Father Spitzers Universe

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the scientifically inexplicable cures at Lourdes are well documented using criteria for miracles that are very difficult to meet.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the appearance of the Blessed Virgin to St. Bernadette at Lourdes and the many miracles which are now associated with this apparition site.

Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the varied theories explaining the miracle of the sun at Fatima and why they could not stand up to scrutiny without the miraculous component.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the way mud in the area dried up and people as far as 10 miles away viewed the event, disproves the miracle of the sun mass hallucination theory.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how AI can only be as good as the sources it draws upon and the ways in which this can reflect the biases of those providing the sources.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck speak about the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima and some of the widely discussed possible explanations for the event’s occurrence.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss specific depictions on the Shroud of Turin, their ability to be forged by medieval forgers, and how this lends credence to the shroud’s authenticity.

Fr. Spitzer and Dough Keck answer viewer questions about the faith, conferring over the scientific evidence for the Big Bang and discussing how to pray for deceased friends.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the specific evidence that lend to the authentication of the Shroud of Turin as the burial cloth of Christ.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the early Church’s proclamation that Jesus is divine led to their expulsion from the synagogue and also Roman persecution.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the ways in which the Holy Spirit is just as active today in our everyday lives, as He was in Apostolic times.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the differences between those Jesus raised from the dead to their previous mortal existence and Jesus’ resurrection to a glorified state.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss various questions viewers have about the Lenten Season such as adopting various penance practices or the rules around eating meat on Fridays.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how Jesus performed miracles on His own authority, unlike the prophets who needed to perform miracles in the name of God.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss why Christ’s empty tomb reinforced the growing authority of early Christians and led to the Jewish leaders claiming the body had been stolen.

Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the desire to remain faithful to Judaism separated early Christians because the concept of a resurrected Messiah conflicted with Jewish teaching.