The Dunces' Corner
Theology. Community. Dunceness.
We found 9 episodes of The Dunces' Corner with the tag “theology”.
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13: The Franciscan Option
April 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 18 mins
catholic, franciscan, humor, professors, students, theology
Fr. Agustino on The Franciscan Option/The Secret of Franciscan Poverty/Emptiness and Humility/Trivia
Corruption in the clergy. Financial scandal. The need for a New Evangelization. Our time? Try the 12th century. It's time for the Franciscan Option. -
12: Going on Vocation
March 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 29 mins
catholic, discernment, marriage, priesthood, professors, religious life, students, theology, vocation
SNES vs. N64/What is a Vocation/The Counsels and the Married Life/Advice for Discerning Vocation
The Dunces try to release some steam for those caught in the vocation discernment pressure cooker. -
11: The Scary but Not So Scary End of the World (aka the Halloween episode)
October 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 41 mins
candy, catholic, death, halloween, heaven hell, saints, theology
Musings on the Last Things/Saints and Martyrdom/The Halloween Candy Power Ranking
The Dunces tackle topics related to eschatology and get you ready for All Saints, All Souls, and the Candy Triduum. -
10: The Election Apocalypse
October 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 26 mins
catholic, election, politics, social teaching, theology
The Political Landscape/Principles to Guide Engagement in Politics
Dr. Meinert's growing peas. Catherine's engaged. Daniel and Avera join the show. The Dunces shine the light of the faith on the current political landscape. -
8: The Dunces Do Netflix, part 2
May 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 7 mins
catholic, culture, hollywood, media, movies, netflix, streaming, the good place, theology, tv
The Dunces on the Good Place/"Guess the Plot" Game
In the concluding half of the special double-episode, Dr. Pedraza, Dr. Meinert, Catherine, Brady, Elise, and Trey analyze the Good Place by giving out various awards; they talk philosophical ethics; and Dr. Meinert and Trey play the "Guess the Plot" game. -
7: The Dunces Do Netflix, part 1
April 24th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
catholic, culture, hollywood, media, movies, netflix, streaming, theology, tv
How Catholics Should Approach Media/Our Favorite Movies and Shows
Amidst procrastination, Catherine stumbles upon a video about how Catholics should approach movies and TV shows and it lights her on fire. She, Dr. Pedraza, Dr. Meinert, Brady, Elise, and Trey talk about it, and then they offer some of their favorite picks. Part 1 of 2. -
6B: I Will Not Leave You Orphans
April 6th, 2020 | 27 mins 31 secs
bishops, catholic, coronavirus, dunces, priests, sacraments, theology
B-Side: I Will Not Leave You Orphans
Fr. Brad Doyle and priestly fatherhood during the coronavirus. -
2: Dr. Abigail Favale Goes into the Deep
February 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 26 mins
conversion, feminism, gender, theology
Dr. Favale's Conversion/ Student Questions/ Wives' Questions / Either-Or Game
Dr. Pedraza, Dr. Meinert, Catherine, Ansleigh, and Brady welcome Dr. Favale to the show to talk about her journey from Protestantism to Postmodern Feminism to the Catholic Church. Then they force her to be a heretic. -
1: Evangelizing the Nones
January 23rd, 2020 | 59 mins 28 secs
evangelization, nones, theology
Introducing the Dunces / How I Got into Theology / Bishop Duca / Evangelizing the Nones
Dr. Pedraza, Dr. Meinert, Catherine, Elise, Ansleigh, and Ally talk about the "Nones," why they stayed in the Church when so many of their peers are leaving, and what to do about it.