Episodes

Saturday Jan 15, 2022
S02 Ep. #1 - Polish Culture - Catholic Culture w/ Robert Liczner
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Listener and new friend, Robert Liczner, stops by to share his experience of the Polish Culture and the Catholic faith. While helping Dennis & Robert with their pronunciation of Polish beer names, he also explains the story behind the guy on the Tatra beer label.
Beers :
Warka Strong - Warka Brewery
Home Sweet Home Honey Vanilla Wheat - 5 Paddles Brewing Co.
Whalebone Oyster Stout - Perth Brewery
Shoutouts :
Fr. Chris at St. Bernadette's Parish
Family Time Pizza in Drayton, Ontario

Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Bonus Episode : Guests’ Favourite Faith Quotes
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
While Dennis & Robert take a Christmas break, enjoy these favourite faith quotes from some of our season 1 guests, including Al Smith, Dominic de Souza, William Hemsworth, Steven McEvoy and The Liturgy Guys.

Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Episode #24 : The Year in Review
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Dennis & Robert decide to "pitch the pints" and get into the festive spirits for a special Year in Review episode of the Pints & Pews, discussing the highs and lows of their first 'season' of podcasting - what they liked, learned and look forward to for 'Season 2'...
Spirits:
Rum & Egg Nog - St. Lucia Distillers Chairman's Reserve

Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Episode #23 : The Beauty of the Mass w/ The Liturgy Guys
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
The hosts of "The Liturgy Guys" podcast (Jesse, Denis & Chris) carve some time out of their busy schedules to have a pint and chat things liturgical. Sharing the story of how "The Liturgy Guys" came to be, they also discuss what we should be pointing out to family and friends who are returning to Mass this Christmas.
You can find their various endeavours at:
The Liturgical Institute & LI Online Study Program
Centre for Beauty & Culture at Benedictine College
Beers:
Sour Monkey Tripel - Victory Brewing Co.
Space Camper Cosmic IPA - Boulevard Brewing Co.
Pseudo Sue Pale Ale - Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Milk Chocolate Stout - Brock Street Brewing Co.
Cork Town Dry Stout - Kichesippi Beer Co.

Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Episode #22 : An Ignatian Experience
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Making his triumphal return to the Pints & Pews Podcast, Dennis reflects on how his Ignatian Experience of forced fasting helped deepen his spiritual life. Over a flight of craft beers the guys talk the importance of faith and prayer.
Pre-Show Shoutouts:
Fr. Rafal Bartosinski of St. John Chrysostom, Newmarket
Black Box Mercantile Craft Beer Paddles
Beers:
Munich Lager - Scotch Ale - Spiced Ale - Milk Chocolate Stout
all from Brock Street Brewing Company - brockstreetbrewing.com

Monday Nov 22, 2021
Episode #21 : Reading Catholic w/ Steven R. McEvoy
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
A book-a-day reader - Steven R. McEvoy of "Book Reviews and More" talks about his faith journey and some of the books he thinks Catholics need to read. His "Top 10" list another other reviews can be found at bookreviewsandmore.ca
Pre-Show Shoutouts to:
Joe Sales @joesales for promoting the podcast
All our listeners for getting us to over 1,000 downloads
Beers:
Citrus SMaSH & Doc Perdue's Bobcat West Coast Red Ale
both from the Cowbell Brewing Co.

Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Episode #20 : Know the Faith, Defend the Faith w/ William Hemsworth
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
William Hemsworth, "The Bible Catholic" and host of the "Know the Faith, Defend the Faith" stops by to chat about his journey from nominally Christian to Baptist seminary to the Catholic faith, all while enjoying a pint of craft Oktoberfest beer.
He can be found at https://williamhemsworth.com/
Pre-Show Shoutouts to:
Robert Liczner for his insight on the Tatra label
Feedspot Blog for naming us one of the 15 Best Canadian Catholic Podcasts
Beers:
Oktoberfest Märzen - Huss Brewing Co.
Nut Brown Ale - Black Oak Brewing Co.

Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Fr. Gregory Merkley drops by to share his story of how a practical atheist followed the call of his heart to become a Catholic priest. Fr. Gregory discusses how his journey from atheism has made him a better priest and the faith-filled quotes that got him there.
He can be found at frmerkley.com
Also, a special shout-out to the folks at the Catholic Beer Drinkers Facebook group.

Monday Oct 11, 2021
Episode # 18 : Smart Catholics w/ Dominic de Souza
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Dominic de Souza, founder of smartcatholics.com shares his faith journey that spans 4 countries and 3 continents. He also discusses how his quest to shift from knowing about Jesus to actually knowing Jesus and his discovery of the need to bring Catholics together in an authentic and dynamic way brought him to create the Smart Catholics community.
Also, shout-out to the folks at Feedspot, who have listed The Pints & Pews Podcast as one of the Best 80 Catholic Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/catholic_podcasts/

Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Episode #17 : The Beer Option w/ R Jared Staudt
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
R Jared Staudt, author of "The Beer Option" joined the podcast to discuss how faith and culture intersect, especially through 'this creature beer'. An enlightening conversation on how the simple pleasure of enjoying a good beer in good company can help us grow in our Catholic faith.
He can be found at www.buildingcatholicculture.com

