THE GO OAT AND THE BIG DOG SHOW: Recent Episodes
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In the fifth episode of THE GO OAT AND THE BIG DOG SHOW, Go Oat and the Big Dog begin a series of discussions on Fratelli tutti, the new encyclical of Pope Francis. Here we focus on principles of interpretation for the document (and the magisterium in general) and the philosophical foundations for the concept of universal fraternity that the Holy Father proposes.
In the third episode of the GO OAT AND THE BIG DOG SHOW, Go Oat and the Big Dog talk socialism. Why should a Catholic identify as a socialist, despite the evils of socialist regimes? (1:11) The society of profit, the fundamental problem socialism exists to address (9:57). But doesn't capitalism create great material wealth and liberate millions from poverty? (23:53) The basic claims of a socialist order (30:48). A theological response to the totalizing character of our order (44:02).
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In the second episode of the GO OAT AND THE BIG DOG SHOW, Go Oat and the Big Dog discuss the insanity of treating antiracism as a form of idolatry (1:11), the tedium of Statue Discourse (26:14), and ending systemic injustice as precondition of the ideal of Christendom (46:10).
In the first episode of the GO OAT AND THE BIG DOG SHOW, @go_oat and @kev_jg discuss Black Lives Matter, the protests sweeping our country, rising fascism, and the prospect of genuinely Christian political life in the United States of America.