Mark P. Shea and I explore the four pillars of Catholic Social Teaching (The Dignity of the Human Person, The Common Good, Subsidiarity, and Solidarity) and talk about his new book on New City Press , "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." We recollect our own first encounters as converts with the Church's Social Teaching, and the struggle we experienced in coming to appropriate it. Grab a coffee and sit down with us for this jovial conversation. Patreon supporter...
Sep 05, 2020•56 min•Ep. 304
We have entered into another contentious election cycle, and Catholics are left with no candidates that we can wholeheartedly get behind. Our fractured political system has left us in a situation where no political party fully encompasses both the moral and social teaching of the magisterium. This is compounded by many well-meaning Catholic influencers on both sides of the spectrum trying to simplify the difficult process of discernment by claiming that the choice is clear. How do we vote in a w...
Aug 29, 2020•56 min•Ep. 303
Joe Heschmeyer joins us again to talk about his new book 'Pope Peter: Defending the Church's Most Distinctive Doctrine in a time of Crisis' (available at https://shop.catholic.com/pope-peter-defending-the-churchs-most-distinctive-doctrine-in-a-time-of-crisis/ ) Show supporters get an extra segment with our guest each week. Learn more and listen at https://www.patreon.com/posts/40741860 ....
Aug 22, 2020•56 min•Ep. 302
Mike Aquilina joins us to talk about Patristics and Poetry, and how Reimagining a Post-Quarantine Church requires understanding the Historical Church. Sometimes you have to look back to move forward. This week's supporter's segment is free for everyone! Patreon supporters get extra content like this ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/40487394 ) every week!
Aug 15, 2020•56 min•Ep. 301
Kevin Cotter, Executive Director of Amazing Parish, joins us to re-imagine a post-quarantine Church and gives us 3 key cultures that characterize thriving parishes. Patreon supporters get an extra 15 minutes where we talk about the importance of consistently approaching scripture. Learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40243181 .
Aug 08, 2020•56 min•Ep. 300
Cathy Lins is a national trainer and speaker. She is also a Lay Dominican with the Dominican Order’s Central Province of the U.S. In 2017-2018, she provided training for bishops, priests, diocesan staff and parish staff for the Catholic Leadership Institute, using her English and Spanish language skills to engage participants for the Good Leaders, Good Shepherds Program, the Next Generation Parish effort, and Pastoral Planning efforts. Since 1995, she has worked with health and human service age...
Aug 01, 2020•56 min•Ep. 299
Will things return to normal? Should they? Tony Vasinda and I spend some time exploring the possibilities of a Post-Quarantine Church. Patreon supporters get an extra 14 minutes of conversation. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39706043
Jul 25, 2020•56 min•Ep. 298
I'm joined this week by my bride, Kristin Putnam, cofounder of NFPAware.com and Representative to the United Nations for WOOMB Intl. You've heard people dispel popular myths about NFP before. You've heard folks debunk the idea that NFP doesn't work, or that it is the same as the Rhythm Method. But are there NFP Myths that Catholics still believe? We tackle the myths of: "NFP Lowers the divorce rate" "NFP can be used with a contraceptive mindset" "NFP is primarily used by white-suburban-middle-cl...
Jul 18, 2020•56 min•Ep. 297
Bo Bonner joins us to talk about St. Benedict's life; on Benedict's lasting impact on the Church, and on Bo's personal experience with being a Benedictine Oblate. Patreon supporters get an extra 11 minutes of conversation, learn more and listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39215539
Jul 11, 2020•56 min•Ep. 296
Dr. Sam Rocha (samrocha.com) joins us to reflect on the differences between Patriotism and Nationalism, Americanism and Catholicism.
Jul 04, 2020•56 min•Ep. 295
Dr. Tim Muldoon joins us to talk about Reclaiming Family Time. Patreon supporters get an extra segment! Listen in here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38715626
Jun 28, 2020•56 min•Ep. 294
Emily Jaminet (emilyjaminet.com) joins us to talk about the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (welcomehisheart.com), and how she came to rediscover it in her own life. She shares the power of the devotion, and shares her personal experience with Enthronement of the Sacred Heart and the healing it has brought into her home. Patrons get Eleven extra minutes of conversation! Learn more here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/emily-jaminet-on-38427564...
Jun 20, 2020•56 min•Ep. 293
Charles Beard, soon-to-be-ordained permanent deacon for the Diocese of Tulsa, joins us to talk about the feast of Corpus Christi, and we discuss recognizing the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, in the Church, and in the Poor. Hear an extra 10 minutes of conversation over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/38197459 .
Jun 13, 2020•56 min•Ep. 292
Fr. Robert Boxie, III, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, joins us to talk about his personal experience as a Black man, a Black Catholic, and a priest, and then we explore the steps we can take to pursue racial reconciliation in light of our belief in the inviolable Dignity of the Human Person, and in our dependence upon one another as members of the Body of Christ. Get 16 minutes of extra conversation with Fr. Boxie about the importance of hearing someone else's story, and we learn mor...
Jun 05, 2020•56 min•Ep. 291
Dr. Matthew Levering joins us to talk about Pentecost and the Person of the Holy Spirit. Patron's get an extra segment with Dr. Levering where he talks about our current generation of seminarians, about his personal encounters with the Holy Spirit, and about the topics that are currently capturing his attention! https://www.patreon.com/posts/37705605
May 30, 2020•56 min•Ep. 290
We're joined by Marcel LeJeune, President and Founder of www.CatholicMissionaryDisciples.com and author of the new book the Contagious Catholic: The Art of Practical Evangelization available on Ascension press. We talk about Evangelization in light of the Ascension and the Great Commission.
May 23, 2020•56 min•Ep. 289
Joe Heschmeyer joins me again to talk about his new book "Who am I, Lord? Finding Your Identity in Christ" available soon on Our Sunday Visitor ( www.osv.com ). Patreon supporters get an extra 17 minutes of conversation! Join the patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/posts/37193085
May 16, 2020•56 min•Ep. 288
Sam Jennings of the Servi Institute, (serviOKC.org / twitter @serviOKC), joins us to talk about their Urban Garden project in North Tulsa, and how it can be one component of a spiritual revitalization in our families and neighborhood.
May 09, 2020•56 min•Ep. 287
David Dawson is the Director of Marriage and Family Life for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He and his wife are one of five presenting couples who are putting on a free Marriage Enrichment Date-Night series for us while we're in Quarantine. Find out more at www.witnesstolove.org/belight . Sign up today and start tomorrow night! Patreon supporters get an exclusive unbroadcast segment with David where we talk about how to order our family prayer life during this time. Learn more at https://www.pa...
Apr 25, 2020•56 min•Ep. 285
You might say Fr. Paul Henry, a retired priest from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, stumbled into Divine Mercy. He was cajoled into leading a pilgrimage the result of which was the final miracle needed for the canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska. He shares that story and gives some personal insights into Divine Mercy. Patreon supporters get an exclusive unbroadcast segment with another miraculous story and the connection between Divine Mercy and the sacrament of Confession. Find out more here ht...
Apr 18, 2020•56 min•Ep. 284
Haley Stewart, who podcasts at https://fountainsofcarrots.com and blogs at https://www.carrotsformichaelmas.com joins me to talk about how we can Celebrate Easter in a fitting way even in quarantine. Like what you hear? Our Patreon supporters get an exclusive unbroadcast segment. Learn more here https://www.patreon.com/posts/haley-stewart-of-35886960 ....
Apr 11, 2020•56 min•Ep. 283
Dr. Timothy P. O'Malley from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, joins us to talk about how we can celebrate Holy Week while quarantined. Our Patreon Supporters get an exclusive unbroadcast segment. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/join/outsidethewalls
Apr 04, 2020•56 min•Ep. 282
Caitlin Marchand, author and stay-at-home mom of six, shares with us the challenges of living Sunday well when the Mass is not available, and talks about the positive conversations and practices her family has implemented in this time of uncertainty.
Mar 28, 2020•56 min•Ep. 281
Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill joins us to examine the response to the Novel COVID virus and to determine if our quarantine is a fitting response. We discuss his recent article on the Right Spiritual Decision for the Faithful . In our Patreon Exclusive Segment we ask the question, "Can COVID create choice conditions for communicating Christ?" as we look at the Evangelistic landscape in which we currently find ourselves....
Mar 21, 2020•56 min•Ep. 280
Fr. Joe Krupp (twitter @JoeinBlack ) has #TalkedtotheBoss and he wants to help you do the same. I was thrilled to sit down with Fr. Joe and talk about orienting our lives to Christ!
Mar 14, 2020•56 min•Ep. 279
Fr. Simeon Spitz is a Monk and Priest from St. Gregory Abbey in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He joins us to illuminate our Lenten journey in light of the Exodus of God's Chosen People. Through Exodus we learn who God is and how he operates, which helps us to understand our relationship with him. Patreon Supporters always get an extra segment. This week, you'll hear a mind-blowing* allusion in the book of Revelation to the Genesis Covenant. Join the Patreon Support Community to hear it - https://www.patreo...
Mar 07, 2020•56 min•Ep. 278
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio joins us to talk about the new Ascension Press Series, Jesus: the Way the Truth and the Life . Patreon supporters get extra content each week! By supporting the show, you help me support my family, keep the show on the air, and get awesome content like this https://www.patreon.com/posts/dr-marcellino-34436697 ! Click the link and be a part of our support community!...
Feb 29, 2020•56 min•Ep. 277
Christopher Carstens, Director of the Office for Sacred Worship in the Diocese of La Crosse, joins us to talk about making the most of our Lenten journey. Patreon Supporters get an extra segment each week! Find out more and get more of this conversation at https://www.patreon.com/posts/big-news-and-and-34248258
Feb 22, 2020•48 min•Ep. 276
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, from Ave Maria Press , talks about this incredible newly discovered work of then-Archbishop Karol Wojtyla (Pope St. John Paul II) on Paul's Sermon at the Areopagus. We talk about his profound insights into evangelization, and you'll hear an excerpt from the book. Patreon supporters get an extra 17 minutes of content! Join today for as little as $5 and get all the extra segments! https://www.patreon.com/posts/jaymie-stuart-on-34046611...
Feb 15, 2020•48 min•Ep. 275
Fr. Harrison Ayre, co-host of the wildly popular podcast Clerically Speaking joins us to talk about the Series Finale of NBC's "The Good Place." We look at what they got right, what they got wrong, and why it's good they ask deep questions on primetime television.
Feb 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 274
