The Catacomb Diaries: Recent Episodes
Gabriel St-Charles
A podcast where I share my ongoing journey of gaining a deeper understanding of my faith and how it shapes my life, the world around me, and the fabric of reality itself. I wish to start honest, open, conversations about the internal and external challenges we face as young Catholics in the 21st century.
The Catholic crossover that nobody asked for but is happening anyway. After months of failed attempts to charm her booking agent, I finally got a slot with Anna Lulis, pro-life activist and self-proclaimed "Catholic Theologian Wannabe". Like yours truly, Anna has never shyed away from ruffling some Protestant feathers. Join us for our first ever conversation as we talk about our experiences being vocally Catholic in the conservative movement.
In this podcast:
Speaking up at the workplace
How to handle Protestants
Not being a weird Catholic
Your company probably doesn't align with your values. But that's no surprise, the working world is full of "woke-ism". Comply or be cancelled! Today, I speak with Cristofer about his organisation's work, and how Catholic professionals should approach the woke world.
Tepeyac Leadership Institute https://tliprogram.org/
Cristofer Pereyra https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristofer...
Personal Instagram: @gabrielstcharles
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I speak to Austin Kelly, Executive Producer of Christian Channel, about what their latest crowdfunded production, Knights of the Cross. What does it take to produce quality Catholic entertainment? Could this truly be "the most epic crusader production of all time"?
Pledge $35 to gain access upon release. https://www.knightsofthecross.com/
Knights of the Cross Official Featurette HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYa2C...
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Personal Instagram: @gabrielstcharles
Catholic Podcast: @thecatacombdiaries
Website: https://thecatacombdiaries.com/
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The dynamic duo is back with another edu-taining conversation. We talk about the passing of Queen Elizabeth, what she represented, the monarchical authority system of the Catholic Church, and how we should respect our earthly authorities, specifically our clergy. Daniel's IG @thejewishcatholic Daniel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJewishCatholic/videos 00:00 Intro 02:26 Queen's Passing 09:09 Heretic Monarch? 14:59 Why we care 18:42 Monarchical Kingdom 38:16 Queens 50:30 Daniel's Relic Debut 54:27 Disrespecting the Pope 59:16 Submitting to Authority 1:10:00 Standing up respectfully 1:15:57 Modernist Cardinals? 1:19:07 Communion on tongue 1:26:30 Summary
Like Catholicism itself, Catholic femininity upholds objective truths while acknowledging realities and exceptions. I speak with Ferrel, a femininity content creator who is in the process of converting to Catholicism. I'll be interrogating her on her new-ager past, her conversion, the similarities between New Age and Protestantism, objective definitions, and femininity.
Ferrel's Instagram: @feminineferrel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkSepqCr8sjePsQQHyYWl5Q/videos
00:00 Intro
04:10 New Age to Catholicism
19:36 Protestantism vs. New Age
24:42 Experience with Protestantism
26:37 Too many voices online
32:45 Gabriel's advice for converts
38:00 Protestant Subjectivity
42:31 Objective morality & definitions
47:15 What women want
58:00 Disappearing femininity
1:10:00 Who should pay
1:13:00 Women going to college
1:21:34 Andrew Tate
1:26:00 Ferrel's course
Daniel is officially being welcomed into the Church this Easter vigil. With hours left to spare, I'm giving him one last chance to change his mind before it becomes official. I'll be hammering him with reasons he shouldn't be Catholic to see if he's truly ready for reality.
Made a tweet about some NO masses being embarrassing, got a little backlash. Today I clarify that tweet, and talk about the beautiful mass I attended for Maundy Thursday, along with some "critiques".
Spending some time on CatholicMatch stirred me to talk about why a Catholic can never turn their back on the Church's teachings, no matter how much they may fall short of living up to them. I offer some unsolicited advice on coping with your own shortcomings and still remaining a faithful sinner.
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Or not...?
Blog Post: https://thecatacombdiaries.com/why-i-hate-chinese-new-year/
Álvaro Vega, who goes by COMMUNION, is a Hip-Hop artist whose mission is to preach the Good News through a musical genre that is typically associated with spreading bad news.
Subscribe to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/communionhiphop
Follow him on Instagram @communionhiphop
Merry Christmas! This Christmas Eve, Daniel and I have a laugh over the "pagan origin stories" of Christmas and dig into what makes Christmas so uniquely Catholic. Follow Daniel @thejewishcatholic
His Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYKmGerDZA4xjv8mxQRZogQ
Thumbnail Art: Baritus Catholic www.barituscatholic.com
Sara Graf, Catholic convert and soon-to-be NFP Coach answers all our questions about fertility awareness and having a contraception-free sex life. Follow her @saragrafcoaching
Resources:
https://www.instagram.com/totalwhine_
fabmbase.org
"You're so Dark Academia" is something I've heard a time or two. Daniel and I go deeper into the phenomenon of this "Dark Academia Aesthetic" that Tiktok has made so popular, and why it's "so Catholic".
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Daniel and I never celebrated "Halloween" as kids. Today, we talk about the true Catholic roots of All Hallow's Eve, the Saints, Harry Potter, Asian Magic, & Tik-Tok Witches. Follow @thejewishcatholic
On the feast day of Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows), I completed my consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The video cuts a little, so apologies.
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The Book: St Louis de Montfort's True Devotion Consecration to Mary by Fr. Helmuts Libietis https://www.sunrisemarian.com/product/9780935952445.html
After years of filling the hole in my heart with a rotation between sexual vices or the affirmation of earthly women, here's why I've finally decided to turn to the perfect woman, my heavenly mother, that she may drag me to her son Jesus.
Thumbnail art: https://www.barituscatholic.com
Pope Francis has recently come under fire for new restrictions on the Latin Mass. Today, I have Clyde of @latincatholicism on to talk about the latest news, Papal Authority, and if Catholics should ever go against the Pope.
Today's podcast is a recording from a zoom session I did with my parish's youth community where I talked about Mary and took a deeper dive into why she is so important. Though I've learnt a lot over the past few months, there is so much more to this topic and I cannot wait to learn more. In the meantime, here's a brief presentation of what I've learnt so far and I hope it will help you on your faith journey as well.
Cover art is by Baritus Catholic https://www.barituscatholic.com/
Today, we talk about a Chinese Saint who was an Opium Addict. St. Mark Ji Tianxiang, ora pro nobis.
Here are 4 things that helped me in my faith journey to more deeply understand the Eucharist. I hope they will help you as well.
Father Mike's Talk: The Hour That Will Change Your Life
https://youtu.be/LwwiIkrLxTM
Daniel's Channel: The Jewish Catholic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYKmGerDZA4xjv8mxQRZogQ
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Kayla Richardson, 21 year old mother of 2 and former member of the LDS Church, answers all our questions on getting married and being a mom at a (relatively) young age.
Watch our previous interview about her conversion from Mormon to Catholic! https://youtu.be/ygiIKbEh4TA
Kayla's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacelala
Clyde Guzman of @latincatholicism joins me to talk about Catholicism in America, Biden vs. Kennedy, liberal Catholics, heresy, and sugarcoating the faith. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latincatholicism/
Clyde Guzman is a social media political, pro-life and religious activist.
He is a convert to the Catholic Church from Evangelical Protestantism since Easter Sunday of 2019. He is the admin of @latincatholicism, a social media manager and Co-Admin of @catholicconnect_es, the Admin of @catholic_theology, an Ambassador to @turningpointusa, and a Catholic Advocate for @bienvenido_catholic
Kayla @jacelala , 21 year old mother of 2 and former member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, shares her conversion story and answers all my mormon-related questions.
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Here are 5 problems with how Netflix's "Lucifer" portrays the Prince of Lies, as well as a couple of good things about the show.
I am honored to have Dr. Carrie Gress joining me in this episode to talk about Toxic Femininity, how true feminism is found in Catholicism, and why we all need Mary. Dr. Carrie Gress is an author, philosopher, and mom.
Carrie's website: http://www.carriegress.com/about
Purchase her books!
The Anti-Mary Exposed:
https://theologyofhome.com/products/the-anti-mary-exposed-rescuing-the-culture-from-toxic-femininity
The Marian Option:
https://theologyofhome.com/products/the-marian-option-gods-solution-to-a-civilization-in-crisis
Daniel and I talk all things Mary. As a former Messianic Jew, Daniel provides a unique insight on the Theotokos, and how she has impacted his life.
Cover art background: @barituscatholic www.barituscatholic.com
What makes Cinderella so attractive? We unravel the themes of Cinderella's femininity, and how the virtue of women inspires men.
Daniel Suazo @thejewishcatholic is a Jewish guy, living in Japan, who is pursuing Catholicism as the true fulfilment of temple Judaism. Fun Fact, he doesn't like the word "convert", because Catholicism is rather a “fulfilment” rather than a different thing. In this livestream, we talk more about that, and much much more! Daniel's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYKmGerDZA4xjv8mxQRZogQ
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In this episode, I address the big question that many Catholics struggle to answer. Depending on how you look at it, the answer is either much simpler, or much more complicated than it seems.
@catholicgabe shares his conversion story, from rediscovering Christianity itself to finding the fullness of faith.
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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Catholicgabe
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/catholicgabe/
In this episode, we talk about how easily kids are influenced by the shows they watch or books they read, and how it explains the rise in degeneracy. I also give some updates on what's in store for the future of this podcast.
Modern Christianity presents us with numerous false conflicts to that hide the real problems.
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Faith vs. Works: A False Conflict
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Does God care about the way we live our lives?
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Is our personal salvation all that matters?
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Can there be more than One Truth?
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"DON"T WANNA CATCH A CASE M8 ☠️ ☠️ ☠️ "
Who governs your moral compass?
In this podcast, I cover the following:
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How male attraction works
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Civil law vs God's law
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Sex before marriage
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The "2 consenting adults" myth.
Music: Modern Jazz Samba by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-sambaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this episode, I talk about how gratitude can often be used as a virtuous-sounding excuse for giving up, and how individual purpose is now more important than ever in today's nihilistic culture.
In this episode, I talk about the importance of advocating for a Pro-Life environment, how it parallels with social issues advocated by the Left, and the deceit of Planned Parenthood.
In this episode, I talk about how we should take a similar approach to porn addiction as society has done with mental health.