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Reality PartyNicole & Trinity VS. Eternal DamnationIn this episode, we take on the following questions (while keeping in mind those who struggle with scrupulosity): How are we supposed to attach to God given the existence of Hell? Does the possibility of Hell mean we can't trust God's heart for us? How can we reconcile the need to trust Him with the possibility of eternal damnation?
2025-12-161h 10
Reality PartyAn Advent Chat with Nicole & Trinity | Ep. 7We're back after taking a week off for Thanksgiving! Follow us on Instagram @realitypartypodcast for updates and news, like when we're taking a week off. In this episode, we talk about our how we're doing this Advent and what's on our hearts. For the first time, we just let pressed record and had a normal conversation, updating each other in real time. We thought we'd try something new, so let us know if you like this format! We are praying for you all as you continue on the Advent journey. God bless you.
2025-12-0842 min
Reality PartyHealing the Imagination & Fearing The Spiritual Life | Ep. 6In this episode, Nicole tackles the role of the imagination in the spiritual life, and how we need healthy imaginations in order to have a proper desire for God and the spiritual life. She also offers a few ideas regarding how to start healing the imagination, especially as someone who has struggled with a wounded imagination herself.
2025-11-2446 min
Reality PartyWhat Are Emotions, & What Do I Do with Them?In this episode, Nicole offers a basic background on the philosophy of the human person as laid out by Aristotle and Aquinas, but with a specific focus on the emotions, where they come from, and what their role would have been in our state of "original integrity," which Fr. Brian Mullady uses to describe how Adam and Eve functioned (and therefore, how we are designed to function). Since we live post-Adam and Eve, what are we supposed to do with our emotions? Nicole offers one way to start approaching our emotions in this fallen world, using the...
2025-11-1747 min
Reality PartyNicole & Trinity VS. That One Atheist at the BarIn this episode, Nicole & Trinity share their intellectual and personal reasons for belief in God, ranging from the idea of God as the first cause of all things to God as the underlying order and reason that makes this world understandable. This is what we might say if an atheist at the bar asked us "Why do you believe in God, anyway?" Is this episode supposed to definitively prove God's existence? In no way. Is it still worth a listen? We sure hope so. Thank you for supporting our show. Please consider following us on w...
2025-11-101h 21
Reality PartyNicole & Trinity VS. Scrupulosity (God's Mercy VS. Spiritual Perfectionism)In today's episode, Nicole & Trinity take on scrupulosity, which is a kind of spiritual perfectionism and a subset of OCD. We don't take on the topic from a clinical perspective, but rather some underlying beliefs and God images that might dispose us toward a struggle with scrupulosity. We discuss God's goodness, mercy, and examples of His character found in literature. Link to Sr. Miriam James clip (EDIT: It's actually a different Bible story and it's called, "What Do You Still Lack?" That's my bad, but it's still the same point. - Nicole): https://www.youtube.com/wa...
2025-11-0341 min
Reality PartyWhat is Reality? An Introduction to Metaphysics with NicoleNicole Hocott explains how one might even begin to answer, "What is Reality?" We figured that since this is a podcast that's making claims about reality and that has "reality" in the title, it would probably be a good idea to define what that is. In order to do this, we have to engage in metaphysics. This episode will also attempt to pitch you the idea that your metaphysics (i.e., your underlying principles and assumptions about the world, being, and reality) are absolutely crucial to your wellbeing. Nicole discusses how reality is either bigger than what's in your...
2025-10-2943 min
Reality PartyTrinity & Nicole VS. the VoidIn this episode, Trinity and Nicole take on the void, or the sense of longing for more that's part of every human life. Questions Explored: What am I supposed to do with my longings and unmet desires? Where do I take my disappointments, and how am I supposed to interpret them in light of God's goodness? If I'm a Christian, am I supposed to feel satisfied already? What will ultimately satisfy the human heart? What do we do when we find ourselves in the waiting place? Book Recommendations: The Sacred Romance by John Eldredge...
2025-10-2748 min