The Simpleton Podcast | Catholic Culture, Mission, and Politics

Marco Casanova, Associate Director of Desert Stream Ministries, joins Clark on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. In this episode: • How the Church should address taboo subjects • Same-sex attraction, healing, and moving forward • Desert Stream Ministries and Living Waters • Nihilism and evangelism • The culture of SSA (and how it's changed) --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Marco’s job, Kansas City, meeting his wife 5:18 What is Desert Stream Ministries? 16:35 The culture surrounding SSA and sexuality 25:22 Purpose, nihilism, and evangelism 28:35 Do people know about Desert Stream/Living Waters? 33:52 Integrating psychology, spirituality, and sexuality 45:50 The Church, homosexuality, addressing sin, and moving forward --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee: YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠ Odysee: ⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠ You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast⁠⁠. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.asimplehouse.org/⁠⁠ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠ --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit ⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura discuss how to rid yourself of faith contradictions, the Vatican's new document on blessing gay couples, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Recapping the ASH manual so far • Gay blessings & Pope Francis • Culture war, woke ideology • Shady immigration business --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro & signpost 1:24 Clark's (relevant) gadget for the winter 5:34 Greatness doesn't come from systems 14:12 Recapping the manual so far 28:55 Hypocrisy and bad faith 35:06 Gay blessings & Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome 49:03 Immigration and shady government dealings 1:01:12 Feedback: culture war, woke ideology 1:12:11 Masculinity and the future of our culture --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J1dfJqRw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Clark and Laura debate whether therapy is overly recommended today, how Canada isn't as great as everyone thinks, and how flip phones are making a comeback at ASH in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • We need YOUR feedback! • Laura caught a snakehead? • Spirituality & psychology • Victoria Spartz & standing up to inflation • New focus for The Simpleton Podcast? --- Chapters: 0:00 Streaming on all platforms! 0:30 In this episode... 1:35 Laura caught a snakehead? & Clark's fishing expeditions 11:17 Why so much therapy? Abigail Schrier's new book 16:57 Laura's own (positive) experience with therapy 18:10 Spirituality & psychology? 20:02 Changing to flip phones at A Simple House 22:55 Standing up to inflation & Victoria Spartz 30:25 Crazy Canada & free speech 36:42 WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! (The Simpleton Podcast future) 40:01 A main goal of A Simple House 47:04 Outro (with an interesting factoid) --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee. Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast. --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic⁠ YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023⁠ Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #religion

Dr. Laurie Johnson, Professor of Political Philosophy and co-founder of the Maurin Institute, sits down with Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.

Also in this episode:

• Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?

• Being Catholic in academia

• Should we be trying to reinvent society?

• Catholic Integralists & Distributists

• Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion

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To learn more about Dr. Laurie and/or the Maurin Institute, search "Dr. Laurie Johnson" on YouTube or go to https://pmaurin.org/

--- Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:41 Signpost

1:01 Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion

11:21 Being Catholic at a state university

14:44 Going into academia in 2023

18:34 Dr. Laurie's podcast

19:14 Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?

28:33 The New Right & politics in 2023

40:52 Maurin Academy, the JPII Catholic Worker, & their goals

51:16 What quality of life do we have, and will we have?

1:00:37 Should we be trying to reinvent society?

1:08:01 Catholic Integralists & Distributists

1:19:12 The destructiveness of ideological obsession

1:23:50 The usefulness of outside ideologies --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKF0Az-HmuA&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU --- Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast. YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic --- Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more. --- #catholic #podcast #politics

Also in this episode:

• Utopia? Or anti?

• The Catholic Worker Movement

• How to "build the kingdom"

• Spencer's podcast (with Dr. Laurie Johnson): Dustbowl Diatribes

• Catholic conversion

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0:00 Start

0:36 Origins of JPII Catholic Worker Farm, Spencer, and Emily

10:01 Hippies, Christians, farmers, and Michael Pollen

15:52 Spencer's journey to Catholicism

18:00 The biggest challenge for organic farming

27:30 Spencer's failed farm ideas

28:27 Where the interest in Catholic Worker Farms came from

40:54 Why Catholicism? And how Spencer & Emily met

43:41 Emily's background

44:53 Spencer and Emily

45:59 An aside on Mormonism

46:56 The jump to Catholicism and the Catholic Worker Movement

53:48 Goals of the JPII Catholic Worker Farm

58:26 Spencer's podcast (with Dr. Laurie Johnson): Dustbowl Diatribes

1:06:44 Anti-utopian dreams (and anti-uniformity)

1:12:53 Understanding "building the Kingdom of God"

1:15:15 Is the vague-ness of Catholic Social Teaching good?

1:30:48 The "dustbowl" of modernity

1:33:19 Global warming, doomerism, growing your own food, and cities

1:48:01 Summarizing our thoughts: pursuing the "real"

1:49:16 Outro

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Links:

Dustbowl Diatribes with Dr. Laurie Johnson & Spencer Hess:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx_cZ2WLSL-mRfrizC89Ln4k

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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYeARFv4OvQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb (or search "The Simpleton Podcast")

Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU

Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU

You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.

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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com

A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

Visit asimplehouse.org to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023

Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit www.totusmedia.co to learn more.

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#catholic #tedlasso #podcast

Also in this episode:

• Friends, Seinfeld, and what's real

• Catholic university problems

• Gen Z trusts the government?

• Via Negativa and Via Positiva

• "Dustbowl Diatribes"

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

1:12 Laura's Mother's Day surprise

3:26 Reforming institutions: the problem, why people wanted to

10:28 The issue of Catholic universities

16:46 How to reform an institution

20:20 Ron DeSantis's reform of schools in Florida

28:45 Failure of public schools

33:21 Feedback from a listener: Gen Z's trust in government

43:16 Blocking industry progress, hurting the masses

46:25 Emminent domain

49:46 Ted Lasso is Jesus Christ? "Theodrama" explained

57:44 "Friends", "Seinfeld", and reality vs. fiction

1:00:02 Via negativa/via positiva in pursuing holiness

1:05:19 "Dustbowl Diatribes": Laura's recommendation (link in description)

1:07:58 Outro

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Links:

Dustbowl Diatribes with Dr. Laurie Johnson & Spencer Hess:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx_cZ2WLSL-mRfrizC89Ln4k

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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYeARFv4OvQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb

(or simply search "The Simpleton Podcast")

Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU

Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU

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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com

A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

Visit asimplehouse.org to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023

Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit totusmedia.co to learn more.

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#catholic #tedlasso #podcast

This one's jam-packed!

Also in this episode:

• Critique from a listener

• Purpose of The Simpleton Podcast

• Baltimore Abuse Report

• Don't control the world

• Public school crisis

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Links:

DEI spending at Michigan:

https://news.yahoo.com/university-michigan-spends-more-18-174253474.html

Community colleges are a waste of time?:

https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/may/02/waste-of-time-community-college-transfers-derail-students/

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:26 Signpost: a MASSIVE episode ahead!

2:25 ASH's 20th Anniversary Party in KC recap!

3:10 What's the purpose of The Simpleton Podcast?

10:28 How liberals and conservatives approach big problems

11:42 Why Catholics (or anyone) shouldn't try to control the world

14:35 Update on the Baltimore Abuse Report (Statute of Limitations)

15:31 Critique from a listener about TSP's take on public schools and abuse

25:08 The public schools crisis

27:10 The cost of diversity and inclusion: U of Michigan case study

29:08 Community colleges are a waste of time?

30:03 The importance of state government...

30:31 ...gender ideology, Montana and their gender-affirming care bill...

34:06 ...and the case of Zooey Zephyr

39:08 Laura's experience working in the state legislature

40:36 Catholic immigration stance? And accusations of the US's trafficking

48:31 Clark's crazy story about being encouraged to traffic immigrants

50:27 The 0% Conspiracy Analysis of Jeffrey Epstein

53:49 The secrecy and dangers of the US Intelligence Community and CIA

57:08 How to fix said secrecy problem & should we trust the government?

58:57 Kids being skeptical of government; the right to privacy

1:02:34 Concerning lack of regulation, especially with AI, social media

1:07:38 Summarizing our thoughts on oversight, failures, and cultural confusion

1:09:26 Outro

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org.

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

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Facebook: @asimplehouse

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#catholic #politics #podcast

Chad Pirotte is a theologian, full-time carpenter, public speaker, writer, and avid pipe smoker. Chad was a Presbyterian pastor for 10 years before becoming Catholic. Clark sits down with Chad for a discussion on conversion, theology, and why Catholicism drew him in.

Also in this episode:

• Pipe smoking

• The significance of suffering

• "Hot rod" Evangelicalism

• Reformed theology & Presbyterianism

• "Being a Chad"

Find more of Chad's work at groundedcatholic.com.

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:24 Smoking pipes and crying

1:25 Introducing: Chad Pirotte

3:10 Chad and Clark's pipe smoking evangelization

9:02 Chad's (triple) conversion story

14:07 Reformed theology, Protestantism, and philosophy

19:10 What does a "deeper conversion" mean?

20:52 Life in Protestant seminary & getting involved with a Korean-American church

23:57 A brief tangent on Taiwanese culture and heritage

25:19 How did Chad become Catholic? And the role of suffering

27:42 Do evangelicals neglect the reality of suffering?

29:40 What authors, works, or ideas (infused theology) helped Chad in his conversion?

33:27 How Chad's church's stance on homosexuality affected his pastorship

34:34 What does an ordination mean in the Presbyterian church?

36:34 All the factors that led to Chad's first big step toward Catholicism

39:04 RCIA: how Chad became a present-day Catechist

45:11 Chad's ministry "Grounded Catholic"

50:00 How Chad's wife Carrie led him toward Catholicism

52:38 The "hot rod" origins of Evangelical Protestantism?...

57:33 ...and how it relates to Catholicism's "approach"

58:39 Was Vatican II good for the Church?

1:00:09 The Church fathers and the speed of culture now

1:02:05 "Being a Chad"

1:04:21 The Church's care for the poor

1:05:11 groundedcatholic.com!

1:05:51 Outro

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The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023

Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

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#catholic #convert

Also in this episode:

• Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson

• Star Wars Catholicism

• ASH's 20th anniversary!

• How to TRULY help the homeless

• So you want to start a ministry?

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

1:42 Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and the Catholicism of Star Wars

5:21 A Simple House Anniversary Party! And the NFL Draft

5:55 ASH Updates: finding love, St. Andrew Kim devotion

9:58 Lucky Charms, candy, and sugar crises

12:32 So you want to start a ministry? 3 things you need to consider

16:21 How to approach giving

22:27 Solidarity and its massive importance

25:28 What is subsidiarity? And why does it tie into solidarity?

30:32 Mental illness, addiction, "grifters": homelessness in the big picture

34:00 How to REALLY serve someone experiencing homelessness

37:01 Should you give $5 to the guy on the side of the road?

37:38 A "shazam" of an outro!

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The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:

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You can also find this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/2Q_rzJtxYe4.

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023

Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

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#homeless #starwars #catholic

Episode #56!

Also in this episode:

• Clark reaches cyborg status

• Maryland abuse report & analysis

• Commercializing spirituality

• Urban decay

• China’s awfulness

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

1:34 Clark's new arm! Cyborg status unlocked!

2:58 The Catholic sex abuse scandal, the Pennsylvania Report...

4:58 ...and the new Baltimore/Maryland Report

8:31 Shocking facts about the acknowledgement and legality of abuse (until the 1970s)

13:54 The problem with lifting the statute of limitations

16:44 The problem of abuse BEYOND the Church, in schools

21:05 Walter Reed Hospital's interesting Catholic clergy situation

24:02 The commercialization of spirituality and persecution of religion

32:14 Statistics, narratives, and what you hear vs. reality

35:18 Mass shootings vs. school shootings

37:11 The statistical problem of denying rights to improve life for others

40:22 Urban decay and blind eyes for violence

41:20 The Kansas City shooting and stand-your-ground laws

44:32 Why are we afraid of each other? And the Buffalo Blizzard story

45:43 Urban decay in the past; the persuasiveness of statistics and anecdotes

48:57 The horrors of China and how other nations should interact with them

51:53 A Catholic (maybe?) social policy for China (and beyond)

57:17 "Coming out as a Republican" from "Long Shot" (2019)

1:02:30 Outro

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

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Clark and Laura discuss Afroman's insane legal battle (and how to effectively embarrass the police), the moratorium on AI, and more on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.

Also in this episode:

• Why is Clark in a cast and sling?

• Can we make AI safe?; The lockdown on AI

• What does AGI and "alignment" mean?

• Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and understanding transgender transitions

• Norm Macdonald and the Christian idea of self-knowledge

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NOTE:

Below are the links for the statistics and studies that Clark and Laura mention. One slight clarification: in the podcast, it is stated that when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY (transgender-identifying youth) and non-TIY, the statistics of s*icidal behavior are "the same". The line from the second article below provides clarification: "[when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY and non-TIY,] the disparities in s*icidal behavior reduced considerably, suggesting that it is not the lack of gender affirmation that seems to be driving s*icidal behavior." Key emphasis on "disparities" and "reduced considerably", as opposed to "[are] the same".

Links:

Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/

Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide: https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-and-the?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:46 Clark's bionic arm

1:21 *MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING*

2:01 Recovering from an injury

2:38 *MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING PT. 2*

3:49 Afroman returns! He's getting SUED for his song?

7:47 Embarrassing and speaking out against the government

10:09 Can we make AI safe?; The moratorium on AI

12:11 WHY AI is so powerful

14:18 What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?

15:18 AGI's threats (as expressed by AGI's creators) and what is "alignment"?

18:52 Why AGI is hard to control

20:13 Guardrails are needed (pt.1): what are they and where do they go?

20:33 Laura asks Bing AI about itself

21:24 Guardrails are needed (pt.2): "it's a race to the bottom"

24:02 What we can do to protect ourselves

26:17 We need guiding, universal rules for AI

29:33 We need good, well-intentioned people for AI

31:24 AI, transhumanism, eugenics, and human potential

33:49 What does TLC stand for?? (as in, the TLC Channel)

35:14 Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and a story of transgender transition

38:02 Understanding the situation, exploitation, child abuse, e etc.

40:47 The epidemic of transgender transitions

41:42 The complexity of transgenderism, gender dysphoria, body dysmorphic disorder, child abuse

46:08 (SEE NOTE IN DESCRIPTION) S*icide and transgender identifying youth

48:10 The Christian idea of self-knowledge

49:49 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 1)

50:13 Norm Macdonald and the intuition for God

52:11 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 2)

54:37 Outro

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Clark and Laura break down the Catholic Church’s Social Doctrine, including the Compendium of the Social Doctrine. What is it, how did it come to be, what’s good about it, and where is it lacking?

 

Also in this episode:

• Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good?

• It's ok to make money; when self-interest is good

• A correction: Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms

• 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION

• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church

 

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:58 Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms

3:39 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION

5:03 Introduction to Catholic Social Doctine

5:37 How did the Social Doctrine come about? And its context

12:18 Issues with the Social Doctrine

15:21 The implications of decentralization and human growth

18:47 Nobility and its many issues

21:09 Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good?

23:06 What IS the Social Doctrine of the Church?

25:22 Is the Church Socialist, Libertarian, or Communist?

27:54 The primary principles (and the ambiguity) of the Social Doctrine

31:01 Is the Social Doctrine authoritative?

32:35 What's missing from the Social Doctrine: #1 Decentralization

36:39 It's good to make money; when self-interest is ok

39:57 Why ethics in business is necessary (and helpful)

42:11 Understanding "rights" (feat. Mary Ann Glendon's "Rights Talk")

44:09 Recapping: What we wish the Social Doctrine did better

44:30 Laura's recommendation: library hack!

45:55 Clark's stand-up comedy

46:56 Outro

 

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Clark and Laura share spiritual pitfalls to stay away from, share how Microsoft's "Sydney" Bing Chatbot is creeping the heck out of people, share conservative vs. liberal thoughts on state-funded education, and more in this wide-ranging episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Also in this episode: • Microsoft Bing Chatbot "Sydney" is in love with people • Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church • J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals  • Truly, your spiritual problems have simple solutions • Thomas AquinasGPT and Catholic Chatbots --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:16 Pitfalls of spiritual advice 2:04 The 80/20 rule (not the productivity version) 6:10 What's the purpose of spiritual formation? 10:09 Your problems have simple solutions 13:18 Being a supportive bystander (ASH's accountability meetings) 14:37 Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church 20:45 The problem with ecumenism (and how to find common ground) 24:17 AI and verification problems 25:53 Sentient AI goes off the rails 33:40 AI is in love with you?? 36:39 Microsoft's weird decisions behind its AI 37:39 The transhumanist movement behind AI 39:26 The AI revolution: education, white-collar jobs, & art 42:35 AI and fraud 47:56 How "Electric Dreams" (1984) predicted 2023 50:16 J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals 56:41 Jordan Peterson, state-funded education 59:16 Final final FINAL thoughts on AI --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/bpLg9Omx8X8. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

ChatGPT has everyone excited, worried, or both. What do we make of it as Catholics? And what would happen if ChatGPT wrote an episode of The Simpleton Podcast? Also in this episode: • Does ChatGPT have any hidden biases? • Chatbots and AI: a brief history • We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? • The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge • SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your steak! Laura's Reverse-searing recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/reverse-sear-chuck-steak --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:49 Artificial Intelligence: an outline of what we'll discuss 2:34 Chatbots: a brief history 3:39 ChatGPT writes a The Simpleton Podcast episode 6:28 Breaking down ChatGPT's TSP episode 9:23 Dissecting ChatGPT's biases 10:50 Where does ChatGPT get its sources from? 14:39 Using ChatGPT as a Magic 8 Ball 16:44 The future of ChatGPT & how it's going to change the workplace 22:18 We need...a Catholic ChatGPT? 23:13 How ChatGPT will change education 26:01 The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge 29:18 Back to ChatGPT and education 30:50 Other dangers of AI 33:48 Afroman's "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and police injustice 42:21 SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your meat! Also: Puerto Rican cuisine 45:15 Final FINAL words on AI and the future --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/INbLeap9mdw. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

🎉 The Simpleton Podcast's 50TH EPISODE! 🎉 Clark and Laura discuss why even tried and true Christians experience doubt. What can we do about it? Also in this episode: • "Grounding in God", an Audio Essay • A special message from Ben the Editor • Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings • The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity • SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:10 A message from Ben the Editor (who needs a shave) 2:53 Podcast Intro 3:38 A lesson on making coffee 6:23 Audio essay: "Grounding in God" 24:25 Laura returns! And the necessity for relationship with God 27:36 Doubt, Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings 29:22 Catholicism is not a closed ideology: we explain 35:51 Job and getting angry at God 38:46 How Jesus taught & building yourself on God 41:06 Clark's economic geekings: GDP and world politics 49:30 ^ The WHY (and the Catholic application) 53:48 The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity 57:38 The US is an empire (and what that means) 59:19 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!? --- The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to: Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/Vb72SNUF5dg. --- Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback". A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study. To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms: YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023 Facebook: @asimplehouse Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, the things that we replace God with, "Silence" (2016), and much more.

Also in this episode:

• C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain)

• The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"

• Catholics react to the movie "Silence" (2016)

• Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God

• SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:55 C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses

4:27 ASH Retreat rules

5:23 SUPERFEAST (and how to fast/feast)

10:18 Weird retreat problems

14:14 TRUE Christian fasting (healthy and holy)

20:10 "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"

22:03 Why it's crucial to have a personal relationship with Jesus

25:59 The book "Silence" and the obviousness of God

29:40 We will experience persecution; here's how to prepare

32:45 A tangent on the dangers of Parkinson's meds

35:00 Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God

37:36 The genius of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy

38:01 Should we "fortify" ourselves with theology?

40:04 C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy & "That Hideous Strength"

45:42 Kind, loving, albeit ordinary priests

47:26 Please pray for the popular, superstar priests

51:11 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn

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Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think.

Also in this episode:

• "The poor will always be with us": true or false?

• Stupid, classic analogies: the river

• Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message

• The marketplace of ideas and what defeats good ideas

• How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:54 "Misunderstanding Poverty": Clark's essay

6:13 True or false: "The poor will always be with us"?

12:16 Exploiting the poor

13:53 Homily problems and elocution

15:58 Stupid, classic analogies: the river

18:02 Ben Speaks Out Against Injustice

19:00 Laura's defense of JP2 and nuance

22:06 **trigger warning, skip ahead to 23:06**

23:06 Nuance can destroy a message

24:45 Peter Theil is a great example of avoiding nuance

26:06 HUGE misconceptions about the poor

34:40 How to make a holy life enticing

39:33 Steven Crowder, the marketplace of ideas, what defeats good ideas

46:58 How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)

57:28 SIMPLE LIVING HACK (kind of): buying eyeglasses

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Clark and Laura discuss the commonalities between Libertarians and Catholics--not in beliefs, but in their messages--in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.

Also in this episode:

• Red-pill moments and "breaking frame"

• Catholics: stop arguing about what doesn't matter!

• Gaslighting, sexuality, and breakdowns of logic

• Extremism and counter-narratives

• Simple Living Hacks: ice cream!

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:51 Libertarians, Catholic governmental history, and Dave Smith

5:16 "Red pilling" the world as Catholics

10:08 What Catholics believe that no one else believes

18:08 Wearing weaknesses as badges?

20:47 Catholics: stop nerding out. Focus on the world!

24:07 Here's what Catholics need to stop talking about

26:56 Absurdism, gaslighting, and damage to our culture

34:59 The breakdown of sexuality

38:11 Politics, extremism, and the rise of counter-narratives

42:04 SIMPLE LIVING HACKS: Ice cream

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Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, passed away on December 31, 2022. Clark and Laura discuss the monumental impact Benedict had on them, and in the starting of A Simple House.

In this episode:

• Why you need to read Benedict's works

• NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks

• JP2 vs. Benedict in style and legacy

• Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers, the media, and SSPX

• The purpose of the Catholic Church

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:55 Intro to Pope Benedict segment

2:52 Benedict's contributions before papacy

5:08 Differences between Benedict and JP2

6:52 We went to Benedict's Mass in DC

7:55 Why retiring from being pope was a monumental move

11:41 Benedict's great theological contributions

16:45 "Introduction to Christianity"'s profound impact

20:07 Benedict's contributions to the Catechism

21:57 The three interviews

24:42 Encyclicals, Catholic Charities, & Love/Truth

31:26 Benedict's role in forming A Simple House

33:40 No one reads!!

42:09 The Historical-Critical Method and its faults

45:25 The "Jesus of Nazareth" books

46:56 Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers

53:10 Benedict's "bulldog" media portrayal

56:48 SSPX and Benedict

58:36 The Vatican Bank scandal

59:54 Seminarians at ASH

1:03:29 What's the purpose of the Church?

1:07:21 Flawless transition

1:08:20 NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks

1:14:44 Is it wrong or right to outsource?

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To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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How can living simply help you avoid the pitfalls of planned obsolescence?

Clark and Laura discuss societal threats to simple living and their solutions in this second episode of TSP's 2-part series on simple living.

In this episode:

• 5 items you should only buy once (if you buy them right!)

• Items that everyone needs and will save you money

• Why you should buy from your neighbor vs. Ikea

• Buy Nothing, Freecycle, and the hyper-local economy

• Clark's idea of the "Catholic economy" and its application

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

1:01 Tom in Michagan: Catholic Community

6:11 Planned obsolescence (PO) and dark consumerism

9:18 Right to Repair (RTR) and how to defeat PO

12:04 Essential RTR tips to save money and time

18:57 The "Catholic economy" and buying from your neighbor

22:21 Laura's side hustle

24:16 Things you need to buy ONCE

29:25 Shopgoodwill.com

33:21 Conclusion

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To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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A Simple House: I mean, it's in our name.

Living simply is a core aspect of what we do (and what we're called to do as Christians). But the concept is unclear and hard to do. What is true simple living?

In this episode:

• The non-Christian ideas of "simple living" and what they're missing

• What you NEED to get rid of

• Simply put: how to live simply

• The value of your time vs. your hobbies

• How your laundry (yes, your laundry) could be robbing you

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

2:08 Cliché, dumb ideas about "living simply"

8:13 Why live simply (in the real way)?

9:37 How to live simply

15:58 What's the benefit of going back to our roots?

23:24 You need to know the value of your time.

26:26 The value of hobbies

27:55 Summarizing simple living

28:43 You NEED to get rid of these things.

32:33 Fixing your laundry process will save your life.

37:32 We need your HELP!

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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Facebook: @asimplehouse

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A secret fellowship has been anonymously tackling the crippling effects of Big Pharma and Big Alcohol for the last 85+ years.

Clark sits down with "Dave", an anonymous member of this society, to learn more about it and how, surprisingly, anyone can join it.

In this episode:

• The steps that define this fellowship

• Addiction and its spiritual treatment

• The promises of recovery

• The worldwide reach of this organization

• How to help someone with an addiction

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:45 The 12 Steps: their purpose

3:52 Is addiction physical or mental?

6:20 Are addicts prone to ALL addictions?

8:43 The 12 Steps: what are they?

10:37 The spiritual aspect of the 12 steps

14:57 How long does it take to do the 12 steps?

18:20 The "benefits" of addiction (post-addiction)

19:38 The promises of recovery

23:16 Faith's relationship with recovery

28:05 How recovery affects parenting style

31:39 The traditions of the 12 Steps & its marketing

38:33 Addicts are stubborn & the solution

39:51 The worldwide reach of this organization

41:44 Arguments against this fellowship

48:48 What makes a good sponsor/mentor?

53:08 How to help someone with an addiction

1:00:51 Dave's final words: "God will show up for you"

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

Transhumanism: enhancing the human condition by developing technologies that can greatly improve cognition and longevity.

Technology makes life easier, but at what point does it make life itself, less?

In this episode:

• Technology-infused humans: how far should it go?

• "Playing stupid" as a way to connect with someone

• Transgenderism's repopulation issue

• Homesteading & the "Back to the Land" movement

• Clark's ridiculousness and how to troll your loved ones

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Links:

"Squatting on the Squatter" by FOX 2 Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB_hjqZQ1UY

"The Gay Rights Movement Has Been Hijacked by a Radical Transhumanist Agenda" by Jennifer Bilek (Reality's Last Stand article): https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-gay-rights-movement-has-been

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:23 Signpost

1:17 We love Classical Ed, but...

6:47 Should kids read the Old Testament?

9:13 Rhetoric & its role in ministry

15:56 When true ideas lose & "Harm Reduction" vs. 12-step

21:18 Transhumanism: technology-infused humans

28:08 Brave New World's plot coming true?

30:18 Homesteading & "Back to the Land"

32:11 Transgenderism is ruining humanity's future

36:11 Transhumanist agenda & demanding rights doesn't work

40:27 Coming up soon on TSP!

40:43 *Clark's ridiculousness & "trolling your wife"*

44:43 An abrupt outro

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Facebook: @asimplehouse

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***Some sexual content is discussed in this episode. It's not very descriptive, but it would likely fall in the PG-13 category. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.***

Garrett Johnson, also known as "Brother Without Order", is a Catholic speaker and blogger living in the DC area who experiences same-sex attraction (SSA).

While some want him to claim that his identity is found in being gay, Garrett has a much different perspective: one that has helped him live a much more fulfilling, truthful, and Catholic lifestyle.

In this episode:

• "Born this way" is a hoax?

• The Catholic ministry "Courage" and its impact on those with SSA

• Conversion therapy vs. true "reparative" therapy

• How to live chastely as someone with SSA

• How to be a supportive parent to a child with SSA

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Links:

Courage's website: https://couragerc.org/

Garrett's website, Brother Without Order: https://www.brotherwithoutorder.com/

Garrett's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gfreakj

Article from the Arlington Catholic Herald featuring Garrett: https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/catholics-with-same-sex-attraction-live-church-teaching-through-courage-ministry/

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Chapters: 

0:00 Start

1:14 *A quick disclaimer about this episode*

2:03 Introducing Garrett, cont.

2:28 Religion & sexuality in childhood

6:03 First experience of same-sex attraction

7:11 Exposure to pornography

8:54 Drinking, smoking, and clubbing

10:38 Starting a gay lifestyle

11:34 Sex helped me understand something crucial

13:16 The narrative surrounding gay lifestyles & LGBTQ

18:30 Hitting rock bottom & a relationship with God

21:03 Being a hair stylist & the connection to this journey

23:05 How to bring someone back to the Catholic Church

25:57 How "accepting" should Catholics be?

26:37 Fully becoming Catholic & EWTN's "The Journey Home"

28:38 The turning point

29:40 Quitting weed, YouTube, and brotherwithoutorder.com

32:08 Finding Courage (the Catholic ministry)

38:58 Garrett's main message

43:15 What it takes to be a great mother

46:09 "Born this way" is a hoax?

48:23 SSA could come from psychological issues

49:56 Conversion therapy vs. true "reparative" therapy

53:00 How to live chastely as someone with SSA

56:12 The ministry of the barbershop

58:19 How to be a supportive parent to a child with SSA

1:01:18 Speak the truth with love!

1:02:07 Outro (and where to hear more of Garrett!)

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The Catholic Church has been entangled in a complex and confusing situation in Canada for the past several years.

Claims of mass graves outside Catholic schools have been rumored for a while now. But is there any evidence? Was the Church involved? And who's to blame?

In this episode:

• Terry Glavin, NYT, and false journalism

• The Chinese genocide and disingenuous narratives

• How far should the Catholic Church reach into politics?

• RCIA for the dumb & a lesson from Beavis and Butt-head

• The secret Vatican library?? We explain.

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Links:

"The Great Canadian Mass Graves Hoax" episode from Bari Weiss's podcast "Honestly": https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/25fa83d7/the-great-canadian-mass-graves-hoax

"If You Fall In Love Fast - Watch This... | Russell Brand" full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSushzin2k

"Beavis's Spiritual Journey" article by Amy Welborn: https://amywelborn.wordpress.com/2022/10/10/beavis-spiritual-journey/

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:17 Signpost

0:56 Reacting to Dcn. Tyler's thoughts

6:58 The Church is a sign of contradiction

10:06 Disingenuous conversation & the Chinese genocide

13:54 Beavis and Butt-head's enlightening satire

16:19 RCIA for the dumb

19:29 Russell Brand & real vs. fleeting love

23:41 The Vatican Library

25:56 Upcoming episode help request!

27:05 Monday Night Football and crowd unrest

30:33 The First Nation genocide in Canada

32:38 Catholics haven't always ran things well.

35:01 The situation in Canadian schools

36:02 The NYT article & church burnings

38:18 The Terry Glavin interview

39:32 Journalistic malpractice & "the George Floyd moment"

42:42 The Catholic scapegoat & who's to blame?

47:34 Interpreting the story

50:39 Hypocritical leaders

51:44 Disingenuous conversation & the Chinese genocide pt. 2

55:00 One good thing about the UN

56:31 Focus, Clark!

56:38 The US's honesty

57:30 Outro

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

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Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic

"Inclusivity" has taken on a radically different definition in the past few decades.

How should Catholic understand the term, especially in relation to the LGBTQ community?

Also in this episode:

• A Simple House's "accompaniment model" and its benefits

• Where the Catholic synod process is it now (and what A Simple House has gained from it)

• Following up on our interview with Dr. Dan Gibbons about Classical Education

• Elites and building a sound theory on politicians

• The Secular Humanism Project and its slow decay

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Chapters:

0:00 Start

0:33 Signpost

1:18 Going to the past to build a new future

3:16 Bad religion books are NOT the problem.

3:48 The Secular Humanism Project (and it's death)

6:59 Vatican II is a great model (of re-modeling).

10:00 Understanding the faith, not just regurgitating it

11:00 Where did education go wrong?

12:23 Is classical education for the elites?

17:53 Classical ed programs in college

23:50 Is evangelizing the elites a good move?

28:08 Evangelize the upper class by serving the lower class.

29:47 The "Accompaniment" Model

35:02 Elites vs. politicians

36:55 The Vatican's secret library???

37:49 The Theory of Elites

38:32 "The He(art) Reset"

39:07 An update on the Catholic Synod

40:36 Were ASH's points included in the Synod?

41:22 Why our Synods were amazing.

43:10 "Ask not what the Church can do for you..."

43:58 A summary of the Synod reports across the US

45:25 Is clericalism still an issue?

47:45 Inclusivity isn't always good.

49:26 LGBTQ and how Catholics should view inclusivity 

55:30 "Judge well." -Jesus

55:57 What we're taking away from our synods

57:11 Outro

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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022

Facebook: @asimplehouse

Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic