In a rare virtual episode His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan joins Pints With Aquinas host, Matt Fradd, to discuss his private meeting with Pope Leo XIV, the war on the Latin Mass, Europe's demographic transformation, and why young people are flooding back to traditional Catholicism. His Excellency delivers powerful and unflinching analysis of the Catholic Church's current crisis while offering profound hope for the future.

Ep. 563

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - What is the crisis the Church is currently undergoing?
11:41 - Update on Pope Leo and the Latin Mass discussions
19:11 - Have restrictions on the Latin Mass helped or hurt unity?
21:23 - The Islamification of Europe: dangers and Catholic response
27:18 - What's causing the surge in Catholic conversions?
34:28 - Why is the Rosary so powerful?
39:17 - Advice for young married couples building faithful marriages
41:50 - How to handle constant, discouraging Church news
43:39 - Message to Catholics considering leaving the Church
48:20 - What signs of hope do you see for the Church's future?

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Catechism of the Catholic Church: https://a.co/d/8pkyg64
A Man for All Seasons: https://a.co/d/gQDTtPJ

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