Is Islam compatible with the West? Christian apologist Michael Jones breaks down the core tenets of Islam, why it conflicts with Western civilization, and why the evidence still points to Christianity being true.

Ep. 580

📚 More From Michael Jones:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiringPhilosophy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspiringphilosophy_

It’s Last Call! Shayne Smith is back to laugh at TikToks with Matt, chat about the mechanics of a good joke and share advice for aspiring comedians.

Pints: Last Call Ep. 15

📚Resources Mentioned: 

Shayne Smith: ShayneSmithComedy.com

Shayne Smith Tour: https://punchup.live/shaynesmith

Shayne Smith Alligator Boys: https://youtu.be/JApBR3AJq_s?si=WR2PDKWmsCh5y2hJ

Shayne Smith Karate Stories: https://youtu.be/VDuzdATat4k?si=tIaJ_G4lhEnGP75t

Malcolm Guite joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation covering Arthurian legend, the friendship of Tolkien and Lewis, and the deep human longing for mystery and enchantment.

Ep. 579

📚 Resources Mentioned:

Galahad and the Grail: https://www.rabbitroom.com/merlinsisle

More on Malcolm Guite:

https://malcolmguite.com

https://www.youtube.com/@MalcolmGuitespell

https://www.instagram.com/malcolmguiteofficial

Working on an entire album of lofi music. Here's one of those songs. Album should drop next week. THEN, a couple of weeks after that we hope to have our 24/7 stream up and running.

THE ERROR OF ARIUS ABOUT THE INCARNATION

In their eagerness to proclaim the unity of God and man in Christ, some heretics went to the opposite extreme and taught that not only was there one person, but also a single nature, in God and man. This error took its rise from Arius. To defend his position that those scriptural passages where Christ is represented as being inferior to the Father, must refer to the Son of God Himself, regarded in His assuming nature, Arius taught that in Christ there is no other soul than the Word of God who, he maintained, took the place of the soul in Christ’s body. Thus when Christ says, in John 14:28, “The Father is greater than I,” or when He is introduced as praying or as being sad, such matters are to be referred to the very nature of the Son of God. If this were so, the union of God’s Son with man would be effected not only in the person, but also in the nature. For, as we know, the unity of human nature arises from the union of soul and body.

The...

RESTORATION OF MAN BY GOD THROUGH THE INCARNATION

We indicated above that the reparation of human nature could not be effected either by Adam or by any other purely human being. For no individual man ever occupied a position of pre-eminence over the whole of nature; nor can any mere man be the cause of grace. The same reasoning shows that not even an angel could be the author of man’s restoration. An angel cannot be the cause of grace, just as he cannot be man’s recompense with regard to the ultimate perfection of beatitude, to which man was to be recalled. In this matter of beatitude angels and men are on a footing of equality. Nothing remains, therefore, but that such restoration could be effected by God alone.

But if God had decided to restore man solely by an act of His will and power, the order of divine justice would not have been observed. justice demands satisfaction for sin. But God cannot render satisfaction, just as He cannot merit. Such a service pertains to one who ...

I’ve prayed for 6 years for the reversion of my husband to his Catholic faith which he totally walked away from. He is currently in his last days on hospice and after many days asleep he woke up and told me that God had been showing him things while he slept. He said God told him to repent of his bitterness toward the Catholic Church and come back to the faith he had. I called the priest, and my husband received confirmation and last rites. This happened on May 1st. Since then, we have gotten to pray family rosaries together for the first time. He even asked to go to Mass last Sunday. His first and very likely last with us as a family. My children and I converted to Catholicism from Protestantism. Because of a previous marriage, it took 6 years and a vow of abstinence for me to be able to enter the church. The morning of May 1st. That very day, God spoke to my husband and he came back to the church that evening. He didn’t even realize I had entered the church that morning. When I met ...

Dear friends, in April 2025 I posted a message here following the hospitalization of my godfather/uncle, who had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After more than a year of struggle and suffering, he passed away this morning around 1:00 AM. If you have the time, I would ask those who are able and willing to do so to say a short prayer for the salvation of his soul. His name is Jean-Yves, and his middle name is Marie, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He wasn't particularly religious and certainly not a practicing Catholic, but I remain hopeful that he called upon our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with his last breath. Thank you in advance.

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.
Save us from the fires of hell,
lead all souls to heaven
especially those
in most need of thy mercy.
Amen.