Pints With Aquinas Two Boomers Complaining About The World (Trent Horn) Ep. 565
Trent Horn, Catholic apologist and author known for outreach and apologetics work, shares candid stories about faith, suffering, and public discourse. He discusses online toxicity and why he now shares scripts with critics. Conversation covers Gen Z struggles, dating culture, rebuilding parish life, and practical steps for those curious about Catholicism.
02:34:44
Online Revival Can Be A Bubble
- Public visibility of young Catholics can be misleading because broader data show Gen Z is among the least Christian generations.
- Online bubbles make small revival trends seem like widespread conversions when demographic data disagree.
How Pro‑Life Activism Shaped Trent
- Trent Horn describes his early pro-life activism sparked by meeting a prom date whose father led the state right-to-life group.
- He learned early cynicism about opponents from a mentor who warned that some will lie through their teeth.
Why Gen Z Lacks Real‑World Community
- COVID, housing costs, and vanished third spaces left Gen Z with fewer real-world social anchors than previous generations.
- Older generations must create offline community spaces to replace what young people lost.
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Intro
00:00 • 2min
Trent on scripting, podcast craft and workload
01:38 • 3min
Laura's diagnosis and recovery perspective
04:20 • 4min
Social media's inhumanity and boundaries
08:23 • 7min
Ad break
15:00 • 2min
Rash judgment, calumny and online harms
16:40 • 3min
Modern apologetics: winning arguments vs. people
20:07 • 2min
Internet reward structures and virtue
21:49 • 2min
Criticism, repentance, and reformed influencers
23:50 • 6min
Is Gen Z returning to Catholicism?
29:25 • 3min
Ad break
32:33 • 1min
Cultural religion, the Great Awokening and backlash
33:47 • 4min
Jordan Peterson and hunger for depth
37:53 • 2min
Future of Protestantism and community needs
40:10 • 2min
Manosphere truths, errors, and marriage vocation
41:48 • 6min
Dating culture, warm vs. cold approaches
48:10 • 4min
Technology's social costs and lost third spaces
51:50 • 15min
Ad break
01:06:30 • 1min
Gen Z irony, loneliness, and spiritual hunger
01:07:59 • 18min
Saints, realism, and modern holiness
01:26:00 • 10min
Ad break
01:35:30 • 1min
Where errors and trends in apologetics arise next
01:36:57 • 9min
Rebuilding parish life: young men's groups
01:45:29 • 4min
Catholic YouTube: more creators, guardrails needed
01:49:22 • 13min
Ad break
02:02:04 • 2min
Practical evangelism: send scripts to critics
02:03:56 • 19min
Advice for Protestant 'Catholic-curious' seekers
02:22:58 • 7min
Outro
02:29:28 • 1min
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Catholic apologist Trent Horn opens up about his wife's brain tumor, the toxicity plaguing online Catholic discourse, and why he now sends his scripts to critics before publishing. This wide-ranging conversation covers everything from dating culture and Gen Z struggles to practical advice for Protestants considering Catholicism. A candid, honest discussion about faith, suffering, and how to evangelize with both truth and love.
Ep. 565
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