The First Doctor and the Earth’s destruction! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this story of the Doctor encountering the last humans and a race of Monoids in a tale of disease, suspicion, conflict, and betrayal, highlighting the time-jumping narrative, Dodo’s introduction, and more.
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The infamous Starbase 80 finally appears. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the latest episode of Lower Decks, including the Easter eggs, Ransom’s gel fixation, Freeman’s career obsession, and callbacks to obscure episodes.
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In 1981, six young people in Medjugorje reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary. In the following 43 years, the Church at all levels has looked at whether they are authentic. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Vatican’s ultimate decision on the apparitions.
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The debut novel Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard. Alien invasion, the Catholic Church, and a failed Latin teacher, Pilgrims is inspired by Augustine’s Confessions and tells the story of a washed-up Latin teacher who gets thrust into the center of humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrials who land at the Vatican and claim to be Catholic. Mysterious World fans who enjoy compelling science fiction from a Catholic point of view can find Pilgrims wherever books are sold and at MRLeonardauthor.com. And for those who enjoy audiobooks, Pilgrims is also available as a full multicast production.
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A metal scarce planet, a metal-rich one, and a dictator. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this 4th Doctor and Romana story, especially the humor and clever wordplay, the problematic creature design, and economic themes.
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How do you keep a Klingon down on the farm? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss this story of a disgraced Klingon captain who gets honor back with the help of Mariner and a Boimler going through his Klingon phase.
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The Virgin Mary has reportedly been appearing to 6 young people in Medjugorgje in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1981. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli begin a 3-part look at what is happening, the Vatican’s long-awaited decision on the phenomena, and whether the apparitions are genuinely supernatural.
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The debut novel Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard. Alien invasion, the Catholic Church, and a failed Latin teacher, Pilgrims is inspired by Augustine’s Confessions and tells the story of a washed-up Latin teacher who gets thrust into the center of humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrials who land at the Vatican and claim to be Catholic. Mysterious World fans who enjoy compelling science fiction from a Catholic point of view can find Pilgrims wherever books are sold and at MRLeonardauthor.com. And for those who enjoy audiobooks, Pilgrims is also available as a full multicast production.
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The 8th Doctor in dystopia. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this story of an Orwellian society, memory manipulation, state-enforced happiness, manipulated rebellion, and a twist that could only occur in an audio story.
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Mariner relationship woes and Boimler undercover. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the latest Lower Decks, including Boimler’s development, passive-aggressive breakups, and a possible interdimensional rift season arc.
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We’re back with more Halloween-related weird questions as Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live asks Jimmy Akin about topics like baptizing Frankenstein’s monster, poltergeist phenomena, children seeing ghosts, soul-sucking pumpkins, and more!
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Rosary Army. Featuring award-winning Catholic podcasts, Rosary resources, videos, and the School of Mary online community, prayer, and learning platform. Learn how to make them, pray them, and give them away while growing in your faith at RosaryArmy.com and SchoolOfMary.com
The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.
The debut novel Pilgrims by M.R. Leonard. Alien invasion, the Catholic Church, and a failed Latin teacher, Pilgrims is inspired by Augustine’s Confessions and tells the story of a washed-up Latin teacher who gets thrust into the center of humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrials who land at the Vatican and claim to be Catholic. Mysterious World fans who enjoy compelling science fiction from a Catholic point of view can find Pilgrims wherever books are sold and at MRLeonardauthor.com. And for those who enjoy audiobooks, Pilgrims is also available as a full multicast production.
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The 7th Doctor in a heist caper! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the turn of Mel and her relationship with Doctor given her crime connection; the unique alien crime bosses; the moral ambiguity in Lefty’s journey; and how the Doctor chooses mercy and compassion even for monsters.
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