You're Not "Spiritual But Not Religious," You're Catholic and Don't Know It Yet

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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You're "spiritual" but not religious? Is that a good thing to be? Could there be risks to that? What does that actually mean? On this week's episode of Godsplaining, Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Fr. Patrick sit down to discuss why data on those identifying as 'spiritual' is decreasing, how spiritual people are really just Catholic, and more. Young Adults: Join the friars in Tampa, FL from April 24-26! https://godsplaining.org/young-adult-retreat-april-2026/ For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker:https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Join the Friars for our annual Young Adult Retreat in Tampa, FL!https://godsplaining.org/young-adult-retreat-april-2026/ Send your questions for the friars to:godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channelhttps://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the FriarsWitness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3b2MbHxat33i-cwrd1AcSW_hPBfcHcm4-8XxJoCDn4OUgTBe_Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speechYour Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social MediaFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.orgTo support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

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0:00.0	This is Father Joseph Anthony Cress.
0:07.4	And this is Father Patrick Briscoe.
0:09.0	And welcome to God's Blinding.
0:11.0	Thank you to all of our listeners.
0:12.4	And thank you especially to our monthly supporters on Patreon.
0:15.7	If you'd like to join those monthly supporters, please check the link in our show notes and
0:20.3	descriptions that
0:21.1	will take you to our Patreon page where you can support this podcast with a monthly gift.
0:25.8	We're very grateful for all of those that continue to do all of our dedicated listeners
0:29.5	throughout the years that we've been doing this, and we invite you to join them as well.
0:35.7	Before Father Patrick and I jump into this episode, I have a nice little
0:39.3	announcement and another invitation to make for you our listeners, and that is that we are excited
0:45.7	to present to you our partnership with the Catholic woodworker. This partnership includes
0:52.7	a very special offering of the official
0:55.3	god-splaining rosary. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, you can get your hands on
0:59.7	the official godsplaining rosary, which is an heirloom quality rosary made entirely
1:05.8	in the United States by Catholics and for Catholics. It also features a St. Dominic Medal at the center.
1:12.6	He's the founder of our order, our Father's Holy Father Dominic, but also he's the one that
1:18.6	brought the rosary into our tradition for all generations.
1:23.6	This Rosary, this gospel and rosary is built to last generations, and it's meant for all the Catholics who pray the rosary, or even for those that want to begin praying the rosary.
1:33.2	It's a heavy, nice, substantial rosary, kind of meant to help you slow down and pray and meditate through the mysteries as well, and not just kind of speed through the beads, if you will.
1:43.9	It's meant for the
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