HOMILY    First Sunday of Advent   Cycle “C”                              &n…

What is Jesus’ response to the parts of us we aren’t proud of, the parts that are broken? This podcast dives into the personal prayer life of guest Katie Race and host Fr. Conrad to discuss how to meet Jesus in our brokenness.

The close friend of St. Francis and St. Clare gets elected Pope.

“I’m not just a meat sack animated by a soul.” Fr. Alec Scott

We intuitively understand that our bodies are important. My soul isn’t really me, and my soul isn’t really me, but my body and soul together is what is trul…

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Frederick II’s tutor becomes Pope, and really really tries to get him to lead the crusade.

On this day, November 11, we remember the brave men and women that have served our country and who have given us the freedoms we love so much. Let us pray with […]

Today is the feast day of the Dedication of the Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist at the Lateran, or far more commonly known, the Dedication of St. John Lateran.

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We blinked and it’s November. Anybody else feel like that?! As hard as the last couple of years have been, I still see so much good in the world. For the last four years I have loved putting together a small gift guide for y’all (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020). It’s my hope that these…

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I would imagine in this day and age that many of you have heard of “No Shave November” – that month out of the year when the men in your life don’t […]

The high point of Papal Power, the 12th Ecumenical Council, Lateran IV, and a meeting with a poor friar named Francis.

 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time   Cycle B      October 24, 2021 In our first reading today from the prophet Jeremiah we heard, “Thus says the Lord: Shout with joy for Jacob!” And our Psalm Response today, I am…

You may have heard that the Pope has convoked a synod on synodality…is this just a meeting about church bureaucracy? As the preparatory document states, “by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live […]

An elderly pope who had to put up with the young Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI.

God willing, I will make my final oblation to St. Meinrad’s Monastery on June 4, 2022 at the Archabbey Church in Indiana. What? What is all this? St. Meinrad’s is a Benedictine Monastery. St. Benedict was a 6th-century monk who wrote a new rule for living a monastic life. He wasn’t the first monk, but …

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A push for unity behind the Crusade, return to Rome, and the tragic death of Frederick Barbarossa.

We often say that something was providential or that we were inspired by the Holy Spirit, but is discerning the action of the Holy Spirit that easy? How can we tell when it’s the Spirit prompting us to do something or when it’s more of our own action and impetus? In this episode Fr. Conrad […]

This week on the big show, Joe welcomes his good friend Lizzie Dunn as co-host.  They banter about Joe’s ancestry, Lizzie’s nurse career, and Sean Connery.  Also, Joe makes a shameless plug about his new website and store, The Discerning Catholic, with quality Catholic products at very reasonable prices right here: http://www.thediscerningcatholic.co Then, they’re joined […]

Where are you going in your life and where might God be calling you? This phrase is from an apocryphal story about the death of St. Peter. Peter is heading out of Rome to escape persecution when Jesus passes him on the way, heading toward Rome. It’s not uncommon for us to ask the Lord […]

Today, marks the 20th time that I have written on the great spiritual weapon known as the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary – yes, it is that important!  As […]

A really short papacy and the launch of the Third Crusade.

 HOMILY    Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time   Cycle B  Sept 25/26, 2021   at Horseshoe Bay TX {Show Box}   I  have here a BOX.  Anyone what to guess what is inside this box? &nbs…

I was 19, and living back home with my family for a while, when, coming in one evening, I found everyone very bemused with me. “We got a call from the Christian book store that the book you ordered is in…….?” My… Continue Reading →

As we begin the Month of the Holy Rosary, I would like to share with you the 15 promises from Our Lady to those who pray the Rosary. These 15 promises come […]

 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time    Cycle B    October 3, 2021   Our Gospel today contains a strict prohibition of divorce.  We often think of divorce as a moral failure and surely there’s something o…

Fr. Conrad and Fr. Griffin begin this episode by discussing what NOT to do when giving a defense of the Faith. You may have great explanations for the various questions about the Faith, but if you don’t present it in a way that is well received it may not work out so well, or worse, […]

Another brief papacy, and a shocking battle with grave consequences.

 Pope Francis has said, “Do not be afraid to go out to encounter the marginalized. You will find you are going out to meet Jesus.” Dr. Esther Miranda is always up to something in this regard and she is practically… Continue Reading →

The root of the word apologetics is “defense” and the idea of apologetics is that the Faith can be defended. Everything in the Faith can be defended against being called unreasonable, but apologetics isn’t everything, but it is an im…

A brief papacy and further disputes with Fredrick Barbarossa.

 25thSunday of Ord Time    Cycle B              Anyone here know who Spike Jones is? There is an old Spike Jones routine, where in the middle of a musical number the phone rings…

May 23 2021, a young black man was shot to death by police in front of my apartment. During the commotion that preceded the shooting I had rushed onto my balcony. I saw the whole thing. I called out to… Continue Reading →

A huge fight with the Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa, the canonization of St. Thomas Becket, four antipopes, and the 11th Ecumenical Council – Lateran III.

To honor those who died or were directly impacted by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, I’ve started reading The Only Plane in the Sky, an oral history of the day compiled by Garrett Graff. The events of that day changed our country (and the world, but I’m less familiar with that) forever, but …

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This episode is all about sacramental intention. In essence, it’s not enough for us to do and say certain things (it’s not magic) we must intend to what we are doing. The Catholic Bytes priests break this down with several examples regarding consecrating the Eucharist. (This is also very interesting and important when it comes […]

Nicholas Breakspear: the only English Pope in history.

Today, September 8, is Mother Mary’s birthday! (Well we don’t know when it actually was but we celebrate it today!) Time to burn rose incense and get out all of her baby pictures and make a cake! (Chocolate! What other… Continue Reading →

I’ve been gone forever. There are a lot of reasons for this. One of them is that I was writing a book. I tried to keep up with my other writing but I could only keep up with my column… Continue Reading →

The 87th Legislature passed Senate Bill 8, the so-called “Texas Heartbeat Act”. I find myself in a torn state regarding this bill. First, I sincerely believe in the sacredness of the whole human life—the “whole life movement” is a fair bucket that I fit into. On that front, reducing abortion is a good thing. Second, …

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An elderly conciliatory Pope, who got on the wrong side of St. Hildegard of Bingen.

We started with Bible roulette and now the hosts of Catholic Bytes are testing their knowledge of the Summa by St. Thomas Aquinas and why each of the points discussed is important and applicable to our faith today!