The Great Catholic Showdown

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The Great Catholic Showdown takes a creative approach to the debates within the Church, especially around the Mass. It’s not about taking sides—it’s about keeping Christ at the center.

Episodes

  1. Episode 2: The Battle of Opposites (What Vatican II Actually Said—And Didn’t)

    MAY 21

    Episode 2: The Battle of Opposites (What Vatican II Actually Said—And Didn’t)

    Episode 2: The Battle of Opposites (What Vatican II Actually Said—And Didn’t) Picking up where the story left off, this episode shifts from playful to serious—exploring the divide between the Traditional Latin Mass and the Novus Ordo. Using humor, sound design, and real quotes from Vatican II, it asks: What did the Council really say? And what happens when we keep Christ at the center?  --Michael Joyce Contact me at mikeldad@hotmail.com Referenced Works: Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis Random House, 2025 — pp. 201–202 Related Article: Traditional Latin Mass Attendance Grows at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Tyler (Tyler Morning Telegraph) Key Passages from Sacrosanctum Concilium (Vatican II) 🔹 Latin Should Be Preserved §36.1 — “The use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites.” 🔹 Vernacular May Be Used §36.2 — “But since the use of the vernacular... may frequently be of great advantage to the people, a wider use may be made of it.” 🔹 Gregorian Chant Should Be Retained §116 — “Gregorian chant… should be given pride of place in liturgical services.” 🔹 Changes Must Respect Tradition and Require Approval §22.1–2 — “Regulation of the sacred liturgy depends solely on the authority of the Church… no other person, not even a priest, may add, remove, or change anything in the liturgy on his own authority.” Full text of Sacrosanctum Concilium Vatican Website Letter from Pope Benedict XVI on Summorum Pontificum Letter to Bishops Regarding the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum Full Text on Vatican Website Approved Traditional Latin Mass Communities 🔹 Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) 🔹 Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP)

    6 min
  2. Episode 1: Jimmy and the Bells (A Story of Reverence & Ruckus)

    MAY 21

    Episode 1: Jimmy and the Bells (A Story of Reverence & Ruckus)

    Episode 1: Jimmy and the Bells (A Story of Reverence & Ruckus) This series kicks off with a true childhood tale involving two altar boys, an early morning, and a little too much curiosity inside an old Catholic church. What unfolds is a funny, unexpected moment of irreverence—and it serves as the perfect prelude to Episode 2’s bigger question: what was really supposed to change after Vatican II—and what actually did?

    5 min
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The Great Catholic Showdown takes a creative approach to the debates within the Church, especially around the Mass. It’s not about taking sides—it’s about keeping Christ at the center.

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