The Ten Thousand Places Podcast

Do you believe in ghosts?! We do. The boys talk about ghosts and where they fit into Church Teachings. Plus, other aspects of the occult. We get a bit into demons, but then it gets too spooky. Bonus: we dump on the materialists and the faux-occultism of the modern age.

Definitions for terms and references in this episode:

Ghosties: the things that might get you when you’re going up the basement stairs. Generally speaking, deceased persons. Distinct from demons.

Theosophy: a syncretistic religious movement started in the late 19th century combining elements (usually haphazardly) of occultism, pseudo-ancient philosophy, contemporary paganism, and concepts conceived of from Eastern religions. A part of a larger faddish interest in occult in the West in the 19th century.
Occult: a broad term covering various spiritual, ritualistic thought styles and practices outside of more traditional understandings/practices of religion. Includes magic, ESP, spiritism, and other categories.

Spiritism: a occultist practice involving seances and “communicating” with the dead and other spiritual beings.

Materialism – a philosophical belief that only the material world, and nothing beyond or outside of it, exists. Usually heavily influenced by scientistic philosophy, and often hostile to supernatural beliefs.

Scientism – a philosophical belief that truth can be only, and nearly only, demonstrated by disciplines utilizing empirical and scientific methods.

Problem of Evil – a philosophical objection to the existence of God classically understood on the basis of the existence of evil.

Further Resources:

CCC 1020-1060

Eschatology, Joseph Ratzinger – heady but brilliant; will change your life

More on the perils of the Christmas Tree business: https://www.curbed.com/article/christmas-tree-trade-secrets-gregs-trees-nyc.html

More on the supernatural: Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World, https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/

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Join a theologian, a philosopher, and a campus minister as they explore how to find Christ wherever he may be found, how faith engages culture, and what it means to be Catholic today. Show Notes: https://spokestreet.com/ttptrailer (https://spokestreet.com/ttptrailer)

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The guys are back for another season and are ready to discover Christ wherever he may be found...even if we have to go ten thousand places to find him!In this episode, we discuss what it means to follow Jesus as disciple. We explore the biblical meaning of discipleship and how it applies to our lives today. If you would like to suggest an episode topic, ask a question, or contribute financially to the podcast, please contact us at [email protected]

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What exactly is baptism for, and what is it supposed to do? Is there any historical or biblical basis for Catholic baptismal practices? And what do Catholics believe about baptism, anyway? Tune in for answers to these questions and more. If you would like to suggest an episode topic or contribute financially to the podcast, please contact the show at [email protected]

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The boys take a (surely much-appreciated) break from Vatican II to talk about – you guessed it! – the Matrix. Listeners may wonder what took us so long to address the science fiction juggernaut, and with good reason. Oh yeah, and we also talk about how will, choice, and providence all cohere with God’s will in what he approves or permits, and how this acts as one answer to the problem of evil. Obviously.

Episode Glossary and References:

Providence – God’s passive and active agency in bringing about his transcendent will in the cosmos, but without negating our own free will and agency.

Permissive Will – God’s passive will that allows events, choices, actions, that he does not desire or approve of, but that he allows on the basis of our own free power to choose, which God himself gave us as part of the Imago Dei, the Image of God (cf. Gen. 1-2).
“My Dinner with Andre” – it’s not important, don’t worry about it.

Hegel, Hegelianism – An 19th century German Enlightenment Idealist philosopher who wrote a bunch of stuff that is very dense and no one can agree on what it means. Commonly associated (though not necessarily validly) with the notion of “thesis-antithesis-synthesis.” You can look into it. God help you.
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