Three Dogs North – Details, episodes & analysis

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