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We discuss everything from art to politics, from foreign policy to technology - all in light of the Church's doctrine and intellectual tradition. The Open Door aims to be an intellectual and spiritual feast for Catholics and others who are looking for thoughtful discussion about our world and all of reality.





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  • Episode 306: Fr. Maxim Morariu talks about the situation in Romania (September 18, 2025)

    Episode 306: Fr. Maxim Morariu talks about the situation in Romania (September 18, 2025)
    Sep 20 2025
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    In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Christopher Zehnder speak with Fr. Maxim Morariu, a prominent Romanian Orthodox theologian, cleric, scholar, and cultural figure, holding multiple doctorates and actively contributing to theological research, literature, and pastoral work in Romania and the diaspora.
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Episode 305: Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society (August 27, 2025)

    Episode 305: Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society (August 27, 2025)
    Aug 28 2025
    In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck and Christopher Zehnder interview Karl Schmude, President of the Australian Chesterton Society.

    Among the questions they ask are the following:
    1. Australia is I think the most recent major country of European culture to be established, i.e., in the late 18th century, after a century and more of secularization in Europe, and then for a time was treated as a British prison colony. In what ways does this make Australia different from other parts of the Western cultural world? Is it proper to speak of an Australian tradition given that it was settled at the end of the European Enlightenment?
    2. Has the significant numbers of immigrants - as you noted, from Italy, Malta, Poland, Lebanon, affected the originally British character of Australian culture? And has the more recent immigration affected this? In particular, has there been significant immigration from countries without any Christian cultural tradition and if so, what effect has this had?
    3. I have read about the Campion Society of the 1930s, and I was very impressed by their attempt to develop Catholic intellectual, social and cultural life - an effort that I don't know had any equivalent elsewhere. Yet in the end it was not successful? Why was that?
    4. One gets the impression of an increasing hostile secularist culture in Australia, e.g., the conviction of Cardinal Pell for a crime that seemingly he could not possibly have actually committed, or the Conversion Practices Ban Acts of 2024. Can you comment on such trends and the response of Catholics or other Christians. (In the U.S. Evangelical Protestants still form a powerful political and cultural bloc. Is this the case in Australia?)
    5. Can you tell us something about Campion College and why it was founded? Does it attempt to carry on the work originally begun by the Campion Society in the 1930s?
    6. In addition to Campion College, there are several other Catholic higher educational institutions, are there not? How would you describe these? Are any of them authentically Catholic?
    7. In what ways is the task of both retaining Catholics and evangelizing different in Australia from other parts of the Catholic world?
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Episode 304: Dann Aungst on his Facilitator Guide entitled Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity (August 6, 2025)

    Episode 304: Dann Aungst on his Facilitator Guide entitled Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity (August 6, 2025)
    Aug 6 2025
    In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Thomas Storck, Christopher Zehnder, and Andrew Sorokowski interview Dann Aungst on his Facilitator Guide entitled Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity, designed to run small groups utilizing the Winning the Battle book by Road to Purity.

    https://www.amazon.com/Winning-battle-sexual-purity-Facilitator/dp/B0F5NQQB4F/

    Questions asked:

    1. Can you tell our viewers and listeners what is the basic thesis of your book, Winning the Battle?
    2. Holy Scripture provides more than sufficient evidence that men have lusted toward women since recorded history. In the past this was seen solely as a moral problem. Granted that lust when consented to is a mortal sin and to be avoided by the usual means of avoiding sin, why do you see psychological factors as looming so large in considerations of this sin?
    3. Do you think that in the past the psychological aspect, i.e. addiction, has not been recognized or emphasized enough?
    4. When counseling those addicted to pornography do you emphasize the moral or the psychological aspects more?
    5. What psychological or spiritual approach do you take?
    6. I once read a distinction between pornography use as something when, for whatever reason, a man is unable to have access to a real woman, versus pornography use as a preferred substitute for a real woman. Do you think that that the latter is more common today than in the past? If so, what do you see as the reasons for that?
    7. The reported increase in pornography addiction is roughly in tandem with the reported "male crisis" of boys and young men who feel disoriented, demoralized, and unsure of their social roles. This, in turn, is allegedly a byproduct of contemporary feminism, with many women taking on dominant male roles in work and family.
    8. Do you think these three developments are connected? If so, does your approach to porn addiction take the "male crisis" and modern feminism into account?
    9. Supposedly one positive result of feminism has been that it is no longer socially acceptable for men to regard women as "objects" of lust; rather, they should see them as fellow human beings whom they should treat with respect, friendship and love. But given the (unintended?) effects of feminism on men, do you see this as paradoxical?
    10. Your book is evidently addressed to committed Catholics, who are open to a religious approach to the problem of pornography addiction. But many Catholics today would regard this as a problem that the Church is not qualified to deal with, because it is led by celibate men with insufficient experience and understanding of sex; instead, they would consult with secular psychologists. How would you respond to this objection?
    11. For people addicted to pornography, can you give us a couple of examples in the book's daily action plan that people can do today to help stop the habit?
    12. How does your book, Winning the Battle help any addiction habit, whether it be alcoholism, sexual impurity, or drugs, fall away on its own?
    13. Where can people go to purchase Winning the Battle, along with Holy Hours, and other helpful prayerful resources
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