Father Spitzers Universe

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how to rank issues in an election and in what way the Catholic voter should strive to select candidates who will promote the public good.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the guiding forces to set for voting in an election, and why preborn babies possess the God-given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about St. Ignatius as a Doctor of the Church, and if a person raised as an atheist has the same culpability as a person raised in the Church.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer questions sent in by viewers. They dive into questions asking if science can prove the existence of God, and what is a spiritual communion.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck answer viewer questions; discussing why exorcisms are harder to perform than in previous times and what we can do to get more out of the Mass.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck closely examine what the absence of a church community can lead to; lack of understanding, direction, mutual support, and fulfillment in our faith.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss God’s subtle and unhurried presence in our lives and how it indicates His desire for us to freely choose Him without overpowering us.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how in order to continue our personal conversion, we must recognize that God does not stand aloof but is personally and actively involved in our lives.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how rational evidence alone will not convince an ardent skeptic who refuses to believe in God for personal motives rather than rational ones.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck continue to cover topics from Father’s book as they discuss the scientific evidence that shows our consciousness survives after our physical death.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the scientific community is beginning to acknowledge that God and truth cannot only come from the methodological confines of science and logic.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss Father’s book and how the Church can re-evangelize the culture while caring for the poor and the public’s well-being in healthcare and education.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug cover topics from Father’s book, discussing how the decline of religion and objective moral norms in Western society encourages a path to self-destruction.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck look at topics in the news, answer viewer questions and discuss how secular governments that abandon religion cause indentured servitude of its citizens.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss why a religious person is discouraged from acting unethically and a decline in religion in society leads to increased unethical behavior in that society.

Religion is experiencing an alarming decline worldwide. Our hosts discuss the causes for this rise in secular thinking, and why it will lead to a decline in objective moral norms.

The latest news, viewer questions, our book of the month, plus hosts Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss eight common laws that pervade most religions and many moral philosophies.

Why is the secular culture more permissive of sins like adultery and abortion, but less tolerant of cheating, lying and stealing? Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck offer some theories.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the Enlightenment ideal led to a progressively more radical view of freedom, an end in itself and the meaning of life in contemporary culture.