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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD goes down a linguistic rabbit hole.Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at [email protected]

Ed is tan, rested, and ready to talk with JD about this week’s consistory in Rome. This week’s episode is brought to you by The BIG Catholic Planner and Calendar. Pillar readers get 20% off with code PILLAR at BigCatholicCalendar.com, for a limited time.-Photo credit: Cardinals meet in small groups Jan. 7 during a consistory of the College of Cardinals. Vatican Media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

JD Flynn is joined by Pillar Rome Correspondent Edgar Beltrán to talk about the developing situation in Venezuela, the role of the local Church, and Edgar’s own experiences as a child and a young professional in the country. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.pillarcatholic.comJD and Ed talk about Christmas carols and gift giving in this bonus episode of the Pillar Podcast. Are you a paying subscriber?* Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phone* Check the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.* Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar PodcastHaving issues? Email our producer Kate at …

The Archdiocese of New York has a new archbishop. JD and Ed talk about the bad takes on the appointment that saturated the internet and secular media.Ed plays a round of Christmas carol ‘Yes or No.’This episode is sponsored by The Lamp.The Lamp is the only magazine for Catholics seeking intelligent, witty, and clear-eyed commentary on the world, and right now it’s 40% off for Pillar listeners with the code PILLAR40 at thelampmagazine.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.pillarcatholic.com/subscribe