You Owe God: Justice, Tithing, and Catholic Culture w/ Dr. Jared Staudt
Sword&Spade
In this episode, we discuss: * Why the virtue of religion falls under justice * Why tithing is not generosity but justice * What Christian Smith's research actually shows determines whether children keep the faith—and why Catholic schools and youth groups rank second * How moralistic therapeutic deism has quietly replaced authentic religion, even inside the Church, and what we've lost in the process * How to build a Catholic culture in the home through daily prayer and mentorship Chapters Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction & Opening on Justice and Marxism 00:45 — Introducing Dr. Jared Staudt 02:28 — What Is the Virtue of Religion? 07:00 — Sacrifice, Natural Religion, and the Heart of Worship 10:50 — The Modern World and the Turn Toward Self 18:31 — Why Do You Go to Church? The Justice Framework 23:54 — Is Religion Just Paying a Debt? Justice, Love, and the Dark Night 30:17 — Disenchantment, Technology, and the God Who Feels Far Away 35:27 — Piety: What We Owe God, Parents, and Country 41:47 — Abstract Charity vs. Concrete Justice in Community 45:50 — Tithing as an Act of Worship, Not Generosity 57:27 — Almsgiving, the Offertory, and Catholic Giving in America 01:03:18 — Forming Children in the Virtue of Religion 01:11:15 — Mentorship, Adolescence, and Building a Catholic Culture in the Home JOIN 2500+ MEN READING SERIOUS, YET ACCESSIBLE ESSAYS ON VIRTUE, CULTURE, AND LIVING WELL: https://fraternus.org/sword-and-spade/ Resources: * The Primacy of God: The Virtue of Religion and Catholic Theology by Dr. Jared Staudt * Young Catholic America and the Notre Dame report on Catholic religious parenting, w/ Christian Smith * What is Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios