COMMENTARY: At a time when Christians in general are feeling marginalized and the world is trying to pronounce the Church irrelevant, Catholics are still infl.
At the beginning of the year, there was the uplifting news that a new podcast Bible in a Year (with Father Mike Schmitz) topped the Apple Podcast chart not just for religious or for Christian offerings but for every type of offering.
It was noteworthy for a few reasons.
The first is because the Bible, and a Catholic priest, had debuted at the top of the Apple Podcast charts, beating out formidable competition from the New York Times the Daily, Dateline NBC, Crime Junkie, and many other popular, well-established offerings. At a time when Christians in general are feeling marginalized and the world is trying to pronounce the Church irrelevant, it was a helpful reminder of the influence Catholics still can and do have.