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The Catholic Life Lessons podcast contains short reflections on passages from scripture and the Catechism combined with real life stories, research and concepts in psychology. It is a weekly podcast that brings theological concepts to our daily lives.

Norm Rich


    • May 16, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 55 EPISODES


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    Conscience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 7:29


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explains the Catholic view of conscience through the example of Sir Thomas More.

    Cheap Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 5:46


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons distinguishes between "cheap grace" and "costly grace" by sharing the life of Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

    Freedom & Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 7:59


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons tells the life story of Catholic boxer Jim Braddock to examine how God's gift of freedom & responsibility can help us overcome any obstacles in our life.

    Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 7:01


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the virtue of justice through the life of Sister Dorothy Stang.

    Amazing Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 7:13


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explains the theology of grace through the life of John Newton whose conversion inspired the classic Christian hymn- Amazing Grace.

    Life Belongs To God

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 6:40


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons tells the powerful story of Marietta Jaeger to remind all of us of the sacredness of human life.

    Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 5:16


    This Sundays episode of Catholic Life Lessons reflects on how the celebration of Easter reveals our ultimate mission as Christians. 

    Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 7:25


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines how the miracles in our lives today become ordinary things.

    God Incidences

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 7:01


    Through the incredible story of a Vietnam soldier who finds forgiveness thirty three years later, this episode of Catholic Life Lessons reminds us that not everything that happens to us is a coincidence. 

    Stepping Out of the Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 6:34


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the story of Peter on the water in light of the research on growth mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck.

    Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 6:45


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines various ways of defining prayer and the impact it has on our lives.

    Character & Compensation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 6:23


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explains the "compensation effect" and how it can erode our moral character.

    Sloth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 6:32


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the deadly sin of sloth and how it manifest in our lives.

    Sins of Omission

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 5:19


    This Sundays Episode of Catholic Life Lessons explores Sins of Omission in light of the Gospels.

    Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 6:30


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines how faith is a relationship with God that perseveres even when we struggle with belief.

    Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 5:45


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons defines Christian joy and explains how it differs from happiness. 

    Justice Without Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 5:44


    This Sundays episode of Catholic Life Lessons tells the story of  Derek Black to remind each of us about the importance of mercy in the midst of social division.

    In Giving We Receive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 4:46


    This Sundays episode of Catholic Life Lessons tells a Jewish parable to explain how giving can transform our suffering. 

    Losing Our Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 5:58


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the decline of religious practice and its impact on spirituality and well being.

    Blessed Are The Meek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 5:58


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explores the meaning of the Beatitude, Blessed Are The Meek. 

    Dignity of Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 6:41


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons reflects on the Catholic Social Justice Teaching on the Dignity of Work in light of a New Jersey toll booth worker who transformed his work into an opportunity.

    Agere Contra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 7:37


    This Sunday's episode uses behavioral psychology to explain the concept of "agere contra" found in Ignatian Spirituality.  

    The Call To Be A Prophet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 4:44


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explores how the call to be a prophet sometimes involves tough love.

    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 5:10


    This Sunday's episode of Catholic Life Lessons explores the connection between the second Noble Truth of Buddhism and the Beatitude, "Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit."

    Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 6:06


    This weeks episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the psychological and theological attributes of hope.

    Death Gives Life Meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 7:08


         This weeks episode of Catholic Life Lessons explores the existential purpose of death- to give life meaning.

    Character & Consequence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 6:59


    This week Catholic Life Lessons explores how the ethical approach of consequentialism can impact one's moral character.

    Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 7:11


    This week Catholic Life Lessons explores the Theological Virtue of Love by examining how Webster's dictionary and Christian Scripture see it differently.

    Prudence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 6:24


    This week Catholic Life Lessons explores the cardinal virtue of prudence in light of research on emotions and the historical decision of Senator Edmund Ross.

    Solidarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 6:16


    This weeks episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the teaching of Solidarity in light of Social Identity Theory.

    Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 6:13


    This week Catholic Life Lessons explains the fruit of the holy spirit- patience. Drawing on a story from James Baldwin and the research of Psychology Professor Sarah Shnickter.

    Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 5:43


    Catholic Life Lessons will explore the topic of discipleship by reflecting on the life of St. Damien of Malachi.

    Slander

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 6:00


    This episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the 8th Commandment, "Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbor" in light of today's media.

    Greed

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 5:54


    This week Catholic Life Lessons explores the deadly sin of Greed.

    Physical Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 5:20


    This week Catholic Life Lessons examines the mystery of Physical Evil in light of the Paschal Mystery.

    Moral Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 7:59


    This weeks Catholic Life Lessons examines Moral Evil in light of the tragedy at the Nickel Mines Amish School.

    Fortitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 5:46


    Catholic Life Lessons examines the cardinal virtue of fortitude in light of the Freedom Riders and the research of Angela Duckworth.

    Finding Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 7:00


    This weeks episode of Catholic Life Lessons tells the story of Father Walter Ciszek and finding peace in God.

    Hypocrisy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 5:27


    Catholic Life Lessons examines Luke 6:42 about hypocrisy and its connection to the psychological defense mechanism of projection.

    Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 6:25


    Catholic Life Lessons will examine Catholic teaching on the family and the impact the breakdown of family is having on our country.

    Hospitality

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 6:19


    This episode of Catholic Life Lessons examines the charism of hospitality as revealed in the story of Gander, Newfoundland.

    Temperance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 7:29


    Catholic Life Lessons will examine the Cardinal Virtue of Temperance.

    Judging Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 7:29


    Catholic Life Lessons explores the Gospel command to "judge not, lest you be judged".

    Contemplation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 8:13


    Catholic Life Lessons examines how distractions in today's society have been an obstacle to experiencing God's presence.

    Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 7:42


    Catholic Life Lessons explores the difference between "decisive forgiveness" and "emotional forgiveness" as revealed in scripture.

    Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 7:09


    Catholic Life Lessons explores the virtue of humility.

    Blessed are the merciful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 6:11


    Pride

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 6:55


    This weekly episode examines the deadly sin of pride by looking at how it manifest in our lives and what we can do to avoid it.

    Relationships (Matt.18:20)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 7:18


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