In light of this week's 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we interview Catholic scholar and historian Charles Coulombe. While he is a proud American patriot, he also argues that many elements of the American Founding were incompatible with Catholic teaching (including the justification for the Revolution itself). We consider some of these issues on this auspicious anniversary.

As much as we got into in this interview, there are many more issues yet to explore on this topic. Stay tuned for future interviews.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro: Charles Coulombe, America, Monarchy, and Patriotism

02:20 - Welcome, Prayer, and Opening Setup

07:48 - Demographics, Immigration, Abortion, and Paying the Price

18:08 - From 1492 to Jamestown: Colonization and the Protestant Revolt

24:41 - Stuarts, Cromwell, and the English Civil War in America

36:17 - Glorious Revolution, Oligarchy, and Parliamentary Sovereignty

59:03 - George III, World Wars, and the Road to Revolution

1:27:04 - Quebec Act, Catholic Emancipation, and Colonial Grievances

1:39:10 - Loyalists, Revolution, and the War for Independence

1:53:35 - Was the American Revolution Just?

2:14:56 - Patriotism, Civil Religion, and Loving America Honestly

2:45:25 - Foreign Policy, Woke America, and Final Reflections on Hope

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In this episode, we interview Joshua's sister, Nancy Charles, who also serves as Eternal Christendom's Director of Operations. She was miraculously converted to the Catholic Faith out of the LGBTQ+ lifestyle, drug abuse, and multiple suicide attempts.

Now she is exposing the lies about so-called "LGBTQ+ Catholics," and explains the Catholic Church's answer to these lies: the call to find our FULL identity not in our temptations and sins, but in Christ.

See our past episode about Nancy's miraculous conversion: https://youtu.be/hb42E76TmgI?si=NBvQOlLc7fe7pw5a

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro: Nancy Charles, Sacred Heart Month, and Part One

01:32 - Welcome, Prayer, and Episode Roadmap

07:42 - Conversion Recap: Pain, Healing, and the Gift of Faith

24:39 - Growth Since Conversion: Writing, Prayer, and Formation

27:48 - The Latin Mass, Reverence, and Eucharistic Faith

42:26 - When Faith Is Tested: Suffering, Pain, and Trusting God

59:23 - Doubt, Perseverance, and Life After Conversion

1:01:27 - Can Same-Sex Attraction Be Healed?

1:06:29 - Feeling Abandoned by God and Learning to Suffer Well

1:19:06 - Conversion Therapy, Therapy Experiences, and Healing Language

1:43:22 - Language, Identity, and Rejecting the Lie

1:56:19 - Truth, Love, and Confusion Within the Church

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Today we are inaugurating a new mini-series: the "Eucharist Snapshot." Like the "Papal Snapshot," the Eucharist Snapshot will go document-by-document to prove the ancient roots of Catholic belief about the Eucharist.

This first "Eucharist Snapshot" will cover the Didache, perhaps the most ancient Christian document outside the Bible, and the incredibly Catholic things it says about the Eucharist as a sacrifice.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

03:50 - Historical Context

04:41 - Overview of the Didache

06:28 - The Didache on the Eucharist

19:43 - Conclusion

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