Check out this episode of The Simpleton Podcast here!

Dr. Laurie Johnson, Professor of Political Philosophy and co-founder of the Maurin Institute, sits down with Clark for this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.

Also in this episode:
• Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?
• Being Catholic in academia
• Should we be trying to reinvent society?
• Catholic Integralists & Distributists
• Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion

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To learn more about Dr. Laurie and/or the Maurin Institute, search "Dr. Laurie Johnson" on YouTube or go to https://pmaurin.org/

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Chapters:

0:00 Start
0:41 Signpost
1:01 Dr. Laurie's Catholic conversion
11:21 Being Catholic at a state university
14:44 Going into academia in 2023
18:34 Dr. Laurie's podcast
19:14 Are liberalism and Christianity compatible?
28:33 The New Right & politics in 2023
40:52 Maurin Academy, the JPII Catholic Worker, & their goals
51:16 What quality of life do we have, and will we have?
1:00:37 Should we be trying to reinvent society?
1:08:01 Catholic Integralists & Distributists
1:19:12 The destructiveness of ideological obsession
1:23:50 The usefulness of outside ideologies

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Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.

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Check out this episode of The Simpleton Podcast here!

Also in this episode:

• Is "discovering" your vocation a thing?
• The Lego Movie (and its relation)
• Willpower can hinder holiness
• Non-typical vocations?
• Being at home, on Earth

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Chapters:

0:00 Start
0:10 Spirit animals
1:15 Clark's optical illusion
1:46 Introduction to vocation
6:59 The WRONG ideas of vocation
12:53 Being at home, on Earth?
16:52 Another approach to vocation?
19:22 Willpower can HINDER holiness?
26:33 A "trick" to discerning
32:28 Vocation: gift or responsibility?
38:39 The Lego Movie and being creative within constraints
40:27 Theology and vocation
45:21 Youthful idealism?
53:02 The good and bad of romance
56:08 Monogamy and adolescence
59:50 "Finding" your vocation?
1:01:46 What if I don't fit into a typical vocation?
1:07:14 Outro

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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.

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Send us feedback! Email: [email protected]

A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast):  https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.

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Check out this episode of The Simpleton Podcast here!

Also in this episode:

• Bishops' statements on exhumed nun
• The "incarnate" Church
• Intense alien speculation
• Alien theology
• Thoughts on judging others

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Chapters:

0:00 Start
0:49 Bishops' statements on the exhumed Gower Nun
5:32 What kind of allegience do Bishops deserve?
20:39 Space aliens: the religion issue
21:21 Background on space aliens
23:56 How sure are you of space aliens?
27:27 Clark's case for why aliens AREN'T real
38:02 Alien theology & what do we do if aliens ARE real?
46:16 Hell, Hating Hitler, and judging others
50:22 Outro

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The Simpleton Podcast is also on Rumble and Odysee.

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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.

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Send us feedback! Email: [email protected]

A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

YouTube - A Simple House: https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast):  https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.

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Check out this episode of The Simpleton Podcast here!

Clark and Laura sit down with Sr. Ann Kateri, C.F.R. with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in Atlantic City, NJ in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast!

Also in this episode:

• Why the Franciscans?
• ASH's connection to Sr. Ann
• Sr. Ann's experience with the homeless
• The "Motherhood" of being the Servant of the house
• What the CFRs are looking for in postulants

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Links:

To learn more about Sr. Ann Kateri, the CFR sisters in Atlantic City, NJ, or the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in general, visit https://www.franciscansisterscfr.com/

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Chapters:

0:00 Start
0:10 Introduction to Sister Ann Kateri
0:46 Clark and Laura's connection to Sister: Exodus Youth Ministries
7:35 Sister's work with the homeless in NJ
17:56 The Franciscans (and their way of life)
35:42 Sister's attraction to the poverty of the Franciscans
48:35 The "Motherhood" that Sister gets to experience
1:00:23 What the CFRs are looking for in postulants
1:06:32 The blend of psychology and spirituality
1:08:24 Why are there so many Franciscan orders?
1:15:14 How much news do the sisters get? What is recreation like?
1:18:50 Children's books, miracles, and more
1:22:30 franciscansisterscfr.com (outro!)

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You can also find the audio version of the podcast almost anywhere you stream podcasts (specifically, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Pocket Casts, Breaker, and Anchor). Just search "The Simpleton Podcast", or go to https://anchor.fm/simpletonpodcast.

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Send us feedback! Email: [email protected]

A Simple House is a Catholic ministry that serves project and Section 8 neighborhoods in southeast Washington, DC and Kansas City, MO. Missionaries strive to meet the material and spiritual needs of the poor while living a simple religious life. Each missionary attends daily Mass, says morning and evening prayer from the Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours, and makes time for personal prayer and scripture study.

Visit https://www.asimplehouse.org/ to learn more about A Simple House and The Simpleton Podcast.

YouTube - A Simple House: www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic

YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast):  www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouseU_2023

Facebook: www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic

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Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a digital media production company based out of Des Moines, Iowa. Totus Media is an Iowa video production company, social media management firm, wedding videography business, and digital marketing agency. Visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ to learn more.

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