Today’s ride: a Catholic consultant
* On the way to announce a young-adult candlelight Mass (20s–30s) and what’s working to re-engage people.
* A frank take on guilt, conscience, and grace—when guilt points to growth vs. shame spirals.
* Trends in the pews: attendance is down in some U.S. cities, surging in Africa, and why some Protestants are crossing over to Catholicism.
* History nuggets: Celibacy as a discipline (not dogma), married priests in certain parts of the world, and how practices shift over time.
* We zig into my current rabbit holes: Urantia, “rebel angels,” multiverse bureaucracy, and free will—plus the line between curiosity and credulity.
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