This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the latest cases of Catholic bishops persecuting good priests… especially since Pope Francis's Motu Proprio. Costa Rico bishops are pure lunatics. Some American bishops aren't much better. We're once again faced with the fact that such men either have to be stupid or evil--or both, and the time for pope-splaining and bishop-splaining is over. We've got to support our good priests--there aren't enough of them.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, especially those relying on block-chain technology. Why haven't any cryptocurrencies taken off? What's holding them back right now, and what will be their problems in the future? How is cryptocurrency related to the latest string of ransom hacks that seem to be becoming a world-wide trend? How can companies allow hackers to stop production?

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the good and bad forces at work in America right now. Will good win out over bad? And what about all these bad guys? Will they pay for their sins? Historically, it seems they don't.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the problem of Big Tech… and what to do about it. Eric and Dan both agree that the 'alternatives' to big tech have been sadly lacking so far.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss The Sabbath, ther Lord's Day, and why Saturday traditions went to Sunday.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss a whole host of issues. Are Catholics summoning the dead when we pray to saints… something expressly forbidden in the Old Testament? And what about graven images? What about graven images of saints? We also discuss Pope Francis changing the words of the Our Father, and the fact that it doesn't actually solve what he seeks to solve. Also, Vigano's latest letter and whether or not he calls Pope Francis 'the antichrist.'

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss some of the common 'apologetic type' subjects, but try to give them a little more depth. Eric believes that the answers to such questions are often so repeated in Catholic media that they become almost boring, so he and Dad climb into the areas and discuss some of the things that generally wouldn't be said to a protestant, in order to argue for the faith, but make for good meditation points for any Catholic who wants to know his faith on a deeper level. This week's subjects: Mass and The Cross (how one does not take away from the other) and Sin and Free Will (how concupiscence does not interfere with free will and good is still possible even in a fallen state).

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the art of prepping--stockpiling food, supplies, guns, and ammo. Is it really a Catholic reaction to the dystopian predictions that have been a part of American culture since the 50's? If not, what SHOULD Catholics be doing to prepare for unknown apocalyptic events?

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss the sharp contrast between the crowd who gathered at Jerusalem to welcome Jesus (Palm Sunday) and the crowd who screamed for Jesus' death and crucifixion (Good Friday) less than a week later. Are they the same people? What happened? Did the high priests create this crowd out of thin air? Also discussed--the role of women throughout Jesus' public ministry and the women who stood by him unto the very end.

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric (The Ambassador of Common Sense) and Dan (The Ambassador of Nonsense) discuss gambling, games of chance, and betting on games of skill. Over the years, saints have spoken on the subject, but despite the strong warnings against it, the Church has had very little to definitively say on it.