Does VIRTUS Training Work? INTERVIEW w/ Melanie Takinen | The Simpleton Podcast, Clark Massey

The Catholic Aesthetic: Beauty & Imagination | The Simpleton Podcast with Clark Massey, Laura Hehman

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Laura discuss the Catholic "aesthetic" and if beauty will really save the world in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 0:55 An ask / an aside on dad jokes 3:19 A Simple House update 6:08 The Catholic aesthetic, imagination, and beauty 18:25 Beauty as evangelization 40:50 Closing You can stream The Simpleton Podcast almost anywhere you find podcasts: Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B] Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb]⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU] Odysee: ⁠⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ [https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU] X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/asimplehouseU⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/asimplehouseU] 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/⁠⁠⁠ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic] YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U] Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠] Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic] Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.totusmedia.co/] #catholic #podcast #religion

Pope Benedict: Modernism, Progress, Science and Christianity (I2C pt. 3) | The Simpleton Podcast

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.  Chapters: 0:00 Intro & I2C Series recap (up to now) 3:13 The seen and unseen world, continual renewal 6:39 Tradition vs. progress, anti-history 18:58 Christianity’s relationship with history 23:51 Modern man’s questions 30:25 Postmodernism 32:34 A podcast episode recommendation 34:24 Final thoughts Watch "Bishop Barron Presents | Fr. Joseph Fessio - Being Formed by Ratzinger, De Lubac, and Balthasar": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrN5iFiis8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXrN5iFiis8] You can stream The Simpleton Podcast almost anywhere you find podcasts: Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B] Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557] YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb]⁠ Rumble: ⁠⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU] Odysee: ⁠⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠⁠ [https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU] X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/asimplehouseU⁠⁠ [https://x.com/asimplehouseU] 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/⁠⁠ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic] YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U] Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠] Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic] Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit ⁠⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠⁠ [https://www.totusmedia.co/] #catholic #podcast #religion

Does VIRTUS Training Work? INTERVIEW w/ Melanie Takinen | The Simpleton Podcast, Clark Massey

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark sits down with Melanie Takinen, Associate Director of VIRTUS Programs, to learn more about the beginnings of the program, what it does for the Church, and what else the Church should be doing, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Learn more about VIRTUS at https://virtusonline.org/virtus/ [https://virtusonline.org/virtus/] Chapters: 0:00 Intro & context1 2:58 Welcome, Melanie! 15:53 The beginnings of VIRTUS 21:20 VIRTUS’s implementation 29:41 Does VIRTUS work? 38:15 What else should the Church be doing? 45:13 What do people misunderstand about VIRTUS? 52:56 Final thoughts You can stream The Simpleton Podcast almost anywhere you find podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B [https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠] Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU [https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU] Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU [https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU] X: https://x.com/asimplehouseU [https://x.com/asimplehouseU] 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/ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic] YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U [https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U] Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠] Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic [https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic] Thank you to Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit https://www.totusmedia.co/ [https://www.totusmedia.co/] #catholic #podcast #religion

Available Reality, St. Cyril & Trad. Liturgy | The Simpleton Podcast, Clark Massey & Laura Hehman

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)!Clark and Laura talk how to discern what you can actually accomplish, St. Cyril of Jerusalem's guidance on the kiss of peace, AI's critiques of Catholicism, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters:0:00 Episode preview1:29 God’s plans & your “available reality”17:30 The best kiss of peace25:30 Receiving Communion on the eyes?28:39 Neo-traditionalism in the Church34:16 AI critiques Catholicism42:45 The deception50:38 Jailbreaking AI53:34 Clark’s bad sports take1:03:30 TSP’s “sponsors” (not really)You can stream The Simpleton Podcast almost anywhere you find podcasts:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B [https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B]Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557]YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNt [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNt]b⁠Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU [https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU]Odysee: https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU [https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU]X: https://x.com/asimplehouseU [https://x.com/asimplehouseU]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/ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic]YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U [⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U]Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠]Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic [https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic]Thank you to Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit https://www.totusmedia.co/#catholic #podcast #religion

The Parables of Pope Benedict; Can Believers Have Any Doubts? (I2C pt. 2) | The Simpleton Podcast

Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at asimplehouse@gmail.com)! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast.  Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 1:17 Listener question: how to get friends to read Benedict? 5:44 Audrey’s mic story and Benedict’s books 10:06 Benedict’s 3 parables 35:00 “I believe” 40:53 Family mission experience in Belize Learn more about SOLT's Family Mission Experiences here: ⁠https://www.soltfme.org/⁠ [https://www.soltfme.org/] You can stream The Simpleton Podcast almost anywhere you find podcasts: Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2182l5YE8bUl8u0ChtX16B] Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-simpleton-podcast-catholic-culture-mission/id1564808557] YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6J5x7lptOXsnTAQRah4MhOOZwuttVNtb]⁠ Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU⁠ [https://rumble.com/user/asimplehouseU] Odysee: ⁠https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU⁠ [https://odysee.com/@asimplehouseU] X: ⁠https://x.com/asimplehouseU⁠ [https://x.com/asimplehouseU] 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/⁠ [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 [https://www.youtube.com/@asimplehouse.catholic] YouTube - A Simple House U (home of The Simpleton Podcast): ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@ASimpleHouse_U] Facebook: @asimplehouse | ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/@asimplehouse⁠] Instagram: @asimplehouse.catholic | ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/asimplehouse.catholic] Thank you to Ben Friedman from Totus Media for editing and producing The Simpleton Podcast. Totus Media is a media production company based out of Central Iowa. Search videographer Des Moines or marketing Des Moines to learn more, or visit ⁠https://www.totusmedia.co/⁠ [https://www.totusmedia.co/] #catholic #podcast #religion