Join us as we explore the core beliefs of Catholicism and why they matter. From the Trinity to the Eucharist, we dive deep into the mysteries of the faith and how they shape our understanding of the world.
EP 072 | Two Wings: Faith & Reason (Fides et Ratio, Part 1 of 3)
Who am I? Where am I going? Why is there evil? What happens after this life?
In part one of our series on Pope St John Paul II's Fides et Ratio, Richard Oyeleke explores why faith and reason are "two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth".
We cover relativism and "my truth", the Church as servant of the truth, whether reason can find God, Paul at Athens, and what goes wrong when we fly on one wing.
This week's challenge: Write honest answers to the four big questions, and before one decision each day, ask: Is it true? Is it good?
📖 Read Fides et Ratio: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html
📖 Aeterni Patris (Leo XIII, 1879): https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_04081879_aeterni-patris.html
Next: EP 073, My Truth or The Truth?
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27 Oct 2026
EP 071 | Why Do People Believe in God? — with Rev. Fr. Francis Fabidun
Why are human beings religious? Is faith just a psychological need, or something society created? Can a belief be passed down culturally and still be objectively true?
Rev. Fr. Francis Fabidun (Philosophy & Sociology of Religion) joins us to unpack it.
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27 Oct 2026
EP 070 | Venite ad Me: The Epochal Change (Chapter III)
"What we are experiencing is not simply an epoch of changes, but an epochal change." – Pope Francis
Why is the faith no longer passed on automatically from parents to children? In Chapter III of "Venite ad Me", the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith looks at how the world has changed, and what it means for the Church.
In this episode:
⏳ An epochal change, as described by Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV
👨👩👧 The breakdown in passing on the faith in families, from Europe and America to Asia, Latin America and Africa
🧍 Individualism and the "sovereignty of the self"
📱 Digital technologies and AI, and how they reshape space, time and authority
🌱 New frontiers: the rise in adult baptisms and conversions among young people
🇳🇬 The Nigerian bishops on how indigenous clergy help pass on the faith
📖 Read the full document:
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20261022_venite-ad-me_en.html
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