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Avoiding Babylon

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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and charity.  As we see it, our job here at Avoiding Babylon is to remind ourselves and those who enjoy the channel that being Catholic is a joyful and exciting experience. We seek true Catholic fraternity and eutrapelia with other Catholics who, like us, are doing their best to live out their vocation with the help of God’s Grace.  Above all, we try to bring humor and joy to the craziness of this fallen world, for as Hillaire Belloc has famously said: “Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!”

  1. 9 HR AGO

    Is America Reaching a Breaking Point Over ICE?

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Why are U.S. cities erupting after recent ICE enforcement actions? We unpack the timeline, the claims, and what a Catholic view of order and justice requires. Support the show Take advantage of great Catholic red wines by heading over to https://recusantcellars.com/ and using code "BASED" for 10% off at checkout! ******************************************************** Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

    1h 12m

  2. 9 HR AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Is America Reaching a Breaking Point Over ICE? (Full LOCALS Version)

    Why are U.S. cities erupting after recent ICE enforcement actions? We unpack the timeline, the claims, and what a Catholic view of order and justice requires.

    2h 11m

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Fulton Sheen to be Beatified while Roche Digs Himself a Bigger Hole

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! Want the truth about where the trad world stands—without the coping or the clickbait? We follow the threads from Bishop Fulton Sheen’s long-delayed beatification, through Cardinal Roche’s letter on the liturgy, to the uncomfortable reality that a so-called youth movement has quietly gone gray. We get honest about what younger men are actually dealing with: a wrecked dating market, credential mills, debt-squeezed housing, and a job landscape warped by visas and offshoring. Against those pressures, endless arguments about documents and labels feel like theater. Tradition doesn’t need to be softer—it needs to be lived. Less quote-mining, more discipline. Less outrage, more parish life. Teach a traditional Catholic life. Live it for a century. Then evaluate the council when the smoke clears. We dive into Roche’s claim that the older books were a concession never intended to grow and hold it up to Benedict’s “mutual enrichment.” On the ground, where both forms coexist, reverence improves, and people discover the old rite without fleeing their parishes. That matters more than any memo. We also sit with Fulton Sheen’s “ape of the Church,” why hindsight on Vatican II is tricky, and why Sheen still draws seekers who are hungry for clarity and beauty. Finally, we talk about Scott Adams and the risk of treating salvation like a hack. Baptism, repentance, confession, and real community are not optional extras. The Sunday obligation protects the habit of belonging when screens tempt us to go it alone. If beauty saves, it does so in the flesh: Mass, meals, laughter, and the steady weight of shared prayer. Join us for a candid, hopeful reset. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs this conversation, and leave a review to help more people find the show. Then tell us: what should a real trad rebrand look like where you live? Support the show Take advantage of great Catholic red wines by heading over to https://recusantcellars.com/ and using code "BASED" for 10% off at checkout! ******************************************************** Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

    1h 19m

  4. 2 DAYS AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Fulton Sheen to be Beatified while Roche Digs Himself a Bigger Hole (Full LOCALS Version)

    Pilgrimage plans, liturgy politics, and a hard reset on what young Catholics actually need—we cover it all with a mix of candor, humor, and concrete next steps. We pull on threads the news won’t: Fulton Sheen’s overdue beatification and how his voice—prophetic about the “ape of the Church” yet obedient—still steadies Catholics who grew up under John Paul II and Benedict XVI. Then we face the consistory and Cardinal Roche’s letter head-on: the reframing of the 1962 Missal as a mere concession, the sidelining of liturgy in favor of talking points, and the disconnect between “evangelization by beauty” and the refusal to protect beauty where it’s already thriving. If worship is the source and summit, it must look, sound, and feel like heaven breaks in.But the centerpiece is cultural honesty. The online trad world is aging. Young men aren’t arguing footnotes; they’re trying to build a life in a hostile economy: debt-heavy degrees, offshored work, H1B competition, locked housing, and a brutal dating market. If “tradition” can’t connect doctrine to jobs, marriage, and parish power, it turns into cosplay. We outline a better way: pair reverent worship with practical formation—mentorship, skills, stable work, local community, and courtship that actually leads to a wedding aisle.Two final cautions keep us grounded. Public “sinner’s prayers” online aren’t sacraments; pray for souls and cling to the ordinary means of grace. And race rhetoric is acid to the heart; culture matters for marriage and family, but Catholics can’t train themselves to despise their neighbors. Guard your speech, serve your parish, and measure every hot take against the Beatitudes. Want in on the pilgrimage or just craving a conversation that treats your life as real? Hit play, subscribe, and share this with a friend who needs both truth and hope.

    2h 13m

  5. 9 JAN

    Trump Preparing the US for War

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! A war budget doesn’t come with a press release that says “war.” It shows up as numbers that don’t make sense for peace, and as a mood you can feel in the news cycle. We trace that mood back to two big ideas that shaped the post–Cold War mindset: the liberal belief that institutions can tame power, and the realist insistence that nations ultimately act for themselves. Using Francis Fukuyama’s End of History and Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations as guideposts, we sketch how the old order frayed and why cultural blocs—religion, memory, language—may reshape the map more than trade agreements ever did. From there, we dig into Ukraine as a harsh teacher: drones over doctrine, trenches over glossy strategy decks, and the stubborn reality of industrial bottlenecks. Can the U.S. rebuild munitions capacity fast enough? What happens when defense contractors get pushed from buybacks to production and the state edges toward a “command economy” posture without formally declaring it? We explore how sovereignty, logistics, and frontier tech like AI become national-security terrain—and why markets shift when mission logic takes over. Europe’s identity crisis threads through it all. A continent that once exported Christianity now struggles to define itself amid demographic change and civilizational tension. We consider what realism predicts for Europe, Russia, and the U.S., and how domestic fractures—censorship battles, CBDC talk, and culture-war fatigue—complicate strategy at home. Yet there’s a human counterpoint here: we share details for our Italy pilgrimage, why we’re keeping it small, how we’ll pray together, and a moving note from a Protestant listener reconsidering Mary through biblical typology. It’s geopolitics with a soul, grounded in faith, community, and the stubborn hope that meaning outlasts headlines. If this conversation challenged your assumptions or clarified the stakes, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. Then tell us: which lens explains the world better right now—liberal order or realism? Support the show Take advantage of great Catholic red wines by heading over to https://recusantcellars.com/ and using code "BASED" for 10% off at checkout! ******************************************************** Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

    1h 33m

  6. 9 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Trump Preparing the US for War (Full LOCALS Show)

    It feels like the world is slipping its old skin. The postwar order promised stability through institutions, trade, and liberal democracy—and then ran headlong into culture, religion, and power. We unpack why those fault lines matter right now: Fukuyama’s “End of History,” Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations,” and the uncomfortable ways their ideas echo in Ukraine, Europe’s identity crisis, and America’s defense build-up.We talk frankly about an exploding Pentagon budget, pressure on contractors, and what a creeping wartime command economy really signals. If your supply chains run through rivals, if your munitions lines are slow, if your energy is fragile, deterrence becomes theater. We explore how two decades of counterinsurgency left the West unready for attrition, drones, and industrial-scale logistics—and why that matters far beyond headlines. This isn’t cheerleading; it’s an honest look at costs, risks, and timelines.But politics alone can’t explain the ache under the surface. Civilizations are built from stories, rituals, and faith, not just rules and markets. When meaning collapses, people reach for identities strong enough to bind them. That’s why Europe’s cultural drift, mass migration pressures, and loss of confidence feel like more than policy failures—they’re spiritual. We share a practical path that resists despair: invest in parishes and friendships, relearn skills, protect families, care for priests, and live the liturgical year with intention. Resilience starts close to home.If you’re trying to make sense of Ukraine, NATO, energy security, AI, reindustrialization, and the rising talk of great-power conflict—without losing your soul—this conversation is for you. Listen in, argue back, and take what helps you build where you stand. If this episode resonates, share it with a friend, subscribe for more, and leave a review to help others find the show.

    2h 25m

  7. 7 JAN

    This Synodality Trend Is Dangerous, Bishop Barron Warns

    Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The spark was small—a tweet from Bishop Barron about synodality and doctrine—but the questions behind it are huge: What should a synod actually decide? How did “the spirit of Vatican II” turn into perpetual uncertainty? And why are everyday Catholics still getting side-eyed for kneeling at communion? We open the hood on a consistory that could reset expectations, sift Barron’s argument for what it gets right and wrong, and get painfully practical about reverence, freedom, and pastoral authority. Along the way, we share a happier twist: a priest reached out and offered to accompany our Italy trip, making daily Latin Mass not only possible but likely across private chapels in Rome and beyond. That momentum matters. People don’t want liturgical roulette; they want beauty, clarity, and worship that deepens faith. The pastoral playbook that treats piety as a problem is wearing thin, and that comes into sharp focus with a diocese banning portable kneelers for the elderly and Jonathan Roumie describing how he was told to stand when he tried to receive on his knees. Reverence isn’t performance; it’s love braving friction. We don’t dodge the tough map either. Under Francis, a common foe united disparate trad corners. Under Leo, the tone is calmer, but the doctrinal direction still worries many. Could a non-territorial jurisdiction—an ordinariate-style solution with bishops from traditional communities—offer stability without schism? Maybe. Or maybe it risks a new ghetto unless leaders honor what’s already law: the right to kneel, the right to receive on the tongue, and the call to worship God with proper solemnity. We’re watching the consistory, reading the dubia, and building something constructive: a pilgrimage ordered to daily prayer and the Eucharist. If this conversation hits home, follow the show, share it with a friend who cares about liturgy and clarity, and leave a quick review. Your feedback helps more people find thoughtful Catholic conversations that aim higher. Support the show Take advantage of great Catholic red wines by heading over to https://recusantcellars.com/ and using code "BASED" for 10% off at checkout! ******************************************************** Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1 https://www.avoidingbabylon.com Merchandise: https://avoiding-babylon-shop.fourthwall.com Locals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.com Full Premium/Locals Shows on Audio Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1987412/subscribe RSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rss Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

    1h 11m

  8. 7 JAN • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    This Synodality Trend Is Dangerous, Bishop Barron Warns (Full LOCALS Version)

    Start with a city pilgrimage and you’ll end up in Rome: we swap holiday stories for a concrete plan to bring a priest-chaplain and daily Latin Mass to an Italian itinerary. That boots-on-the-ground energy sets the tone for everything else—reverence first, logistics second, and honesty throughout.Then the headline lands. Bishop Robert Barron’s consistory thread becomes our litmus: synodality can be a tool for pastoral strategy, but it cannot be a revolving door for doctrine. We chart the difference between councils that conclude with clarity and a perpetual “council state” that breeds drift. That naturally meets the moment everyone’s watched: Jonathan Roumie describing a priest who told him to rise when he knelt for Communion. We unpack the law—yes, you may receive kneeling and on the tongue—and the pastoral optics around the Charlotte diocese kneeler ban. Reverence isn’t a performance; in most parishes, it carries social cost. The question is whether bishops and priests will make it easier, not harder, to adore.From sanctuary to statecraft, the conversation widens into the surprise raid that removed Venezuela’s leader. We trace the logic behind a hemispheric reset: oil leverage, keeping rivals out of the neighborhood, and why Greenland sits underneath every Arctic flight path. Cuba’s fingerprints on security details, NGOs as cover for operations, and the way one platform can force a story into the old media cycle—these details paint a sober picture of a multipolar world arriving faster than anyone admits. If you’re looking for a tidy narrative, you won’t find it here. You’ll get tradeoffs, strategic maps, and the reminder that “low-intensity conflict” can live alongside your workweek.Across it all, a single throughline holds: worship God with reverence, protect doctrine from mission creep, serve the poor with clarity, and think clearly about power—ecclesial and geopolitical. If that sounds like a lot, it is. But it’s also the only way to remain steady when the ground keeps shifting under your feet.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who loves both liturgy and maps, and leave a review telling us where you stand on kneeling, synodality, and the new world that’s already here.

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Avoiding Babylon was started during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. During these difficult and dark days, when most of us were isolated from family, friends, our parishes, and even the Sacraments themselves, this channel was started as a statement of standing against the tyrannical mandates that many of us were living under. Since those early days, this channel has morphed into an amazing community of friends…no…more than friends…Christian brothers and sisters…who have grown in joy and charity.  As we see it, our job here at Avoiding Babylon is to remind ourselves and those who enjoy the channel that being Catholic is a joyful and exciting experience. We seek true Catholic fraternity and eutrapelia with other Catholics who, like us, are doing their best to live out their vocation with the help of God’s Grace.  Above all, we try to bring humor and joy to the craziness of this fallen world, for as Hillaire Belloc has famously said: “Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!”

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    Avoiding Babylon Crew
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    583
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    © 2026 Avoiding Babylon
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    Robert Blyton

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