Father Spitzer explains how names were sacred and untouchable in Jewish culture, and why only one who possessed divine authority, as Jesus did in renaming Peter, could change them.
The Catholic Church Was Founded by Jesus, Pt. 1
17/06/2026 | 57 mins.
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how we know Jesus intended for the Church to endure beyond one generation and why Christ founded a Church meant to outlast the Apostles’ lifetime.
Why Do We Need a Church?, Pt. 4
10/06/2026 | 57 mins.
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how Jesus invested definitive teaching authority in Peter and his successors in order to address potential divisions He saw within the Church.
Magnifica Humanitas
03/06/2026 | 57 mins.
Father Spitzer and Doug Keck continue their discussion of Magnifica Humanitas, exploring Pope Leo XIV's call to safeguard the human person in an age of artificial intelligence.
Why Do We Need a Church?, Pt. 3
27/05/2026 | 55 mins.
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.
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