Lounge Room Chats

We wrap up our chat on movies with a quick comment on the classic, A Man for All Seasons, and some  comments on contemporary evangelisation.
We then dive into the old testament Mesopotamia, to talk ab…

Tim Erbacher grew up on a farm in Toowoomba and later became a mechanical engineer. His Catholic faith was a constant in his life from his childhood through to the present. Tune into the Lounge Room …

Chris, Tam and I give some movie recommendations that we hope you can enjoy, from classics to cult movies, box office breakers to B-grade garbage  - whether the good, the bad or the absolutely ugly, …

Jason Kelly joins me  to discuss overcoming doubt and trials and maintaining faith in Catholicism, in times when one's faith is challenged by circumstances and society. It was a privilege to intervie…

When all was said and done we decided that it was probably worth getting out of bed and getting stuck into the new year. Join us back in the Lounge Room where we discuss Christmas  and New Year celeb…

I am joined by Chris and Joe Sudlow to compare memories of Christmases past, discussing the current Christmas environment, and to share some thoughts on getting the most out of Christmas.

I was joined by Tam Martinez  - wine enthusiast, traveler and devoted Catholic - to talk about Tam's Catholic journey. Tam shares some fun facts about the Portuguese wine landscape and we discuss the…

Pierre Boralevi joins me in the Lounge Room to talk about how he found traditional Catholicism, his love of literature and beauty and the complexity of the Catholic landscape today. Faith has always …

Father Ockerse and I discuss what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God and the implications this should have in our lives. 

What is evil? Did God create it? Is it a positive of a negative? Why does it exist? Why is it allowed to exist? Tune into the Lounge Room to hear the wisdom of Father Joseph Ockerse on the problem of…

Charlie and I are joined by Connor Spencer from the USA, to discuss the upcoming USA election and what should be the perspective of Catholic onlookers. We further discuss the relationship between Cat…

 Father Joseph Ockerse and I sit down for the first episode of Lounge Room Catechesis. In this episode we discuss the theological virtue of faith - what it is, what it isn't, and how it can be applie…

I sat down with Chris Sudlow and Charlie Goodall, all the way from England, to talk about Charlie's conversion story, from irreligion to traditional Catholicism. Charlie emphasises the importance of …

Oliver Heydorn is a philosopher by training and has a masters in philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Ph.D. from the International Academy of Philosophy in Liechtenstein. O…

Dad and I sit down with a bottle of Nero d'Avola to talk about the colourful wine landscape of Campagna, Italy. We discuss Nero, Fiano and Aglianico and the family that brought Campagna wine to life.…