We may have images of do-gooder crickets and fun-sucking angels chastizing us from shoulder perches, but is that what we really mean when we talk about our conscience? Is it a battle of wills, a head vs heart "go with your gut" kind of thing? The Church seems to think it's pretty important but what is a conscience and why do we need one? The question of the ages in two parts starting this week on Thinking Faith!
Jul 31, 2018•28 min
It's the exciting conclusion to our four-part "summer class" in Christian Hospitality! In these final two episodes, we dig in deeper taking a look at how our work and ministry culture behind the scenes can hamper or help in creating an abiding atmosphere of Christian hospitality in our parishes. Are you ready to take the hospitality challenge on this week's Thinking Faith?
Jul 24, 2018•42 min
Our four-part "summer class" in Christian Hospitality continues. In these final two episodes, we dig in deeper taking a look at how our work and ministry culture behind the scenes can hamper or help in creating an abiding atmosphere of Christian hospitality in our parishes. It's survive or thrive time this week on Thinking Faith!
Jul 17, 2018•45 min
Continuing our four-part summer series on Creating a Culture of Christian Hospitality. In these excerpts from a workshop Deacon Eric Gurash delivered at Holy Trinity parish here in Regina, we'll look at hospitality through the lens of the Master of Christian Hospitality himself, St. Benedict and his foundational monastic Rule. We'll also discuss examples of hospitality from the secular world and what we might incorporate into our own parish practice. Be our guest this week on Thinking Faith!...
Jul 10, 2018•39 min
We begin a four-part summer series on Creating a Culture of Christian Hospitality. In these excerpts from a workshop Deacon Eric Gurash delivered at Holy Trinity parish here in Regina, we'll look at hospitality through the lens of the Master of Christian Hospitality himself, St. Benedict and his foundational monastic Rule. We'll also discuss examples of hospitality from the secular world and what we might incorporate into our own parish practice. We're rolling out the red carpet and throwing wid...
Jul 03, 2018•42 min
What do you do when you find a 'lost recording' in the middle of a very busy few weeks? Praise God, dust it off, and share it of course! Deacon Eric is still in recovery after all the ordination festivities and so we're giving both him and Dr. Brett a break while simultaneously treating you, faithful listener, to the final episode of our three-part "Faith and Reason in the Classroom" series. Enjoy this week's Thinking Faith!
Jun 26, 2018•26 min
Apparently, it takes awhile to get used to being a newly appointed Permanent Deacon. While we check the instruction manual and search the area for missing parts, Deacon Eric and Dr. Brett have dusted off a mysterious, unaired episode for your listening enjoyment. Here's part 2 of Faith and Reason in the Classroom on this week's Thinking Faith!
Jun 19, 2018•36 min
With deacon ordinations happening this week and a bunch of other stuff we don't need to bore you with, Eric and Brett went digging into their episode bag to dust off a series that's been lying around waiting to air. Over the next three weeks, they'll be looking at the great potential for clearing up serious faith and reason misconceptions by including some really cool discussions in the classroom. With any luck, we'll all learn some valuable lessons about life!
Jun 12, 2018•31 min
Wherein Brett is taken to task about his language, we discuss sandwiches and this little Deacon ordination thing happening June 15th and 29th. The Archdiocese of Regina makes history and Brett may be making you a sandwich this week on Thinking Faith!
Jun 05, 2018•45 min
In part two of our "How NOT to Change the Church" cast we talk Brett down, and look at how some of the most influential men and women managed to have significant impacts without creating division in the Body of Christ. We're feeling much better now. Honest. This week on Thinking Faith!
May 29, 2018•39 min
Nothing makes our podcast more entertaining than when Brett is steamed about something. Listen as we unleash his inner Yosemite Sam on right ways and wrong ways to use the "Sensus Fidelium" to change the church this week on Thinking Faith! (PS: How steamed is he? We're gonna need two episodes for this one!)
May 22, 2018•37 min
Wherein Eric reflects on the weird, unexpected and bold claims of Jesus Christ regarding the Kingdom of God and it's connection with our mission to proclaim the Good News to the ends of the earth. What is this Kingdom? Who or what reigns in our hearts? And whose job is this anyway? This week on Thinking Faith!
May 15, 2018•35 min
We kick off Catholic Education Week with our favorite thing - STUDIO GUESTS! This week we found Miles Meyers, Coordinator of Catholic Education for the Regina Catholic School Board and Honni Lizee, a grade two teacher at École St. Angela Merici Catholic School lurking around the parking lot and decided to invite them in. We'll be talking about the new "Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ" religious education program currently being rolled out in our Catholic Schools, try to keep things down due ...
May 08, 2018•36 min
What's the role of praise and worship in our lives? What should it be? What do we mean by praise and worship anyway? All great questions that deserve a great answer. Instead, you get Eric and Brett and whatever they can come up with - oh and Foghorn Leghorn. You get Foghorn Leghorn this week on Thinking Faith!
May 01, 2018•46 min
Trapped in a conversation that may never actually end, Brett, Eric, and friend and guest Ryan Leblanc try to work out how this faith and spirituality thing can and should work in the midst of family life. We'll be dragging you down the yellow brick road of intentions, rosaries, and Examens, Oh my! This week on Thinking Faith!
Apr 24, 2018•37 min
Wherein we haul this guy in off the street and make him talk about church stuff, see just how far we can get on a cup of coffee, and figure out how faith and belief impact life and family in the wonderous cathedrals that are our homes.
Apr 17, 2018•32 min
Does Brett have a clue how to pronounce Latin? What the heck is a CDF and what is its natural habitat? How do you get neo-Pelagianism out of your drapes? What is an acceptable substitute for neo-Gnosticism when baking? And what does any of this have to do with our eternal salvation? You really don't want to miss this week's Thinking Faith! As promised, here’s a link to the CDF’s new ‘Placuit Deo’ letter ....
Apr 10, 2018•42 min
Christ is Risen! Alleluiah! Alleluiah! And we just can't wait to celebrate with a special Easter Edition of Thinking Faith! This week we reflect on the readings of Easter Sunday and their call to a new, resurrected hope. Hope is one of those funny words which gets tossed around, more often than not, as a sort of wishing or dreaming. But, as one of our theological virtues, hope takes on a very different connotation. What exactly is Christian hope, and how can we live this out in our daily lives? ...
Apr 03, 2018•21 min
A brief Easter message from Archbishop Donald Bolen providing a reflection on the Easter experience of rising from the ashes to a new life of hope and joy. From Archbishop Donald, and everyone at the Archdiocese of Regina, we wish you and those you love a happy and grace-filled Easter. Christ is Risen! Alleluiah!
Apr 01, 2018•5 min
Wherein we pull ourselves out of zaniness and begin the difficult process of looney tunes decompression, indulge in a bit of blatant and thoroughly shameful self-promotion, and shine a light on the depths of modern culture hoping to discover a place for truth and freedom in education.
Mar 27, 2018•47 min
Wherein we discuss stealing pens and pinching faces, collectively confront our innate 'John Wayne-ness', and realize our call to greatness with guest Kevin Philip. Somewhere in the midst of all of this, we'll even take some time to talk about the new "Made for Greatness" men's ministry Kevin is involved with and tell you when and where you can check it out. If we've piqued your interest you can join the next event on Friday, April 6. For details on time and location, head over to their facebook ...
Mar 20, 2018•45 min
Wherein Eric and Brett's ability to pull off these podcast things is brought into question, they ponder what episode 100 might look like, and face the challenge of the Church's credibility in the 21st Century head-on. Do they actually know what they're doing? You be the judge on this week's Thinking Faith!
Mar 13, 2018•44 min
This week on Thinking Faith, we wrap up our Lenten retreat on Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving with a look at Prayer and it's role in off-setting our tendency towards an unhealthy personal pride that displaces our trust and reliance on God. As we bring things to a close you will once again have the opportunity to create a concrete prayer plan that will not only carry you through the Lenten season but, as with all of these practices, serve you well throughout the year!
Mar 06, 2018•32 min
Our Lenten Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving retreat continues! This week we'll examine almsgiving as an antidote to our propensity to grasp at and possess those things of this world which are intended to be gifts freely given and freely received. As with last week, near the end, we'll take some time to fashion a concrete plan for incorporating this spiritual antidote into our daily lives.
Feb 27, 2018•34 min
Last week we realized that, just as our bodies immune systems are locked into a daily physical battle to keep us well, so too are our Spiritual Lives caught up in a daily struggle to keep us well. This week we look at how fasting provides an essential balance to our propensity to 'overconsume' the things of this world. As todays segment comes to a close we'll even take some time to put together a concrete fasting plan that can carry us through Lent.
Feb 20, 2018•38 min
With Lent beginning February 14 - which in relation to this podcast's release is tomorrow, we thought we'd invite you to join in a little 'At home Retreat' series for Lent. Over the next few weeks, we'll share segments of this retreat where we take a closer look at the practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving through the lens of their ability to serve as spiritual 'antidotes' to particular, spiritual ills.
Feb 13, 2018•31 min
Once upon a time, a group of CWL women asked Brett to come speak about women being inspired by the Holy Spirit. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Brett gritted his teeth, said his prayer and set out into the deep. This is his story...
Feb 06, 2018•38 min
He came, we saw, we were completely overwhelmed by the unexpected graces! Of course, we're talking about the once-in-a-lifetime visit of the First Class Relic of one of our Church's greatest evangelists, St. Francis Xavier. Eric and Brett, along with guests Mary Polk and Anastasia Symchych take some time this week to sit down and discuss their experiences and the surprising graces experienced during and after their visit. St. FX returns and we need some group therapy on this week's Thinking Fait...
Jan 30, 2018•42 min
Eric and Brett conclude their series on teaching the Eucharist to parents and children with a look at Remembrance and Anticipation. They'll discuss practical ways to engage families in these very human, almost daily activities of recalling, re-living, and looking forward to current and future life events and how the mass itself invites us to actively participate in these kinds of activities on a practical and a spiritual level. We know you've been eagerly awaiting this conclusion as much as we h...
Jan 23, 2018•31 min•Ep. 71
They've talked about the theology and deep, spiritual insights surrounding meals and sacrifice in the Eucharist. Now Eric and Brett discuss how to actually teach these things to parents and kids in your sacrament's or religion class. They'll discuss the importance of family meals and how to draw those intimate connections between meals and sacrifices in our daily lives to the sacrament itself. Hope you're hungry this week on Thinking Faith!
Jan 16, 2018•24 min•Ep. 70
