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Ask Catholics
by Let's Talk
Ask Catholics is a podcast run by a catechist and RCIA director to help people understand and better be able to explain the Catholic faith and to clear up a lot of misconceptions many people have when looking at Catholicism from the outside.
Episodes
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🌙👑✨ "NO TOMB FOR THE ARK (That's Quite The Assumption)"
🌙👑✨ "NO TOMB FOR THE ARK (That's Quite The Assumption)" — If God Could Take Enoch, Elijah, and Raise the Saints, Why Is Mary's Assumption So Hard to Believe? Enoch "walked with God" and then he was gone. Elijah was carried away by fire. Moses dies, and somehow shows up talking with Jesus at the...
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⚔️📜🏰 **"THE CRUSADES: TELL THE WHOLE TALE"** — History Didn't Begin in 1095 🏰📜⚔️
⚔️📜🏰 **"THE CRUSADES: TELL THE WHOLE TALE"** — History Didn't Begin in 1095 🏰📜⚔️ The Crusades may be one of the most misunderstood events in history. For many people, the story begins in 1095 with European knights marching east. But history didn't start there. Long before the First Crusade,...
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📱🙏 “There’s A Saint For That” - Patron Saints
📱🙏 “There’s A Saint For That” — Before Silicon Valley, We Already Had The App Need directions? There’s an app for that. Need groceries? There’s an app for that. Need prayers for: lost objects, roof leaks, hopeless situations, storms at sea, burnout, snake bites, final exams, or internet…
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🎙️⛵ Peter's Barque Interview on Beyond The Hymnal on HOLY SPIRIT RADIO I recently had the privileg
🎙️⛵ Peter's Barque Interview on Beyond The Hymnal on HOLY SPIRIT RADIO I recently had the privilege of joining Jennifer Breen on Beyond the Hymnal for a full-hour conversation about Peter’s Barque—where the project came from, why I’m turning Catholic theology and apologetics into music, and what...
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📖🕰️ “Canon Fodder” — Historical Anachronism Reading Modern Assumptions Into Ancient Christianity
📖🕰️ “Canon Fodder” — Reading Modern Assumptions Into Ancient Christianity The modern image of Christianity often looks something like this: A guy alone with his leather study Bible… cross references… highlighters… chapter-and-verse debates… and “just reading the text plainly.” There’s just one...
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🎶📻😈👄 “Death In The Tongue” (Don't be the Devil's DJ) — A Song About Gossip
📜👄 “Death In The Tongue” — A Song About Gossip “You shall not kill.” Most people hear that commandment and think: “Okay. I haven’t murdered anybody.” But Scripture spends an uncomfortable amount of time talking about another kind of destruction: the tongue. James says the tongue is a fire....
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📜🍎 “Inherited Damage (Not Your Fault, Still Your Problem) (A Song About Original Sin)”
📜🍎 “Inherited Damage (Not Your Fault, Still Your Problem) (A Song About Original Sin)” Original Sin is probably one of the most misunderstood doctrines in Christianity. Some people think it means babies are personally evil. Others think humanity is basically perfect and society ruins us later....
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🇺🇸📜 **"Created Equal" — America Didn't Invent the Idea. America Enshrined It.**
🇺🇸📜 **"Created Equal" — America Didn't Invent the Idea. America Enshrined It.** Today marks the **250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.** For two and a half centuries, Americans have repeated these words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created...
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🪨🔑 “Peter Means Rock” — The Pebble Argument Had A Nice Run
🪨🔑 “Peter Means Rock” — The Pebble Argument Had A Nice Run Apparently Jesus changed Simon’s name to Rock, built something on “this rock,” gave him the keys, and then some folks said: “Could be unrelated.” Bold strategy. The old “Petros means little stone / Petra means big rock” argument sounds...
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📜⚖️ “That’s Not Fair” — a song about objective morality,
📜⚖️ “That’s Not Fair” — a song about objective morality, hypocrisy, and the weird little problem people run into when they insist morality is subjective… right before telling everyone what they should and shouldn’t do. This one started with a simple question: How do you get from “I don’t like...
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🏆 “Apostolic Participation Trophy”
📜 — If Sola Scriptura was THE plan from the beginning… why did most of the Apostles never write anything? That’s the joke. But also… kind of the question. This new Peter’s Barque track leans hard into the absurdity: 🎶 Andrew evangelized nations… but apparently forgot to leave notes. 🎶...
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A lot of people have asked how they can support Peter’s Barque...
A lot of people have asked how they can support Peter’s Barque. The best answer is still simple: Share the songs. Send them to friends. Use them in OCIA, youth ministry, Bible studies, classrooms, and comment sections when the same old anti-Catholic canards show up again. That helps more than you...
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🍞🍷🩸 “Ancient Scandal (Transubstantiation)” — The Eucharist Was Always Scandalous
🍞🍷🩸 “Ancient Scandal (Transubstantiation)” — The Eucharist Was Always Scandalous Yesterday was the Feast of Corpus Christi — the celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ. Which makes this a fitting week to release a song about one of the strangest accusations ever leveled against…
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🕯️⚖️☀️ "I WANT TO WANT" — When Your Heart Chooses the Lesser Light
🕯️⚖️☀️ "I WANT TO WANT" — When Your Heart Chooses the Lesser Light Saint Augustine didn’t deny the good. He knew it. He respected it. He just prayed: “Give me chastity… but not yet.” That’s not ancient history. That’s Tuesday. We don’t usually choose evil because it’s evil. We choose real...
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Fr. Leo Patalinghug w/ Plating Grace gave me a little bit of a shout out. 😏
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🔥✨ “We Didn’t Invent This” — Simple… and Somehow More Than One? An Explanation of the Trinity
🔥✨ “We Didn’t Invent This” — Simple… and Somehow More Than One? Last week we talked about divine simplicity—God isn’t made of parts, not divided, not composed. This week we run into what *sounds* like a contradiction: One God… and yet Father, Son, and Spirit. If your idea of God fits neatly…
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🔥 “BABEL UNDONE (PENTECOST)”
📜🔥 “BABEL UNDONE (PENTECOST)” NEW BONUS DROP! Most people know the story of the Tower of Babel. Humanity gathers together. One people. One language. One great project. “Let us make a name for ourselves.” And then suddenly: confusion. Division. Scattering. Languages splitting apart. But here’s…
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🧠✨ "Simple (Not Basic)" — God isn’t built… and that changes everything
Title: 🧠✨ Simple (Not Basic) 🧠✨ "Simple (Not Basic)" — God isn’t built… and that changes everything What if God isn’t just the biggest thing… but not a “thing” at all? Most of us—without realizing it—picture God like a super-powered version of us. Smarter. Stronger. Eternal. But still… built....
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It's True...
It's True... #short Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise
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A spammer pretended to be my priest...
I'm the director of OCIA for my parish, and as such my name, email, and phone number appear in the bulletin, which appears online. Quite frequently, some spammer scrapes the information, then spoofs being my priest (who I have known personally for 20+ years)... and sometimes... I string them...
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📜✨ **"He Ascended, But His Body Remained"
📜✨ **"He Ascended, But His Body Remained" — The Ascension Didn’t End Christ’s Reign. It Revealed It.** **He didn’t leave. He reigns.** The Ascension is often treated like a departure scene. Jesus goes up… and the story shifts to the apostles figuring things out on their own. But that’s not what...
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❤️🪨✨ "Not of Works" — Now Animated
❤️🪨✨ "Not of Works" — Now Animated Same song. New experiment. This week I’m trying something different. I’ve taken “Not of Works” and turned it into a fully animated version—simple, visual, catechetical… something that shows the theology, not just says it. Because this topic matters. Abraham is...
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"Not of Works" — The Verse Everyone Quotes… and the One They Skip
📜✨ "Not of Works" — The Verse Everyone Quotes… and the One They Skip Not of works. You’ve heard it. You’ve probably had it quoted at you. Like it settles everything. But Scripture doesn’t contradict itself—and it doesn’t stutter either. Paul says Abraham was justified by faith: 👉 “Abraham...
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🧬⏳ “The Biology Doesn’t Change — You Were Always You” BONUS FRIDAY SONG
🧬⏳ “The Biology Doesn’t Change — You Were Always You” BONUS FRIDAY SONG The argument is often dressed up in complicated language. “Clump of cells.” “Potential life.” “Not a person yet.” “Just tissue.” But strip away the slogans, and the question gets much simpler: What exactly changed? Not your...
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We preach the Bible every single day, not just on Sundays (or Sundays and Wednesdays). And when we p
We preach the Bible every single day, not just on Sundays (or Sundays and Wednesdays). And when we preach... We Literally Stand For The Gospel https://x.com/i/status/2003799316516032720 #short Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise
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Honor is not worship. And it’s not a zero-sum game. God doesn’t lose glory because He shares it— He
Honor is not worship. And it’s not a zero-sum game. God doesn’t lose glory because He shares it— He creates glory by sharing it. The same God who says, “I will not give My glory to another” (Isaiah 42:8), is the One who crowns His saints with glory (Romans 2:10). So what gives? Simple: Worship...
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📜❌⚖️✅ “Essentials: Who Decides?” — If It Matters… Then It Matters Who Decides
📜❌⚖️✅ “Essentials: Who Decides?” — If It Matters… Then It Matters Who Decides It sounds beautiful. “In essentials, unity… in non-essentials, liberty… in all things, charity.” But there’s a problem hiding in plain sight: Who decides what counts as *essential*? Because if you can’t answer that…
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Cadence Change
**𝗛𝗲𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗕 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴?** 😅🎶 Fair question. **𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀** 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱. And honestly, I’m deeply grateful. Peter’s Barque has grown faster than I expected, and part of that has meant writing, recording,...
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📖🎙️ **"Call No Man Father?" — The Favorite Mic Drop… That Falls Apart**
📖🎙️ **"Call No Man Father?" — The Favorite Mic Drop… That Falls Apart** “Call no man father.” You’ve seen it. You’ve heard it. Dropped like a mic… conversation over. Except… it’s not. Because in the *same breath*, Jesus also says not to call anyone “teacher.” And yet — **Ephesians 4** — God...
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This is one of my favorite proofs against private interpretation outside of scripture...
This is one of my favorite proofs against private interpretation outside of scripture... #short Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise
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The people who often think they are railing against man-made Traditions are oftentimes swallowing th
The people who often think they are railing against man-made Traditions are oftentimes swallowing them Hook Line and sinker Sola scriptura is a man-made tradition added to the scriptures that not only is itself not found in scriptures so it fails its own test, but it is in fact anti-scriptural....
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It's Saturday... Maybe stop in today?
It's Saturday... Maybe stop in today? #short Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise
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📜✨ "Blessed Are..." — The Beatitudes Flip the Scoreboard The world says: win, dominate, take, asse
📜✨ "Blessed Are..." — The Beatitudes Flip the Scoreboard The world says: win, dominate, take, assert. Christ says: blessed are the poor… the meek… the merciful. One of those sounds like losing… until you realize which Kingdom actually lasts. The Beatitudes aren’t soft sayings or poetic...
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📜✨ **“The Ballad of Pastor Jim” — When Made-Up History Starts Sounding True**
📜✨ **“The Ballad of Pastor Jim” — When Made-Up History Starts Sounding True** Some legends aren’t preserved because they’re true… They’re preserved because they’re *repeated*. This song started as a running joke—years of memes poking fun at the kind of “church history” that shows up in charts,...
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📜⚡ "KALAM: Nothing Makes Nothing" — The Universe Doesn’t Get a Free Pass
📜⚡ "KALAM: Nothing Makes Nothing" — The Universe Doesn’t Get a Free Pass 📝 Main Body 💥 You already believe this argument. You just stop applying it when it gets uncomfortable. You don’t think cakes bake themselves. 🎂 You don’t think phones assemble themselves. 📱 You don’t think something…
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🔬✨ “Science Isn’t the Church’s Enemy — It’s One of Her Children” (2026 Edition) ✨📜 It’s back — cl
🔬✨ “Science Isn’t the Church’s Enemy — It’s One of Her Children” (2026 Edition) ✨📜 It’s back — cleaned up, sharpened, and finally dressed in the artwork this track always deserved. New vocals. New polish. Same message that keeps surprising people: Science didn’t grow up in rebellion. It grew up...
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👑⚔️ NEW SONG: “The Son of God, The Son of Man” — Not a Teacher. Not a Prophet. A Problem.
👑⚔️ NEW SONG: “The Son of God, The Son of Man” — Not a Teacher. Not a Prophet. A Problem. 📝 Let’s drop the soft-focus version of Jesus for a second. “Good teacher.” “Wise moral guide.” “Nice guy with parables.” That version doesn’t get crucified. Jesus didn’t just teach. He made a claim. A very...
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A message I got during triduum
Not sharing this to brag, just got an amazing message this weekend from somebody and I wanted to share it but keep it Anonymous for their sake, if you have a minute say a prayer for this person and if you have 2 minutes feel free to also say a prayer for me and this little Ministry of mine and my...
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🕊️✨ EASTER MONDAY DROP ✨🕊️ 📜👑 EUANGELION — “What Is The Gospel?” 👑📜
🕊️✨ EASTER MONDAY DROP ✨🕊️ 📜👑 EUANGELION — “What Is The Gospel?” 👑📜 (Yes, we’re saying Alleluia again. Loudly.) Everybody says “the gospel.” Fewer can define it. Euangelion means good news—but in Scripture it’s not “tips for private spirituality.” It’s an announcement: God reigns. The…
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🌅👑📜 “The Grave Is Empty” — The prophets pointed to it. The tomb proved it.
🌅👑📜 “The Grave Is Empty” — The prophets pointed to it. The tomb proved it. This one is going live right at midnight on Easter, just as the Vigil gives way to Resurrection morning — and as my OCIA people, along with so many others around the world, enter more fully into the joy of the Church’s...
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✝️🕯️⬇️ "He Went Down - The Harrowing of Hell" (Holy Saturday Wasn’t Silent)
✝️🕯️⬇️ "He Went Down - The Harrowing of Hell" (Holy Saturday Wasn’t Silent) Holy Saturday feels like nothing happened. Christ is dead. The tomb is sealed. Heaven is quiet. But that silence… is deceptive. Because Scripture tells us something shocking: He went down. Down to the realm of the dead....
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✝️🩸🍷 **"The Fourth Cup Comes Tomorrow" — The Last Supper Wasn’t Finished**
✝️🩸🍷 **"The Fourth Cup Comes Tomorrow" — The Last Supper Wasn’t Finished** (And yes, it's a day late) The Last Supper didn’t end in the Upper Room. That’s not poetry — that’s Scripture. At Passover, there are four cups. But Jesus stops before the last one. “I will not drink again…” Then they…
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Between the Nails and the Dawn (Good Friday)
At 3:00 PM—the ninth hour—we remember the moment the world went quiet. Good Friday isn’t a symbol. It isn’t a metaphor. It’s the cost. And Psalm 22 isn’t just “poetic language” from a distant past. It reads like a witness statement. Centuries before Rome would turn crucifixion into a public...
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Shot this video earlier but a lot of people complained they couldn't hear so this is me reshooting i
Shot this video earlier but a lot of people complained they couldn't hear so this is me reshooting it because I wanted to let you know that this weekend I left the Catholic church and you should know why... #catholicism #catholic #ChristianMusic . . . . . . . . . #aprilfools #short Subscribe to…
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Something I have to get off my chest... #catholicism #catholic #ChristianMusic #aprilfools
Something I have to get off my chest... #catholicism #catholic #ChristianMusic #aprilfools Subscribe to Ask Catholics on Soundwise
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ODE TO BACON (The Official Meat of the New & Everlasting Covenant)
🥓 NEW SONG — APRIL 1st 🥓 “ODE TO BACON (The Official Meat of the New & Everlasting Covenant)” Yes, this is an April Fool’s drop. No, it’s not a joke. Well… it is. But it’s also catechesis. Bacon is in nearly every scene of this video for a reason. The Mosaic food laws weren’t random. They…
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🌿🫏✨ **"Hosanna: They Knew What This Meant" — Palm Sunday Was a Public Claim to Divinity**
📜✨ **"Hosanna: They Knew What This Meant" — Palm Sunday Was a Public Claim to Divinity** Palm Sunday wasn’t a parade. It was a declaration. Most people see a humble moment—Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, crowds waving branches, shouting “Hosanna.” But the people there? The ones who knew...
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📜✨ NEW SONG: “You Want The Final Say” — Authority Was Never Meant to Be Optional
📜✨ NEW SONG: “You Want The Final Say” — Authority Was Never Meant to Be Optional A lot of objections to the Catholic Church start with surface-level complaints. Statues. Candles. Mary. Tradition. But if we’re honest, those usually aren’t the real issue. The real issue is authority. The Catholic...
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📜✨ NEW SONG: "ABIDE (I DIDN’T SAVE MYSELF)" — Grace Saves. You Stay.
📜✨ NEW SONG: "ABIDE (I DIDN’T SAVE MYSELF)" — Grace Saves. You Stay. You didn’t save yourself. But you did have to grab the rope. And you still have to hold on. There’s this strange idea that if salvation is by grace, then doing anything at all somehow ruins it… like obedience is competing with...
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Ask Catholics is a podcast run by a catechist and RCIA director to help people understand and better be able to explain the Catholic faith and to clear up a lot of misconceptions many people have when looking at Catholicism from the outside.
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