The 13th Apostle

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“If you’re willing to accept Jesus’s invitation to know Him more intimately, love Him more intensely and follow Him more closely, then you could be The 13th Apostle.  Join pastoral theologian Tom Caffrey and his guests as they use reason and  imagination to witness the Good, Beautiful, and True of life—a full life—after one has said  “yes” to God.”

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    Papa Stronsay – Part II

    A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with Fr Anthony Mary, a monk of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer and Rector of their Golgotha Monastery on the Island of Papa Stronsay off the coast of Scotland. I invited Fr Anthony to discuss the Order’s Open Letter, published last October. This document decries the destruction of the Catholic Church from within by corrupt church leaders, manifested by the Second Vatican Council and by what the Order describes as its heretical teachings and apostasy. I have again invited Fr Anthony to appear on the program to discuss their subsequent declaration, “The Dogma To Steer By,” published this May, which indicates their official break with the Vatican and, consequently, the Vatican's investigation of it. We delve deeper into the Order's repudiation of Modernism, Ecumenism and Indifferentism.

    28 min

  2. May 24

    Mystical Meaning of Numbers in Sacred Scripture with Father Robert Nixon

    Discover the Divine language of numbers with The Mystical Meaning of Numbers in Sacred Scripture, a timeless work by the influential Doctor of the Church, St. Isidore of Seville. St Isidore unveils how sacred authors used numbers to convey important messages and infuse mystical symbolism into Scripture. Thanks to the translation and editing by Fr Robert Nixon, OSB, the world of Biblical numerology is open to us, helping to unlock deeply spiritual mysteries. Our thanks to TAN Books and publicist Krista Thomas!

    29 min

  3. May 9

    Miss Sally’s Son by Thomas Curry

    Upon the sudden death of his mother, Jack Benton, her only child, returns home to help settle her affairs. Though close to his mother, Jack has been living in Berlin, immersed in his career as an international lawyer, and hasn’t been home in two years. In a long letter his mother left him, Jack learns stunning details about his father for the first time—a famous figure in the Catholic world whom Jack never knew. This sets Jack on a spiritual journey to reclaim his Catholic faith, and in the process he acquires a new family. Listen as the two "Toms", Caffrey and Curry, explore matters of truth, generosity, self-discovery and love in this wonderfully entertaining story: Miss Sally's Son. Our thanks to Ignatius Press for the review copy and to publicist Susan Nutt for arranging the conversation.

    26 min

  4. May 2

    Papa Stronsay

    Inspired by the father of all monks, Saint Antony of the Desert, a group of Irish Catholic monks set sail more than 1,400 years ago to discover a “desert in the pathless sea.” They sought an island that, while physically set apart could also be made holy—made Catholic—by God working through those willing monks and their life of worship in the language of the ancient Church, through contemplative prayer and by a life of service via the Great Commission, to spread the Gospel to lands far and wide. They found that island: Papa Stronsay, or “Little Priest's Island.” Today, the island is home to the spiritual descendants of those men and of St Alphonsus Liguori: the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, also known as the Transalpine Redemptorists. This order has been in the news lately because of their "Open Letter," a document published last fall that protests the modernist changes in the Church. Listen as Fr. Anthony Mary, FSSR, Rector of Golgotha Monastery, provides some history of both the order and their controversial "Letter."

    29 min

  5. Apr 25

    Tales of Wakken Wood with E.P. Cowley

    In Tales From Wakken Wood, by E.P. Cowley, bullies pick on Peter Thornburg because of his shining silver eyes. Because of that, his dad sent him to live with relatives on the island. But something there does not add up. Strange creatures appear and disappear out of the corner of his eye. Stores are ransacked in the dead of night. As Peter settles into his new life at Wakkenburg House, he learns that his eyes carry a great power—and a great responsibility. Then, an old woman emerges to unveil the truth: the entire island population is in danger. Peter, along with his best friend, Pixel, discovers that Wakken Wood is a borderland where wonders walk and myths unfold. This dramatic and delightful saga of virtue responding to danger and sadness immerses young readers in an enchanted world drawing from the folklore and language of the Isle of Man. In Wakken Wood, the battle between good and evil requires not only bravery, but also careful attention and a love of wonder.

    27 min

  6. Apr 18

    Nyansa Classical Education

    Nyansa Classical Community provides classical, Christian curricula and programming designed to connect with and draw students from diverse backgrounds into the beauty of classical literature and the Great Conversation. Their curricula and programming cultivates the poetic and moral imaginations, deepens enjoyment of classical literature, language, and art and encourages students to cultivate truth, goodness, and beauty. For too many children, the only transcendent experience in public school is daydreaming of something more. Nyansa counters this by helping children uncover their virtue, always within an environment of love.

    29 min

  7. Apr 4

    The Shock of Holiness with Michael Pakaluk

    In Michael Pakaluk's The Shock of Holiness, moms at Mass are heroes—not unlike the soldiers who landed at Iwo Jima. Children open us up to radical charity—the kind lived by martyrs. Obscure priests in backwoods France can change the world—not by debating, but by loving God. And a little bottle of holy water—available for free at any Catholic church—proves that the most precious things in life have no price. These are just a few of the extraordinary everyday insights from a philosopher who attests that Christian sanctity is much nearer and far more beautiful than we think and that the truths of the Catholic faith are simultaneously simple and profound. Our thanks to Ignatius Press and Publicist Brian O'Neel.

    28 min

  8. Mar 28

    Bread Grows in Winter J. Bryson

    Ida Friederike Görres was one of the brightest, most penetrating and colorful Catholic writers in twentieth-century Europe. Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), at her funeral, labeled her a “brave and faithful woman,” with “an insightful certainty . . . about the pressing questions and tasks of the Church today.” Yet her work is almost entirely unknown in the English-speaking world today. The time has come to discover Ida Görres. This collection of vibrant, piercing, often hilarious essays was written in the tumultuous years surrounding Vatican II. Rising out of this confusion, Görres reveals the raw, majestic splendor of the Catholic Church. If you think you have fallen out of love with Catholicism, read Bread Grows in Winter: a brutally honest yet poetically inspired meditation on the heart of the faith. Originally published in 1970, it is perhaps more important today than ever. Can we still trust the “leaky ship” of the Church? Yes, we can, and yes, we must. Our thanks to Ida Görres, Jennifer Bryson, Ignatius Press and publicist Brian O'Neel.

    29 min

  9. Mar 21

    St. Patrick

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    29 min

  10. Mar 14

    Hypocrites

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    28 min
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“If you’re willing to accept Jesus’s invitation to know Him more intimately, love Him more intensely and follow Him more closely, then you could be The 13th Apostle.  Join pastoral theologian Tom Caffrey and his guests as they use reason and  imagination to witness the Good, Beautiful, and True of life—a full life—after one has said  “yes” to God.”

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  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
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