Counsel of Trent

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares how he feels after finally getting his blue belt in jiu-jitsu.

In this episode Trent lays out how to defend the most important passage in the entire Bible.

In this episode Trent refutes pro-choice advocates who try to use the Bible and church history to defend abortion.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares an excerpt from his discussion with the channel "Catholic Christian" about how some Catholic Youtube channels lack fruits of the spirit online.

In this episode Trent engages the question of why Catholic bibles are bigger and enlists the testimony of the first Christians against the idea the Church rejected the deuterocanonical books of scripture.

In this episode Trent exposes one of the largest denominations that teaches a major heresy that you rarely hear about.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent explores wild theories about lost time and the lost "Tartarian empire".

In this episode Trent analyzes Jordan Peterson’s recent debate with 20 atheists on the Jubilee channel. Transcript: Trent: This week, the Jubilee Channel released an episode that was originally called Christian versus 20 Atheists featuring Jordan Peterson, but Peterson wouldn’t even use the label Christian to describe himself, so they changed the title to simply Jordan Peterson versus 20 Atheists. But for many people who do call themselves Christians, this was a missed opportunity to show the truth of the Christian faith to inquiring skeptics. So in today’s episode, I’m...

In this episode Trent reveals the top 10 novels every Christian should read.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his prepared remarks for a recent conference on confronting Catholic antisemitism.

In this episode Trent makes a case for why Jewish people should embrace the Catholic faith of the messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger REFUTING a Rabbi on the Resurrection Transcription: Trent: We often talk about sharing the faith with Protestants, Muslims, atheists, and many non-Christians, but what about Jews? In today’s episode, I’m going to share a few reasons why Jewish people should accept Catholicism as the fulfillment of what God revealed to their forefathers. Let’s start with the evidence for Jesus of Nazareth being the promised Messiah of the ...

In this episode Trent sits down with Presbyterian and popular Youtuber Redeemed Zoomer to talk about Protestantism, Catholicism, and the role of Church authority.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares an excerpt from his recent discussion on the 100 Catholic Films podcast.

In this episode Trent reveals 3 pitfalls of sharing your faith through the Internet.

In this episode Trent defends Catholic eschatology by correcting common misunderstandings about the nature of purgatory. Did the Church fathers believe in purgatory? (RESPONSE to Dr Ortlund) Do Jesus’ Last Words Refute Catholicism? Purgatory Is for Real by Karlo Broussard DEBATE: Is the Doctrine of Purgatory True? (Horn vs. White) Transcription: Trent: Protestants sometimes imagine purgatory as a dreary prison where believers have to pay for sins before they can get into heaven, and they say that Catholics ignore this allegedly traditional teaching on the matter to make purgatory more pa...

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes you back to 1986 and the mildly amusing gigantic failures of that year.

In this episode Trent responds to feedback from his previous episode about the decline of Catholicism in America and how Catholics should revitalize the Church.

In this episode Trent shows how liberal ideology often drove its advocates to defend what we now call indefensible.

In this episode Trent replies to Redeemed Zoomer's recent critiques of Catholicism and shows off his retro video game skills at the same time.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares the story behind the most rocking piece of hold music we all know and secretly love.

In this episode Trent responds to common Protestant attempts to explain away St. James's teaching on justification being NOT by faith alone.

In this episode Trent talks about a problem he sees with the idea of a Christian "Content Creator."

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent takes on a popular X poster who endorses the McMartin preschool "Satanic panic" theory.

In this episode Trent shows why skeptics can't easily dismiss a key part of Christ's resurrection from the dead.

Trent Horn reflects on Pope Francis’s passing, and his pontificate marked by heart and humility, despite occasional disagreements.

In this episode Trent shows how reports about "the death of Protestantism" have been grossly exaggerated.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares his recent experience of taking his kids to see the Minecraft Movie.

In this episode Trent responds to the calumnious accusations several online personalities have made against his wife.

In this episode Trent shows why studies of intercessory prayer can never prove the atheist claim that "nothing fails like prayer."

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent compares and contrasts American and British styles of comedy.

In this episode Trent responds to Reformed scholar Michael Horton's critique of Trent's case against the Church fathers teaching sola scriptura.

In this episode Trent lampoons comedians who attack Christianity under the guise of comedy.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent breaks down the problem grade inflation and why it may need a national solution.

In this episode Trent reveals how reactions to "simping" and feminism can become too extreme in the other direction.

In this episode Trent discusses some unusual and ironic punishments found in Greek mythology.

In this episode Trent chronicles the rise and fall of "New Atheism".

In this episode Trent rebuts a degrading argument liberals make to justify transgender and pro-abortion ideology.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent gives his thoughts on the body horror film "The Substance"

In this episode Trent rebuts a popular skeptical argument against the Bible that would destroy our modern understanding of history and ancient literature.

In this episode Trent reveals four things Catholics need to stop saying to Protestants.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent discusses the unexpected effects of the unusual summer of 1816.

In this episode Trent breaks down how some conservatives need to stop treating their favorite politicians and influencers as infallible oracles. Transcript:   Trent: In the 2010s, conservatives rightly mocked what looked like the idolatrous worship of liberal icons like Barack Obama or Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but some conservatives have fallen into the same trap of offering idolatrous worship or sycophantic flattery to people like Donald Trump, and in doing so, some of them have abandoned their Christian values in the process. The fact that liberals and conservatives easily fall into self-de...

In this episode Trent responds to Protestant criticisms of Catholicism on a recent episode of the George Janko podcast. Transcript: Trent: Recently the George Janko podcast hosted a group of Protestant influencers that he called the Christian Avengers, which include Ruslan KD, Cliff and Stuart Knechtel, Bryce Crawford, Johnny Chang, and the Ladies from Girls Gone Bible. Before I talk about their takes on Catholicism, I want to note that many of their takes on other issues in their discussion reveals deep flaws in Protestantism, though I think many of them represent modern evangelical views of ...

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent describes a series of poignant paintings that beautifully illustrate "the voyage of life".

In this episode Trent shares an excerpt from a recent conversation he had with a Protestant about Catholic authority.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent shares which beloved food aren't as good as people think.

Trent Horn explores transgender threats and violence from a Christian perspective. This episode examines specific incidents where individuals identifying as transgender have threatened others for opposing their views, and how Christians should respond with both charity and accountability.

In this episode of The Counsel of Trent, Trent Horn delves into the recent letter from Pope Francis to U.S. bishops, responding to President Trump's mass deportation orders and Vice President JD Vance's controversial comments on Christian love and immigration. Exploring the Catholic Church’s balanced teaching on immigration, Trent addresses the complexities of illegal immigration, deportation, and border security, offering clarity on the Pope's stance. He also critiques inconsistencies in the Church’s responses to Trump and Biden policies, arguing for a more nuanced understanding of the issues. Watch as Trent separates the heat from the light in this important discussion on immigration, the Church’s moral teachings, and the politics surrounding deportation and illegal immigration.

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent reminisces about the Summer he spent filming a zombie movie for a friend.

In this episode, Trent explores how to defend Catholic teaching on sexuality by focusing on one key question.