The Simpleton Podcast | Catholic Culture, Mission, and Politics
By Clark Massey and Laura Hehman
Clark is the founder of A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus, a Catholic inner-city outreach ministry in Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Laura was one of the first missionaries to join the ministry, and is still involved today.
The vision of The Simpleton Podcast is to discuss Catholic culture, mission, and politics through the lens of the Catholic laity.
New episodes (almost) every Thursday!
To learn more about A Simple House, visit www.asimplehouse.org/
The Simpleton Podcast | Catholic Culture, Mission, and PoliticsMay 25, 2023
What is the "Good News" of Christianity? | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura continue their deep dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• What's your evangelical edge?
• The right questions to ask yourself
• Blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality
• The good news' implications
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0:00 Intro & the saints are embarrassed
1:28 Recapping the A Simple House manual so far
3:26 Ask the right questions
7:27 The blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality
13:59 What is the good news?
34:49 The evangelical edge of knowing the good news
36:23 Questions for you!
37:51 Should we bring back recommendations? --- 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/@ASimpleHouse_U 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
Catholicism & Politics | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss why (and when) Catholics should get involved in politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Listener feedback (and our responses)
• The culture of mission work
• Boeing, Israel-Palestine episode follow-ups
• American exceptionalism
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0:00 Intro & preview
0:30 Listener feedback! (broadly)
1:20 Catholicism & politics
14:20 Mission work and the culture around it
21:21 American exceptionalism
32:16 Evil is a 4-letter word
36:27 A black swan event and Doomers
42:26 Future episode previews
42:43 Listener feedback! (specifically) / Boeing ep. comments
50:42 Israel-Palestine (and why we've taken down two TSP episodes)
51:42 More listener feedback
55:11 Outro --- 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
10 Rules for Your Day | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura share the "10 Rules for A Day", a guide for committing your day to God, written by (a saint to be revealed in the episode) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
In this episode:
• The 10 Rules
• Who wrote them?
• An ASH request
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & signpost
0:37 The 10 Rules
3:44 Rule #1
9:13 Rule #2
15:50 Rule #3
21:09 Rule #4
22:19 Rule #5
24:29 Rule #6
26:38 Rule #7
29:41 Rule #8
30:47 Rule #9
32:43 Rule #10
34:24 Conclusion
35:30 Who wrote these rules??
37:00 An ASH request --- 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
Western Thought Bubble, Is Reform Possible? | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss the role of government, what the government should be doing, and what's possible for the United States in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast! In this episode: • Surveillance states • Thought-bubbles and Catholic alternatives • Argentina & El Salvador • Western worldviews --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 1:04 “Thought-Bubble” of our times & the Overton Window 5:39 Your own experience vs. what others tell you 9:35 Classical education, Western worldviews 15:48 What NOT to do 16:57 Thought-experiment: what does the government do? 22:08 Argentina & El Salvador, and the future of the Thought-Bubble 39:08 What’s possible for the USA? 42:54 Surveillance states 46:36 Final thoughts
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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.
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Being a "Baby" With God; Truth, Paradoxes, Solutions | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura continue their breakdown of the A Simple House manual with an analysis of stripping back and letting God rebuild you in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
In this episode:
• ASH Manual recap (up to now!)
• Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura’s experiences
• The sources of truth
• God is better than an "imaginary friend"
• Asceticism and moral purity
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 ASH Manual recap (up to now!)
3:19 Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura’s experiences
15:40 What to do about the problem?
21:40 The nature of truth
24:27 Sources of truth
35:16 Problems, paradoxes, and solutions
36:46 Asceticism and moral purity
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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.
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Desert Stream, Living Waters: Marco Casanova INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
You're Lying to Yourself; Reality, Experience, and Self-Deception | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss the relationship between reality, experience, and the spiritual life, and plenty more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• The ASH manual (up to now)
• Senate's "Immigration" bill
• Why Super Mario Bros. is like Catholicism
• The Karate Kid and the spiritual life
• Mount Everest records
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & preview of episode
0:37 Summarizing the ASH manual (up to now)
3:20 Experience, reality, and getting out of self-deception
29:45 Mount Everest climbing industrial complex
31:45 The "Immigration" bill
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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.
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Valentine's Day is Cancelled, Left-Behind Neighborhoods, Crime Prevention | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss Valentine's Day and Lent, rules for protecting yourself from crime, how cities come to have forgotten neighborhoods, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Love is STILL harsh and dreadful
• Crime and its many forms
• RFK Jr. and meta-politics
• Is the US a sinking ship?
• The fall of the Roman empire
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Chapters:
0:00 Start & episode preview
0:49 Love is STILL harsh and dreadful
2:40 Valentine's Day is cancelled
4:48 "Left-behind" neighborhoods
14:57 Crime and its many forms
16:51 Why the crime spike starting in 2020?
19:11 Rules to protect yourself from crime
37:35 Meta-politics, RFK Jr., USA is a sinking ship?
43:38 The fall of the Roman empire; the French revolution
46:30 WE WANT FEEDBACK ON THIS!
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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.
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Classic Retreats, Lectio Divina, "Love is Harsh & Dreadful" | The Simpleton Podcast | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss A Simple House's upcoming retreat, break down how retreats can vary, and talk Dostoevsky's "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing" quote in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Emotional retreats: good or bad?
• The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul
• News in DC/prayer request
• Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing"
6:12 Preview of (the rest of) the episode
6:50 Emotional retreats: good or bad?
11:40 The comeback of the classic retreat (and ASH's retreat)
15:15 Rules of ASH's retreat
18:32 The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul
28:22 News in DC/prayer request
32:20 Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT9ih3n2Fsw&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.
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Professional Poetry Sucks, Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome, Immigration | The Simpleton Podcast
Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Founder, Christ in the City INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark sits down with Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Senior VP of Communications for the Knights of Columbus, founder of Christ in the City, founder of the Augustine Institute, and holder of many other titles in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Dr. Reyes's extensive track record
• Politics and the Catholic church
• Lay ministry in the Church today
• Is social justice still possible?
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Links:
ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Dr. Jonathan Reyes (and his extensive background)
7:17 Lay ministry in the Church today
16:11 Dr. Reyes's experiences in academia, FOCUS, Augustine Institute, Catholic Charities
22:23 The USCCB and Catholic Bishops
29:06 US politics and the Catholic Church
33:36 Is social justice still possible? Morality and institutions in the US
39:14 Knights of Columbus, its roots, and fellowship in general
51:55 How to follow Christ?
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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.
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Safety Nets vs. Lifelines, Diddy is Catholic?, Clark Banned from X | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura discuss why poverty "safety nets" don't work, Puff Daddy (Diddy's) legendary "I'll Be Missing You", and Clark's ban from X (formerly Twitter) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED!
• Just Homes ministry update (big news!)
• Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline"
• What is western dualism?
• Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park
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Links:
ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and signpost
1:38 Western Suicide Cult
4:06 LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED!
4:54 ASH's SEEK video! What missionaries are we looking for?
13:25 Ministry for the mentally ill: Just Homes update
19:47 Puff Daddy, Catholicism, and heaven/hell
29:18 Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline"
34:25 Thoughts on safety nets, homelessness, and poverty
41:30 The disadvantages of poverty (and "crabs in a barrel")
49:44 Loving with counterproductive motives?
54:19 The governmental safety net (and the real problem)
58:45 Clark's ban from X / Twitter
1:06:10 What is western dualism?
1:09:30 Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park
1:24:48 Outro (and an outtake)
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSo1QExO8Q&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb&index=3
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 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.
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The 3 Keys to Prayer: Silence, Fasting & Humility; South Park vs. Disney | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura dive back into the A Simple House manual for a discussion on asceticism, humility, and prayer in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Recapping themes from last episode
• How to handle hurt/embarrassing moments from the past
• Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"?
• Immigration in Europe
• Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts)
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Chapters:
0:00 Flannery O'Connor, Dostoevsky, and Precious Moments Chapel
2:50 Signpost to the episode
4:07 Recapping themes from last episode
7:13 Unpacking asceticism
16:08 The role of fasting
21:00 Silence, prayer, and transactions
29:01 Real humility
31:06 Praying with the poor
35:39 Hurt/embarrassing moments from the past
38:20 Asceticism vs. romanticism
40:17 Good prayer
44:28 Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"?
53:52 How to hold yourself accountable
59:02 Immigration in Europe
1:03:22 Disney, South Park, and JPII
1:08:50 Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts)
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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 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.
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#catholic #podcast #religion
Do You Know Your Own Happiness? Bishop Strickland, Transgenderism Issues | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura dive into the Simple House missionary manual for a discussion on happiness, self-knowledge, and desires in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Unhappy Christians vs. happy non-Christians
• Self-knowledge, urges, and control
• What is our truest desire?
• Vatican: Transgender Godparents?
• Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & AWARD!?
2:33 The 3 claims of happiness
4:30 Unhappy Christians, happy non-Christians
12:38 Self-knowledge, urges, and control
32:26 Dissipation, distraction, and intoxication
38:49 Vatican: Transgender Godparents?
42:03 Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church
53:32 Outro
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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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 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.
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#catholic #podcast #religion
Mother Natalia, Christ the Bridegroom Monastery INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark sits down with (former A Simple House missionary!) Mother Natalia from Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Mother Natalia's experience at A Simple House
• The Eastern and Western Catholic Church
• Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism
• How Mother discerned her vocation
• Mother's podcast and documentary
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Mother Natalia
3:21 What is "Byzantine Catholic"? The Eastern Churches?
15:36 Is Mother Natalia famous? (Podcast, Documentary)
23:44 How Mother discerned her vocation
28:36 The freedom of Mother's religious community
30:45 Mother's experience at A Simple House
34:15 What are "poustinias"?
37:39 The Eastern and Western Church
46:49 Disobedience is damaging
50:35 Monasticism in the East and West
1:00:36 Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism
1:06:50 Final thoughts
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee.
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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.
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#catholic #podcast #religion
Crazy Canada, Is Therapy Overused? Psychology & Spirituality, Flip Phones | The Simpleton Podcast
Post-Post Modernism, Jonestown, "Winning Aesthetic", Everybody Hates Chris | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura respond to listener comments, discuss religious truth, and love the "Good Times" theme song in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Listener comments!
• "Sinking your boat"?
• JPII's Fides et Ratio
• "Good Times" Show
• Testosterone & "old man flexes"
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Chapters:
0:00 In this episode...
0:33 Listener comments #1: Bo Jackson?
6:59 Listener comments #2: Gun buyback problems
11:07 Listener comments #3: Pope Benedict quote
11:47 Testosterone & old man flexes
12:59 "Sinking your boat": ruining systems through critiques
21:23 The "truth" of religion & JPII's Fides Et Ratio
27:31 The "winning aesthetic" & its implications
33:28 A brief explanation of the Jonestown cult
38:24 Race blindness
40:35 Everybody Hates Chris, Good Times, & spiritual life
49:56 What is the good life? And "Friends"
53:29 Final thoughts
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&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 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.
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#catholic #podcast #religion
Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Conception Abbey (MO) INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark sits down with Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Abbot of the Benedictine monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO, in this episode the Simpleton Podcast.
In this episode:
• What is Conception Abbey?
• Abbot Benedict's spiritual journey
• The spiritual "tone" at Conception
• Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?
• Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Abbot Benedict
0:27 What is Conception Abbey? What's the purpose?
4:58 The context of Conception Abbey's founding
7:58 Secularism as a threat
12:56 More context/history for Conception Abbey
15:21 The variety of monks at Conception Abbey
17:56 Monks are the "first" religious order?
25:07 Abbot Benedict's journey to becoming a monk
29:53 Why did so many priests leave the Church in the 70s?
39:37 Abbot's spiritual journey
55:54 How does Abbot curate a spiritual "tone" at the Abbey?
1:04:53 Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?
1:08:56 A turning point in vocations: abuse scandal?
1:22:38 Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?
---
Links:
To learn more about Conception Abbey and the Benedictine way of life, visit https://www.conceptionabbey.org/
---
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&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 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.
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#catholic #podcast #interview
The "Right Side of History": Communism in America, Lenin, Cuba, & Zero-Sum Games | The Simpleton Podcast
Laura sits down with Mary Smith and Ryan Haber to discuss Leninthink, Communism, partyness, and more in this episode the Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• How Lenin's ideology influenced our American thinking
• Do Americans believe authority is a sham?
• Carlos Eire's "Waiting for Snow in Havana"
• Party-ness, gaslighting, and Chernobyl
• Cancel culture, Who/Whom, oppression, and ideologies
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Links:
Article - "Leninthink" by Gary Saul Morson: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2019/10/leninthink
Podcast - "Ep. 15: Thinking Like Lenin, with Gary Saul Morson" (from The Moral Imagination Podcast):
https://youtu.be/EmQM3TzzZjM?si=-7ucU5hNYvCErYxK
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Ryan and Mary
2:09 The three main ideas of Leninthink
3:11 "The right side of history"
14:25 Lenin's view of morality and truth
20:09 How Lenin's ideology influenced our American thinking
31:35 Do Americans believe authority is a sham?
35:16 Carlos Eire's "Waiting for Snow in Havana" & communism
42:19 The loss of morality
45:51 Party-ness, gaslighting, and Chernobyl
59:32 Carlos Eire's experience with communist ideology in Cuba
1:06:07 The Leninism spectrum: misinformation, Covid, Cancel Culture, & Cuba
1:22:43 Who/Whom, Zero Sum Games, oppression, and ideologies
1:37:46 Using history to defend Catholicism?
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TButEN2jbVQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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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.
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#catholic #podcast #politics
We Changed Our Minds! | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura share opinions they've changed their minds on, including political and social beliefs, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Does Taylor Swift listen to TSP?
• Bo Jackson's run for president
• The Constitution's role in 2023
• Elites & Politics
• The "right side of history"
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Chapters:
0:00 Taylor Swift listens to our podcast???
0:43 Intro to the episode
2:09 Political ideas: money, healthcare, guns, foil, mental health, marijuana, capital gains, second class citizens, economics
24:32 The political landscape today
25:59 The "right side of history"? Ulterior motives
43:10 The Constitution: the most powerful (and abused) document?
46:26 Immigration: our thoughts have changed
55:28 Politics saved by Elites?; what is the "populist hero"?
1:09:07 Why faith carries us through
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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.
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#catholic #podcast #politics
Inflation Tsunami Forming | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark pulls from his economics education as he and Laura discuss the insane inflation hitting the US economy in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Why don't more people know about this?
• Why is inflation so high?
• What if we don't solve this?
• How you can prepare
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro and why this follow-up?
0:46 Recapping our previous inflation episode
10:53 The Debt Spiral: the reason for this episode
15:13 What happens if we don't solve this?
27:20 Why people don't know about this
28:50 Solutions to the debt spiral
30:33 What can YOU do to solve this for yourself
40:14 IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS:
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN7pN64Zc-0&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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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://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 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.
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#catholic #podcast #inflation
What Do Bishops Actually Do?: Bishop James Johnston INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark sits down with Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Do bishops receive training?
• How do bishops handle complaints?
• What are the limits of what a bishop can and can't do?
• What's a bishop's role in politics?
• What is Bishop Johnston most focused on?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the episode
2:02 Welcome, Bishop Johnston!
2:14 Bishop's background and becoming a bishop
4:50 When Bishop Johnston was a priest
6:06 Do bishops ever turn down the role?
8:00 Do bishops receive training?
12:02 How are new bishops selected?
17:24 How do you keep the Church together? How do you move it forward?
22:15 What does a bishop actually do?
25:48 What causes the bishop the most stress?
28:17 What's a bishop's role in politics?
32:45 Does the bishop oversee movements, or initiate them?
44:36 Do the laity need permission for movements, or should they take initiative?
49:58 What does it mean to be an "officially Catholic" organization?
52:01 How do bishops correct/discipline?
55:46 What is a bishop's relation to canon law?
59:18 What are the limits of what a bishop can and can't do?
1:03:38 What's the importance of canon law?
1:05:11 How does a bishop handle complaints, constant communication, etc.?
1:12:02 Do bishops focus on fostering community?
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4UGyl6F6xU&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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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://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 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.
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#catholic #interview #bishop
Catholics & History: Interpreting the Living Past (and "Master Narratives") | The Simpleton Podcast
Mary Smith, M.A., Late Medieval & Early Modern World, joins Laura for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• The problems of revisionist history
• Can you write history without bias?
• Interpretive keys, master narratives
• Is it Catholics vs. the world?
• Living, relevant history
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Mary and context for this episode
3:33 Signpost of this epiosde
4:25 The Revisionist History of the 80s & 90s
16:18 Historical bias, Catholicism, & the Inquisition
23:23 Theology, history, philosophy, and patriotism
30:47 The paradox of interpretive keys
36:17 What is a more "real" way to look at history?
42:16 Living, relevant history (the Catholic viewpoint)
49:53 What do we owe the people of the past?
58:16 Is it Catholics vs. the world? (a preview of pt. 2)
1:03:12 Outro
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee.
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
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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://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 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.
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#catholic #interview #history
The Ministry that Funds Ministers: Corey Huber, Founder, Fund for Vocations INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Corey Huber, Founder of the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, hops on his landline for a conversation with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• The story of the Fund for Vocations
• Corey's ministry, in his own words
• Rural life, doomers, and hopers
• Higher education is a mess
• How religious vocations and funding works
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To learn more about the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, also known simply as the Fund for Vocations, go to https://fundforvocations.org/
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Corey Huber
0:31 Corey's Ministry "The Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations"
8:36 The story of how the Fund for Vocations began
16:06 How many people does FFV support?
19:39 Do Bishops/religious orders financially support potential priests/religious?
26:42 Rural life, doomers, and hopers
29:05 The early Internet, rabbit holes, and Wikipedia
34:35 The mess of higher education and what can be done
45:26 Final thoughts
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The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_sEyHZgtiI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
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://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 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.
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#catholic #interview #vocation
Catholics, the "New Right", & Politics in 2023: Dr. Laurie Johnson INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
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
Catholic Vocation: Types, Tips, & Troubles | The Simpleton Podcast
Also in this episode:
• Is "discovering" your vocation a thing?
• The Lego Movie (and its relation)
• Willpower can hinder holiness
• Non-typical vocations?
• Being at home, on Earth
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Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 Spirit animals
1:15 Clark's optical illusion
1:46 Introduction to vocation
6:59 The WRONG ideas of vocation
12:53 Being at home, on Earth?
16:52 Another approach to vocation?
19:22 Willpower can HINDER holiness?
26:33 A "trick" to discerning
32:28 Vocation: gift or responsibility?
38:39 The Lego Movie and being creative within constraints
40:27 Theology and vocation
45:21 Youthful idealism?
53:02 The good and bad of romance
56:08 Monogamy and adolescence
59:50 "Finding" your vocation?
1:01:46 What if I don't fit into a typical vocation?
1:07:14 Outro
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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 https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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#catholic #podcast #vocation
Space Aliens, Loyalty, & Bishops | The Simpleton Podcast
Also in this episode: • Bishops' statements on exhumed nun • The "incarnate" Church • Intense alien speculation • Alien theology • Thoughts on judging others --- Chapters: 0:00 Start 0:49 Bishops' statements on the exhumed Gower Nun 5:32 What kind of allegience do Bishops deserve? 20:39 Space aliens: the religion issue 21:21 Background on space aliens 23:56 How sure are you of space aliens? 27:27 Clark's case for why aliens AREN'T real 38:02 Alien theology & what do we do if aliens ARE real? 46:16 Hell, Hating Hitler, and judging others 50:22 Outro --- 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://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 #alien
Sr. Ann Kateri, CFR, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal (NJ) INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Clark and Laura sit down with Sr. Ann Kateri, C.F.R. with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in Atlantic City, NJ in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Why the Franciscan way of life?
• Sr. Ann's work with the homeless
• ASH's connection to Sr. Ann
• The "Motherhood" of being the Servant of the house
• What the CFRs are looking for in postulants
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Links:
To learn more about Sr. Ann Kateri, the CFR sisters in Atlantic City, NJ, or the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in general, visit https://www.franciscansisterscfr.com/
---
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 Introduction to Sister Ann Kateri
0:46 Clark and Laura's connection to Sister: Exodus Youth Ministries
7:35 Sister's work with the homeless in NJ
17:56 The Franciscans (and their way of life)
35:42 Sister's attraction to the poverty of the Franciscans
48:35 The "Motherhood" that Sister gets to experience
1:00:23 What the CFRs are looking for in postulants
1:06:32 The blend of psychology and spirituality
1:08:24 Why are there so many Franciscan orders?
1:15:14 How much news do the sisters get? What is recreation like?
1:18:50 Children's books, miracles, and more
1:22:30 franciscansisterscfr.com (outro!)
---
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---
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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.
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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 https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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#catholic #interview #podcast
Salvatore Snaiderbaur, Founder, One City Mission (NYC) INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
Salvatore Snaiderbaur, founder of One City Mission in New York City, sits down with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• "Communion and Liberation", Fr. Luigi Giussani
• From Italy, to Kansas, to NYC
• Starting a mission
• Salvatore's connection to ASH
• Italian-American food: good or bad?
---
Links:
To learn more about One City Mission or how you can support the mission, visit https://www.onecitymission.org/
---
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:12 An introduction to Salvatore Snaiderbaur, Founder of One City Mission (NYC)
2:00 Growing up in Sicily, Italian cultural revolutions
8:48 Getting involved in Communion and Liberation
11:43 Understanding Giussani's theological foundations
23:38 Why Salvatore moved from Italy to Kansas to Brooklyn
28:31 Salvatore's standing in Communion and Liberation
32:01 What IS Communion and Liberation?
34:36 How Salvatore started his own mission (and the ASH connection)
39:51 Is it hard to engage the world after being in a protected, Catholic environment?
45:59 What is One City Mission (Salvatore's Mission)?
55:34 How to support One City Mission
56:45 Bonus: Salvatore's take on Italian-American food
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---
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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.
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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 https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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#catholic #interview #podcast
Pacifism, Voting, Exhumed Nun | The Simpleton Podcast
Also in this episode:
• Listener comments
• "Bad faith" and its cure
• Incorruptibles
• Benedictine Nuns of Gower, MO
• Is voting good?
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Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:51 Thomas Aquinas bot! (Listener comment pt. 1)
2:04 Is voting actually good? (Listener comment pt. 2)
3:58 Our response
13:52 What is "bad faith"? And how to rid ourselves of it
26:16 Recent "Incorrupt" Benedictine nun?
32:19 Background on the Benedictine nuns of Gower, Missouri...
38:18 ...and its relevance
45:20 The two problems of the story
48:05 Final thoughts on the story
50:59 Send us your thoughts!
---
Links:
Thomas Aquinas Bot:
https://courses.sdcason.com/lesson/aquinas-bot/
---
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---
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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.
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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 #exhumed #podcast
Pursuing the "Real": Spencer Hess & Emily Larner, JPII Catholic Worker Farm (KCMO) INTERVIEW | The Simpleton Podcast
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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---
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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.
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#catholic #tedlasso #podcast
Reform & Realism, Ted Lasso, Ron DeSantis, Theodrama, Catholic Church | The Simpleton 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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---
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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
Should Catholics Trust the Government? 85,000 Lost Kids at US Border | The Simpleton 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/
---
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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From Presbyterian Pastor to Catholic Convert: Chad Pirotte INTERVIEW | The Simpleton 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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Should You Give Money to the Homeless?, Tucker Carlson, Catholic Star Wars | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Are Floozies Taking Over? Bad News for Holy Week, Seth Rogen & Public Policy | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Afroman's Revenge, AI Shutdown?, Jazz Jennings, & Norm Macdonald | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Catholic Social Doctrine (What, Why, Impact, & Shortcomings) | The Simpleton Podcast
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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The Best Spiritual Advice, Bing's AI Can Love You?, New Schisms & JK Rowling | The Simpleton Podcast
The Dangers of AI, ChatGPT Writes a TSP Episode, & Afroman vs. Police | The Simpleton Podcast
Book of Job Meaning, Is Catholicism Open-Minded?, The Machine of Comfort | The Simpleton Podcast
How to Replace God, Weird Christian Retreats, Silence Movie, & CS Lewis | The Simpleton Podcast
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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The Cure for Poverty, Why "Good" Isn't Exciting, & Steven Crowder | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Libertarians, Dave Smith, What Do Catholics Believe, & Gaslighting | The Simpleton Podcast
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's Legacy, Minimalist Hacks, & Outsourcing to China | The Simpleton Podcast
The EZ-DUZ-IT Deluxe Can Opener: https://www.amazon.com/EZ-DUZ-Deluxe-Opener-Black-Grips/dp/B0071OUJDQ/ref=asc_df_B0071OUJDQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167123558869&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1548705745127775135&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029599&hvtargid=pla-272278256067&th=1
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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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Right to Repair, Planned Obsolescence, & the "Catholic Economy" | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Minimalism & TRUE Christian Simple Living | The Simpleton Podcast
**Help us with our next episode! Send suggestions on simple living to asimplehouse@gmail.com, subject line, "Simple Living Podcast".**
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
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Secret Society Tackles Big Pharma & Alcohol: An Interview w/ "Dave" | The Simpleton Podcast
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, Bad Faith, & Trolling Your Loved Ones | The Simpleton Podcast
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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Same-Sex Attraction as a Catholic: Interview w/ Garrett Johnson | The Simpleton Podcast
***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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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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