Joe Heschmeyer

This week, the "socials" have been abuzz in response to a provocative scene in the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. There were hot takes by those offended, and hotter takes ridiculing those offended. In this week's conversation, we won't spend much time looking at the inciting events, We won't definitely answer the question of whether blasphemy occurred or not. Rather, I want to take a step back and discern what a holy, and helpful response to Blasphemy and offense might be.I'm joined by Joe Heschmeyer, a staff apologist for Catholic Answers, a frequent guest of this show, and someone I consider a friend. Joe has a proven track record of approaching prickly topics with thoughtfulness and grace. It is my hope that you will find this discussion both edifying and enlightening. Listen and Share.

Joe Heschmeyer is a Staff Apologist at Catholic Answers. When not on-air, he is writing exceptionally thorough apologetic treatises, books, or hosting the Shameless Popery Podcast.We reflected on the line from Silent Night, "All is Calm, All is Bright," as a means of focusing our Advent preparations. In the Patreon segment, we talked about Elf on a Shelf, Santa, and Christmas Myth.

Joe Heschmeyer, staff apologist at Catholic Answers (catholic.com) and host of the Shameless Popery Podcast (shamelessjoe.com / Youtube.com/@shamelesspopery), joins us to talk about his new book The Eucharist is Really Jesus: How Christ's Body and Blood are the Key to Everything We Believe available at shop.catholic.com/the-eucharist-is-really-jesus/.

Joe Heschmeyer, staff apologist at Catholic Answers, joins us to talk about the mystery of the Incarnation.

We revisit a conversation we had with Joe Heschmeyer back in June of 2019. For the next few weeks, we're going to be talking about approaching difficult topics and conversations with an eye toward evangelization.
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Every January 1st the Church celebrates the 8th day of Christmas, the Octave of Christmas, and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. 
This celebration is embedded in the midst of our focus on the mystery of the Incarnation because it centers around our understanding of who Christ is.
Joe Heschmeyer joins us to discuss what Mary's role reveals about the incarnation.

Joe Heschmeyer joins me as we unpack a question posed by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa to the US Bishops, a follow-up question by one of those Bishops to the attendees of the Catholic Answers conference, and a follow-up question we have based on the previous two. All three questions stem from the distinction between knowing a Person and knowing a Personality.

Joe Heschmeyer (www.shamelesspopery.com) joins to talk about the role of the Wilderness/Desert/Desolation in the Spiritual life of a disciple.Win a copy of "When Christ Suffered: A Doctor's Journey Through the Passion" by Thomas W. McGovern, MD by sharing a recent story on our Facebook or Twitter of how God subverted your expectations and what it taught you about God and about yourself. Patrons get an extra 22 minutes of conversation. Learn more and listen at https://www.patreon.com/posts/48086870.