Catholic Nerds

The C-Nerds share updates on their lives. There's parenting, spiritual direction, balancing work and family life, and all the good things. The joys and struggles of raising children and family life ... and family deaths. Even Obi-Wan and the Jedi Communion of Saints make an appearance ... "Strike me down, Darth, and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!"Chapters02:03 The Importance of Connection and Community05:07 Parenting Insights and Spiritual Direction11:07 Balancing Family Life and Personal Growth17:05 Understanding Sleep Patterns and Parenting Dynamics23:06 Work-Life Balance in Modern Parenting27:58 Navigating Work-Life Balance33:01 The Impact of Modern Convenience39:05 Understanding Life and Death45:07 The Role of the Communion of Saints53:10 Final Thoughts and ReflectionsRecent Blog PostsTalking about Trinitarian Baptism with Pentecostals, Matthew 28:1933 Days to the Holy Family: Living a Pious Life (Substack article)TakeawaysPodcasting helps maintain connections among friends.Parenting is a journey filled with challenges and joys.Spiritual direction can enhance family life.Balancing work and family is a common struggle.Loss can deepen our understanding of faith.The Communion of Saints offers comfort in grief.Children can teach us about empathy and perspective.Maintaining a sense of humor is essential in parenting.It's important to prioritize family time over material pursuits.Faith provides a framework for understanding life's difficulties.

The Catholic Nerds are BACK with a new season, new episode, and NEW POPE! We go over all the following:Where were you when you saw the white smoke?Good Signs: Regina Caeli sung in Latin, dodging the rainbow flag, papal blessing in Latin All the people who predicted the name Pope Leo XIVThe Louisiana and Creole ancestral roots of Cardinal Prevost, through the Holy Father’s great-great-great-grandfather Louis Charles Boucher de Grand Pré (1745-1809), Spanish colonial governor and militia leaderThe connection to Pope Leo XIII: Is the 100-year reign of Satan over? Feast of the Holy Family

Do you like board games? We do too! Especially when we can play them with our families. Well do we have a game to share with you! Cody, Erik and I got a chance to speak with Charlie McKinney, President of Sophia Institute Press. We spent a little time getting to know Charlie, where he is from and what exactly he does as president, and then we talked about Sophia's cool board game: The Journeys of St. Paul! Erik even set up the game on Roll20 so we could all play the game together!!! What an awesome interview!!! https://sophiainstitute.com/ Sophia products mentioned on the show https://sophiainstitute.com/product/journeys-of-st-paul/https://sophiainstitute.com/product/everythings-coming-up-rosie/https://sophiainstitute.com/product/the-habsburg-way/ Scott's Publishing Company https://www.holywaterbooks.com/ Codex Sinaiticus https://codexsinaiticus.org/en/manuscript.aspx Tokens used for our TTRPGs https://itch.io/profile/zeshio Do you want to bedeck yourself in your #1 galactic source for quality Catholic nerdery? Of course, you do! And now you can … Check out the C-Nerd ⁠T-Shirts and Merch⁠! Like the ⁠Catholic Nerds on Facebook⁠. Tweet us @NerdsCatholic Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠ Also, check out Scott's ⁠e-course on the Virgin Mary⁠ at ⁠All Saints University⁠!

Hey! Its Erik Dumont going solo for this episode. A while back, I met one of the coolest priests, so of course I had to get him on the show. I invited Fr. Tony Smela on for an interview to talk about his story of answering the call to the priesthood, as well as talking about our favorite subject: video games. He's got his own podcast too, so when you're done here, check out the Flint Catholic Podcast on Spotify as well as on Youtube. Do you want to bedeck yourself in your #1 galactic source for quality Catholic nerdery? Of course, you do! And now you can … Check out the C-Nerd T-Shirts and Merch! Like the Catholic Nerds on Facebook. Tweet us @NerdsCatholic Email us at [email protected] Also, check out Scott's e-course on the Virgin Mary at All Saints University! Recent posts from Scott's blog: Why You Should Wear the Brown Scapular: In Loving Memory of Fr. Otis Young and Ruth Prats The Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families: 33-Day Family Prayer Routine to Build Holier Families by Fr. Donald Calloway and Scott L. Smith The One Question to Convert All Protestants: Where Did The Bible Come From? Did Catholics Add Books to The Bible OR Did Protestants Remove Books from The Bible? The Truth About The Apocrypha Pray the Rosary with Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich: Emmerich's Revelations for the Mysteries of the Rosary

Just another epic Catholic Nerds Lord of the Rings nerd-out. No big deal. Except we were joined by Mr. Big Deal, himself, Bill Donaghy. Bill is the Senior Lecturer and Content Specialist of the Theology of the Body Institute (www.TOBinstitute.org), Co-Author of RISE (www.MenRiseUp.org), and Editor for STRIVE (www.STRIVE21.com).  Join us for a discussion on the beautiful sacramental quality of Tolkien's writings. Have you ever caught a glimpse of Middle-Earth out of the corner of your eye? Do you know what we mean? A glimpse of Heaven? The "gray-rain curtain" of this world thins for a moment, and you see the golden light of Heaven piercing the veil. Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich said that Eden was always just beyond her vision, but she caught a glimpse now and then. For Tolkien nerds like us, Middle-Earth will forever color our perception of Heaven.  BONUS: Our Top Pipeweeds of Middle-Earth (we're talking tobacco here, not that other stuff): Tolkien's and C. S. Lewis' Top Pipe Tobaccos.     Here is Bill's upcoming course on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. 60 students have already registered! Reserve your spot now for November 5!  Check out Bill's Way of Wonder podcast on YouTube, under the TOB Institute YouTube channel. There are well over a dozen episodes so far!  Do you want to bedeck yourself in your #1 galactic source for quality Catholic nerdery? Of course, you do! And now you can … Check out the C-Nerd T-Shirts and Merch! Like the Catholic Nerds on Facebook. Tweet us @NerdsCatholic Email us at [email protected] Also, check out Scott's e-course on the Virgin Mary at All Saints University! Recent posts from Scott's blog: Why You Should Wear the Brown Scapular: In Loving Memory of Fr. Otis Young and Ruth Prats The Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families: 33-Day Family Prayer Routine to Build Holier Families by Fr. Donald Calloway and Scott L. Smith The One Question to Convert All Protestants: Where Did The Bible Come From? Did Catholics Add Books to The Bible OR Did Protestants Remove Books from The Bible? The Truth About The Apocrypha Pray the Rosary with Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich: Emmerich's Revelations for the Mysteries of the Rosary