro-Life. Is it simply to be against abortion or is there more to the…
Godsplaining024 - Is Speeding a Sin?
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory discuss the rules of the road. It seems that practically everyone speeds, and yet doesn't that count as…
Godsplaining023 - St. Thomas Aquinas and the Historical Jesus
In this episode Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory discuss the quest for the historical Jesus and how we can find resources for identify the Jesus of History and…
Godsplaining022 - New Year’s Resolutions
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick discuss the time-honored tradition of making New Year's resolutions and discuss how to make resolutions that help…
Godsplaining021 - Christmas Cheer
In this episode, Fr. Patrick and Fr. Joseph Anthony discuss the high points of the Christmas season. From Christmas mass to kitschy decorations, we've got it…
Godsplaining020 - On David Foster Wallace
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure talk about one of their favorite contemporary authors--David Foster Wallace--and his commitment to truth as a…
Godsplaining019 - Living Advent
In this episode Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Bonaventure discuss the connection between Advent and the Four Last Things, discussing ways to prepare for both…
Godsplaining018 - Coaching Virtue
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Joseph Anthony discuss what makes for a good coach and how those gifts translate to mentorship, ministry, friendship, and…
Godsplaining017 - Franciscans and Dominicans
In this episode, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Bonaventure compare and contrast the Franciscan and Dominican charisms. What is the common inspiration? Where do they…
Godsplaining016 - On Marriage and Commitment
In this episode, Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the difficulties couples experience in preparing for marriage and how to commit in an…
Godsplaining015 - Christ on Campus
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure Chapman and Fr. Joseph Anthony Kress explore their experience of serving as chaplains on college campuses.
Godsplaining014 - McCarthy and Literature
In this episode, Fr. Bonaventure and Fr. Gregory discuss contemporary author Cormac McCarthy and his approach to story telling--the good, the bad, and the…
Godsplaining013 - On Pilgrimage
In this episode, Fr. Jacob Bertrand and Fr. Gregory describe the place of pilgrimage in the Christian life. What makes a particular site holy? Why is there…
Godsplaining012 - Discernment
In this episode, Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Jacob Bertrand discuss what discernment means for Christians, how to think well about the matter, and how to take…
Godsplaining011 - The Holy Rosary
In this episode Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk discuss the rosary, its history, its connection with the Order of Preachers, and its place…
Godsplaining010 - The Real Presence
In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Bonaventure Chapman walk through why so few believe in the Real Presence, and how we ourselves can bolster our…
Godsplaining009 - The Virtues of Catholic Social Teaching
In this episode Fr. Patrick Briscoe and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk offer a fresh perspective on Catholic Social Teaching by considering the virtues at work in…
Godsplaining008 - Teaching and Learning
In this episode Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Patrick Briscoe consider what it means to teach, examine what sets a good teacher apart, and discern how we can…
Godsplaining007 - Intentional Discipleship
In this episode Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Joseph Anthony Kress discuss the heart of discipleship as described in the Gospels, the letters of St. Paul…
Godsplaining006 - Virtue, Vice, and Sport
In this episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk explore parallels between sports and the spiritual life, considering whether sports cultivate…
Godsplaining005 - Literature and Chesterton
In this episode Fr. Bonaventure Chapman and Fr. Gregory Pine discuss the nature of literature and the merits of G. K. Chesterton.