JD details his basketball team’s recent win.

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The Vatican is expected to soon announce a date for the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. JD and Ed talk about why Sheen’s initial 2019 beatification date was delayed, and what they expect for his beatification.

Then, Ed tests JD’s knowledge of gifts given to sitting U.S. presidents.

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JD goes down a linguistic rabbit hole.

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Ed is tan, rested, and ready to talk with JD about this week’s consistory in Rome.

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-Photo credit: Cardinals meet in small groups Jan. 7 during a consistory of the College of Cardinals. Vatican Media.

JD Flynn is joined by Pillar Rome Correspondent Edgar Beltrán to talk about the developing situation in Venezuela, the role of the local Church, and Edgar’s own experiences as a child and a young professional in the country.

JD and Ed talk about Christmas carols and gift giving in this bonus episode of the Pillar Podcast.

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The Archdiocese of New York has a new archbishop. JD and Ed talk about the bad takes on the appointment that saturated the internet and secular media.

Ed plays a round of Christmas carol ‘Yes or No.’

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Edgar Beltran joins the bonus episode to talk about his experience on the Pillar pilgrimage in Rome and more.

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