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Refutations Ep.8 of 8 - 6h34m38s to 6h59m18s (Arguments 456-500)-converted from 2021-10-09T14:13:26

The final push...and it is finished.
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Refutations Ep.7 of 8 - 5h25m52s to 6h34m38s (Arguments 321-455) from 2021-10-09T14:12:28

Getting ever closer to the end of this monstrosity...
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Refutations Ep.6 Of 8 - 4h42m39s To 5h25m52s (Arguments 246 - 320) from 2021-10-09T14:06:03

Back to the refutation...
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Refutations Ep.5a Of 8 - Intermission - St. Anselm's Proslogion Chapters 5 - 9 from 2021-10-09T14:05:13

I have made reference to this passage a couple of times in the course of this series of videos. I said it was from the Meditations but it turns out to have been from the Proslogion. I include it he...

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Refutations Ep.5 Of 8 - 3h02m50s To 4h42m39s (Arguments 146 - 245) from 2021-10-09T14:03:53

More of the same...
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Refutations Ep.4 of 8 - 2h31m59s to 3h02m50s (Arguments 120-145) from 2021-10-09T14:02:58

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Refutations Ep.3 of 8 - 1h55m55s to 2h31m59s (Arguments 88-119) from 2021-10-09T14:02:16

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Ott's Fundamentals (Ep.04) - 1.1.20 to 1.1.27-converted from 2021-10-09T13:59:37

From:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 20
to:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 27
of:
Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
by:
Dr. Ludwig Ott
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Ott's Fundamentals (Ep.03) - 1.1.8 to 1.1.19 from 2021-10-09T13:58:37

From:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 8
to:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 19
of:
Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
by:
Dr. Ludwig Ott
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Ott's Fundamentals (Ep.02) - 1.1.1 To 1.1.7 from 2021-10-09T13:57:30

From:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 1
to:
Book 1, Part 1, Item 7
of:
Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
by:
Dr. Ludwig Ott
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Ott's Fundamentals (Ep.01) - Introduction from 2021-10-09T13:55:57

This is the first proper reading in a long series of livestreams in which I will read and comment on The Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, by Dr. Ludwig Ott.
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CVS Live Guest - 2021-09-18 - Alex vs. Kieran from 2021-10-09T13:54:59

Alex Randall is a young Australian Atheist whom I interviewed a couple of times a few weeks ago, and Kieran Lisney is an American who has converted to Greek Orthodoxy over the past couple of years....

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-09-18 - Bill Whatcott from 2021-10-09T13:54:25

I first spoke with Bill two years ago https://youtu.be/DhqkW-cEbBA
I invited him back because I wanted to get an update on his trials and to see if he has anything to say about the way the powe...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-09-17 - Nathan from 2021-10-09T13:52:15

I met Nathan in the comments section of my channel, and he was kind enough to accept my offer to come share his faith-journey with us today. I enjoyed our chat and hope to have his wife on my lives...

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CVS Live - 2021 - 09 - 12 - Ott's Fundamentals (Ep.00) - Front And Back Matter from 2021-09-15T14:09:04

This is the general intro to a new series of livestreams in which I will read and comment on The Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, by Dr. Ludwig Ott. I read the front and back matter in order to fam...

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Refutations Ep.2 of 8 - 0h56m19s to 1h55m55s (Arguments 46-87) from 2021-09-15T14:04:16

More of the same. Shooting fish in a barrel turns out to be really, really easy.

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CVS Live - 2021-09-11 - Refutations (Ep.02) - 0h56m19s to 1h55m55s (Arguments 46-87) from 2021-09-15T14:04:16

More of the same. Shooting fish in a barrel turns out to be really, really easy.

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-08-28 - Alex Randall from 2021-09-11T16:10:38

This is my second chat with young Alex. We'll see if we can break new ground today.
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CVS Live - 2021-08-28 - Miscarriage of Justice from 2021-09-11T16:09:25

In this live stream I am talking about how the enemies of Christ fall into error and other evils. The primary example I will focus on is the controversy surrounding the Miscarriage data controversy...

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Refutations Ep.1 of 8 - 0h04m41s to 0h56m19s (Arguments 1-45) from 2021-09-11T16:07:53

I have decided to just jump right in at the very beginning of the video that I am refuting (500 Arguments Against Christianity). This entire series will be off-the-cuff and spontaneous with no prio...

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CVS Live - 2021-09-06 - Refutations (Ep.01) - 0h04m41s to 0h56m19s (Arguments 1-45) from 2021-09-11T16:07:53

I have decided to just jump right in at the very beginning of the video that I am refuting (500 Arguments Against Christianity). This entire series will be off-the-cuff and spontaneous with no prio...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-09-05 - Benjamin Bisconer from 2021-09-11T16:05:49

I interviewed Benjamin back in May 2019, and he agreed to come back and share his ongoing journey on my livestream.

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Refutations Ep.0 of 8 - Introduction from 2021-09-11T16:04:27

Last night while I was interviewing Chad on my livestream he mentioned that Nathan made a response video to my all-in-one refutation of his (and Fodor's) 500 Arguments video. I watched it and will ...

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CVS Live - 2021-09-04 - Refutations Episode Zero - Introduction from 2021-09-11T16:04:27

Last night while I was interviewing Chad on my livestream he mentioned that Nathan made a response video to my all-in-one refutation of his (and Fodor's) 500 Arguments video. I watched it and will ...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-09-03 - Chad Ellis from 2021-09-11T16:02:32

Chad was supposed to come on my live-stream way back in July of 2020, but he totally forgot about me until I started posting videos again after my long hiatus. We will discuss philosophy and religi...

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Refutations - Refuting 500 Arguments Against Christianity from 2021-09-11T15:59:54

A new subscriber, Jay, reached out by email asking me to refute James Fodor's "500 Arguments Against Christianity" video which was co-hosted by my 2-time guests Nathan Ormond. Nathan was ostensibly...

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CVS Live - 2021-09-02 - Refuting 500 Arguments Against Christianity from 2021-09-11T15:59:54

A new subscriber, Jay, reached out by email asking me to refute James Fodor's "500 Arguments Against Christianity" video which was co-hosted by my 2-time guests Nathan Ormond. Nathan was ostensibly...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-08-21 - Alex Randall from 2021-09-11T15:56:56

Alex reached out to me on my Atheist Experience video and asked to come chat about our different worldviews. He is a 16 year Australian who is interested in theology and philosophy. He identifies a...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-07-21 - Kieran Lisney from 2021-09-11T15:51:04

Kieran has been on a my Live Guest show a couple of times, but it has been a few months and I reached out to see if he wanted to share his ongoing faith journey with us. He agreed, and here we are....

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-07-19 - Steven Ray from 2021-09-11T15:43:59

Steven has been on my Catholic vs. Catholic before, but this is his first time chatting live with me. We casually discuss the works of mercy and the virtues, and how to preach the Gospel to Atheis...

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CVS Live - 2021-06-27 - The Atheist Experience and the PSR from 2021-09-11T15:36:25

Lately I have been responding to a lot of comments from Mediocre-Atheists on the AE video I was on way back in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsaVR...
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CVS Live Guest - 2021-05-27 - Nick Stumphauzer from 2021-09-11T15:23:26

In this episode Nick and I discuss Freemasonry, Thy Mystery of Iniquity, Loving obedience and submission, and the theological virtue of Faith. God is good.
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CVS Meta - 2021-08-28 - Miscarriage of Justice Edited Duds Hypothesis from 2021-08-28T00:00

I chopped down the first version of my stream and will include the new (rough) short version here so you needn't listen to an hour of rambling and repetition. As a bonus I will also discuss the "Du...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-21 - Ben from 2021-04-09T14:59:19

I interviewed my dear friend Ben in late 2016 and again in early 2018. Now he's agreed to come back and chat about his ongoing journey.
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CVS Live Guest - 2021-04-08 - Nick Stumphauzer from 2021-04-09T14:56:19

I interviewed Nick in early 2019 and several times since then. Now he's agreed to come back and chat live about his ongoing journey.
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CVS Meta - 2021-03-18 - Pope Francis--Our Sweet Christ on Earth from 2021-03-20T18:54:45

May the Lord preserve our Holy Father, our sweet Christ on Earth, Pope Francis, give him life, and make him blessed upon earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies. Let us pray: O God, t...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021 - 03 - 14 - Hugh Owen from 2021-03-15T17:03:56

I interviewed Mr. Owen back in April 2019. He is the founder and director of the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation. I know he is sympathetic to geocentrism so I asked him to come and chat abou...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-13 - Guests Wanted (aka My Wish List) from 2021-03-13T00:00

As I'm waiting for my 4pm (EST) guest to arrive (or not, as the case may be) I thought I might just as well use this time to send out a little "Guests Wanted" outreach thingy.
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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-07 - Matthew Murdock from 2021-03-07T00:00

My dear friend Matthew is back. It has been a wild ride for him this past year, and I'm sorry I wasn't there for him very much during my year-long hiatus from the podcast. But I'm back and so is my...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-07 - The Catholic Ninja from 2021-03-07T00:00

"The Catholic Ninja" is a first cousin to my friend and frequent guest, Nikola Krcic. I really enjoyed meeting him today, talking about our precious faith. Ninja has a website and a couple of books...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-06 - Kevin Mark from 2021-03-06T00:00

I interviewed Kevin way back in late May 2019. Dr. Kevin Mark is the Canadian director of the Kolbe Center, which is a Catholic Creationist apostolate. Today we chatted predominantly about creati...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-03-05 - Brenda Von Ahsen from 2021-03-05T00:00

I interviewed Brenda way back in late June 2019. This time we talked a little bit about Brenda's ongoing education in philosophy with digressions into other more mundane topics. As usual it was a p...

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CVS Live Guest - 2021-02-28 - Nikola Krcic from 2021-02-28T00:00

My old friend Nikola is back to catch up since we haven't talked much during the past year.
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CVS Live Guest - 2021-02-24 - The Lisney Bros from 2021-02-24T00:00

I decided that today, after exactly one full calendar year in hiatus from the CVS Podcast, I should do a loose and informal chat. The Lisney brothers (Aidan and Kieran) accepted my invitation to jo...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-23 - Pykris from 2020-02-23T20:19:13

Pykris is one of the first friends that I made on my podcast. I wanted to chat with him to find out how he's been doing. He used to identify as a Satanist, but since the loss of his beloved older s...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-22 - Aidan Lisney from 2020-02-22T22:47:50

Aidan Lisney is a regular on my podcast. Today we had a long, loose, and meandering chat about all things Catholic. God is good.

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-22 - Stephen Stetelman from 2020-02-22T18:51:59

Stephen Stetelman reached out after listening to my Michael Jones episode. Stephen's brother-in-law is Catholic, so he wanted to ask me about the Catholic perspective on some key issues.

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-16 - Jesse Pascucci from 2020-02-16T20:57:54

I met Jesse on Facebook. He is currently in RCIA and will enter full communion on April 11th. I asked him to come and talk with us about his faith journey.

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-15 - Philip Duncalfe from 2020-02-16T18:14:53

I met Philip on Facebook. He's an English guy who enjoys discussing theology with people, as he puts it. See https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChRz6QmnhkNi2pqygIkHOWA for more information.

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-15 - Kieran Lisney from 2020-02-16T18:10:46

I've had Kieran on my pre-recorded podcast several times and he has become a dear friend. We decided to catch up and just chat about whatever faith-related issues come up.

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-09-14 - Chris Date from 2020-02-12T22:03:38

A listener recommended I interview Chris because of his unorthodox position on the doctrine of Hell. As I discovered during our chat, he also does not believe in an immaterial soul or in free will,...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-11 - Converse Contender from 2020-02-12T03:45:07

Converse Contender reached out on my channel to see if I would come on his show and talk about my Catholic faith. I agreed and so we are both streaming our talk.

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CVS Live - 2020-02-09 - Episode 0016 from 2020-02-09T18:08:31

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CVS Live - 2020-02-09 - Episode 0015 from 2020-02-09T18:08:21

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CVS Live - 2020-02-09 - Episode 0014 from 2020-02-09T18:08:05

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0013 from 2020-02-09T00:26:59

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0012 from 2020-02-09T00:26:34

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0011 from 2020-02-09T00:25:50

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0010 from 2020-02-09T00:25:17

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0009 from 2020-02-09T00:24:37

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CVS Live - 2020-02-08 - Episode 0008 from 2020-02-09T00:23:53

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-08 - Matthew Murdock from 2020-02-09T00:18:46

Another informal chat with Matthew Murdock. We discussed authority, and the Church, as usual. It is always a pleasure talking with my brother from another mother.

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CVS Live - 2020-02-07 - Episode 0007 from 2020-02-07T23:44:30

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CVS Live - 2020-02-07 - Episode 0006 from 2020-02-07T23:44:27

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CVS Live - 2020-02-05 - Episode 0005 from 2020-02-06T02:45:54

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-05 - Nathan Ormond from 2020-02-05T21:19:04

I interviewed Nathan before, but I invited him back to see how his faith-journey is unfolding. Turns out he is now agnostic. We discuss the philosophical and existential landscape as it now appears...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-02-05 - Lynn K. Russell from 2020-02-05T18:41:41

Lynn K. Russell is a writer and an expert on NDE (Near Death Experiences). She lives in Alberta Canada and has been a Unitarian Universalist for many years. Among other things we discussed virtue, ...

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CVS Live - 2020-02-02 - Episode 0004 from 2020-02-03T03:11:38

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-01-25 - Kalen R from 2020-01-26T00:32:14

Kalen reached out to me after hearing Nathan Ormond's interview on my channel. He and his sister converted only recently, and we discuss his faith journey. I enjoyed meeting him and look forward t...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-01-24 - Nikola Krcic from 2020-01-25T00:07:10

Nikola and I discuss Young Earth Creationism, Geocentrism, The Firmament, and Flat Earth. I mention Scott L. Smith's new book, and I talk about the spirituality of the Philokalia with emphasis on ...

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-01-22 - Matthew Murdock from 2020-01-23T01:07:37

In this episode my BFF Matthew and I discuss his ongoing faith-journey, the doctrine of Eternal Conscious Torment in Hell, and what it means to be within the safety of Noah's Ark.

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CVS Live Guest - 2020-01-11 - Canadian Catholic from 2020-01-12T02:56:24

I reached out to Canadian Catholic after my favourite Atheist Troll, Robert White, send me a link to Aron Ra's live-stream chat with him. This is my first CVS Live Guest. We talked about Canadian C...

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CVS Live - 2020-01-08 - Episode 0003 from 2020-01-08T22:28:08

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CVS Live - 2020-01-05 - Episode 0002 from 2020-01-06T04:05:16

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CVS Live - 2020-01-04 - Episode 0001 from 2020-01-05T05:47:58

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CVS Live - 2020-01-03 - Episode 0000 from 2020-01-04T01:55:12

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-11-06 - Michael Jones from 2019-12-14T16:56:47

Michael Jones is a self-proclaimed idealist and theistic evolutionist who runs a Christian Apologetics project called Inspiring Philosophy. Because I am a Young Earth Creationist, most of our discu...

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Honorable Mention - 2019-12-07 - Prue Goredema from 2019-12-09T00:47:04

To enroll me (David Ross and Family) or anyone you love in a Perpetual Mass, please contact Mr. Alexander Sanchez
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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-11-27 - Posie Parker from 2019-12-04T19:52:52

Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (aka Posie Parker) is the founder of Standing for Women. I reached out to her because she openly affirms that the only true definition of woman is an adult human female. ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-09-29 - Morgane Oger from 2019-11-29T01:31:11

Morgane Oger was recently on the winning side of a Human Rights Tribunal ruling against one of my recent guests, Bill Whatcott, who was ordered to pay $55,000 in compensation for publishing materia...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-11-19 - Steven Ray from 2019-11-28T03:07:36

Steven had a mystical vision of Jesus during Eucharistic Adoration a few years ago and found his way back to the faith of his childhood after decades of Atheism.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-06-20 - Brenda von Ahsen from 2019-11-24T18:23:40

Brenda reached out by email back in June in an attempt to see if it would be possible to have a civil and respectful conversation about religion. I enjoyed our chat and am looking forward to many m...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-11-03 - Henrique Sousa from 2019-11-23T16:16:09

Henrique has only been Atheist for 5 years. Tragically, those Christians who are closest to him don't want to talk about religion, and so he is disturbed by the apparent apathy. After warning him a...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-11-16 - Carl Oelhaf Part 2 from 2019-11-20T04:14:35

Carl sent me a few talking points and we moved through them pretty effortlessly: The Canon of Scripture, Purgatory, The Blessed Virgin Mary, and Human Nature. I enjoyed our chat.

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-05-22 - Dr. John Bruchalski from 2019-11-16T17:13:37

When he began his OB/GYN career, Dr. Bruchalski practiced and promoted contraception, sterilization, abortion, artificial reproduction, and embryo destruction, and he was well-known for his late-te...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-05-08 - Ozymandias Ramses II from 2019-11-14T00:37:05

A listener suggested that I interview a friendly Atheist YouTuber who goes by the name of Ozymandias Ramses II. He was very friendly and I enjoyed our chat.

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-10-30 - Nathan Ormond from 2019-11-08T02:51:45

I met Nathan on Facebook. He converted to Christianity about 12 months ago, and he's been reading and exploring the faith with mucho gusto. I enjoyed meeting him and hope to have him back again in ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-10-30 - Nick Stumphauzer Part 5 from 2019-11-04T01:04:59

Nick has embraced the Electric Universe Cosmology. I wanted to show him that the Electric Universe does not help him out of his existential angst at all because it does not address any metaphysical...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-09-18 - Michelle Schubert Claussen from 2019-10-30T21:28:39

Michelle was raised Christian, but had a dramatic conversion at the age of 24. She now works for Pioneer Bible Translators. Back in 2016 Michelle made it to day 23 on Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-10-02 - Jeremy Best Part 2 from 2019-10-27T19:42:46

Jeremy asked to come back and finish what we started in his first interview. In this episode we talk about authority, the Trinity, the primacy of St. Peter, and the nature of the Church which Chris...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-10-02 - Marcela Best from 2019-10-26T16:56:42

I asked Jeremy Best's wife Marcela to be my guest, and she agreed. She was raised nominally Catholic in Columbia, but she never really connected with the faith. Marcela now considers herself a non-...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-10-19 - Carl Oelhaf from 2019-10-24T02:27:43

I reached out to Carl via Adherent Apologetics which is run by his good friend Zac Sechler. We talked mostly about Authority, the Canon of Scripture, Salvation, Sanctification, Purgatory, and Mary....

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-10-17 - Ticer Tice from 2019-10-19T21:00:01

Ticer Tice left a strange comment on my YouTube channel asking me to contact him on Facebook, so I did. He was very friendly and agreed to be my guest. I must admit that I was quite disturbed by wh...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-04-20 - Matthew Murdock Part 4 from 2019-10-17T00:15:43

In this fourth segment we discuss some concerns that have been weighing on Matthew since his recent and somewhat apprehensive re-entry into full communion with Rome. As always, it was a fun and edi...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-04-20 - Bryan Mercier from 2019-10-14T21:07:32

Bryan is a passionate and knowledgeable Catholic speaker, retreat leader, author, and apologist. He speaks at colleges and universities, conferences, live and on the internet, television and radio....

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-04-17 - Robert Haddad from 2019-10-12T19:52:52

Robert Haddad has studied law, theology, philosophy and religious education. He has authored ten books including "1001 Reasons Why It’s Great to be Catholic!" Robert is currently the Head of New Ev...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-04-17 - Hugh Owen from 2019-10-10T00:44:08

Hugh Owen is the founder and director of the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation. When I recorded this interview I had only recently "come out" as a Young Earth Creationist. We have kept in touc...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-03-16 - Robbie Dillon Part 2 from 2019-10-05T23:45:46

A lot has happened since I last spoke with Robbie Dillon the first time back in 2017. He's now doing his Masters in Philosophy and he's started attending church services. The sound-quality of this ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-10-02 - Nick Stumphauzer Part 4 from 2019-10-05T17:50:57

Nick interviewed Aron Ra for his Prodigal Podcast and so I reached out to him to see how the conversation went. We didn't talk long but it was a powerful conversation and I'm glad I recorded the ca...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-03-09 - Matthew Murdock Part 3 from 2019-10-04T00:41:27

In this third part (which was recorded way back in the beginning of March) Matthew and I discuss some of the challenges he faces on his journey into the Church. As always, I really enjoyed chatting...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-09-22 - Jeremy Best from 2019-09-28T19:43:35

Jeremy reached out to me on Facebook. He is a born-again Christian on fire for the Lord. I enjoyed meeting him and agreed to record part 2 soon since we got cut off prematurely.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-09-23 - William McCauley and the IPM from 2019-09-27T01:52:56

William invited me to speak with his Indianapolis Philosophy Meetup (IPM) group. Most of the questions centered on trying to understand how we can know that God exists, and which God it is. It was ...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-09-21 - Bill Whatcott from 2019-09-24T23:40:24

Bill Whatcott is a very outspoken Pro-Life Activist with a sordid past but a sincere and humble love of God and neighbour. He is currently awaiting trial for an alleged "hate crime" because he surr...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-04-12 - Dylan Archbold from 2019-09-21T21:16:12

Way back on April Fool's day Dylan reached out to me by email because we had been chatting in the comments of Aron Ra's interview. Dylan is a very cordial and polite gentleman and I enjoyed chattin...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-03-12 - Steve Gregg from 2019-09-20T23:26:27

I reached out to Steve Gregg on the advice of my friend Matthew Murdock. Steve is a gentle and very moderate Christian with a strong faith and a deep love of the Word. I enjoyed meeting him. See ht...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-09-14 - Kieran Lisney Part 3 from 2019-09-18T19:34:26

In this episode Kieran shares some exciting news about his ongoing faith-journey. He has recently started attending Divine Liturgy at a Greek Orthodox church, and is having serious doubts about Pro...

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CVS Meta - 2019-09-11 - Matthew Responds to Responses to Nick and Matthew from 2019-09-15T00:14:42

This is a meta-Meta Response (or a Meta meta-response?) Anyway, after listening to my latest Meta episode, Matthew wanted to set the record straight and clarify his position. Much love to my brothe...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-03-31 - John Part 2 from 2019-09-11T18:24:57

In this our second discussion we discuss epistemology, free-will, determinism, naturalism, death, morality, sexual taboos, and other fun stuff. I really enjoyed it.

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CVS Meta - 2019-09-07 - Responses to Nick and Matthew from 2019-09-08T13:40:08

I am very fond of Nick and Matthew and both have been on my podcast several times. Nick Stumphauzer recently interviewed Matthew Murdock on Nick's podcast, The Prodigal, and I asked if I could offe...

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Honorable Mention - 2019-09-04 - Michèle Alta, Matthew Murdock, Kevin Mark, and Hugh Owen from 2019-09-06T01:00:01

Shout-outs to Michèle Alta for becoming a Patron on my Patreon, and to Matthew, Kevin, and Hugh for sending me some very interesting books. Much love and many thanks to you all. God bless. ?

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-03-30 - Steve Cunningham from 2019-09-04T14:26:11

I am a big fan of Sensus Fidelium, so I decided to reach out to that legendary and mysterious figure: "One Arm" Steve. As it turns out he's just a regular guy with an extraordinary faith who runs a...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-08-27 - Connor Norris from 2019-08-31T23:06

Connor reached out to me via Twitter. He was raised in a nominally Christian home but he has always felt drawn to the pagan religions of his pre-Christian ancestors. I enjoyed learning a bit about ...

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Catholic Vs. Catholic - 2019 - 08 - 17 - Nikola Krcic from 2019-08-25T22:53:56

Nikola was raised loosely Catholic but had a conversion to Christ a couple of years ago. This powerful experience prompted him to leave the Church and he became an anti-Catholic protestant for abou...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-07-31 - Nick Stumphauzer Part 3 from 2019-08-18T17:01:30

Take a look inside the mind of filmmaker Nick Stumphauzer as he attempts to return to a belief in God documented in his feature film 'The Prodigal'. Nick's podcast will serve as the "captain's log"...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-04-12 - Nick Stumphauzer Part 2 from 2019-08-17T13:09:11

As we learned in part 1, Nick has given himself a year to disprove his Atheism. So in this second conversation Nick asks me a few questions about my faith and I share some of the benefits of what I...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-08-07 - Jennifer Murdock from 2019-08-13T23:42:12

Jennifer had misgivings but finally agreed to talk to me because her husband Matthew (who introduces this episode) encouraged her to hear me out. I was very moved and touched by her sweetness and i...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-02-23 - Simon Laplante from 2019-08-09T23:09:46

Simon is an old friend, but we haven't been in touch much since he moved back west over a decade ago. He is an artist and a kind soul. He is a sincere seeker and I enjoyed hearing his voice after a...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-08-03 - Kieran Lisney Part 2 from 2019-08-08T02:05:46

In this second discussion Kieran and I mainly discuss Authority. I enjoyed our lively but friendly talk and hope to have him back again in the future.

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-03-09 - Matthew Murdock Part 2 from 2019-07-27T00:01:27

In part 2 Matthew shares the story of his first ever Confession as an adult. He is very happy to be back in the Church, but still has many questions and concerns. We discuss a few of them here. Mo...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-22 - Simon O'Dowd from 2019-07-24T01:20:53

I met Simon on my YouTube channel. He was raised in a vaguely Christian culture and soon became a Hard-Atheist. But today Simon spends a lot of time thinking and talking about religion and describe...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-17 - Nick Stumphauzer from 2019-07-22T14:08:16

Nick is a director, writer, speaker, and performer. The Prodigal is in pre production and will follow Nick for a year as he makes an intellectually honest attempt to return to a belief in God after...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-16 - Matthew Baker from 2019-07-03T22:24:45

When Matthew first reached out to me via email a few months ago he described himself as a Christian Agnostic Atheist, meaning someone who is culturally Christian and a weak or Agnostic Atheist. We ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-06-23 - Aidan Lisney from 2019-07-01T21:45:21

I recently interviewed Aidan's younger brother, Kieran Lisney, and asked if Aidan would be willing to share his faith journey. Aidan is a recent revert to the Catholic faith of his childhood. I enj...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-05-31 - Amanda Mark from 2019-06-30T14:35:38

Amanda married my recent guest Kevin Mark eleven years ago and they both became Catholic about 3 years ago. Amanda is a devoted wife and mother of six and has a profound faith in the Church, despit...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-05-24 - Kevin Mark from 2019-06-29T15:02:23

Dr. Kevin Mark is the Canadian director of the Kolbe Center, which is a Catholic Creationist apostolate. Mark and his wife Amanda are both recent converts to Catholicism. They have six children an...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-12-28 - Gretta Vosper from 2019-06-28T21:41:17

Gretta Vosper is a best-selling author and an atheist minister at West Hill United Church. She envisions an all-inclusive religion where people of different worldviews can build right relationships...

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Honorable Mention - 2019-06-26 - Steve Szabo, Kevin Mark, and Edward Collica from 2019-06-26T18:44:47

My name is David Ross. I am the creator and host of Catholic vs. I'd like to invite you to support the New Evangelization by becoming a patron of my humble Catholic Podcast:

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CVS Sub-Subs - 2019-06-23 - St. Jerome's Letter to Innocent from 2019-06-24T02:56:27

Sub-Subs are Subscriber Submissions. This one was sent to me by my friend Matthew Murdock. He is reading an anecdote from "The First Letter of St. Jerome to Innocent" which is sometimes called "Th...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-03-09 - Kieran Lisney from 2019-06-23T02:00:51

Kieran reached out via email a few months back and agreed to be my guest. He was raised in a predominantly Catholic environment but lost his Catholic faith because he was unable to accept some of t...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-06-20 - Stephen Heiner Part 3 from 2019-06-21T23:00:48

In preparation for this third conversation we mutually agreed to consciously avoid the many issues that separate us so that we could both enjoy a friendly chat about Special Creation and some relat...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-05-25 - Benjamin Bisconer from 2019-06-19T23:18:14

Benjamin reached out to me on Facebook. He was raised Catholic but is now questioning his faith because of philosophical difficulties he encountered at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. I ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-15 - Geoff Cooper from 2019-06-19T12:21:48

Geoff is a very jovial fellow, so we chatted for two full hours. We mainly spoke about his work and hobbies, so in the end there wasn't much content for my podcast. Perhaps we can do part 2 some day.

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CVS Meta - 2019-06-11 - Responses to Kent Hovind from 2019-06-15T21:38:45

In this Meta episode I offer some responses to Kent Hovind's teachings where they differ significantly from the teachings of Christ and His Holy Roman Catholic Church. The underlying issue is Auth...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-02-23 - Matthew Murdock from 2019-06-09T05:37:31

Matthew reached out via email back in February, and since that time we have grown close. In this first episode Matthew talks about his chequered past and asks a few questions about the Catholic fai...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-03-06 - Kent Schofield from 2019-06-04T01:57:11

Kent reached out to me by email. His YouTube channel "A Call to Reason" is "taking commonly held beliefs and putting them on trial against sound logic." He's a kind man and I have enjoyed getting t...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-05-25 - Kent Hovind from 2019-05-29T21:04:27

Dr. Hovind is a famous Christian creationist who taught science and math in highschool for 15 years. He thinks the Catholic Church is anti-Christ, while I believe that it is Christ, so much of our ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-05 - Scott Bower from 2019-05-29T14:13:48

Scott Bower is a family man who holds multiple World Championship belts in Taekwondo power-breaking. We met in the comments on Aron Ra's interview on my YouTube channel. We mainly discussed the fi...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-05-04 - Lucy part 2 from 2019-05-29T01:59:18

Since her first interview Lucy has been studying evolutionary biology at university. I wanted to ask her about evolution and she was very happy to answer my questions. As always, I really enjoyed ...

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CVS Meta - 2019-05-25 - Aron Ra Outtakes from 2019-05-26T22:22:48

In this episode I comment on some of the outtakes from Aron Ra's recent Part 2 interview. Please note that Aron uses explicit language a couple of times.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-05-05 - Aron Ra Part 2 from 2019-05-18T20:30:44

This talk came about because Aron wanted to give me a mini crash-course in the fundamentals of Evolution theory before my upcoming interview with Kent Hovind. Aron is a very affable man with a lot ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-05-03 - Tom Jump Part 2 from 2019-05-12T00:59:56

This is my second time on TJump's show. This time we talked about the so-called theory of evolution and why I reject it. The uncut live chat was rather bloated and meandering, so I chopped it down ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-09 - Greg from 2019-05-05T04:32:16

I met Greg on Aron Ra's interview, in the comments section on YouTube. He was raised with some Catholicism, but became an Atheist at an early age. Our conversation centered on origins and morality.

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CVS Meta - 2019-04-28 - Why I am no longer a Young Earth Creationist from 2019-04-29T02:59:42

In this episode of Meta I explain why I no longer call myself a Young Earth Creationist. It was fun while it lasted.

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-04-22 - Bob Enyart from 2019-04-28T01:59:15

One of my favorite protestant listeners suggested I reach out to Bob Enyart who kindly agreed to be my guest. He is pastor at the Denver Bible Church, spokesman for American Right To Life and long-...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-06 - Tom Jump from 2019-04-20T14:16:44

Tom Jump emailed me to invite me onto his YouTube live-stream to talk about my faith in God. On his TJump channel Tom describes himself as an Atheist, a Philosopher, and an aspiring potus. He enjoy...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-04-13 - Joel Pearson Part 2 from 2019-04-15T00:27:43

I recently "came out of the closet" as a tentative Young Earth Creationist, and so I asked Joel if he'd like to discuss it. He agreed and this is our friendly chat. Joel and Alan's "Religious Debat...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-05 - Michael from 2019-04-14T23:02:50

Michael reached out to me by email. His mother was at one time a Byzantine Catholic Nun for 13 years before meeting Michael's father, who had studied at Catholic Seminary. He lost his faith as a y...

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CVS Sub-Subs - 2019-04-09 - Aron Ra Converts to Catholicism from 2019-04-10T20:52

CVS Sub-subs is a new segment, inspired by the beloved Subscriber who submitted this clip to me via email.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-03 - Ady the Armoured Penguin from 2019-04-04T22:54:37

Ady runs a YouTube channel called Antarctic Dissuasion Force which debunks Flat Earth notions. He is an atheist who finds religion curious and baffling. He found me on the Aron Ra interview and rea...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-03 - John from 2019-03-30T12:26:08

I met John on YouTube. John was raised Christian, but lost his faith because he could not reconcile a good God with the evils and sufferings in this world. He is a friendly guy whose philosophy is...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-02-02 - Joel Pearson from 2019-03-13T12:57:24

Alan Kinsey invited me to discuss my God with Joel Pearson on their "Religious Debate" YouTube channel. I met them both in the comments section of my own channel's Aron Ra episode. They were friend...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-01-31 - Kenneth David Schrank from 2019-03-04T23:53:43

I met Kenneth in the comments on Aron Ra's episode on my YouTube channel. David, as he prefers to be called, is a humble man of God who is striving to walk with Jesus. I always enjoy talking with C...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-01-26 - John from 2019-03-03T01:28:10

John reached out by email and I invited him to be my guest. He and his wife both studied chemistry and both were raised Catholic, but both are now agnostic atheists. John and I spoke about free wil...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-01-23 - Mark Green from 2019-03-02T23:26:54

I met Mark Green on Facebook through our mutual friend, Eric Steinhart. Mark is the founder of Atheopaganism which he describes as "a naturalistic Pagan path comprised of a set of Principles, pract...

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Catholic vs. Orthodox - 2019-01-18 - James Cutsinger from 2019-03-01T00:01:36

I reached out to Mr. Cutsinger because, as I discovered on YouTube, he boldly defends the soundness and validity of St. Anselm's Ontological Argument. He was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-01-22 - Max Kolbe Part 2 from 2019-02-19T16:14:06

This is my second interview with Max, but this time it was on his show, Red Pill Religion. He asked me about my journey from Atheism to Catholicism, and about why I do my podcast. He is always frie...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-01-12 - Flat Earth Runner from 2019-02-16T04:26:39

Flat Earth Runner left a comment on my YouTube channel with a link to one of his comedy roasts. I immediately asked him to be my guest and he agreed. As you might have guessed from his name, Flat E...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-01-12 - Lincoln Cannon from 2019-02-15T01:46:37

Eric Steinhart suggested that I interview Lincoln Cannon. Lincoln is an LDS Mormon and a Transhumanist, meaning that he is interested in ethical ways of using science, engineering, and technology t...

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CVS Meta - 2019-02-09 - Atheism and agnosticism from 2019-02-10T19:21:47

In this episode I compare and contrast different ways of sacrificing, for the sake of God, the self-evident gifts that make us human: free will, reason, and morality.

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Catholic vs. Other - 2019-01-09 - Stan Nochasak from 2019-02-10T01:42:52

I met Stan at the St. John's Native Friendship Centre in Newfoundland in 2010. He is a traditional Inuit drum dancer, story-teller, artist, poet, and actor. Stan was raised with Moravian Pentecost...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2019-01-03 - Ken Hensley from 2019-02-02T01:35:52

I met Ken Hensley on the Coming Home Network online community. Ken does pastoral care, manages online communities, writes apologetics articles, leads retreats and pilgrimages and much more for the ...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2019-01-26 - Post Mortem from 2019-01-30T17:03:08

I never expected a self-proclaimed Christian, much less one who has experience debating, to hang up on me mid conversation; but that's what happened when I asked this guy why he rejects the doctrin...

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CVS Meta - 2019-01-20 - Doubt and the architecture of belief from 2019-01-23T20:56:13

In this Meta episode I flesh out the three steps to Roman Catholicism after allowing Satan to strip me of all my faith and (almost) all of my reason.

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-12-28 - Bob Toews from 2019-01-19T20:01:24

Bob Toews is my recent guest Lucas Fehr's step-father. Bob is a non-practicing Catholic who grew up Mennonite but was baptised in the United Church of Canada. He was Confirmed in the Catholic Churc...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-12-27 - Eric Steinhart from 2019-01-13T00:00:31

Eric Steinhart is a philosopher of religion specializing in new and emerging religions. Eric comes from a long line of evangelical congregationalist preachers. He no longer identifies as Christian,...

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CVS Meta - 2019-01-05 - Solving induction by reduction deduction from 2019-01-05T22:38:33

In this episode I briefly introduce the famous "Problem of Induction" and give two simple examples of how we can use the purely deductive "Reduction to Absurdity" technique to arrive at 100% logica...

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CVS Meta - 2019-01-03 - Solipsism and playing hard to get from 2019-01-04T19:32:15

This episode was inspired by two very different CVS listeners, John Revell and Robert White. I talk about solipsism and the irrational abuse of our freedom and every other good gift from our loving...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-12-27 - Lucas Fehr from 2019-01-04T17:28:51

I met Lucas about 10 years ago. He got my attention at a dinner party when he announced that he had met and talked with angels. We had some heated exchanges via email at that time, but I think we h...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2019-01-02 - Robert White (in absentia) from 2019-01-03T01:51:55

This is my first ever "in absentia" ersatz interview. It was inspired by its namesake, Robert White, whom I have never met in real life, as far as I know--although that would be even more hilarious...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-12-24 - Max Kolbe from 2019-01-02T19:54:46

When I interviewed Steve McRae, I asked if he ever had Catholics on his shows, and he mentioned Max Kolbe by name. I reached out and Max kindly agreed to come on my show. I enjoyed our chat, but I ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-12-22 - Steve McRae from 2018-12-29T17:19:39

I met Steve McRae on YouTube when I was looking for videos with Graham Oppy. Steve considers himself an agnostic, but he does not consider himself an atheist. We discuss science, philosophy, and re...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-12-22 - Paul Keough from 2018-12-28T21:58:48

I met Paul on The Coming Home Network's online community. I asked him to come on my show and tell my listeners a little bit about his conversion, and he was gracious enough to accept. This is his ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2018-12-22 - Aron Ra from 2018-12-27T15:01:38

Going into this I knew nothing about Mr. Ra, but from his picture I knew I had a real character on my hands. He did not disappoint. The more I listen to him, the more I like him. I have a special ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2018-12-19 - Graham Oppy from 2018-12-26T17:15:28

A recent guest, "Philo Theism", recommended that I interview Graham Oppy, so I reached out by email. I was delighted that he was willing to be my guest. We discussed his worldview and locked horns ...

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CVS Meta - 2018-12-24 - Solipsism vs. Monotheism from 2018-12-25T00:04:52

This episode of Meta explains how I went from Hard Solipsism to Monotheism in a heartbeat back in 2009. I was reading Descartes' "Discourse on Method" when the conversion happened. Basically, I sai...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-12-16 - Corey Wright from 2018-12-17T23:19:15

When a Catholic friend told me about the controversy over the Wright brother's "Hipster Nativity" set, I immediately reached out to see if I could get their side of the story. Corey was nice enoug...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-11-28 - Philo Theism from 2018-12-05T15:30:54

I met "Philo Theism" when he commented on my Atheist Experience episode (Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-05-28 - Matt Dillahunty.) He is a bright young man and he has recently discovered the depth and ...

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-04 - The Holy Rosary - 1 - The Joyful Mysteries from 2018-11-12T23:10:30

Pray the Holy Rosary with me. (Joyful mysteries.)

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-05 - The Holy Rosary - 2 - The Luminous Mysteries from 2018-11-12T23:09:48

Pray the Holy Rosary with me. (Luminous mysteries.)

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-09 - The Decalogue and the Rosary from 2018-11-12T23:09:05

This episode of Meta explains my Decalogue Rosary method, and gives a few brief examples of how to do an examination of conscience based on the Ten Commandments combined with the Twenty Mysteries o...

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-07 - The Holy Rosary - 0 - Complete from 2018-11-12T23:08:59

Pray the Holy Rosary with me. (All four mysteries.)

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-06 - The Holy Rosary - 3 - The Sorrowful Mysteries from 2018-11-12T23:08:43

Pray the Holy Rosary with me. (Sorrowful mysteries.)

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CVS Meta - 2018-11-07 - The Holy Rosary - 4 - The Glorious Mysteries from 2018-11-12T23:08:13

Pray the Holy Rosary with me. (Glorious mysteries.)

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-10-27 - Matthew Marchant from 2018-11-01T01:03:54

I met Matthew through his brother Stephen, with whom I used to work. Matthew follows a non-denominational spiritual path guided by music, meditation and tai chi. He believes in the importance deve...

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CVS Meta - 2018-10-17 - Father Julio César Grassi and Christopher Agron from 2018-10-21T21:52:37

To my great surprise and delight Dr. Sancinetti responded to my email (which I mentioned in my episode entitled "Noah, St. Peter, and Pope Francis") This letter (written in Spanish) allows me to de...

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CVS Meta - 2018-10-11 - Noah, St. Peter, and Pope Francis from 2018-10-12T00:12:22

In response to the tsunami of open rebellion unleashed against Pope Francis by those who consider themselves "Conservative-Catholics" I discuss the simple but oft-ignored prophetic warning of Noah ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-09-19 - Christopher Agron Part 3 from 2018-09-30T23:19:22

In this third part Chris reached out to discuss our differences concerning Pope Francis. I always enjoy talking with Chris, and there's not really much separating our perspectives when you get righ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-09-15 - Dominie Mary Stemp from 2018-09-22T21:41:12

Dominie commented on my YouTube channel saying that she doesn't think Pope Francis is the Pope, however she does not consider herself to be a Sedevacantist. She's confused about the current state o...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-09-04 - Jude-Xavier Murphy from 2018-09-17T23:04:05

Jude-Xavier Murphy is a convert to Catholicism who has written two books on the Mysteries of the Rosary, and who hopes to write two more. He has a podcast called Catholic Musings in which he reflec...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-28 - Taylor Schroll from 2018-09-16T17:16:17

Taylor Schroll is Director of Youth Ministries and Conference Coordinator at Ablaze Ministries and Founder/Speaker/Radio Host/Worship Leader at Forte Catholic. If he can't stir you from your lukewa...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-25 - Christopher Agron Part 2 from 2018-09-12T15:15:34

This is part 2 because it's the second episode featuring Chris on my podcast, but in reality this is an interview that Chris did of me for his awesome Catholic podcast: Catholic Real. Check it out....

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-27 - James Marchant from 2018-09-06T02:18:23

James Marchant is a man of faith and conviction. He puts his gifts and charisms at the service of the community, particularly in the welcoming and the integrating of Syrian and Iraqi refugee famili...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-15 - David Niles from 2018-09-03T02:49:40

David Niles is a family man and co-founder of The Catholic Man Show, along with Adam Minihan. I discovered them through a recent Catholic guest, Steve Pokorny. David and I discuss his faith journey...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-14 - Adam Minihan from 2018-08-29T21:28:36

Adam Minihan is a family man and co-founder of The Catholic Man Show, along with David Niles. I discovered them through a recent Catholic guest, Steve Pokorny. Adam and I discuss his faith journey ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-12 - Avera Maria Santo from 2018-08-19T19:14:06

Avera suffers from Same Sex Attraction but she is striving to embrace her cross. She has a blog called "Inside my Holy of Holies" and speaks at parishes and schools and events. To book Avera conta...

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CVS Meta - 2018-08-15 - Selling Your Soul from 2018-08-19T00:49:09

"Christ, the one Mediator, established and continually sustains here on earth His holy Church, the community of faith, hope and charity, as an entity with visible delineation through which He commu...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2018-07-14 - Thoth Harris Part 2 from 2018-08-15T22:29:28

Thoth and I discussed cosmology, the nature and reality of political and religious authority, and, indirectly, theodicy, or the problem of evil. There is much unresolved philosophical tension betwe...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-03 - Eli Danze from 2018-08-11T22:02:52

Eli Danze is a cradle Catholic who was born and raised in Texas where he currently lives with his wife and six children. He is the creator and host of the Boni + Bella podcast in which Eli encourag...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-08-01 - Steve Pokorny from 2018-08-01T23:28:54

Steve founded Freedom Coaching, where he mentors clients one-on-one to break free permanently from a compulsion to pornography. From 2014 to 2015, he was the Director for Covenant of Love, the Ale...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-07-07 - Scott Smith from 2018-07-31T03:14:35

Scott Smith is a Catholic author and speaker that helps faithful but overwhelmed Catholics understand the richness of the Faith, so they can light the world on fire, starting with their own friends...

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Catholic vs. Jew - 2018-06-29 - Athena Matilsky from 2018-07-23T00:06:04

I met Athena through her boyfriend, my friend Russell whom I also interviewed that same evening at their apartment in Montreal. She was raised culturally Jewish but has been doing Yoga since she wa...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2018-06-29 - Russell Lewis from 2018-07-22T23:52:50

I have been friends with Russell for about a decade now. He is a sweet guy, and one of the few friends with whom I can discuss almost anything--even religion. In this chat we discuss, sex, death, f...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-06-30 - Minh Ho from 2018-07-14T18:55:35

I met Minh Ho at a Christian Meetup group about two years ago. At first I had no idea he was Catholic, but I have been enjoying getting to know him and discovering his unique approach to Bible Stud...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-06-16 - Christopher Agron from 2018-07-02T19:55:42

I met Christopher on his YouTube channel. He is a fine young man who served 4 years in Korea and was raised in a Catholic military family. Chris started the "Task Force 75" project to aid Puerto Ri...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-06-14 - Stephen Heiner Part 2 from 2018-06-28T18:37:48

I was pleasantly surprised when Stephen Heiner agreed to come back and record part 2. I am more "novus ordo" than ever, having read the documents of Vatican II, but he still doesn't understand my p...

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Honorable Mention - 2018-06-10 - Emily from 2018-06-12T00:12:59

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CVS Meta - 2018-05-27 - The Pros and Cons of Sedevacantism from 2018-06-02T00:53:28

In this Meta episode I discuss the history of the 21 ecumenical councils, and the heresies and schisms that accompany these most sacred councils.

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Honorable Mention - 2018-05-30 - Kimberly Harrington from 2018-05-31T02:13:25

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CVS Meta - 2018-04-25 - Doubt Faith Reason from 2018-04-28T04:39:57

This Meta episode takes you behind the curtain of my mind, into the realm of ideas that fuel my quest for truth and understanding. I discuss three faculties of the human soul: Doubt, Faith, and Rea...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-04-02 - Seth Coutinho from 2018-04-22T22:25:37

Seth reached out to me on Facebook because he heard my call-in to the Atheist Experience. Seth is my first explicitly faithful Catholic guest. He's only 23 years old and was home-schooled in an ort...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-04-01 - Mythica von Griffyn from 2018-04-15T20:01:26

I met Mythica on Facebook. She describes herself as a Christian Witch, or a Pagan. She prefers to think of herself as having added to her Catholic upbringing, rather than having abandoned it. Myth...

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CVS Meta - 2018-04-03 - Blurbs and News from 2018-04-04T18:49:44

This is my first CVS Meta episode, in which I talk about the podcast on an administrative or observational level. In this episode I wanted to read my disclaimer and a small blurb about the Church. ...

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Honorable Mention - 2018-04-02 - Scott Smith from 2018-04-02T17:06:48

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-03-18 - Shane Edward Lee from 2018-03-24T22:36:39

I met Shane on YouTube. He identifies as a combination of Gnostic and Baptist. Among other things, Shane believes that Satan is not pure spirit, but has a human form with both male and female sexu...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2018-03-07 - John Faithful Hamer from 2018-03-14T20:18:50

I met John on Facebook. He is a family man who teaches Philosophy at John Abbott College. He is a colorful character with a very open mind, but he chooses to identify as Christian. I enjoyed listen...

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CVS Archive - 2018-03-11 - Final Thoughts Compilation from 2018-03-12T00:24:12

Final Thoughts Compilation

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2018-02-28 - Chris Fleming from 2018-03-10T12:39:01

Dr. Fleming is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Western Sydney University, Australia. He describes himself as "Catholic among the secular, and secular among Catholics". I spent most of our time...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2018-02-16 - Triple Post-Mortem from 2018-02-17T23:46:12

This Triple Post-Mortem dissects, in purposefully vague and general terms, the vetoed interviews of three baptized men who shall remain unnamed to protect their identities. All three men were very ...

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0006 - Genesis 6 - Yes to grace and no to sin from 2018-02-05T01:29:31

Impromptu Meditations on the Word of God

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Catholic vs. Jew - 2018-01-11 - Jana from 2018-01-18T15:48:45

I met Jana through Ben. She studied religion, but worked in television. She became a therapist after doing group-therapy as a research project for the "Being Erica" TV show, which Jana created and ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2018-01-03 - Ben Part 2 from 2018-01-14T23:56:59

It's been more than a year since Ben's first interview, so I reached out to do part 2. We talked mostly about Jordan Peterson's ideas and how they relate to recent developments in the Unitarian Uni...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-12-24 - Shaun Maxwell from 2018-01-02T13:52:07

I met Shaun through his younger brother Dylan Maxwell, whom I interviewed in 2016. Shaun is an affable family man. He earned both his Masters degree and his Ph.D in Philosophy, with an emphasis on ...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-12-22 - Jerry White from 2017-12-29T00:35:48

I met Jerry on Facebook, through my friend and recent guest, Thoth. Jerry lives in Taiwan with his wife and their 14-year-old twin boys. He describes himself as a non-Denominational Christian, but ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-11-26 - Maggie from 2017-12-15T01:07:19

Maggie has worked with fellow Sedevacantist Stephen Heiner, whom I interviewed recently. She is busy wife and mother, a published indie author, and she also moderates a group on FB called Catholics...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-12-08 - Mitch Hyman from 2017-12-14T01:40:38

I met Mitch on Facebook where I was drawn to his sharp and abrasive communication style. He was raised in a secular Jewish home, and considers himself agnostic. I like to think of Mitch as a cute k...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-11-20 - Pope Michael from 2017-12-02T15:47:04

Pope Michael was elected by a small group of people who had come to believe that the Catholic Church has seceded from the Catholic faith with Vatican II, and that there have been no legitimate Novu...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-11-18 - Zvi Leve from 2017-11-29T00:03:26

I met Zvi Leve through Facebook. He is a secular Jew. His interests relate to trying to understand how people interact with their built environment and the role of technology in shaping behaviour. ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-10-22 - Antonio from 2017-11-23T01:50:20

Antonio is the third person I have interviewed as a result of my group-email to the websites listed on the Wiki page on Sedevacantism. He runs the sedevacantist.uk website. We spoke about his windi...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-10-21 - Thoth Harris from 2017-11-17T15:36:07

I met Thoth about 20 years ago when we were both agnostics. I met him through the University of Concordia Film department. Because of his sensitive creative nature, he has a lively sense of humour ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-11-04 - Linda Ross from 2017-11-12T18:59:30

This is my sister, Linda, whom I love very much. She was adopted into our family when my parents lost my sister Faith at birth due to Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. It was fun getting to know Lind...

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Catholic vs. Jew - 2017-10-21 - Dr. Abraham Weizfeld from 2017-11-10T22:15:46

Dr. Weizfeld identifies as an "Orthodox Jewish Agnostic". I met him about 20 years ago. Part of the year he chooses to live in the West Bank in a city called Nablus, which is the location of the ve...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-10-28 - "Their Child" Part 3 from 2017-10-28T14:21:01

The woman who wants to be known simply as "Their Child" emailed me asking to read aloud her email text. I don't have time, so I used text to speech instead. As always, I am putting this out there a...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-09-30 - Stephen Heiner from 2017-10-19T23:22:05

Stephen is a Sedevacantist. He lives in Paris, where he writes and manages small businesses. He writes on culture, the permanent things, and all things French. He also served in the United States ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-09-21 - Tino from 2017-10-11T14:19:56

I met Tino more than a decade ago, through mutual friends. He lives in Belgium. Tino describes his religion as "tribal gatherings and psychedelic medicines." He believes that we can access ultimate...

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Catholic vs. Muslim - 2017-10-06 - Post-Mortem from 2017-10-08T03:11:54

This interview was vetoed by my guest, a Muslim man who shall remain unnamed to protect his identity. In this, my first ever post-mortem episode, I dissect the interview in an attempt to understand...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-09-13 - Thomas from 2017-09-30T17:08:29

Thomas replied to a spam I sent to all the websites listed on the Wiki page on Sedevacantism. Strictly speaking, he does not consider himself a true Sedevacantist. Rather he believes that the Churc...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-09-02 - William from 2017-09-29T23:14:13

William is a very gifted visual artist whom I met at the University of Waterloo. We were in different programs, but we were neighbours. His depth and sensitivity made a deep impression on me even t...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-09-10 - Judah from 2017-09-28T01:58:53

I met Judah through friends at a BBQ in the park this summer. He was raised Jewish, but never believed in God. He studied philosophy and creative writing and is a devoted father of twins. I enjoyed...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-08-25 - Dan from 2017-09-19T22:10:03

Dan is very close with a good friend of mine. He has suffered from a lot of health issues, but recently underwent a health and wellness ordeal that positively impacted his faith life. I love the en...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-09-01 - Robbie Dillon from 2017-09-14T22:42:12

I met Robbie at a Meetup group called Misfit Island (Montreal). He was the original editor of Vice Magazine, a successful screenwriter, and a creator of content for several Cirque du Soleil shows. ...

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Catholic vs. Catholic - 2017-07-26 - Jacques from 2017-09-05T00:31:05

I met Jacques at the Catholic Monastery where I was receiving instruction on the Catholic Faith for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). He was on his way to becoming a religious, bu...

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0005 - Genesis 5 - Called To Be Ordinary from 2017-09-04T15:32:17

Impromptu Meditations on the Word of God

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Catholic vs. Buddhist - 2017-08-21 - SanathaVihari Losangeles from 2017-09-03T20:52:13

SanathaVihari Losangeles is a Theravada Buddhist monk from Sarathchandra Buddhist Center in Los Angeles California. He stumbled upon my podcast and reached out to put me in touch with some Canadian...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-08-13 - Pykris Part 2 from 2017-09-01T00:52:29

Pykris reached out to do part 2. We talked about music, fantasy, mental-illness, compassion and psychiatry, among other things.

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-07-30 - Meagan from 2017-08-14T23:20:07

I met Meagan at a party through mutual friends. She is a professional singer by trade, and an Anglican by faith. During our friendly chat we drank tea from fine porcelain china and nibbled on home...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-08-04 - Uzi Part 2 from 2017-08-13T14:46:40

Uzi reached out to do Part 2 after listening to Part 1. He was uncomfortable with his strong language and other aspects of his first interview, and has grown from the experience. This is what it's ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-07-28 - Diabolically Informative from 2017-08-06T11:28:44

Diabolically Informative put out a video on his YouTube channel defending some aspects of Morgue's Hyperianism, which has some Pythagorean roots. He is the first idealist I have interviewed, but no...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-08-03 - "Their Child" Part 2 from 2017-08-03T23:04:27

The woman who wants to be known simply as "Their Child" emailed me asking to do Part 2, so I agreed. She says she had a private revelation from her Father about the symbolic meaning of the human um...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-07-25 - Uzi from 2017-07-28T14:15:11

I met Uzi on Facebook. I could tell that he was a firecracker with a lot to say about religion and life in general. He did not disappoint. A warm, generous, loving man with a lot of energy and a to...

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Catholic vs. Sikh - 2017-07-24 - Kavneet Singh from 2017-07-27T03:30:57

I saw a video of Kavneet Singh speaking about Sikhism on YouTube. I reached out to him and he agreed to speak to me about his faith. I used to live beside the Gurdwara Nanak Darbar Community Center...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-07-16 - Pykris from 2017-07-20T19:07:24

Pykris is the companion of Nicky, whom I interviewed recently. If I have understood correctly, this young man claims to be an avatar of one of Satan's favorite demon-spawn, Pykris. I renounce fore...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-04-19 - "Their Child" from 2017-07-09T04:27:39

Occasionally I find long and obscure religious comments on my YouTube Channel. This nice lady, who humbly asked to be left unnamed, reached out with a form of Monotheism that I have never encounte...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-06-11 - Nicky from 2017-06-21T22:53:19

Nicky runs the Westminster Satanism Meetup in Colorado. As far as I know, she is the first Theistic Satanist I have ever encountered. I came to Catholicism via Atheistic Satanism but I now renounce...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-05-21 - Lucy from 2017-06-17T21:44

Lucy is 17 years old. She is a hard determinist, which is one of the most rationally self-consistent forms of atheism. I really enjoyed our intense debate about the logical necessity of the uncaus...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-06-02 - Ursula from 2017-06-16T13:15:09

I've known Ursula for a few years now, but this is the first time we sat down to chat, just the two of us. It was interesting getting a little peek into her worldview, but I suspect that this inter...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-05-21 - Irina from 2017-06-13T11:14:01

I met Irina through a mutual friend at a Laurie Anderson concert in 1995. She has always been a free spirit, and a very kind and gentle woman. She works as a doula, which means that she assists and...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-05-13 - Ali Qobadian - Kalhor from 2017-05-30T11:11:34

I met Ali at one of the monthly Centre for Inquiry (CFI) Skeptics in the Pub meetup events. He is my second Unitarian Universalist (UU) guest. He grew up in Iran in a nominally Shia Muslim culture.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-05-28 - Matt Dillahunty from 2017-05-29T02:45:58

I was a call-in guest on the Atheist Experience. I spoke with Matt Dillahunty about the Principle of Sufficient Reason. He ended the call abruptly. I'm 100% certain that there is a perfectly reason...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-05-14 - K. Gandhar Chakravarty from 2017-05-26T15:19:18

I have known Gandhar since around 2003. He is an interesting man with a lot of colorful stories to tell. I attended his Ph.D defense a few years ago and always enjoy picking his brain about religi...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-04-22 - Sharon Shanti from 2017-05-17T11:05:48

Sharon is a Raelian Guide. I heard her speak at the Raelian Gathering where I first met and interviewed another Guide, André Julien. I requested this second interview because I enjoyed meeting ever...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-04-17 - Chris Dyer from 2017-05-09T15:43:15

I met Chris Dyer at a potluck back in the 1990s. We clicked because we had both been initiated into the same Sikh meditation cult: "Science of the Soul Incorporated." Chris is a talented, devoted, ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-04-17 - Dan Behrman from 2017-05-07T02:15:42

My first encounter with Dan was listening to his "Just an Immigrant" show on CKUT in 1994. Five years later I met him when he bought some of my psychedelic painted vinyl records. We became friends...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-04-15 - Keith Ross from 2017-04-23T19:18:54

This is my father, whom I love very much. I recorded this interview while visiting my parents in Kingston, Ontario, during Easter weekend, 2017.

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2017-04-15 - Josephine Ross from 2017-04-23T14:14:48

This is my mother, whom I love very much. I recorded this interview while visiting my parents in Kingston, Ontario, during Easter weekend, 2017.

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0004 - Genesis 4 - All The Crosses You Need from 2017-04-12T00:00

Impromptu Meditations on the Word of God

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0002 - Genesis 2 - Happy Days from 2017-03-24T00:41:42

Impromptu Meditations on the Word of God

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0001 - Genesis 1 - It's All Good from 2017-03-24T00:29:33

From God's perspective it is all good. It's all good because of the ontological goodness of His creation. It's all good because of the good gifts He gives us--His grace. It's all good in spite of o...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-03-04 - Marilyn Rossner from 2017-03-22T00:50:24

When I was an atheist, and deep into the New Age movement, I made the acquaintance of the always vivacious and charming Marilyn Rossner. I first met her in 2001 at her SSF/IIIHS Townhouse Centre, o...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-02-19 - André Julien from 2017-03-22T00:48:45

I met André Julien through the Montreal Raelian meetup. I attended a monthly gathering in Longueuil and then we did our interview in a noisy fast-food restaurant.

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Catholic vs. Other - 2017-01-08 - Ivan Freud from 2017-03-22T00:47:38

Ivan is an old friend from the neighbourhood. His energy is infectious and I knew he'd have a lot to say. He didn't disappoint. I only wish he could have stayed to chat a little longer. Next time.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-02-18 - Alex Steer from 2017-03-01T00:00

Alex is from Australia. We met for the first time at a "Skeptics in the Pub" meetup, and then he joined my Catholic vs. meetup group. For this interview we chatted in his kitchen while drinking bee...

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Catholic vs. Jew - 2017-02-04 - Natalie from 2017-02-10T00:00

Natalie and I know each other. She welcomed me into her home for this friendly chat. I was just coming down with a cold, and so my voice is a little off.

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Catholic vs. Buddhist - 2017-01-24 - Lama Jigme Gyatso from 2017-01-26T00:00

This is my first ever Skype interview. I am happy with the sound quality. I contacte Lama Jigme Gyatso after I saw his interview on the Fallen State with Jesse Lee Peterson. I enjoyed our chat.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2017-01-13 - Stephen Poitras from 2017-01-19T00:00

Stephen is an old friend. We have enjoyed many a game of chess, and many a game of squash. This was a great opportunity to get to know each other a little better on another level.

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Catholic vs. Hindu - 2016-01-01 - Vijay Patel from 2017-01-13T00:00

I met Vijay Patel as I was waiting to meet Yogesh Patel (no close relation) in the Hindu Temple in Montreal. His warm and gentle smile was very endearing,, so I asked if he would also be my guest.

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Catholic vs. Hindu - 2016-01-01 - Yogesh Patel from 2017-01-09T00:00

Yogesh is the secretary of the Shree Ramji Temple in Montreal. Our interview took place in the basement of the temple, and the live chanting can be heard in the background. He was very patient with...

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Catholic Verses - Bible Meditation #0003 - Genesis 3 - There Is No Other Way from 2016-12-31T00:00

Impromptu Meditations on the Word of God

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Catholic vs. Other - 2016-12-11 - Anthony Greene from 2016-12-26T00:00

Anthony is a good friend. We discuss religion and philosophy all the time, so this is nothing new. I appreciate that even though he doesn't agree with me on everything, he listens to me--and defend...

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Catholic vs. Jew - 2016-11-06 - Rabbi Cremisi from 2016-11-23T00:00

I was surprised and honored when Rabbi Cremisi agreed to be on my humble show. I can honestly say that this interview changed my religious outlook more than any other interview to date. I am still...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2016-10-21 - Ben from 2016-11-02T00:00

Ben is a good friend. He and I met in 1993 at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario. We were both studying Physics. He's always fun to talk with, and he puts up with my absurd thought-experiments ...

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Catholic vs. Other - 2016-09-24 - Dylan Maxwell from 2016-10-12T00:00

Dylan is a good friend. We did this interview in his apartment, drinking herbal tea. I learned a lot about him in this interview. I actually did another much longer interview with him prior to thi...

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Catholic vs. Muslim - 2016-09-17 - Muhammad Zahid Siddiqui from 2016-10-06T00:00

I met this gentle man in a depanneur (corner store) in little-India (Jean-Talon). He runs a Mosque above his shop. After closing up, we went into the basement to conduct the interview. I was very m...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2016-08-27 - Vahik Manookian from 2016-09-26T00:00

My sister introduced me to Vahik in Ottawa, where I interviewed him in his home. He was very gracious and open and we could have continued talking, but I had to catch a bus back to Montreal. A fun ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2016-09-11 - Renaud from 2016-09-23T00:00

I met Renaud at a "Skeptics in the Pub" meetup, which is run by an Atheist group. I wanted to interview him because when I first met him he was very aggressive. He turned out to be very gentle and ...

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2016-08-02 - David Rand from 2016-09-04T00:00

Mr. Rand is the president of the Atheist Freethinkers association. We had a nice long chat in behind the Sanctuaire Saint-Sacrament church. He was a great speaker, which made editing a breeze.

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Catholic vs. Atheist - 2016-07-30 - John from 2016-09-04T00:00

This is my first interview. John actually responded to a kijiji ad in which I was seeking non-Catholics to interview. It was a great way to start. He is a physics guy, too. Quite rational. He asked...

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Catholic vs. Protestant - 2016-08-14 - Andrew from 2016-08-18T00:00

Andrew is a scholar and a gentleman. I was referred to him by the pastor of a local Church21 congregation. We talked over lunch and so the sound quality isn't great. My voice was hoarse from arguin...

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