You Owe God: Justice, Tithing, and Catholic Culture w/ Dr. Jared Staudt
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
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
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