The Catholic Lab

Richard Oyeleke
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  • Religion & Spirituality
  • Semiweekly

Join us as we explore the core beliefs of Catholicism and why they matter. From the Trinity to the Eucharist, we dive deep into the mysteries of the faith and how they shape our understanding of the world.

  1. 3d ago

    EP 072 | Two Wings: Faith & Reason (Fides et Ratio, Part 1 of 3)

    Who am I? Where am I going? Why is there evil? What happens after this life? In part one of our series on Pope St John Paul II's Fides et Ratio, Richard Oyeleke explores why faith and reason are "two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth". We cover relativism and "my truth", the Church as servant of the truth, whether reason can find God, Paul at Athens, and what goes wrong when we fly on one wing. This week's challenge: Write honest answers to the four big questions, and before one decision each day, ask: Is it true? Is it good? 📖 Read Fides et Ratio: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html 📖 Aeterni Patris (Leo XIII, 1879): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_04081879_aeterni-patris.html Next: EP 073, My Truth or The Truth? 🎧 Watch & listen: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Your support keeps The Catholic Lab going. Every gift, big or small, helps us reach more souls: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd #CatholicLab #Faith #God #Catholic #FidesEtRatio #FaithAndReason

  2. Oct 27

    EP 071 | Why Do People Believe in God? — with Rev. Fr. Francis Fabidun

    Why are human beings religious? Is faith just a psychological need, or something society created? Can a belief be passed down culturally and still be objectively true? Rev. Fr. Francis Fabidun (Philosophy & Sociology of Religion) joins us to unpack it. 🎧 Watch & listen: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Your support keeps The Catholic Lab going. Every gift, big or small, helps us reach more souls: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd #CatholicLab #Faith #God #Catholic

  3. Oct 27

    EP 070 | Venite ad Me: The Epochal Change (Chapter III)

    "What we are experiencing is not simply an epoch of changes, but an epochal change." – Pope Francis Why is the faith no longer passed on automatically from parents to children? In Chapter III of "Venite ad Me", the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith looks at how the world has changed, and what it means for the Church. In this episode: ⏳ An epochal change, as described by Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV 👨‍👩‍👧 The breakdown in passing on the faith in families, from Europe and America to Asia, Latin America and Africa 🧍 Individualism and the "sovereignty of the self" 📱 Digital technologies and AI, and how they reshape space, time and authority 🌱 New frontiers: the rise in adult baptisms and conversions among young people 🇳🇬 The Nigerian bishops on how indigenous clergy help pass on the faith 📖 Read the full document: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20261022_venite-ad-me_en.html Do well to share with your Catholic and Non-Catholic friends. 🙏 🎧 Listen & subscribe: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask it privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Support the work: if this podcast has blessed you, please consider a gift, big or small: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd God bless you! #CatholicLabPodcast #VeniteAdMe #EpochalChange #CatholicFaith #Evangelization

  4. Oct 27

    EP 069 | Venite ad Me: The Light of Faith (Chapter II)

    "We also believe, and so we speak." (2 Corinthians 4:13) Faith is passed on like one candle lighting another, through personal encounter, in our families and in the Church community. In this episode, we read Chapter II of "Venite ad Me", the new document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. 📖 Read the full document: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20261022_venite-ad-me_en.html Do well to share with your Catholic and Non-Catholic friends. 🙏 🎧 Listen & subscribe: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask it privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Support the work: if this podcast has blessed you, please consider a gift, big or small: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd God bless you! #CatholicLabPodcast #VeniteAdMe #LightOfFaith #CatholicFaith

  5. Oct 27

    EP 068 | Venite ad Me: The Father's Love (Introduction & Chapter I)

    "Come to me, all you who labour…" (Matthew 11:28) We begin a new series reading aloud "Venite ad Me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change", the new document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (22 October 2026). In this episode, we read the Introduction and Chapter I, "The Proclamation of the Father's Love": Jesus reveals the Father's unconditional love as the true light of the world, and the Church is sent to carry that message to everyone, because "God is love" (1 John 4:8). 📖 Read the full document: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20261022_venite-ad-me_en.html Do well to share with your Catholic and Non-Catholic friends. 🙏 🎧 Listen & subscribe: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask it privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com and we'll answer it on the podcast. 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Support the work If this podcast has blessed you, please consider a gift, big or small, to help us keep sharing the faith with young people everywhere: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd Thank you, and God bless you! #CatholicLabPodcast #VeniteAdMe #CatholicFaith #Evangelization #GodIsLove

  6. Oct 18

    EP 067 | Common Sense: Lost but Found? (with Nicole)

    Have we lost our common sense, even in God's house? Richard and Nicole have an honest chat about the little things we no longer get right: at Mass, in how we dress, in how we raise children, and in how we treat life itself. In this episode: 📵 Phones and earbuds at Mass: why reverence is common sense 🤫 Learning silence during the week so we can pray on Sunday ⛪ Right thing, right time: the rosary during Mass, speaking in tongues during consecration 👕 "My body, my choice"? Dressing with dignity and thinking of others 🕊️ Being ready every day: death, grace and the hope of meeting again ⚖️ Why we don't end a loved one's life, even out of pity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting, purity and passing on the faith ❤️ Love God, love your neighbour: the ultimate common sense 🎬 Clips featured: - Fr. Victor on the New Evangelization, from EP 014 of The Catholic Lab - Kristan Hawkins (President, Students for Life of America) in conversation with students at a Jesuit college. Video courtesy of @kristanmercerhawkins on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristanmercerhawkins?xtok=MXYwYTY5cjdyaTA5aA== Do well to share with your Catholic and Non-Catholic friends. 🙏 🎧 Listen & subscribe: ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecatholiclabpodcast?cplk=MXZvdGpscXQ1MHRtbw== 🌐 Got a question? Ask it privately at https://www.thecatholiclab.com and we'll answer it on the podcast. 📧 info@thecatholiclab.com 💛 Support the work If this podcast has blessed you, please consider a gift, big or small, to help us keep sharing the faith with young people everywhere: 👉 https://flutterwave.com/donate/6uljmxwec7rd Thank you, and God bless you! #CatholicLabPodcast #CommonSense #CatholicYouth #Reverence #ProLife #CatholicFaith

  7. Oct 3

    EP 066 | Why pray to dead Christians?

    Why not go straight to God? This is a quick overview to the intercession of Saints, why it is not against what Scripture teaches. 🎧 Listen now and discover that faith is not always about what we feel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 🌐Website: http://www.thecatholiclab.com

  8. Oct 3

    EP 065 | I Don’t Feel God: Combating Spiritual Dryness | Rev Fordjour George. O.P

    Have you ever prayed and felt absolutely nothing? Does God seem distant, silent, or far away? In this episode, we explore spiritual dryness with a Reverend from the Dominican Community, looking at why God may seem silent, how to remain faithful when the feelings disappear, and how dryness can become a deeper encounter with God. We also reflect on the disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13–35. 🎧 Listen now and discover that faith is not always about what we feel. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecatholiclabpodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZRRi5TVeU6b6dekAPg8MW 🌐 www.thecatholiclab.com

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  • Creator
    Richard Oyeleke
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Richard Oyeleke
  • Show Website
    The Catholic Lab