Father Spitzer’s Universe

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck dive into Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, unpacking the Church's essential and transformative role in human life and salvation.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions on sadness in heaven, feeling Grace, sleep paralysis, the Church in America, and how fasting increases prayer’s efficacy and spiritual growth.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss why we know Jesus commissioned Peter to head His Church and the ways in which this commissioning would be passed on to Peter’s successors.

Father Spitzer and Doug examine the reasons why people naturally gravitate toward worshiping in a church rather than simply practicing private spirituality secluded in their homes.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the fuller sense and deeper meaning of a scriptural text, which is intended by God but not always clearly expressed by the biblical author.