Fr. Barnaby Johns, the Provincial of the Province of St. Augustine for the Order of St. Augustine (OSA), discusses the unique gifts of Augustinian spirituality.

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Fr. Christopher Kellerman, Secretary of Justice and Ecology for the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the USA, talks about the history of slavery in the Church as detailed in his book All Oppression Shall Cease: A History of Slavery, Abolitionism, and the Catholic Church.

Purchase his book: https://www.amazon.com/All-Oppression-Shall-Cease-Abolitionism/dp/1626984891/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DSZJPOFG1MCF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Why6imNs3SLxIj9L8tycML7-YTwNz-C4Mt-y79sVksM.INoCZgmE7zJpLrjUs1Ia2MGDlAi5rmSGrtS2memGjWo&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+oppression+shall+cease&qid=1724452659&sprefix=all+oppression+shall+cease%2Caps%2C152&sr=8-1

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Maggie Gallagher, the Executive Director of the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship, discusses the importance of music and liturgy in the life of the Church.

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Dr. Patrick Fletcher, Senior Advisor for Theology and Social Doctrine at Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, discusses the new document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith that explores the question if cremated remains may be divided among family members.

The Vatican's Document: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20231209_risposta-card-zuppi-ceneri_en.html

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Deacon Charlie Echeverry, a board member for the Catholic Association for Latino Leadership (CALL), discusses the unique challenges facing young Hispanic Catholics in California and across the nation.

Visit CALL's website: https://www.call-usa.org/

Visit Deacon Charlie's website: https://www.deaconcharlie.com/

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Rich Pintang, host of the Catholic Dadcast, joins me to talk about the crises in masculinity and the importance of being a virtuous husband and father.

Listen to the Catholic Dadcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2udivUv3efuUpSHdiUaYmr

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Dr. Alexander William Salter, Comparative Economics Research Fellow at the Free Market Institute and Georgie G. Snyder Associate Professor of Economics in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration at Texas Tech University, discusses Hillaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton, and Distributism.

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Greg Metzger, Associate Publisher of New City Press, discusses the state of the Catholic nonfiction publishing world in the 21st century.

To order Pope Francis' new book "Christmas at the Nativity" https://www.focolaremedia.com/bookstore/christmas-nativity?v=582

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Msgr. Robert J. Sarno, who worked for 38 years in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, explains the administrative process for becoming a canonized saint.

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Dr. Alan Vincalette, Associate Professor of Philosophy at SJS, explores the intersection of physics and metaphysics.

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Teresa Runyon, Pastoral Associate at Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo, California, talks about the challenges and graces of lay ministry.

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Susan Dietrich discusses the ministry of the Ammon Hennacy Catholic Worker House in Los Angeles.

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In honor of the 2024 Paris Olympics, we are reposting this episode from 2021.

Blake Pellerin, President of Arrows RFC, talks about a Catholic vision of sports.

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Fr. Gerard Gentleman and Mr. John Anthony of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting discuss the important ways scouting forms young Catholic men and women.

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Fr. Jonathan Meyer, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at SJS, discusses the importance of this 20th century saint.

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Fr. Ryan Thornton, Pastor of St. Mark's University Parish, discusses St. Francis, St. Clare, and Franciscan Spirituality.

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Dr. Patrick Fletcher, Senior Advisor for Theology and Social Doctrine at Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, discusses the Church's thinking on controversial new ways of disposing of human remains.

The Vatican's Document: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20160815_ad-resurgendum-cum-christo_en.html

The Canadian Bishops' Document:https://www.cccb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/CCCB_Burying_the_Dead.pdf?utm_medium=Pamphlet&utm_campaign=BTD

The US Bishops' Document: https://www.usccb.org/resources/On%20Proper%20Disposition%202023-03-20.pdf

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Greg Glenn, Co-founder of The Madeline Choir School, discusses the uniqueness of the Cathedral School Tradition, and how The Madeline Choir School offers a model for Catholic education.

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Deacon Luis Pablo Ochoa Escarrega, a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Tucson, reflects on his life in Catholic seminaries over the past 10 years.

Dr. Marc Rugani, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at St. Anselm College, discusses Benedict's third papal encyclical.  

The three encyclicals:

Deus Caritas Est:  https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html

Spe Salvi: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

Caritas in Veritate: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html

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Dr. Michael Bolin, Professor of Philosophy at Wyoming Catholic College, discusses the depths of Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical, Spe Salvi.

The three encyclicals that will be discussed:

Deus Caritas Est:  https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html

Spe Salvi: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

Caritas in Veritate: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html

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Dr. Andy Staron, Associate Professor of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, dives deeply into the depths of Pope Benedict's first encyclical. 

The three encyclicals that will be discussed:

Deus Caritas Est:  https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html

Spe Salvi: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

Caritas in Veritate: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html

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Dr. Joshua Brumfield, IKON Director at the Newman Idea and author of the book The Benedict Proposal: Church of Creative Minority in the Thought of Benedict XVI, discusses the biography and legacy of Pope Benedict XVI.

The three encyclicals that will be discussed in the next three episodes:

Deus Caritas Est:  https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html

Spe Salvi: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

Caritas in Veritate: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html

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Dr. Edward Siecienski, Professor of Religion and Clement and Helen Pappas Professor of Byzantine Civilization and Religion of Stockton University, discusses the new Vatican Document "The Bishop of Rome," which details how Catholics and non-Catholic Christians have understood the role of the Pope in preceding decades and how we might move towards unity.

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Dr. Elizabeth Reichert, Assistant Professor of Moral Theology at St. John's Seminary, discusses how multiple ethical frameworks view sin.

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Fr. Luke Dysinger, Professor of Moral Theology and Church History at St. John's Seminary, discusses the biography of St. Benedict, Benedictine spirituality, and how Benedictine spirituality can transform society at large.  

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Fr. Tim Peters, Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at St. John' Seminary, explains the historical, theological, and spiritual significance of 1 Samuel 8.

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Fr. Gustavo Castillo, one of fifty nation-wide eucharistic preachers, discusses the Eucharist and the National Eucharistic Revival launched by the U.S. bishops this year and will last for the next three years.

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Dr. Abigail Favale, professor in the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, discusses her new book, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory, that addresses the most controversial anthropological issues of our time. 

Dr. Favale's book, The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory: https://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Gender-Christian-Theory/dp/1621644081/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3L8858YAHP7DR&keywords=genesis+of+gender&qid=1665905587&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjA1IiwicXNhIjoiMC42OSIsInFzcCI6IjAuODUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=genesis+of+gende%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1

Our previous conversation on the Catholic vision of women titled "The Genius of Women:" https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3Kcdiz619tb

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Claire McMullin, the Vocations Volunteer Manager of the Vocations Office for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, discusses the recent movement in the Catholic Church in America that advocates for the single life to be understood as a permanent vocation.  

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David Bolton, the Executive Director and CEO of the California Missions Foundation, discusses the importance of St. Junipero Serra and the California Missions to California and U.S. history.  

California Missions Foundation: https://californiamissionsfoundation.org/

Fr. Mike Roebert, a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, talks about his life as a hermit, and the tradition of hermits.  

Renée Roden and Kelly Sankowski are editors at www.femcatholic.com who have recently published an article investigating the maternity and paternity policies of all of the archdioceses and dioceses in the US Catholic Church. 

The article: https://www.femcatholic.com/post/paid-leave-report

Katy Carl, Editor in Chief of Dappled Things, has published her first novel.

https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Without-Water-Katy-Carl/dp/1951319931/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1BW4OOU954VKD&keywords=katy+carl&qid=1652158850&sprefix=katy+carl%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1

Dr. Kevin Ahern of Manhattan College describes the ongoing cause for canonization of Dorothy Day and his role in that cause.

The Dorothy Day Guild: https://www.dorothydayguild.org/

The Dorothy Day Center: https://manhattan.edu/academics/centers-institutes/dorothy-day-center/

Website of Dr. Ahern: https://manhattan.edu/campus-directory/kevin.ahern

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Dr. Carla Falco, President of the Catholic Healthcare Professionals of Houston, discusses contemporary challenges to being a Catholic in the medical profession.

Dr. William Marling, Professor in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, discusses Christian Anarchism.

Dr. James Bushur, The Carl and Erna Weinrich Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Church Studies at Concordia Theological Seminary of Fort Wayne, discusses the life and thought of St. Irenaeus, whom Pope Francis recently named the Doctor of Unity.

Maya Sinha, author of the new book The City Mother, discusses the themes of evil, relationships, isolation, fragmentation, and enchantment in her first novel.

https://www.mayasinhawriter.com/

Dr. Joseph Clair, Executive Dean of the Cultural Enterprise, and Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at George Fox University, discusses the Christian response to the rise of nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and populism.

Arland Nichols, Founder and President of the St. John Paul II Foundation, discusses how the thought of St. John Paul II can help form those in the medical field, families, and priests.

Lydia Dugdale, Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University, discusses the forgotten wisdom of the Art of Dying, and why that wisdom is desperately needed today.

Dr. David Delio, Founder and President of the Newman Idea, discusses St. John Henry Newman's understanding of the conscience, forming the conscience, malformed consciences, following a malformed conscience, and the tension between the conscience and papal infallibility.

Fr. Kevin Mundackal, Assistant Vicar of St. Joseph parish in Missouri City, explains the cultural richness that the Syro-Malabar Rite brings to the Universal Church.

Dr. Heath Carter, Associate Professor of American Christianity at the Princeton Theological Seminary, discusses the 41st anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day.

Dr. Jared Ortiz of Hope College discusses his new book: The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary

His book: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jared+ortiz&crid=J9KYWDE4KX9E&sprefix=jared+ortiz%2Caps%2C150&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

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Dr. Heather Miller Rubens, Executive Director and Roman Catholic Scholar of the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS), discusses the history and goals of interreligious dialogue, Pope Francis and Judaism, and much more!

It is not hard to see that western culture is in the midst of a crisis.

In the 20th century, St. John Paul II described this crisis as a “culture of death” that wages a “war of the powerful against the weak.” In the 21st century, Pope Francis has lamented our “throwaway culture” that “threatens or violates fundamental human rights” because of a pervasive “functionalistic and privatized mindset” in our society.

Despite this crisis, however, there is hope, because the Gospel is the prophetic voice crying out in our cultural wilderness.

For over 10 years, the M.A. in Faith in Culture at the University of St. Thomas in Houston has transformed lay students who want to be the change in our culture by immersing them in the intellectual patrimony of the Catholic Church.

In our graduate program, students are equipped with the wisdom of the Catholic theological, moral, social, and spiritual traditions. These tools allow them to go out into the dominant American culture, and leaven it with the Good News.

M.A. in Faith and Culture Objective: Our program is intended for students who want to be transformed by the Catholic theological, social, and moral teachings of the Church, and then to go out and transform the dominant American culture.

Our Students: Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, including different professional experiences, stages in life, and educational histories. What brings them together is their shared passion to grow intellectually and spiritually through immersion in the best texts that the Tradition has to offer.

What Makes Us Different: Unlike graduate programs that are designed to form either professional theologians or ministers, our program is designed for students of different vocations who want to root their vocations more deeply in the patrimony of the Catholic intellectual tradition.

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Rhonda Ortiz, Founding Editor of Chrism Press and author of the novel In Pieces, discusses the state of Catholic fiction and publishing today.

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Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Director of the Conscience Project, offers a legal perspective of the current threats to religious freedom in the United States of America.  

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Dr. Damian Costello, Director of Postgraduate Studies at NAIITS, discusses the history and cultural richness of Indigenous Catholic communities.   

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