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DISAGREEMENTTHE POPECAST!Umar and Augustine meet in front of the Pope's old novitiate in Saint Louis to meet with eminent local historian Christian Naffziger to discuss the neighborhood, gentrification, French people, Duke Ferdinand, flat earthers, confederate monuments, and pretty much anything Fr. Augustine's A.D.D. can sneak in...2025-06-0150 minDISAGREEMENTCYCLONECLAVE!While the boys discuss the newly elected pope, a massive tornado rips through Saint Louis!2025-05-1945 minDISAGREEMENTSPECIAL EDITION: THE PAPAL "ENCLAVE"Umar and Augustine choose the next Pope…in their own special “Papal Enclave.”2025-05-0254 min
A Texan's View of The WorldAn Interview with Fr. Augustine WettaIn this episode, Jeb interviews the insightful, highly entertaining, and self-proclaimed "surfing monk" Fr. Augustine Wetta.Fr. Augustine Wetta is a monk of Saint Louis Abbey in Saint Louis Missouri. He has two degrees in Theology from Oxford University, a BA in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations from Rice University, and an MA in English from Middlebury College. For twenty years, he has taught English, Classics, and Theology at the Priory School, in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he also coached rugby and served as Director of Chaplaincy. In 2019, he was named a Portsmouth Institute Senior Fellow. He writes for Ou...2023-11-0842 minDISAGREEMENTSeason 2 Episode 1: Umar Goes to PrioryUmar visits Father Augustine's Sexual Ethics Class and answers questions:
What is Truth?What is Reality?What is evil?What is sin?Can god change the “rules” of ethics if he wants to?Are human beings basically good or basically bad?What is a human being/What does it mean to be human?Does the world need a code of sexual ethics?What is the role of women in Islam?How does the Koran define chastity and how does a Muslim man approach it?How does Islam approach the topic of artificial contraception?How does...2023-09-0638 minDISAGREEMENTDisagreement Theme SongFather Augustine downloaded royalty-free Gregorian Chant (The Dies Irae) and Ramadan music, spliced them together on Garage Band, and here it is: the complete theme song--beginning to end.2023-03-1502 minDISAGREEMENTSeason Finale 3 (of 3)In the exciting finale to the finale to the first season...the boys discuss great books, the World Cup, and America's lost moral authority.2023-02-0324 minDISAGREEMENTSeason Finale 2 (of 3)The guys discuss the archaeology of Israel, how to eat dog, and inter religious dialogue.2023-02-0331 minDISAGREEMENTSeason Finale 1 (of 3)Auschwitz, Antisemitism, and Israel2023-01-2934 minDISAGREEMENT12.3 Umar Becomes a Traditionalist CatholicUmar and Augustine talk liturgy...and other things.2022-11-2531 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 12.2: Umar Makes a Big AnnouncementUmar makes a big announcement and the boys talk about saints.2022-11-1725 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 12.1: Umar Goes to MassThe guys discuss Catholicism, Catholic v. Protestant liturgy, divorce, and slavery...whew!2022-10-2227 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 11: Far Right CatholicismUmar Lee and Father Augustine interview a self-professed "reactionary conservative" priest--and things get a little crazy!2022-08-021h 45DISAGREEMENTEpisode 10.4 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd...Umar and Father Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 42022-07-2850 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 10.3 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd...Umar and Father Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 32022-07-2627 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 10.2 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail Royer cont'd...Umar and Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 22022-07-2533 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 10.1 SPECIAL EDITION: Ismail RoyerUmar and Augustine interview convicted terrorist turned religious freedom advocate, Ismail Royer...Part 12022-07-2532 min
DISAGREEMENTEPISODE 9: Politics and Dating AdviceThe boys discuss politics as fornication, Hilary Clinton and Pat Bucanan, Father Augustine gets the number of Supreme Court justices wrong, and Umar gives dating advice to our listeners...2022-06-1427 minDISAGREEMENTEPISODE 8: Umar and Augustine finally disagree!The boys talk about pro-life, pro-choice, pro-Trump, and the "Insurrection"2022-06-0729 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 7: POP CULTUREFather Augustine and Umar discuss pop culture, contraception, Pope John XXIII and fat saints...2022-05-2638 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 6: Lent, Ramadan, and a Special GuestFather Augustine explains Lent...and midway through, a special guest arrives! Then on to Critical Race Theory, shifting norms, trophy wives, trophy husbands, and what constitutes "attractive" in America, among other things.2022-04-3040 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode 5: Ramadan vs. LentRamadan vs Lent...plus terrorism, a bad word for Catholics, and we plan a paintball crusade: Muslims vs. Catholics!2022-04-2438 minDISAGREEMENTDisagreement: The Slap Heard Round the WorldFather Augustine slaps Umar!
Just kidding.
Instead, they discuss the Oscars, the state of Marriage in America, and what it means to be a man.2022-04-1443 minDISAGREEMENTEpisode3: Conservatives and LiberalsWe talk about the "vocation crisis", the decline of the Church in Ireland (and Islam in SIria), conservatives vs. liberals, and so on...2022-04-0230 minDISAGREEMENTDisagreement 1.0 - The Sex EpisodeFather Augustine and Umar discus sex, celibacy, polygamy, feminism, the Incel movement, Dave Chapelle, The Decline and Fall of Mars Hill...and more!2021-10-2346 minDISAGREEMENTBONUS EPISODE 2: The Disagreement ManifestoFather Augustine Wetta and Umar Lee read "The Disagreement Manifesto"
The purpose of the podcast is not to convince, convert, propagandize or win. Unlike other podcasts, we are two men with wildly different religious, political, and social convictions seeking mutual understanding. The point is dialogue.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are exactly that. While our religious convictions inform these opinions, neither of us claims to present an infallible—or even an accurate—representation of the dogmas or defenses of our respective faiths. We try to be true to our respective traditions, but if listeners are see...2021-10-0502 minDISAGREEMENTBONUS EPISODE 1: When Umar Met AugustineIn a talk to the Catholic Deacons of Saint Louis, Father Augustine gives his perspective on the racial tensions in Ferguson and tells the story of how he first met Umar Lee.2021-10-0533 minDISAGREEMENTIntroducing Disagreement, Part 2In this episode, Father Augustine introduces himself...and we throw in just the tiniest bit of provocative content.2021-10-0527 minDISAGREEMENTIntroducing Disagreement, Part 1In this episode, Umar introduces himself, and we throw in just the tiniest bit of provocative content.2021-10-0520 min