The Pillar Podcast

This week, JD and Ed break down what happens next ahead of the trial in the Vatican financial scandal. And then JD quizzes Ed on his minor league mascots. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk through the unfolding story of unmarked graves and church burnings in Canada, and the worsening situation in Hong Kong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On their second attempt, JD and Ed manage to discuss last week’s USCCB meeting, the vote on a Eucharistic coherence, and what the backlash says about the state of the Church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD is having a bad day, and feeling a bit punchy. Nevertheless, Ed and JD give a preview of what’s on tap for the June 16-18 USCCB virtual assembly, and Ed breaks down a report from European regulators on the threats to Vatican financial security. Hint: They’re coming from inside the house. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

There is a whole new Book VI of the Code of Canon Law and this is basically the Super Bowl for JD and Ed. So buckle up, because this is a double-length canon law extravaganza. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed talk about what used to be called the Octave of Pentecost, some takeaways from Knoxville, and the proxy fight going on among the U.S. bishops. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed are joined by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco to talk about vocation, being a bishop, the crisis of Catholic formation, and the debate around the USCCB’s work on Eucharistic coherence.And the archbishop plays a game Greater or Lesser. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week on the show, JD and Ed discuss UFOs, Hong Kong’s new bishop, and the chances of a new Supreme Court decision on abortion. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD is hauling hindparts across the great state of Tennessee trying to make his flight. But he called in to talk about Tennessee, life on road, and a letter from the CDF. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD’s had a rough week, so he and Ed talk about the human problem of the Church as a “perfect society.” Then they call some shots on what to expect from next week’s motu proprio on the ministry of catechists. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

In this week’s conversation, JD and Ed pick apart the pope’s new Vatican financial laws, what they say, and what it all means. The also talk about the ongoing case of Knoxville Bishop Richard Stika, and JD debuts a new game… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk about the Church’s mission and witness in Hong Kong, Haiti, and the problem with a political vision for the Church. There’s also a lot about pearls, including this one, which a guy kept under his bed for ten years. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed discuss the investigation into Bishop Hoeppner of Crookston, and Rome’s decision not to prosecute him. Then they explain prosecutors’ Hail Mary play to get the money back in the Vatican financial scandal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

Happy Easter everybody. For the Octave, JD and Ed talk about spit roasting sheep, the Easter Bilby, why the era of ecclesiastical big government is over. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

Archbishop Charles Chaput, OFM Cap., retired in January 2020 as Archbishop of Philadelphia. He sat down with The Pillar Podcast this week to talk about the future of the Church, a Jay-Z song he likes, and his new book, “Things Worth Dying For.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD and Ed take a second run at recording this week’s show after their first try ended in a largish fight. After they’ve made up, they get around to talking about Vatican finances, Cardinal Napier, and answering some of your emails. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week on the The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about the CDF’s statement on blessings for same-sex unions, what it means for zee Germanz’ Synodal Way, and pastoral provision in parishes everywhere. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk about changes to where you can say Mass in the Vatican, a plan for the U.S. bishops to vote on Eucharistic coherence, and there’s a special guest appearance by JD’s dad. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed talk about the Archdiocese of Washington’s $2 million dollar budget for the retired Cardinal Wuerl, and a parish making some unusual moves on Chicago’s South Side. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week, JD and Ed unpack the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah, what it means and where it fits in the bigger picture of Vatican curial reform. They also pregame a coming change to canon law, and then JD ranks some beer-themed poetry. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

In this Ash Wednesday episode, JD and Ed talk about Lent and spiritual discipline, and look at the “success” of the Vatican-China deal. Then JD loses his mind during a perfectly reasonable conversation about beer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

As Archbishop Joseph Kurtz prepares for retirement, he talked with JD about 50 years of priesthood, and more than two decades of episcopal ministry, including a stint as president of the USCCB.The archbishop talked especially about his brother George, one of the most influential people in his life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On this week's episode, JD and Ed talk about the pandemic and Catholic schools - is it a crisis or an opportunity? They also discuss a really interesting interview with Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Bo (who has some thoughts on the coup in his country, American politics, and China), and the German bishops’ latest efforts to democratize the Church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On The Pillar Podcast this week, JD and Ed talk about a report claiming the Church in the U.S. took coronavirus aid “while sitting on billions,” and discuss what the Catholic Church is - and what it definitely isn’t. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On this week’s episode, JD and Ed talk over the canonical verdict on Bishop Hart, the correction of Nancy Pelosi, and Ed learns what “shapewear” is. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This week on The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed discuss the inauguration of President Joe Biden, a statement from the USCCB president, episcopal fraternity, and ask: what is a bishops’ conference for, anyway? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On this week’s show, JD and Ed discuss Pope Francis’s change to canon law to allow women to be instituted as lectors and acolytes, what that might have to do with the German bishops, and catch up on the latest developments in the Vatican financial scandal.Also, it turns out Ed knows more about Gwen Stefani than you might guess. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On this second full-length episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed talk about the scenes at the Capitol on Wednesday, and what it means for the Church to exist in a post-Christian society.They also talk about how we got here as a culture, lockdowns, coronavirus, and how the Church can become more institutionally missionary in its outlook. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

On the first full episode of The Pillar Podcast, JD and Ed discuss how the tide of reform came back in for Cardinal Parolin and the Vatican Secretariat of State, the fight over the morality of coronavirus vaccines, and some highlights of TV in the 90s. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

Welcome to The Pillar Podcast, a weekly discussion of news and events about and around the Catholic Church, with JD Flynn and Ed Condon. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe