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This category includes some videocasts, radio shows, and cable television shows of Beneath the Surface.

Find more videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Veritas3737/videos
More radio podcasts can found here: http://breadboxmedia.podbean.com/category/beneath-the-surface/,
as well as here: https://archive.org/details/@veritas777

Individualism vs. Collectivism

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
NYC Mayor Mamdani made headlines at his swearing in with the statement: "We will replace the rigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." Paul and John go beneath the surface on the differences between the two in their various forms.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged collectivism individualism

Meaning of the Sacred Heart Devotion

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
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Posted in PodcastsTagged Jesus morning offering Sacred Heart

Erika Kirk and the Question of Forgiveness

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
The world watched Erika Kirk forgive her husband's murderer. But what does it really mean to forgive, is it reasonable, and is it even possible?... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged Erika Kirk forgiveness

Charlie Kirk and our Culture of Violence

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
I speak with Fr. Holmes in St. Dominic's Corner about the aftermath of the Kirk assassination.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged Charlie Kirk

Canonization of New Saints

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Paul discusses saints in the Catholic Church with Fr. Stephen Holmes.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged canonization church saints

Our Moral Inconsistency Guarantees More School Shootings

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Hypocritical inconsistency in our respect for human life will virtually guarantee more school shootings. Explained in my latest Murano Minute.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged abortion life school shootings

Demonic Activity

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Hear about Fr. Holmes' own experience, and how people should not allow portals for demons to enter into their lives... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged demons evil hell sin

Lay Participation at Mass

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Is it okay for lay people at Mass to raise their hands when praying the Our Father? What about holding hands? And what about the awkward sign of peace during daily Mass? Find out answers to these questions and more.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged clergy Eucharist laity mass prayer

A New Doctor of the Church

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Dr. Paul speak with Fr. Holmes on St. John Henry Newman and the meaning of 'doctor' of the Church. We elaborate on his contribution to the development of doctrine and the meaning of 'follow your conscience'.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged Cardinal Newman conscience development of doctrine doctor of the Church

Original Sin and its Effects

Posted on August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Fr. Stephen Holmes and I talk about original sin and its effects on us.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged original sin

Convalidation

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
An invalid marriage is like a transgender man. In both cases the parties act, live, and may even believe due to societal approval that what they're doing is real. But it isn't. My latest vid with Fr. Stephen Holmes... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged convalidation invalid marriage

Annulments – what and why?

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Why are there so many annulments today? And how is it essentially different than divorce? Dr. Paul and Fr. Holmes sit down to discuss the what and why of annulments in our confusing times.... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged annulment divorce love marriage

What is Marriage?

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Our age of insanity no longer understands human nature; and because of this, natural marriage is routinely attacked. Paul and Fr. Holmes go beneath the surface on the question: What is marriage?... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged love marriage natural law

St. Dominic and the Rosary, with Fr. Stephen Holmes

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
A new series with Fr. Stephen Holmes covering pertinent theological issues... Read More
Posted in PodcastsTagged St. Dominic the rosary

The Successor of St. Peter—for the World

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Why all the profound interest and respect for the pope from non-believers around the world? Is there something beneath the surface worth considering?... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged Leo Peter pope

Hope for the Papal Conclave

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Pre-conclave thoughts... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, Podcasts

Resurrected Body or Disembodied Soul?

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
A most popular heresy about life after death continues to persist , even among the faithful. ... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged death resurrection soul

Eternity Enters Time to Restore Justice

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
The Foundational Christian Claim, Made Simple... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged eternity time
Big-bang

MM41: Big-Bang Cosmology and the Logos (vid)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
The big-bang points to a beginning of the universe, as does Genesis, but leaves some pretty basic questions to resolve.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged big-bang God Logos
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Lament of St. Nicholas

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
What might a conversation on Christmas week look like between Jesus and Santa today? (a take-off on 'Twas the Night Before Christmas)... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged Christmas Jesus lament St. Nicholas

Advent Minute: The Word Became Flesh

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
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Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged Advent Incarnation word

Top 3 Reasons to be Thankful in Our Culture of Death

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
In the midst of the blanket of evil that has blinded the contemporary world, there are three unfathomable gifts for which to be grateful.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged abortion being contraception death gratitude life Thankful

MM37: The Greatest Gift

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
It is natural to be grateful for the unfathomable gift of existence. Our informed response to that gift determines our eternal destiny. Helpful resources, at a discount, are discussed.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged gift gratitude truth

We Are Not Alone

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
November is dedicated to being mindful of the dead, who are spiritually alive, and are interceding for us.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged alive dead heaven hell prayer Purgatory sacrifice souls

Is Space Something or Nothing?

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Paul Murano Leave a comment
Like time, space is a mystery, in this life and the next.... Read More
Posted in Murano Minutes, PodcastsTagged nothing something space time

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Hello!

Welcome to PaulMurano.com

This site is dedicated to the millions of innocent people killed before birth each year by surgical and chemical abortion (including by abortifacient “contraceptives”). We deeply mourn their loss and profoundly suffer its consequences as a society.

A little about me:  I am simply a curious truth seeker and always have been, embracing faith and following reason wherever it leads. There is nothing more important than to discover the truth and to conform one’s life to it. My aim here is to provide a forum to share thoughts, ideas, and reasoned discussion for people with adult minds and childlike hearts.

I have never shied away from asking the big questions of life, nor should you. What’s more important? For the past twenty-five years I have been discussing them as a college instructor of philosophy, ethics and theology, a radio and TV talk host, a newspaper columnist, a teacher of adult education and catechesis, a commentator and blogger on social media, and a public speaker.

Much of my work goes under the title and branding of ‘Beneath the Surface’ with Paul Murano.  It is beneath the surface where we find that faith and reason meet, and that truth, life, and love are one.

While I appreciate mystery, I highly value clarity. As talk host Dennis Prager often says, “I prefer clarity to agreement.” It is ‘clear’ that I ‘agree’ with this.  🙂

In my spare time I play guitar and sing oldies hits and originals as a solo act. Musically, I’ve been influenced by the simple and melodious rock/pop of the 1960’s and 70’s – the genre of the Beatles, the Monkees, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Jim Croce, and the like.

With regard to formal education, I have a Ph.D. in philosophy, a master’s degree in philosophy, and one in theology, a certification in health care ethics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center; and an A.B.D. from a Ph.D. program in systematic theology.

E-mail me if you find yourself looking for a speaker to delve beneath the surface….. or a musician to remain above it.

Lastly, St. Edith Stein once mentioned that we can reach God through thinking as a form of prayer. Therefore, my fellow truth-seekers, let us prayerfully think together in this electronic medium where faith and reason meet.

Peace to you and your family,

Paul

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