In this episode, we bring Ivan back from retirement, take a look at the numbers and reflect on all the guests we’ve had the opportunity to interview. In the second half of the episode, we explain the reasons for pausing the podcast, until further notice. We introduce a couple of new projects we’re working on and discuss how the podcast has changed us.

Links

The Daily Catholic. https://www.youtube.com/@thedailycatholic

Peregrino. https://walthercantu.substack.com

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro & Banter

04:15 Stats & The Beardies

13:00 All Barbatus Catholic Podcast guests

25:40 The future of Barbatus Catholic Podcast

38:22 The Daily Catholic

43:00 Peregrino

46:45 How has the podcast changed you?

59:30 Blessed be God in all of His designs

In this episode, we are joined by Fr. Michael O’Loughlin to talk about Eastern Catholicism. We cover much ground; we talk about chotkis, icons, the Jesus prayer, the great schema, the great schism, and rites. If you’re curious about Byzantine Catholicism, this is the episode for you.

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Show Notes

00:00 Intro

01:55 Fr. O’Loughlin’s road to Byzantine Catholicism

06:00 The Byzantine Liturgy is kid friendly

07:18 American Ruthenian Church

11:08 To the four corners of the world

14:53 The great schism

16:27 Catholic meets Orthodox

19:35 The great schema

24:17 Chotkis, The Jesus Prayer, and Hesychasm

29:19 Windows into heaven

32:52 Sensory experience

34:50 We’re all still Catholic

36:15 Receive like a baby bird

37:30 Rites and Churches

41:40 Adapt to the culture you are in

45:20 The three steps of the spiritual life

50:12 Pray for union

54:20 Priestly blessing

Links

The Way of a Pilgrim: https://a.co/d/09pBjfL 

Hesychasm: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Hesychasm 

https://byzantinela.com 

Becoming Byzantine: https://www.youtube.com/@becomingbyzantine2827 

Light of the East podcast: https://byzantinecatholic.com/podcast 

What God is Not podcast: https://whatgodisnot.com

What does it mean to be meek? Jesus tells us to learn from Him, for He is meek and humble of heart. In this episode, we explore what being meek entails. Two examples from scripture, digging into the greek meaning of the word, and three components that can help us grow in this virtue.

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Show Notes

E17: The Twelve Degrees of Humility

E18: Viri Virtutis

A Gentle and Quiet Spirit is not just a Feminine Virtue

Jordan Peterson on The Meek