The Wise Guys Podcast

Truth By Faith: How do we know what God cares about?

Join us as we discuss the role of faith in coming to know God and what God cares about. Dr. Therrien dives in to help us get our heads around the role that the gifts of the Holy Spirit play in our ability to know the truths God reveals to us through His Word.

What is Truth, and How do We Know?

In this episode we tackle a very challenging topic—the nature of truth and how we as human beings support truth claims. In a world dominated by the empirical sciences, are there ways to attain knowledge outside the scientific method? And can we know things with certainty that cannot be measured by empirical methods?

America IS Great: Here’s Why.

In this episode - as we come off a rather intense election season - we discuss the reasons why we love America and why our system of government is so successful, election after election. The American system works, so join us as we discuss why Judeo/Christian values make America a great nation and how we, as disciples of Jesus, make America great because of our defense of life, liberty, and the proper pursuit of happiness.

Contending With Principalities and Powers

In this episode we wrestle with understanding the causes of the human struggles we all face in our day to day lives. How active is the devil in the things we suffer in life. And what’s our responsibility for the things that happen to us? Join us as we explore this puzzling mystery of human existence. 

Paths to God and True Religion

In this episode, we wrestle with the meaning and implications of Pope Francis’ recent remark that all religions are paths to God. Join us as we explore the importance of understanding the history and culture of humanity’s religious sense and the place of Catholicism within man’s universal search for true religion.

The Poverty of Cradle Catholicism: An Interview with Vaughn Thomas

In this episode, we explore the faith journey of our friend, Vaughn Thomas, who having grown up in a cradle Catholic home outside of Pittsburgh, found himself needing much more as the difficult challenges of life brought him to his knees.

Finding Our Political Compass, Part 8: Power, Politics, and the Devil’s Philosophy

As we bring our series on Catholic social teaching to a close, we explore Critical Theory, the archnemesis to the Judeo-Christian view of society and the greatest threat to world peace. Listen in as Dr. Therrien explains the philosophy behind Marxism, critical race theory, radical ecology, wokeism, and various other ideologies that threaten the founding principles of America.

Finding Our Political Compass, Part 7: Responsibility, Rights, and Health Care

In this episode, we discuss the relationship between personal responsibility and rights and how this needs to shape our understanding of healthcare, food production, and environmentalism. Listen in as we wrestle with what it means to be responsible stewards of God’s creation.

Finding Our Political Compass, Part 6: Race and Discrimination

In this episode we continue to discuss church teaching on the issue of racism. Join in as we explore challenging topics like the historical roots of slavery, racial profiling, ethnic bias, and the difference between prejudice and discrimination.

Finding Our Political Compass, Part 5: Immigration and Race

In this episode we discuss the highly volatile immigration crisis and frame the issue from a Christian perspective rather than the ideological narratives we get in the mainstream media. Join us as we apply some simple principles of justice to a very thorny issue.