In this episode, the dogs talk about their recent meet-up at Rob's parish (01:00). The dogs gush over Rob (9:00), Mike cries at a wedding (2:20), and Connor shares a childhood story about his dad (5:50). They discuss the best video games from when they were kids (11:50), which leads to a discussion of dopamine culture (23:45). Connor closes out with parenting insights from Dr. Becky (38:30) and how to "sit in the tension" of being human with Jesus (41:00). Quotes: "High fives all around for friendship." (Rob, 4:20) “Rob’s a really good priest.” (Mike, 9:00) “I wish I could cry.” (Connor, 10:15) “I would be ready and willing to accept from God a life of suffering.” (Connor, 28:00) “Being grown-up is being willing to be interrupted and be put-upon.” (Connor, 30:45) "Here is a man that words cannot describe. Death could not defeat him nor toil dismay him. He did not fear death, nor did he refuse to live." (Breviary, 36:45) "Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face." (Psalm 24, 38:00) “Sitting in the tension of the longing is one of the most frustrating things about being a person.” (Connor, 40:40) "The only way to Heaven is, we have to die." (Connor, 41:41) "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." (Philippians 1:21, 42:00) Media Mentions: Napoleon Dynamite Super Mario Bros. NHL '94 (Sega Genesis) NHL 94 REWIND (Xbox One) Super Nintendo Blades of Steel (NES) Madden NFL NBA Jam (1993) Guitar Hero Halo GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo 64) Zelda Tony Hawk Pro Skater Fortnite Call of Duty: Warzone Dr. Becky Kennedy's Good Inside References: Blockbuster NHL Facebook Link St. Thérèse of Lisieux St. Martin de Tours Shout-Outs: Hess Family Drew and Emily Hines Matthew and Maggie Truty Fr. Tim Anastos Fr. Nick Blaha Ethan Danstrom Kevin Metz The bash brothers Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

In this episode, the dogs welcome Mike back to the states (01:05), Rob visits an older priest with a friend (13:40), and Connor shares his summer reading (16:55). They all talk about coming to terms with aging (28:05) and the inspirational people they love who have aged with grace (32:50). Quotes: “I try to integrate and circulate each day.” (Connor, 1:47) “It's an aspirational thing, to be able to look back at life and realize, ‘God is the author of that story.”’ (Rob, 16:35) “It's something really beautiful because he's allowing himself to be pierced by reality.” (Connor, 20:55) “John Paull II, the way that he entered into eternal life, it was a real example of how to die well... He kept coming out and being a father and loving on people until the day he died. That’s how you do that.” (Mike, 25:10) “I am both the one choosing, but I'm also being chosen... God’s choice of me is the one truth that can always be relied on.” (Connor, 31:10) “Life has continued to get richer… There’s a hope in me that will continue.” (Rob, 37:55) Media Mentions: Dietrich von Hildebrand's The Heart John Mark Falkenhain's How We Love Herman Melville's Moby Dick References: BFC (Battlefield Circulation) West Point Walter Reed Peyton Manning Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty) Memphis Sisters of Life Arizona West Point Parachute Team Springfield, IL Fr. John Kartje Plato's theory of the soul St. Peter's Basilica energized affectivity and tender affectivity Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower Mundelein Seminary Hudson River Pope John Paul II Korean War Vietnam War Ultimate frisbee Captain Ahab North Carolina Yadkin Road 82nd Airborne Division Shout- Outs: Teresa Metz Sister Bethany Madonna Fr. James D. O'Shea Fr. Marty Smith Fr. Gus Belauskas Fr. Raymond Webb Fr. Larry Hennessy Fr. Matt Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

In this episode, the dogs discuss the heroes journey (12:45) and Rob asks the question: If we're made for home, then why do we leave (14:00)? Rob gives his favorite Summer Reading combinations (7:55), Connor references the gospel of Luke (19:00) as well as SNL (24:30), and Mike shares what it's like to maintain values while developing his career in the army (28:22). Quotes: "Culture without substance is empty." (Mike, 1:30) "There’s nothing you can do but kick your horse.” (from Lonesome Dove, 10:45) "Life is about relationship." (Mike, 18:09) "That's the cross and resurrection. The way to life is death." (Connor 19:30) "My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours." (Luke 15:31, 23:15) “Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you. And see, you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there, and in my unlovely state I plunged into those lovely created things which you made. You were with me, and I was not with you." (from Augustine's Confessions, 25:20) “The ways that we live in "untruth" for some “greater good” can actually mar us and change us.” (Mike, 28:41) “The framework for the question of growth is off if it’s just about you.” (Rob, 32:50) "To be the truly human image of God, where you're an unselfconscious gift to God... that's holiness... you just have to receive it and step into that river with Jesus.” (Connor, 36:50) “You’ve answered all my questions because now I’ve seen you.” (Mike, 40:20) Media Mentions: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)Pride & Prejudice (2005)A River Runs Through It (1992)Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceDownton Abbey (2010- 2015)Art of Manliness Podcast #871: Jane Austen for DudesEvelyn Waugh's Brideshead RevisitedMatt Fradd’s interview with Peter KreeftJ.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the RingsUnbroken (2014)Louisa May Alcott's Little WomenMark Twain's Huckleberry FinnLarry McMurtry's Lonesome DoveJoseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand FacesGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through ItJon Krakauer's Into the WildThe Prodigal SonC.S. Lewis' The Great DivorceIt's a Wonderful Life (1946)Last Supper Discource (John 14- 17)Romano Tours - SNLAugustine of Hippo's ConfessionsJordan B. Peterson's 12 Rules for LifeJoe Pug's After CurfewPeter Kreeft's lecture on Till We Have FacesC.S. Lewis' Till We Have FacesJob (38:3) References: Jane AustenWWITherese of LisieuxSamwise Gamgee (Sam)Peter KreeftUSS IndianapolisJohn SteinbeckUniversity of ChicagoMontanaAdam SandlerRule 7: Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient.Rule 8: Tell the truth- or at least don't lie. Franz JägerstätterMaximilian KolbeThomas MorePope John Paul II Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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Check out Megan's book Hell, Bring the Kids Too. Bonus points if you can find the spot when Fr. Mike realizes his internet cuts out. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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Special thanks to Carey Jansen for joining us on the podcast this week! Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com.

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Thanks to Bishop Barron for joining us this week! Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com.

In this episode, the dogs talk about what it means to sacramentalize all things. They discuss the tendency to separate "holy" things from seemingly unholy things (1:30) and the opposing belief that all things are restored in Christ (4:00). Mike brings up his experience serving at Life Teen retreats (9:55), Rob shares what was so impactful about visiting the Martin home in France (11:20), and Connor tells about a recent trip to the doctor (13:10). They all discuss being freed, as priests, to focus on loving people, not just trying to save them (21:30). Also, they reminisce about that time Mike got scabies (28:25). Quotes: “Life with God is not an obligation, but it’s really a gift.” (Mike, 9:10) “The retreat actually is reality; what we want to do is integrate the rest of your life into that relationship, into that experience.” (Mike, 10:30) “Every room in their home was clearly about being together.” (Rob about the Martin home, 12:15) “I want to bring Christ into that world. That's what the invitation is, bring all of that suffering into Jesus. Even that is not outside of his power and grace.” (Mike, 20:40) “I just get to love people. That’s my whole job.” (Mike, 21:00) “Jesus says 'behold I make all things new', not 'behold I make new things'.” (Connor quoting Schmemann, 22:05) "Nothing is wasted. It’s all ingredients somehow in this ultimate project of joy.” (Connor, 23:20) “He has assumed all of our humanity and now we donate our humanity to him to become transfigured and glorified.” (Connor, 23:36) “I’m not on to save people, I’m on to love people.” (Rob quoting Mike, 25:29) "The Christian is to the world what the soul is to the body." (letter to Diognetus, 35:10) “My prerogative is to treat everyone with equal love and equal dignity.” (Mike, 38:20) Media Mentions: Ned SchneeblySchool of Rock (2003)C.S. Lewis' PerelandraJean Corbon's The Wellspring of WorshipCorinthiansGenesisRevelationRomansActs of the Apostles 2:42-47Diognetus' letterWhen you Wish Upon a StarDumb and Dumber (1994) References: Alexander SchmemannJack BlackBishop Robert BarronLife TeenGeorgiaAlençon, FranceSt. Thérèse of Lisieux Sts. Zelie and Louis MartinMadison Street ChicagoChicago "L"Port-au-Prince, HaitiMissionaries of CharityEl SalvadorNicaraguaNarcotics AnonymousAlcoholics AnonymousCardinal Francis GeorgeAll American ChapelJiminy CricketGepettoFort Bragg Glossary: "Instaurare omnia in Christo." (To restore all things to Christ.)"Creatio ex nihilo." (Creation out of nothing) Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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You can listen to Fr. Connor's daily private Mass here. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Here is the article on the porn epidemic that was referenced. Contact us a threedogsnorth@gmail.com  

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As Western culture becomes more isolated from the influence of God’s personal love and its members settle into an opaque world where the supernatural is obscured, they begin to live as fleshly (sarx), and so denigrate the real, the body (soma), where they risk being ingrates to the wonder of the ordinary. Those who still live in the soma receive meaning from within their communion with Christ, sharing in His body the Church and receiving it as gift (“This is my body, which will be given for you” [Lk 22:19]). The body is more than the pain of boredom bearing an invitation to seek entertainment. Succumbing to such is the very core of sloth. Neither time nor ordinary living is to be jettisoned in favor of fantasy. The body in time is one’s life; immersion in Eucharistic culture means one’s life is meant to be “given.” The body in time is meant to be received as a gift and then given to God and others in return as “liturgy.” This reciprocal gifting of bodies (ours and Christ’s) is the action celebrated liturgically in “Ordinary Time.” -Dcn James Keating, "Boredom, Ordinary Time, and God's Gift of Himself" Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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In this episode, the dogs talk about ways they have grown over the past year (4:45). Connor shares his experience during Holy Week (7:00), Rob remembers lessons learned from Connor's pandemic garden (8:30), and Mike defends the relevance of the liturgy (13:35). They all share the joys of priesthood that they've recently experienced (21:30). Quotes: "The kingdom of God is just coming." (Rob quoting Connor, 8:37) "You just have to feel what you feel." (Rob, 9:00) "Reality is hard, but it's better." (Rob, 9:20) "Everything in Heaven is so much more real." (Connor, 12:15) “When you live in reality and enter into the liturgy it becomes immediately relevant and pertinent because it’s God’s desire to save us and walk with us in our suffering.” (Mike, 13:50) “God’s responsive love to the suffering human heart.” (Mike, 14:20)  “How much of a gift it is to be a priest and have Jesus explode your heart for people.” (Connor, 21:30) “Christianity is real and it’s dope.” (Connor, 22:40) “It’s good to be a priest.” (Mike, 26:00) "It's so good to have everybody home." (Rob, 27:50) Media Mentions: Revelation Chapter 21Word on Fire's Evangelization and Culture ("Suffering" Spring 2023)C.S. Lewis' The Great DivorceJohn 13 (The Washing of the Disciples' Feet)Nate Bargatze (dead horse)Snatch (2000) References: St. John Paul II Newman CenterGood FridayHoly WeekRIM: Relationship. Identity. Mission.IPF (The Institute for Priestly Formation)Michelle DuppongFOCUS: The Fellowship of Catholic University StudentsGummy wormsMilano CookiesiBreviaryCalendar AppMapsPETA TwitterDodge Caravan Shout- Outs: Fr. Paul PorterSmalanick Glossary: DromedaryCaravan Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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Thanks to Joe Pug for joining us this week. Check out Hymn #101, the song that gave Joe the keys to the world, as well as all his other music. Also, check out his podcast The Working Songwriter. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com.

Check out Megan Ulrich's book of poetry Hell, Bring the Kids Too. Also mentioned: Get With the Program by The Art of Manliness. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com.

Check out Melissa Villalobos' talk on the miracle that made Cardinal Newman a saint. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com.

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Here is the story about Mother Theresa's doctor's appointment. Also mentioned is The Sacred Gaze by Susan Pitchfork. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Here is the article Juice mentions about the "Millennial Nuns". Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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In this episode, the dogs hear Rob's hot take on 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (4:35). They all discuss the importance of choosing to engage with reality (11:48), especially when it can be tempting to "shirk" off the present moment (34:30). Quotes: “I am not alone. It’s not just on me to create the meaning of my life. This is not all there is.”  (Connor, 23:10) “Jesus seems to rectify and provide a lived reality that you don’t have to rebel against everything in order to fully actualize your humanity.” (Mike, 25:10) “She (St. Therese) only wants reality and what her human limits allow. She has no problem being limited by her humanity.” (Rob, 26:50) “It’s impossible for Jesus to will useless suffering.” (Connor quoting St. Therese, 28:50) “God is out there, in the desert with you.” (Connor, 31:30) “We’re not at the promised land yet, but we are there, in those moments of Kiaros.” (Connor, 32:51) "What gives me life is living within Christ and then responding to the reality with Him that’s in front of me.” (Connor, 40:40) “Part of what’s been great about life is that it’s not what I expected.” (Connor, 41:20) Media Mentions: Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleFr. Brett Brannen's To Save a Thousand Souls: A Guide for Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan PriesthoodDonald Trump and Tony Schwartz's Trump: The Art of the DealFr. Rob Johnson's articles for Word on FireFr. Michael Metz's articles for Word on FireFr. Connor Danstrom's articles for Word on FireViktor Frankl's Man's Search for MeaningJean Corbon’s The Wellspring of WorshipC.S. Lewis' The Silver ChairMegan Ulrich's UntitledLeo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina References: Jordan B. PetersonSurvival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE)St. Therese of LisieuxKonstantin LevinRev. Daniel S. Siwek (homiletics) Bromides: "The youth are the future." "We're building tomorrow's church, today." "Senior citizens are our past." Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Check out the stuff we mention in this episode: The new 30 for 30 about Dennis Rodman Bishop Barron's Pivotal Players documentary on Flannery O'Connor The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi The Science of the Cross by Edith Stein Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

From the episode: This American Life 680 - The Weight of Words The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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“I am of your opinion about the mountains, the sea, and the forest; they are the three great things in nature… I am as fond as yourself of them; but as old age creeps on, nature takes less hold upon us, and we feel the beauty of the saying of the Marquis de Vauvenargues. “Sooner or later, we enjoy only souls.” This is why we can always love and be loved. Old age withers the body but to the soul that is not corrupted it gives a new youth. And the moment of death is that of the blossoming of our minds.” -Lacordaire, Letters to Young Men Drink Guadalupe Roastery coffee. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Check out Father C-bisc on TV in Boston, among other cities. Here's Bishop Barron on the Jordan B. Peterson Podcast. Watch Summer in the Forest about l'Arche. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Here is the article we talk about by Joseph Ratzinger. Also mentioned is Disarming Beauty by Julián Carrón. Drink Guadalupe Roastery coffee. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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Check out Fr. Scott Harter's talk on healing of memories. Check out Fr. Connor's Why the Water Came EP on Bandcamp. If you care to buy it, all proceeds will go to support the St. John Paul II Newman Center at UIC. The music will be on Spotify, etc. on May 17, 2019. Fr. Connor will be playing live music at the Lagunitas Brewing Company in Chicago on Monday, May 20, 2019. All proceeds from the event will also go to support the Newman Center. Come on out if you're in the area. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

Sorry about the sound on this one. Accidentally recorded my end through the laptop, like a dummy. See, even professional amateur podcasters make mistakes sometimes. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

In this episode, the dogs talk about Rob's Sabbath activities (1:50) and Connor's obsession with Milanos (6:00). Connor brings up the Mother Teresa documentary (7:10) and they all discuss why she is so initially intimidating (10:42) and ultimately disarming (26:50). They close the episode with love for all the Teresas (34:34). Quotes: “Engagement with that kind of poverty... the truly untouchable, Mother Teresa so radically went to them and was willing to be affected by them in a way that I resist.” (Connor, 10:42) “You go into some of those rooms (at the gift of grace house) and it engages all of your humanity; it’s a very tangible experience of the “marginalized"." (Mike, 18:00) "Mother Teresa enters into that discomfort in this really remarkable way that can be intimidating." (Mike, 18:35) “You have no lifelines there (with the poor); you’re totally dependent on God.” (Mike, 19:10) "Get comfortable being uncomfortable." (Mike quoting his siblings, 20:40) "The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness." (Connor quoting Pope Benedict XVI, 22:15). “What she (Mother Teresa) was up to was not solving world hunger, the goal of what she was doing was communion with God... What was driving her, from the beginning, was a desire to be with Jesus and where she rested at the end of her day was in the company of Jesus.” (Connor, 24:30) “The MCs are so joyful.... They are not spiritually intimidating; they are spiritually disarming.” (Mike, 26:50) “It’s the circumstances I find myself in, that’s God’s will for me and that’s what she (Mother Teresa) would want me to do.” (Connor, 31:40) “She (Mother Teresa) was disarming because in her own freedom, she was able to love the person in front of her.” (Rob, 36:00) Media Mentions: Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudicePride and Prejudice (2005)Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two CitiesMother Teresa: No Greater Love (2022)Mother Mary Francis' Blessed Are YouQueen's Bohemian Rhapsody References: LaCroixFOCUS missionariesOur Lady's SandlotJane GoodallM. Night ShyamalanDouble Dark Chocolate MilanoSchnucksFaith, Hope, and Charity Catholic ChurchSt. Mother Teresa of CalcuttaPSR (Parish School of Religion)St. Therese of LisieuxMissionaries of Charity Gift of Grace House in Atlanta, GAMissionaries of Charity in Port-au-Prince, HaitiFranciscans of the Eucharist of ChicagoSt. Pope John Paul IIKolkata, IndiaSt. Francis and the leperTeresa of Avila Shout-outs: Maria FitzgeraldJohn IberleTeri (Fr. Connor's sister-in-law)Anna Therese (Fr. Rob's niece)Teresa (Fr. Mike's sister) Follow us on instagram @threedogsnorth Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com

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Thanks to silent guest, Zion Williamson, the human C-17. Check out Bold Moves for Real Life, a new podcast from Catholic young ladies at Fr. Rob's Newman Center at SIUe. Contact us at threedogsnorth@gmail.com