The Catholic Talk Show

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, & Fr. Michael share 25 funny, surprising, and unexpected things about being a Catholic priest that most people never hear about.

00:00 25 Things Nobody Tells You About Priests01:26 Confessions at Parties02:21 Everyone Judges Your Homilies04:38 Priests Are Expected to Know Everything05:35 Being Available 24/707:18 Things Priests Wish They Didn't Know08:12 Free Theological Tech Support08:55 Always Smiling After Mass10:00 Do Priests Know Every Other Priest?11:00 Working Every Weekend12:51 The Strangest Things Priests Bless17:50 Hearing the Same Priest Jokes19:15 Surviving Parish Potlucks20:35 The Jobs They Don't Teach in Seminary24:00 Microphone Disasters at Mass27:10 When the Bishop Calls28:22 Being Recognized Everywhere29:16 Weddings, Dinner Prayers, and Free Food31:59 The Crazy Schedule of a Priest33:44 Remembering Everyone's Name36:00 Questions That Have Nothing to Do With Religion37:39 Why Confessions Are Boring40:41 Too Many Religious Gifts43:18 Final Thoughts
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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan & Ryan are joined by Fr. Robert Spitzer to examine 6 Catholic miracles that science can't explain, including Eucharistic miracles, the Shroud of Turin, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Lourdes, Fátima, and near-death experiences.
00:00 Can Science Explain Catholic Miracles?
02:15 What Makes Something a Miracle?
05:44 Scientific Evidence for Near-Death Experiences
07:40 Lourdes, Fátima, and Eucharistic Miracles
08:57 Six Miracles Examined by Science
11:50 The Shroud of Turin
17:38 The Mysterious Image on the Shroud
21:53 Radiation and the Resurrection
24:16 The Shroud's Carbon Dating Mystery
34:12 Scientific Evidence for the Resurrection?
42:48 The Mysterious AB Blood Connection
48:49 What Eucharistic Miracles Mean for Catholics
53:53 Did Jesus Mean the Eucharist Literally?
01:00:54 Fr. Spitzer's New Catholic AI
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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, & Fr. Michael explore what The Church teaches happens when you die.

00:00 What Happens When You Die?

01:11 Why Catholics Should Think About Death

05:17 What Happens to Your Soul?

06:25 The Particular Judgment

11:57 Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory

17:36 What Is Heaven Really Like?

21:40 Does Time Exist in Heaven?

24:31 The Resurrection of the Body

26:02 The Four Qualities of a Glorified Body

30:40 The New Heaven and New Earth

35:57 How to Prepare for Death
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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, & Fr. Michael share the origins, meaning, and practice of the Sign of The Cross.

00:00 Introduction

01:12 Ancient Origins

02:28 Biblical Foundations

05:20 Meaning and Symbolism

08:00 How It Evolved

09:12 East vs. West

14:32 Spiritual Power

19:07 Everyday Practice
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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, and Fr. Michael create the ultimate Catholic tier list, ranking 40 of the most Catholic things ever from S-Tier to D-Tier. From incense, fish fries, and midnight Mass to parish bulletins, guitar Masses, the Swiss Guard, and more, they debate where each belongs and decide which Catholic things truly deserve the top spot.

00:00 The Ultimate Catholic Tier List
01:51 Rankings #1–4
11:05 Rankings #5–8
21:15 Rankings #9–12
28:52 Rankings #13–16
38:12 Rankings #17–20
44:09 Rankings #21–24
50:04 Rankings #25–28
55:31 Rankings #29–32
58:40 Rankings #33–36
1:00:27 Rankings #37–40
1:04:06 The Final Rankings
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