A bibliography of publications referred to on this series would be a great sell

Thank you, fathers for this podcast. I am learning so much and I enjoy every second of these programs. Keep up the great work!

Note to self: always skip ahead 20 min to avoid relentless references to comic books that are evidently very chuckle-worthy.

Don't worry, faithful listeners, we will not allow our party to be pooped.

Starting a petition for an AFR fundraiser with a target goal reward of having Fr Stephen watch Neon Genesis Evangelion (the 26 episodes + End of Evangelion film) & report back.

Fr. Stephen! Fr. Andrew! You know you guys have made it when you’re getting some comments essentially telling you to “shut up and dribble”! 😂😂😂 I love the show more with each episode. Keep up the great work.

1:23:00 This is a common misinterpretation. According to scripture fall doesn't mean sin itself, but is one of sin's inevitable consequences (sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed). "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18)

2:52:59 TFW Fr. De Young says all anime bores him but then an hour later starts sounding very Stand Alone Complex. 🤣🙃

Bore da (good morning in Welsh) i listen from Gods country. Xx

Sucks that Father Stephen doesn’t like Nu Metal!

Great job. Once again I learned a lot.

Hello Fathers. That William Brahman guy and his other associates spawned the Christian identity movement. I know it’s small but there’s an avenue if y’all wanted to see even crazier stuff.

I got into this when reading the prayers about the Theotokos being the only one who like knew about the incarnation save Gabriel, But it’s like did the devil(s) know? When Jesus says he witnessed Satan fall like lightning from the sky? Now that touches on the specific time about Genesis 3 or after the crucifixion. Must’ve been before? And if it was then the devil(s) must’ve know about the incarnation but Church Fathers often talk about The cross being like the hook 🪝 or the bait that was swallowed up by death if you will hence the sign of Jonah and no other sign would be given. Anyways good stuff in the pod and thanks for the discussion. Praise to the God. The h and yea about the bait i.e, Satan was unawares of the repercussions but again biblically they knew who he was the Holy One of God prior to crucixion, so again but either way the important thing is that by death he trampled down death and bestowed life to those in the tombs.

3:00:38 I want Father Stephen's definitive list of the demonic spirits animating American culture

Hey I've heard some of these things before.

I thought Isaiah14 was about how Nebuchadnezzar placed a golden statue of himself and made the people worship it, thereby proclaiming himself to be like the most high. Is that reference also relevant?

Did the new episode just get deleted?

I do not typically disagree with the statements of the fathers, but to besmirch nü-metal is of the devil.

Please increase the amount of small talk, as I even if sometimes I do not find it amusing in itself or just don't get it, I do find the comments complaining about it rather amusing. Thanks for all your work!

I'll preface by saying that I enjoy jokes/interesting anecdotes as much as the next guy, but the issue that I along with seemingly many others are having with the show is that they are CONSTANT (to the point that they almost feel like the focus of the podcast) and so rather than a coherent conversation with a good flow, we are instead left with a dialogue that feels stilted, awkward, and laborious to listen to. It feels like the hosts can not wait to jump on EVERY opportunity to make a joke that quite often feels very much forced and not at all worth breaking the flow of the show. If that's not bad enough, so many times one joke or non-sequitur leads to another, then another, so on and so forth. The end of the shows are so much more enjoyable to listen to because for a moment the hosts are able to deliver a cogent message devoid of jokes and non-sequiturs. I've been listening to the podcast for a while now but it's become unbearable for me to listen for the aforementioned reasons. Fr. Andrew and Fr. Stephen are interesting and intelligent enough to produce an excellent, entertaining show without all the needless tangents and jokes.

How is it that the episode wherein Azazel is mentioned dozens of times has the fewest X-Men references in recent memory? These guys dont talk about comic books enough!

No fun allowed in this comment section I guess

I find it difficult to listen to two priests talking about serious religious topics when they are constantly laughing, joking and acting like comedians. Fathers please be mindful of this.

Please fathers..The small talks are very irritating ...it would be better if you focus on the subject matter.

@mrockley1194 has it exactly right. At seventeen minutes in, I decided I'd had enough. This was my first time as a listener, and it's almost certainly my last. Why it is that grown men who moreover are priests think that a podcast! confers upon them license to act like 16 year old boys? My friends know me for my humor, which, as is true of all the best humor, has an edge and sometimes a lot more than an edge of darkness to it. But I don't indulge it in ecclesial things. And I don't appreciate two men, especially in their position, who sound as though they're cases of arrested development.

Why does it say call no man your father in the Bible? Are these men calling themselves father or fryer ? Maybe it's the same. either way you end up cooking?