The Pillar Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_7">www.pillarcatholic.com</a><br/><br/><p>Edgar Beltran joins the bonus episode to talk about his experience on the <em>Pillar</em> pilgrimage in Rome and more. </p><p>Are you a paying subscriber?</p><p>* Visit <a target="_blank" href="http://pillarcatholic.com/listen">pillarcatholic.com/listen</a> on your phone</p><p>* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.</p><p>* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar Podcast</p><p>Having issues? Email our produc…</p>

<p>Ed unpacks <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/is-xinxiang-appointment-a-complicated">the recent installation of a new bishop in China</a>, and what it could signal about the state of the Vatican-China deal. </p><p>Then, Pillar Rome correspondent Edgar Beltrán joins the podcast to talk about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/porras-incident-puts-vaticans-balancing">the situation of Cardinal Porras in Venezuela.</a> </p><p>This episode is sponsored by Carved Wood Cross, bringing you meaningful art made by human hands.</p><p>There’s still time to order before Christmas! Get 20% off your order with promo code PILLAR.</p><p>Learn more at <a target="_blank" href="http://CarvedWoodCross.Etsy.com">CarvedWoodCross.Etsy.com</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe</a>

<p>A visit to a Capuchin crypt in Rome sparks a conversation about relics and the resurrection of the body.</p><p>A Vatican commission says the Church should not proceed with a female deaconate. JD and Ed talk about Pope Leo XIV’s decision to publicize the commission’s findings, and how the findings may impact conversations about women in the Church.</p><p>Then, Ed plays a round of Rome ‘Yes or No.’</p><p>This episode is sponsored by The Lamp, the only magazine for Catholics seeking intelligent, witty, and clear-eyed commentary on the world.</p><p>For a limited time, Pillar listeners get 40% off with the code PILLAR40 at <a target="_blank" href="http://thelampmagazine.com">thelampmagazine.com</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Don’t miss <em>The Pillar</em>’s Live Show Jubilee Roman Extravaganza!</p><p>Thursday, December 4 at the Drunken Ship Pub in Rome’s Piazza Campo de’ Fiori. We’ll start at 8pm.</p><p>Be there.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe</a>

<p>Pope Leo XIV released this week an apostolic letter about ecumenism, in anticipation of his Turkey Day trip to Turkey. JD and Ed talk about the apostolic letter, and ask what it could take to achieve ecumenism with the Orthodox Churches.</p><p>Then, Ed plays a round of Thanksgiving ‘Yes or No’ and ‘Good, Better, Best.’</p><p>This episode is sponsored by the BIG Catholic Calendar and Planner.</p><p>You shouldn’t have to pick between getting things done and living a full Catholic life. With The BIG Catholic Planner and Calendar, you don’t have to. Its 3-phase planning funnel helps you identify responsibilities and get tasks done, all through the lens of the life of the Church.</p><p><strong>Pillar readers get 20% off with code PILLAR at </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://walletwin.com/calendar/"><strong>BigCatholicCalendar.com</strong></a><strong> for a limited time</strong></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe</a>