I'm in Rome this week, so we're revising a conversation we had in June of 2022 with Fr. Josh Johnson. Be sure to visit patreon.com/outsidethewalls to see highlights from Rome! What picture pops into your head when you envision "the Church?" Whose faces are situated next to yours in the family portrait above God's mantle? The answer to this question has implications on how we live out our faith, practice evangelization, and make disciples. It's the fundamental question of "Who Belongs?" Fr. Josh ...
Oct 21, 2023•56 min
I'm in Rome this week, so we're revisting a conversation from last April with Dr. Ann Garrido, an associate professor of homiletics at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, where she previously directed the school’s Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching program. Dr. Garrido has served as the Marten Faculty Fellow in Homiletics at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of seven books, including the award-winning Redeeming Administration , Redeeming Conflict , and Let’s Talk ...
Oct 14, 2023•56 min
Pia de Solenni, S.Th.D., is a moral theologian, ethicist, and cultural analyst. She can be contacted through social media and at her website MoralTheologian.com. We discuss what to expect from a synod, what is different about this synod compared to others, and what would be an appropriate response toward the synod from Catholics at home. This past week she has written to salient and wise responses to the synod in America Magazine and the National Catholic Register ....
Oct 07, 2023•56 min
Fr. Casey Cole, OFM graduated from Furman University in 2011 with a degree in Religious Studies and a minor in Poverty Studies. He entered the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) in August of 2011, made solemn profession in August of 2017, and was ordained to the priesthood in June of 2019. Fr. Casey has published three books, Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God, Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship, and The Way of Beatitude: Living with Radical Home in a World of Di...
Sep 30, 2023•56 min
Not every family is the perfect model of Catholic family life. Some of us approach parenting still wounded by childhood experiences that were less than ideal. When we start our own families, at best we feel a bit unprepared, and at worst we feel paralyzed with fear that we will repeat our parents dysfunctional, abusive behaviors. In All Things New , Erin McCole Cupp draws on her own and others experiences to discuss how to develop a joyful family life when our own experience of being parented wa...
Sep 23, 2023•56 min
Dr. David Russell Mosley is an author and poet with a PhD in theology from the University of Nottingham who currently teaches literature, theology, and philosophy at a Catholic, classical high school in the Inland Northwest. David has authored books on theology, ( Liturgical Entalnglements , and Being Deified: Poetry and Fantasy on the Path to God ), fiction ( On the Edges of Elfland: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups) and poetry ( The Green Man). Our discussion today centers around his book The Love t...
Sep 16, 2023•56 min
Kelly Wahlquist is the founder of WINE: Women In the New Evangelization , a women’s ministry that invigorates Catholic parishes through inspiring, supporting, and nurturing women in the faith and by equipping and mobilizing women as intentional disciples of Christ. She is the Director of the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute, a popular school that serves Catholic adults in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota . She is the author of several books, including the conversat...
Sep 09, 2023•56 min
Randy Petrides retired after practicing law for 40 years. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Notre Dame Law School and has a Master’s in theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville. He is the author of How the Saints Shaped History , available on Our Sunday Visitor. We talk together about the influence sanctity has on the movement of cultures throughout history.
Sep 02, 2023•56 min
Dr. Marylynn Wesson Has served for over 20 years in roles related to Faith Formation and Evangelization. She received her Doctor of Ministry in Evangelization from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. She is the author of Building a Firm Foundation: An Invitation to Parents of Children Preparing for Sacraments, an eight-week evangelization and formation program for parents and guardians whose children are preparing for their first sacraments. It is available on Our Sunday Visito...
Aug 26, 2023•56 min
Fr. Daniel G. Dozier, Pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church - Olympia , and Adjunct Professor of Sacred Scripture at Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, joins us to talk about the similarities and differences between the Church of the East and of the West. The plan was to talk about the Feast of the Assumption/Dormition, but we ended up spending the whole first segment laying the groundwork for that more specific topic. (We do get to the Dormition in the second se...
Aug 12, 2023•56 min
The saints' abandonment to Divine providence, and deep desire to cling to the hope of Christ, even (and especially) in the midst of hardship, provides a path for us to emulate. Terry Polakavic focuses on the lives of the four "Women of Hope." These four saints and doctors of the Church are extraordinary exemplars of living out the Christian life in Hope. Terry Polakovic is cofounder of Endow (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) ( endowgroups.org ) and served as president of the organiz...
Aug 05, 2023•56 min
Father Jeffrey Kirby, STD, is a Papal Missionary of Mercy, the Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Indian Land, South Carolina, and an Adjunct Professor of Theology at Belmont Abbey College. Father Kirby is a Senior Contributor to the Crux news site, the Host of the daily devotional, The Morning Offering with Father Kirby, and the Host of the podcast, Truth Be Bold. Father Kirby has authored several books, including Be Not Troubled: A 6-day personal retreat with Fr. Jean-Pierre de Cascade on A...
Jul 29, 2023•56 min
Marcia Lane-McGee is the cohost of the Plaid Skirts and Basic Black podcast and co-author of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's: a Black Catholic Celebration of Faith, Tradition, and Diversity on Ave Maria Press. She is a founding member, executive board member, and secretary of Catholics United for Black Lives. We talk about Black Catholics, Equity vs Equality, and the Lay Apostolate.
Jul 22, 2023•56 min
Today we revisit and expand on a 2018 conversation I had with Dr. Lawrence Feingold. There is approximately 15 minutes of extra, previously unbroadcast, content. Dr. Lawrence Feingold is an Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy and Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He is the author of Faith Comes by What is Heard: An Introduction to Fundamental Theology, Touched by Christ: The Sacramental Economy, and the topic of today's discussion, The Eucharist: Mystery of Presence, Sacrifice, a...
Jul 15, 2023•56 min
Joe Heschmeyer, staff apologist at Catholic Answers ( catholic.com ) and host of the Shameless Popery Podcast ( shamelessjoe.com / Youtube.com/@shamelesspopery ), joins us to talk about his new book The Eucharist is Really Jesus: How Christ's Body and Blood are the Key to Everything We Believe available at shop.catholic.com/the-eucharist-is-really-jesus/ ....
Jul 08, 2023•56 min
Carolyn Pirtle is the Program Director at the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. She earned her master's degrees in theology and sacred music at Notre Dame, and also a master’s degree in music at Kansas State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in music. She is the author of Ten Ways to Pray: A Catholic Guide for Drawing Closer to God , part of the Engaging Catholicism Series published by Ave Maria Press....
Jul 01, 2023•56 min
Dr. Margaret Turek is Academic Dean and Professor of Dogmatics at St Patrick Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California. Her book, Atonement: Soundings in Biblical, Trinitarian, and Spiritual Theology, p resents the chief insights concerning the mystery of atonement in the works of four theological guides: John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Norbert Hoffmann. The book's central aim is to deepen our understanding of the biblical claim that God shows him...
Jun 24, 2023•56 min
Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. is an Associate Professor in the School of Theology at Providence College, with an academic focus on the New Testament, Paul, Baptism, and the Theological Interpretation of Scripture. He is the author of The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation which is part of the “Catholic Biblical Theology of the Sacraments” series from Baker Academic. We talk about the book to get a more complete understanding of the Church's teaching around the sacrament of Baptism....
Jun 18, 2023•56 min
Dr. John Bergsma is a professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He served as a Protestant pastor for four years before entering the Catholic Church in 2001 while pursuing a doctorate specializing in the Old Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls from the University of Notre Dame. His most recent book, Love Basics for Catholics: Illustrating God’s Love for Us throughout the Bible is part of the Basics for Catholics series on Ave Maria Press ....
Jun 10, 2023•56 min
Fr. R. Aaron Wessman is vicar general and director of formation for the Glenmary Home Missioners ( glenmary.org ). He has a PhD from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium in systematic theology and is a guest lecturer at St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. His recent book The Church's Mission in a Polarized World, part of the New City Press Magenta series , is the subject of our conversation....
Jun 03, 2023•56 min
Kim is the author of Rooting Your Teen in the Faith: A Field Guide for Catholic Parents (Our Sunday Visitor) and Discipleship Parenting: Planting Seeds of Faith (Our Sunday Visitor). She hosts the Gentle Catholic Parenting Podcast and blogs at Intentional Catholic Parenting ....
May 28, 2023•56 min
Dr. Shaun Blanchard is a Senior Research Fellow at National Institute for Newman Studies, and Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He is the author of several books in the area of theological history, including a Global Anthology of the Catholic Enlightenment on CUA Press which he co-edited with Dr. Ulrich Lehner, and our topic today, a volume of Oxford’s “Very Short Introduction” series on Vatican II which he coauthored with Dr. Steven Bullivant.
May 20, 2023•56 min
Dawn Eden Goldstein, SThD , is the award-winning author of the biography of Edward Dowling, S.J., Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor (Orbis Books), as well as Sunday Will Never Be the Same and (under the pen name Dawn Eden) The Thrill of the Chaste , My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints , and Remembering God's Mercy . Together her books have been translated into ten languages. Born in New York City, Dr. Goldstein began her working life as a rock...
May 13, 2023•56 min
Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa is the Founder and President of New Wave Feminists . She’s written for America Magazine , The Berkley Forum at Georgetown University , and a raucous series of Improbable Hagiographies for the Catholic Herald . She joins is to talk about the work of New Wave Feminists, and particularly about their Stellar Shelter on the US/Mexico border....
Apr 29, 2023•56 min
Dr. Ann Garrido is associate professor of homiletics at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, where she previously directed the school’s Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching program. Dr. Garrido has served as the Marten Faculty Fellow in Homiletics at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of seven books, including the award-winning Redeeming Administration , Redeeming Conflict , and Let’s Talk About Truth . She travels nationally and internationally helping communities di...
Apr 22, 2023•56 min
Fr. Joe Laramie SJ is the national director of the Pope's Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) -- a 175-year-old ministry uniting hearts to the Sacred Heart. He lives in Milwaukee and travels widely for his ministry. He was ordained in 2011. He is also a National Eucharistic Preacher for the Eucharistic Revival. He taught at two all-boys high schools and served as a college campus minister. He also served at Mayan villages in Belize. He has been featured on the Hallow app, EWTN, Busted Halo , ...
Apr 08, 2023•56 min
Mike Aquilina, Executive Vice President of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology , is a widely recognized Catholic author and lecturer, and popular Church Historian. He hosts The Way of the Fathers Podcast . Our conversation today was prompted by his book Africa and the Early Church: The Almost-Forgotten Roots of Catholic Christianity, released by Emmaus Road Publishing . We spoke about how understanding the diversity in our history can give us a broader understanding of our place in the Kin...
Apr 01, 2023•56 min
Paul Fahey is a retreat leader and writer. He is a co-founder of Where Peter Is, wherepeteris.com , the founder and co-host of the Pope Francis Generation podcast, popefrancisgeneration.com , and a co-founder of Practical Kerygma, practicalkerygma.com . For the past eight years, he has worked as a professional catechist and is currently working toward a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling. His long-term goal is to provide pastoral counseling for Catholics who have been spiritually abused....
Mar 25, 2023•56 min
Fr. Sebastian Walshe is a Norbertine Canon of the Abbey of St. Michael in the Diocese of Orange, California, where he is a professor of philosophy for the seminary program. We discuss his new book published by Catholic Answers Press, Heart of the Gospel: How the Beatitudes Show Us God's Plan for Happiness, and how understanding and practicing the beatitudes lead us to true happiness.
Mar 18, 2023•56 min
Santonio Hill was working in ministry in Philadelphia. As that was coming to an end he began applying and preparing for nursing school during quarantine. After the death of George Floyd, Santonio was inspired to be a boots-on-the-ground missionary making a difference, even if only in one teen’s life that has to live in the shadows of America. Santonio wanted to put an end to the idea of merely surviving, and felt called to teach teens how to thrive. He is the assistant director of recruitment fo...
Mar 11, 2023•56 min
