Father Spitzer’s Universe

Fr. Spitzer answers viewer questions on a wide range of subjects, including: Reason, Faith, Suffering, Virtue, and the Existence of God.
2025-08-27
The Galileo Controversy, Pt. 2
Fr. Spitzer and Doug continue their conversation about Galileo, examining if he fully understood he did not have solid scientific proof of heliocentrism when presenting his ideas.
2025-08-20
The Galileo Controversy, Pt. 1
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss the Galileo controversy, whether it was about the veracity of scientific method, proven scientific conclusion, or the disregard for a Vatican warning.
2025-08-06
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about the faith, discussing topics such as the true nature of the Trinity and can a Catholic serve as godparent for a child of another faith.
2025-07-30
The Miracles of Lourdes, Pt.3
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the thousands of reported miracles for a single place provides an objective justification for Lourdes as being a place of authentic miracles.
2025-07-23
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug answer questions about the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the tilma of St Juan Diego, and what happens to the souls of aborted babies.
2025-07-16
The Miracles of Lourdes, Pt. 2
Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how the scientifically inexplicable cures at Lourdes are well documented using criteria for miracles that are very difficult to meet.
2025-07-09
Answering Viewer Questions
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how sin affects priests and the consecration. They also answer viewer questions about the faith and the concept of a “fine-tuned universe.”
2025-07-02
The Miracles of Lourdes
Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the appearance of the Blessed Virgin to St. Bernadette at Lourdes and the many miracles which are now associated with this apparition site.
2025-06-25
The Miracle of the Sun, Pt. 4
Father Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the varied theories explaining the miracle of the sun at Fatima and why they could not stand up to scrutiny without the miraculous component.
2025-06-18
The Miracle of the Sun, Pt. 3
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss how the way mud in the area dried up and people as far as 10 miles away viewed the event, disproves the miracle of the sun mass hallucination theory.
2025-06-11
The Miracle of the Sun, Pt. 2
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss how AI can only be as good as the sources it draws upon and the ways in which this can reflect the biases of those providing the sources.
2025-06-04
The Miracle of the Sun
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck speak about the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima and some of the widely discussed possible explanations for the event’s occurrence.
2025-05-28
The Shroud of Turin, Pt. 5
Fr. Spitzer and Doug discuss specific depictions on the Shroud of Turin, their ability to be forged by medieval forgers, and how this lends credence to the shroud’s authenticity.
2025-05-21
The Shroud of Turin, Pt. 4
Fr. Spitzer and Doug Keck discuss the Sudarium of Oviedo, often known as the “Other Shroud,” and how this face cloth found rolled up in the tomb connects to the Shroud of Turin.
2025-05-14
The Shroud of Turin, Pt. 3