Podcasts about Bonaventure

12pm Hour 2: Bob Gaughan joins the show to talk about the UB Bulls basketball team sitting at 8-0 and a big matchup between St. Bonaventure

It is a simple podcast today as there are over 100 college basketball games on Saturday and Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos:  https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 3:36-Start of picks Duke vs Michigan St5:57-Picks & analysis for Iowa St vs Purdue8:00-Picks & analysis for Dayton vs Virginia 10:20-Picks & analysis for Rhode Island vs Providence 12:45-Picks & analysis for Monmouth vs Georgia Tech15:12-Picks & analysis for Southern Miss vs Miami 17:26-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs Richmond19:39-Picks & analysis for Utah Valley vs Bowling Green21:55-Picks & analysis for Boise St vs Butler24:02-Picks & analysis for Detroit vs Cleveland St26:22-Picks & analysis for Ohio St vs Northwestern28:43Picks & analysis for Stony Brook vs Duquesne31:07Picks & analysis for Western Michigan vs SIU Edwardsville33:47-Picks & analysis for Youngstown St vs IU Indy36:05-Picks & analysis for Louisville vs Indiana38:13-Picks & analysis for Marquette vs Wisconsin40:17-Picks & analysis for St. Bonaventure vs Buffalo42:28-Picks & analysis for Northern Kentucky vs Fort Wayne44:40-Picks & analysis for Harvard vs Furan46:33-Picks & analysis for Princeton vs Loyola Chicago48:35-Picks & analysis for Missouri St vs Tulsa51:05-Picks & analysis for George Mason vs Virginia Tech53:17-Picks & analysis for Idaho vs South Dakota St55:33-Picks & analysis for Toledo vs Oakland57:54-Picks & analysis for NC Wilmington vs Louisiana1:00:13-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Ohio1:02:14-Picks & analysis for Seton Hall vs Kansas St1:04:12-Picks & analysis for Dartmouth vs Wyoming1:06:21-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Western Kentucky1:08:30-Picks & analysis for Akron vs Tulane1:10:30-Picks & analysis for Maryland vs Iowa1:12:45-Picks & analysis for Fresno St vs Arkansas1:14:58-Picks & analysis for NC Greensboro vs East Carolina1:17:14-Picks & analysis for Elon vs Wofford1:19:12-Picks & analysis for Rutgers vs Michigan1:21:14-Picks & analysis for New Mexico St vs Abilene Christian1:23:29-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri vs Chattanooga1:25:38-Picks & analysis for Baylor vs Memphis1:27:50-Picks & analysis for Southern Utah vs Oregon St1:28:48-Picks & analysis for Colorado vs Colorado St1:32:08-Picks & analysis for Kansas City vs Eastern Washington1:34:16-Picks & analysis for Omaha vs Portland St1:36:28-Picks & analysis for Pacific vs California1:38:50-Picks & analysis for Denver vs Idaho St1:40:51-Picks & analysis for William & Mary vs George Washington1:43:07-Picks & analysis for Washington vs USC1:45:23-Picks & analysis for Wake Forest vs West Virginia1:47:33-Picks & analysis for Oregon vs UCLA1:49:44-Picks & analysis for UC Riverside vs Cal Poly1:51:47-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs Utah1:54:00-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma St vs Grand Canyon1:56:32-Picks & analysis for Northern Arizona vs North Dakota St1:58:52-Picks & analysis for Robert Morris vs UW Milwaukee2:00:53-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Bradley2:03:33-Picks & analysis for Ole Miss vs St. John's2:05:38-Picks & analysis for Wichita St vs Northern Iowa2:07:48-Picks & analysis for South Dakota vs Northern Colorado2:10:02-Picks & analysis for Lindenwood vs Eastern Illinois2:12:16-Picks & analysis for Montana vs North Dakota2:14:11-Picks & analysis for Florida St vs Houston2:16:45-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Oral Roberts2:19:19-Picks & analysis for Illinois vs Tennessee2:21:52-Picks & analysis for Arkansas St vs Little Rock2:24:01-Picks & analysis for UC San Diego vs Long Beach St2:26:14-Picks & analysis for Santa Clara vs New Mexico2:28:37-Picks & analysis for CS Bakersfield vs UC Santa Barbara2:30:59-Picks & analysis for Oklahoma vs Arizona St2:33:04-Picks & analysis for CS Northridge vs UC Irvine2:35:03-Picks & analysis for Auburn vs Arizona2:37:57-Picks & analysis for CS Fullerton vs Hawaii2:39:50-Picks & analysis for Drexel vs La Salle2:42:05-Picks & analysis for Temple vs St. Joseph's2:44:11-Picks & analysis for Villanova vs Pennsylvania2:46:33-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs Kennesaw St2:48:40-Picks & analysis for Weber St vs St. Thomas2:53:17-Start of Extra Games UMBC vs Bucknell2:55:23-Picks & analysis for New Haven vs Boston College2:57:18-Picks & analysis for NC Asheville vs NC State2:59:18-Picks & analysis for Maine vs Miami OH3:01:02-Picks & analysis for Norfolk St vs James Madison3:03:08-Picks & analysis for Tennessee Tech vs West Georgia3:05:03-Picks & analysis for Morehead St vs Presbyterian3:07:08-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville vs FL International3:09:26-Picks & analysis for Georgia Southern vs Gardner Webb3:11:28-Picks & analysis for Coast Carolina vs Winthrop3:13:24-Picks & analysis for MD East Shore vs American3:15:25-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs Delaware St3:17:46-Picks & analysis for 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"Tim Graham And Friends" brought to you by CTBK examines Darius Slay's refusal to join the Bills, the loss of Ja'Marcus Ingram and the fallout. Plus, a preview of Saturday afternoon's intriguing St. Bonaventure at UB basketball game.

George joins Sal to break down UB's season so far and the matchup with St. Bonaventure coming up.

This final episode in the Theology and History series dives into the works of Pope Benedict XVI. Dr. Joey Belleza, Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi, and special guest Fr. Harrison Ayre talk Ratzinger's habilitation, "The Theology of History in St. Bonaventure." Does Ratzinger really understand Bonaventure? Does Ratzinger's approach resolve any of the conflicts about history and theology of the 20th century?Episode I: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-iEpisode II: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-iiEpisode III: https://sed-contra-a-podcast-of-catholic-theology.simplecast.com/episodes/theology-and-history-iii

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Saturday's results, talks to Ben Wilson vs VSIN  about the start to the season the Big Ten has had, teams off to bad starts that might regret a change in pace & philosophy, & teams Ben is bullish on, & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY Sunday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:52-Recap of Saturday's results14:11-Interview with Ben Wilson32:12-Start of picks Princeton vs St. Joseph's34:22-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs WIlliam & Mary37:00-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs UT San Antonio39:42-Picks & analysis for Tennessee St vs Chattanooga42:09-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs Pennsylvania44:20-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Texas Tech46:46-Picks & analysis for Belmont vs Charleston49:03-Picks & analysis for St. Bonaventure vs Florida Atlantic51:05-Picks & analysis for San Diego vs Long Beach St53:21-Picks & analysis for CS Bakersfield vs Fresno St55:32-Picks & analysis for UC Irvine vs San Jose St57:48-Start of extra games Merrimack vs La Salle59:40-Picks & analysis for Ball St vs Le Moyne1;01;36-Picks & analysis for Siena vs Maine1;04:13-Picks & analysis for Appalachian St vs UNC Asheville1:06:27-Picks & analysis for Stonehill vs Quinnipiac1:08:39-Picks & analysis for New Hampshire vs Fairfield1:10:58-Picks & analysis for Stetson vs Robert Morris1:13:19-Picks & analysis for Yale vs Vermont1:15:11-Picks & analysis for Cornell vs Bucknell1:17:53-Picks & analysis for Monmouth vs Lafayette1:19:55-Picks & analysis for Mercyhurst vs West Virginia1:22:07-Picks & analysis for Colgate vs Fordham1:24:52-Picks & analysis for Alabama A&M vs Coastal Carolina1:27:18-Picks & analysis for Prairie View vs North Texas1:29:44-Picks & analysis for Longwood vs American1:32:08-Picks & analysis for The Citadel vs Presbyterian1:34:24-Picks & analysis for Coppin St vs Loyola MD Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

St. Bonaventure had a plan coming into it's game against North Carolina - be physical and make the Heels work on both ends. Carolina struggled down the stretch of the first half, but a strong second stanza and a career night from Henri Veesaar provided the cushion the Heels needed to keep the Bonnies at arm's length, winning 85-70. Inside Carolina's Rob Harrington joins Tommy Ashley to discuss the key's to UNC's sixth straight win to open the season. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current UNC sports topics, from game previews and instant postgame analysis, to recruiting breakdowns. IC's stable of writers, insiders and analysts -- plus special guests -- comprise each program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mac & Bone start Wednesday's show, broadcasting live from 2025 Street Turkey's, as they talk about NC State bouncing back in Maui, & UNC getting a win over St. Bonaventure, they react to what Dave Canales had to say about the 49ers' loss, including an updated injury report, & they give their thoughts on the latest CFP rankings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside Carolina leading basketball analyst Rob Harrington and former Tar Heel Justin Jackson join Tommy Ashley for the latest on UNC hoops. The schedule ramps up this week after a long home stand provided plenty of highlights and teaching moments for Hubert Davis and his team. What areas does Carolina need to improve? How do they match up with St. Bonaventure and Michigan State this week? All this and more, plus Thanksgiving meal favorites! The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current UNC sports topics, from game previews and instant postgame analysis, to recruiting breakdowns. IC's stable of writers, insiders and analysts -- plus special guests -- comprise each program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Tyler recap the major games of the prior week and preview the MTEs for St. Bonaventure, VCU, SLU and Dayton.Then, Luke from the Belk Report joins to look back at Davidson's Charleston Classic performance and figure out how the Wildcats will manage their rotation.Follow us on Twitter! @3BidLeaguePodEmail: 3bidleague@gmail.comFollow Luke: @BelkReport @LLB_Podcast

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Monday's results, talks to Riley Frain of Mid Major Madness about the mid major surprises of the first few weeks, the start the Atlantic 10 has had, & games to watch on Tuesday, & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY Tuesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 2:35-Recap of Monday's results15:45-Interview with Riley Frain34:27-Start of picks East Carolina vs Michigan St36:36-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs NC Greensboro39:18-Picks & analysis for Samford vs Georgia St41:32-Picks & analysis for UTEP vs UAB43:36-Picks & analysis Kennesaw St vs Oral Roberts46:33-Picks & analysis for Utah Valley vs South Dakota St48:36-Picks & analysis For St. Bonaventure vs North Carolina50:37-Picks & analysis for Mount St. Mary's vs Ohio St53:32-Picks & analysis for Cal Baptist vs San Diego56:21-Picks & analysis for William & Mary vs Abilene Christian59:01-Picks & analysis for Omaha vs James Madison1:01:41-Picks & analysis for Campbell vs Wake Forest1:04:29-Picks & analysis for Quinnipiac vs Central Florida1:07:21-Picks & analysis for CS Bakersfield vs Florida St1:10:07-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs VIllanova1:12:53-Picks & analysis for Murray St vs George Washington1:15:53-Picks & analysis for Eastern Washington vs North Texas1:18:29-Picks & analysis for Kansas St vs Indiana1:21:06-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs Cal Poly1:23:39-Picks & analysis for New Mexico St vs UC Irvine1:25:54-Picks & analysis for Oakland vs Montana1:28:14-Picks & analysis for Portland St vs Utah Tech1:30:48-Picks & analysis for UT San Antonio vs Georgia Southern1:33:43-Picks & analysis for UCLA vs California1:36:06-Picks & analysis for Stony Brook vs Bethune Cookman1:38:24-Picks & analysis for Pacific vs Jacksonville1:40:26-Picks & analysis for Towson vs Liberty1:42:50-Picks & analysis for Rhode Island vs Vermont1:45:35-Picks & analysis for UC San Diego vs Bradley1:48:13-Picks & analysis for Temple vs Pinceton1:50:41-Picks & analysis for Rutgers vs Notre Dames1:52:42-Picks & analysis for Iowa St vs Creighton1:54:58-Picks & analysis for Kansas vs Syracuse1:56:53-Picks & analysis for St. John's vs Baylor1:59:00-Picks & analysis for Houston vs Tennessee2:01:14-Picks & analysis for Michigan vs Auburn2:03:29-Picks & analysis for Gonzaga vs Maryland2:06:13-Picks & analysis for Oregon vs San Diego St2:08:37-Picks & analysis for Alabama vs UNLV2:11:06-Picks & analysis for San Jose St vs Tulsa2:13:07-Picks & analysis for Northern Iowa vs Loyola Chicago2:15:46-Picks & analysis for NC State vs Boise St2:18:18-Picks & analysis for USC vs Seton Hall2:21:00-Picks & analysis for Washington St vs Texas2:24:32-Picks & analysis for Chaminade vs Arizona St2:26:57-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Loyola Marymount2:28:51-Picks & analysis for George Mason vs Florida Atlantic2:31:23-Picks & analysis for Iowa vs Ole Miss2:33:56-Picks & analysis for Utah vs Grand Canyon2:35:57-Start of extra games East Texas A&M vs Army2:38:10-Picks & analysis for Middle Tennessee vs McNeese2:40:17-Picks & analysis for Drexel vs Morgan St2:42:32-Picks & analysis for Tennessee St vs UNC Asheville2:44:44-Picks & analysis for NC Central vs USC Upstate2:47:15-Picks & analysis for Lehigh vs Marist2:49:54-Picks & analysis for Wright St vs Stetson2:52:03-Picks & analysis for Coppin St vs Rider2:55:08-Picks & analysis for Chicago St vs Fort Wayne2:57:21-Picks & analysis for Boston U vs Penn St2:59:59-Picks & analysis for Houston Christian vs Bellarmine3:02:37-Picks & analysis for Hampton vs Maryland Eastern Shore3:04:33-Picks & analysis for Rice vs Florida Gulf Coast3:06:48-Picks & analysis for Eastern Illinois vs Central Arkansas3:09:08-Picks & analysis for Northern Illinois vs Austin Peay3:11:29-Picks & analysis for South Carolina vs Austin Peay3:13:50-Picks & analysis for Mississippi Valley St vs Texas A&M3:16:30-Picks & analysis for Winthrop vs Nebraska Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh comes to the defense of Bryce Young after last night's performance against the Niners, issues a warning to UNC basketball tonight against St. Bonaventure, WD goes to the movies to review "Mrs. Doubtfire", Josh starts to take the first look at what Bill Belichick will be walking into when he goes to NC State on Saturday, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to tell how concerned he is for UNC in Fort Myers and to see if Josh knows what "YNK" means in a session of Grahammar School.

Carolina made too mistakes against Duke on Saturday evening and lost because of it...Joe Jauch joins to break it down (3:25)Tar Heel Basketball heads to the Fort Myers Tip-Off to face St. Bonaventure and Michigan State (27:18)Adrian Wojnarowski, formerly of ESPN and now the GM of St. Bonaventure basketball, joins (35:23)Plus: a historic ACC rivalry (1:17:32), we pick the Christmas Spectacular movie (1:24:54) and it is officially Tim O'Toole season (1:30:49)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

North Carolina hits the road for the Ft. Myers Tipoff this week with tilts against St. Bonaventure and Michigan State. It ends a string of home games that the Heels have won with varying degrees of ease, and presents different types of competition to continue to test the team's mettle. Sean Moran is back this week, joining Sherrell McMillan and Joey Powell for an in-depth conversation about what's on the horizon for UNC hoops. The Inside Carolina Podcast network features a wide range of current UNC sports topics, from game previews and instant postgame analysis, to recruiting breakdowns. IC's stable of writers, insiders and analysts -- plus special guests -- comprise each program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Send us a textThis episode originally aired at 1pm on Wednesday Nov 12 on SiriusXM 129 The Catholic ChannelFrontiers of Faith is now broadcast weekly on SiriusXM and uploaded here immediately after! Join us for this week's discussion of the USCCB meeting this week, a replay of our interview with Fr. Bonaventure of Kenya, and a discussion of St Mother Cabrini!Click here to learn more about supporting the Pontifical Missions Societies:https://pontificalmissions.orgFollow us on socials!https://x.com/tpms_usahttps://www.instagram.com/tpms_us/

For the second CTRS seminar of 2025-26, Dr Michael Hahn, the Dom Gregory Dix Lecturer in Christian Spirituality, Sarum College, gave a talk on 'Language of the Abyss in Bonaventure's Texts'. Photo by Thom Mertens. This seminar forms part of the Catholic Theology Research Seminar Series (CTRS). The CTRS is a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catholic traditions of theology and Church. The seminar series ranges across the traditional theological disciplines (scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, ethical and practical/pastoral), Catholic social thought and practice, and social-scientific approaches to Catholicism.

Hey Boos, join us today as we discuss the history and the ghosts of Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery! Before we get into that, we talk about whether we would classify Freddy Vs Jason as more of a Nightmare on Elm Street movie or a Friday the 13th movie. Then we get into the history of Bonaventure, the ghost stories, and the pop culture surrounding it. For our Boo Crew Moment of the Week, Bobby talks about the Yellow Echo story. We would love to interact with you, send us an email or DM us on Instagram or Facebook!Follow us on Instagram - boo.busters.podcastFollow us on Facebook - Boo Busters PodcastFollow us on TikTok - boo.bustersEmail us - boo.busters.podcast@gmail.com

We speak with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, the chief curator of the 36th Bienal de São Paulo, which is currently taking place. The Bienal’s main theme is “Not All Travellers Walk Roads – Of Humanity as Practice”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a straight forward podcast, there's 108 Division I vs Division I college basketball games on the betting board for Monday & Greg picks & analyzes EVERY one of them!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 3:56-Start of picks Bradley vs St. Bonaventure 7:04-Picks & analysis for Murray St vs Omaha10:14-Picks & analysis for Northern Arizona vs Drake13:15-Picks & analysis for Southern Miss vs Buffalo16:37-Picks & analysis for Georgia St vs Eastern MI19:42-Picks & analysis for Quinnipiac vs St. John's22:56-Picks & analysis for South Alabama vs Toledo26:08-Picks & analysis for IU Indy vs Ohio State29:04-Picks & analysis for Canisius vs Dayton32:04-Picks & analysis for Texas St vs Bowling Green 35:02-Picks & analysis for Mercer vs Tennessee 37:30-Picks & analysis for Niagara vs Duquesne 40:34-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Massachusetts 43:30-Picks & analysis for Louisiana vs Ball State46:32-Picks & analysis for Troy vs Kent State49:34-Picks & analysis for Ohio vs Arkansas State52:09-Picks & analysis for Florida vs Arizona 55:38-Picks & analysis for Rider vs Virginia57:24-Picks & analysis for James Madison vs Akron1:00:59-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs Miami OH1:03:37-Picks & analysis for Fairfield vs Penn State 1:06:41-Picks & analysis for Boston College vs FL Atlantic 1:09:21-Picks & analysis for Coastal Carolina vs Western Michigan 1:12:21-Picks & analysis for Youngstown St vs Pittsburgh 1:14:59-Picks & analysis for Appalachian St vs Central MI 1:18:20-Picks & analysis for Western Carolina vs Cincinnati 1:21:10-Picks & analysis for Wofford vs George Mason1:23:43-Picks & analysis for Marist vs Xavier1:26:41-Picks & analysis for Air Force vs Belmont1:29:16-Picks & analysis for Saint Peters vs Seton Hall 1:31:48-Picks & analysis for TN Tech vs Western Kentucky 1:34:33-Picks & analysis for Tarleton St vs SMU1:36:32-Picks & analysis for Cleveland St vs Loyola IL1:39:48-Picks & analysis for Hampton vs UW Milwaukee 1:42:59-Picks & analysis for Indiana St vs Charlotte 1:45:29-Picks & analysis for Detroit vs IL Chicago 1:48:21-Picks & analysis for SE Missouri St vs St. Louis1:51:25-Picks & analysis for UL Monroe vs Northern IL1:54:41-Picks & analysis for Rio Grande Valley vs Baylor1:57:28-Picks & analysis for Hofstra vs Central Florida 2:00:17-Picks & analysis for Campbell vs Wisconsin 2:02:29-Picks & analysis for Northern Dakota vs Alabama 2:04:54-Picks & analysis for UW Green Bay vs Kansas2:07:04-Picks & analysis for Utah Tech vs South Dakota 2:10:33-Picks & analysis for Samford vs Tulane2:13:26-Picks & analysis for Oakland vs Michigan 2:16:08-Picks & analysis for Fort Wayne vs Grand Canyon 2:18:57-Picks & analysis for San Jose St vs Utah2:22:10-Picks & analysis for Montana St vs Colorado 2:24:26-Picks & analysis for Idaho vs Washington St2:27:43-Picks & analysis for Villanova vs BYU2:30:19-Picks & analysis for Cal Poly vs USC2:32:17-Picks & analysis for North Dakota St vs Oregon St2:35:31-Picks & analysis for St. Thomas vs St. Mary's 2:38:27-Picks & analysis for CSU Bakersfield vs California 2:41:11-Picks & analysis for Denver vs Seattle2:43:52-Picks & analysis for Eastern Washington vs UCLA2:46:48-Start if extra games Queens NC vs Winthrop 2:51:22-Picks & analysis for Binghamton vs Syracuse 2:53:47-Picks & analysis for High Point vs Furman 2:56:58-Picks & analysis for Morgan St vs Georgetown 2:59:57-Picks & analysis for Coppin St vs Maryland 3:02:41-Picks & analysis for NC Central vs NC State3:05:29-Picks & analysis for Stetson vs Rhode Island 3:08:26-Picks & analysis for Colgate vs Michigan St3:11:12-Picks & analysis for Howard vs Missouri 3:13:59-Picks & analysis for Wagner vs VCU3:16:35-Picks & analysis for New Haven vs Connecticut 3:18:35-Picks & analysis for Southern vs Arkansas 3:21:16-Picks & analysis for Western IL vs Radford3:24:26-Picks & analysis for Lafayette vs St. Joseph's 3:27:11-Picks & analysis for Charleston So vs Virginia Tech3:29:48-Picks & analysis for Central Arkansas vs North Carolina 3:32:42-Picks & analysis for Navy vs Presbyterian 3:35:06-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs Bucknell3:37:54-Picks & analysis for Bryant vs Siena3:40:40-Picks & analysis for Long Island vs Notre Dame 3:43:57-Picks & analysis for Holy Cross vs Providence 3:46:50-Picks & analysis for MD East Shore vs Georgia Tech3:49:15-Picks & analysis for Boston U vs Northeastern 3:51:47-Picks & analysis for Bellarmine vs Georgia 3:54:34-Picks & analysis for Albany vs Marquette 3:57:20-Picks & analysis for Northwestern St vs Texas A&M3:59:59-Picks & analysis for New Hampshire vs Clemson4:02:31-Picks & analysis for Fair Dickinson vs Iowa Start4:05:48-Picks & analysis for Miss Valley St vs UAB4:08:44-Picks & analysis for Bethune Cookman vs Auburn4:11:14-Picks & analysis for West Georgia vs Nebraska 4:13:23-Picks & analysis for Mercyhurst vs Northwestern4:16:24-Picks & analysis for New Orleans vs TCU4:19:23-Picks & analysis for Lehigh vs Houston 4:21:53-Picks & analysis for Gardner Webb vs Minnesota 4:24:44-Picks & analysis for Chicago St vs DePaul4:27:26-Picks & analysis for SE Louisiana vs Ole Miss4:30:52-Picks & analysis for Lipscomb vs Vanderbilt 4:34:23-Picks & analysis for Florida A&M vs South Florida 4:36:50-Picks & analysis for Maine vs George Washington 4:39:25-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville vs Miami4:42:30-Picks & analysis for American vs Wake Forest 4:45:12-Picks & analysis for St. Francis PA vs Oklahoma 4:49:50-Picks & analysis for Jackson St vs Illinois 4:52:54-Picks & analysis for Incarnate Word vs Colorado St4:55:23-Picks & analysis for Towson vs Loyola MD4:58:13-Picks & analysis for Merrimack vs South Dakota St5:00:55-Picks & analysis for So Carolina St vs Louisville 5:04:13-Picks & analysis for Texas Southern vs Gonzaga 5:07:36-Picks & 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Christina Bagaglio Slentz is Associate Director for Creation Care for the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Learn about how her diocese prioritizes climate action here.In this episode, we often refer to Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato si' and the ways that faith communities are living out its stated goals. We also discuss the theme “seeds of peace and hope,” the official theme for the 2025 ecumenical Season of Creation.Many thanks to Christina for sharing her wisdom in this conversation!Christina SlentzTRANSCRIPTChristina Slentz I think this really can help us understand the way that the cry of the Earth, these environmental climate extremes, or the variability that we're experiencing, leads to greater exposure—but how one community can face that exposure and adapt or bounce back fairly quickly and another may not really have that capacity.Debra Rienstra Welcome to the Refugia Podcast. I'm your host, Professor Debra Rienstra. Refugia are habitats in nature where life endures in times of crisis. We're exploring the concept of refugia as a metaphor, discovering how people of faith can become people of refugia: nurturing life-giving spaces in the earth, in our human cultural systems, and in our spiritual communities, even in this time of severe disturbance. This season, we're paying special attention to churches and Christian communities who have figured out how to address the climate crisis together as an essential aspect of their discipleship.Today, I'm talking with Dr. Christina Bagaglio Slentz, Associate Director for Creation Care at the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. Christina has a background in sociology, with a PhD in international studies and global affairs. She's also a Navy veteran. Today, she serves a diocese of 97 parishes, helping to guide and empower people in their creation care work. The Diocese of San Diego is a microcosm of diverse biomes and diverse people, and it's a fascinating example of refugia, because as a diocese, they are doing all the things. Christina and I talk about Laudato si', solar energy, economics, eco spirituality, environmental justice advocacy, the centrality of the Eucharist, and the mutuality between caring for neighbor and caring for the Earth. Let's get to it.Debra Rienstra Christina, thank you so much for being with me today. I really appreciate talking to you.Christina Slentz Thank you, Debra, for having me. I'm really excited to be here.Debra Rienstra So I am eager to hear more about the Diocese of San Diego, because it seems that you have been very intentional and thoughtful and ambitious about your creation care agenda, and we're going to get into the details of that in just a minute, but I want to start with you. So tell us your hero origin story. How did you get into faith-based environmental work and into your current position?Christina Slentz Well, to be honest, I never saw it coming in many ways. I was working in the global affairs area, looking at sources of conflict and cooperation and how political economy intersects with those dynamics, and that was my academic area of focus. And at the same time, I've always been a catechist in the Catholic church since the 90s, and my church life was pretty comfortable, I would say, and active. But I didn't really see those two things coming together until Laudato si', the encyclical written by Pope Francis on the care of our common home, was released in 2015, and this really started to bring more overlap between these two areas in my life. And I would say, increasingly, then there was a lot of interplay between those focus areas for me. And eventually this position became available in the Diocese of San Diego, and a friend mentioned it to me, and I thought that is actually the perfect vocation for me. And I really feel like I understood it to be a vocation, not just a job.Debra Rienstra Yeah, I think I can relate to everything you just said. I think we came to this work from different areas of specialty, but yeah, like you, I feel like we've had these mid-career shifts where suddenly our area of specialty—in my case, literature and creative writing—has become energized by—in your case, Laudato si', in my case, other documents as well as Laudato si',—and we've sort of taken this fascinating and yeah, I would agree, vocational, turn. So let's talk a little bit more about Laudato si'. I imagine our listeners know at least a little bit about it. It's been so enormously influential. It's such an amazing landmark document. Could you talk a little bit about how you've seen Laudato si' diffuse through the Catholic Church, especially the American Catholic Church?Christina Slentz Yes, I think, to be honest, it has had a complicated journey with the Catholic community here in the United States. Very much like the issue of climate change in the global community, the United States has struggled with these dynamics—I think the way that they involve our economics and some of our very strong ideology about economic freedom and what that means to people. And so I think it's fair to say that while Laudato si' was very warmly received around the world, it has struggled in the United States as a whole, and that includes the American Catholic community. That said, there have been—like your description of refugia suggests——there have been these pockets, though, where I think that particular dynamics existed, and there was fertile ground for seeds to be planted. And the Diocese of San Diego is one of them. The Diocese of—the Archdiocese of Atlanta was another. There are a couple around the country, and I do think some footholds were created. In addition, one of the things that is particularly interesting about the encyclical Laudato si'—and an encyclical is just a document that a pope writes and then circulates, right, this is where the word encyclical comes from—circulates around until everyone's had a chance to read it. We can imagine in medieval times, you know, how this must have been a challenge. And I think that, you know, this challenge exists, but Father Emmett Farrell is the founder of this ministry in my diocese, and Father Emmett just celebrated his 60th anniversary of his ordination, and Father Emmett will say he has never seen an encyclical translate to action the way that Laudato si' has. And in particular, there is a Vatican online platform called the Laudato si' Action Platform, where Catholics—either parishes, schools, orders of sisters or religious—can get on this platform and learn about the dynamics that we face. They can see how our values are distilled into seven goals, and then they can reflect on their behavior, using this tool to sort of measure where they are, and then write a plan of action and upload it and share it with each other. And Father Emmett really celebrates how amazing it is that, you know, that we're going to lean into technology and use it for the good.Debra Rienstra Oh, awesome. There's so many things I want to follow up on in that answer. And I want to begin by just thanking you for being honest about pushback to Laudato si' in the US. And I want to go back to that in just a second, if it's okay. And then I want to thank you for the way you've thought about, you know, some of these dioceses like the mighty San Diego and the mighty Atlanta as sort of refugia spaces. And we'll come back to that again too, I really hope, and I want to hear some more details about your particular diocese. Why do you think there has been pushback in the American Catholic Church? You mentioned economic reasons, and you know, Pope Francis and Pope Leo now have both been very pointed in their critique of climate denial, of greed, of exploitation, injustice, war, economic systems that many Americans have sort of held as almost sacrosanct. So what are you noticing in Catholic conversations about that critique? Why are people resisting the critique and why are people saying, “No, that's right”—what are the motivations behind each of those responses?Christina Slentz So, you know, we could probably talk about this all day.Debra Rienstra Probably, yeah.Christina Slentz Because economic peace, I think, is really difficult to think about. You know, if we take the United Kingdom, for example, it's a country very much like the United States. So many of our you know, American culture and tradition and customs come out of that early launching that we experienced from, you know, Great Britain. And yet, as the topic of climate change came forward, Margaret Thatcher, who was, you know, a real compatriot of President Ronald Reagan at the time, she really took the scientific approach in thinking about climate change, and this set them on a path that's really different from the path that we experienced. And certainly, oil is a big factor in our economy. And I think it can be a real challenge for people to weigh the goods, you know, because we have to be honest, there are goods in both sides of these dynamics. When we understand the gravity, though, of climate change, if we're allowed to really get into those dynamics without the noise that has been kind of confronting that potential, then I think we can see that the good outweighs, you know, those alternative goods associated with continuing in the fossil fuel realm. But this is why we talk about a just transition, right? I think that many people who are hearing this noise, right, they don't understand that Pope Francis and others, you know, is really arguing for a just transition, and that would seek to care for the people that are going to be affected by whatever change in economic policy might make.Debra Rienstra Yeah, and more and more, those economic changes are actually positive in favor of transition in ways that they weren't even 5-10 years ago.Christina Slentz Yeah, I think it's amazing. We actually had some good momentum going until recently.Debra Rienstra Yeah, you know, I would love to get us all talking about a just and joyful transition, because it's more and more possible. And maybe we'll come back to that a little bit later too, when we talk about ecological spirituality. But let's go back to these places within the American Catholic Church, even, that are saying, “Oh yes, Laudato si', yes, let's go.” And San Diego diocese is one of those places. You had an action plan already in 2019. I think it's impressive that a diocese could get a plan together in four years. So good job. Knowing how long everything takes in church settings. So just give us a list of your accomplishments. What have you been up to since 2019? What are the kinds of things you've dipped your toes into?Christina Slentz Sure, and to be fair, I want to give some good credit to some others. You know, the Archdiocese of Atlanta had created their creation care action plan. This gave us some really good kind of framework to think about when we created ours. And there was a team that preceded me. They were all volunteers, very multidisciplinary in their backgrounds, everything from theologians to medical doctors who had worked with indigenous communities, you know, theologians, missionaries, energy engineers, and they really pulled this together early on. And this plan I now recognize as what climate action planners might refer to as an aspirational plan. It's all the things you could do in our area, and it serves as a really good resource for our parishes and schools as they think about what they might do in their Laudato si' action platform plans, and those are yearly plans that are really targeted on what we're going to do. So, you know, one of the things that they did early on was really push to solarize. And you know, we do have the great fortune of, one: climate here in San Diego, right? You know, we're sort of famous for that. And then you know, two: the other thing is that, you know, it was very normative to be shifting to solar, and continues to be an economic choice that is not really as politicized here as much as it might be elsewhere. And then the third thing was this is, you know, the magic number three is to have a bishop that is supportive. And so Cardinal McElroy—now Cardinal McElroy, then Bishop McElroy—really promoted this solarization. And at this point we have about 54% of our parishes solarized. And when I think now, you know, the Paris Climate Agreement says we want to have about half of our carbon emissions reduced by 2030 then you know, we're sitting at about half. Our building where I'm located is called our pastoral center. Some Catholic communities call it their chancery. And our solar array here provides over 80% of our electricity to the building. Our local utility is about half renewable energy, a little bit more. So with that in mind, you know, our electricity here to our building is a little over 90% coming from renewable energy, and this lets us have seven electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot so I can go to work and charge my car at the same time.Debra Rienstra Lovely.Christina Slentz So that was one big thing. I would say our other really big kind of landmark action that also was largely driven by Cardinal McElroy, was to divest of fossil fuels. And, you know, this is a real challenging thing to accomplish. We set a goal of no more than 5% of, you know, the earnings of both direct and indirect investment to be coming from fossil fuel. And after a year, we evaluated how we were doing, and we were actually hitting—not we, you know, the financial folks doing this—were hitting less than 3%. So, you know, we said, “Okay, I think we can say that this was successful, and we're still here.” So that was really exciting, and we didn't do it to be virtue signaling. Just, you know, for some of your listeners may not know, but the USCCB, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has a document that directs socially responsible investment for all areas. And so this is just one more area of socially responsible investment that the Diocese of San Diego has embraced.Debra Rienstra Yeah, yeah. So we've got money, we've got energy. How many parishes would you say are on board with this, doing yearly goals, selecting from the menu of fun ideas—what percentage of your parishes would you say are involved?Christina Slentz So I gotta, Debra, that's a little bit of a good question. I think, you know, we did just describe two very top-down approaches. And one of the things that our group, you know, when I came on board in 2022, we decided is, you know, we really wanted to push that grassroots. And so we see parishes demonstrating a range of behaviors, and I was initially surprised, but they actually behave a lot like countries around the world. And so, you know, you think, oh, that's going to be different. But, you know, you can also have three children, and they all behave differently, and you know, sometimes that's surprising as well, when they have the same parents. And so one of the things that I have really tried to do was offer more events that are here at the diocesan level. We have 97 parishes, and then we have—so sometimes we'll see individuals that are really on board, and they come from a parish where, at the parish level, not a lot is happening. Sometimes we have individuals that are participating, and they are doing a ton at their parish and succeeding. And then we have parishes where the pastor is leading the charge. And then on top of that, I would say there are parishes where they have solar and they have drought-resistant landscaping, and they have LEED silver certified buildings that, you know, are very environmentally friendly. And yet, you know, at the parishioner level, you know, not as much activity happening. So it is an array of activities. I would say probably half have had some kind of interaction with us, or have had parishioners or students participate in our programs. But you know, we reflect the American Catholic community, which reflects the broader American society as well. So there are places where we struggle, and then there are places where we see a lot of action and shining.Debra Rienstra Yeah, sure. And I really appreciate that. And I think listeners can relate to that range of involvement too. Maybe they are in any one of those categories or some other category themselves. And you know, as you say, it's the modeling of— even if it's a minority, it's the modeling and the enthusiasm and the even implicit sort of educating of others that can make this work spread too. So I want to list the seven goals of the Laudato si' action platform, because I think they're really, really great and helpful to people who are not in the Catholic Church, but in other aspects of the church, you might find these goals useful too. So here are the goals: response to the cry of the Earth, response to the cry of the poor, ecological economics, adoption of sustainable lifestyles, ecological education, ecological spirituality, community resilience and empowerment. So I want to start with the first three. We've talked a little bit about economics and how dicey that can be, but I wonder if you could describe how you see the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor as basically the same cry, as Pope Francis said in Laudato si'. How do you see that, especially in your region?Christina Slentz Yeah, so thank you. I think these two are kind of the crown jewels, right? And they sum up what we see happening very well. I think that the other goals are valuable because they sort of pull out the dynamics that we really understand as informing those two big—response to the cry of the Earth and cry of the poor. So as someone who was looking at this through the lens of being a social scientist, I found these two goals to really sum it up well, because it is not just the exposure to the environment that causes our concern for these dynamics. It's the exposure as well as the sensitivity of that population. And then this helps us understand also, maybe some vulnerability that that population might have. So for example, we had significant flooding about a year and a half ago in January, the month of January, and the same rain fell on a parish in the southern part of the Diocese, close to our Mexican border, in an area that is, you know, less wealthy, probably demonstrates some socio economic features that we would associate with marginalized communities. And then it also fell on a parish in Coronado, California. And some people might recognize the Hotel Del Coronado as an iconic location. It's a beautiful community. There's a lot of wealth. There's a lot of human capital as well. You know, very highly educated group, and so the buildings at two of two parishes in each of these locations were completely flooded. But, you know, the parish in Coronado was up on its feet within a week. And of course, they had repairs that had to be done, but they were able to get a hold of those folks, get them in, pay the bills, get it all done. And the parish on the south side had catastrophic flooding to its school, and the school was a total loss.Debra Rienstra Oh, wow.Christina Slentz So I think this really can help us understand the way that the cry of the Earth, these environmental climate extremes, or the variability that we're experiencing, leads to greater exposure, but how one community can face that exposure and adapt or bounce back fairly quickly, and another may not really have that capacity. And so you can't really pull them apart, because just measuring precipitation doesn't always give you the whole story.Debra Rienstra That's a very, very helpful answer to that. And I sometimes hear in religious circles, you know, “Well, we have to worry about other people, why should we worry about owls or whatever?” And the answer is: well, because what happens in nature affects people. So this is about loving your neighbor. Even if you're not convinced by the idea that we love the Earth for its own sake because it's beloved of God, we still have to love our neighbor. And this is a neighbor issue as well. So thank you. That was very helpful as an explanation.Christina Slentz One of my favorite kind of messages is, you know, having been a student of globalization, you know, I think that we live in a globalized world. You can't put that toothpaste back in the tube, right? Maybe there are some things we can do and that can be helpful, but the bottom line is, our actions have ripple effects, and so no matter what we do, we are going to have these impacts on people far beyond those we know and love on a day to day basis. And when we care for the Earth, we mitigate those effects on people all around the world, and so our caring for creation really is just love of neighbor at global scale.Debra Rienstra Ah, lovely. Yeah, so it works both ways. If you love neighbor, you love the Earth. If you love the Earth, you love your neighbor.Christina Slentz That's right.Debra RienstraHi, it's me, Debra. If you are enjoying this podcast episode, go ahead and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform. If you have a minute, leave a review. Good reviews help more listeners discover this podcast. To keep up with all the Refugia news, I invite you to subscribe to the Refugia newsletter on Substack. This is my fortnightly newsletter for people of faith who care about the climate crisis and want to go deeper. Every two weeks, I feature climate news, deeper dives, refugia sightings and much more. Join our community at refugianewsletter.substack.com. For even more goodies, including transcripts and show notes for this podcast, check out my website at debrarienstra.com. D-E-B-R-A-R-I-E-N-S-T-R-A dot com. Thanks so much for listening. We're glad you're part of this community. And now back to the interview.Debra Rienstra Let's think about some of those more personal goals. I don't know, maybe they're not just personal, because everything is systemic too. But I want to talk about that sustainable lifestyle goal, adoption of sustainable lifestyle. So what does that mean, and how are people doing that in San Diego?Christina Slentz So I have a really amazing parish, St. Thomas More, and they have created a community garden that not only functions as a place for their parish to gather and work together, it also is open to the public, so it has an evangelical capacity as well. And they also collect recyclable cans and bottles and then take those to a facility where they can be paid for that recycling work, and then they take the money, and then they put it into this garden that allows them to gather and have a mission and have evangelical outreach. So I think of this as such a wonderful circular kind of example that is, you know, feeding them in many ways. You know, they have this sense of community. They have this sense of common, shared mission. They have a good relationship with the neighborhood around them, people that may be of different faiths or of no faith at all. And then they're also in good relationship with Mother Earth, and doing what they can to, you know, practice this sort of sustainability, or also a little bit like circular economics, I guess I would say as well. And I think one of the things that the Catholic Church is emphasizing is synodality, and our synodality really calls us to be community, to have a shared mission and really inviting participatory action. So in my building here, where we sort of have the headquarters, you know, we also have gone to compostables for all of our events, and we try to minimize any kind of single use plastics. But, you know, there's that dreaded moment at the end where everybody has to go to the three, you know, receptacles. Everyone panics, especially if I'm near them, and I feel terribly, you know, like, should I step away? Should I give them a moment to give them help? Is that overreach? And so, you know, but we all fumble through together, and that's where I've kind of said, like, “Look, it's not easy for me either. Like, God forbid I put the wrong thing in the wrong can, right?” So I think that there's this way where we all are coming together to sort of take on this work. And, you know, we're not going to be perfect, but, you know, I think that it does foster community when we take this on, and then also recognizing how, you know, now we are living with greater simplicity, and we are impacting the Earth, you know, to a lesser extent.Debra Rienstra Yeah, nothing bonds people like pulling weeds together, or standing over the recycle bins going, “Hmm.” It's okay. We don't have to indulge in recycling guilt, you know, just do your best. So I want to move on to ecological spirituality. I love that phrase. It's not one you hear everywhere. And I wanted to remind listeners that San Diego Diocese is the most biodiverse diocese in the US. Maybe we wouldn't have expected that, but you've kind of got everything there. So I want to talk about ecological spirituality in the context of that actual place. I love the sentiment you quoted from Laudato si' in an article you wrote recently. It was an idea from Pope Francis that in the beauties and wonders of the Earth, we experience God's friendship with us. And so I wanted to ask you how you're helping people in your parishes reconnect to the Earth where you are, and thus, and this is how you put it, “revive something of our true selves.”Christina Slentz Yeah, one of my favorite pieces in Laudato si': Pope Francis alludes to having a place in childhood where we felt a sense of awe and wonder. And I think that that awe and wonder allows us to get back to childhood in some ways, before there was a lot of noise before there was all the different distractions. And I think that that true self is also a little freer to connect to God. I think sometimes about little children and baby Jesus, you know, and that sort of immediate connection that's not really complicated, you know, it's just comfortable. Or feeling the love of God like being a child sitting on the lap of your mom or your dad. And so encouraging people, or providing opportunities for this return to that place of awe and wonder, I think is really important. I think that at the heart of our inability to care for creation is this estrangement from our Creator. So we won't care for something if we don't love it. And in this way, ecological spirituality may be step one in all of this, right? So I think we are really lucky, being here. As I mentioned, our climate is beautiful. It is a beautiful place. We have everything from the ocean to mountains to desert, and many people who live here do really connect with the geography and the beauty of where we are, and so inviting them to take a moment to just pause and think about those places. Think about their senses as they move through the memory of that space, I think is really important before we start any of the other conversations. And so I try to do that, and then we share about it. And I have yet to find somebody that says, “Oh, I just didn't have a place.” Everybody has a place. And many people will say, “I really struggled, because I love this place, and I love that place,” you know. And so it is really great to hear. And I think people really come out of an exercise like that with this new sense of common ground as well. And I think that is so important, right? Because if you ask people like, “Raise your hand, who hates trees?” No one's gonna do it, right? Don't even think anyone does. Or “Raise your hand if you like to litter.” No one's going to say, like, “Oh yeah, I really love throwing things out my window.” And so there is a lot more common ground. And I think that eco spirituality invites us to find out how much we have in common, and actually how much we all yearn for that place of connectedness.Debra Rienstra Oh, yeah. I've noticed, you know, people have so many different feelings that motivate what they might do in a faith and climate space, and there's anger, there's fear, a lot of anxiety. But the trick, I think, is to get to the center, which is love. And the quickest way to do that, maybe, is to find that early love, or a love that's developed over many, even generations, in a particular place, if you're lucky, and you're rooted in some way. I feel like we also, as people of faith, haven't made enough of a case that being closer to the creation is, in fact, a pathway to God. And I see that in a lot of the writings that you have too. It's a way of understanding God better. It's a way of allowing God to speak to us that we sometimes underestimate, I think. There's other ways, of course, but it's one that we tend to underestimate. It is a way to deeper spirituality. So getting people to be in touch with that, it sounds like you've you've worked on that a little bit.Christina Slentz We're very lucky. The Franciscan tradition is pretty rich and present here. The Franciscan School of Theology is located here at the University of San Diego.Debra Rienstra There we go.Christina Slentz I have several secular Franciscans on my team, and a few Franciscan friars. And you know, that's very much at the heart of St. Francis and St. Claire's tradition. St. Bonaventure, who is a Franciscan, actually calls nature, or the environment, the created world, like another book. It's another gospel that tells us something about God's plan.Debra Rienstra Yeah, yeah. So I wanted to quote from Pope Leo's message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which was September one. And I found his message so encouraging, and especially this particular paragraph, it's along the line of seeds here. He writes, “In Christ, we too are seeds, and indeed seeds of peace and hope. The prophet Isaiah tells us that the Spirit of God can make an arid and parched desert into a garden, a place of rest and serenity. In his words, a spirit from on high will be poured out on us, and the wilderness will become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field a forest. Then justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. The work of righteousness will be peace, and the work of righteousness quietness and trust forever. My people will abide in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places.” So we have this beautiful vision and the sense of vocation of who we are and who our communities are as seeds of peace and hope. So it seems like you experience that in the San Diego Diocese. Are there some particular examples that have been really meaningful and important to you, where you see that “seeds of hope” metaphor being played out?Christina Slentz Yeah, I would point to two areas that I would offer up as good examples. One is a parish that is located in what's called Barrio Logan. It is an ecologically marginalized community. The highways literally forced the school to be moved when they put the highway in right down the middle of the community. And that's the I-5. So it runs all the way from Canada to Mexico. Big highway. In addition, the Coronado Bridge connects to the highway right there. The Navy base is there, and the Port of San Diego all intersects there. So their air quality is really degraded, and it's a socio-economically poor area. It is also a predominantly Hispanic community there. But the Jesuit pastor there, Father Scott Santa Rosa, is a very good community organizer. He led the parish when they were confronted by another warehouse that was going to be added at the port. And the proposal by the company violated the Port Authority's standards, but they were seeking a waiver, and Father Scott brought in the Environmental Health Coalition. He brought in a theologian from University of San Diego. He invited the youth to present on Laudato si' to the adults and really empowered the community, which is that seventh goal of Laudato si', it's very connected to environmental justice. And then they learned, they grew, they came to an understanding that this was not acceptable, and that they wanted to be a voice for their community. They—we traveled. I was very fortunate to kind of engage with them in this process.And we traveled to the Port Authority building the night before the Port Authority was going to make their decision on this, whether or not to grant this waiver. And we said a rosary, which consists of five sets of 10 Hail Marys, roughly. And between each set, somebody spoke and gave their witness. And one of the women stood up and said, “I never thought I would speak publicly in my whole life. I can't believe I'm here. I can't believe I'm speaking, but I found my voice because of this issue.” And I thought, even if we lose, that's such an amazing win that people felt connected to their environment. They understood that they have a voice. They understood their own dignity and the dignity of their community, and felt that it was worth standing up for. And the next day we went, there was demonstration and public witnessing and praying, and then they went in and spoke at the actual hearing. And the first thing that the chairman of the board said, in response to everyone's comments was, “Well, I'm a Catholic, and we have three priests that were here today.” And you know, how many times does a public official make a statement of faith? You know, I thought, “Okay, win number two!” And you know, I'll just go ahead and cut to the chase. And they turned down the company that wanted to put the warehouse in and said, “You know, we just don't think that you've convinced the local community that the benefits of this would be worth it.” And it was amazing.And so that place, they continue to also tend to the care of migrants. They have begun the work of accompanying migrants that are going for their court appointed hearings for their asylum process. And you know, those are not outcomes that are generally favorable, but they are just going and being present with them and, you know, we are on the border. We understand how some of these environmental impacts do entangle with human mobility. And so, you know, there's a lot that this community, that is really one of our poorest communities in San Diego, has brought to the wider San Diego Diocese as more parishes and local Catholics are now mimicking what they have done and joining in this mission, and so they've been an incredible source—this tiny little parish in a poor part of the Diocese with terrible environmental impacts, has actually been a place where things have blossomed and grown, and they actually do have an amazing garden as well.Debra Rienstra Wow, that's an incredible story, and exactly a story of empowerment and resilience, as you suggested, and a story of how low-resource people are not necessarily low-resource people. They have other kinds of resources that may not be visible to the outside, but that can be very powerful, and especially when one of those is faith. It was such a great example of people motivated not only by their, you know, sort of survival, but their faith to do this work. Yeah, wonderful.Christina Slentz I think they understand the impact, right? So if you can shut your windows and turn on your air conditioning, maybe you don't get it.Debra Rienstra Yeah, right. So what would you say are your biggest obstacles and your biggest joys in your work right now?Christina Slentz I think the biggest obstacle is coming up against Catholics and/or Christians, or really any person of faith. But I think this may be especially true to Catholics and Christians who think that our social actions have to be an “either/or” choice, and they resist a “yes/and” mentality, and so they put different issues in competition with each other, right? And, you know, sometimes they think about Cain and Abel, right? This sort of jealousy or comparison can be a real problem. Instead of saying, “Okay, maybe we don't fit in a neat box, but as Catholics, you know, we have to do all the things.” And that kind of privileging one issue or another issue makes us vulnerable to those who would seek division and competition. And I think that when we look at God, you know, God loves all of it, right? God is love, and so there isn't that discrimination in the example of our Creator, and I would, of course, we aren't perfect, you know, but we should aspire to that same kind of comprehensive love.Debra Rienstra Yeah, and we do it together. We don't all have to do every last one of the things. We do it together. What about joys? What are your greatest joys right now in your work?Christina Slentz I think that coming together is really a joy. When I first started this work, I felt like a unicorn. I could either be the only person of faith in an environmental group, or I could be the only environmentalist in a faith group. And so it just was a feeling of being awkward all the time. And I do think that just in the three years that I've been in this position, I am seeing momentum build. I think ecumenicalism is super helpful in this regard. And I think that increasingly people are finding each other, and they are starting to get a little bit of a wake up call. I think it is unfortunate that people in the United States have had to experience some significant catastrophes and human loss and impact before they start to awaken to the issue of climate change or environmental degradation. I think plastics are really a pretty significant issue as well, but I think that more and more, people seem to be coming around to it, and whenever we celebrate together, that gives me joy.Debra Rienstra Yeah, I agree. I'm seeing it happening too, and it keeps me going. It keeps me going to connect with people like you, and every door I open, there's more people of faith doing amazing work, and we are building that mycelial network. And it's pretty great. So what is your favorite gift of the Catholic Church, a gift of wisdom on creation care that you wish everyone would receive?Christina Slentz I am not sure I would say that this is my favorite. But maybe I think that it is very important, is that, you know, in the Catholic community, communion, Eucharist, is really, you know, the summit for Catholics, that each week, at a minimum, we are going to celebrate this liturgy. We break open the Word, and then we celebrate the Eucharist. And one of the things I, you know, find very compelling is the fact that Jesus celebrates at the Last Supper with bread and wine. Jesus didn't get grapes and, you know, a piece of meat, to celebrate that these were both chosen items that were not just created by God, but they involved, as we say, in our celebration, the work of human hands. And so this really represents this call to co-creation, I think. And if that is something that you know, is really at the heart of Catholicism, this, you know, summit of our faith to celebrate the Eucharist—in that, we are called to co-create. And so this tells us something about how we are meant to exist in relationship with the Creator. You know, God reveals God's self to us in the beauty of this creation or in the gift of the Eucharist, and then, in turn, we are called to respond to that love. Otherwise the revelation isn't complete, so our response is to care for creation or to receive the Eucharist, and then go and serve as God has called us to serve. So maybe, maybe this is something that we can offer up.Debra Rienstra So beautifully said, and the intimacy of eating, you know, taking the material, the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands, into ourselves, responding by the Spirit, that intimacy, that physicality, there's a reason that that is the central ritual.Christina Slentz And you know, if I could give you one last image connected to that—because then we become the tabernacle, right? And we think about Noah and the ark, right? And how, you know, creation is destroyed, but the ark holds this refugia right and until it's time for this moment of reconciliation and forgiveness and then renewed flourishing. And you may or may not have heard this story, but when the LA fires raged in Pacific Palisades in January of 2025 the fires swept across the parish and school called Corpus Christi Parish, and it is the home parish of brother James Lockman, one of my dear, dear volunteers. And there was a firefighter who went back to look at the ruins that evening, and he was Catholic, and he came across the tabernacle from the church, and it was the only thing that survived. And when they opened it up, it was pristine on the inside and undamaged. And that Sunday, they took it to St. Monica's Parish, which is one of the very animated creation care parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and they celebrated Mass there because Corpus Christi did not have a parish right to celebrate in that weekend. And I think about that tabernacle as being, you know—it's to reflect that Ark of the Covenant, right, Ark of Noah, the Ark of the Covenant. And then we have the tabernacle now, and that space of refuge that was preserved, you know. And then, of course, when we take the Eucharist into ourselves, we become that tabernacle. We're walking tabernacles, right? So we are also, then, places of refuge and where we know that God is with us and we can go and serve.Debra Rienstra Christina, it has been such a joy to talk to you. Thank you for your wisdom, for your inspiration, for the way that you deploy your expertise in such compassionate and far reaching ways. It's just been a pleasure. Thank you.Christina Slentz Oh, thank you so much for having me. I really enjoyed talking today with you, Debra.Debra Rienstra Thanks for joining us. For show notes and full transcripts, please visit debrarienstra.com and click on the Refugia Podcast tab. This season of the Refugia Podcast is produced with generous funding from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Colin Hoogerwerf is our awesome audio producer. Thanks to Ron Rienstra for content consultation as well as technical and travel support. Till next time, be well. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit refugianewsletter.substack.com

Send us a textIn this episode of the Frontiers in Faith podcast, Msgr. Roger Landry interviews Father Bonaventure Luchidio, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya. They discuss the growth of the Catholic Church in Kenya, its missionary history, the ecclesiastical structure, and the Fidei Donum program that sends priests to remote areas. Father Bonaventure shares insights into Kenyan Catholic piety, including devotions to the Sacred Heart and the Rosary, and highlights the dual role of Kenya as both a donor and recipient in global missionary efforts.Click here to learn more about supporting the Pontifical Missions Societies:https://pontificalmissions.orgFollow us on socials!https://x.com/tpms_usahttps://www.instagram.com/tpms_us/

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Matt and Tyler out the team preview series with the 5 longest tenured members of the A-10.George Washington - 7:00Duquesne - 24:00St. Bonaventure - 41:30St. Joe's - 57:30Rhode Island - 1:12:25Follow us on Twitter! @3BidLeaguePodEmail: 3bidleague@gmail.com

EPISODE 3 :Voici la petite histoire de François autour du bateau Fantôme de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, la légende maritime qui hante la Gaspésie. Dans la mystérieuse Baie-des-Chaleurs, entre le Québec et le Nouveau-Brunswick, circule depuis des siècles la légende du Bateau Fantôme, un navire en flammes aperçu à plusieurs reprises sur les eaux calmes de la Gaspésie. François, un auditeur originaire de Bonaventure, nous raconte comment sa famille a observé à plusieurs reprises un vaisseau incandescent glissant sur la baie. Un témoignage perpétuant ainsi l'une des plus célèbres légendes paranormales du Canada maritime.Un grand merci à François pour son témoignage précis sur ces observations de ce bateau fantôme. François nous a donné énormément d'éléments et de détails sur les observations de sa famille et cela nous permet aujourd'hui de vous proposer un épisode très détaillé de cette légende de la Baie-des-Chaleurs. Merci François. Vous aussi vous souhaitez nous livrer un témoignage ? Contact@lafabrikaudio.com

Voici la petite histoire de François autour du bateau Fantôme de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, la légende maritime qui hante la Gaspésie. Dans la mystérieuse Baie-des-Chaleurs, entre le Québec et le Nouveau-Brunswick, circule depuis des siècles la légende du Bateau Fantôme, un navire en flammes aperçu à plusieurs reprises sur les eaux calmes de la Gaspésie. François, un auditeur originaire de Bonaventure, nous raconte comment sa famille a observé à plusieurs reprises un vaisseau incandescent glissant sur la baie. Un témoignage perpétuant ainsi l'une des plus célèbres légendes paranormales du Canada maritime.Un grand merci à François pour son témoignage précis sur ces observations de ce bateau fantôme. François nous a donné énormément d'éléments et de détails sur les observations de sa famille et cela nous permet aujourd'hui de vous proposer un épisode très détaillé de cette légende de la Baie-des-Chaleurs. Merci François. Vous aussi vous souhaitez nous livrer un témoignage ? Contact@lafabrikaudio.com

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) - Student of St. Albert the Great, and friend of St. Bonaventure, St. Thomas Aquinas brought theology and scholastic philosophy together in a way that remains the standard of Catholic thought to this day. In some ways, St. Thomas can be thought of as a second Augustine, who arguably even surpassed the great father of the Church, and brought Augustine's teaching to a more perfect culmination.  Links Three of St. Thomas' academic sermons are available as audio books on the Catholic Culture website: Beware of the False  https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-thomas-aquinas-beware-false/ Heaven and Earth Will Pass  https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-thomas-aquinas-heaven-and-earth-will-pass/ Send Out Your Spirit  https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-thomas-aquinas-send-out-your-spirit/ Also, check out this interview that St. Thomas' namesake - Thomas Mirus - did on the Catholic Culture Podcast with Matthew Minerd, about the education St. Thomas received and his responsibilities as a master of theology and his academic milieu: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/161-vocation-thomas-aquinas-matthew-minerd/ The Classics of Western Spirituality volume on Albert & Thomas: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/3022-X/albert-and-thomas.aspx And, if you haven't already, check out the episodes on St. Thomas' teacher and mentor, St. Albert the Great, on this Way of the Fathers podcast: Episode 5.17 St. Albert the Great: Universal Doctor: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/517-st-albert-great-universal-doctor/ Episode 5.18 St. Albert the Great: The Miracle of His Time: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/518-st-albert-great-miracle-his-time/ SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter:  https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at:  http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea's Homepage:  http://www.jimpapandrea.com Dr. Papandrea's latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian: https://scepterpublishers.org/collections/new-releases/products/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian?variant=46258102337713 Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:  https://www.ccwatershed.org/    

0:00 ... Opening Animation ... Ross hello and introduces the panel ... Show #185 is dedicated to Baron Davis, who wore #85 with two NBA teams. 1:10 ... Bruce introduces "Woj" and pronounces his name correctly ... Bruce runs down some highlights of his legendary career. 3:21 ... Woj shares his thoughts on delivering his acceptance speech at the Hoop Hall of Fame ... he singles out Jackie MacMullan and how other legends of the game sat and listened to his speech. 5:12 ... Woj grew up in Bristol, CT the home of ESPN.  But before joining ESPN in 2017, Woj worked in the newspaper business but took a leap of faith in 2007 and joined Yahoo! Sports.  He shares great memories of pioneering digital media NBA coverage with Yahoo! 10:04 ... On being an underdog at Yahoo and using that to fuel his desire to compete.  Woj loved being an underdog. 11:47 ... ESPN is a machine and no individual person is bigger than "the place."  But that machinery helps to make stars.    But Woj did his best to keep his underdog mentality alive, although at ESPN that was hard to do.  Woj reflects on the journey and the pride he and his crew felt about their work. 15:00 ... World B asks about growing up in Bristol and traveling all over the country before eventually returning to Bristol to work for ESPN.  That's why he didn't pursue ESPN at the start of his career ... he wanted to be a sports writer, which did not exist at ESPN back then. 17:02 ... Woj's elderly Dad lived in Bristol when he joined ESPN in 2017.  It was meaningful to be able to spend some time together. 19:11 ... Woj and Donovan Clingan both went to Bristol Central High School.  Woj knew him from the time he was in 8th grade. 21:13 ... Woj broke so many stories that he made it seem routine ... if there was a big story, he probably broke it.  But there were plenty of challenges ... the demands on his family time were tops on that list.  But there were many others and Woj explains some in vivid detail. 27:30 ... Woj shares his experience doing a Giannis Antetokounmpo Series during COVID that was a three part podcast he did with his editor Cristina Daglas, who is Greek.  Woj was incredibly impressed with Giannis's recall and contributions to the project. 31:32 ... Woj reflects on his first real scoop with Yahoo! on Greg Oden and how it more or less put him on the map. 34:07 ... When LeBron James and Chris Bosh went to Miami, the modern "Insider" position was really created.  It fueled interest in all the "behind the scenes" moves and the fans were hungry for all of it. 35:34 ... Woj runs through his main responsibilities as general manager at St. Bonaventure and the word "general" describes his responsibilities.   He tells a great story about how the new film room at the school was where he met his wife Amy back when the student newspaper office was there and they were both students. 40:44 ... The NIL has changed college sports in a huge way.  Woj explains where a lot of the money comes from and how "Rev Share" is a big part of the University's financial relationship with students. 43:53 ... Bruce asks Woj to explain how he fits into the chain of command between the coach and athletic director. 46:16 ... Woj has an enormous social media following (more than 6 million on Twitter/X and 2 million on Instagram) and he explains how his personal reach benefits the basketball program.  While there are some rules regarding his tweeting, he can still drop a Woj Bomb on behalf of the program. 48:43 ... Ross asks about new recruit Joe Grahovac, a 24 year old sophomore who has an incredible personal story.  There is a lot of NBA interest in seeing Grahovac and the school will have a "Pro Day" to showcase Grahovac and other Bonnies players.  He looks a bit like a red haired hoop legend from UCLA back in the 1970s. 52:58 ... Woj loved pursuing players from around the world and recruiting them to the school.  They've brought in six international players and all have great individual stories and bring different cultures into the program. 57:08 ... Culture is something that has to be worked on every day ... the guys who live that way are the guys they want at St. Bonny. 58:04 ... The "Pro Day" at St. Bonaventure will be a first for a "Mid Major" school.  Woj explains how an event like that can enhance a player's prospects for a pro career. 1:02:00 ... Some of the NBA players Woj knows have helped mentor the St. Bonny players, especially in dealing with injuries.  Woj also tries to connect players with alumni who are business and community leaders. 1:04:46 ... What is Woj's top goal for the upcoming season?  To see the growth of the players and the program is a priority. 1:06:01 ... Ross thanks Woj for his time tonight! TRT 1:06:41                       Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Voici la petite histoire de François autour du bateau Fantôme de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, la légende maritime qui hante la Gaspésie. Dans la mystérieuse Baie-des-Chaleurs, entre le Québec et le Nouveau-Brunswick, circule depuis des siècles la légende du Bateau Fantôme, un navire en flammes aperçu à plusieurs reprises sur les eaux calmes de la Gaspésie. François, un auditeur originaire de Bonaventure, nous raconte comment sa famille a observé à plusieurs reprises un vaisseau incandescent glissant sur la baie. Un témoignage perpétuant ainsi l'une des plus célèbres légendes paranormales du Canada maritime.Un grand merci à François pour son témoignage précis sur ces observations de ce bateau fantôme. François nous a donné énormément d'éléments et de détails sur les observations de sa famille et cela nous permet aujourd'hui de vous proposer un épisode très détaillé de cette légende de la Baie-des-Chaleurs. Merci François. Vous aussi vous souhaitez nous livrer un témoignage ? Contact@lafabrikaudio.com

Voici la petite histoire de François autour du bateau Fantôme de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, la légende maritime qui hante la Gaspésie. Dans la mystérieuse Baie-des-Chaleurs, entre le Québec et le Nouveau-Brunswick, circule depuis des siècles la légende du Bateau Fantôme, un navire en flammes aperçu à plusieurs reprises sur les eaux calmes de la Gaspésie. François, un auditeur originaire de Bonaventure, nous raconte comment sa famille a observé à plusieurs reprises un vaisseau incandescent glissant sur la baie. Un témoignage perpétuant ainsi l'une des plus célèbres légendes paranormales du Canada maritime.Un grand merci à François pour son témoignage précis sur ces observations de ce bateau fantôme. François nous a donné énormément d'éléments et de détails sur les observations de sa famille et cela nous permet aujourd'hui de vous proposer un épisode très détaillé de cette légende de la Baie-des-Chaleurs. Merci François. Vous aussi vous souhaitez nous livrer un témoignage ? Contact@lafabrikaudio.com

From a one-stoplight town in upstate New York to the bright lights of NCAA Division I basketball, Coach Jacey Brooks has carved her name into the game with heart, hustle, and a vision for greatness. Her rise from a small-town standout to Head Coach of Northern Illinois University's Women's Basketball team is a story of resilience, belief, and relentless drive — the kind of journey that defines SportsLifeTalk's “You Got Next.”Born and raised in Machias, New York, Jacey learned early on what it meant to earn every bucket. Graduating with just 62 classmates, she was a big dreamer in a small town — and basketball was her passport to the world. At Buffalo State College, she became a force to be reckoned with, scoring over 1,200 career points and ranking 16th in rebounds, proving that where you come from doesn't define where you can go.But her real story began after a devastating ACL injury — one that could've ended her playing days. Instead, it opened the door to a new purpose: coaching. That's when she met Coach Jim Crowley, who took a chance on her and gave her a role at St. Bonaventure — a humble $5,000-a-year job that would spark an 18-year career of building, mentoring, and leading. Jacey traded in the jersey for the clipboard and never looked back.At SUNY Cortland, she led her teams to three NCAA Tournament appearances in just three seasons, proving she had the leadership, strategy, and culture to win. Then came another bold leap — stepping away from a head coaching role to serve as Associate Head Coach at Buffalo, where she helped lead the Bulls to a WNIT Championship, knocking off powerhouse programs like Rutgers and Cleveland State along the way.That success caught the eye of Northern Illinois University, and in a whirlwind of interviews and excitement, Jacey was named the 11th head coach in NIU history. “It's surreal,” she said. “I remember walking into the Convocation Center as an opponent. Now I get to make it our home court advantage.”Since that day, she's hit the ground running — building a culture rooted in discipline, energy, and love for the game. “You're going to see a team that plays extremely hard every single night,” she promises. “We're going to compete with passion, grit, and purpose.”With a mix of seasoned veterans, fresh faces, and relentless recruits, Coach Brooks has her sights set on restoring NIU's proud tradition of women's basketball dominance. Her leadership philosophy? Simple: “Winning is hard — but nothing worth having ever comes easy.”Off the court, Jacey is as real as they come — a mentor, motivator, and role model who believes in teaching life through basketball. Whether it's breaking down film, empowering her players to find their voice, or representing women in leadership, she's redefining what it means to be a coach in today's game.In this exclusive SportsLifeTalk: You Got Next episode, hosts B Jones and Head Coach KT sit down with Coach Brooks to unpack:How a $5,000 job became the foundation for a Division I coaching careerThe challenges and triumphs of rebuilding a program from the ground upHer recruiting philosophy and the culture she's bringing to NIUHer vision for women's basketball and what “grit” really looks like

What happens when one of the greatest shooters in Atlantic 10 history trades the net-scorching for whistle work? You get Coach Jessica Jenkins—Akron's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator—quietly (and relentlessly) building elite shooters and a winning culture.Hailing from Marion, Ohio, Jenkins became a legend at St. Bonaventure, drilling 338 career threes and leading the Bonnies to the 2012 NCAA Sweet 16. After a multi-year pro career overseas (Iceland, Wales/England league, Australia), she jumped into coaching and never looked back. Now in Year 11 of her coaching journey and Year 3 at Akron, she's helping the Zips turn gym rats into game-winners.In this episode, you'll hear:Origin Story: Growing up in the gym with a coach mom, learning to compete with older boys, and finding her lane as a pure marksman.Becoming “Dead-Eye”: How a blunt freshman-year meeting unlocked an All-A10 career—by living in the gym and perfecting footwork, conditioning, and release.Science of the Shot: Why you can teach shooting—and how Akron's NOAH tech (arc, depth, left-right in real time) + reps + accountability builds confident, consistent snipers.Calm Over Chaos: Jenkins' sideline superpower—never riding the wave. No panic after a cold stretch, no ego after a hot one; just the next right rep, read, and shot.Why Akron: Coming home to Ohio, partnering with head coach Ryan Gensler, and shaping a gritty roster that lives in the gym. Expect toughness, depth, and surprise performances.Recruiting & Development: What she values in players, how she builds shooter-first alter egos (“Dead-Eye” energy), and why relationships fuel everything.If you love women's hoops, player development, or just a good “work works” blueprint, this conversation is pure gold. Press play to learn how Coach Jenkins turned a legendary jumper into a coaching edge—and why the Zips are a problem.Like what you hear?Follow the show, rate it, and share it with a hoops friend.Akron fans: drop an

St. Bonaventure (1221-1274) continued the legacy of St. Anthony and was the Franciscan counterpart to Aquinas. He's called the second founder of the Franciscans, and the Prince of the Mystics, because he continued the mystical tradition of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, and he preserves for us the mystical spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi, as well as being an important influence on later mystics, such as St. John of the Cross. Links Check out this three-part series on St. Bonaventure by Pope Benedict XVI (from 2010) Part 1: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9267 Part 2: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9271 Part 3: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9284 The Classics of Western Spirituality volume on St. Bonaventure: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/2121-2/bonaventure.aspx SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter:  https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at:  http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea's Homepage:  http://www.jimpapandrea.com Dr. Papandrea's latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian: https://scepterpublishers.org/collections/new-releases/products/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian?variant=46258102337713 Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:  https://www.ccwatershed.org/  

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St. Bonaventure (1221-1274) was the friend and colleague of St. Thomas Aquinas. What Aquinas was to the Dominicans, Bonaventure was to the Franciscans. St. Bonaventure is known as the second founder of the Franciscans because he was important for the organization of the order, and for bringing forth and expanding upon St. Francis' spirituality.  Links Check out this three-part series on St. Bonaventure by Pope Benedict XVI (from 2010) Part 1: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9267 Part 2: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9271 Part 3: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=9284 The Classics of Western Spirituality volume on St. Bonaventure: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/2121-2/bonaventure.aspx SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter:  https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at:  http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea's Homepage:  http://www.jimpapandrea.com Dr. Papandrea's latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian: https://scepterpublishers.org/products/the-original-church-what-it-meant-and-still-means-to-be-a-christian Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:  https://www.ccwatershed.org/  

We're continuing the series of Monday episodes on the topic of prophets. This week, we discuss the philosophical aspect of prophecy as it relates to the imagination and judgment.  -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

This week, we discuss what it takes to be a follower of Christ, as it relates to eschatological wisdom, detachment, and carrying your cross.  The Sunday readings discussed can be found here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090725.cfm -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

We're starting a series of Monday episodes on the topic of Prophets, as seen through various lenses; biblical, theological, philosophical, psychological and mystical.  This week, we discuss the role of prophets in both the Old and New Testament.  -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

This week, we discuss what it means when Christ says "take the lowest place", as it relates to humility, magnanimity and pride.  The Sunday readings discussed can be found here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083125.cfm -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

In this exclusive episode, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski — better known as Woj Bomb — joins us in Belgrade during the U18 European Championship to talk hoops, journalism, and everything in between.We dive into:His role at St. Bonaventure and what shaped his legendary careerThe rise of Nikola Jokić and Luka Dončić — from Europe to NBA superstardomHow European talent is changing the leagueNIL deals, college basketball, and the future of scoutingWhy he stepped down from ESPNThumbnail designer:https://instagram.com/design33_mk?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Pratite nas na društvenim mrežama!Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaomile_podcast/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JAOMILEPODCASTTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jaomile_podcastTwitter https://twitter.com/mileilicGost: Adrian WojnarowskiDatum: 6. avgust  2025. Autor i domaćin: Mile IlićLokacija: Studio na kraju UniverzumaProdukcija: Infinity Lighthouse#jaomilepodcast #wojnarowski  #swishfindyourway #djokovic #crvenazvezda #kkpartizan #wojbomb #nba  #nikolajokic #espn #jokic #bogdanovic #euroleague #doncic #nikolatopic

St. Isaac the Syrian leads us into a subtle yet decisive truth about the spiritual life: to taste of God rightly, one must be weaned from the world—not only from its visible distractions and passions, but also from the premature grasping of spiritual visions and insights. Renunciation, for Isaac, is not merely the abandonment of external goods; it is the letting go of everything that agitates, excites, or exceeds the soul's present capacity. Like a child given honey before it can digest it, the soul that seeks lofty knowledge or noetic vision without purification risks sickness and collapse. This is why Isaac insists that silence and stillness are the true companions of renunciation. The soul must be emptied and simplified, freed from the clutter of worldly images, memories, and concerns. Only then can she begin to perceive, not in phantasy, but in the true theoria that God bestows upon the humble and pure of heart. Silence, for Isaac, is the protection of this delicate work. It guards the soul from shameless curiosity about mysteries that surpass her strength, and it teaches her to receive revelation with reverence, not presumption. Stillness, likewise, is the arena where renunciation becomes fruitful. By cutting off the “exterior war” of the senses—sight, hearing, chatter, possessions—the soul is fortified against the subtler inner warfare of thoughts. In this solitude, prayer and Scripture reading form the new conversation of the heart, replacing worldly recollections with the remembrance of God. Thus renunciation is not negative but deeply positive: it creates space for mercy, for purity, for true prayer, and for the divine astonishment that halts the soul in stillness before the mysteries of God. Isaac reminds us that almsgiving and voluntary poverty open the heart to boldness before God, but stillness is the summit—where the soul is no longer divided, tossed about, or burdened, but rests in the radiant quiet of God's presence. Renunciation, then, is not escape but transfiguration. It severs us from the false sweetness of the world and teaches us to taste, in measure, the true sweetness of God. It bids us to be content with what is given, to wait in silence for the moment when grace itself will lift us beyond our measure, and to remain always in the humility by which mysteries are revealed. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:05:39 Bob Čihák, AZ: Our current book is “The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian, revised 2nd Edition” 2011, published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery, https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/products_id/635 . This hard-covered book is on the expensive side but of very high quality. 00:12:38 Bob Čihák, AZ: P 147, halfway down page 00:26:41 carolnypaver: Page # ? 00:26:51 Andrew Adams: 148 00:26:59 carolnypaver: Reacted to "148" with

We're bringing back the "Monday Muses" episodes, where we'll dive into a variety of topics of culture, theology, psychology, and philosophy. This week, we discuss Robert Sokolowski's “theology of disclosure”, and its critical role in today's culture.  -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

This week, we discuss what it means when Christ says "I do not know where you are from", as it relates to alienation, attention, and Gabriel Marcel's idea of availability.  The Sunday readings discussed can be found here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/082425.cfm -- Follow Us: https://linktr.ee/basicallyrelated   Basically Related is a Catholic podcast hosted by L.A.Benson and Matt Hylom, discussing scripture, culture, psychology, religion, and philosophy.  New episodes are released every Monday and Friday.     L.A.Benson is an OCDS Carmelite with an MTS in Theology Matt Hylom is an artist, singer-songwriter, and music producer    A few names frequent our discussion, with saints such as Bonaventure, Dionysius the Areopagite, Maximus the Confessor, John of the Cross, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, and John Henry Newman.  Other thinkers (philosophers, theologians, psychologists, artists, etc.) discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Dante, Josef Pieper, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), Hans Urs von Balthasar, Carl Jung, Victor Frankl, Fr. Victor White, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Ian McGilchrist, and Bishop Barron.  

In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith take a look into Eastern and Western influences on mysticism. The conversation transitions to Western mysticism, highlighting the shift towards feeling and love, particularly through the works of Hugh of St. Victor and Bonaventure. They examine how Luther's theology evolved, moving from a focus on the mind to embracing the love of the crucified Christ, a concept central to Christological mysticism. The episode also touches on the broader implications of these mystical traditions on modern faith and church practices. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley Ditching the Checklist by Mark Mattes Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, Book 1 of 2 by Amy Mantravadi More from the hosts: Scott Keith Daniel Emery Price  

11:30am Hour 2 - Sal Capaccio talks with Bonnies basketball head coach Mark Schmidt about the annual coaches vs cancer fundraiser and also about the upcoming season of St. Bonaventure basketball.

11am-12pm Hour 2 - Sal Capaccio talks with Matt Parrino about his thoughts on the Bills bad loss in Chicago and how the team's backup players can learn from a bad loss. Also, Bonnies basketball head coach Mark Schmidt joins the show to talk about the annual coaches vs cancer fundraiser and also about the upcoming season of St. Bonaventure basketball.

10am-12pm FULL SHOW - Sal Capaccio talks about the Bills loss to the Chicago Bears and talks about the importance of a big preseason loss and what it means for the Bills secondary. He also talks about the Bills safeties and where they could improve at the position and what players need to step up. Matt Parrino joins the show to talk about his thoughts on the Bills bad loss in Chicago and how the team's backup players can learn from a bad loss. Also, Bonnies basketball head coach Mark Schmidt joins the show to talk about the annual coaches vs cancer fundraiser and also about the upcoming season of St. Bonaventure basketball.

St. Bonaventure and St. Irenaeus, Disciples and Apostles, righteousness and more on today's Called to Communion with Dr. David Anders.

From the Journey of the Mind to God by St Bonaventure Mystical wisdom is revealed by the Holy Spirit Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the throne of mercy over the Ark of the Covenant, and the mystery hidden from the ages. A man should turn his full attention to this throne of mercy, and should gaze at him hanging on the cross, full of faith, hope and charity, devoted, full of wonder and joy, marked by gratitude, and open to praise and jubilation. Then such a man will make with Christ a pasch, that is, a passing-over. Through the branches of the cross he will pass over the Red Sea, leaving Egypt and entering the desert. There he will taste the hidden manna, and rest with Christ in the sepulchre, as if he were dead to things outside. He will experience, as much as is possible for one who is still living, what was promised to the thief who hung beside Christ: Today you will be with me in paradise. The post Mystical Wisdom – St. Bonaventure from the Office of Readings – Discerning Hearts Podcasts appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.