St. Anthony's Tongue

St. Anthony's Tongue
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Rediscovering the beauty of Catholicism through mysticism, saints and folklore.

  1. 2d ago

    Against Silicon Valley Catholicism

    What happens when Silicon Valley’s values start shaping the Catholic imagination?In this episode, I’m talking about optimization, branding, algorithms, prayer streaks, Catholic AI, “frictionless faith,” and the danger of treating holiness like something that can be measured on a dashboard.This isn’t an anti-tech rant. It’s a plea for a messier, more embodied, more human Church — one where people still have faces, names, wounds, and time for one another.I just want to see her face. 🤖Resources 🕊️ Essay - Against Silicon Valley Catholicism: https://stanthonystongue.substack.com/p/against-silicon-valley-catholicism  Issue V - Beware of Catholic Robots: https://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-v-beware-of-catholic-robots  My Book, A Catechism of the Strange: https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683  My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/anthonystongue

  2. 5d ago

    Mass Prep | The Jesus We Try to Edit (Matthew 16:21–27)

    Join my Patreon Check Out my Zine Order my Book In this week’s Mass Prep, we look at Matthew 16:21–27: Peter trying to correct Jesus, what it means to actually follow Christ, and the strange call to lose your life in order to find it.

  3. Aug 26

    God Hunts You Like a Dog

    What if the spiritual life is less about finding God, and more about realizing that God has been chasing you the whole time? In this episode, we look at Francis Thompson’s The Hound of Heaven, the conversion of Jacques Fesch, Jonah, the lost sheep, and the strange, relentless mercy of a God who refuses to stop coming after us. God Chases You Like a Dog (Essay) The Margins: A Catholic Zine Buy My Book, A Catechism of the Strange

  4. Aug 21

    [Early/Ad-Free] Mass Prep | WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM? (Matthew 16:13–20)

    Order my book here. Buy a zine here. In Matthew 16:13–20, Jesus asks Peter one of the most important questions in the Gospel: “Who do you say that I am?” This week, we’re reflecting on faith becoming personal, learning to recognize Christ, and the beautiful moment when Peter names Jesus—and Jesus names Peter.

  5. Aug 17

    Mysticism, Word by Word: THEOSIS — Becoming Like God

    Order my book, A Catechism of the Strange here: https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683 In this episode of Mysticism, Word by Word, we explore the Christian idea of becoming more like God through grace, where it appears in Scripture, how the mystics understood it, and what it looks like in everyday spiritual life.

  6. Aug 14

    Beware of Catholic Robots: The Catholic Tech Industry Has a Problem

    In this episode of From the Margins, I’m talking about why I wrote Beware of Catholic Robots — my new manifesto on Catholic AI, prayer apps, digital spirituality, human dignity, work, and what happens when faith becomes optimized, monetized, and frictionless. We’ll get into Catholic AI companies, spiritual formation, AI and pastoral care, the gamification of prayer, ethical labor, and why the Church should remain stubbornly human. Get Issue V: Beware of Catholic Robotshttps://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-v-beware-of-catholic-robots

  7. Aug 12

    Stigmata: Why Do Saints Bear the Wounds of Christ?

    Order My Book, A Catechism of the Strange What is the stigmata — and more importantly, what does it mean?In this episode, we explore the strange Catholic phenomenon of the stigmata, the wounds of Christ appearing on the bodies of saints and mystics. We’ll talk about St. Francis of Assisi, redemptive suffering, victim souls, “offering it up,” and why these mysterious wounds reveal something deeper about suffering, sacrifice, and union with Christ.This is also one of the central ideas behind my new book, *A Catechism of the Strange*: strange Catholic phenomena aren’t just curiosities — they teach us something about God, holiness, and the human soul.

  8. Jul 31

    Mass Prep | Two Banquets, Two Kingdoms: Herod’s Feast vs. Jesus on the Grass

    Matthew 14 gives us two banquets, and two very different kinds of kings. Herod feasts inside a palace, surrounded by wealth, spectacle, and powerful guests. By the end of the night, John the Baptist’s head is carried into the room on a platter. Then Jesus gathers the hungry in the wilderness. No palace. No guest list. No VIP section. Just grass, hunger, compassion, and bread placed into the hands of God. In this Mass Prep, we explore what these two feasts reveal about power, Catholic leadership, luxury spiritual experiences, and the uncomfortable question of whether we sometimes look more like Herod at the banquet than Christ among the hungry. Every kingdom eventually sets a table.The question is what it eats.

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Rediscovering the beauty of Catholicism through mysticism, saints and folklore.

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    St. Anthony's Tongue
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    187
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