Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 5.0 (10)
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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79%
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About This Podcast

Welcome to the FAD & DAD podcast where faith is meaningful and wit is an *occasional* guest. Join Fr. Andrew Dickinson (FAD) and Joshua Burks (DAD), two modern fathers, as they bring the wisdom of the ancient Church Fathers into modern light. Beginning with figures such as Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Justin the Martyr, the aim of this podcast is to encourage vibrant faith and renewed curiosity, all within the setting of light hearted conversation and good friendship.

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Four Last Things: Heaven

Dec 22, 2025 27m

Okay it’s not November anymore, but we’re still committed to our four-part series on what November usually provokes: our reflection on the four last things of death, judgment, heaven, and hell. Join…

Four Last Things: Judgment

Nov 24, 2025 32m

This November, the Church invites our reflection on the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, and, hell. Join FAD&DAD in this mini-series as we discuss our way through them. In this episode,…

Four Last Things: Death

Nov 04, 2025 32m

This November, the Church invites our reflection on the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, and, hell. Join FAD&DAD in this mini-series as we discuss our way through them. In this episode,…

Virtues Gone Mad

Oct 15, 2025 31m

We all know what happens when vices are let loose, but what about the virtues? Join FAD&DAD in an exploration of the provoking mind of GK Chesterton.Here is the full quote from GK Chesterton’s…

The Problem of Evil

Sep 02, 2025 30m

Like most of you, we watched the tragic news from Annunciation Parish unfold on the morning of Wednesday, August 27. While on one hand we all watched the lives of many school and parish families…

Filioque, Okay?

Aug 16, 2025 32m

As Catholics, we profess in the Nicene Creed that the Holy Spirit proceeds “from the Father and the Son”—a specific belief and clause of the creed known as the filioque.On this episode of…

Jesus the New Israel

Jun 21, 2025 29m

Bad theology often leads to difficulties—and that’s what we want to avoid. There’s a lot swirling around in American Christianity, especially, about how to think of the nation-state of Israel and how…

Pilgrims of Hope

Jun 16, 2025 21m

In this episode, FAD&DAD address the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. What is Christian hope? How is hope different from faith? What makes it a virtue? Can we hope for a good episode? Maybe. Also, as…

FAD&DAD Resurrected: Come, Holy Spirit!

Jun 09, 2025 27m

Dear patient, patient dozens—we’re back from the dead! Okay, no one died obviously. But hey, we took a break, had a staff and Board meeting, and decided that FAD&DAD has a future worth fighting…

"O FAD & DAD": A Christmas Special Episode

Dec 26, 2024 28m

Merry Christmas, from FAD and DAD! We promise, the eggnog was not spiked. Enjoy this Christmas special episode where we discuss the seven O Antiphons of Advent and how they find their fulfillment in…

S2, Episode 5: "Life of Antony" by Athanasius

Dec 17, 2024 34m

The good news? For the first time in show history, FAD&DAD record an episode together live and in person! The bad news? We botched the sound. In this special episode, FAD and DAD read from a…

S2, Episode 4: St. Cyprian, "On the Unity of the Catholic Church"

Nov 29, 2024 31m

FAD and DAD complete our journey in the works of St. Cyprian of Carthage. In this episode, we discuss Cyprian’s follow-up to “The Lapsed” in which he turns his attention to those heretics and…

S2, Episode 3: St. Cyprian, "The Lapsed"

Nov 08, 2024 29m

FAD and DAD continue our journey through the works of St. Cyprian of Carthage. In episode three we discuss “The Lapsed” in which Cyprian the Bishop addresses those who had apostatized and fallen away…

S2, Episode 2: St. Cyprian, "On the Lord's Prayer" (Part Two)

Oct 04, 2024 30m

FAD and DAD continue their journey through the works of St. Cyprian of Carthage. In episode two they continue discussing his treatise on the Lord’s Prayer. What does Cyprian teach us about praying…

S2, Episode 1: St. Cyprian, "On the Lord's Prayer" (Part One)

Sep 16, 2024 33m

IT'S SEASON TWO!FAD and DAD are back from a summer break, and we're breaking open the works of St. Cyprian of Carthage! You can access a free online version of his Treatise, "On the Lord's Prayer,"…

Happy Summer from FAD&DAD

Jun 01, 2024 19m

Happy summer break, FAD&DADers. We have some exciting news to share! Josh (aka DAD) will be heading to Rome to visit the many Fathers we’ve already discussed on FAD&DAD. Be assured of his…

Episode 25: St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies Final Part

Apr 20, 2024 30m

We're here to talk about 4.20. That is, Irenaeus' "Against Heresies" *Book 4, Chapter 20* where he famously writes: "The glory of God is man fully alive..." What did you think we were talking about?…

Episode 24: St. Augustine's Advice on Going Deeper in Prayer (featured on He Leadeth Me)

Apr 15, 2024 46m

FAD&DAD were honored to be featured guests of Jessica Navin, host of the "He Leadeth Me" podcast, a podcast produced for staff, students, and friends of the Fellowship of Catholic University…

Episode 23: St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies Part 6

Mar 04, 2024 31m

In episode twenty three, FAD and DAD crack open Book 4 of St. Irenaeus' "Against Heresies." For a free online version of this text, visit https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103.htm.You can find,…

Episode 22: St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies Part 5

Feb 10, 2024 30m

In episode twenty-two, FAD and DAD inevitably talk about Taylor Swift. More importantly, they continue their discussion in Book III of St. Irenaeus' "Against Heresies." For a free online version of…

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