In this episode Trent explores the history of Catholicism in America revealing the cracks in its foundation that were forming long before the cultural revolution of the 1960s.

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Timestamps:
00:00 The Decade that Broke American Catholicism
00:35 Roots of the Sexual Revolution
02:11 Silent Sexual Revolution
2:45 WWII
04:19 Post-War Prosperity
05:27 Post-War Priestly Formation
06:38 Why it’s too easy to just blame Vatican II
9:29 Why young Catholics are drawn to timeless sacred tradition
9:45 Watching early signs of cultural change
10:27 Chasity of mind vs. just outward behavior
11:00 Consumerism, Sunday-only faith, and real happiness