Catholic Stuff You Should Know

After experiencing a lot of misunderstandings about what mass intentions and mass offerings are, Fr. Jacob and Fr. Sean dive into the history and theology of the Mass as a sacrifice and how the benefits of that sacrifice are dispersed through mass intentions.

Fr. John and Fr. Jacob ponder a book by Paul Griffiths and discuss the experience of space and time from creation and the fall through the redemptive incarnation of Christ and how time has changed now that God has entered into His creation and drawn all things to himself from the cross.

The whole crew gathers for Fr. Mike's last episode as he leads us on one more adventure discussing his new idea for a devotion to the Sacred Heart.

Fr. Jacob and Fr. Sean discuss Fr. Jacob's latest hobby, gardening, and the spiritual analogies he's gleaned from his successes and failures striving to be a green thumb.

In light of recent events and requests on the topic, Fr. John and Fr. Sean offer rules for thinking about Pope Francis, which they also call a "primer for unsettled laymen".