Father Spitzer’s Universe

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the different prophecies within the book of Isaiah and how they were written by 3 different prophets.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss all the good things that early Christianity brought to the culture.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss why the Israelite prophets of the Old Testament were not primarily diviners or seers of the future but rather interpreters of the moral will of Yahweh.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug explain the difference between Elijah raising the dead, Jesus raising the dead by His own power, and Paul doing so through the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug explain the haggadic stories in the Old Testament and how, while they are not historical accounts, they instead illustrate moral teachings.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the criteria needed to judge whether phenomena in the Bible were true miracles or could be scenarios explained by other means outside the miraculous.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions sent in by viewers, including whether a family healed by a single parent is as good as a traditional family with a mother and father.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the core message of the Old Testament is inerrant and how the outward form of the message, that is subject to undeveloped thought, is not inerrant.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the threefold development of Israel’s relationship with neighbors examining the “patriarchal period,” the “Mosaic period” and the time period of Jesus.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the morals of matrimony and how the strength and stability of society is directly correlated to the strength of marriages and families.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the moral development in the Old Testament evolves from vengeance to forgiveness without limit when Jesus calls us to avoid revenge.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss confession, guilt over past sins, and why certain teachings formed during the Patriarchal period to Jesus’ command to forgive your neighbor 77 times.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss Yahwism and how the God of Moses differed from the gods worshiped by other cultures of the time, such as Baal, Asherah, and Molech.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer questions from viewers, such as the power of binding and loosening, and whether or not it is permissible to enjoy the luxuries of life.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck answer questions sent in by viewers, looking at the specific topics of confession, dementia and how many will be saved.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how God’s protection of the Israelites in battel was tied to their faithfulness to or abandonment of the covenant with God.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss some of the archeological evidence that showed how the Israelite conquest of Canaan is a historic event.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the Red Sea and Sea of Reeds, while also exploring why the Sea of Reeds was a more likely crossing place for the Israelites to leave Egypt.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss that the proof that illustrates the Israelites were slaves in Egypt and confirms their subsequent wandering in the desert.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss that the God of the patriarchs is a personal God compared to the polytheism of the surrounding culture.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discus scientific research and whether or not it runs contrary to or compliments, the existence of God, the soul, and the Bible.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the differences in the truths of Scripture and science and how they are merely a difference in perspective of the same reality and not contradictory,

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss a purely materialistic view of evolution, and how that process cannot explain a transphysical soul that exists outside that processes.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the theory of evolution, whether there are parameters for which Catholics can believe in this theory, and how unique transphysical souls play a part.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck reflect on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the implications of his death, and how we can find healing and move forward as a society.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the “partnership” theory of divine inspiration, noting how the biblical author plays a role in revealed text and is not simply a transcriptionist.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the reasons why the Bible is not intended to provided scientific facts. They also examine why science should not be used to explain revelation.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug continue their conversation about Galileo, examining if he fully understood he did not have solid scientific proof of heliocentrism when presenting his ideas.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the Galileo controversy, whether it was about the veracity of scientific method, proven scientific conclusion, or the disregard for a Vatican warning.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about the faith, discussing topics such as the true nature of the Trinity and can a Catholic serve as godparent for a child of another faith.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the thousands of reported miracles for a single place provides an objective justification for Lourdes as being a place of authentic miracles.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the tilma of St Juan Diego, and what happens to the souls of aborted babies.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the scientifically inexplicable cures at Lourdes are well documented using criteria for miracles that are very difficult to meet.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how sin affects priests and the consecration. They also answer viewer questions about the faith and the concept of a “fine-tuned universe.”

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the appearance of the Blessed Virgin to St. Bernadette at Lourdes and the many miracles which are now associated with this apparition site.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the varied theories explaining the miracle of the sun at Fatima and why they could not stand up to scrutiny without the miraculous component.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the way mud in the area dried up and people as far as 10 miles away viewed the event, disproves the miracle of the sun mass hallucination theory.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how AI can only be as good as the sources it draws upon and the ways in which this can reflect the biases of those providing the sources.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck speak about the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima and some of the widely discussed possible explanations for the event’s occurrence.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss specific depictions on the Shroud of Turin, their ability to be forged by medieval forgers, and how this lends credence to the shroud’s authenticity.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the Sudarium of Oviedo, often known as the “Other Shroud,” and how this face cloth found rolled up in the tomb connects to the Shroud of Turin.

Fr. Spitzer and Dough Keck answer viewer questions about the faith, conferring over the scientific evidence for the Big Bang and discussing how to pray for deceased friends.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the specific evidence that lend to the authentication of the Shroud of Turin as the burial cloth of Christ.