Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

Quodlibet 28: Should AI Be Used for Sacred Art?

We're back after an unintended summer hiatus! Should AI be used for sacred art? If the Incarnation begins at the Annunciation, why is Christmas the more important liturgi

Private Revelations?

Dr. Matthew Minerd and Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi join Fr. Dylan Schrader to discuss private revelations, including their relationship to public revelation, what level of assen

All About Bishops with Bishop Fredrik Hansen

The Most Rev. Fredrik Hansen, Bishop of Oslo and a canon lawyer, joins Fr. Dylan Schrader to discuss the role of bishops in the Catholic Church. What is the college of bi

Sacraments as Signs

Fr. Dylan Schrader and Dr. Joey Belleza discuss sacraments as signs, including how they work, how the Church analyzes the parts of the sacramental sign, pastoral issues,

Quodlibet 27: Could There Be Divinely Inspired Texts That Didnt Make It Into the Bible?

Could there be divinely-inspired texts that didn't make it into the canon of Sacred Scripture? Could the Church amend the sacraments in order to evangelize extra-terrestr

The Hymns of Corpus Christi

Last year's Corpus Christi episode: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/corpus-christi

Quodlibet 26: Do All Dogs Go to Heaven?

Is it possible for animals to go to heaven? Is chewing gum for pleasure a sin? Do habitual grave sins count as mortal sin? Join us for these questions and more!

Aquinas, the Bible, and the Fathers

Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, Dr. Kevin Clarke, and Dr. Jane Peters discuss an overlooked work of St. Thomas Aquinas: His Catena Aurea. This commentary on the Gospels is a "golde

Quodlibet 25: Does God Know the Taste of Orange Chicken?

Does God know what Panda Express Orange Chicken tastes like? Does changing a baby's diaper during consecration mean that you have not fulfilled your Sunday obligation? Wh

Quodlibet 24: Is Chewing Gum Contrary to Nature?

Podcast on Maritain, De Koninck, and personalism with Drs. O'Neill and Matthew Minerd. 

Divine Mercy and Indulgences

Is there a special promise on Divine Mercy Sunday that you can get remission of the temporal punishment due to sin without the typical requirements for an indulgence? Fr.

Can one be saved apart from or outside the Church?

It would be an understatement to say that the teaching of the Church that extra Ecclesia nulla salus is controversial. Especially in the 19th and 20th centuries, whether

Quodlibet 23: Are There Any Good Arguments for Sedevacantism?

Are there any good arguments for sedevacantism? Why is fasting so important, and how does it relate to the gift of final perseverance? How can you encourage your husband

Quodlibet 22: Why Isn't the Washing of Feet a Sacrament?

Why isn't the ritual of pedelavium or foot washing considered a sacrament? Could the Church discover a new sacrament? What is the best method for interpreting Scripture t

Quodlibet 21: Are Magnanimity and Humility Opposed?

Are magnanimity and humility opposed? Can you be both? How would it be just for a soul that dies only with original sin to be damned? Does St. Thomas make a distinction b

Does Changing Liturgy Change the Faith?

When the liturgy changes, does the faith and theology also change? Can one use the texts of the liturgy as an authoritative source for theology? These questions have been

Quodlibet 20: Should the Church Promote Only One Theological School?

Why doesn't the Church promote only one theological school as the most accurate? How do we reconcile what we know now about animal intelligence with a Thomistic understan

Quodlibet 19: Are Arguments from Authority the Strongest?

Are arguments from authority the strongest in theology? Is it possible that humans exist without an eternal soul? Join us for these questions and more!

Quodlibet 18: Are there Male and Female Souls?

Are there male and female souls? What is distributism, and does it align with Catholic social teaching? A la Monty Python, which country's historical philosophers would f

Is Ratzinger Right? Theology and History IV

This final episode in the Theology and History series dives into the works of Pope Benedict XVI. Dr. Joey Belleza, Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, and special guest Fr. Harrison Ay