The Simpleton Podcast: Recent Episodes
A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus
Welcome to The Simpleton Podcast with Clark Massey and Laura Hehman!
Clark is the founder of A Simple House of Sts. Francis and Alphonsus, a Catholic inner-city outreach ministry in Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Laura was one of the first missionaries to join the ministry, and is still involved today.
The vision of The Simpleton Podcast is to talk about cultural events and issues through the lens of the Catholic laity.
New episodes release every Thursday!
To learn more about A Simple House, visit asimplehouse.org.
Clark and Laura explain what the "Manosphere" is and dive deep into gender roles, cultural norms, and much more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Is shame good?• Modern dating• Advanced warfare• Stay-at-home mothers• Welcome Kelly!---
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & episode preview
0:45 Vampire corrections
2:15 Welcome Kelly!
2:39 What is the Manosphere?
11:58 Where did the Manosphere come from?
16:35 The content coming from the Manosphere
19:10 The role of shame and social shame
38:28 Personal shame
42:54 The history of stay-at-home moms
49:51 Open-carry masculinity
51:45 Modern dating and gender roles
54:20 Have we raised women to not be mothers?
57:37 New warfare and military mishaps
1:11:30 Just War theory
1:14:15 Laura’s book recommendation
---You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura dive deep into the technological future (and what that means for us as Catholics) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Space X and life on Mars• NFP and Neuralink parallels?• Vampires and Uber Eats• Cardinal Arinze's Georgetown speech• Steak and vampires---Chapters:0:00 Intro & episode preview1:05 Neurolink and its progress9:00 What to do about AI20:50 Space X, life on Mars36:58 Elon Musk and the Tower of Babel40:37 The “vampires” of our day44:06 Harrison Butker (and Cardinal Arinze)1:09:21 Outro---You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee:
YouTube: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the fall of man as a part of their ongoing deep dive through the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Uber Eats and vampires
• Natural vs. medicated childbirth
• Roofing as exercise
• Is work good?
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & listener feedback
1:42 Recapping the A Simple House manual
5:56 Keys to understanding the Fall
27:35 Uber Eats and vampires
30:58 Recapping our thoughts
33:26 Closing thoughts
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxkdpR6KBo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Kelly Franzen & Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura talk AI, spiritual warfare, Boeing, and a lot more in this (micro) episode of The Simpleton Podcast!Also in this episode:• "Fr. Justin" AI bot on Catholic Answers• Spiritual action movies vs. spiritual warfare• What to do when you see the devil• (FEEDBACK NEEDED!) Loser saints---0:00 Intro0:28 Another Boeing whistleblower situation3:49 Private citizen takeover6:53 AI bot on Catholic Answers8:35 AI's real goal when interacting with you10:57 Spiritual action movies, faith, the devil is nothing27:21 (WE NEED YOUR INPUT!) Loser saints29:41 Outro---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseUYou can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura continue their deep dive into the A Simple House Missioner's Manual in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• What's your evangelical edge?
• The right questions to ask yourself
• Blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality
• The good news' implications
0:00 Intro & the saints are embarrassed
1:28 Recapping the A Simple House manual so far
3:26 Ask the right questions
7:27 The blind spots of the Roman Church's spirituality
13:59 What is the good news?
34:49 The evangelical edge of knowing the good news
36:23 Questions for you!
37:51 Should we bring back recommendations?---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_UFacebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss why (and when) Catholics should get involved in politics in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Listener feedback (and our responses)
• The culture of mission work
• Boeing, Israel-Palestine episode follow-ups
• American exceptionalism
0:00 Intro & preview
0:30 Listener feedback! (broadly)
1:20 Catholicism & politics
14:20 Mission work and the culture around it
21:21 American exceptionalism
32:16 Evil is a 4-letter word
36:27 A black swan event and Doomers
42:26 Future episode previews
42:43 Listener feedback! (specifically) / Boeing ep. comments
50:42 Israel-Palestine (and why we've taken down two TSP episodes)
51:42 More listener feedback
55:11 Outro---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura share the "10 Rules for A Day", a guide for committing your day to God, written by (a saint to be revealed in the episode) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
In this episode:
• The 10 Rules
• Who wrote them?
• An ASH request
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & signpost
0:37 The 10 Rules
3:44 Rule #1
9:13 Rule #2
15:50 Rule #3
21:09 Rule #4
22:19 Rule #5
24:29 Rule #6
26:38 Rule #7
29:41 Rule #8
30:47 Rule #9
32:43 Rule #10
34:24 Conclusion
35:30 Who wrote these rules??
37:00 An ASH request---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the role of government, what the government should be doing, and what's possible for the United States in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!In this episode:• Surveillance states• Thought-bubbles and Catholic alternatives• Argentina & El Salvador• Western worldviews ---Chapters:0:00 Start1:04 “Thought-Bubble” of our times & the Overton Window5:39 Your own experience vs. what others tell you9:35 Classical education, Western worldviews15:48 What NOT to do16:57 Thought-experiment: what does the government do?22:08 Argentina & El Salvador, and the future of the Thought-Bubble39:08 What’s possible for the USA?42:54 Surveillance states46:36 Final thoughts
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura continue their breakdown of the A Simple House manual with an analysis of stripping back and letting God rebuild you in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
In this episode:
• ASH Manual recap (up to now!)
• Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura’s experiences
• The sources of truth
• God is better than an "imaginary friend"
• Asceticism and moral purity
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:50 ASH Manual recap (up to now!)
3:19 Being “exposed” before God; Clark and Laura’s experiences
15:40 What to do about the problem?
21:40 The nature of truth
24:27 Sources of truth
35:16 Problems, paradoxes, and solutions
36:46 Asceticism and moral purity
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Marco Casanova, Associate Director of Desert Stream Ministries, joins Clark on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.In this episode:• How the Church should address taboo subjects• Same-sex attraction, healing, and moving forward• Desert Stream Ministries and Living Waters• Nihilism and evangelism• The culture of SSA (and how it's changed)---Chapters:0:00 Intro0:52 Marco’s job, Kansas City, meeting his wife5:18 What is Desert Stream Ministries?16:35 The culture surrounding SSA and sexuality25:22 Purpose, nihilism, and evangelism28:35 Do people know about Desert Stream/Living Waters?33:52 Integrating psychology, spirituality, and sexuality45:50 The Church, homosexuality, addressing sin, and moving forward---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseUYou can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura discuss the relationship between reality, experience, and the spiritual life, and plenty more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• The ASH manual (up to now)
• Senate's "Immigration" bill
• Why Super Mario Bros. is like Catholicism
• The Karate Kid and the spiritual life
• Mount Everest records
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & preview of episode
0:37 Summarizing the ASH manual (up to now)
3:20 Experience, reality, and getting out of self-deception
29:45 Mount Everest climbing industrial complex
31:45 The "Immigration" bill
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura discuss Valentine's Day and Lent, rules for protecting yourself from crime, how cities come to have forgotten neighborhoods, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Love is STILL harsh and dreadful
• Crime and its many forms
• RFK Jr. and meta-politics
• Is the US a sinking ship?
• The fall of the Roman empire
Chapters:
0:00 Start & episode preview
0:49 Love is STILL harsh and dreadful
2:40 Valentine's Day is cancelled
4:48 "Left-behind" neighborhoods
14:57 Crime and its many forms
16:51 Why the crime spike starting in 2020?
19:11 Rules to protect yourself from crime
37:35 Meta-politics, RFK Jr., USA is a sinking ship?
43:38 The fall of the Roman empire; the French revolution
46:30 WE WANT FEEDBACK ON THIS!
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8PBueLuaOo&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura discuss A Simple House's upcoming retreat, break down how retreats can vary, and talk Dostoevsky's "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing" quote in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Emotional retreats: good or bad?
• The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul
• News in DC/prayer request
• Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:30 "Love is a harsh and dreadful thing"
6:12 Preview of (the rest of) the episode
6:50 Emotional retreats: good or bad?
11:40 The comeback of the classic retreat (and ASH's retreat)
15:15 Rules of ASH's retreat
18:32 The workshop for this year's retreat: Paul
28:22 News in DC/prayer request
32:20 Laura's kids' new marketing for ASH
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT9ih3n2Fsw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura discuss how to rid yourself of faith contradictions, the Vatican's new document on blessing gay couples, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• Recapping the ASH manual so far• Gay blessings & Pope Francis• Culture war, woke ideology• Shady immigration business---Chapters:0:00 Intro & signpost1:24 Clark's (relevant) gadget for the winter5:34 Greatness doesn't come from systems14:12 Recapping the manual so far28:55 Hypocrisy and bad faith35:06 Gay blessings & Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome49:03 Immigration and shady government dealings1:01:12 Feedback: culture war, woke ideology1:12:11 Masculinity and the future of our culture---The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J1dfJqRw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtbRumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseUYou can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark sits down with Dr. Jonathan Reyes, Senior VP of Communications for the Knights of Columbus, founder of Christ in the City, founder of the Augustine Institute, and holder of many other titles in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Dr. Reyes's extensive track record
• Politics and the Catholic church
• Lay ministry in the Church today
• Is social justice still possible?
Links:
ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Dr. Jonathan Reyes (and his extensive background)
7:17 Lay ministry in the Church today
16:11 Dr. Reyes's experiences in academia, FOCUS, Augustine Institute, Catholic Charities
22:23 The USCCB and Catholic Bishops
29:06 US politics and the Catholic Church
33:36 Is social justice still possible? Morality and institutions in the US
39:14 Knights of Columbus, its roots, and fellowship in general
51:55 How to follow Christ?
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0J1dfJqRw&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura discuss why poverty "safety nets" don't work, Puff Daddy (Diddy's) legendary "I'll Be Missing You", and Clark's ban from X (formerly Twitter) in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED!
• Just Homes ministry update (big news!)
• Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline"
• What is western dualism?
• Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park
Links:
ASH SEEK 24 Promo - 90s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv1lovt06Yc
Chapters:
0:00 Intro and signpost
1:38 Western Suicide Cult
4:06 LISTENER FEEDBACK NEEDED!
4:54 ASH's SEEK video! What missionaries are we looking for?
13:25 Ministry for the mentally ill: Just Homes update
19:47 Puff Daddy, Catholicism, and heaven/hell
29:18 Clark's audio essay: "Safety Net vs. Lifeline"
34:25 Thoughts on safety nets, homelessness, and poverty
41:30 The disadvantages of poverty (and "crabs in a barrel")
49:44 Loving with counterproductive motives?
54:19 The governmental safety net (and the real problem)
58:45 Clark's ban from X / Twitter
1:06:10 What is western dualism?
1:09:30 Random thoughts on 4Chan and South Park
1:24:48 Outro (and an outtake)
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtSo1QExO8Q&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb&index=3
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura dive back into the A Simple House manual for a discussion on asceticism, humility, and prayer in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Recapping themes from last episode
• How to handle hurt/embarrassing moments from the past
• Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"?
• Immigration in Europe
• Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts)
Chapters:
0:00 Flannery O'Connor, Dostoevsky, and Precious Moments Chapel
2:50 Signpost to the episode
4:07 Recapping themes from last episode
7:13 Unpacking asceticism
16:08 The role of fasting
21:00 Silence, prayer, and transactions
29:01 Real humility
31:06 Praying with the poor
35:39 Hurt/embarrassing moments from the past
38:20 Asceticism vs. romanticism
40:17 Good prayer
44:28 Question from seminarian: how to make a "prayerful parish"?
53:52 How to hold yourself accountable
59:02 Immigration in Europe
1:03:22 Disney, South Park, and JPII
1:08:50 Helping big corporations? (and the morality of shopping carts)
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura dive into the Simple House missionary manual for a discussion on happiness, self-knowledge, and desires in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Unhappy Christians vs. happy non-Christians
• Self-knowledge, urges, and control
• What is our truest desire?
• Vatican: Transgender Godparents?
• Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church
Chapters:
0:00 Intro & AWARD!?
2:33 The 3 claims of happiness
4:30 Unhappy Christians, happy non-Christians
12:38 Self-knowledge, urges, and control
32:26 Dissipation, distraction, and intoxication
38:49 Vatican: Transgender Godparents?
42:03 Bishop Strickland and tension in the Church
53:32 Outro
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark sits down with (former A Simple House missionary!) Mother Natalia from Christ the Bridegroom Monastery in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Mother Natalia's experience at A Simple House
• The Eastern and Western Catholic Church
• Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism
• How Mother discerned her vocation
• Mother's podcast and documentary
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Mother Natalia
3:21 What is "Byzantine Catholic"? The Eastern Churches?
15:36 Is Mother Natalia famous? (Podcast, Documentary)
23:44 How Mother discerned her vocation
28:36 The freedom of Mother's religious community
30:45 Mother's experience at A Simple House
34:15 What are "poustinias"?
37:39 The Eastern and Western Church
46:49 Disobedience is damaging
50:35 Monasticism in the East and West
1:00:36 Mother Natalia's advice to those interested in monasticism
1:06:50 Final thoughts
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee.
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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark and Laura debate whether therapy is overly recommended today, how Canada isn't as great as everyone thinks, and how flip phones are making a comeback at ASH in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.Also in this episode:• We need YOUR feedback!• Laura caught a snakehead?• Spirituality & psychology• Victoria Spartz & standing up to inflation• New focus for The Simpleton Podcast?---Chapters:0:00 Streaming on all platforms!0:30 In this episode...1:35 Laura caught a snakehead? & Clark's fishing expeditions11:17 Why so much therapy? Abigail Schrier's new book16:57 Laura's own (positive) experience with therapy18:10 Spirituality & psychology?20:02 Changing to flip phones at A Simple House22:55 Standing up to inflation & Victoria Spartz30:25 Crazy Canada & free speech36:42 WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK! (The Simpleton Podcast future)40:01 A main goal of A Simple House47:04 Outro (with an interesting factoid)---The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee.Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseUYou can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.---Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.comA Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholicYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic---Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.---#catholic #podcast #religion
Clark and Laura respond to listener comments, discuss religious truth, and love the "Good Times" theme song in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Listener comments!
• "Sinking your boat"?
• JPII's Fides et Ratio
• "Good Times" Show
• Testosterone & "old man flexes"
Chapters:
0:00 In this episode...
0:33 Listener comments #1: Bo Jackson?
6:59 Listener comments #2: Gun buyback problems
11:07 Listener comments #3: Pope Benedict quote
11:47 Testosterone & old man flexes
12:59 "Sinking your boat": ruining systems through critiques
21:23 The "truth" of religion & JPII's Fides Et Ratio
27:31 The "winning aesthetic" & its implications
33:28 A brief explanation of the Jonestown cult
38:24 Race blindness
40:35 Everybody Hates Chris, Good Times, & spiritual life
49:56 What is the good life? And "Friends"
53:29 Final thoughts
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Clark sits down with Abbot Benedict Neenan, OSB, Abbot of the Benedictine monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO, in this episode the Simpleton Podcast.
In this episode:
• What is Conception Abbey?
• Abbot Benedict's spiritual journey
• The spiritual "tone" at Conception
• Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?
• Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Abbot Benedict
0:27 What is Conception Abbey? What's the purpose?
4:58 The context of Conception Abbey's founding
7:58 Secularism as a threat
12:56 More context/history for Conception Abbey
15:21 The variety of monks at Conception Abbey
17:56 Monks are the "first" religious order?
25:07 Abbot Benedict's journey to becoming a monk
29:53 Why did so many priests leave the Church in the 70s?
39:37 Abbot's spiritual journey
55:54 How does Abbot curate a spiritual "tone" at the Abbey?
1:04:53 Friendship is good or bad in monastic life?
1:08:56 A turning point in vocations: abuse scandal?
1:22:38 Does the Abbey nurture other religious life?
Links:
To learn more about Conception Abbey and the Benedictine way of life, visit https://www.conceptionabbey.org/
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzD433jevFI&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
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Laura sits down with Mary Smith and Ryan Haber to discuss Leninthink, Communism, partyness, and more in this episode the Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• How Lenin's ideology influenced our American thinking
• Do Americans believe authority is a sham?
• Carlos Eire's "Waiting for Snow in Havana"
• Party-ness, gaslighting, and Chernobyl
• Cancel culture, Who/Whom, oppression, and ideologies
Links:
Article - "Leninthink" by Gary Saul Morson: https://newcriterion.com/issues/2019/10/leninthink
Podcast - "Ep. 15: Thinking Like Lenin, with Gary Saul Morson" (from The Moral Imagination Podcast):
https://youtu.be/EmQM3TzzZjM?si=-7ucU5hNYvCErYxK
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Ryan and Mary
2:09 The three main ideas of Leninthink
3:11 "The right side of history"
14:25 Lenin's view of morality and truth
20:09 How Lenin's ideology influenced our American thinking
31:35 Do Americans believe authority is a sham?
35:16 Carlos Eire's "Waiting for Snow in Havana" & communism
42:19 The loss of morality
45:51 Party-ness, gaslighting, and Chernobyl
59:32 Carlos Eire's experience with communist ideology in Cuba
1:06:07 The Leninism spectrum: misinformation, Covid, Cancel Culture, & Cuba
1:22:43 Who/Whom, Zero Sum Games, oppression, and ideologies
1:37:46 Using history to defend Catholicism?
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TButEN2jbVQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse | https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #politics
Clark and Laura share opinions they've changed their minds on, including political and social beliefs, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Does Taylor Swift listen to TSP?
• Bo Jackson's run for president
• The Constitution's role in 2023
• Elites & Politics
• The "right side of history"
Chapters:
0:00 Taylor Swift listens to our podcast???
0:43 Intro to the episode
2:09 Political ideas: money, healthcare, guns, foil, mental health, marijuana, capital gains, second class citizens, economics
24:32 The political landscape today
25:59 The "right side of history"? Ulterior motives
43:10 The Constitution: the most powerful (and abused) document?
46:26 Immigration: our thoughts have changed
55:28 Politics saved by Elites?; what is the "populist hero"?
1:09:07 Why faith carries us through
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #politics
Clark pulls from his economics education as he and Laura discuss the insane inflation hitting the US economy in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Why don't more people know about this?
• Why is inflation so high?
• What if we don't solve this?
• How you can prepare
Chapters:
0:00 Intro and why this follow-up?
0:46 Recapping our previous inflation episode
10:53 The Debt Spiral: the reason for this episode
15:13 What happens if we don't solve this?
27:20 Why people don't know about this
28:50 Solutions to the debt spiral
30:33 What can YOU do to solve this for yourself
40:14 IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THIS:
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #inflation
Clark sits down with Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Do bishops receive training?
• How do bishops handle complaints?
• What are the limits of what a bishop can and can't do?
• What's a bishop's role in politics?
• What is Bishop Johnston most focused on?
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the episode
2:02 Welcome, Bishop Johnston!
2:14 Bishop's background and becoming a bishop
4:50 When Bishop Johnston was a priest
6:06 Do bishops ever turn down the role?
8:00 Do bishops receive training?
12:02 How are new bishops selected?
17:24 How do you keep the Church together? How do you move it forward?
22:15 What does a bishop actually do?
25:48 What causes the bishop the most stress?
28:17 What's a bishop's role in politics?
32:45 Does the bishop oversee movements, or initiate them?
44:36 Do the laity need permission for movements, or should they take initiative?
49:58 What does it mean to be an "officially Catholic" organization?
52:01 How do bishops correct/discipline?
55:46 What is a bishop's relation to canon law?
59:18 What are the limits of what a bishop can and can't do?
1:03:38 What's the importance of canon law?
1:05:11 How does a bishop handle complaints, constant communication, etc.?
1:12:02 Do bishops focus on fostering community?
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #interview #bishop
Mary Smith, M.A., Late Medieval & Early Modern World, joins Laura for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• The problems of revisionist history
• Can you write history without bias?
• Interpretive keys, master narratives
• Is it Catholics vs. the world?
• Living, relevant history
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Mary and context for this episode
3:33 Signpost of this epiosde
4:25 The Revisionist History of the 80s & 90s
16:18 Historical bias, Catholicism, & the Inquisition
23:23 Theology, history, philosophy, and patriotism
30:47 The paradox of interpretive keys
36:17 What is a more "real" way to look at history?
42:16 Living, relevant history (the Catholic viewpoint)
49:53 What do we owe the people of the past?
58:16 Is it Catholics vs. the world? (a preview of pt. 2)
1:03:12 Outro
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #interview #history
Corey Huber, Founder of the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, hops on his landline for a conversation with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• The story of the Fund for Vocations
• Corey's ministry, in his own words
• Rural life, doomers, and hopers
• Higher education is a mess
• How religious vocations and funding works
To learn more about the Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations, also known simply as the Fund for Vocations, go to https://fundforvocations.org/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Corey Huber
0:31 Corey's Ministry "The Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations"
8:36 The story of how the Fund for Vocations began
16:06 How many people does FFV support?
19:39 Do Bishops/religious orders financially support potential priests/religious?
26:42 Rural life, doomers, and hopers
29:05 The early Internet, rabbit holes, and Wikipedia
34:35 The mess of higher education and what can be done
45:26 Final thoughts
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a video production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa digital media production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #interview #vocation
Dr. Laurie Johnson, Professor of Political Philosophy and co-founder of the Maurin Institute, sits down with Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?
• Being Catholic in academia
• Should we be trying to reinvent society?
• Catholic Integralists & Distributists
• Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion
To learn more about Dr. Laurie and/or the Maurin Institute, search "Dr. Laurie Johnson" on YouTube or go to https://pmaurin.org/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:41 Signpost
1:01 Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion
11:21 Being Catholic at a state university
14:44 Going into academia in 2023
18:34 Dr. Laurie's podcast
19:14 Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?
28:33 The New Right & politics in 2023
40:52 Maurin Academy, the JPII Catholic Worker, & their goals
51:16 What quality of life do we have, and will we have?
1:00:37 Should we be trying to reinvent society?
1:08:01 Catholic Integralists & Distributists
1:19:12 The destructiveness of ideological obsession
1:23:50 The usefulness of outside ideologies
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #politics
Also in this episode:
• Is "discovering" your vocation a thing?
• The Lego Movie (and its relation)
• Willpower can hinder holiness
• Non-typical vocations?
• Being at home, on Earth
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 Spirit animals
1:15 Clark's optical illusion
1:46 Introduction to vocation
6:59 The WRONG ideas of vocation
12:53 Being at home, on Earth?
16:52 Another approach to vocation?
19:22 Willpower can HINDER holiness?
26:33 A "trick" to discerning
32:28 Vocation: gift or responsibility?
38:39 The Lego Movie and being creative within constraints
40:27 Theology and vocation
45:21 Youthful idealism?
53:02 The good and bad of romance
56:08 Monogamy and adolescence
59:50 "Finding" your vocation?
1:01:46 What if I don't fit into a typical vocation?
1:07:14 Outro
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #vocation
Also in this episode:
• Bishops' statements on exhumed nun • The "incarnate" Church • Intense alien speculation • Alien theology • Thoughts on judging others
Chapters:
0:00 Start 0:49 Bishops' statements on the exhumed Gower Nun 5:32 What kind of allegience do Bishops deserve? 20:39 Space aliens: the religion issue 21:21 Background on space aliens 23:56 How sure are you of space aliens? 27:27 Clark's case for why aliens AREN'T real 38:02 Alien theology & what do we do if aliens ARE real? 46:16 Hell, Hating Hitler, and judging others 50:22 Outro
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #podcast #alien
Clark and Laura sit down with Sr. Ann Kateri, C.F.R. with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in Atlantic City, NJ in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Why the Franciscan way of life?
• Sr. Ann's work with the homeless
• ASH's connection to Sr. Ann
• The "Motherhood" of being the Servant of the house
• What the CFRs are looking for in postulants
Links:
To learn more about Sr. Ann Kateri, the CFR sisters in Atlantic City, NJ, or the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in general, visit https://www.franciscansisterscfr.com/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 Introduction to Sister Ann Kateri
0:46 Clark and Laura's connection to Sister: Exodus Youth Ministries
7:35 Sister's work with the homeless in NJ
17:56 The Franciscans (and their way of life)
35:42 Sister's attraction to the poverty of the Franciscans
48:35 The "Motherhood" that Sister gets to experience
1:00:23 What the CFRs are looking for in postulants
1:06:32 The blend of psychology and spirituality
1:08:24 Why are there so many Franciscan orders?
1:15:14 How much news do the sisters get? What is recreation like?
1:18:50 Children's books, miracles, and more
1:22:30 franciscansisterscfr.com (outro!)
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
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Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #interview #podcast
Salvatore Snaiderbaur, founder of One City Mission in New York City, sits down with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• "Communion and Liberation", Fr. Luigi Giussani
• From Italy, to Kansas, to NYC
• Starting a mission
• Salvatore's connection to ASH
• Italian-American food: good or bad?
Links:
To learn more about One City Mission or how you can support the mission, visit https://www.onecitymission.org/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:12 An introduction to Salvatore Snaiderbaur, Founder of One City Mission (NYC)
2:00 Growing up in Sicily, Italian cultural revolutions
8:48 Getting involved in Communion and Liberation
11:43 Understanding Giussani's theological foundations
23:38 Why Salvatore moved from Italy to Kansas to Brooklyn
28:31 Salvatore's standing in Communion and Liberation
32:01 What IS Communion and Liberation?
34:36 How Salvatore started his own mission (and the ASH connection)
39:51 Is it hard to engage the world after being in a protected, Catholic environment?
45:59 What is One City Mission (Salvatore's Mission)?
55:34 How to support One City Mission
56:45 Bonus: Salvatore's take on Italian-American food
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.
catholic #interview #podcast
Also in this episode:
• Listener comments
• "Bad faith" and its cure
• Incorruptibles
• Benedictine Nuns of Gower, MO
• Is voting good?
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:51 Thomas Aquinas bot! (Listener comment pt. 1)
2:04 Is voting actually good? (Listener comment pt. 2)
3:58 Our response
13:52 What is "bad faith"? And how to rid ourselves of it
26:16 Recent "Incorrupt" Benedictine nun?
32:19 Background on the Benedictine nuns of Gower, Missouri...
38:18 ...and its relevance
45:20 The two problems of the story
48:05 Final thoughts on the story
50:59 Send us your thoughts!
Links:
Thomas Aquinas Bot:
https://courses.sdcason.com/lesson/aquinas-bot/
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYeARFv4OvQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb (or search "The Simpleton Podcast")
You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast".
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit www.asimplehouse.org to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit www.totusmedia.co to learn more.
catholic #exhumed #podcast
Also in this episode:
• Utopia? Or anti?
• The Catholic Worker Movement
• How to "build the kingdom"
• Spencer's podcast (with Dr. Laurie Johnson): Dustbowl Diatribes
• Catholic conversion
0:00 Start
0:36 Origins of JPII Catholic Worker Farm, Spencer, and Emily
10:01 Hippies, Christians, farmers, and Michael Pollen
15:52 Spencer's journey to Catholicism
18:00 The biggest challenge for organic farming
27:30 Spencer's failed farm ideas
28:27 Where the interest in Catholic Worker Farms came from
40:54 Why Catholicism? And how Spencer & Emily met
43:41 Emily's background
44:53 Spencer and Emily
45:59 An aside on Mormonism
46:56 The jump to Catholicism and the Catholic Worker Movement
53:48 Goals of the JPII Catholic Worker Farm
58:26 Spencer's podcast (with Dr. Laurie Johnson): Dustbowl Diatribes
1:06:44 Anti-utopian dreams (and anti-uniformity)
1:12:53 Understanding "building the Kingdom of God"
1:15:15 Is the vague-ness of Catholic Social Teaching good?
1:30:48 The "dustbowl" of modernity
1:33:19 Global warming, doomerism, growing your own food, and cities
1:48:01 Summarizing our thoughts: pursuing the "real"
1:49:16 Outro
Links:
Dustbowl Diatribes with Dr. Laurie Johnson & Spencer Hess:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx_cZ2WLSL-mRfrizC89Ln4k
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
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Also in this episode:
• Friends, Seinfeld, and what's real
• Catholic university problems
• Gen Z trusts the government?
• Via Negativa and Via Positiva
• "Dustbowl Diatribes"
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:12 Laura's Mother's Day surprise
3:26 Reforming institutions: the problem, why people wanted to
10:28 The issue of Catholic universities
16:46 How to reform an institution
20:20 Ron DeSantis's reform of schools in Florida
28:45 Failure of public schools
33:21 Feedback from a listener: Gen Z's trust in government
43:16 Blocking industry progress, hurting the masses
46:25 Emminent domain
49:46 Ted Lasso is Jesus Christ? "Theodrama" explained
57:44 "Friends", "Seinfeld", and reality vs. fiction
1:00:02 Via negativa/via positiva in pursuing holiness
1:05:19 "Dustbowl Diatribes": Laura's recommendation (link in description)
1:07:58 Outro
Links:
Dustbowl Diatribes with Dr. Laurie Johnson & Spencer Hess:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsLkfggTCOx_cZ2WLSL-mRfrizC89Ln4k
The Simpleton Podcast is also on YouTube, Rumble, and Odysee.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYeARFv4OvQ&list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb
(or simply search "The Simpleton Podcast")
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
Send us feedback! Email: asimplehouse@gmail.com
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
Visit asimplehouse.org to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit totusmedia.co to learn more.
catholic #tedlasso #podcast
This one's jam-packed!
Also in this episode:
• Critique from a listener
• Purpose of The Simpleton Podcast
• Baltimore Abuse Report
• Don't control the world
• Public school crisis
Links:
DEI spending at Michigan:
https://news.yahoo.com/university-michigan-spends-more-18-174253474.html
Community colleges are a waste of time?:
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/may/02/waste-of-time-community-college-transfers-derail-students/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:26 Signpost: a MASSIVE episode ahead!
2:25 ASH's 20th Anniversary Party in KC recap!
3:10 What's the purpose of The Simpleton Podcast?
10:28 How liberals and conservatives approach big problems
11:42 Why Catholics (or anyone) shouldn't try to control the world
14:35 Update on the Baltimore Abuse Report (Statute of Limitations)
15:31 Critique from a listener about TSP's take on public schools and abuse
25:08 The public schools crisis
27:10 The cost of diversity and inclusion: U of Michigan case study
29:08 Community colleges are a waste of time?
30:03 The importance of state government...
30:31 ...gender ideology, Montana and their gender-affirming care bill...
34:06 ...and the case of Zooey Zephyr
39:08 Laura's experience working in the state legislature
40:36 Catholic immigration stance? And accusations of the US's trafficking
48:31 Clark's crazy story about being encouraged to traffic immigrants
50:27 The 0% Conspiracy Analysis of Jeffrey Epstein
53:49 The secrecy and dangers of the US Intelligence Community and CIA
57:08 How to fix said secrecy problem & should we trust the government?
58:57 Kids being skeptical of government; the right to privacy
1:02:34 Concerning lack of regulation, especially with AI, social media
1:07:38 Summarizing our thoughts on oversight, failures, and cultural confusion
1:09:26 Outro
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
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catholic #politics #podcast
Chad Pirotte is a theologian, full-time carpenter, public speaker, writer, and avid pipe smoker. Chad was a Presbyterian pastor for 10 years before becoming Catholic. Clark sits down with Chad for a discussion on conversion, theology, and why Catholicism drew him in.
Also in this episode:
• Pipe smoking
• The significance of suffering
• "Hot rod" Evangelicalism
• Reformed theology & Presbyterianism
• "Being a Chad"
Find more of Chad's work at groundedcatholic.com.
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:24 Smoking pipes and crying
1:25 Introducing: Chad Pirotte
3:10 Chad and Clark's pipe smoking evangelization
9:02 Chad's (triple) conversion story
14:07 Reformed theology, Protestantism, and philosophy
19:10 What does a "deeper conversion" mean?
20:52 Life in Protestant seminary & getting involved with a Korean-American church
23:57 A brief tangent on Taiwanese culture and heritage
25:19 How did Chad become Catholic? And the role of suffering
27:42 Do evangelicals neglect the reality of suffering?
29:40 What authors, works, or ideas (infused theology) helped Chad in his conversion?
33:27 How Chad's church's stance on homosexuality affected his pastorship
34:34 What does an ordination mean in the Presbyterian church?
36:34 All the factors that led to Chad's first big step toward Catholicism
39:04 RCIA: how Chad became a present-day Catechist
45:11 Chad's ministry "Grounded Catholic"
50:00 How Chad's wife Carrie led him toward Catholicism
52:38 The "hot rod" origins of Evangelical Protestantism?...
57:33 ...and how it relates to Catholicism's "approach"
58:39 Was Vatican II good for the Church?
1:00:09 The Church fathers and the speed of culture now
1:02:05 "Being a Chad"
1:04:21 The Church's care for the poor
1:05:11 groundedcatholic.com!
1:05:51 Outro
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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catholic #convert
Also in this episode:
• Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson
• Star Wars Catholicism
• ASH's 20th anniversary!
• How to TRULY help the homeless
• So you want to start a ministry?
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:42 Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, and the Catholicism of Star Wars
5:21 A Simple House Anniversary Party! And the NFL Draft
5:55 ASH Updates: finding love, St. Andrew Kim devotion
9:58 Lucky Charms, candy, and sugar crises
12:32 So you want to start a ministry? 3 things you need to consider
16:21 How to approach giving
22:27 Solidarity and its massive importance
25:28 What is subsidiarity? And why does it tie into solidarity?
30:32 Mental illness, addiction, "grifters": homelessness in the big picture
34:00 How to REALLY serve someone experiencing homelessness
37:01 Should you give $5 to the guy on the side of the road?
37:38 A "shazam" of an outro!
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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homeless #starwars #catholic
Episode #56!
Also in this episode:
• Clark reaches cyborg status
• Maryland abuse report & analysis
• Commercializing spirituality
• Urban decay
• China’s awfulness
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:34 Clark's new arm! Cyborg status unlocked!
2:58 The Catholic sex abuse scandal, the Pennsylvania Report...
4:58 ...and the new Baltimore/Maryland Report
8:31 Shocking facts about the acknowledgement and legality of abuse (until the 1970s)
13:54 The problem with lifting the statute of limitations
16:44 The problem of abuse BEYOND the Church, in schools
21:05 Walter Reed Hospital's interesting Catholic clergy situation
24:02 The commercialization of spirituality and persecution of religion
32:14 Statistics, narratives, and what you hear vs. reality
35:18 Mass shootings vs. school shootings
37:11 The statistical problem of denying rights to improve life for others
40:22 Urban decay and blind eyes for violence
41:20 The Kansas City shooting and stand-your-ground laws
44:32 Why are we afraid of each other? And the Buffalo Blizzard story
45:43 Urban decay in the past; the persuasiveness of statistics and anecdotes
48:57 The horrors of China and how other nations should interact with them
51:53 A Catholic (maybe?) social policy for China (and beyond)
57:17 "Coming out as a Republican" from "Long Shot" (2019)
1:02:30 Outro
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
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Clark and Laura discuss Afroman's insane legal battle (and how to effectively embarrass the police), the moratorium on AI, and more on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Why is Clark in a cast and sling?
• Can we make AI safe?; The lockdown on AI
• What does AGI and "alignment" mean?
• Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and understanding transgender transitions
• Norm Macdonald and the Christian idea of self-knowledge
NOTE:
Below are the links for the statistics and studies that Clark and Laura mention. One slight clarification: in the podcast, it is stated that when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY (transgender-identifying youth) and non-TIY, the statistics of sicidal behavior are "the same". The line from the second article below provides clarification: "[when comparing the mental health profiles of TIY and non-TIY,] the disparities in sicidal behavior reduced considerably, suggesting that it is not the lack of gender affirmation that seems to be driving s*icidal behavior." Key emphasis on "disparities" and "reduced considerably", as opposed to "[are] the same".
Links:
Suicidality Among Transgender Youth: Elucidating the Role of Interpersonal Risk Factors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/
Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide: https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/pediatric-gender-medicine-and-the?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:46 Clark's bionic arm
1:21 MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING
2:01 Recovering from an injury
2:38 MEDICAL TRIGGER WARNING PT. 2
3:49 Afroman returns! He's getting SUED for his song?
7:47 Embarrassing and speaking out against the government
10:09 Can we make AI safe?; The moratorium on AI
12:11 WHY AI is so powerful
14:18 What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
15:18 AGI's threats (as expressed by AGI's creators) and what is "alignment"?
18:52 Why AGI is hard to control
20:13 Guardrails are needed (pt.1): what are they and where do they go?
20:33 Laura asks Bing AI about itself
21:24 Guardrails are needed (pt.2): "it's a race to the bottom"
24:02 What we can do to protect ourselves
26:17 We need guiding, universal rules for AI
29:33 We need good, well-intentioned people for AI
31:24 AI, transhumanism, eugenics, and human potential
33:49 What does TLC stand for?? (as in, the TLC Channel)
35:14 Jazz Jennings, "I am Jazz", and a story of transgender transition
38:02 Understanding the situation, exploitation, child abuse, e etc.
40:47 The epidemic of transgender transitions
41:42 The complexity of transgenderism, gender dysphoria, body dysmorphic disorder, child abuse
46:08 (SEE NOTE IN DESCRIPTION) S*icide and transgender identifying youth
48:10 The Christian idea of self-knowledge
49:49 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 1)
50:13 Norm Macdonald and the intuition for God
52:11 How self-knowledge relates to transgenderism (pt. 2)
54:37 Outro
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Clark and Laura break down the Catholic Church’s Social Doctrine, including the Compendium of the Social Doctrine. What is it, how did it come to be, what’s good about it, and where is it lacking?
Also in this episode:
• Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good?
• It's ok to make money; when self-interest is good
• A correction: Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms
• 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION
• Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:58 Catholicism's official teaching on Protestants and Schisms
3:39 20th Anniversary of ASH and YOUR INVITATION
5:03 Introduction to Catholic Social Doctine
5:37 How did the Social Doctrine come about? And its context
12:18 Issues with the Social Doctrine
15:21 The implications of decentralization and human growth
18:47 Nobility and its many issues
21:09 Do Christians only help people because it makes them feel good?
23:06 What IS the Social Doctrine of the Church?
25:22 Is the Church Socialist, Libertarian, or Communist?
27:54 The primary principles (and the ambiguity) of the Social Doctrine
31:01 Is the Social Doctrine authoritative?
32:35 What's missing from the Social Doctrine: #1 Decentralization
36:39 It's good to make money; when self-interest is ok
39:57 Why ethics in business is necessary (and helpful)
42:11 Understanding "rights" (feat. Mary Ann Glendon's "Rights Talk")
44:09 Recapping: What we wish the Social Doctrine did better
44:30 Laura's recommendation: library hack!
45:55 Clark's stand-up comedy
46:56 Outro
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Clark speaks to the seminarians of Conception Seminary College about serving those in need, the lure of poverty, the modern Catholic Church, and more. We cut up his talk and are releasing it as this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!
Also in this episode:
• Hunger is not a problem--here's what is
• The REAL reasons for homelessness
• Signs of a strong parish
• The goal of our Catholic faith
• A Simple House's model of ministry
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:54 Why Clark was asked to speak
1:18 What Clark learned from ASH in its early days
2:28 Why poverty is enticing
7:42 Poverty will always be around us
8:32 The root of the problem (and the solution)
9:55 The goal of our faith
11:18 The "problem" with charities
12:13 How to approach those in need & ASH's model
13:05 Hunger is not a problem
13:34 How poverty and homelessness has changed
14:02 The real reasons for homelessness
15:35 How to love those in need
17:14 Topic #2: The ecosystem of the Catholic Church
19:33 The sign of a strong parish
20:22 The blind spot of the modern Church: RCIA
21:57 What killed Jesus
22:20 Topic #3: Why is the modern Church declining?
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Clark and Laura share spiritual pitfalls to stay away from, share how Microsoft's "Sydney" Bing Chatbot is creeping the heck out of people, share conservative vs. liberal thoughts on state-funded education, and more in this wide-ranging episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Microsoft Bing Chatbot "Sydney" is in love with people
• Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church
• J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals
• Truly, your spiritual problems have simple solutions
• Thomas AquinasGPT and Catholic Chatbots
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:16 Pitfalls of spiritual advice
2:04 The 80/20 rule (not the productivity version)
6:10 What's the purpose of spiritual formation?
10:09 Your problems have simple solutions
13:18 Being a supportive bystander (ASH's accountability meetings)
14:37 Schisms in the modern-day Catholic Church
20:45 The problem with ecumenism (and how to find common ground)
24:17 AI and verification problems
25:53 Sentient AI goes off the rails
33:40 AI is in love with you??
36:39 Microsoft's weird decisions behind its AI
37:39 The transhumanist movement behind AI
39:26 The AI revolution: education, white-collar jobs, & art
42:35 AI and fraud
47:56 How "Electric Dreams" (1984) predicted 2023
50:16 J.K. Rowling and conservatives/liberals
56:41 Jordan Peterson, state-funded education
59:16 Final final FINAL thoughts on AI
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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ChatGPT has everyone excited, worried, or both. What do we make of it as Catholics? And what would happen if ChatGPT wrote an episode of The Simpleton Podcast?Also in this episode:• Does ChatGPT have any hidden biases?• Chatbots and AI: a brief history• We need...a Catholic ChatGPT?• The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge• SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your steak!Laura's Reverse-searing recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/reverse-sear-chuck-steak---Chapters:0:00 Start1:49 Artificial Intelligence: an outline of what we'll discuss2:34 Chatbots: a brief history3:39 ChatGPT writes a The Simpleton Podcast episode6:28 Breaking down ChatGPT's TSP episode9:23 Dissecting ChatGPT's biases10:50 Where does ChatGPT get its sources from?14:39 Using ChatGPT as a Magic 8 Ball16:44 The future of ChatGPT & how it's going to change the workplace22:18 We need...a Catholic ChatGPT?23:13 How ChatGPT will change education26:01 The 1975 film "Rollerball", dysutoptia, and street luge29:18 Back to ChatGPT and education30:50 Other dangers of AI33:48 Afroman's "Will You Help Me Repair My Door" and police injustice42:21 SIMPLE LIVING: Reverse sear your meat! Also: Puerto Rican cuisine45:15 Final FINAL words on AI and the future---The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseUOdysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseUYou can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/INbLeap9mdw.---Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0QqgnwYouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023Facebook: @asimplehouseInstagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
🎉 The Simpleton Podcast's 50TH EPISODE! 🎉
Clark and Laura discuss why even tried and true Christians experience doubt. What can we do about it?
Also in this episode:
• "Grounding in God", an Audio Essay
• A special message from Ben the Editor
• Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings
• The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity
• SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!?
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:10 A message from Ben the Editor (who needs a shave)
2:53 Podcast Intro
3:38 A lesson on making coffee
6:23 Audio essay: "Grounding in God"
24:25 Laura returns! And the necessity for relationship with God
27:36 Doubt, Supernatural vs. Natural Happenings
29:22 Catholicism is not a closed ideology: we explain
35:51 Job and getting angry at God
38:46 How Jesus taught & building yourself on God
41:06 Clark's economic geekings: GDP and world politics
49:30 ^ The WHY (and the Catholic application)
53:48 The machine of comfort & poverty of opportunity
57:38 The US is an empire (and what that means)
59:19 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Soviet meat axe!?
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
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You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/Vb72SNUF5dg.
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, the things that we replace God with, "Silence" (2016), and much more.
Also in this episode:
• C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain)
• The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"
• Catholics react to the movie "Silence" (2016)
• Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God
• SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn
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We apologize for the re-upload, we made an editing mistake that caused the second half of the original upload to be way out of sync with the audio. Enjoy the fixed version!
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:55 C*caine, sugar, and Greyhound buses
4:27 ASH Retreat rules
5:23 SUPERFEAST (and how to fast/feast)
10:18 Weird retreat problems
14:14 TRUE Christian fasting (healthy and holy)
20:10 "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"
22:03 Why it's crucial to have a personal relationship with Jesus
25:59 The book "Silence" and the obviousness of God
29:40 We will experience persecution; here's how to prepare
32:45 A tangent on the dangers of Parkinson's meds
35:00 Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God
37:36 The genius of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy
38:01 Should we "fortify" ourselves with theology?
40:04 C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy & "That Hideous Strength"
45:42 Kind, loving, albeit ordinary priests
47:26 Please pray for the popular, superstar priests
51:11 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/8ppKleFoFKs.
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/@asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Back from A Simple House's yearly retreat, Clark and Laura discuss what a good Christian / Catholic retreat should look like, including how to feast, fast, and pray well.
Also in this episode:
• Cocaine, sugar, and Greyhound buses (we'll explain)
• The phrase, "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"
• Catholics react to the movie "Silence" (2016)
• Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God
• SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:55 Cocaine, sugar, and Greyhound buses
4:27 ASH Retreat rules
5:23 SUPERFEAST (and how to fast/feast)
10:18 Weird retreat problems
14:14 TRUE Christian fasting (healthy and holy)
20:10 "Do you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?"
22:03 Why it's crucial to have a personal relationship with Jesus
25:59 The book "Silence" and the obviousness of God
29:40 We will experience persecution; here's how to prepare
32:45 A tangent on the dangers of Parkinson's meds
35:00 Science, fitness, aliens: things that replace God
37:36 The genius of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy
38:01 Should we "fortify" ourselves with theology?
40:04 C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy & "That Hideous Strength"
45:42 Kind, loving, albeit ordinary priests
47:26 Please pray for the popular, superstar priests
51:11 SIMPLE LIVING HACK: Popcorn
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/tCO-fpv9K2Y.
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Clark and Laura take a deep dive into the problem of poverty, the misconceptions surrounding it, and the solution--which isn't what you think.
Also in this episode:
• "The poor will always be with us": true or false?
• Stupid, classic analogies: the river
• Peter Theil and how nuance can destroy a message
• The marketplace of ideas and what defeats good ideas
• How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:54 "Misunderstanding Poverty": Clark's essay
6:13 True or false: "The poor will always be with us"?
12:16 Exploiting the poor
13:53 Homily problems and elocution
15:58 Stupid, classic analogies: the river
18:02 Ben Speaks Out Against Injustice
19:00 Laura's defense of JP2 and nuance
22:06 trigger warning, skip ahead to 23:06
23:06 Nuance can destroy a message
24:45 Peter Theil is a great example of avoiding nuance
26:06 HUGE misconceptions about the poor
34:40 How to make a holy life enticing
39:33 Steven Crowder, the marketplace of ideas, what defeats good ideas
46:58 How to TRULY retreat (also: A Simple House's no-wimps retreat)
57:28 SIMPLE LIVING HACK (kind of): buying eyeglasses
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUja8OgkDWg.
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2023
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Clark and Laura discuss the commonalities between Libertarians and Catholics--not in beliefs, but in their messages--in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Also in this episode:
• Red-pill moments and "breaking frame"
• Catholics: stop arguing about what doesn't matter!
• Gaslighting, sexuality, and breakdowns of logic
• Extremism and counter-narratives
• Simple Living Hacks: ice cream!
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:51 Libertarians, Catholic governmental history, and Dave Smith
5:16 "Red pilling" the world as Catholics
10:08 What Catholics believe that no one else believes
18:08 Wearing weaknesses as badges?
20:47 Catholics: stop nerding out. Focus on the world!
24:07 Here's what Catholics need to stop talking about
26:56 Absurdism, gaslighting, and damage to our culture
34:59 The breakdown of sexuality
38:11 Politics, extremism, and the rise of counter-narratives
42:04 SIMPLE LIVING HACKS: Ice cream
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/4jOwIQclIVg.
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
The EZ-DUZ-IT Deluxe Can Opener: https://www.amazon.com/EZ-DUZ-Deluxe-Opener-Black-Grips/dp/B0071OUJDQ/ref=asc_df_B0071OUJDQ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167123558869&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1548705745127775135&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029599&hvtargid=pla-272278256067&th=1
Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, passed away on December 31, 2022. Clark and Laura discuss the monumental impact Benedict had on them, and in the starting of A Simple House.
In this episode:
• Why you need to read Benedict's works
• NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks
• JP2 vs. Benedict in style and legacy
• Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers, the media, and SSPX
• The purpose of the Catholic Church
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:55 Intro to Pope Benedict segment
2:52 Benedict's contributions before papacy
5:08 Differences between Benedict and JP2
6:52 We went to Benedict's Mass in DC
7:55 Why retiring from being pope was a monumental move
11:41 Benedict's great theological contributions
16:45 "Introduction to Christianity"'s profound impact
20:07 Benedict's contributions to the Catechism
21:57 The three interviews
24:42 Encyclicals, Catholic Charities, & Love/Truth
31:26 Benedict's role in forming A Simple House
33:40 No one reads!!
42:09 The Historical-Critical Method and its faults
45:25 The "Jesus of Nazareth" books
46:56 Controversy: how Benedict handled sex abusers
53:10 Benedict's "bulldog" media portrayal
56:48 SSPX and Benedict
58:36 The Vatican Bank scandal
59:54 Seminarians at ASH
1:03:29 What's the purpose of the Church?
1:07:21 Flawless transition
1:08:20 NEW SEGMENT: Simple Living Hacks
1:14:44 Is it wrong or right to outsource?
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/iJkSauXaseM.
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
How can living simply help you avoid the pitfalls of planned obsolescence?
Clark and Laura discuss societal threats to simple living and their solutions in this second episode of TSP's 2-part series on simple living.
In this episode:
• 5 items you should only buy once (if you buy them right!)
• Items that everyone needs and will save you money
• Why you should buy from your neighbor vs. Ikea
• Buy Nothing, Freecycle, and the hyper-local economy
• Clark's idea of the "Catholic economy" and its application
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:01 Tom in Michagan: Catholic Community
6:11 Planned obsolescence (PO) and dark consumerism
9:18 Right to Repair (RTR) and how to defeat PO
12:04 Essential RTR tips to save money and time
18:57 The "Catholic economy" and buying from your neighbor
22:21 Laura's side hustle
24:16 Things you need to buy ONCE
29:25 Shopgoodwill.com
33:21 Conclusion
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the audio version of this episode almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/5OW5e8Bo1SE.
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Help us with our next episode! Send suggestions on simple living to asimplehouse@gmail.com, subject line, "Simple Living Podcast".
A Simple House: I mean, it's in our name.
Living simply is a core aspect of what we do (and what we're called to do as Christians). But the concept is unclear and hard to do. What is true simple living?
In this episode:
• The non-Christian ideas of "simple living" and what they're missing
• What you NEED to get rid of
• Simply put: how to live simply
• The value of your time vs. your hobbies
• How your laundry (yes, your laundry) could be robbing you
Chapters:
0:00 Start
2:08 Cliché, dumb ideas about "living simply"
8:13 Why live simply (in the real way)?
9:37 How to live simply
15:58 What's the benefit of going back to our roots?
23:24 You need to know the value of your time.
26:26 The value of hobbies
27:55 Summarizing simple living
28:43 You NEED to get rid of these things.
32:33 Fixing your laundry process will save your life.
37:32 We need your HELP!
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5gJuBh9-A8
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
A secret fellowship has been anonymously tackling the crippling effects of Big Pharma and Big Alcohol for the last 85+ years.
Clark sits down with "Dave", an anonymous member of this society, to learn more about it and how, surprisingly, anyone can join it.
In this episode:
• The steps that define this fellowship
• Addiction and its spiritual treatment
• The promises of recovery
• The worldwide reach of this organization
• How to help someone with an addiction
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:45 The 12 Steps: their purpose
3:52 Is addiction physical or mental?
6:20 Are addicts prone to ALL addictions?
8:43 The 12 Steps: what are they?
10:37 The spiritual aspect of the 12 steps
14:57 How long does it take to do the 12 steps?
18:20 The "benefits" of addiction (post-addiction)
19:38 The promises of recovery
23:16 Faith's relationship with recovery
28:05 How recovery affects parenting style
31:39 The traditions of the 12 Steps & its marketing
38:33 Addicts are stubborn & the solution
39:51 The worldwide reach of this organization
41:44 Arguments against this fellowship
48:48 What makes a good sponsor/mentor?
53:08 How to help someone with an addiction
1:00:51 Dave's final words: "God will show up for you"
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:
Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
Odysee: odysee.com/@asimplehouseU
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVV-JOspuvA
Like, subscribe, share the podcast, and most of all, send us your feedback! We want to hear from you about what you loved, what you didn't, where you want to see the podcast go, and any other thoughts you have. Send us an email at asimplehouse@gmail.com with the subject line "The Simpleton Podcast Feedback".
A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Transhumanism: enhancing the human condition by developing technologies that can greatly improve cognition and longevity.
Technology makes life easier, but at what point does it make life itself, less?
In this episode:
• Technology-infused humans: how far should it go?
• "Playing stupid" as a way to connect with someone
• Transgenderism's repopulation issue
• Homesteading & the "Back to the Land" movement
• Clark's ridiculousness and how to troll your loved ones
Links:
"Squatting on the Squatter" by FOX 2 Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB_hjqZQ1UY
"The Gay Rights Movement Has Been Hijacked by a Radical Transhumanist Agenda" by Jennifer Bilek (Reality's Last Stand article): https://www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-gay-rights-movement-has-been
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:23 Signpost
1:17 We love Classical Ed, but...
6:47 Should kids read the Old Testament?
9:13 Rhetoric & its role in ministry
15:56 When true ideas lose & "Harm Reduction" vs. 12-step
21:18 Transhumanism: technology-infused humans
28:08 Brave New World's plot coming true?
30:18 Homesteading & "Back to the Land"
32:11 Transgenderism is ruining humanity's future
36:11 Transhumanist agenda & demanding rights doesn't work
40:27 Coming up soon on TSP!
40:43 Clark's ridiculousness & "trolling your wife"
44:43 An abrupt outro
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Some sexual content is discussed in this episode. It's not very descriptive, but it would likely fall in the PG-13 category. Viewer and listener discretion is advised.
Garrett Johnson, also known as "Brother Without Order", is a Catholic speaker and blogger living in the DC area who experiences same-sex attraction (SSA).
While some want him to claim that his identity is found in being gay, Garrett has a much different perspective: one that has helped him live a much more fulfilling, truthful, and Catholic lifestyle.
In this episode:
• "Born this way" is a hoax?
• The Catholic ministry "Courage" and its impact on those with SSA
• Conversion therapy vs. true "reparative" therapy
• How to live chastely as someone with SSA
• How to be a supportive parent to a child with SSA
Links:
Courage's website: https://couragerc.org/
Garrett's website, Brother Without Order: https://www.brotherwithoutorder.com/
Garrett's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gfreakj
Article from the Arlington Catholic Herald featuring Garrett: https://www.catholicherald.com/article/local/catholics-with-same-sex-attraction-live-church-teaching-through-courage-ministry/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
1:14 A quick disclaimer about this episode
2:03 Introducing Garrett, cont.
2:28 Religion & sexuality in childhood
6:03 First experience of same-sex attraction
7:11 Exposure to pornography
8:54 Drinking, smoking, and clubbing
10:38 Starting a gay lifestyle
11:34 Sex helped me understand something crucial
13:16 The narrative surrounding gay lifestyles & LGBTQ
18:30 Hitting rock bottom & a relationship with God
21:03 Being a hair stylist & the connection to this journey
23:05 How to bring someone back to the Catholic Church
25:57 How "accepting" should Catholics be?
26:37 Fully becoming Catholic & EWTN's "The Journey Home"
28:38 The turning point
29:40 Quitting weed, YouTube, and brotherwithoutorder.com
32:08 Finding Courage (the Catholic ministry)
38:58 Garrett's main message
43:15 What it takes to be a great mother
46:09 "Born this way" is a hoax?
48:23 SSA could come from psychological issues
49:56 Conversion therapy vs. true "reparative" therapy
53:00 How to live chastely as someone with SSA
56:12 The ministry of the barbershop
58:19 How to be a supportive parent to a child with SSA
1:01:18 Speak the truth with love!
1:02:07 Outro (and where to hear more of Garrett!)
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The Catholic Church has been entangled in a complex and confusing situation in Canada for the past several years.
Claims of mass graves outside Catholic schools have been rumored for a while now. But is there any evidence? Was the Church involved? And who's to blame?
In this episode:
• Terry Glavin, NYT, and false journalism
• The Chinese genocide and disingenuous narratives
• How far should the Catholic Church reach into politics?
• RCIA for the dumb & a lesson from Beavis and Butt-head
• The secret Vatican library?? We explain.
Links:
"The Great Canadian Mass Graves Hoax" episode from Bari Weiss's podcast "Honestly": https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/25fa83d7/the-great-canadian-mass-graves-hoax
"If You Fall In Love Fast - Watch This... | Russell Brand" full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfSushzin2k
"Beavis's Spiritual Journey" article by Amy Welborn: https://amywelborn.wordpress.com/2022/10/10/beavis-spiritual-journey/
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:17 Signpost
0:56 Reacting to Dcn. Tyler's thoughts
6:58 The Church is a sign of contradiction
10:06 Disingenuous conversation & the Chinese genocide
13:54 Beavis and Butt-head's enlightening satire
16:19 RCIA for the dumb
19:29 Russell Brand & real vs. fleeting love
23:41 The Vatican Library
25:56 Upcoming episode help request!
27:05 Monday Night Football and crowd unrest
30:33 The First Nation genocide in Canada
32:38 Catholics haven't always ran things well.
35:01 The situation in Canadian schools
36:02 The NYT article & church burnings
38:18 The Terry Glavin interview
39:32 Journalistic malpractice & "the George Floyd moment"
42:42 The Catholic scapegoat & who's to blame?
47:34 Interpreting the story
50:39 Hypocritical leaders
51:44 Disingenuous conversation & the Chinese genocide pt. 2
55:00 One good thing about the UN
56:31 Focus, Clark!
56:38 The US's honesty
57:30 Outro
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"Inclusivity" has taken on a radically different definition in the past few decades.
How should Catholic understand the term, especially in relation to the LGBTQ community?
Also in this episode:
• A Simple House's "accompaniment model" and its benefits
• Where the Catholic synod process is it now (and what A Simple House has gained from it)
• Following up on our interview with Dr. Dan Gibbons about Classical Education
• Elites and building a sound theory on politicians
• The Secular Humanism Project and its slow decay
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:33 Signpost
1:18 Going to the past to build a new future
3:16 Bad religion books are NOT the problem.
3:48 The Secular Humanism Project (and it's death)
6:59 Vatican II is a great model (of re-modeling).
10:00 Understanding the faith, not just regurgitating it
11:00 Where did education go wrong?
12:23 Is classical education for the elites?
17:53 Classical ed programs in college
23:50 Is evangelizing the elites a good move?
28:08 Evangelize the upper class by serving the lower class.
29:47 The "Accompaniment" Model
35:02 Elites vs. politicians
36:55 The Vatican's secret library???
37:49 The Theory of Elites
38:32 "The He(art) Reset"
39:07 An update on the Catholic Synod
40:36 Were ASH's points included in the Synod?
41:22 Why our Synods were amazing.
43:10 "Ask not what the Church can do for you..."
43:58 A summary of the Synod reports across the US
45:25 Is clericalism still an issue?
47:45 Inclusivity isn't always good.
49:26 LGBTQ and how Catholics should view inclusivity
55:30 "Judge well." -Jesus
55:57 What we're taking away from our synods
57:11 Outro
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What's the best way to influence our government to create policies that align with Catholic social teaching?
Catholic Lobbyist Dcn. Tyler McClay shares his experience working in the political realm. What does it take to make a positive influence on our political representatives?
In short: not much.
In this episode:
• What is a Catholic lobbyist?
• After Roe v. Wade, what issues will Catholic voters focus on now?
• The Catholic Church is more Democrat than Republican?
• The Church's massive role in American healthcare
• What to do about politics as Catholics
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:40 The Catholic Church's relationship with the government
2:01 What is a Catholic lobbyist?
3:38 How do we persuade the government to take Catholic-supported stances?
5:00 The Catholic Church as a government contractor
7:27 What issues is a Catholic lobbyist addressing?
7:58 Do we support ALL pro-poor policies?
10:00 What issues (if any) do lobbyists avoid?
12:31 Supporting the same bill as Planned Parenthood? Not exactly.
13:32 State government is so much more accessible than you think.
14:32 How does one lobby?
20:56 The repeal of Roe v. Wade and its consequences
24:46 What's the next big issue for Catholic voters to focus on?
26:10 Sex transition surgery and the Catholic stance
28:46 Nukes and the Catholic stance
30:36 Catholics need to be more than single-issue voters
31:12 The Catholic Church is closer with the Democratic Party?
34:31 We will never be fully aligned with one party
36:21 When should Bishops get involved?
37:35 The Church plays a huge role in American healthcare
39:05 Disabilities and the government's intervention post-Roe v. Wade
44:19 Realpolitik and "playing dirty" politically
49:57 We need the transcendent within our politics
52:52 What to do about politics as Catholics
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Catholic school attendance numbers are rising for schools using a Classical Education curriculum (sometimes referred to as Liberal Arts Education or Liberal Education).
What is it, and why is it taking the world of Catholic education by storm?
Dr. Daniel Gibbons, Board President of St. Jerome Institute in Washington D.C. (and an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in English at The Catholic University of America) joins Clark and Laura to talk about Classical Education and its place in Catholic schools.
In this episode:
• What is Classical Education?
• The Great Books movement and its relationship with a Catholic liberal education
• How does a Classical Education change its students?
• Is a Catholic liberal education for everyone?
• What makes a great and effective teacher?
The Society for the Renewal of the Catholic Mind is a program created by St. Jerome Institute dedicated to fostering intellectual community beyond the classroom, particularly for friends, parents, and supporters of SJI. More information can be found at https://stjeromeinstitute.org/society/
As mentioned in the podcast, the St. Jerome Academy Book Club is a collection of works endorsed by SJI as beneficial reading selections for children. You can find the list at https://sjabookfair.com/sja-book-club/
To learn more about St. Jerome Institute, St. Jerome Academy, and the Catholic Classical Education model, visit https://stjeromeinstitute.org/
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Critical Race Theory dominates social discourse. What is it? Is it valid? Is it healthy? And what does it have to do with the Black Lives Matter movement?
In this episode:
• Roe v. Wade's reversal and its overlooked consequences
• The Marxist roots of Critical Race Theory
• Why CRT is a "Mind-Virus" that flocks to two extremes
• Islamic conversion and the Christian parallels
• Black Lives Matter's agenda and a different, positive outlook
Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:30 Intro/Signpost
1:43 Roe v. Wade & the lack of Catholic doctors
6:18 Potential for an increase in Americans with disabilities?
8:06 The "sexiness" of practical families
10:15 The devil hates sex
12:26 The appeal of Islam's moral code
15:28 Catholicism (and the TLM movement) provide moral codes, too
18:17 Our experience with the Black Community
22:35 The narrative around police (and brutality)
26:59 Inward vs. outward dialogue
31:13 Is there more anxiety about polic brutality now?
32:25 Suburban cops vs. urban cops
36:18 If we aren't enforcing laws...what do we do with them?
39:13 Quick recap of our thoughts on police brutality
39:30 Colin Kapernick (and the oversight of social movement)
42:45 The BLM Movement's lack of positive action
46:11 So, what should be done?
47:33 Critical Race Theory: its simple complexity
48:16 The Marxist and Freudian roots of CRT
49:46 CRT is a "Mind-virus"...
53:37 ...and this "Mind-virus" has two extremes. Both are wrong.
59:52 We simply can't support CRT.
1:02:21 "Black Lives Matter" vs. the group behind the BLM movement
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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The Catholic Church has always been a stable presence in the shifting waves of pop culture. But right now, Catholicism is getting more attention than ever before.
It's a great thing--but it comes with a word of caution.
In this episode:
• We were canceled?? The story of our semi-viral episode
• You're wrong about Shia LaBeouf (and the new evangelization)
• Tim Dillon and the traditionalist Catholic culture response
• The New York Times article about Catholicism being "hot" in NY
• AR-15s & Rosaries: The Atlantic's article about extremist Catholicism
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Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:26 We were canceled??
1:43 Intro/Signpost
2:36 True faith vs. weak theology
4:55 You're misunderstanding the "New Evangelization".
11:35 Pac-Man IRL & hazing (not actually)
15:58 Flannery O'Connor & the "Anti-protagonist"
22:20 Virtue-signaling conservatives?
23:12 Tim Dillon & the Catholic revolution
27:34 NYT: "Catholicism is the Hottest Club in New York"
29:54 Shia LaBeouf: Hope & Skepticism
37:05 The Rosary is an extremist item?
39:05 Why is Catholicism starting to get popular?
43:15 Masculinity isn't what you think it is.
45:34 Pacifism isn't Christian!
48:05 Fighting progressivism with conservativism
49:48 Outro
The Joe Rogan Experience, "#1860 - Tim Dillon": https://open.spotify.com/episode/0U3oRODnrft3edzbNAAHcT?si=0873604384014cd2&nd=1
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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True evangelization is happening right now with some of the most unlikely people to turn to God: nihilists.
Despair can lead us to Christ, and a group of Christians known as the "Recovering Nihilists" know that better than anyone.
In this episode:
• What brings nihilists to Christ?
• True, long-lasting conversion: what nihilists have that we sometimes don't
• How the Catholic Church can evangelize to the marginalized
• How to retain believers: what's effective, and what isn't
• A real-life example of how to respond to a disturbing case of scandal
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
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With the recent overruling of Roe v. Wade, Clark and Laura take a look at the Church's political affiliation and reception in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
In this episode:
• The recent acts of vandalism against Catholic schools and communities
• Does the church lean Democratic or Republican? You'd be surprised!
• "Being on the right side of history" and its implications for our current political climate
• How to deal with troubling news targeting Catholics
• Media bias and how to understand truth inside the mess
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Learn more about Source of All Hope through their website, https://www.sourceofallhope.org/
Colin Miller went from securing a Ph.D. in physics to serving those most in need in Baltimore, MD.
He co-founded Source of All Hope with Fr. James Boric in 2019, and missionaries with Source have been serving the city's homeless population ever since.
Colin's trust in God and his ongoing faith journey is on full display in this interview with Clark on The Simpleton Podcast.
In this episode:
• How do we invite those experiencing material poverty into the life of the Catholic Church?
• What is Source of All Hope, the Catholic ministry out of Baltimore?
• How does Source's ministry relate to A Simple House?
• Colin's faith journey, from living in a van to serving with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York
• The overlap of Clark and Colin's ministry experiences
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
You can find Ryan at ryan.haber@gmail.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanhaber/
Ex-seminarians and ex-religious often struggle with one major task: how to find a job (that ISN'T ministry) once they leave their former path.
Clark sits down with Ryan Haber, a volunteer career coach in Washington, D.C. who guides these candidates in how to find a fulfilling career.
In this episode:
• What is the correct Christian view of money and work?
• How to take your liberal arts degree and find a great job
• The Catholic lay vocation and its understated importance
• How to find fulfillment as a Catholic in the modern workplace environment
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble AND Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Clark and Laura react to The Simpleton Podcast's recent interview with Catholic Theologian and founder of Gaudium et Spes 22, Dr. Larry Chapp.
In this episode:
• Why Catholics need to contribute to culture at large
• The "social imaginary" theory of Dr. Larry Chapp
• Did Jesus come to save you, or to save the world?
• Catholicism and politics: the greatest way to contribute
• "Mecca parishes" and why you should go to (or avoid) them
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Mike Tenney, Catholic speaker and host of the podcast "Pop Culture Catechism", joins Clark for the second time on this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
In this episode:
• What's better for your faith: a cringey Christian movie, or "conscious" hip hop?
• Christian rock, Pure Flix, and the role of Christian media
• Harry Potter, Star Wars, and what pop culture is "good" for Christians
• Kendrick Lamar could make you holier: here's why
• Taylor Swift and how Christians can learn from the spectacle of celebrities
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You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/pWSBVGYKupE.
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Clark delivers his quarterly "State of the Ministry" address with exciting news about the podcast.
Also in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast:
• ASH missionary update
• The future of the podcast (we need your help!)
• A Simple House recruiting (we need your help x2!)
• What makes a good ASH missionary?
The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble AND Odysee! You can watch the latest episodes of The Simpleton Podcast by going to:Rumble: rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU
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You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/VzFBhciJGl8.
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Robert Mixa, Education Fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, sits down with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
They discuss:
• How we should reform Catholic education
• Rethinking our ideas of Catholicism vs. the world
• Catholic intellectuals and public discourse
• Working with Bishop Barron at Word on Fire
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Dr. Larry Chapp, Catholic theologian and creator of the blog "Gaudium et Spes" sits down for an interview with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. They discuss:
• Dr. Chapp's Catholic Worker farm and Catholic Worker Movement
• The story of "Gaudium et Spes 22"
• "Rad trads" and the post-Conciliar Catholic Church
• Mega-parishes and how to foster growth for the laity
• The problem of Catholic higher education
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Nicholas Dolinger, Catholic convert and host of the podcast "The Beautiful Toilet", sits down for an interview with Clark in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. They discuss:
• Nic's podcast, "The Beautiful Toilet", and the meaning and motive behind it
• The role of masculinity within Christianity
• Is violence a Christian ideal?
• The interplay between irony and Catholicism
• Progressive vs. conservative religious worldviews
• How to share the Catholic faith without apologetics or indoctrination
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): https://youtube.com/asimplehouseu_2022
Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
In The Simpleton Podcast's very first TEASPOON episode, Clark and Laura dive into three different topics: all important to discuss, but not thoroughly enough to warrant their own episode:
• How to confront sex abuse and scandal (a real life example)
• Traditionalists, the JPII Generation, and recovering nihilists
• The problem of lay ministries and selling the Gospel
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A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Our Catholic missionary work involves meeting people in their neighborhoods and in their homes. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor. While missionaries serve at A Simple House, they live a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.
To learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast, visit asimplehouse.org. You can also follow us on these platforms:
YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6LYNoV7AFGhKP4LR0Qqgnw
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
When it goes wrong, spiritual direction can be toxic.
But done well, spiritual direction can be an extremely positive, fruitful experience for everyone involved.
In this episode of The Simpleton Podcast, Clark and Laura discuss:
- Should Catholics (and all Christians) get involved with spiritual direction?
- What you need to do before seeking a spiritual director
- Different methods of spiritual direction
- Red flags to look out for
- Their own experiences of spiritual direction
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
Natural Family Planning isn't as clean-cut as it seems.
In this episode of The Simpleton Podcast, Laura interviews Alison Contreras, Fertility Educator with Caritas FertilityCare and FACTS Collaborative, to discuss what the Catholic Church's endorsed method of fertility monitoring and family planning looks like on a practical level--and despite its ups and downs, why it remains so beautiful and beneficial for couples.
They discuss:
• When should we start teaching NFP?
• Is NFP just for Type-A people?
• The difference between NFP and FABM (Fertility Awareness-Based Methods)
• Should we have to pay to learn NFP (the role of NFP within healthcare)?
• Fertility issues and NFP
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
You should care about the Church's "Synod on Synodality." Why?
Clark and Laura break down the reasons and cover everything you need to know about the Synod, including:
• What it is and what to expect
• How it works
• The goals of the synod
• Objections to the synod (and why you should participate)
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Facebook: @asimplehouse
Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic
The Traditionalist Movement could result in the next Church schism.
Preferring one style of the Mass over another isn't an issue. So, what is?
In this third and final installment in the Simpleton Podcast's 3-part series on the Traditionalist Movement in the Catholic Church, Clark and Laura discuss:
• The sociological and spiritual problems found in some proponents of the TLM (Traditional Latin Mass)
• What true "pastoring" looks like
• How the heresy of Jansenism can relate to the Traditionalist Movement
• Religious rigidity and error (how to avoid becoming a Pharisee or Sadducee)
• What can be done to prevent a schism
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/8tZ1EvSZGOk
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The Traditionalist Movement (TM) Series:
(Pt. 1 of 3) Where Did the Traditionalist Movement Come From?: https://youtu.be/OW36CmGj8e4
(Pt. 2 of 3) What's Wrong With the Traditionalist Movement?: https://youtu.be/ETErWvFqmxI
(Pt. 3 of 3) Heresy Hidden in the Traditionalist Movement?: https://youtu.be/8tZ1EvSZGOk
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It's no secret that the Traditionalist Movement causes a lot of friction within the Church.
In part 2 of this 3-part series on the Traditionalist Movement in the Catholic Church, Clark and Laura discuss the concerns surrounding the Traditionalist Movement.
Is it focused on a "utopian" vision?
What do those both inside and outside the movement say?
And most importantly, what do we do moving forward?
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/ETErWvFqmxI.
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Why did we need more traditionalism?
In part 1 of this 3-part series on the Traditionalist Movement in the Catholic Church, Clark and Laura break down the origins of the Traditionalist Movement.
Where did it come from?
What is it?
And how does it affect us today?
You can also find the video version of this episode on YouTube. Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://youtu.be/OW36CmGj8e4.
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It's tricky:
How do we evangelize, between the extremes of proselytizing (forcing religion on someone) and not sharing the Good News?
Clark and Laura discuss their experience in how the poor want to be treated, A Simple House's philosophy of mission, how it strikes a balance between orthodox and liberal views, the "Spidey Sense" of missionary work, and the wonderful danger in living for God.
Please excuse the poor video quality on this episode. While our audio was saved, we had to fall back on our Zoom recording for the video
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A re-cap of our BIG Thanksgiving and Christmas ministry events, how ASH gets help from seminarians during winter months, and a look into what's to come for the mission (and the podcast!) in 2022.
Clark delivers his quarterly State-of-the-Ministry address and gives exciting updates about A Simple House.
We’re extremely blessed and always grateful for our donors. If you're interested in supporting our mission, please visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/donate.html
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Clark sits down with Mike Tenney, Catholic speaker and host of "Pop Culture Catechism" in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
Mike and Clark discuss A Simple House of old (a.k.a., major rat problems), Jack Antonhoff and storytelling in pop music, how we ought to digest "Friends", Tolkein's fantasy worlds and their bridge to Catholicism, Dune and its relation to Christianity, and a whole lot more.
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Having almost 20 years of community living experience, Clark and Laura break down the fundamentals of a good community...
...and what causes one to fall apart.
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Catholics get a lot of flak for not knowing the Bible.
If all of us Christians should take our Scripture-reading more seriously (we should!), which translation should we use?
Clark and Laura flesh out the best (and worst) translations of the Bible for all Christians, in their opinion, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
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Introducing: Just Homes.
Just Homes (founded by Clark and launching in 2022) is a new ministry that will focus on providing housing for those who would not be able to secure housing under any other means: most often, these are the long-term mentally ill.
In this episode, Clark and Laura discuss the new endeavor, what it does differently from A Simple House, and how the two will work together to serve those in need.
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Gunshots, going (almost) broke, and a whole lot of God's providence.
These are all things Clark and Laura encountered in their first years at A Simple House.
In this episode, the duo shares stories and looks back on how a "just trust and make it happen" outlook created a ministry that still carries the same mission 18 years after its humble beginnings.
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Clark draws from his economics background to discuss the current economic climate in the US with Laura in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.
They analyze why inflation has been climbing, how it hurts the lower class, and ultimately, how it can impact the hope of escaping poverty.
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How did the Catholic Church respond in the years following the 2002 Boston Globe article exposing the sex abuse crisis?
In this fourth and final episode of The Simpleton Podcast’s series on the Catholic sex abuse scandal, Clark and Laura summarize the reasons sex abuse became such an institutional problem and how the Church reformed in response.
They also discuss the 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report, which analyses the scandal within six dioceses of the Church in Pennsylvania and the systemic cover-up of the abuse.
Please excuse the audio quality in this singular episode. Technical difficulties resulted in having to rely on the original Zoom footage. We absolutely believe the content is still worth sharing.
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More missionaries, new ministry ideas, and a third city?
Clark delivers a State-of-the-Ministry address and gives exciting updates about A Simple House.
We’re extremely blessed and always grateful for our donors. If you're interested in supporting our mission, please visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/donate.html
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Why was sex abuse was left unchecked in the Catholic Church for so long?
In this third episode of The Simpleton Podcast’s series on the Catholic sex abuse scandal, Clark and Laura dissect the reasons.
This is the second of our two episodes focused on the McCarrick Report, the 400-page document that explains the scandal.
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What was it like to have known Theodore McCarrick, the laicized Catholic bishop (and later, cardinal) who abused numerous victims?
In this episode, Clark and Laura summarize the McCarrick Report, a 400-page document that dissects the scandal.
Clark and Laura share their own interactions with McCarrick, and ultimately, what we should learn from the report.
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Clark & Laura cover the basics of the Catholic sex abuse scandal and what it means for the laity in 2021 and beyond. How do we play a role in calling out corrupt leaders and stopping abuse?
(Please excuse Clark's poor audio quality in this episode. The audio input was taken from his earphones, not his microphone.)
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Clark gives a brief prelude to the upcoming episodes about the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal in this special edition of The Simpleton Podcast.
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From living in a hippie commune to reading a Christian book every day one summer of college, Clark's journey to becoming Catholic was full of twists, turns, and truth-seeking.
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Clark and Laura share stories and insights from their time spent serving with one of the most formative ministries for both A Simple House and for themselves personally, Exodus Youth Services. Exodus was based in Washington, DC and focused on leading Bible studies for kids in project neighborhoods. Clark and Laura discuss the impact of meeting those families and how Exodus influenced the starting of A Simple House.
(At the end of the episode, Clark mentions an upcoming episode focused on the Catholic Worker Movement. We flipped around the order of our first few episodes, and Ep. #1 of The Simpleton Podcast is now the one Clark is referring to. Go check it out!)
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From meeting a sandal-wearing monk in the dead of winter, to letting go of her party-going double identity, to a Washington Post feature article written about her, Laura shares insights and key moments from her Catholic journey.
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Welcome to The Simpleton Podcast!
In this first episode, Clark and Laura share some amazing stories about the origins of the Catholic Worker movement, as well as their insights and experiences from serving at Catholic Worker houses. They also discuss how the movement had a huge influence on the starting of A Simple House.
(Please excuse Clark's audio from this episode—his mic didn't record properly. Better audio to come in the next episode!)
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