The Pillar Podcast

In this week’s episode, JD and Ed talk about the criminal charges against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and about faith in a Church of sinners.Plus, Ed knows his Olympic trivia. 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 the story, published Tuesday, about Msgr. Burrill, former general secretary of the USCCB. 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 in Rome, just in time for the release of the pope’s new motu proprio changing the rules for who can say the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, when, and where. So they talk about that. 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 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