Gomer

Sssymbolism and why the Sacraments don't make no sense

January 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

Luke and I do some quick check-ins regarding the news in DC, why Gomer doesn't watch the news, and how that can be healthy. Then we take a brief detour and talk Project 86, WandaVision, and such, then dive into Symbolic Representation, Mythology, and why the Sacraments just seem like bizarre add-ons to an otherwise rational faith.

Yearly Themes 2021 Edition

January 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 19 mins

catholic, humility, new years, process, themes

What does A Very Special Carey Christmas look like? What does The Gormley Family Christmas Celebration entail? You'll find out in the opening 10 minutes. Then we dive into our very different New Years' Eve activities for another 20 minutes. We are very wordy, but it all flows into our annual YEARLY THEMES SHOOOOOOOOW! First, we review 2020 themes and rate one another and ourselves. Then we discuss our 2021 themes and what they mean. Finally, we give our Top Fives of 2020.

Untitled Episode

December 25th, 2020  |  1 hr 23 mins

catholic, parents, philosophy, usmnt

Chapters for each topic!
RULES

• “Five” Minutes total
• Cohost must ask one question and have answer provided within five minute span
• Four topics each

Luke

1. USMNT Hope
2. Jurassic Park might be a better movie under a different director
3. Christian rock renissance
4. Freddy Adu and American Exceptionalism

Gomer

1. YouTube Hobbies: detailing cars, woodworking, finances, computers, etc.
2. Missed Opportunities from parents who are not and cannot be perfect
3. Mandalorian: How Disney is Destroying our Childhood Memories
4. Alasdair MacIntyre

ADHD and Catholicism as a Spectator Sport

December 18th, 2020  |  1 hr 41 mins

adhd, catholic, taylor swift

This has many twists and turns, but it starts with Gomer paying his 2018 taxes, then goes into music, Taylor Swift, and then Gomer tries to tell a funny story that leads to Luke revealing something very personal, which carries the show.

Gross and Old, with Brian Kissinger

December 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 35 mins

catholic, change, life, marriage, single

CHAPTERS! We gathered patrons' questions to three guys about to enter their 40's about the meaning of getting older, the realization of family life vs. single freedom, what do you miss and how do you deal with your regrets?

A Canticle for Leibowitz, with apologies to Matt Fradd

December 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 24 mins

Luke and I discuss the astounding book, A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter Miller Jr. Written in the 1950's at the height of the Cold War, Miller saw the specter of nuclear annihilation before him and penned this, one of the most insightful post-apocalyptic books ever written. We explore the themes as well as the original Dark Ages, and the drama of faith and reason. Then Luke ends with a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Latvia is better than McCarrick

November 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 45 mins

catholic, latvia, mccarrick

We start the show celebrating the Latvian people because THEY LOVE CATCHING FOXES AND CATCHING FOXES LOVES LATVIA. Then, McCarrick.... We don't analyze the report, but instead, we answer your questions about it. This isn't a series of hot takes, but a call to holiness.

The Not So Great Gatsby

November 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

catholic, gatsby, mcu, movies

I loved the story, but we look deeper into the emptiness. Not all that glitters is gold, my friends. Then we reminisce about the time Luke almost moved in with my family. We praise Matt Fradd. Then we talk people-watching, party-going, Gomer's comic book obsession as a coping mechanism for his profound loneliness in middle school, and the quote about the "magical" parts of the Bible from Matthew McConaughey

Morality as Ideology

November 6th, 2020  |  1 hr 25 mins

catholic, elections, morality, voting

This episode is not about the election, but it is absolutely about the election. Luke asks Gomer about what happens when our Christian Morality is wrenched free of Christ and hardens into an ideology used for smashing our enemies. Gomer, agreeing with the premise, fears this pathway leads to the Antinomian dark side. This is the war between poles: legalism and antinomianism, rigorism and laxism. There be dragons!

Gomer Goes to the Woodshed

October 30th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins

Hey friends, This episode is in three major parts:

1. Follow-up to the last episode to clarify and to apologize
2. Ted Lasso, new American Anti-Anti-Hero
3. Gomer's actions on the sidelines of his kids' soccer games will shock you.

Gomer Yells at Priests, with Clerically Speaking

October 24th, 2020  |  1 hr 41 mins

priesthood

Humble and obedient priests, Fr. Harrison and Fr. Anthony, from the podcast join us this week so Gomer can yell at them. Not them, per se, but all God's priests as a collective. They take it like warrior-poets and then distill their own struggles finding God in the midst of the Church in crisis.

The Real Jurassic World Rules

October 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

What happens when Gomer takes a clip from Jurassic World and uses it to interpret MTV's "The Real World" from the 1990's? Not hilarity, according to my wife. Also, WHY AM I NO LONGER CONSIDERED A FAITHFUL CATHOLIC?!

Let's Feel Insecure and Talk for an Additional Hour

October 9th, 2020  |  1 hr 24 mins

This show moves in 3 acts: Act 1, the BSing. Act 2, leadership as something, something, and Effectiveness. Act 3, we start with an apology and then Luke breaks open his insecurities in a big way.

The Emergencies are Everywhere

October 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 20 mins

Luke talks about FIFA and enters into an existential crisis about the death of small towns and cities. This leads to a broader conversation about martyrdom and "emergencies" for the Church and the world.

International Pedestrian Competition

September 25th, 2020  |  1 hr 23 mins

catholic, conflict, kittens, pronouns

We hit up our Patreon fans (Facebook folks, coming soon!) for questions and BOY O BOY did we get a lot. We're talking questions about putting Pronouns in your email signature, is "authenticity" overplayed, have you ever had conflicts with female friends, how do you and Luke resolve conflict, how much better is Gomer and Luke?

Everything is Going to Be Alright

September 18th, 2020  |  1 hr 16 mins

catholic, narrowness, orthodoxy

Luke opens with a song. A terrible, terrible song. Gomer goes through the September Challenge with interesting comments on food and diets from various folks. Then Taylor Marshall (meow) comes up on the show, along with Fr. James Martin. Here's the deal. After we did this show I was cleaning the playroom in my house while my wife and kids were at the YMCA. While doing mindless labor, I listened to Catholic Stuff You Should Know, "Drinks after Lord's Day", and realized that we kind of talk about the same thing- but one's from a priest perspective and the other is from our sad minds. I think you should listen to it after our show.