You Owe God: Justice, Tithing, and Catholic Culture w/ Dr. Jared Staudt

In this episode, we discuss: Why the virtue of religion falls under justice Why tithing is not generosity but justice What Christian Smith's research actually shows determines whether children keep the faith—and why Catholic schools and youth groups rank second How moralistic therapeutic deism has quietly replaced authentic religion, even inside the Church, and what we've lost in the process How to build a Catholic culture in the home through daily prayer and mentorship Chapters Chapters:00:00 — Introduction & Opening on Justice and Marxism00:45 — Introducing Dr. Jared Staudt02:28 — What Is the Virtue of Religion?07:00 — Sacrifice, Natural Religion, and the Heart of Worship10:50 — The Modern World and the Turn Toward Self18:31 — Why Do You Go to Church? The Justice Framework23:54 — Is Religion Just Paying a Debt? Justice, Love, and the Dark Night30:17 — Disenchantment, Technology, and the God Who Feels Far Away35:27 — Piety: What We Owe God, Parents, and Country41:47 — Abstract Charity vs. Concrete Justice in Community45:50 — Tithing as an Act of Worship, Not Generosity57:27 — Almsgiving, the Offertory, and Catholic Giving in America01:03:18 — Forming Children in the Virtue of Religion01:11:15 — Mentorship, Adolescence, and Building a Catholic Culture in the HomeJOIN 2500+ MEN READING SERIOUS, YET ACCESSIBLE ESSAYS ON VIRTUE, CULTURE, AND LIVING WELL: https://fraternus.org/sword-and-spade/Resources:The Primacy of God: The Virtue of Religion and Catholic Theology by Dr. Jared StaudtYoung Catholic America and the Notre Dame report on Catholic religious parenting, w/ Christian SmithWhat is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios