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Catholic Sphere
Every week host Doug Keck brings on a panel of 3 experts to tackle topics on the minds of Catholics. From theology to social media, from young parents to the universal church, surround yourself with solid answers as you enter the Catholic Sphere!
Episodes
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Banking on God! The Prosperity Gospel and Why It’s Spiritually Bankrupt!
With the Prosperity Gospel spreading across our culture, Doug Keck and expert panelists explore what Scripture teaches about wealth, God's providence, and the…
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Was the Early Church a Catholic Commune or Socialist Experiment? If So, What Changed?
Doug Keck and expert panelists explore what the Book of Acts reveals about early Christianity and the distinction between voluntary, faith-based sharing and…
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Conscience: Is America’s Catholic Conscience Unconscious?
Join Doug Keck and his expert panelists as they explore the state of America's Catholic conscience, defining what it means and why both a right and a certain…
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The Life and Times of a Deacon
Join Doug Keck and his panelists as they discuss how a Deacon is called to live out his vocation and explore the unique roles of Catholic Deacons in the…
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Why Is Christ Called the Alpha and the Omega? It's Greek to Me!
Join Doug Keck and his panel of experts as they explore what it means for Christ, the Alpha and Omega, to leave His imprint on creation and call us to our…
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Assuming the Assumption: Why Do Catholics Believe in the Bodily Assumption of Our Lady When Others Don't?
Join Doug Keck and his expert panelists as they explore the biblical and ancient roots of Mary's Assumption and the Church's solemn journey toward its…
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Did Job Get Jobbed? or Is There More to His Sad Story?
Join Doug Keck and his panel of experts as they draw from the story of Job to explore why God permits suffering, how trials bear spiritual fruit, and the…
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Thy Kingdom Come, or Utopia Come?
Join Doug Keck, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, and expert panelists as they examine how moral relativism and political correctness are corrupting the Church's…
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What and Who Is a Deacon?
Join Doug Keck and his panelists as they explore the calling and role of Catholic deacons in the East and West, including the difference between permanent and…
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It's Popular Today to Say We Are Church, but Is That What Jesus Meant?
Join Doug Keck and his expert panel as they explore what Jesus meant when He declared, "I will build my Church," examining ekklesia, Peter's authority, and His…
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Original Sin or Original Blessing? Why It Matters!
Doug Keck and his panel discuss original sin and original blessing, explaining key differences between them and examining theological concerns surrounding the…
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Is Confession Real Good for the Soul or Just Another Catholic Guilt Trip?
Doug Keck and expert panelists explore Confession's deep scriptural foundation, examining priestly absolution, the seal of confession, and the profound…
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Was Jesus a Pyromaniac Since He Said He Came to Set the World on Fire?
Join Doug Keck and expert panelists as they examine Christ's words about fire, division, and the sword in their biblical and Catholic context, alongside His…
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Did Jesus Really Ask Us to Be Perfect?
Join Doug Keck and his expert panelists as they explore what it truly means to be perfect, as they examine the high and holy standard we are each called to…
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Money, Camels, and the Eye of the Needle
Join Doug Keck and his expert panel as they explore what separates people from God, whether prosperity and faith can coexist, and how wealth, fame, and power…
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God's Merciful Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry?
Join Doug Keck and his panelists as they examine whether God's merciful love removes our need for repentance, and dive deeper into what His love, mercy, and…
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If They Persecuted Me, They Will Persecute You
Join Doug Keck and his expert panel as they explore how Christians should engage a divided culture, why young Catholics leave or rediscover the faith, and the…
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If God Provides, Why AM I Still Working?
Join Doug Keck, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Colin Donovan as they examine faith and ambition, why diligence matters, and pursuing God's kingdom…
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Was the Sabbath Really Made for Man?
Join Doug Keck and his panel as they discuss how the idea of the Sabbath evolved from Jewish practice to Christian understanding within the confines of both…
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Catholics & Political Engagement
Doug Keck and EWTN experts explore faithful civic engagement, offering practical guidance for Catholics navigating politics and public discourse while putting…
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War: What Is It Good for?
Doug and his panel explore Jesus’ teachings on peace, violence, and “taking up the sword,” tracing interpretations through history and whether they signal that…
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Does Heaven Have a Dress Code?: Or Is It Come as You Are?
Doug Keck and his panel of experts discuss what it really means to be properly clothes for the kingdom and how feasts point to heaven, eternal life, the Mass…
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St. Joseph: the Strong, Silent Type- a Model for Men!
Doug Keck, Fr Joseph Mary, Colin B. Donovan and Dr. William A. Ghomas shed light on some of the unknown parts of the life of the Patron Saint of the Universal…
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Living in the Fatherhood: Is It Just Biological?
Doug and his panel discuss the departure from a father’s absolute authority of the family, and the role feminism has had in the general demeaning of…
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Was the Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes Multplication or Division?
Doug and his panel of experts discuss the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, its larger meaning, and how it is one of John’s seven signs affirming the…
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Mary as a Model for Women Today
Doug and his panel of experts discuss why Mary is the ultimate model for women in a world where feminism has taken a secular model of success, from what has…
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State of Catholic Digital Ministry
Doug and his panel discuss ways to manage tensions between the digital and physical world appropriately, and EWTN’s plans to bridge broadcast audience to the…
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The Blessings and the Risks of AI
Doug and his panel discuss how to handle the benefits and hazards of using artificial intelligence when engaging in evangelization efforts without diminishing…
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End of Life: Dignity of Care
Doug Keck, Sr. Deirdre Byrne, Fr. John Paul Mary, and Colin B. Donovan discuss the medical and pastoral dimension of treating those who are passing from this…
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Feminism Is the New Pagan Mega Church
Doug and his panel of experts discuss the serious problems with the feminist ideology and break down the ways in which feminism is hurting women, instead of…
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Beginning of Life: the New Genetics
Doug Keck and his panel of experts discuss what acceptable uses of genetic technologies Catholics can morally participate in for the good of mankind in the…
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It's a Wonderful Life! The Ups & Downs!
Doug and his panel of experts consider the pastoral priorities, look at diocesan and religious data, and also speaks with a priest about the ups and downs of…
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Deacons Or Deaconesses?
Doug Keck and his panel of experts answer questions about Deaconesses, their origin in the Eastern Catholic Church and if deaconesses are in the future of the…
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Stating Your Rights: the Mob, the People, Or the Party
Doug and his panel discuss rights, how governments and ideologies are involved and who can provide clarity when determining who is capable of possessing a…
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Do We Still Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident?
Doug and his expert panelists discuss the origin of our rights in America, America’s founding documents, the Church’s take and the nature of “self-evident” in…
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Vatican II: Rapturous Rupture Or Comforting Continuity? Which Is It?
Doug Keck and his expert panelists discuss whether Vatican II was a “development” or a “rupture” of the tradition of what had come before by pastorally trying…
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Dr. Newman, Is My Doctrine Still Developing? Is Doctrinal Development Good for the Church?
Doug Keck and his panelists discuss St. John Henry Newman’s essay on the development of doctrine and the fruit of his movement toward the Catholic Church and…
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The Theology of Home: Cultivating Prayer and Peace in the Home, Pt. 2
Debbie Cowden and her panel of experts discuss hospitality and offer ways for Catholic moms to find God-centered ways to evangelize through hosting at home in…
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Saintly Inspiration for the Youth: St. Pier Giorgio Frassati & St. Carlo Acutis
Ryan Penney, alongside Christine M. Wohar and Courtney Mares, reflects on the lives of the newly canonized saints, Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati and Saint Carlo…
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Does Truth Have a Future in a Subjective World?
Doug Keck, with Dr. David Anders, Noah Lett, and Colin B. Donovan, discusses the definition of truth, its relationship to subjectivity, and explains whose…
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The Theology of Home: Cultivating Prayer and Peace in the Home Pt. 1
Debbie Cowden and her panel of experts offer suggestions for Catholic moms who aim to discover God centered ways for designing their homes as domestic churches…
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Soon-to-Be-Saints: Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati & Bl. Carlo Acutis
As the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and Blessed Carlo Actus approaches, Ryan Penney and his panel of experts dive into the lives of these…
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"Quo Vadis" Reason
Doug Keck and his expert panelists discuss how society got to sub-atomic realities and how they connect and contrast to spiritual truths when connected to…
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Bearing the Cross in Parenthood, Pt. 2
Debbie Cowden and her panel of parents observe how St. Rose of Lima’s statement about the cross and heaven, applies to the times of suffering, grace, and…
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Are We Entering a Catholic Revival?, Pt. 2
Kim Zember, Adrian Lawson, and Cameron Riecker join Ryan Penney to see if Catholicism is becoming cool again, as they discuss a potential Catholic revival in…
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Condition Critical! Why Catholics Need to Be Concerned About Critical Theory!
Doug Keck and his panelists, Carrie Gress, Msgr. Charles Pope, and Colin B. Donovan, explain “critical theory,” its Marxist history, and why it will continue…
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Bearing the Cross in Parenthood, Pt. 1
Debbie Cowden and a panel of parents share how, through God’s grace, holiness can be attainable amidst the kind of suffering St. Maximillian Kolbe once called…
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Are We Entering a Catholic Revival?, Pt. 1
Ryan Penney and his panelist discuss a possible Catholic revival, how to stay motivated to take up the cross and work in the vineyard as interest in…
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Has the Smoke of Woke Entered the Church?
Doug Keck and his panelists explain the cultural chaos which has evolved in the last few centuries, and also learn how to navigate popular culture’s error…
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Storytelling: Building Blocks of Faith for Families, Pt. 2
Katie Warner, Adalee Hude, and Mary O’Neill join Debbie Cowden to offer their insight into using children’s literature as the building blocks of faith for…
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Storytelling: Building Blocks of Faith for Families, Pt.1
Debbie Cowden and her panel of moms, who are also accomplished authors, discuss how beautiful imagery and age-appropriate storytelling can help parents build…
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Heroic Motherhood: Finding Holy in the Hard, Pt. 2
Michaela Harrison, JuliaMarie Woolbright and Lisa Canning join Debbie Cowden to continue sharing their stories of motherhood and how they find “holy in the…
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Are We Turning a Cultural Corner, Pt. 2
Ryan Penney and his panel examine the current state of the Nation and discuss if the United States is becoming a God and Family First Nation and experiencing a…
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Does Welcoming the Stranger Know No Borders? What's a Catholic to Think?
Join Doug Keck, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, and Colin B. Donovan as they discuss our responsibility to love our neighbors, and what the Church teaches…
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Heroic Motherhood: Finding Holy in the Hard, Pt. 1
Debbie Cowden and her panel of courageous women share their stories of motherhood, its beautiful redemptive suffering, and how they find “holy in the hard”…
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Are We Turning a Cultural Corner, Pt. 1
Ryan Penny and his panel examine how Gen-Z and younger millennials are pivoting toward more traditional values on faith and family, thus turning a cultural…
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Order in the Church: Love Or Charity, Which Gets Priority?
Doug Keck, Fr. Pacwa, Fr. Kirby, and Colin B. Donovan discuss the importance of the Order of Love and also an Order of Charity, revealing how both can help…
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Financial Freedom- Can Families Actually Attain It in Today's Economy?
Debbie Cowden and her expert panel offer tools and skills that can equip families to better plan for a fruitful and free financial future that assists their…
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The Life and Times of a Deacon
Doug Keck and his panelists discuss how a Deacon is called to live out his vocation, his role in the church and the varying roles of Catholic Deacons in the…
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Faithful Family Finances- How to Make a Family Budget and Stick to It!
Jessica Chominski, Amanda Teixeira, and Chris McMahon share why it’s necessary for Catholic families to create and maintain a family budget, while offering…