The Counsel of Trent

Trent and David continue their discussion of C.S. Lewis’s works including parts you may have never heard before like “the argument from desire” for the existence of God and the role of imagination in defending the Faith.

How did a guy named “Jack” go from being an atheistic World War I veteran to one of the 20th centuries greatest apologists? In this episode Trent sits down with David Bates from Pints with Jack to find out everything we never knew about C.S. Lewis.

Josh Harris has kissed not only his marriage goodbye, but Christianity as well. In this episode Trent exposes the “sexual prosperity gospel” and shows how a failure to properly address LGBT issues leads many people to abandon the Faith.

As people debate the issue of climate change, Trent shows that irrational fears about accidents, waste, and weapons are keeping society from benefitting from nuclear power.

It’s time for a special “open-mailbag episode” of the podcast! This week Trent provides answers for an Indianapolis young adult Catholic group that he spoke to over the weekend. Topics include the saints, the discernment of spirits, forgiveness, gender confusion, and prayers “outside of time.”

In this episode Trent discusses the fallout surrounding a popular chastity author’s separation from his wife as well as transgender absurdity that is unfolding in Canada.

As Trent waits for his flight out of Chicago’s Midway airport, he shares with us his past as a pro-life missionary and provides some tips for those who want to raise support to similar kind of missionary work.

In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant Timothy Schmidt to talk about whether the Bible is our ultimate authority and what Protestants and Catholics each mean when they talk about “the Word of God.”

In this free-for-all-Friday Trent is joined by his good friend “classical Trent” to share the facts and feelings behind “modern Trent’s” favorite classical music.

Should a teacher at a Catholic school be pro-choice or in a same-sex marriage? In this episode Trent looks at recent controversies in the news and defends Catholic schools that expect every teacher to be a minister of the Gospel.

In this episode Trent sits down with Patheos non-religious blogger Steve Farrell to discuss his article, “Pro-Life Is About Oppressing Women. That’s All.”

There’s more to making a podcast than just plugging in a microphone. In this special episode Trent sits down with Catholic Answers sound engineer Nick Chamberlain to discuss the secrets behind making successful podcasts.

Is it sexist for married men to not want to be alone with women who aren’t their wives? Is the gender wage gap evidence of rampant misogyny? In this episode Trent takes on two news stories that simply don’t understand fundamental aspects of our fallen, human nature.

A recent survey shows, for the first time, a drop in support for LGBT+ among 18 to 34-year-olds. Trent shows how our culture’s mandate to accept transgender ideology has created a backlash among young people who prefer facts instead of fantasies.

Who or whom? Further or farther? Do these kinds of questions “literally” drive you up the wall? In this free-for-all Friday Trent helps us avoid common grammar mistakes and challenges some long-held grammar rules.