Episodes

I recently asked my children in evening devotions: “How do we get to Heaven?” Their answer was “Going to confession.” I didn’t really like this answer… While confession is a necessary sacrament for human salvation, I didn’t like their answer for a few reasons. It has do with highlighting the source of salvation (Christ) and the instrumentality of salvation (His sacraments). In this podcast I explain the situation and why there’s a better answer to “How do we get to Heaven?” If the audio player d...

Join Dr Taylor Marshall this week as he explains why Thomas Aquinas thought animal and bird flesh caused a higher human sexual libido and how it relates to our customs for fasting and abstinence during Lent. Believe it or not, what Saint Thomas says in the 1200s about diet is actually confirmed by testosterone studies in our time. We also look Eastern Catholic Church Bible translations AND the demonic sexual apparitions of the sucubus (female version) and incubus (male version) attested to by Au...

This is just a short reflection on how the sacrament of matrimony is being confused and corrupted. How can we Catholic defend the teaching of Holy Matrimony as an indissoluble sacrament and restructure Catholic matrimony as something unique and supernatural? 128: Is there now a Matrimony Heresy? [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Announcements: * The podcast is now on my channel on Youtube.com * The complete Sword and Serpent Tri...

My opinion of “Father” Martin Luther. Every October 31 is the anniversary of Martin Luther’s Great Protest against the Catholic Church. Find out what I really think of him in today’s podcast. Was his protest valid? And did he use the right means to achieve “reform”? Click to Listen: “My Opinion on Martin Luther” If audio player does not show up in your email or browser, click here to listen. 1) Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 12:17 2) Tip of the Week: Decide what you do not do. 3) Featured Segment...

Your Guardian Angel has been with you since you were conceived in your mother’s womb. We should always revere these angelic beings and even ask their prayers. Today we discuss everything you need to know about your Guardian Angel and whether you’re allowed to name your Guardian angel. They are not our pets, they are our leaders. Click below to learn more about our spiritual status with these unseen guardians: Click to Listen: “Should You Name Your Guardian Angel?” If audio player does not show u...

Join Dr. Taylor Marshall as he explores 4 “pro-Protestants” going back to the AD 800s who denied the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, along with affirming many doctrines that will later be identified with the Protestant Reformation. Discover that Luther was not the first to the heresies of the Reformation in this concise audio lesson. 127: Is the Eucharist Symbolic: 4 Medieval Heretics on the Eucharist before the Reformation [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email o...

Join Dr Marshall as he explores the mystical theology of Saint John of Damascus showing that there is a biblical difference between worship (Greek: latria) reserved for God alone and respect/veneration (Greek: dulia) given to saints, humans and revered objects. We discover how the Catholic Church made this distinction clear and affirmed the veneration of saints and image in AD 787 at the Second Council of Nicea. 126: Why do Catholics “Worship” Statues and Icons: The Iconoclastic Heresy and the C...

Join Dr Taylor Marshall and he succinctly and briefly explains the Monophysite heresy and how the Catholic Council of Chalcedon refuted this heresy by defending the teaching that Christ has two, not one, nature (fully divine and fully human). Please leave a comment below. 124: Heretic Nestorius: Is Mary Mother of God? Are there 2 Christs? [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Announcements: * The podcast is now on Youtube.com * Swor...

My goal this week is to introduce to 6 of the world’s greatest heretics and how we can avoid their heresies and errors for our time. Today we study Nestorius – the man who denied the unity of Christ and denied that Mary is the Mother of God. Join Dr Marshall for this fascinating episode of heresy in Catholic history: The image above depicts Nestorius. Note the x on his mitre – this signifies that he is a heretical bishop. 124: Heretic Nestorius: Is Mary Mother of God? Are there 2 Christs? [Podca...

Please join Dr. Taylor Marshall as examines the historical person Arius – the founder of the Arian heresy as a denial of the full divinity of Jesus Christ. Learn the historical background and personalities leading up to the Council of Nicea in 325 as it relates to Constantine, Egypt, and Antioch. Dr. Marshall also explains the peculiar death of Arius in a public restroom. Join his for this fascinating episode in Catholic history: 123: Heretic Arius and Deity of Christ (PLUS his death on toilet)d...

My goal this week is to introduce to 6 of the world’s greatest heretics and how we can avoid their heresies and errors for our time. In this first part of six, we examine the Gnostic heretic Valentinius and his false system of divine emanations from the Father/Bythos as in the image below. Click on the player below the image to begin listening: 122: Heretic Valentinius Explained [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Proverb of the w...

Dr. Taylor Marshall guides you through the virtue of Temperance with Saint Thomas Aquinas on topics such as lust, drunkenness, anger, and pride – and closes on Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on women dressing attractive and how it relates to husbands. And he has a surprised visitor at the end (not scripted). 121: Your Virtue of Temperance (and Aquinas on Women Looking Sexy) [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Proverb of the week: None t...

Dr. Taylor Marshall continues his series on the 4 Cardinal Virtues (click here for Part 1) this episode with the virtue of Fortitude as it relates to Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Thomas Aquinas and the life of Christ in the Temple and on the Cross. He closes with a Tip of the Week and practical advise on how to grow in Fortitude/Courage and how to ask Jesus Christ to gain and grow in this important virtue for our times. 120 Your Virtue of Fortitude [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up...

In this week’s podcast, Dr Taylor Marshall guides you through Thomas Aquinas’ treatment of the virtue of Justice – what we owe to one another and to God, plus that tip of the week and the Latin word of the week. 119 Your Virtue of Justice according to Thomas Aquinas [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Proverb of the week: None this week Featured Segment: The Virtue of Prudence Latin Word of the Week: Data Tip of the Week: Backpa...

My goal this week is to introduce to how the virtue of prudence can reshape your life into a pattern of excellence, success, and spiritual holiness. 118: Your Virtue of Prudence [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Proverb of the week: None this week Featured Segment: The Virtue of Prudence Latin Word of the Week: Leave phone in car Tip of the Week: Data Announcements: * The podcast is now on Youtube.com * Sword and Serpent 2 wi...

Join Dr Marshall as he interviews Father Donald Calloway about the history of the Rosary beginning with Saint Dominic in the 1200s and then through the Black Plague and the Battle of Lepanto. 117: Fr Donald Calloway: Champions of the Rosary [Podcast] Note: Originally this show was wrongly number as episode 115. We’ve corrected it to 116. 115 is Intro to Virtue. If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Announcements: * The podcast is now on Y...

Here’s a free class on the Four Cardinal Virtues. This Part 1 in a 5 Part series on how understanding the classical teaching on virtue can TRANSFORM your life, your family, and your work. Join Dr. Marshall as explains the Catholic teaching on virtue, virtue ethics, and introduces prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance. 115: Introduction to the Four Cardinal Virtues (Part 1 of Virtues) [Podcast] Note: Originally this show was wrongly number as episode 115. We’ve corrected it to 116. 115 is ...

I was sitting in a coffee shop on a couch near two. One was Evangelical and she had convinced a Catholic woman to start attending her church. Their conversation was interesting and serves as instruction for us Catholics on how we lose Catholics and what we can do to be better witnesses and better followers of Jesus. Listen to the podcast below to hear the story and my 3 observations: 116: When Evangelicals Convert Catholics…Why? [Podcast] Note: Originally this show was wrongly number as episode...

In this short mini-podcast, Dr Taylor Marshall shows you how you can change your feelings by changing your focus on the good in your life through gratitude and mental pictures of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit engaging with you and loving you. Don’t miss this short 5 minute podcast that could change your life and your attitude. 114: Your Focus Changes Your Feelings [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Annou...

My goal this week is to answer the question about the nature of the dove at the Baptism of Our Lord and to speaking briefly about Saint Raymond Nonnatus. 113: Did The Holy Spirit Appear As A Real Dove? And Saint Raymond Nonnatus [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. * Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 23:19-21 * Featured Segment: Did the Holy Spirit appear as a real dove? And Saint Raymond Nonnatus * Latin Word of the Week: Vox * Tip...

My goal this week is to share some of my reflections and experiences from our pilgrimage to Rome. 112: Reflections on Pilgrimage to Rome [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. * Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 15:15 * Featured Segment: 112: Reflections on Pilgrimage * Latin Word of the Week: Confessor * Tip of the Week: Change the Channel in your mind Announcements: * The podcast is now on Youtube.com * Sword and Serpent 2 will be ...

Today my goal is to quickly share with you 10 tips to visiting Rome as a Catholic. If you’d like to learn more about the history and theology of Rome, please see my book The Eternal City: Rome and the Origins of Catholicism. You can also come on pilgrimage with me. To learn more visit: pilgrimages.com/taylormarshall 111: 10 Tips for Visiting Rome [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Announcements: * The podcast is now on Youtub...

My goal this week is to talk with you about our need for humility and how the Blessed Virgin Mary is the model of human humility. I include 3 action items to help you cultivate humility in your soul. 110: The Humility of Mary [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. * Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 29:23 * Featured Segment: 110: The Humility of Mary * Latin Word of the Week: Humilis * Tip of the Week: Celebrate Victories Announcement...

My goal this week is to talk with you about whether Catholicism is a religion or a relationship or both: #109 Catholicism: Religion or Relationship with Christ [Podcast] If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. * Proverb of the Week: Proverbs 14:1 * Featured Segment: Catholicism as Religion or as Relationship with Christ * Latin Word of the Week: Relatio * Tip of the Week: Read the Didache. Click here for electric version. Announcements: * T...