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A Podcast About Catholic Things

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APACT is a podcast about the things some of the less talked about issues and theology that everyday Catholics often hear but seldom explained.

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  1. Renee Good, Don Lemon, FACE act

    Quick updates from Eric. VIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS VIEW ON GOOGLE PODCASTS VIEW ON AMAZON VIEW ON AUDIBLE VIEW ON CASTBOX VIEW ON PODCASTADDICT VIEW ON STITCHER VIEW ON BITCHUTE VIEW ON RUMBLE VIEW ON TUNE-IN VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

  2. Are Radical Catholics Too Religious?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the idea that fanaticism or radicalism can or cannot apply to Christianity--or more specifically, to Catholicism. When God asks for everything, how can we give Him too...

  3. Are Women More Evil Than Men?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss a recent leaked video where women (mostly women) from the abortion industry discuss the barbaric aspects of abortion, openly and unapologetically, in a way that…

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  4. Hawaii On Fire, Missing Children, And Covid Lockdowns Return

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss some of the theories (and some of the facts) being tossed concerning the Maui Wild Fires. As Hawaii burns to the ground, it looks more and more like the incompetence of...

  5. A Review Of Philip K Dick's The Pre-persons

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the classic PKD short story, The Pre-persons. The work is a well written example of what happens when the lines we draw between good andf evil are so arbitrary. What…

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  6. Love Thy Enemy… Even The Bishops

    How Do We Treat Those Who Harm Our Loved Ones This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the difficult commandment that Jesus gave us--love thy enemy, do good to those who hurt you. But what if someone's hurting...

  7. Climate Change And COVID Oppression Tactics

    They're Practically The Same This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the stories of temperature highs being reported more and more in the news. Are these temperature hikes real? Why are the numbers inflated?...

  8. Is There Hope In This Hopeless Church?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the seeming hopelessness in a church that is disappearing… not to mention a world that hates real Christians more and more. Is all of this hopelessness really...

  9. Movie Reviews: Padre Pio, The Pope's Exorcist, & Nefarious

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss some of the more recent films that looked very promising to the traditional Catholic world--and kind of fell short. In current events, they're making humans? Several...

  10. Should Catholics Be More Rebellious and Anti-Establishment?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the rebellious, anti-establishment attitude that was once granted to the rock-and-rollers, but should, by all that is good, belong to the traditional Catholic. In…

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  11. The Visitation And Other Thoughts About Mary

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss The Visitation--the second joyful mystery of the rosary. They ponder whether or not Joseph knew about Mary's pregnancy at the time. It would seem that Elizabeth...

  12. The Fake World We're Living In

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the strange world we're living in where people hold on to ceremony for the sake of ceremony--long after they've lost the important event that the ceremony was created…

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  13. Women Make Miller Beer / Can The Pope Make The Ocean Holy Water

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the latest beer commercial snafu. Perhaps the beer companies are learning--remember that they didn't release this commercial. One thing is certain, feminists have tried...

  14. Usury, Lending, Money, and Banks

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the banking and money lending institutions--is usury as big a problem as the Church has described? Why does the principal of usury not extend to property rental? In...

  15. Is Racial Intimidation A Real Problem?

    Is There Anything We Can Do About It? This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the rash of 'white beatings' that have become a phenomenon over the past 5 years. In the 90s, most of us thought racism was a…

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  16. Homosexual Insanity - The Cause Of Craziness

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) wrap up their discussion of madness in the world today. Is homosexuality at the root of so many mass killings? In current events, North Korea launches again. 21 year old…

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  17. Psychobabble Cliches And Psychiatric Nonsense

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss some of the psychiatric "truths" that people take for granted. These psychological axioms, as Eric and Dan point out, often AREN'T true, and might possibly be part of…

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  18. Should We Be Scared Of Or Awed By Artificial Intelligence?

    Should We Be Scared Of Or Awed By Artificial Intelligence? Is It Really Going To Change Things? This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss AI and the seeming boundless advantages promised by techies--along with...

  19. The Complete Raw Interview With Randal Terry

    If you're a regular listener, then you know we don't interview often... in fact, we never do. But you'd also know that we're always interested in historical context... especially when it comes to movements like the Prolife Movement and the TLM Movement. Randal Terry (The Ambassador Of Resistance)...

  20. Do Schools Need To Teach Logic And Philosophy?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador Of Nonsense) discuss the idea that logic and philosophy are an essential part of what kids ought to be taught in school today. Are our problems REALLY stemming from the fact that no one was...

  21. ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE - An Interview With Randal Terry - Part 3

    Upcoming Projects Like 'Dragon Slayer' This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) finish their conversation with Randal Terry (The Ambassador of Resistance). The prolife movement needs more bravery to fight abortion. He talks about some of his upcoming...

  22. ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE - An Interview With Randal Terry - Part 2

    How We Need To Proceed If We're Going To Win Against Abortion This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) take a deep dive into the path we're facing as we fight against abortion. In the shadow of Operation Rescue, it seems like we're losing speed. We...

  23. ACTIVISM AND RESISTANCE - An Interview With Randall Terry - Part 1

    How Operation Rescue Changed The Abortion Debate This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) take a deep dive into the historical resistance against abortion: Operation Rescue. We interview Operation Rescue founder and organizer, Randall Terry, who was...

  24. Catholic Sex - What Is And Isn't Allowed

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) discuss sex and Catholic marriage. While most Catholics tend to know what's allowed and what's not, the questions still get asked… so we decided to devote an entire show to it. What is and isn't allowed in the...

  25. Can Catholics Believe In Aliens? AI Artwork. Ohio Train Wreck.

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) discuss the latest pop-topic: Alien Life. Are Catholics allowed to believe in alien life? What about alien intelligent life? Could UFOs be demons? Angels? Is it all a big government psy-op? And what about the...

  26. Father Pavone And The Wolves In Sheep Clothing

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) discuss the laicization of Father Frank Pavone, a long-time hero in the prolife movement and fight against abortion. This is a travesty by wolves in sheep clothing… or perhaps wolves in wolf clothing. Our bishops...

  27. Unique Election Analysis, El Paso Church, Temptations of Christ

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) gives a short talk about the election results and the real reason behind the lack of a "red wave." He also discusses his experience at a small FSSP church in El Paso, Texas. Then, Eric and Dan replay the three...

  28. Men Make Better Women

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the latest in advertising and marketing--the 'woke' have taken over, it seems, as they hire more and more transvestites to model their products and speak for their...

  29. A Demonic Discussion Part 4 - Pride

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) give to you a recording Eric had found while clearing out the belongings of an unwelcome guest. Make of it what you will. Two demons discussing their strategy to feminize men,...

  30. A Demonic Discussion Part 3 - Greed And Envy

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) give to you a recording Eric had found while clearing out the belongings of an unwelcome guest. Make of it what you will. Two demons discussing their strategy to feminize men,...

  31. A Demonic Discussion Part 1 - Gluttony, Sloth

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) give to you a recording Eric had found while clearing out the belongings of an unwelcome guest. Make of it what you will. Two demons discussing their strategy to feminize men,...

  32. On Marriage And Utter Nonsense

    Dan has a frank discussion about utter nonsense. VIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS VIEW ON GOOGLE PODCASTS VIEW ON AMAZON VIEW ON AUDIBLE VIEW ON CASTBOX VIEW ON PODCASTADDICT VIEW ON STITCHER VIEW ON BITCHUTE VIEW ON RUMBLE VIEW ON TUNE-IN VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

  33. Some Thoughts On Truthers And 911

    Eric has a frank discussion about 911 conspiracy theories. VIEW ON APPLE PODCASTS VIEW ON GOOGLE PODCASTS VIEW ON AMAZON VIEW ON AUDIBLE VIEW ON CASTBOX VIEW ON PODCASTADDICT VIEW ON STITCHER VIEW ON BITCHUTE VIEW ON RUMBLE VIEW ON TUNE-IN VISIT US ON FACEBOOK

  34. A Deep Dive Into Desiderio Desideravi (My Ernest Desire) Part 1

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) reopen Pope Francis' letter to the faithful, and more carefully dive into the text, paragraph by paragraph, noting even more of his apparent schizophrenia. This episode covers...

  35. Why Are Modern American Men So Wimpy?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the modern American man--and his lack of bravery, valor, and nerve. Why is the modern American so wimpy? Is it possible to change this? Might the American bishops be…

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  36. Ukraine - Russia - Fatima - Pope Francis

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the crisis in Ukraine and Russia and how it ties in with Fatima--including Pope Francis' recent commitment to consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of...

  37. The Catholic Trad History In America: How We Got Here

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the history of the traditional/conservative movement in America. How did the conservative Catholic become the Traditional Catholic, leading us to the crowding of the…

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  38. Jobs - Automation And Corporate Dominance

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss something that many people have been worried about for over a hundred years--what's going to happen to all the jobs? Is automation and even AI (Artificial Intelligence)...

  39. Science, Pseudoscience, And Fake Science

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss science as an industry and compare it to important historical pivot points in scientific history, like in the times of Galileo and Louis Pasteur. Is there something...

  40. Catholics Doing The Bare Minimum

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) talk about how much is enough, when it comes to living out the faith. Do Catholics have a duty to dig into devotions and dogmas they don't understand? Can't we just go to Mass...

  41. Should The Bishops And Pope Deny Public Sinners The Eucharist?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss something that has long been the subject of public debate… and yet, there's nothing really TO debate. Canon law is pretty specific and pretty clear on how public…

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  42. The French Church Scandal, The Synod Of Synods, Vigano Talks, And More Francis Nonsense

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the latest goings-on in the church. This includes the latest French report on sexual abuse of minors by priests… something we can expect more of. Also big in the news,...

  43. The Spanish Inquisition: A Catholic Blemish?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the infamous Spanish Inquisition (along with other inquisitions in medieval Europe). What was it? Why did it start? And how true is all the rhetoric that…

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  44. Mel Gibson, Vigano, And A Counterfeit Church

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the recent YouTube video sent out by Mel Gibson concerning canceled priests, their bishops, and a church in eclipse--what does all this really mean? Is there a false…

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  45. The Church Will Finally Have a Synod On Synodality

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the upcoming Synod on Synodality--truly one of the most idiotic and embarrassing synods in Pope Francis's long gaff-rich reign. The Vatican recently gave us several...

  46. Extraterrestrial, Ignorant, Or Just Plain Evil Bishops Persecuting Priests

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the latest cases of Catholic bishops persecuting good priests… especially since Pope Francis's Motu Proprio. Costa Rico bishops are pure lunatics. Some American bishops...

  47. Bitcoin, How It Works, And Why It's Failing - And What Does This Have To Do With Ransomware?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, especially those relying on block-chain technology. Why haven't any cryptocurrencies taken off? What's holding them back right now,...

  48. Does Justice Reign In This World? Has It Ever?

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the good and bad forces at work in America right now. Will good win out over bad? And what about all these bad guys? Will they pay for their sins? Historically, it…

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  49. Apologetics - Prayers To The Saints And Summoning The Dead, Graven Images, Vigano's Letters, The New Our Father

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss a whole host of issues. Are Catholics summoning the dead when we pray to saints… something expressly forbidden in the Old Testament? And what about graven images? What...

  50. Apologetics - The Mass And The Cross, Sin and Free Will

    This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss some of the common 'apologetic type' subjects, but try to give them a little more depth. Eric believes that the answers to such questions are often so repeated in...

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How many episodes does A Podcast About Catholic Things have?

A Podcast About Catholic Things has 150 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on September 29, 2023.

What is A Podcast About Catholic Things about?

APACT is a podcast about the things some of the less talked about issues and theology that everyday Catholics often hear but seldom explained.

How often does A Podcast About Catholic Things release new episodes?

A Podcast About Catholic Things publishes daily, based on its 150 episodes since February 2023.

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A Podcast About Catholic Things is created and hosted by APACT.
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