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On bridges, with Fr. James Martin

October 12, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

JD is joined by Father James Martin to talk about his work with Catholics who identify as gay, his new memoir, and more. Then, Fr. Martin plays a round of bridges ‘Yes or No?’ This conversation was recorded July 8, 2026. This episode of…
Bonus: Choices

October 9, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com Many choices are being made. Are you a paying subscriber? * Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone * Check the top right corner of the webpage to…
Ep. 281: A man without a country, and a conversation without winners and losers

October 9, 2026 · 58 min

Ed’s choice of news this week! He and JD talk about a curial snub and Pope Leo XIV’s meeting to mark the 10th anniversary of Amoris laetitia. Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Credit: Claude Truong-Ngoc/wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 This episode is…
Bonus: Snakebit

October 3, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com They got the hats, at least! Are you a paying subscriber? * Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone * Check the top right corner of the webpage to…
Ep. 280: Backrooms, robots, and the nothingburger?

October 3, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

JD and Ed talk about the final report issued by the Vatican’s synod on synodality’s commission charged with suggesting changes to the Code of Canon Law, and why they think Pope Leo XIV needs to respond. Then, they look ahead to Leo’s…

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Visiting the imprisoned, with Bishop Wack

September 28, 2026 · 50 min

JD Flynn is joined by Bishop William Wack, CSC, of Pensacola–Tallahassee to talk about his experience serving in prison ministry and common catalysts for conversion for the incarcerated. Then, Bishop Wack weighs JD and Ed’s idea for a…
Ep. 279: LIVE from St. Louis!

September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

JD and Ed are St. Louis this week for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. A very special thank you to our guest producer Kyle Heimann. This episode of the Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the Catholic Education Fund, an…
Bonus: The bear in the room

September 18, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com What would you do? Are you a paying subscriber? * Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone * Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you…
Ep. 278: The Steubenville question

September 18, 2026 · 56 min

JD and Ed speculate what could be on the horizon for the Diocese of Steubenville. This episode of the Pillar Podcast is brought to you by the Pillar’s exclusive breviary partner, Ascension Press, publisher of the new translation of the…
The Big Bang and our beautiful (foamy?) universe, with Aaron Dominguez

September 14, 2026 · 51 min

Ed is joined by Aaron Dominguez, Ph.D., a particle physicist and former provost at The Catholic University of America. Aaron talks about his time at the CERN laboratory and fields Ed’s questions about the relationship between faith and…
Ep. 277: The waiting game

September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

Summer’s over in Rome! Ed is joined by Pillar Rome correspondent Edgar Beltrán to talk about the papal appointments that may be in the pipeline. This episode is brought to you by the University of Mary and its accredited online MBA, a…
Bonus: Whiplash

September 4, 2026 · 2 min

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.com Ed recaps the FBI memo about “radical traditionalist Catholics.” Are you a paying subscriber? * Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone * Check the…