{"podcast":{"title":"Saint In Progress","slug":"saint-in-progress-7078297","podcast_index_feed_id":7078297,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1581268/s/160236.rss","website_url":"https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/s/saint-in-progress","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1581268/s/160236/df42838454430d3b4acefa44bea65a6b.jpg","author":"Michael LaMorte","episode_count":70,"summary":"Home of The Saint Challenge, Saint In Progress, and other articles and reflections about the Catholic faith.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297"},"episode":{"title":"Unapologetic Apologetics—Saint in Progress Episode #62","slug":"unapologetic-apologetics-saint-in-progress-episode-62","published_at":"2026-04-10T18:45:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297/unapologetic-apologetics-saint-in-progress-episode-62","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297","url":"https://catholictreehouse.substack.com/p/unapologetic-apologeticssaint-in","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193818144/3c2d85ad7cc171ef17571487e8ed0350.mp3","summary":"He is risen! Indeed, he is risen! This week, Mike gets into the topic of apologetics, in particular when someone comes to you with an honest question… or an attack. He addresses how to handle the situation if: * You are well-informed * You aren’t well-informed * You get the answer wrong * Your response normally starts with, “Well, actually…” Covering the importance of humility and docility to the Holy Spirit, he also includes tips on how to keep the conversation going, as well as the most important apologetic tool you can use. Episode Links * Divine Mercy Sunday is this Sunday, April 12. Here’s everything you need to know: https://www.thedivinemercy.org/mercysunday/ewtn * Great books for your apologetics library: * Forty Anti-Catholic Lies: A Mythbusting Apologist Sets the Record Straight * Seven Lies About Catholic History: Infamous Myths about the Church’s Past and How to Answer Them * Where We Got the Bible... Our Debt to the Catholic Church * The Bible Is a Catholic Book Our work here on Substack is made available at no charge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s free to make. Your generous support keeps the lights on in the treehouse, and helps us deliver our content to thousands of people every day. Support our work with an annual or monthly subscription. Get full access to Catholic Treehouse at catholictreehouse.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"He is risen! Indeed, he is risen! This week, Mike gets into the topic of apologetics, in particular when someone comes to you with an honest question… or…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":962,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saint-in-progress-7078297/episodes/unapologetic-apologetics-saint-in-progress-episode-62/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saint-in-progress-7078297/unapologetic-apologetics-saint-in-progress-episode-62.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}