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OSV Talks is a series of topics from prominent Catholic leaders to spark discussion, explore new, or re-explore old approaches, and inspire creative thinking, all from the heart of the church.

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    Conversation with Bradley Gregory - Faith, Science, and the Importance of Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 27:24


    For centuries, people have pinned science and faith against each other. But what if we used science to enrich our faith? Bradley Gregory proposes that the practice of wonder can lead us back to the historic position of the Church that sees them as complementary.This episode is sponsored by Sacred Heart Major Seminary: Register for this upcoming Fall Semester's Free online course “An Introduction to Spirituality” with Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway, shms.edu/onlineOSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Faith, Science, and the Importance of Wonder - Bradley Gregory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 14:34


    For centuries, people have pinned science and faith against each other. But what if we used science to enrich our faith? Bradley Gregory proposes that the practice of wonder can lead us back to the historic position of the Church that sees them as complementary.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Alejandra Herrera - The Communal Importance of La Quinceanera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 19:07


    Rituals play a crucial role in our lives and impact how we interact with others, God, and the world. Rites of passage shape us and provide opportunities for spiritual formation at an individual and communal level. Alejandra Herrera proposes that celebrating the Quinceañera as a rite of passage can serve young Latinas as an opportunity for evangelization and cultural identity formation.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - The Communal Importance of La Quinceanera - Alejandra Herrera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 11:40


    Rituals play a crucial role in our lives and impact how we interact with others, God, and the world. Rites of passage shape us and provide opportunities for spiritual formation at an individual and communal level. Alejandra Herrera proposes that celebrating the Quinceañera as a rite of passage can serve young Latinas as an opportunity for evangelization and cultural identity formation.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Jonathan Lewis - Call Me By Name: Spiritual Accompaniment in a Digital World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 24:09


    Everyone can evangelize by learning someone's name and intentionally building long term relationship with them – spiritual accompaniment. Jonathan Lewis proposes that parishes need to prioritize this formation into every ministry and aspect of parish life in order to respond to the crisis of adults young and old drifting away from the Church. This episode is sponsored by the CatholicTV Network on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/CatholicTVOSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Call Me By Name: Spiritual Accompaniment in a Digital World - Jonathan Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 13:56


    Everyone can evangelize by learning someone's name and intentionally building long term relationship with them – spiritual accompaniment. Jonathan Lewis proposes that parishes need to prioritize this formation into every ministry and aspect of parish life in order to respond to the crisis of adults young and old drifting away from the Church. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Jim Coleman - Strengthening Faith Through Suffering & Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 20:36


    Walking in faith may be difficult, but God orders our steps. Jim Coleman takes us on a powerful journey through immense suffering from the loss of his son to the opioid epidemic, and both finding and maintaining his faith amidst the pain. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Strengthening Faith Through Suffering & Loss - Jim Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 13:55


    Walking in faith may be difficult, but God orders our steps. Jim Coleman takes us on a powerful journey through immense suffering from the loss of his son to the opioid epidemic, and both finding and maintaining his faith amidst the pain. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Andreas Widmer - The Pope, A Gorilla, and the Meaning of Work

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 19:34


    The majority of us are disengaged at work. As Catholics, we understand work to be a collaboration in God's creative power. Andreas Widmer explains what the purpose of work/business is and how to become a more engaged, happy and creative workforce, as well as a more humane economy.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - The Pope, A Gorilla, and the Meaning of Work - Andreas Widmer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 12:19


    The majority of us are disengaged at work. As Catholics, we understand work to be a collaboration in God's creative power. Andreas Widmer explains what the purpose of work/business is and how to become a more engaged, happy and creative workforce, as well as a more humane economy.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Bear Woznick - Surfing the Wild Adventure of God's Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 20:23


    If we constantly operate within our comfort zone, we'll never grow. World Champion Surfer Bear Woznick believes that "the most radical quest you can have in life is to abandon yourself to the wild adventure of God's will." This talk journeys through a surfer's guide to taking risks and immersing yourself in God's love. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Surfing the Wild Adventure of God's Love - Bear Woznick

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 15:23


    If we constantly operate within our comfort zone, we'll never grow. World Champion Surfer Bear Woznick believes that "the most radical quest you can have in life is to abandon yourself to the wild adventure of God's will." This talk journeys through a surfer's guide to taking risks and immersing yourself in God's love. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Katie Herzing - Creating Positive Change in Parishes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 20:41


    Change isn't something that some people love and others hate – it's just that we each have different needs. Katie Herzing believes the disconnect between where we are and where we want to go – whether in a Catholic parish, non-profit, or diocese – lies within our personal struggles with change and lack of understanding of different change styles. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Creating Positive Change in Parishes - Katie Herzing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 13:40


    Change isn't something that some people love and others hate – it's just that we each have different needs. Katie Herzing believes the disconnect between where we are and where we want to go – whether in a Catholic parish, non-profit, or diocese – lies within our personal struggles with change and lack of understanding of different change styles. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Fr. Joshua Whitfield - Heart on Fire: Redeeming Catholic Preaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 19:40


    Without a heart on fire, a preacher can't preach; and without a heart like kindling, ready to catch, the listener can't listen. Fr. Joshua Whitfield proposes an urgent need to renew Catholic preaching in a world of fading faith and practical steps to do so.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Heart on Fire: Redeeming Catholic Preaching - Fr. Joshua Whitfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 14:48


    Without a heart on fire, a preacher can't preach; and without a heart like kindling, ready to catch, the listener can't listen. Fr. Joshua Whitfield proposes an urgent need to renew Catholic preaching in a world of fading faith and practical steps to do so.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Giancarlo Bernini - Using Magic to Understand the Mystery of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 21:36


    We may often get frustrated and skeptical with aspects of the faith we don't understand or can't physically see, but we need to be reminded that mystery is actually a necessary part of the journey. With a riveting magic show, Giancarlo Bernini shows us that we have enough to trust what we don't yet understand. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Using Magic to Understand the Mystery of Faith - Giancarlo Bernini

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 17:23


    We may often get frustrated and skeptical with aspects of the faith we don't understand or can't physically see, but we need to be reminded that mystery is actually a necessary part of the journey. With a riveting magic show, Giancarlo Bernini shows us that we have enough to trust what we don't yet understand. OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Eric Groth - Producing Catholic Films for Atheists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 21:24


    You might be the only Bible someone ever reads. Keeping this in mind, through artfully made and spiritually rich content, Eric Groth likes to produce Catholic films for Atheists. Taking us on a journey through his own faith life, Groth emphasizes the importance of letting God interrupt your life, and allowing him to work through you to do the same for others.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Producing Catholic Films for Atheists - Eric Groth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 15:21


    You might be the only Bible someone ever reads. Keeping this in mind, through artfully made and spiritually rich content, Eric Groth likes to produce Catholic films for Atheists. Taking us on a journey through his own faith life, Groth emphasizes the importance of letting God interrupt your life, and allowing him to work through you to do the same for others.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Melissa Foley - Freed from Your Prison: An Invitation to Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 22:12


    The greatest barrier to receiving the love of God is our unresolved wounds and misunderstandings about who God is. Melissa Foley provides a solution to this through teaching people who God is and who they are and by putting the soul in direct contact with God in a way that they can receive his love.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Freed from Your Prison: An Invitation to Healing - Melissa Foley

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 13:52


    The greatest barrier to receiving the love of God is our unresolved wounds and misunderstandings about who God is. Melissa Foley provides a solution to this through teaching people who God is and who they are and by putting the soul in direct contact with God in a way that they can receive his love.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Katherine Angulo - Embracing Life As A Pilgrim

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 27:07


    Katherine Angulo has lived all over the world, but it is not her travels that define her life as a pilgrim. Katherine explains that living life with the disposition of a pilgrim can create a life of joy, overcome fear and develop a deeper relationship with God.OSV Talks is a podcast presenting topics from prominent Catholic leaders to inspire and challenge us in a variety of issues facing the Catholic Church to get the Church talking! Learn more at osvtalks.com. An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Aceptar la Vida de Peregrino - Katherine Angulo (Spanish)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 17:55


    Katherine Angulo ha vivido por todo el mundo, pero no son sus viajes los que definen su vida como peregrina. Katherine explica que vivir la vida con la disposición de un peregrino puede crear una vida de alegría, ayudar a superar el miedo y desarrollar una relación más profunda con Dios.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Embracing Life As A Pilgrim - Katherine Angulo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 17:24


    Katherine Angulo has lived all over the world, but it is not her travels that define her life as a pilgrim. Katherine explains that living life with the disposition of a pilgrim can create a life of joy, overcome fear and develop a deeper relationship with God.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Robert Feduccia - Our Mission to Heal, Restore, Unify and Reconcile

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 28:25


    Robert Feduccia tackles the monumental task of summarizing the entire New Testament into one simple sentence. Using his experiences of pilgrimage and work in youth ministry, Robert shares how to live more deeply into the mission of healing, restoring, unifying and reconciling all things through Jesus.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Our Mission to Heal, Restore, Unify and Reconcile - Robert Feduccia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 16:14


    Robert Feduccia tackles the monumental task of summarizing the entire New Testament into one simple sentence. Using his experiences of pilgrimage and work in youth ministry, Robert shares how to live more deeply into the mission of healing, restoring, unifying and reconciling all things through Jesus.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Tracey Lamont - Building A Church that Listens

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 28:41


    The challenge of leaving comfortable programs and familiar classrooms is the real work of missionary discipleship. Tracey Lamont argues that for our Church to embrace its capacity to meet the needs of young people and bring them back, a new ecclesial imagination is needed to form authentic community surrounded by real listening and dialogue.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Building A Church that Listens - Tracey Lamont

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 17:23


    The challenge of leaving comfortable programs and familiar classrooms is the real work of missionary discipleship. Tracey Lamont argues that for our Church to embrace its capacity to meet the needs of young people and bring them back, a new ecclesial imagination is needed to form authentic community surrounded by real listening and dialogue.An OSV Podcasts original. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with Samantha Kelley - Fitness to Holiness: Strengthening Body and Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 28:54


    Bodies and souls cannot be divided on this side of Paradise and Samantha Kelly has found an unlikely way to let her soul pray while she works out. In her words, “a holy hour at the gym” isn't scandalous, but rather it's a way to unite our bodies to Christ and offer up sufferings for others.An OSV Podcasts partner. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Fitness to Holiness: Strengthening Body and Soul - Samantha Kelley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 15:37


    Bodies and souls cannot be divided on this side of Paradise and Samantha Kelly has found an unlikely way to let her soul pray while she works out. In her words, “a holy hour at the gym” isn't scandalous, but rather it's a way to unite our bodies to Christ and offer up sufferings for others.An OSV Podcasts partner. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    Conversation with John O'Brien - Human Ideology to Divine Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 26:50


    Using colorful examples in the lives of saints, John O'Brien presents some of the dangers of man-made ideology when they infect the mystery of the Catholic faith and the methods of catechesis. John posits that catechesis is an art, not a technique and that the interior life is the most important priority of catechesis.An OSV Podcasts partner. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

    OSV Talks - Humane Ideology to Divine Mystery - John O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 13:02


    Using colorful examples in the lives of saints, John O'Brien presents some of the dangers of man-made ideology when they infect the mystery of the Catholic faith and the methods of catechesis. John posits that catechesis is an art, not a technique and that the interior life is the most important priority of catechesis.

    Conversation with Andrea Chavez-Kopp - A Critical Look at Catholic Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 27:15


    What happens to Catholic schools when the economic model guarantees that it loses money? Andrea Chavez-Kopp takes a critical look at the challenges facing the fragile Catholic school ecosystem including diversity, enrollment, inclusion and competitive salaries. She argues that resolving these problems is going to take solutions that attract people to the faith and disrupt the current modern marketplace.

    OSV Talks - A Critical Look at Catholic Education - Andrea Chavez-Kopp

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 18:03


    What happens to Catholic schools when the economic model guarantees that it loses money? Andrea Chavez-Kopp takes a critical look at the challenges facing the fragile Catholic school ecosystem including diversity, enrollment, inclusion and competitive salaries. She argues that resolving these problems is going to take solutions that attract people to the faith and disrupt the current modern marketplace.

    Conversation with Joel Stepanek - Subversives, Managers, Squatters & Enablers: Which Are You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 28:24


    Where do you fall in a four-part square made up of Subversives, Managers, Squatters & Enablers? Joel Stepanek gives a fresh look at how the dynamic between people within an organization builds culture, impacts toxicity in work environments and ultimately, determines what kind of fruit that organization bears.

    OSV Talks - Subversives, Managers, Squatters & Enablers: Which Are You? - Joel Stepanek

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 16:57


    Where do you fall in a four-part square made up of Subversives, Managers, Squatters & Enablers? Joel Stepanek gives a fresh look at how the dynamic between people within an organization builds culture, impacts toxicity in work environments and ultimately, determines what kind of fruit that organization bears.

    Conversation with James Baxter - Catholic Entrepreneur: Starting Something From Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 17:37


    As the founder of a men's ministry, James Baxter unpacks the creative process of starting a business within the Church. As he highlights his experiences with challenges and inspiration, Baxter illuminates how God and the social teachings of the Church call us all to be and do so much more for companies and companions.

    OSV Talks - Catholic Entrepreneur: Starting Something From Nothing - James Baxter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 15:08


    As the founder of a men's ministry, James Baxter unpacks the creative process of starting a business within the Church. As he highlights his experiences with challenges and inspiration, Baxter illuminates how God and the social teachings of the Church call us all to be and do so much more for companies and companions.

    Conversation with Timothy O'Malley - Eucharistic Healing of the Pornographic Gaze

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 29:03


    We become what we see. Timothy O'Malley argues that the pornographic gaze isn't unique to porn, but rather happens anytime we see a person as object. Timothy offers that the Eucharist can help to form and heal this gaze and respond to others in love.

    OSV Talks - Eucharistic Healing of the Pornographic Gaze - Timothy O'Malley

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 16:50


    We become what we see. Timothy O'Malley argues that the pornographic gaze isn't unique to porn, but rather happens anytime we see a person as object. Timothy offers that the Eucharist can help to form and heal this gaze and respond to others in love.

    Conversation with Louis Damani Jones - No Excuses: Renewing Culture Through Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 28:09


    Using the story of Nehemiah in the Old Testament, Louis Damani Jones shares tools for how to live out Catholic Social Doctrine in our daily lives. Despite the challenges, the essence of living out this teaching is love and the renewal of society and the family go hand in hand.

    OSV Talks - No Excuses: Renewing Culture Through Family - Louis Damani Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 18:56


    Using the story of Nehemiah in the Old Testament, Louis Damani Jones shares tools for how to live out Catholic Social Doctrine in our daily lives. Despite the challenges, the essence of living out this teaching is love and the renewal of society and the family go hand in hand.

    Conversation with Ela Milewska - Catechesis in Small Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 28:58


    While some associate catechesis with formal education, Ela Milewska paints an image of the impact a catechesist has as a witness of faith and a keeper of the memory of God. She invites lay persons to embrace this role not through formal education, but rather, through small moments in everyday life.

    OSV Talks - Catechesis in Small Moments - Ela Milewska

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 12:28


    While some associate catechesis with formal education, Ela Milewska paints an image of the impact a catechesist has as a witness of faith and a keeper of the memory of God. She invites lay persons to embrace this role not through formal education, but rather, through small moments in everyday life.

    Conversation with Michael Kenney - Equal Justice for All, Except the Unborn

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 28:00


    Michael Kenney was only 14 when abortion became legal in the United States. Since then he became a lawyer and expert in constitutional law. Sharing the history of abortion in America, Michael describes how the evil of abortion is unconstitutional as well as contrary to natural law.

    OSV Talks - Equal Justice for All, Except the Unborn - Michael Kenney

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 17:54


    Michael Kenney was only 14 when abortion became legal in the United States. Since then he became a lawyer and expert in constitutional law. Sharing the history of abortion in America, Michael describes how the evil of abortion is unconstitutional as well as contrary to natural law.

    Conversation with Steve Angrisano - Music, Liturgy and Moon Landings - Bringing the Best of Who We Are

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 28:58


    Musician Steve Angrisano draws an unlikely comparison between liturgical music and a man landing on the moon. The obstacles to accomplishing either one of these tasks is simply a failure of imagination. Steve uses the language of music to ask the question, “Are we bringing the best of who we are to the most important thing we do?”

    OSV Talks - Music, Liturgy and Moon Landings: Bringing the Best of Who We Are - Steve Angrisano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 16:50


    Musician Steve Angrisano draws an unlikely comparison between liturgical music and a man landing on the moon. The obstacles to accomplishing either one of these tasks is simply a failure of imagination. Steve uses the language of music to ask the question, “Are we bringing the best of who we are to the most important thing we do?”

    Conversation with Leonard DeLorenzo - Why Christians Lose on Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 27:35


    In a world where power is gained by winning, Leonard DeLorenzo posits finding one's own Christian identity by losing on purpose. Citing examples from his own father and John the Baptist, DeLorenzo weaves together stories of action: of sacrifice and courage to lose in the face of a culture that demands gaining at all costs for the sake of Christ.

    OSV Talks - Why Christians Lose on Purpose - Leonard DeLorenzo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 18:22


    In a world where power is gained by winning, Leonard DeLorenzo posits finding one's own Christian identity by losing on purpose. Citing examples from his own father and John the Baptist, DeLorenzo weaves together stories of action: of sacrifice and courage to lose in the face of a culture that demands gaining at all costs for the sake of Christ.

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