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Living Communion is a podcast oriented toward bringing the whole of the Catholic social tradition to life for contemporary Catholic people and everyone of goodwill.

Living Communion


    • Sep 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Living Communion

    Solidarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 45:10


    Solidarity is "love in action."

    Life and Dignity of the Human Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 48:41


    The human person is the center of Catholic social doctrine.

    Intro to Catholic Social Doctrine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 46:33


    Season 2 of Living Communion begins after weeks of historical, philosophical, and theological foundations with an overall introduction to contemporary Catholic social doctrine. Special thanks to producer Benjamin Jude.

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    Foundations - The Enlightenment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 51:33


    The Enlightenment was a philosophical and historical moment in Western Civilization that has had an immense impact on our understanding of the person and society. The implications have been important for Catholic social understanding.

    Foundations - Aquinas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 50:49


    There is no philosopher or theologian with as significant an impact on Catholic social doctrine as the Angelic Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas.

    Foundations - Christendom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 51:08


    In this episode, we look at the social and economic realities of Christendom as well as the rise of mendicant orders.

    Foundations - Benedict and Monasticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 53:52


    As the Church grows in the world, the Holy Spirit begins to inspire new ways of living the Gospel. Takeaways: Matt - Cultivating an internal sense of reverence for the other and observing the Lord's Day with others Dr. Mark - Be a counterbalance to worldliness Louis - "If you want peace, work for justice" - St. Pope Paul VI

    Foundations - Patristic Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 52:51


    The Church begins to expand in the early centuries after Christ's Ascension, transforming the cultures in which it exists. [There is an episode on the early Church chronologically before this that will be uploaded at a later date!] Takeaways: Matt - Assess one area of materialism or consumerism in your personal life and transform that into an opportunity to give alms. Mark - The early Church fathers combined intellectual contemplation and action, seeing them as intrinsically linked Louis - Learn about one of the fathers - St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. John Chrysostom, or St. Basil - and imitate them in living charity and contemplation

    Foundations - The Reign of Christ the King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 49:03


    Christ invites us to accept his reign over us personally and socially. Takeaways: Matt - What is holding me back from loving more perfectly? Ask yourself who do I need to forgive. Dr. Mark - We become more like God by becoming more authentically human. Louis - Be aware of the opportunities when you can respond with unexpected charity after being wronged.

    Foundations - The Prophets and Incarnational Solidarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 49:03


    After entering into relationship with His people, God calls them to live out this relationship with fidelity through the prophets. Out of love, God becomes man and walks beside His creation to restore the broken relationships that we have with Him, each other, and the natural world. Takeaways: Matt - God loves the person you love the least enough to die for them. Enter into relationship with someone who makes you uncomfortable Dr. Mark - Emulate Christ's example of standing up to wrong's in His society and encountering the most vulnerable Louis - One random act of kindness for the healing of broken human relationships. Big thanks to Jude Benjamin Slabaugh and Anne Banning!

    Reading: Gaudium et Spes (Joys and Hopes) - Preface

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 19:30


    An audio recording of the Preface from the Second Vatican Council document Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World.

    Foundations - Creation & Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 46:41


    The first place to go to understand how we're called to live in the modern world is Genesis. Takeaways: Matt - Pray, fast, and give alms in some meaningful way this week Dr. Mark - Look for the godliness in the persons you encounter this week Louis - Find a place of conflict in your life and try to bring harmony there Big thanks to Jude Benjamin Slabaugh and Anne Banning!

    A Brief Introduction!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 5:16


    Welcome to Living Communion! A brief introduction to Matthew Flynn, Dr. Mark Etling, and Louis Damani Jones.

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