Episode 4: We are all being catechized. The question is: by whom? In a culture increasingly shaped by screens, algorithms, and competing visions of the good life, Christian formation requires more than simply knowing the right answers. In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper explore the ancient ministry of catechesis: what it is, how it differs from discipleship, and why it may be more important than ever.

Chapters

• 00:00 Secular Catechesis
• 01:25 Introduction to Catechesis
• 02:43 Understanding Catechesis
• 05:24 Discipleship vs. Catechesis
• 07:48 Components of Catechesis
• 10:30 The Biblical Narrative
• 12:02 How Our Culture Catechizes
• 14:07 (Mal)Formation via Algorithms?
• 19:02 Perennial Challenges in Catechesis
• 20:00 The Purpose of Catechesis
• 23:37 Aquinas and the Assimilation of Knowledge
• 25:08 The Connection Between Love and Knowledge
• 30:06 Cultivating Rightly Ordered Love
• 35:56 Advice for Parents and Leaders in Catechesis
• 42:12 Influential Figures in Catechesis
• 44:50 The Broader Trend of Catechesis Across Denominations
• 46:13 Closing Prayer

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Episode 3: Bryan and Cooper complete their series on C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man, digging into chapters two and three. They unpack Lewis's case against subjectivism and trace what happens when a society rejects the Tao (natural law) altogether. Along the way, Bryan and Cooper connect Lewis's warnings to Genesis 3, the Tower of Babel, and the nature of naming, and explore Lewis's chilling concept of "the conditioners"—a technocratic elite who remake humanity in their own image.

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:12 Exciting Developments at Trinity
• 04:05 Exploring 'The Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis
• 07:57 The Role of Education in Shaping Values
• 11:42 The Hypocrisy of Subjectivism
• 15:16 The Groundlessness of Subjectivism
• 21:14 Power Without Value: The Dangers of Abolishing Morality
• 24:48 The Tower of Babel and Self-Definition
• 26:11 Power Over People: Technology and Control
• 29:51 The Impact of Social Media and AI
• 35:52 The Role of Conditioners in Society
• 39:06 Priests of Postmodernity?
• 43:22 Has Man Been Abolished?
• 44:32 The Antidote to Disorder
• 48:10 Closing Prayer

For more on the meaning and purpose of the priesthood, read Bryan's reflection on Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/p/holy-orders-for-holy-order

Episode 2: What happens when we stop believing that truth, goodness, and beauty exist outside ourselves? In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper begin a two-part series on C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man—one of his shortest yet most influential works. Starting with its surprising opening critique of a high school English textbook, they explore how modern education subtly teaches that values are merely personal feelings rather than reflections of reality.

The conversation introduces Lewis's understanding of natural law, the fact-value distinction, and why these ideas remain remarkably relevant more than eighty years later.