Jack & Lizzie start their new series on the sacraments by looking - quite naturally - at Baptism. What is it? And how does it change us? What does it mean to be baptised people?The book Jack mentioned isn't called 'What's in a name?' at all, bu

#18 - Trump, Mandela, God's Love, and a Few Other Things

Jan 8th, 2021 39m 27s

Jack and Lizzie continue with the Discovery Course from CCO. They also talk about Trump, Biden, politics, Covid, Snow and why Lizzie's mic sounds funny. Enjoy...

#17 - Who Needs a Plan Anyway?

Dec 20th, 2020 39m 3s

In a rare unplanned episode, Jack and Lizzie discuss vaccine ethics, Catholic humour, ecumenical councils, 'Catholic guilt' and the Primary of Conscience. Note that this episode was recorded before the new Covid rules were announced and Lizzie

#16 - Totally and Utterly Fratelli Tutti

Nov 15th, 2020 44m 46s

This week, Jack and Lizzie discuss the latest Encyclical from Pope Francis. Yeah, it's like a really long letter where the Pope teaches us stuff - and this one's really good. It's got a lot to say about the world we live in. So, sit back as Jac

#15 - The Overwhelming, Never Ending, Reckless Love of God

Nov 5th, 2020 41m 47s

We're back! Admit it - you've missed us, right?In this first episode of the new season, Jack and Lizzie go through the 'Discover Course' from CCO and talk about the Love of God.Despite the title, the episode isn't actually really about the afor

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[Summer Break]

Aug 1st, 2020 6m 42s

Just a quick one to explain that we're on a summer break and we'll be back in September with some great new content.To be honest, that explanationpretty much nails it, but you should probably listen to this very short trailer anyway. I mean, it

#14 - Six Days a Priest (with Father Tom Kent)

Jul 20th, 2020 32m 14s

In possibly our most awesome episode yet, we're joined by a brand new priest. Father Tom Kent was ordained on Saturday July 11th, just six days before we recorded. He sat down to speak to us about his journey, his training, what it's like being

#13 - More Stuff That's Wrong (Mythbusters, Part Two)

Jul 5th, 2020 42m 55s

This time, we take a look at some common myths about the Catholic Church that we might hear from our non-Catholic-but-still-Christian friends. Do we worship Mary? Do we think confession is like a carwash? Do we think the bible doesn't matter th

#12 - So Darn Holy (Our Favourite Saints)

Jun 19th, 2020 34m 43s

This week, Jack and Lizzie talk about sainthood and a few of their favourite saints. These are the guys and girls we talk about:The big ones:St John Paul IISt BernadetteSt Therese of LisieuxSt Michael the ArchangelSt Philip HowardSt John BoscoA

#11 - Things That Are Wrong (Mythbusters, Part One)

May 31st, 2020 50m 45s

Join Jack and Lizzie as they take apart some commonly held - yet totally untrue - assumptions about the Catholic Church. Did the Church help Hitler? Do we hate the gay community? Is the Church full of abusers? Are we anti-women?I mean, it's not

#10 - When Love Conquered Death (Proving the Resurrection)

May 17th, 2020 41m 5s

Jack and Lizzie talk about whether or not we can prove and defend the resurrection. I mean, we can, of course, but it's kinda fun seeing how they get there! They also talk about what it means to have a relationship with the Risen Christ, and a

#9 - When We Pay It Forward (Evangelisation - with Father David King)

Apr 30th, 2020 53m 50s

This week, we're joined by our first guest, the brilliant Father David King, who gets in on the banter and talks to us about life as a priest in the lockdown, about his journey to faith and, most of all, about evangelisation.How can we reach ot

#8 - When JPII Drops the Mic (Theology of the Body)

Apr 24th, 2020 50m 15s

Join Jack and Lizzie as they bite off way more than they can chew in an unusually theology-heavy podcast looking at Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. What does it mean to be human? Why do we have bodies? What is sexuality really all abo

#7 - When Man Plays at Being God (Ethics, basically...)

Apr 18th, 2020 52m 36s

Following on from the last episode on Faith & Science, we take a look at some of science's darker accomplishments and how we decide which tools to use, which to use sparingly, and which to keep in the drawer. It's a good one. I mean, I'm biased

#6 - When Faith and Science Make Friends

Apr 3rd, 2020 53m 58s

We're celebrating the fact that we're still in lockdown by asking if faith and science are compatible..?I mean... (spoiler alert...) they are. They totally are. But it's worth having a listen to see how we get there!Also - check out 'Easter Jou

#5 - When the Church went on lockdown

Mar 24th, 2020 33m 56s

In this - shorter than usual - episode, we reflect on what it means to be a Catholic Christian in this time of Covid-19, Lockdown, and online Mass streaming. We try to look for the positives, try to help you to make sense of it, and offer a few

#4 - When we invest in young people, awesome things happen

Feb 19th, 2020 54m 31s

This week Jack and Lizzie shamelessly retreat into very familiar territory as they talk about youth ministry. What is youth ministry? Who is it for? What's working? What's not? And who is likely to win this year's Champion's League.Okay, well n

#3 - When we sing, we pray twice

Jan 24th, 2020 45m 34s

For Episode 3, we’re talking about songs. Mostly Christian ones, but we’ve thrown in a few wildcards as well. If you want to get in touch, we’re on Twitter @CatholicBants. Here – before you ask - are the songs we discuss with some links. Enjoy…

#2 - When we read, we get a bit smarter

Jan 10th, 2020 1h 2m

We're back for Episode 2, and we're talking about books! Catholic books, Christian (but not Catholic) books, and books that make us think. Follow us on Twitter @CatholicBants Here, in no particular order, the books we discussed...Rebuilt, Fr Mi

#1 - When Lizzie met JP2

Dec 17th, 2019 45m 59s

In this first episode, we look at all things World Youth Day. As 2020 approaches, Catholic youth officers the world over will be starting to prepare for the tri-annual (ish) Catholic mega festival, so what better place to start.

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