{"id":221972,"date":"2023-07-10T13:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\/brett-salkeld-conspiratorial-thinking\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:24:12","slug":"brett-salkeld-conspiratorial-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\/brett-salkeld-conspiratorial-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Salkeld &#8211; Conspiratorial Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vKlSljU-73k?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Vimeo Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/839745724?share=copy\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/839745724?share=copy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, Paul and Dominic talk with Brett Salkeld and conspiracy theories. Specifically, we discuss the components of conspiratorial thinking and compare and contrast those to the Catholic way of understanding and investigating reality. We then talk about how to avoid conspiratorial thinking in ourselves before ending the conversation discussing how to best engage with people, with friends and family, who have fallen into conspiratorial thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brett Salkeld is Archdiocesan Theologian for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina and the author of several books, most recently, Educating For Eternity: A Teacher&#8217;s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic. He is the cohost of a weekly podcast, Thinking Faith!, with hundreds of episodes in the back catalogue, and author of a new monthly column, Two Wings, carried in the United States by Our Sunday Visitor. His work has appeared in Church Life Journal, Word on Fire, Crux and many other Catholic outlets. 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Hosted by Paul Fahey, a professional catechist, and Dominic de Souza, someone who needs catechesis. Together, we\u2019re taking our own look at the Catholic Church\u2013 her teachings and practices- from 3 views that changed our world: the Kerygma, the forgotten doctrine of theosis, and the teachings of Pope Francis. Together, with you, we\u2019re the Pope Francis Generation. <\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT THIS SHOW: PFG MEMBERS<br \/>\nGot a question you\u2019d like us to respond to in the next episode? Have some feedback? Visit us at popefrancisgeneration.com to send a message. Paid subscribers get to watch each episode before everyone else, join private Q&amp;As, and pitch ideas for the topic of our final show this season!<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT PAUL FAHEY<br \/>\nPaul lives in Michigan with his wife, Kristina, and five kids. A catechist, retreat leader, counseling student, as well as a contributor and co-founder of Where Peter Is. Paul writes and speaks about what he loves: the Kerygma, the Sacraments, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Francis. <a href=\"https:\/\/pfahey.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/pfahey.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ABOUT DOMINIC DE SOUZA<br \/>\nSmartCatholics founder, Dominic de Souza, is a convert from radical traditionalism \u2013 inspired by WherePeterIs, Bishop Robert Barron, and Pope Francis. He is passionate about helping ordinary Catholics break the \u2018bystander effect\u2019, and be firstresponders. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to be geniuses. We just have to show up with witness and kindness. Christ does the rest.\u201d Today he hosts the SmartCatholics community. <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\">https:\/\/smartcatholics.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTERS: WherePeterIs<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/wherepeteris.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ABOUT SMARTCATHOLICS<br \/>\nCome and join Paul and me in SmartCatholics, the free online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions, plus we\u2019re free of trolls and ads and toxicity.<br \/>\nJoin: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\">https:\/\/smartcatholics.com<\/a><br \/>\nDonate: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\/donate\">https:\/\/smartcatholics.com\/donate<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smartcatholics\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/smartcatholics\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smartcathol\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/smartcathol<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vimeo Link: https:\/\/vimeo.com\/839745724?share=copy<\/p>\n<p>This week, Paul and Dominic talk with Brett Salkeld and conspiracy theories. 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Hosted by Paul Fahey, a professional catechist, and Dominic de Souza, someone who needs catechesis. Together, we\u2019re taking our own look at the Catholic Church\u2013 her teachings and practices- from 3 views that changed our world: the Kerygma, the forgotten doctrine of theosis, and the teachings of Pope Francis. Together, with you, we\u2019re the Pope Francis Generation. <\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT THIS SHOW: PFG MEMBERS<br \/>\nGot a question you\u2019d like us to respond to in the next episode? Have some feedback? Visit us at popefrancisgeneration.com to send a message. Paid subscribers get to watch each episode before everyone else, join private Q&amp;As, and pitch ideas for the topic of our final show this season!<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT PAUL FAHEY<br \/>\nPaul lives in Michigan with his wife, Kristina, and five kids. A catechist, retreat leader, counseling student, as well as a contributor and co-founder of Where Peter Is. Paul writes and speaks about what he loves: the Kerygma, the Sacraments, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Francis. https:\/\/pfahey.com\/<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT DOMINIC DE SOUZA<br \/>\nSmartCatholics founder, Dominic de Souza, is a convert from radical traditionalism \u2013 inspired by WherePeterIs, Bishop Robert Barron, and Pope Francis. He is passionate about helping ordinary Catholics break the \u2018bystander effect\u2019, and be firstresponders. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to be geniuses. We just have to show up with witness and kindness. 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Specifically, we discuss the components of conspiratorial thinking and compare and contrast those to the Catholic way of understanding and investigating reality. We then talk about how to avoid conspiratorial thinking in ourselves before ending the conversation discussing how to best engage with people, with friends and family, who have fallen into conspiratorial thinking.\u00a0 Brett Salkeld is Archdiocesan Theologian for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina and the author of several books, most recently, Educating For Eternity: A Teacher&#039;s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic. He is the cohost of a weekly podcast, Thinking Faith!, with hundreds of episodes in the back catalogue, and author of a new monthly column, Two Wings, carried in the United States by Our Sunday Visitor. His work has appeared in Church Life Journal, Word on Fire, Crux and many other Catholic outlets. 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Together, we\u2019re taking our own look at the Catholic Church\u2013 her teachings and practices- from 3 views that changed our world: the Kerygma, the forgotten doctrine of theosis, and the teachings of Pope Francis. Together, with you, we\u2019re the Pope Francis Generation.  SUPPORT THIS SHOW: PFG MEMBERS Got a question you\u2019d like us to respond to in the next episode? Have some feedback? Visit us at popefrancisgeneration.com to send a message. Paid subscribers get to watch each episode before everyone else, join private Q&amp;As, and pitch ideas for the topic of our final show this season! ABOUT PAUL FAHEY Paul lives in Michigan with his wife, Kristina, and five kids. A catechist, retreat leader, counseling student, as well as a contributor and co-founder of Where Peter Is. 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