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Tangents show us how close things really are. Join Fr. Sam Kachuba, Matt Sperrazza, and their guests as they connect Catholic apologetics, theology, and prayer to sports, art, and music!
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The Goodness of God, Finding Nemo, Equine Therapy...and other Tangents! (opens the original)
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Fr. Sam and Matt each returned from trips last week. They sat down to discuss those trips and quite nicely transitioned into a conversation on the goodness of God. I hope you enjoy this week's episode of the Tangent! - Matt Notes Email List Support Veritas Other Veritas Shows The Tangent (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Let Me Be Frank with Bishop Frank Caggiano (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) The Frontline With Joe & Joe (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) White Collars (Podbean) (Apple) (Spotify) Restless Cath
Reconciling With Family & Fighting Cut Off Culture (w/ Noelle Mering) (opens the original)
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Noelle Mering, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of "No Contact" & "Awake, Not Woke", traces the cultural forces behind the cultural trend to cut off family members. She shows how political conflict, gender ideology, and COVID disputes have helped turn ordinary tension into permanent rupture. She also makes the case that the real danger isn't just fractured family ties - it's the way this mindset trains people to see disagreement as an attack on identity. You'll discover
Are You Battle Ready? (Catholic Manhood & Spiritual Warfare) (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Tangent, Fr. Sam and Matt sit down with Doug Barry — founder of RADIX, longtime EWTN host of Battle Ready and Life on the Rock — for a conversation about what Catholic manhood actually requires, naturally AND spiritually. What we get into: The difference between authentic Christian manhood and the "macho" counterfeit Why demons are "lawyers from hell" — and what changes when the father of the house prays out loud Pearl Harbor, December 8, 1941, and the quality of courage m
Mary, Mother Teresa, and Perfect Surrender (opens the original)
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Fr. Sam just got back from four days with the Missionaries of Charity in Washington, D.C. He and Matt discuss the retreat/seminar that he offered them, rehashing the topic: Mary's perfect humanity. They go also discuss the origin story of the Missionaries of Charity, St. Mother Teresa's profound impact on the world, Fr. Sam's personal experience with Pope St. John Paul II and his experiencing of reading in front of (to?) Pope Benedict XVI. The essence of the retreat was based off a quote from St
The Surrender Novena, Don Dolindo, and Italian Catholicism (w/ Maria Palma Smith) (opens the original)
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Maria Palma Smith, the translator of Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You joins the Tangent today to discuss the life of Don Dolindo Ruotolo and his famous surrender novena. Maria Palma Smith is a Third Order Franciscan, Italian translator, Author, and Catholic Life Coach. NOTES Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You: The Life of Don Dolindo Ruotolo The Surrender Novena Maria's Substack The Heavenly and Earthly Trinities The Betrothed Email List Support Veritas Veritas Shows The Tangent (Podbean) (Apple)
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