The Counsel of Trent

In this episode Trent examines arguments against the Resurrection posed by the skeptical YouTuber “Counter Apologist.”

In this episode Trent breaks down the recent controversy surrounding Pope Francis’s remarks about civil unions and gives us some tips for defending the Church’s teaching on marriage.

It’s official: the Horn family is leaving the state of California. Trent will still be working for Catholic Answers but in this episode find out why they’re leaving and where they’re going!

Trent is back and, given the upcoming election, just in time for an open-mailbag episode related to faith, morality, and politics.

Trent will be on paternity leave for two weeks and Nick will be off helping his daughter with her cerebral palsy treatment. Thank you all for your support of the podcast!

In this episode Trent joins David Bates from Pints with Jack to explore C.S. Lewis’s book The Screwtape Letters and discuss the cunning ways the Devil leads us away from God and how we can, through the grace of God, resist his temptations.

In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent sits down with Jimmy Akin to discuss Southern mysteries like the Georgia guide stones, monsters in Arkansas and West Virginia, and hidden Confederate gold.

In this episode, Trent shares an excerpt from his recent rebuttal of Dr. Jerry Walls’s argument against the doctrine of the papacy. He also engages Dr. Walls’s comments on the quality of Trent’s scholarship in defense of the Church.

A lot of people think St. Francis of Assisi was just a hippie who preached the “serenity prayer” to animals. But did you know St. Francis actually preached on the fires of hell and didn’t say many of the sayings we attribute to him? It’s time to meet “the real St. Francis”!

In this “free-for-all-Friday” Trent shares his thoughts on Covid-19 restrictions that go too far and actually undermine the goal of defeating this pandemic.

In this episode, Trent shares a portion of his talk “Faith in the Voting Booth” and discusses the nature of prudential judgments. He also answers questions on voting submitted by supporters of Catholic Answers.

In this episode Trent talks about the necessity of “imaginative apologetics” and the art of persuasion, with a little help from his 2012 past self!

In this episode Laura joins Trent as they recount how their third child, John Paul was unexpectedly born at home!

Is 2+2=4 part of an oppressive racist system? Is math even real? And could math be evidence that God exists? Trent answers those questions as he explores recent social media debates about the nature of mathematics.

As the election season continues Trent reviews the principles Catholic politicians and voters need to follow when it comes to voting and the issue of abortion. He also addresses the question, “Can a Catholic ever licitly vote for a pro-choice candidate?”