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Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Bonus: Chocolate Chat

Jun 13, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comGood for Brad.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right…

Ep. 265: Pope on a plane and the Dallas Charter

Jun 13, 2026 1h 13m

JD and Ed talk about why Pope Leo XIV did not have an in-flight press conference on his flight home to Rome from Spain. Then, they recap the U.S. bishops’ June plenary assembly in Orlando.This…

Bonus: The dicastery in need of an exorcism

Jun 08, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed talk about this week’s appointment to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.Are you a paying…

Ep. 264: 'Does it count?' and the rise of the celebrity exorcist

Jun 08, 2026 1h 4m

A wedding sparks a conversation about anticipated Mass. Then, JD and Ed talk about what it actually means to be an exorcist and why a revised Dallas Charter seems to fall short of expectations.This…

Bonus: Trouble in Sausalito

May 29, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD details some news unfolding in California that has his attention.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit…

Ep. 263: ‘Magnifica humanitas’

May 29, 2026 57m

Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical this week. JD and Ed give an overview of the document and debate its effectiveness and intended audience.This episode of The Pillar Podcast is brought to you…

Bonus: The Coconut War and playing ball

May 23, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comThose sneaky libertarians.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the…

Ep. 262: Recollect! Allocate! Celebrate!

May 23, 2026 1h

The Vatican’s synod department sets this week some deadlines ahead of a 2028 ecclesial assembly in Rome.Then, JD and Ed talk about a shift in how the SSPX is presenting its planned illicit episcopal…

Bonus: Brumation and Bohemia

May 15, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd rejects a beloved Nebraska tradition.Let cardinals eat cakeAre you a paying subscriber?* Visit…

Ep. 261: The dead document and the changed man

May 15, 2026 58m

JD and Ed talk about reactions to a synod study group’s final report on ‘emerging issues’ and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s warning this week to the Society of St. Pius X. This…

Bonus: Open waters

May 08, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comThis is democracy Ed can believe in.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone*…

Ep. 260: One year of Leo, and the new sheriff in town

May 08, 2026 1h 3m

JD and Ed reflect on the one year anniversary of Pope Leo’s election to the papacy.Then, they talk about a Vatican-ordered Vos estis investigation in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.This episode is…

Ep. 259: All hands on deck?

May 02, 2026 1h 20m

The Archdiocese of New York offers an $800 million settlement to victim-survivors of clerical sexual abuse.JD plays a round of occupational ‘Good, Better, Best’ in honor of the feast of St. Joseph…

Bonus: Crazy or prophet?

Apr 24, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd explains why the Benevacantism conspiracy theory is back in the news this week.-Are you a paying subscriber?*…

Ep. 258: Pope on a plane

Apr 24, 2026 58m

JD and Ed talk about Pope Leo XIV’s in-flight press conference this week. Then, JD talks about a new database system being tested in dioceses in Brazil.This episode is sponsored by the St. Bernard’s…

Bonus: Sports Chat

Apr 19, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd shares a New Jersey basketball storyAre you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone*…

Ep. 257: Leo in Africa, and questions without answers

Apr 19, 2026 1h 4m

JD and Ed talk about Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa and his letter to the College of Cardinals.Ed plays a round of First Communion ‘Yes or No.’This episode is sponsored by the Institute for Liturgical…

Bonus: A question of etiquette

Apr 10, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd asks JD a question of etiquette. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone*…

Ep. 256: War, peace, and the meeting

Apr 10, 2026 1h 3m

JD and Ed talk about the January meeting between the Vatican’s then-nuncio to the United States and the Department of Defense. JD asks about Pope Leo XIV’s approach to just war. This episode is…

Bonus: Wildcat

Apr 02, 2026 1m Bonus

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comEd asks JD for his take on Pope Leo’s plans for a consistory of cardinals in June. Are you a paying subscriber?*…

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