Crash Course Catholicism
Hosted by Caitlin West · Dr Caitlin West
4.9from 1,458 ratings
- 142
- Episodes
- 30
- Transcribed
- 1,458
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 50K
- YouTube views
About Crash Course Catholicism
Catholicism can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be. Crash Course Catholicism breaks down the beliefs, traditions, and teachings of the Catholic Church in a way that's thoughtful, accessible, and engaging. The first 50 episodes of this podcast are a summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, while later episodes include deep dives into big questions about God, Scripture, Church history, the saints, morality, and the spiritual life. Our aim is to help you build a stronger understanding of the faith without requiring a theology degree. Find out more: https://www.caitlinwest.com
- Publisher
- Dr Caitlin West
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
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30 of 142 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Catechism 101: The Teleological Argument
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
123 - You Were Made for Relationship: Theology of the Body
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Catechism 101: The Argument from Gradation
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Catechism 101: The Teleological Argument
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's just following its programming. And at some point, some intelligence must have designed it and directed its behavior towards cleaning floors. Now, the same thing goes for nature. So we can explain how things happen, right? How an apple falls to the ground because of the laws of gravity. We can point to the biological mechanisms that mean that a plant will turn towards the sun or that birds will fly south for the winter. Aquinas isn't disputing any of those explanations, but he's thinking that there is still a deeper question underneath them that we need to answer. Why is it? that again and again throughout nature, things that have no understanding of what they're doing still act in ways that are oriented towards a specific intelligible end, what Aquinas calls the best result. […]
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- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
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- 4.9 / 5
- 124 ratings
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- 4.9 / 5
- 1,334 ratings
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- 94
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- 85
- Engagement
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