Beste Missionary Disciple podcasts (2024)

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How to Organize Your Life and Make Sense of Your Vocation with Andy Hickman // Episode 185 1:18:05

3d ago1:18:05

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We're delighted to be joined by Andy Hickman, whose approach to work and organization somehow, and we're not sure how, contains elements that appeal to both Joseph and Crystal, who have...very different approaches to work and organization. Andy Hickman is the Founder of hēl, a ground breaking art form for clarifying thoughts, healing emotions, and …

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"Late Have I Loved You" with John Michael Talbot // Episode 184 43:35

1M ago43:35

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John Michael Talbot joins us for an engaging conversation about his life, his conversion, and his thoughts on Christian community and how lacking the American church is in contemplative prayer and the contemplative life. Joseph read his latest book, an autobiography, and recommends it to all of our listeners! If you haven't heard John Michael Talbo…

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The Creed of Saint Paul: An Avuncular Episode // Episode 183 42:47

2M ago42:47

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If you asked Saint Paul to boil down his beliefs-- where they came from, what they are, and who they're for-- you couldn't get much better than what he offers at the end of 1 Corinthians. We're blessed with a Catholic anthropologist uncle again on this episode, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! As always, check out our work, and join our …

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A Clear Path of Discipleship with Jim Jansen // Episode 182 47:47

2M ago47:47

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Jim Jansen, an accomplished evangelist, author, and all-around good guy, joins us for a conversation revolving around his book, "A Clear Path of Discipleship." We talk about what most parishes are missing, and also talk about how to apply the principles that he lays out in his book to family life, too. Heartily recommend giving this episode a liste…

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Music in the Home and the Liturgy with JohnMarc Skoch // Episode 181 1:01:43

3M ago1:01:43

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We're joined with JohnMarc Skoch-- musician, missionary, man of God, and all-around great guy-- to talk about the role of music in the home and in the liturgy. JohnMarc Skoch is the Director of Music for FOCUS, as well as a Senior Regional Director in FOCUS. Not only did he compose the music that he permitted to be used in our intro and outro, he w…

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Fostering Healthy Masculinity with John Bishop // Episode 180 51:31

3M ago51:31

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How do we foster healthy masculinity in a world that is skeptical that such a thing even exists? We have John Bishop, founder of FORGE, on for an exciting discussion of things men can do to form the next generation of men. His website is here: https://myforge.org/ John started his professional career working at the Fellowship of Catholic University…

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Friendship: A Talk // Episode 179 49:16

3M ago49:16

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Friendship! It's one of those things that, without which, we can't really say we're happy. We gave a talk to a group of missionaries a few weeks ago on this topic, and we cover not only the standard friendships of use/pleasure/virtue, but also what the levels of intimacy are, and how to communicate truth, goodness, and beauty to a friend on the reg…

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Why People Aren't Getting Married, with Pete Burak // Episode 178 52:20

4M ago52:20

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Marriage, that bedrock of society, is a little bit crumbling these days. So we invited Pete Burak, from Renewal Ministries, to talk with us about it. Pete has spent many years investing deeply in that vaguely defined group known as Catholic Young Adults, so if anyone has a clue about what's going on with this demographic, it's probably him. Find mo…

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The Sacrifice of Isaac: An Avuncular Episode with a Catholic Anthropologist // Episode 177 1:14:52

4M ago1:14:52

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One of the most jarring stories of all of Scripture, the sacrifice of Isaac invites deeper and deeper exploration. Come with us and an uncle as we go line by line through this densely told story from Genesis! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ send us an email at hello@ouroutpost.org and please rate, …

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Hopes and Dreams for the New Year // Episode 176 18:12

5M ago18:12

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'Tis the season to make goals, resolutions, pacts, vows, and Exoduses... And if you haven't taken time to consider what your hopes and dreams are, maybe now is a good time! We talk about common reasons to avoid our hopes and dreams, and then why it might be a good idea for them to see the light of day. Happy New Year! If you want some help to re-co…

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Romans, Sacrifice, and Us with Fr. Jacob Gruber // Episode 175 53:07

5M ago53:07

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Romans 12:1-2 sounds an awful like we're all priests in the new covenant, with no room for a set-apart priesthood a la Leviticus...or does it? Always a joy to have Fr. Jacob with us, and we hope you enjoy as well! If you've been missing us (and we've been missing you too), we'll be offering a live video workshop with the founders of WalletWin! Plan…

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Freedom from Pornography with Steve Pokorny // Episode 174 53:24

7M ago53:24

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Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, we don't recommend listening with children present (you probably figured that out by the title, though...) We are delighted to have Steve Pokorny on our podcast to talk about his story and his mission! Steve Pokorny is the founder of Freedom Coaching (found at freedom-coaching.net), a one-to-one mission for…

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Apostolic Mission with Daniel Boyd // Episode 173 40:11

8M ago40:11

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We have a great guest on, Daniel Boyd, who has spent years working to support the Catholic Church, with everything from campus ministry through RCIA through consulting to having a lovely marriage. And, almost needless to say, he has spent years letting the Catholic Church support him. We talk about some of the ideas from Msgr. Shea's little book, F…

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Creative Word of God in Genesis 1 // Episode 172 21:53

8M ago21:53

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Speech is creative. It creates attitudes, relationships, tension, release, stories, purpose, etc. And when God speaks, He literally creates everything else. So we talk about the speech of God in Genesis 1. Check us out at ouroutpost.org, email us at hello@ouroutpost.org, and check out our instagram at @ouroutpost. And if you would be so kind, pleas…

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The Three Stages of Moral Education! // Episode 171 27:11

8M ago27:11

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For whatever reason, our nature as humans seems to handle groups of three pretty well. Three stages to the spiritual life, three stages to acquiring knowledge according to classical education, three stages to a moral education...the list probably goes on, but those are the three groups of three we'll be talking about! We reference the book Morality…

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A Key to Deeper Relationships // Episode 170 26:18

9M ago26:18

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There's a crisis of loneliness in the world, and a lot of it has to do with being closed off to other people. If we want to be open to other people, it means we need to live in a world that's big enough for people to disagree. Being open to potential conflict and disagreement is a necessary step to having a deeper relationship. The book we mention …

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Why We're Running a Marriage Ministry // Episode 169 17:56

9M ago17:56

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We don't think it's alarmist talk to say that the whole idea of marriage today is, well, fraying. And without strong marriages, there can be no strong society. And that's pretty well why we left our job as parish missionaries to start a marriage ministry. There's an enormous need out there, and when it gets as bad as it is now, even our help may be…

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Building Community w/Alison De Lima Fernandez // Episode 168 49:18

9M ago49:18

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Joseph sits down to talk with friend, former teammate, and civil-engineer-by-training, Alison De Lima Fernandez, to talk about community, zoning, suburbia, and the like. Alison referenced Jane Jacobs, who advocated for such things as mixed-use development, bottom-up planning, and treating a city as an entire ecosystem. Joseph had never heard of Jan…

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Why It's Good We Can Be Wrong // Episode 167 48:42

10M ago48:42

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We may not like being wrong, but if there were no way to tell right from wrong, that seems a worse scenario. Joseph has been re-reading a book by Hilaire Belloc, called The Great Heresies, and he wanted to talk both about the book and the fact that Catholics belong to a substantial tradition and ascribe to a real body of teaching, to which we can b…

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Doubts and Difficulties // Episode 166 12:40

10M ago12:40

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Some people are embarrassed by doubts and difficulties, whether their own or others'. Some people people are inclined to find resolution to their doubts and difficulties in the faith on their own. And some people make it an adventure worth sharing with others. So we talk about the kind of desire for truth that gives us the confidence to say, "I don…

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The Difference a Holy Hour Makes, with Fr. Peter Gruber // Episode 165 1:07:42

10M ago1:07:42

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Joseph and Father Peter talk about making time for Eucharistic adoration, and the difference it has made in their lives. As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ send us an email at hello@ouroutpost.org and please rate, review, and share!Door Joseph Gruber, Fr. Peter Gruber

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Is Eucharistic Adoration a Step Backwards? with Fr. Peter Gruber // Episode 164 1:01:30

10M ago1:01:30

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Eucharistic adoration: where did it come from and is it still of use? We get into the history and the relevance of Eucharistic adoration, using as our stepping-off point an article from September 2009 about Eucharistic adoration returning to perpetual status in Boston's Back Bay. This article was especially poignant for Joseph, as he spent many an …

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Hebrews, the Priesthood, and Mediation vs. Alienation with Fr. Jacob Gruber // Episode 163 1:00:46

11M ago1:00:46

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Have you ever read the Letter to the Hebrews? It's beautiful, it clarifies so much of the connections between the Old Testament and the New, and is supremely preoccupied with Jesus as the new high priest. And did you ever wonder, while reading it, whether it had anything to say about the ministerial priesthood? About the men who offer the holy sacr…

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Evangelizing in a Car-Proportioned World // Episode 162 32:54

11M ago32:54

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Does it ever feel like the world is against building up true community? Depending on where you live, the world around you might truly be physically constructed to be antithetical to building true community. So you're not crazy that it's hard! We talk about suburbia, zoning, the rise of the automobile, and the desire to have so little "not in my bac…

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3 Burning Questions about the Power of the Gospel // Episode 161 14:05

11M ago14:05

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In 1975, Pope Paul VI wrote an apostolic exhortation called Evangelii Nuntiandi, or Evangelization in the Modern World. He asks 3 burning, important questions, so Joseph shares them and comments on them a bit! The full encyclical can be found here: https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_p-vi_exh_19751208_evangelii…

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Job and the Character of God and the Pattern of Being Chosen, Part 2 with Deacon Jacob Gruber // Episode 160 36:18

11M ago36:18

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Joseph and Deacon Jacob finish their discussion of the book of Job! Apparently there's a hugely significant pattern to life with God that is both good to recognize and good to live out! Again, the scholar we rely on quite a bit is Jon D. Levenson. As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ send us an email at…

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Job and the Character of God and the Pattern of Being Chosen, Part 1 with Deacon Jacob Gruber // Episode 159 41:06

12M ago41:06

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Joseph's seminarian brother, Deacon Jacob, hopped on a call to talk about the book of Job-- in part because it's featured in the Liturgy of Hours' Office of Readings right now, in part because it's an intriguing book, and in part because Deacon Jacob wrote a paper on the book of Job this past semester. The main thrust of his argument flows from the…

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Love of Self // Episode 158 21:18

12M ago21:18

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Jesus gave us three great loves for our lives-- God, neighbor, and self. But what does love of self mean? Listen in to find out more! Please feel free to review, rate, and share this episode! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ send us an email at hello@ouroutpost.org and please rate, review, and share…

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Being Physically Spiritual with Andrew Reinhart // Episode 157 1:02:23

12M ago1:02:23

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We had a delightful time reconnecting with Andrew Reinhart, who is doing really great work both in Toledo, OH and in the podcasting world with his podcast "Physically Spiritual." His work is predominantly to explore the links between health and holiness, and to help others to become truly gift. His story is both intriguing and instructive. His webs…

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Opting In vs. Opting Out in Evangelization // Episode 156 25:18

1y ago25:18

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When we talk about evangelization, what images come to mind? Going door to door, or hosting an event? Talking to a stranger at a coffee shop, or standing behind a table and handing out coffee to passers-by? There's a fundamental difference between the kind of evangelization that says, "We're here, if anybody's interested!" and the kind that says, "…

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The Difficulty in Beginning // Episode 155 28:38

1y ago28:38

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It's likely a truism that the statements "This is difficult" and "This is easy" are the two sides of most endeavors-- the beginning and the state of mastery. But instead of seeing difficult things as invitations to the journey toward mastery, we (and perhaps others) often recoil from the difficulty. We talk about beginnings, and beginning well, and…

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Matrimony as Evangelical // Episode 154 16:31

1y ago16:31

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Holy matrimony is a pretty great thing. We think so, and it seems like God does too, what with blessing it with a three-fold blessing and all. In this episode, we talk about how there's an evangelical dimension of each of the blessings of marriage-- procreation/education of children, fidelity, and the sacrament itself, or as St. Augustine put it, p…

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A Week with Doubting Thomas 20:56

1y ago20:56

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The famous atheistic/Nietzchean cry that God is dead, and we killed him, is lived liturgically from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. But from Easter Sunday to Divine Mercy Sunday, we can live liturgically through a strange period of agnosticism alongside Thomas the Apostle. While we'd love to say that arguments for the divinity of Christ and the histo…

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Consuming or Contemplating 17:49

1y ago17:49

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Are we taking time to be leisurely? Are we free to study the true, good, and beautiful? Are we liberated enough to spend time on the liberal arts? Or are we stuck in a consumer culture that pushes a sterile curiosity? All this and more on this episode! Joseph referenced a book by Paul Griffiths, called Intellectual Appetite. We recommend it! https:…

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Holy Week Thoughts 26:28

1y ago26:28

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Just some thoughts about Holy Week from Joseph and Crystal Gruber. Feel free to reach out to us a hello@ouroutpost.org, and while we're still getting other resources put together, there's a mostly-complete course on dating like a Catholic that you can check out here: dating.ouroutpost.org Happy Holy Week! As always, check out our work, and join our…

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A Thought on Sola Scriptura 8:01

1y ago8:01

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Joseph listened to a Catholic/Protestant debate about sola scriptura recently, and was struck by how both sides seemed detached from the Catholic sensibility about where scripture comes from. The quote he shared is from G.K. Chesterton's The Catholic Church and Conversion: https://ignatius.com/the-catholic-church-and-conversion-ccacp/?gclid=CjwKCAj…

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Fasting and Its Benefits // Episode 149 22:48

1y ago22:48

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Is fasting good for us more than just spiritually? Is that even a question, and is Joseph just a gnostic at heart? Crystal has been reading a book about the health benefits of fasting, which prompted today's episode. We reference the book Eat, Fast, Feast by Jay Richards: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/eat-fast-feast-jay-w-richards?variant=…

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The 'Our Father' and Honesty // Episode 148 18:55

1y ago18:55

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The most perfect prayer, taught by the perfect Teacher, is the Our Father. But we're not perfect pray-ers, and it's worth taking some time to look at the prayer taught by Christ and see what lessons we still have to learn from it. Because, guaranteed, none of us are able to pray the Our Father with our desires rightly ordered, yet. St. Augustine wr…

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Almsgiving and Mercy // Episode 147 17:53

1y ago17:53

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https://www.etymonline.com/word/alms#etymonline_v_10906 Apparently, the word almsgiving comes from the Greek word for mercy. Who knew? Our pastor knew. So he told us that on Ash Wednesday, and Joseph has been thinking of that off and on for the past week. In other news, you can always reach us at hello@ouroutpost.org, and we welcome your correspond…

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Our Outpost // Episode 146 26:50

1+ y ago26:50

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On February 1st, we started to work full-time on Our Outpost-- we're just trying to awaken an authentic Catholic culture through holy matrimony. That's it. This episode, we thought we'd tell you a bit more about that, and why we feel called to work on it, and to give you a preview of things to come. Check out our website at www.ouroutpost.org And y…

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On Judging People // Episode 145 32:25

1+ y ago32:25

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Judging people. It's easy to do, easy to justify, and yet, somehow, it's still probably not all that good for us or for others. So we talk about judging others, and why we might judge people, and what we can do to ameliorate our judgy-ness. Bonus-- Crystal is back! As always, check out our work, and join our email list, at https://ouroutpost.org/ s…

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The Temple of the Burning Furnace w/ Deacon Jacob Gruber // Episode 144 42:12

1+ y ago42:12

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3 young men are thrown into a fiery furnace, 3 young men walk out. What happened while they were there? How does it prepare the way to understand the Crucifixion? How does it dispose our hearts to bear suffering? Joseph and Deacon Jacob sit down to figure it out! The full chapter can be found here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/daniel/3 If you'd li…

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Advent Thoughts // Episode 143 29:15

1+ y ago29:15

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Advent is almost over, and I for one don’t feel like I did a great job getting into the spirit. But what is the spirit of Advent? And what are other thoughts that I have about it? Listen in to find out more! If you're a Catholic single, check out the course we've put together on dating like a Catholic: dating.ouroutpost.org If you're married, we'll…

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On the Rise and Fall of Satanism // Episode 142 27:35

1+ y ago27:35

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In the Illinois Capital Rotunda, there are a series of religious displays currently out-- most significantly, a menorah, a Nativity scene, and a display for Sol Invictus that includes a crocheted serpent around crocheted apples and a copy of Copernicus' "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres". I've heard the story mentioned a few places, and w…

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SEEK23 Podcast // Episode 141 47:06

1+ y ago47:06

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We had the great honor to be invited to be SEEK podcasters this year! This is the episode we recorded to also go out on the SEEK23 podcast, where you can also find other sponsored podcasts as well as recordings from previous conferences! SEEK is a 5-day Catholic conference in St. Louis, this January 2-6. We'll be there, with all of our kids, and it…

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Praying with Others as a Gift // Episode 140 30:02

1+ y ago30:02

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If you've never read anything by Frank Sheed, we have two recommendations for you right off the bat- Theology for Beginners, and Theology and Sanity! Joseph wanted to talk about an insight Frank Sheed had in Theology and Sanity, about how original man was gifted with not only a helpmate for the work of the world, but also a helpmate for the work of…

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Hopes and Dreams and Family Life // Episode 139 31:26

1+ y ago31:26

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Sometimes we lose a little perspective. Sometimes we miss the things that are right in front of our faces. Hopes and dreams are very good things-- granted! But for those raising a family, or hoping to raise a family, it's worth taking a step back and weighing which is the greater good: a particular dream, or the reality of what marriage and family …

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In the World but Not of It // Episode 138 31:12

1+ y ago31:12

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We dive into another paragraph of Vatican II's decree Ad Gentes (found here: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651207_ad-gentes_en.html) This one is all about the laity and our role in the Church. Turns out, if we're not living out our faith in the world, the Church won't grow-- but if we do l…

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What is the Plan of God? // Episode 137 35:05

1+ y ago35:05

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In discussing God, there's always more to be said. But we get a conversation going about a pretty incredible paragraph of the Second Vatican Council's document, Ad Gentes. https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decree_19651207_ad-gentes_en.html Hopefully, it spurs on good conversation for you and your frien…

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Thor: Film Negative of Jesus? // Episode 136 30:26

1+ y ago30:26

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By now, most people are somewhat aware of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But how aware are we of the stories being told in the MCU and their effect on us? What level of storytelling are we listening for? How does watching movies figure into being a missionary outpost? Listen in as we discuss those questions in the context of breaking down the 2011 …

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