The Real + True Podcast
The Catechism is not a textbook, a collection of ideas, or a set of rules. It is the faithful echo of a God who wishes to reveal himself to us and desires us to respond. Our mission is to pass down and pass along the gift of our faith by creating beautiful, captivating, and relevant content inspired by the Catechism of the Catholic Church. And we are making this content in multiple languages and accessible for free to people all over the world. The Real+True Podcast is part of Real+True, a global initiative of Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) under the patronage of the Holy See. Visit realtrue.org for more information, including videos and other materials to learn more about the Catechism on your own or with your parish.
Episodes
52 episodes
S2 E12 Evangelization and Community for Young Catholic Professionals with Jennifer Baugh
In this podcast, we’re joined by Jennifer Baugh, the founder of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP). Parish ministries often overlook one crucial age range – people who have recently graduated college but haven’t yet fully established themselves...
S2 E11 Liturgy and the Sacraments as Moments of Evangelization with Dr. Timothy O’Malley
Summary: In this podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Timothy O’Malley, Notre Dame Professor of Theology and Director of Education at the McGrath Institute. This episode tackles the relationship between catechesis and evangelization and what parish lea...
S2 E10 Bioethics, morality, and seeking truth with Dr. Lesley Rice
Summary: “We are entrusted to each other.” In this podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Lesley M. Rice, Assistant Professor of Bioethics at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University o...
S2 E9 Praying with the Bible and the Catechism
Summary: This episode is a concise and practical explanation of a way to use a unique feature of the catechism to unlock scripture. Using the index of citations, found in the back of the catechism, we can look up specific passages of scri...
S2 E8 Helping Others with Tough Church Topics with Mari Pablo
S2E8 Podcast Show Notes: Mari Pablo Mari Pablo, a seasoned religious educator and youth minister, joins Edmund on this episode of the Real+True Podcast. Their discussion starts with dissecting Maris’ pedagogy in pre...
S2 E7 The First Steps in Evangelization and Catechesis with Dcn. Bob Rice
“I'm convinced most of our problems in catechesis is we spend more time talking about what God wants of us than who God is.” Deacon Bob Rice, professor of Catechetics at Franciscian University of Steubenville, joins us to dive into the heart of...
S2 E6 - Evangelizing Catechesis in Catholic Schools
Emily and Edmund welcome John Galvan, Vice President of Assessments at the National Catholic Education Association. John has served in Catholic ministry for many years and brings to the podcast a wealth of wisdom and fever for sharing the Catho...
S2 E5 - Missionary Discipleship and the Catechism with Julianne Stanz
Summary: “I think to look at the catechism as a just book would be a mistake.” Edmund welcomes Julianne Stanz, author, speaker, USCCB consultant and Director of Parish Life and Discipleship for the Diocese of Green Bay. Julianne shares h...
S2 E4 - Evangelizing Young Adults and the Role of the Catechism with Pete Burak
Summary: Edmund and Emily invite Pete Burak to this episode of the Real+True Podcast. Pete is the Director of i.d. Young Adult Ministry, and Vice President of Renewal Ministries in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He’s a graduate of Franciscian Univ...
S2 E3 - The Universe, Astronomy, and the Catechism w/ Br. Guy Consolmagno
“The dogmas of the faith are points that we can start at to begin the lifelong adventure of trying to understand them.” Edmund welcomes the Director of the Vatican Observatory, Br. Guy Consolmagno. Together they dive into the mystery of t...
S2 E2 - The Mission of the Catechism with Dr. Petroc Willey
Emily and Edmund welcome to the Real+True podcast Dr. Petroc Willey, Ph.D, who has dedicated his life to studying and sharing the gift of the Catechism with our Church. This episode tackles the questions, “what’s the difference between cateches...
S2 E1 - Art and catechesis with Dr. Jem Sullivan
What role does ‘beauty’ play for our catechesis in the modern world? Emily and Edmund welcome Dr. Jem Sullivan, an expert in catechesis and sacred art, and professor at the Catholic University of America. Together they explore how beauty is a p...
Real + True Season 2 Coming Soon!
Join us for a NEW season of the Real+True podcast. We have some exciting changes planned – including interviewing expert guests about the intersection between the catechism and the modern world.Plus: we'll be talking about how we can con...
S1E13 - Unit 12: Jesus died to destroy death and rose to restore life until he comes again
Show Notes: (00:11) Your hosts Emily and Edmund welcome you to the Unit 12 podcast. This unit’s theme is: Jesus died to destroy death and rose to restore life until he comes again. These videos cover Catechism paragraphs: https://www.catholiccr...
S1E12 - Unit 11: Jesus gave the Apostles and the Church the power to forgive sins
Show Notes: (00:11) Your hosts Emily and Edmund welcome you to the Unit 11 podcast. This unit’s theme is: Jesus gave the Apostles and the Church the power to forgive sins. These videos cover Catechism paragraphs https://www.catholiccrossreferen...
S1E11 - Unit 10: Who makes up the Church?
Join Emily and Edmund as they dive into the gift of our heavenly friends, the saints. In this unit, Real+True explores the power of role models, and the communion of saints. Our hosts explains who the saints are, how we can have a relationship ...
S1E10 - Unit 9: The church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
Join Emily and Edmund as they dive into the mystery of the Church! Unit 9 is all about the Church as one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. This episode breaks open the invitation of unity offered to us by the Catholic Church, and reveals how the ...
S1E09 - Unit 8: The Holy Spirit is the Lord and Giver of Life
This unit is all about the Holy Spirit. Join Real+True as we explore God’s breath, and how we are transformed by the Holy Spirit. Edmund gives us a new tool for teaching about the Holy Spirit. Emily shares behind-the-scenes insights about a maj...
S1E08 - Eucharistic Revival: The Eucharist is Sacrifice and Communion.
Summary: Why do we take pictures of our food for social media? This episode enters into the mystery of the Eucharist- as sacrifice and communion. This is the first themed Unit for Real + True. It is inspired by the USCCB’s Eucharistic Revival t...
S1E07 - Unit 7: Jesus is true God and true man
Summary: Dive into Unit 7, which brings to focus the center of our faith: Jesus Christ. Explore the heart of the Catechism as your hosts Emily and Edmund explain how these videos can be used to share the faith. Learn about a strategy change for...
S1E06 - Unit 6: God is the Creator of Heaven and Earth
Join Emily and Edmund as they dive into Unit 6. This podcast is packed. You’ll hear about Emily’s wonder at creation, Edmund’s favorite Catechism passage, and some listener feedback. A highlight of this episode is the process around animating i...
S1E05 - Unit 5: I believe in God
This Unit 5 podcast is packed! Your hosts Emily and Edmund share about animating the burning bush, the power of knowing God’s name, and much more. The thesis for Unit 5 is, “I believe in God.” Belief in God as a person, not as a distant concept...
S1E04 - Unit 4: Faith is a free and personal response to God
In our Unit 4 Podcast, we discuss the thesis of this unit: Faith is a free and personal response to God made possible by grace. To highlight what trust in God really is, Emily shares a childhood experience that went into the scripts, and Edmund...
S1E03 - Unit 3: God Desires to Reveal Himself to Us
In this episode, we discuss the videos from Unit 03. The Real + True Podcast is a place for us to discuss the unit of videos in more detail, dive deeper into the content, and share a bit of the behind the scenes of working toward our mission. I...
S1E02 - Unit 2: The Desire for God is Written on the Human Heart
[00:30] Welcome and Unit Overview!Emily and Edmund open the second episode sharing a brief overview of the videos from Unit 01 and the thesis statement that holds it all together. “The Desire for God is Written on the Human Heart”[01:30] Procla...
