Bone Church Revival

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss 5 Television shows everyone should watch before they die and 5 food that they should eat.

The BCR team discusses the medieval phenomenon of Black Madonna statues and portraits and the deep theological meaning behind them.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the phenomenon of healing springs

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the place of Dreams in Catholic Theology.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen engage in some Festivus Airing of Grievances regarding 5 Catholic Historical Figures

Leah Libresco Sargeant joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen in BCR Studios to discuss her new book The Dignity of Dependence.

Matt Fradd joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen in the BCR studios to discuss good whiskey with friends, how to defeat demogorgons, and most especially, the peace that can only be found in Jesus Christ .

Fr Jonathan Duncan and T.J. Nielsen discuss witches and a what Catholics can learn about evangelization.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss Halloween and try a Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Dr Jason Baxter joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen to discuss the Nature of Beauty, Why Literature Still Matters, and Why Fr Duncan should read more novels.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the worldwide phenomenon of Human Sacrifice

Dr Adam Pajan, Director of Sacred Music at St Marys Catholic Church, joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen to discuss why is Catholic music so bad lately and what can be done to make it better.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen each present their arbitrary lists of 10 movies everyone should watch before they die.

Sean Chapman joins Fr Duncan and TJ Nielsen to discuss aliens, art, inspiration and all things supernatural.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the bizarre Catholic phenomenon of incorruptible Saints.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the place of vampires and werewolves in Catholic lore, and what they can teach us about the human person and the nature of sin.

Guest Dr Paul LaPenna is back to discuss with Fr Duncan and T.J. the phenomenon of Near Death Experiences.

Fr Duncan and TJ discuss the strange history and traditions of papal conclaves.

Fr Duncan and TJ discuss the nature of mortification and extreme penances

Fr Jon Polce, SJ joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen to discuss the theology of zombies and the moral principles found in the television show, the Walking Dead.

Remember thou art dust o man and unto dust thou shalt return. Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss Ash Weds, Lent, Death, and the concept of the Memento More.

Is your fate determined by the stars? Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the perennial topic of Astrology and Horoscopes and where it all fits in Catholic Theology.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen are joined by Tony Cordova discussing why stand up comedy can be redemptive.

Catholic architect and J.R.R. Tolkien Scholar, Philip Nielsen, joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and T.J. Nielsen to discuss the role of magic in the works of the Inklings, in particular that of JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Charles Williams.

Outdoor enthusiast George Campbell joins Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen to try and provide an apologia for nature and to argue that maybe nature doesn't really suck after all.

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen are joined by southern folklore scholar Jim Wise to discuss Appalachian folk religions.

What can weird traditional European Christmas figures, such as Krampus, Bel Snickel, and La Befana the Epiphany Witch teach us about Christmas? Find out as TJ and Fr Duncan unpack the reason for the season.

What do Holy Cows and Magic Grapes have in common? Join Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen as they unpack how to best prepare for the End Times.

What is nostalgia and why do we all have it? TJ and Fr Duncan and Tony Cordova reminisce about our favorite 90's Nickelodeon shows while discussing the nature of nostalgia and what we can learn from it.

Is God sarcastic? Fr Jonathan Duncan and T.J. Nielsen discuss the role of sarcasm and snark in Sacred Scripture and what lessons can be learned.

What's going to happen to your bones after you die? Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss the concept of relics and some of the Church's strangest ones. What does the Tooth Fairy do with all those teeth anyway?

Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss Marian Apparitions and the nature of private vs public revelation.

What do Pythagoras, a large silverware company and the Mormons have in common? Find out as Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss what Catholics can learn from fringe religious groups.

Are ghosts imaginary, demonic, or perhaps just souls in Purgatory? Fr Jonathan Duncan and TJ Nielsen discuss what the Catholic Church teaches about Ghosts.

Fr Jonathan Duncan & T.J. Nielsen discuss their favorite atheists and what Catholics can learn from them. Show Notes Authors: Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › authorCormac McCarthy: books, biography, latest update Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › authorEvelyn Waugh: books, biography, latest update Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.com › Graha...Graham Greene: books, biography, latest update Christopher Hitchens: https://youtu.be/E9TMwfkDwIY?si=vx97lsBVJ6Bg13wV https://youtu.be/0tYm41hb48o?si=1kix-XkkiYJGXZch https://youtu.be/IPD1YGghtDk?si=hkzFfNIIBxVdLOlC Stephen Fry: https://youtu.be/JMjx_jBZDU8?si=i-Sp7ffrowuXwBi5 https://youtu.be/-suvkwNYSQo?si=NbyOeV-K6Uq7LcKz https://youtu.be/eJQHakkViPo?si=kmi8UeSU5DJnid3I Jonathan Haidt: https://youtu.be/vs41JrnGaxc?si=ti7BVcTHDmPhrNxA https://youtu.be/Zr06sLWLjW4?si=uzLqOfYE0nQYH4-B https://youtu.be/XFD5odFv36k?si=hyk6gyCBW35-8GPn https://youtu.be/2MYsx6WArKY?si=wXje_dKXXnIerAL_ Bill Maher: https://youtu.be/8hQliqvizbE?si=vFfhjbASk8wQik8n https://youtu.be/XFneOr1iSEk?si=vxx_WCX_3te2_8H2 https://youtu.be/OpdGK3F4pC0?si=2JGB0XIpuKEPswaT Family Guy by Seth Macfarlane (Quagmire owns Brian) https://youtu.be/tVFp8KTEw-k?si=auy7k4lyu5LbqUWo Sam Harris: https://youtu.be/kClEfOQ4iJg?si=5aJhtwhPcjJTJwHa Jordan Peterson: https://youtu.be/Jac7UoeE6So?si=qFk61A4PyT1MLFEi

Are wasps simply part of God's plan of creation or infernal little demon bugs? Turns out nature hates you and wants to murder you. T.J. and Fr Duncan talk about the theology of nature, the fall of man, and how nature needs Jesus.

Dr Paul LaPenna joins us to talk about the mysteries of the brain, the soul and the human person. What is Consciousness? Did you know there is an opposite to Deja vous? neither did we!

Are most Freemasons Satanists or are they just looking for the Sacraments in the wrong place? In Episode 3, T.J. & Fr Jonathan Duncan delve into how the love of ritual, history, and authority in Freemasonry point towards an inherent spiritual yearning for the Sacraments and the Catholic Church.

Is the time right to bring back the Feast of Hocks or the Feast of the Drunken Parrot? In our 2nd Episode, T.J. and Fr Duncan discuss Festivity and the need to reclaim Feasting in the Catholic Church.

A Podcast exploring the mysterious, numinous, and beautiful in the Catholic Church, inspired by Tolkien's view of myth as a gateway to Christ & Truth. In Episode 1, Fr Jonathan Duncan and T.J. Nielsen talk about the redemptive qualities of horror movies.