Critical Catholic Ep 03 - Neo-Christendom and Highbrow Conspiracism

Mike and Dominic react and respond to the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler. What were the reasons? Was this a surprise? What's next? Links: St...

14 Nov 202328min

Mike and Dominic discuss the latest developments in the abuse scandal involving the priest artist Marko Rupnik, the "spiciest" paragraphs in the final report of the 2023 Synod, and Bishop Strickland's...

1 Nov 202336min

Mike and Dominic discuss the competing understandings of "tradition" in the Catholic Church today. Beginning with a discussion of Ratzinger's dynamic understanding, they explore how ideologies undermi...

25 Okt 202335min

Mike and Dominic discuss Pope Francis's new exhortation on St. Therese, Mike gives a non-update on the Synod, and then they take a close look at "Credo" - a very problematic Catechism by Bishop Athana...

17 Okt 202349min

In this episode of the Debrief, Dominic and Mike discuss an eventful week at the Vatican in the lead-up to the synod, a day filled with dubia about Pope Francis’s teachings, and the new apostolic exho...

4 Okt 202335min

Mike Lewis speaks with Phyllis Zagano in a wide-ranging discussion about the Church, the upcoming synod, the role of women, and the meaning of synodality. In particular, they discuss her article on th...

3 Okt 202345min

Mike Lewis interviews Fr. Ivan Montelongo, one of six non-bishop voting delegates from the United States who will be taking take part in next month’s Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Fr. Ivan...

27 Sep 202333min

Mike and Dominic return for another discussion of important topics in and around the Catholic Church. Notes: (1) Pope Francis visited the French port city of Marseille, on Friday and Saturday. The s...

26 Sep 202324min