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T.J. Haines hosts The Forge - Catholic Commentary, a news show with 12 episodes published.
Five Catholic news stories and two secular stories worth your attention this week. The New York bishops release a practical guide to end-of-life decisions as assisted suicide becomes law in New York. A Melkite priest ret
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The Transcript Recently, the message “Catholics are dangerous” has stirred controversy in various corners of the internet. Some comments and direct messages have accused me of being proud… even boastful. One person went
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Faith is what we believe. Fidelity is our allegiance to it. What we do about “Fidelity” is really what defines us. In this episode of The Forge I take you through four of the most recent articles and podcasts that apply
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There’s a habit that has crept into Catholic life. If you aren’t seeing it, you aren’t looking or paying attention. And once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it. Catholics treat the Church like a political party. T
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(originally published to Stoking the Embers) Recently, I’ve been in a a few casual conversations and exchanges with Catholics who express a growing distrust of the Church. It isn’t isolated. This is something real in the
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The real crisis after Vatican II wasn’t the Council—it was Catholics bringing secular attitudes into the Church. And today we’re repeating the same mistake in a different direction. This is a public episode. If you'd lik
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A recent Vatican report connected to the Synod on Synodality recommends giving “due weight” to women’s views and assessments in the formation of future priests. It doesn’t propose changing Holy Orders or ordaining women,
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Here’s what’s been happening at The Forge: Some new articles, a few new podcasts, and some new features to make this a more immersive experience for readers and listeners. LINKS TO THE CONTENT REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE
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🔊 Get this audio on Spotify | Apple What happens when a Catholic host and a sci-fi novelist sit down to tackle one of the internet’s favorite obsessions: aliens? In this conversation with Patrick Abbott, we cut through
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It’s all over 𝕏 and making the rounds on TikTok and IG - Barack Obama recently joked in an interview that aliens are “real” — then seemed to backpedal saying he’s seen no evidence of extraterrestrial contact. In reactio
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This is not the usual podcast you might expect from me. The Forge podcast is short, simple, casual and personal. The episodes will be reviews and additional thoughts about recent articles Ive published, sometimes supplem
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The Devil doesn’t just tempt you to sin. He tempts you to be distracted. And that’s far more dangerous. I’v been trying for years to convince Catholics (and other Christians) that they’re fixated and focused on all the w
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