St. Anthony's Tongue

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  Mysticism, Word by Word: THEOSIS — Becoming Like God 17.08.2026 32min

  Order my book, A Catechism of the Strange here: https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683 In this episode of Mysticism, Word by Word, we explore the Christian idea of becoming more like God through grace, where it appears in Scripture, how the mystics understood it, and what it looks like in everyday spiritual life.
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  Beware of Catholic Robots: The Catholic Tech Industry Has a Problem 14.08.2026 30min

  In this episode of From the Margins, I’m talking about why I wrote Beware of Catholic Robots — my new manifesto on Catholic AI, prayer apps, digital spirituality, human dignity, work, and what happens when faith becomes optimized, monetized, and frictionless.We’ll get into Catholic AI companies, spiritual formation, AI and pastoral care, the gamification of prayer, ethical labor, and why the Church should remain stubbornly human.Get Issue V: Beware of Catholic Robotshttps://www.stanthonystongue.com/margins/p/issue-v-beware-of-catholic-robots
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  Stigmata: Why Do Saints Bear the Wounds of Christ? 12.08.2026 34min

  Order My Book, A Catechism of the StrangeWhat is the stigmata — and more importantly, what does it mean?In this episode, we explore the strange Catholic phenomenon of the stigmata, the wounds of Christ appearing on the bodies of saints and mystics. We’ll talk about St. Francis of Assisi, redemptive suffering, victim souls, “offering it up,” and why these mysterious wounds reveal something deeper about suffering, sacrifice, and union with Christ.This is also one of the central ideas behind my new book, *A Catechism of the Strange*: strange Catholic phenomena aren’t just curiosities — they teach us something about God, holiness, and the human soul.
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  Mass Prep | Two Banquets, Two Kingdoms: Herod’s Feast vs. Jesus on the Grass 31.07.2026 18min

  Matthew 14 gives us two banquets, and two very different kinds of kings.Herod feasts inside a palace, surrounded by wealth, spectacle, and powerful guests. By the end of the night, John the Baptist’s head is carried into the room on a platter.Then Jesus gathers the hungry in the wilderness.No palace. No guest list. No VIP section. Just grass, hunger, compassion, and bread placed into the hands of God.In this Mass Prep, we explore what these two feasts reveal about power, Catholic leadership, luxury spiritual experiences, and the uncomfortable question of whether we sometimes look more like Herod at the banquet than Christ among the hungry.Every kingdom eventually sets a table.The question is what it eats.
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  I Wrote a Book on Strange Catholicism 29.07.2026 25min

  Pre-order A Catechism of the Strange here: https://www.amazon.com/Catechism-Strange-Stigmata-Relics-Miracles/dp/0829460683 Catholicism is full of wounds, bones, dreams, incorrupt bodies, visions, relics, and saints who seemed to glow with the presence of God.But these strange things are not merely spooky trivia. They reveal something essential about the Christian life: grace does not simply forgive us from a distance. It enters us, transforms us, and conforms us to Christ.In this episode, I talk about why I wrote A Catechism of the Strange, how wonder helped lead me back to the faith, and what the strangest corners of Catholic tradition reveal about what every human person was created to become.
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  Mass Prep | Stop Shopping for God: The Pearl Cannot Be Mass-Produced 24.07.2026 23min

  We live in a world that constantly tells us we need one more thing. One more book. One more devotion. One more answer. So on and so on. But in Sunday's Gospel, Jesus tells a different story. The merchant finds one pearl—and stops searching.In this week's mass prep, let's talk about what it means to stop shopping for God, why the Kingdom can't be mass-produced, and how Christ is the treasure that changes everything.
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  The Dangerous Mysticism of Dorothy Day 22.07.2026 29min

  This episode connects with Issue IV of The Margins, God in the Gutters, available now.Dorothy Day was a journalist, anarchist, Catholic convert, founder of the Catholic Worker—and perhaps the only saint to ever land on an FBI watchlist.In this episode, we look at Dorothy through the lens of mysticism: a transformative awareness of God’s presence that increases our love of God and neighbor. For Dorothy, that awareness became prayer, hospitality, protest, breadlines, and a life spent finding Christ among the poor.
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  The "Mystical" Body of Christ? | Mysticism, Word by Word 20.07.2026 15min

  Buy a Zine: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins What does the Church mean when it calls itself the Mystical Body of Christ?In this episode of Mysticism Word by Word, we explore how Christ joins us to Himself—and to one another—so deeply that His life begins to move between us. The Mystical Body is not merely a metaphor. It means grace transforms us, love binds us together, and Christ remains present in the wounded members of His Body.
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  Mass Prep | The Mysticism of Weeds (Matthew 13) 17.07.2026 8min

  Keeping this brief this week as I am recording the audio version of my book! But let's talk Matthew 13!Last week, Jesus spoke about the seed. This week, He shows us what happens when it begins growing in a messy field.The weeds do not mean the wheat has failed. The field is unfinished—but God is still at work.Buy a Zine: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins
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  From The Margins | God in the Gutter 14.07.2026 26min

  Buy a Zine: http://www.stanthonystongue.com/marginsJoin the Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/anthonystongue What does Matthew 25 reveal about mercy, judgment, and the way we see people on the margins?In this episode, we talk about the saints we have sanitized, the difficult human beings they chose to love, and the Christ who identifies himself with the hungry, the sick, the imprisoned, the wounded, and the forgotten. Because mercy is not optional decoration for the Christian life—and grace should change which people we are capable of seeing.This episode also explores the themes behind Issue IV of The Margins: God in the Gutters, featuring Dorothy Day, Francis of Assisi, Josephine Bakhita, Damien of Molokai, Benedict Joseph Labre, John of God, and more.
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  [Mass Prep] The Reckless Sower 10.07.2026 12min

  Mass Prep for Matthew 13:1–23, the Parable of the Sower.God is not waiting for the perfect soul before He speaks. He throws the Word into distracted hearts, wounded hearts, hard hearts, and overgrown hearts.The soul is not a machine. It is dirt. And grace is a seed with dirt under its fingernails.
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  The Devil Hates Soup: Works of Mercy as Spiritual Warfare 09.07.2026 24min

  The devil hates soup.Not because soup is magic, but because mercy makes the love of Christ tangible.In this video, I talk about the works of mercy as mysticism, spiritual warfare, and a way of making our faith become flesh.This idea comes from Issue IV of The Margins: God in the Gutters.Learn more / subscribe: www.stanthonystongue.com/margins
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  Meditation & Contemplation | Mysticism, Word by Word 07.07.2026 20min

  What’s the difference between meditation and contemplation—and why do Catholics so often confuse them?In this episode of Mysticism, Word by Word, we unpack what the Church means by both, how meditation can open into contemplation, and why dry prayer is still fruitful.
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  Mass Prep: The Mysticism of Being Little 03.07.2026 27min

  In this week’s Mass Prep, we sit with Matthew 11:25–30 and explore the mysticism of being little, the meek and humble heart of Jesus, and what it really means when Christ says, “My yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
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  The Gospel of Being Misunderstood 01.07.2026 16min

  What do we do when we are misunderstood?In this video, I talk about the ache of being misread, the temptation to become false, and the strange mercy of learning to be seen by God instead of constantly seeking the approval of every room.The Gospel does not promise that everyone will understand your heart.It promises that God already does.Support My Patreon!Buy a Zine!
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  What Is Catholic Mysticism? The Church’s Hidden Fire 29.06.2026 30min

  Support the Patreon!Buy a Zine!A new series exploring Catholic mysticism through the words and phrases that show up again and again in the mystical tradition: union with God, the dark night, meditation, contemplation, the wound of love, and more.But before we can talk about any of those, we have to start with the most obvious and maybe most misunderstood word of all:Mysticism.In this episode, we talk about what Catholic mysticism is, what it is not, why it is not just spiritual fireworks, and how the mystical life is really about being transformed by God’s presence into deeper love of God and neighbor.
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  Mass Prep | Lose Your Life Like You Mean It (Matthew 10:37–42) 26.06.2026 17min

  In this Mass Prep for Matthew 10:37–42, we reflect on what it means to put Christ first, take up the cross, and trust that even the smallest hidden act of love is seen by God.Jesus is not calling us to love less, but to love in the right order. He is not asking for empty suffering, but for the cross that leads to freedom. And He reminds us that even a cup of cold water given in love will not be forgotten.
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  The Heart Against the Machine: From The Margins Issue III 25.06.2026 20min

  Grab a copy here: stanthonystongue.com/margins In this episode, I walk through Issue III of The Margins, my Catholic zine on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.This issue is about the Heart against the machine: Christ’s burning love against cold religion, mechanical faith, spiritual numbness, and bloodless Catholicism.We also talk about Emmaus, Christ’s wounds, adoration, Scripture, saints, mystical heartache, and why the Sacred Heart is not just something to admire, but something we are called to imitate.Physical copies are available now:stanthonystongue.com/margins
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  God or My Mind? How to Discern Spiritual Experiences 22.06.2026 27min

  Support my Patreon!Buy a Zine!How do you know if something is from God, your own mind, or even the devil? In this episode, we talk about spiritual discernment through the wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola, especially when it comes to dreams, consolations, inner words, coincidences, and strange little moments in prayer.Catholic discernment is not about overthinking every grace or becoming spiritually paranoid. It is about receiving what leads us toward God, testing the fruit, and staying rooted in Christ, the sacraments, and the wisdom of the Church.We’ll discuss Ignatian discernment, consolation and desolation, spiritual experiences, and how to avoid both rationalizing grace away and clinging too tightly to spiritual feelings.
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  Mass Prep | FEAR NO ONE | Matthew 10:26-33 19.06.2026 16min

  In this Mass Prep, we sit with Jesus’ words: “Fear no one.”Matthew 10 reminds us that Christian courage does not come from pretending life is easy, but from remembering that the Father sees us, knows us, and holds us. Not even a sparrow falls without His care — and we are worth more than many sparrows.A simple reflection on fear, courage, trust, and acknowledging Christ before the world.