Pints With Aquinas

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On Music, Art, and the Recovery of the Sacred (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) | Ep. 552 11/20/2025

On Music, Art, and the Recovery of the Sacred (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) | Ep. 552 In this interview, Matt is joined again by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski—scholar, author, composer, and book publisher. In this conversation, they discuss the purpose of technology, what makes music beautiful, making time for prayer, the history of liturgical vestments, and good literature, among other topics. --- 📖 Jesus Our Refuge book: https://a.co/d/9gKN4eb --- Explore more from Dr. Kwasniewski through the links below: 🔹 Website https://www.peterkwasniewski.com/ 🔹 Tradition & Sanity Substack https://www.traditionsanity.com/ 🔹 Composer Page https://cantabodomino.com/ 🔹 Publishing (Os Justi Press) https://osjustipress.com —- 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refu... 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 College of St. Joseph the Worker: https://www.collegeofstjoseph.com/mat... 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: / mattfradd 📸 Instagram: / mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: / pints_w_aquinas 🎵 TikTok: / pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - - - Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Intro and Matt’s new book 00:02:19 – Technology 00:16:53 – Is LARPing merely pretending? 00:32:56 – Why are people rebelling against modernity? 00:40:14 – Smartphones versus “dumb” phones 00:49:12 – We need to unplug and simply reflect 01:03:38 – The pollution of music 01:36:35 – How to do a distraction detox 01:44:47 – Book recommendations 01:49:51 – Giving up the internet and silent retreats 02:01:31 – Progressing in small steps 02:09:00 – Changes to the breviary 02:22:38 – Cuss words and swearing 02:39:15 – How should priests dress? 02:50:40 – A Church healing from liturgists /episode/index/show/pintswithaquinas/id/39115800

Growing Up with Drug-Addicted Parents to Becoming Catholic (Adrian Lawson ‪@SipswithSerra‬) | Ep. 551 11/14/2025

Why Muslims Are Leaving Islam for Christianity (David Wood) | Ep. 550 11/12/2025

Why Muslims Are Leaving Islam for Christianity (David Wood) | Ep. 550 In this interview, Matt sits down with David Wood, an evangelical apologist who focuses his efforts on exposing the truth about Islam. The conversation touches on David's start as an apologist, his friendship with Nabeel Qureshi (who authored the book "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus), what it was like in the early days on YouTube, receiving death threats from Muslims, why Muslims are leaving Islam and becoming Christian, David's journey from atheism to Christianity, and much more. 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refu... 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 College of St. Joseph the Worker: https://www.collegeofstjoseph.com/mat... 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: / mattfradd 📸 Instagram: / mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: / pints_w_aquinas 🎵 TikTok: / pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com Time Stamps: 00:00:00 – Intro and Matt’s new book 00:01:37 – How David became interested in Islam 00:25:17 – David’s fight to keep his YouTube channel 00:34:27 – The Muslim response to David’s work 00:46:10 – What Christian apologists should NOT do 00:57:50 – Should we say “Islam” or “Mohammedanism”? 01:02:07 – The Islamic dilemma 01:48:50 – Do Muslims have a solution to the Islamic dilemma? 02:07:47 – Was Muhammad a prophet or liar? 02:25:06 – Why David is a Christian 02:40:08 – Does David miss his deceased son? 02:43:05 – Prison time and conversion /episode/index/show/pintswithaquinas/id/39012880

Accepting Who God Made You to Be (Fr. Mike Schmitz) | Ep. 549 11/05/2025

Accepting Who God Made You to Be (Fr. Mike Schmitz) | Ep. 549 In this interview, Matt sits down with the one and only Fr. Mike Schmitz. The conversation focuses on accepting who God made you to be — as it relates to getting older, detachment (even from good things), anxiety, fatherhood, the spiritual life and more. Also discussed is fitness, the rising interest in Catholicism among young people today, Gen Z vs. Millennials, why Fr. Mike loves being a priest, the impact of Bible in a Year, God's love, grief, Fr. Mike's podcast, and the beauty or religious orders. 📚 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Our-Refuge-Matt-Fradd/dp/1968630023/ 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 https://mattfradd.locals.com/support 💵 Show Sponsors: 👉 College of St. Joseph the Worker: https://www.collegeofstjoseph.com/mattfradd 👉 Truthly – The Catholic faith at your fingertips: https://www.truthly.ai/ 👉 Hallow – The #1 Catholic prayer app: https://hallow.com/mattfradd 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas 🎵 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas 👕 PWA Merch – Wear the Faith! Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com 00:00:00 – Introduction and Matt’s book 00:03:01 – The challenges and spiritual value of getting older 00:15:16 – Why are Gen Z and Gen Alpha different? 00:23:00 – Are young men becoming more interested in Catholicism? 00:32:52 – Wokeism 00:38:10 – Fr. Mike’s early struggles with Catholicism 00:44:52 – How to talk to people the right way 00:50:32 – How Fr. Mike embraced the Church’s sexual teachings 01:01:02 – Priestly celibacy and the challenges of being a priest 01:10:18 – Being introverted and dealing with fame 01:25:59 – Fr. Mike’s most popular video and Bible in a Year 01:37:16 – Ministering to new Catholics and dealing with discouragement 01:51:05 – Fr. Mike’s dating and marriage advice 02:01:28 – Matt loves 2025 02:05:53 – The danger of comparing yourself to others 02:09:13 – Confession and developing a stronger prayer life 02:21:40 – Spiritual reading recommendations 02:28:43 – Questions from viewers and closing remarks /episode/index/show/pintswithaquinas/id/38927445