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“B” is for Bernardin, Joseph Louis (1928-1996). Catholic cardinal. Born in Columbia to Italian immigrant parents, Bernardin attended St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, and the Catholic University of America.

An interview with the fourth Bishop of Tulsa, Bishop David Konderla, takes a look back on his vocational journey while looking forward to the future of the diocese and its mission to proclaim the good news of the Gospel. Bishop Konderla, the second of twelve children, hails from Bryan, Texas. Graduating from Bryan High School in 1978, he initially worked as a machinist before entering the seminary in 1985. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Dallas in 1989, he earned his Master of Divinity from the University of St. Thomas and St. Mary's Seminary, ultimately being ordained on June 3, 1995.Bishop Konderla's pastoral journey included service at St. Louis Parish in Austin, St. Luke's Parish in Temple, and as associate pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Center in College Station. Following a stint as the Vocation Director for the Diocese of Austin, he returned to St. Mary's as pastor and Director of Campus Ministry in August 2005. His woodworking and carpentry skills, along with the fact that all 11 of his siblings reside in Texas, add unique dimensions to his background.Pope Francis appointed Bishop Konderla as the fourth Bishop of Tulsa on May 13, 2016. He was subsequently ordained and installed on June 29, 2016, overseeing the Diocese of Tulsa.Here on the "Eastern Oklahoma Catholic" Podcast, you can find all things Catholic in the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma.Stream, listen, and subscribe on your favorite platform now!Sign up for the diocesan email or follow social media at:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Youtube

Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, "A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions," explored the ways in which people can develop virtuous affective inclinations. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas' anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His work on Christ's passions recently appeared in the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas and his other writings on the passions and on bioethics have appeared in New Blackfriars and National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems (like student loan debt). Dr. Dugandzic has taught courses in fundamental moral theology, bioethics, theological anthropology, and Catholic social teaching. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate. In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dugandzic holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife, Audra, live in Baltimore, MD. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey, which he enjoys almost as much as reading theology.

This lecture was given on April 18th, 2023, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events Speaker Bio: Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, "A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions," explored the ways in which people can develop virtuous affective inclinations. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas' anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His work on Christ's passions recently appeared in the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas and his other writings on the passions and on bioethics have appeared in New Blackfriars and National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems (like student loan debt). In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dugandzic holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife, Audra, live in Baltimore, MD. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey, which he enjoys almost as much as reading theology.

To deceive yourself is easy, but to stop deceiving yourself is hard. This truth is more apparent to each of us when we look to other people than it is when we look to ourselves. Why? Because we tend to believe the lies we have told ourselves, so much so that they really aren't lies anymore for we have forgotten the truth. One of the gifts of excellent drama––especially tragic drama but even the right kind of comedic drama––is that we are given the chance to see dynamics like this in play in the lives and worlds of characters on the stage or on the screen. If we are brave and honest enough, we may even be willing to see partial reflections of ourselves. We've been spending a few episodes now diving into the masterful television dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, following a lecture series we hosted here at the McGrath Institute for Church Life on the two shows. Today, we will continue that exploration, turning our attention now to the themes of self-deception, transparency, and redemption, or lack thereof. My guest today will guide us through these considerations, based on the lecture he delivered on this topic for our lecture series. Kenneth Craycraft is the James J. Gardner Family Chair of Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary & School of Theology, the seminary for the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He writes a monthly syndicated column for OSV News, a weekly column for Our Sunday Visitor (“Grace is Everywhere”), and monthly columns for The Catholic Telegraph and the U.K.-based Catholic Herald. Dr. Craycraft is the author of The American Myth of Religious Freedom. His forthcoming book, Neither Left nor Right: How Catholic Moral Theology Transcends Partisan Politics, will be published by OSV Press in the Spring of 2024. He is a licensed attorney in Ohio, who holds a Ph.D. in theology from Boston College and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.Follow-up Resources:“Men and Women in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, with Francesca Murphy,” podcast episode via Church Life Today“Meth, Money, and Marriage in Breaking Bad, with Gary Anderson,” podcast episode via Church Life TodayWebpage for “Gilligan's Archipelago” conference, where videos from each of the five lectures on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are posted.The collection Kenneth Craycraft's articles for Our Sunday Visitor.Church Life Today is a partnership between the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and OSV Podcasts from Our Sunday Visitor. Discover more ways to live, learn, and love your Catholic faith at osvpodcasts.com. Sharing stories, starting conversations.

Published: November 03, 2019 Today we finish our coverage of the 2019 International Catholic Stewardship Conference with an interview with Msgr. John J. Bracken. Msgr. Bracken stopped by our booth at ICSC this year, and we had a terrific impromptu interview about his life as a priest and his career not only as the Vicar General for the Diocese of Brooklyn but also as the very first Director of Development. He has been a priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn for over 52 years. Msgr. Bracken is a bit of a legend because he literally created the job of a Development Director right at the time in history when the Bishop's pastoral document, Stewardship: A Disciples Response, was published. Monsignor talks about his career, his calling, and the nature of Stewardship. Please enjoy this interview with our host, Jim Friend. About Msgr. John J. Bracken A native of Richmond Hill, he attended St. Benedict Joseph School; Cathedral College, Brooklyn; St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore; and St. Louis University. He served as an assistant at St. Francis de Sales, Belle Harbor, 1967-77. Msgr. also served at St. Teresa, Woodside, 1977-80; and Our Lady Help of Christians, Midwood, 1980-84. He was the Episcopal Vicar for Queens North, 1984-91; and director of the diocesan Development Office, 1991-2009. He was named Vicar General for Temporalities in 2004. In addition, he has been the administrator of Holy Name parish, Windsor Terrace, 2009-10. Msgr. Bracken was the administrator of Our Lady Help of Christians and administrator of St. Mary Star of the Sea-St. Gertrude. He also served as a member of the Priests Senate and a member of the Diocesan Board of Consultors. He was on the board of directors for the Office of Pastoral Communications at St. Joseph's Hospital. Daily Spiritual Reflection and Prayers on “Kristin's Crosses” Join Jim and Kristin Friend and their family on Kristin's Crosses YouTube Channel for “Today's Catholic Prayers.” Jim and Kristin offer the daily Gospel and Reflection along with the Rosary and Catholic Prayers of the day. Click here to visit the YouTube Page and subscribe. If you would like to join the Kristin's Crosses prayer group on Facebook, click here to request to join.

This lecture was given at the Catholic University of America on May 16, 2023 as part of the Thomistic Institute symposium titled "Toward a Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood." For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Father Carter Griffin is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Raised Presbyterian, he converted to Catholicism while attending Princeton University. After graduating in 1994, he served for four years as a line officer in the United States Navy prior to entering the seminary. He attended Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland for two years of philosophy followed by the North American College in Rome for five years of theology. Father Griffin was ordained to the priesthood in 2004 and served as priest-secretary for three years before beginning doctoral studies in Rome in 2008. After completing his doctorate and serving as the parochial vicar of St. Peter's parish on Capitol Hill, in 2011 he was appointed Director of Priest Vocations for the Archdiocese of Washington and Vice-Rector of St. John Paul II Seminary, where he now serves as Rector. He is the author of Why Celibacy: Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest, published in 2019 by Emmaus Road.

In this episode of "Calmly Considered," Allan converses with Joy Moore and Michael Gorman on the subject of abortion. How can Christians offer a more robust understanding of abortion that moves beyond the pitting of rights against each other? How does Christian doctrine inform the discussion? If the church is an alternative to the way of society, how do Christians utilize their unique witness to be an incarnational presence to women in difficult pregnancies and the unborn children they carry? How does abortion affect ethnic minorities? Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and is the Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul Minnesota. She participates in two weekly podcasts: "Sermon Brainwave," a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday and "I Love to Tell the Story," a conversation on the Narrative Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday. Dr. Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has written many books including Reading Revelation Responsibly and Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology. His Amazon author page has a full listing of his publications. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

Dr. Andy Staron, Associate Professor of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and Graduate School of Theology, dives deeply into the depths of Pope Benedict's first encyclical. The three encyclicals that will be discussed: Deus Caritas Est: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html Spe Salvi: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html Caritas in Veritate: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at mapm@stjohnsem.edu

Preaching for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lisa Frey, offers a reflection on our calling to give witness: "At family tables or meeting tables, at bedsides or on laptops… testimony needs to be lifted up everywhere there is a hunger for it. It is not the time for shrinking, for protests of inadequacy, unprepared, overwhelmed, too young, too old, not the right gender or race or orientation. No, testimony is our call. Testimony from the margins, denied the authority of office or ordination, when all that we have is our witness… you know how powerful that sometimes simple, authentic witness can be." Following a thirty-year career in parish ministry, Lisa Frey currently serves hospice patients and their families as a spiritual care coordinator with Hospice of the Western Reserve in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She earned her Master of Arts in Theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland and Doctor of Ministry in Homiletics at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/01152023 to learn more about Lisa, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Preaching for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Patricia A. Parachini, SNJM invites us to give consent to God's invitation in our own lives: "Consenting to God's call in our lives can be a difficult process and sometimes even emotionally draining It often requires a response based on very little information. As you know from your own experience, consent requires a leap of faith and courage. Think of the many ways throughout your life that God has invited you to consider something new." Patricia A. Parachini, SNJM, D.Min, is a Sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, living in Silver Spring, Maryland. Pat is a theologian and spiritual director. Pat has ministered as a professor of pastoral theology, preaching and spiritual direction in several graduate schools of ministry, i.e. Loyola University in Baltimore, the Washington Theological Union (WTU), St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore and the Catholic University of America. Pat has worked in various other ministeries: spiritual direction, hospital chaplaincy, campus ministry, catechetics, and teaching in elementary and high school. Pat contributes reflections to the liturgical aid, Give Us This Day. She has had two books published on lay preaching and has written two chapters published in edited books about preaching. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/12082022 to learn more about Pat, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

This lecture was offered at Trinity University (San Antonio) on October 10, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: www.thomisticinstitute.org About the Speaker: Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P. is a member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. She is an Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston where she also teaches at St. Mary's Seminary. Her main area of research is medieval sacramental theology with a focus on Albert the Great and Aquinas. She has published a translation of Albert the Great's work On the Body of the Lord, in the CUA Fathers of the Church Medieval Continuation series as well as a translation of Aquinas's Commentary on the Psalms for the Aquinas Institute. She has published articles in various journals including Logos, Antiphon, Nova et Vetera and Franciscan Studies.

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This lecture was given at Harvard University on October 3, 2022. For more information on upcoming events, visit thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, "A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions," explored the ways in which people can develop virtuous affective inclinations. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas' anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His work on Christ's passions recently appeared in the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas and his other writings on the passions and on bioethics have appeared in New Blackfriars and National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems (like student loan debt). Dr. Dugandzic has taught courses in fundamental moral theology, bioethics, theological anthropology, and Catholic social teaching. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate. In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dugandzic holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife, Audra, live in Baltimore, MD. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey, which he enjoys almost as much as reading theology.

Does God exist? Join Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P. of Aquinas 101, Godsplaining, and Pints with Aquinas for an off-campus conversation with Prof. Matthew Dugandzic about his latest Thomistic Institute lecture, "Does God Exist.” Does God Exist? w/ Fr. Gregory Pine (Off-Campus Conversations) You can listen to the original lecture here: https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/does-god-exist-prof-matthew-dugandzic For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Matthew Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary and University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. His dissertation, "A Thomistic Account of the Habituation of the Passions," explored the ways in which people can develop virtuous affective inclinations. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas' anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His work on Christ's passions recently appeared in the European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas and his other writings on the passions and on bioethics have appeared in New Blackfriars and National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems (like student loan debt). Dr. Dugandzic has taught courses in fundamental moral theology, bioethics, theological anthropology, and Catholic social teaching. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate. In addition to his doctorate, Dr. Dugandzic holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife, Audra, live in Baltimore, MD. In his spare time, he likes to play hockey, which he enjoys almost as much as reading theology.

Vespers II, Sunday Evening Prayer on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 13th, 2022. Thanks for praying with us, for inquiries, requests, feedback, please email singthehours@gmail.com. To support this work, visit www.patreon.com/singthehours. or for direct support venmo @singthehours Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance" Hymn: "O Lux Beata Trinitas," Saint Ambrose of Milan, 4th century, Translated by John Mason Neale, 19th century Psalm 110v1-5, 7 (tone 3, Gregorian) Psalm 114 (tone 7, Gregorian, mode shift to minor key. Antiphon mode V, tonus peregrinus, based on "Deus autem noster in caelo" from the Antiphonale Romanum 1961, pg. 48) Canticle: See Revelation 19v1-7 (arrangement from Schola of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore) Reading: 1 Peter 1v3-5 Responsory: The whole creation proclaims the greatness of your glory. (StH arrangement) Magnificat, English, Gregorian tone 8 Intercessions The Lord’s Prayer – "Pater Noster" Concluding Prayers Salve Regina The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C..

The Luminaries series is a collection of interviews with premier thinkers working in the theological academy and the church. Dr. Michael J. Gorman, who goes by Mike, holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore. He is the author of many books with Cascade, including Reading Paul, Reading Revelation Responsibly, and the forthcoming The Self, the Lord, and the Other according to Paul and Epictetus. In our interview here, Professor Gorman and I talk about theological interpretation of Scripture, missional hermeneutics, theosis, the Book of Revelation, abortion, and more. Apologies for the glitches and poor sound quality in parts of the episode. We are actively working to strengthen WiFi signals and microphone quality. PODCAST LINKS: Blog post: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/10/18/luminaries-abide-in-me-and-you-will-bear-much-fruit-an-interview-with-michael-j-gorman/ Gorman's author page: https://wipfandstock.com/author/michael-j-gorman/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvht9V0Pndgvwh5vkpe0GGw Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Dault, David, et al. The Leaked Dobbs Draft, the Closure of Catholic News Service, and Looking Ahead to the Summer. The Francis Effect. Podcast audio. May 11, 2022. Gaventa, Beverly Roberts. “Reading for the Subject: The Paradox of Power in Romans 14:1—15:6.” Gorman, Michael J. Abide and Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John. ———. Abortion and the Early Church: Christian, Jewish and Pagan Attitudes in the Greco-Roman World. ———. Reading Paul. Cascade Companions. ———. Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation. ———. “Shalom and the Unborn.” ———, and Ann Loar Brooks. Holy Abortion?: A Theological Critique of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice: Why Christians and Christian Churches Should Reconsider the Issue of Abortion. Green, Joel B. Seized by Truth: Reading the Bible as Scripture. Hays, Christopher B., and C. L. Crouch, eds. God and Guns: The Bible against American Gun Culture. Hays, Richard B. “Reading the Bible with Eyes of Faith: The Practice of Theological Exegesis.” LaHaye, Tim, and Jerry B. Jenkins. The Left Behind Series. 12 vols. Lindsey, Hal. There's a New World Coming: ‘A Prophetic Odyssey.' Sandmel, Samuel. “Parallelomania.” Williams, Rowan. Christ the Heart of Creation. OUTLINE: (01:32) - ‘70s Folk Rock (02:34) - France, Greece, and Turkey (03:29) - Theological Interpretation of Scripture (08:07) - Missional Hermeneutics, Missional Theosis (13:07) - Making Sense of the Pauline Corpus (15:15) - (Mis)readings of the Book of Revelation (21:20) - Abortion and the Church (25:40) - The Bible and Nonviolence (31:17) - Why Publish the Dissertation Now? (33:57) - Paul and Epictetus (38:57) - Writing for the Church, Ecumenism (41:45) - Changing Your Mind

Vespers II, Sunday Evening Prayer on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 16th, 2022. Thanks for praying with us, for inquiries, requests, feedback, please email singthehours@gmail.com. To support this work, visit www.patreon.com/singthehours. or for direct support venmo @singthehours Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance" Hymn: "O Lux Beata Trinitas," Saint Ambrose of Milan, 4th century, Translated by John Mason Neale, 19th century Psalm 110v1-5, 7 (tone 3, Gregorian) Psalm 114 (tone 7, Gregorian, mode shift to minor key. Antiphon mode V, tonus peregrinus, based on "Deus autem noster in caelo" from the Antiphonale Romanum 1961, pg. 48) Canticle: See Revelation 19v1-7 (arrangement from Schola of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore) Reading: 1 Peter 1v3-5 Responsory: The whole creation proclaims the greatness of your glory. (StH arrangement) Magnificat, English, Gregorian tone 8 (antiphon arrangement based on "Scriptum est enim quia domus," Magnificat antiphon for week 9 after Pentecost, from the Liber Antiphonarius, 1961 pg. 561) Intercessions The Lord’s Prayer – "Pater Noster" Concluding Prayers Salve Regina The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C..

Vespers II, Sunday Evening Prayer on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 18th, 2022. Thanks for praying with us, for inquiries, requests, feedback, please email singthehours@gmail.com. To support this work, visit www.patreon.com/singthehours. or for direct support venmo @singthehours Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance" Hymn: "O Lux Beata Trinitas," Saint Ambrose of Milan, 4th century, Translated by John Mason Neale, 19th century Psalm 110v1-5, 7 (tone 3, Gregorian) Psalm 114 (tone 7, Gregorian, mode shift to minor key. Antiphon mode V, tonus peregrinus, based on "Deus autem noster in caelo" from the Antiphonale Romanum 1961, pg. 48) Canticle: See Revelation 19v1-7 (arrangement from Schola of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore) Reading: 1 Peter 1v3-5 Responsory: The whole creation proclaims the greatness of your glory. (StH arrangement) Magnificat, English, Gregorian tone 8 (antiphon arrangement based on "Scriptum est enim quia domus," Magnificat antiphon for week 9 after Pentecost, from the Liber Antiphonarius, 1961 pg. 561) Intercessions The Lord’s Prayer – "Pater Noster" Concluding Prayers Salve Regina The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C..

Vespers II, Sunday Evening Prayer on the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 21st, 2022. Thanks for praying with us, for inquiries, requests, feedback, please email singthehours@gmail.com. To support this work, visit www.patreon.com/singthehours. or for direct support venmo @singthehours Deus in Adjutorium – "O God come to my assistance" Hymn: "O Lux Beata Trinitas," Saint Ambrose of Milan, 4th century, Translated by John Mason Neale, 19th century Psalm 110v1-5, 7 (tone 3, Gregorian) Psalm 114 (tone 7, Gregorian, mode shift to minor key. Antiphon mode V, tonus peregrinus, based on "Deus autem noster in caelo" from the Antiphonale Romanum 1961, pg. 48) Canticle: See Revelation 19v1-7 (arrangement from Schola of St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore) Reading: 1 Peter 1v3-5 Responsory: The whole creation proclaims the greatness of your glory. (StH arrangement) Magnificat, English, Gregorian tone 8 (antiphon arrangement based on "Scriptum est enim quia domus," Magnificat antiphon for week 9 after Pentecost, from the Liber Antiphonarius, 1961 pg. 561) Intercessions The Lord’s Prayer – "Pater Noster" Concluding Prayers Salve Regina The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes), ©1974, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Readings and Old and New Testament Canticles (except the Gospel Canticles) are from the New American Bible © 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C..

Preaching for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Susan Fleming McGurgan offers a reflection on the "strange little story" of Martha and Mary: "What is the truth about Martha and Mary? For me, it is enough to know that their faithfulness, their commitment to love and serve, and yes, lead, is our inheritance--yours and mine, passed down from mother to daughter, between sister and sister, disciple to disciple, from woman of faith to woman of faith throughout the ages-- whatever our station, whatever our circumstance, whatever our struggles, whatever our personal response to God's call." Dr. Susan McGurgan has served in pastoral ministry and lay formation for 30 years as a parish minister, formation director, professor, and administrator. She is currently the Director of Lay Ecclesial Formation and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology for Mount St. Mary's Seminary and School of Theology in Cincinnati. She holds a BA Honors History degree from Oklahoma State University, an MA Religion from the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary, and a D.Min in Preaching from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (Now Bexley-Seabury). In 2021, she launched a preaching website offering resources and support for working preachers, Preaching Hope: https://www.preachinghope.org/ Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/07172022 to learn more about Susan, to read her text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

This lecture was given on April 9th 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding" For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Dr. Matthew J. Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary & University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas's anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems. Dr. Dugandzic also holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate.

This lecture was given on April 9th 2022 at The Dominican House of Studies as part of the intellectual retreat "Faith Seeking Understanding" For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org. About the Speaker: Dr. Matthew J. Dugandzic joined the theology faculty at St. Mary's Seminary & University in 2019 after completing a Ph.D. in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Dr. Dugandzic's scholarship focuses on medieval thought, especially Thomas Aquinas's anthropology, psychology, and ethics. His current research focuses on the sources that Aquinas used in developing his understanding of virtue and on recovering ancient and medieval wisdom regarding economics in order to apply this wisdom to contemporary financial problems. Dr. Dugandzic also holds a BSc in biology from Concordia University in Montréal, Québec and an MA in religious studies from St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York. In addition to his work in the academy, Dr. Dugandzic has also brought his theological expertise to the aid of the Church, having taught theology to RCIA groups, catechists, and candidates for the permanent diaconate.

Joe Nebistinsky, Russ Fry and Mike Yakaubick discuss the recent Quo Vadis Days at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary.

The theology of the Eucharist in St. Thomas Aquinas may seem complex, but that complexity is conformed to the tremendous mystery of Christ's gift of himself in the sacrament. There is growth ahead for us not primarily in understanding the Eucharist as if we could ever achieve something like conceptual mastery, but especially in growing in love for and devotion to the Son of God who acts in love for us. If we can allow St. Thomas to help us raise our minds to the wonders of Christ's Eucharistic gift, perhaps we can then better raise our hearts into union with him. Our guide to helping us learn from St. Thomas's theology of the Eucharist is Dr. Michael Hahn, assistant professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount St. Mary's Seminary. Our conversation today follows from a lecture Dr. Hahn gave at the annual Academy of Catholic Theology conference, where he spoke on the sacraments and sanctification in the theology of Thomas Aquinas.

Fr. Sawicki discusses the upcoming Quo Vadis Days at Mt St. Mary's Seminary.

In this episode, Jacob Martini and Jacob Hopper sit down with Dr. John Love, a professor of systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, and his wife, Alexis to continue the conversation from last episode on the sacrament of Matrimony.

Live from the Borski Athletic complex at St. Mary's Seminary (on April 25, 2022) was our very first live stream - a press conference-style interview where we put players from both teams (Priests & Seminarians) opposite each other and talk about their highly anticipated game at Rice University Tudor Fieldhouse (April 29th).   In The Pews is a show that features the lives and inspirational stories of some of the church's faithful servants.   LISTEN to the audio of our podcasts at https://www.inthepewsshow.com or search for us on your favorite podcast app.   CONNECT with us on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter at @InThePews. Email us at inthepewsshow@gmail.com.   If you'd like to HELP our ministry, please be sure to LIKE our videos, and SUBSCRIBE to our channel. (This helps the YouTube algorithm prioritize our videos, when making recommendations.) If you'd like to donate to help our production efforts, here's a link to our Amazon WISH LIST... http://bit.do/ITPAmazon   You can also add any amount to our equipment fund. Here's the GOFUND ME link... https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-in-the-pews     Thanks for supporting In The Pews! God bless you and your family.

Today's episode is the conclusion of our series on the #NewTestament, and I couldn't think of a better guest than Dr. Michael J. Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Gorman has written nearly twenty books on the New Testament, the letters of Paul, and #Revelation. His book Reading Revelation Responsibly is a favorite among teachers and ministers alike, and for this reason I wanted to talk with him about what exactly the book of Revelation is.You can find most of Dr. Gorman's book on his Amazon author's page: https://www.amazon.com/Michael-J.-Gorman/e/B001JP7N0K%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

"We are commanded to sustain the world."- Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin & Rabbi Avram Resiner “They shall forever inhabit this earth, the result of My planting, the work of My hands in which I glory.” (Isaiah 60:21)Shmita is a set of commandments in the Jewish and Christian Bibles (The Torah) to practice and celebrate the cyclical "release" of agricultural lands, financial debts, slaves, and ancestral lands. "Shmita Live" was a conversation on Zoom, March 1, 2022 exploring the ancient shmita commandments' many meanings today. The event brought together a number of the amazing people who contributed to AllCreation.org's "Shmita Now" collection, created by guest editor Yaira Robinson. Our fun and incisive hour celebrates these fine folks, welcomes some outstanding guests, and gives everyone a chance to share some truly breakthrough ideas on how to integrate the ancient shmita commandments into our lives now. We hope you enjoy listening. Co-hosted by: AllCreation.org, National Wildlife Federation, Shmita Project Northwest, and Hazon. Presented by BioIntegrity Partnerships. Original event page: Shmita Live.Background info:  The shmita verses: Exodus 23: 10-11, Leviticus 25:2–7, Leviticus 25:20–22, and Deuteronomy 15:1–3 "Shmita Live" PDF with panelists' names & links (for download) Shmita explanation on Wikipedia PANELISTS Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin of St. Mary's Seminary, and MDEHR  Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb of Adat Shalom, Interfaith Power & Light, and COEJL Dr. Mirele Goldsmith of Jewish Earth Alliance Simcha Scwhartz of Wilderness Torah Rabbi Laura Bellows of Dayenu Nati Passow of Dayenu, and Jewish Farm School Shmita Project Northwest's Deirdre Gabbay Hazon's Sarah Zell Young National Wildlife Federation's Naomi Edelson AllCreation.org's Chris Searles (moderator) PROGRAMI. WELCOME  0:00 Preroll 0:08 Welcome & Introductions -- by Chris Searles (moderator), AllCreation.org  3:35 "Shmita 101" by Deirdre Gabbay (co-host), Shmita Project Northwest II. PANELIST SELF-INTRODUCTIONS  6:30 Naomi Edelson, senior dir., National Wildlife Federation. references: Deuteronomy 30:19 (the life verse), and -> Sacred Grounds

Today begins our second episode focusing on the Exsultet. Last week we featured a conversation with Fr. Paul Turner about the historical context of this sacred chant. If you missed it, it can be found wherever you listen to podcasts and at ministrymonday.org. This week we speak to Nicholas Will, Director of Liturgical Music, Organist & Lecturer at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This episode is unique in its truly didactic approach. As a result, it is perfect for the priest, deacon, cantor or other elected layperson who is preparing to sing this Exsultet this year. Nicholas takes us through learning the Exsultet, step by step, even if you don't have a musical background. This episode in particular is most beneficial in its video podcast version! We recommend watching it, especially if you are learning the Exsultet this Lenten season. The video version of this episode can be found on NPM's YouTube channel, NPM livestream, and in the show notes of the episode at ministrymonday.org.

Fr. David Webb is the chaplain at the University of Tulsa Newman Center. He holds a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota and a Master of Divinity from the Athenaeum of Ohio- Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West in Cincinnati Ohio. Fr. Webb was ordained to the priesthood in 2017 for the Diocese of Tulsa. He has served as chaplain and theology teacher at Bishop Kelley High School and as associate pastor at Christ the King Church in Tulsa.

The Republican Party emerged in 1854 to combat the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery into American territories. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after 1866, former black slaves. If the Republican Party of the mid 1800's were to look at the modern day Conservative it would be almost indistinguishable from what they originally envisioned. However, the guest this week, George Weigel, represents a facet of the Republican Party that still believes in the riches of the Judeo-Christian tradition to contemporary questions of law, culture, and politics, in pursuit of America's continued civic and cultural renewal. George is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and was the previous president of that organization from  1989 through June 1996. The hosts spoke with George about a wide range of issues from the looming threat of war from Russia, as they amass over 100k troops along the Ukrainian border, to the erosion of a universal understanding of truth. Check out some of the George Weigel's publications: https://eppc.org/author/george_weigel/Guest Bio:George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and one of America's leading public intellectuals. He holds EPPC's William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.From 1989 through June 1996, Mr. Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he led a wide-ranging, ecumenical and inter-religious program of research and publication on foreign and domestic policy issues.Mr. Weigel is perhaps best known for his widely translated and internationally acclaimed two-volume biography of Pope St. John Paul II: the New York Times bestseller, Witness to Hope (1999), and its sequel, The End and the Beginning (2010). In 2017, Weigel published a memoir of the experiences that led to his work as a papal biographer: Lessons in Hope — My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II.George Weigel is the author or editor of more than thirty other books, many of which have been translated into other languages. Among the most recent are The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God (2005); Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st-Century Church (2013); Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches (2013); Letters to a Young Catholic (2015); The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times (2018); The Next Pope: The Office of Peter and a Church in Mission (2020); and Not Forgotten: Elegies for, and Reminiscences of, a Diverse Cast of Characters, Most of Them Admirable (2021). His essays, op-ed columns, and reviews appear regularly in major opinion journals and newspapers across the United States. A frequent guest on television and radio, he is also Senior Vatican Analyst for NBC News. His weekly column, “The Catholic Difference,” is syndicated to eighty-five newspapers and magazines in seven countries.Mr. Weigel received a B.A. from St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore and an M.A. from the University of St. Michael's College, Toronto. He is the recipient of nineteen honorary doctorates in fields including divinity, philosophy, law, and social science, and has been awarded the Papal Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, Poland's Gloria Artis Gold Medal, and Lithuania's Diplomacy Star.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/faithpolitics)

The cost of college has defied economic logic for decades but cannot rise exponentially forever. How can schools align tuition costs with what students want and need? Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Rick Staisloff to explore alternative pricing strategies in higher education. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What drives current higher education pricing models? Who do these models serve? What are some alternatives to conventional tuition structures? What would be different under alternative models? Have any institutions started to explore these alternative models? MEET OUR GUEST Richard Staisloff is the founder and Senior Partner of rpk GROUP, a leading national consulting firm supporting colleges, universities, and other non-profits with their growth and reallocation strategies. rpk GROUP emerged from two decades of leadership positions in the higher education sector, where Rick developed his expertise in finance and higher education from the perspective of public and private, two- and four-year institutions, higher education commissions, and state legislatures. Rick has worked with institutions nationwide and internationally, helping them to combine a mission and market approach to strategic planning and business development. He has been a leading voice in the development of a new business model for higher education, working closely with the Association of Governing Boards, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Lumina Foundation, NACUBO, and others to develop a new language and new metrics around cost, price, and finance for the higher education sector. Rick joined the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1998 as vice president for finance and administration. Prior to that, he served four years at Carroll Community College, where he helped lead the creation of this college. From 1992 to 1994, Rick acted as a finance policy analyst for the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Finally, he served with the Maryland General Assembly House Committee on Ways and Means from 1989 to 1992, focusing on education and taxation issues. Rick received his B.A. from Loyola College in Maryland and an M.A. from The American University. Rick serves on the plant committee for St. Mary's Seminary and University and is a member of the 2006 class of the Greater Baltimore Committee's Leadership Program. Finally, he has taught in the Executive Doctorate Program for Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania, and with the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership (Arizona State University and Georgetown University). Find Rick at rstaisloff@rpkgroup.com. LINKS A Value Prop Moment for Higher Education « rpk GROUP Improving College Affordability with New Business Models The Bailout Is Just the Start: Why Higher Ed Needs to Build a Sustainable Model RELATED EPISODES THE ULTIMATE COLLEGE STRESS TEST THE PRICE YOU REALLY PAY FOR COLLEGE THE IMPACT OF NACAC ADMISSIONS CHANGES ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.

On this episode of Catholic Forum, after news from The Dialog, we meet Walt and Brennan Ferris, two deacons for the Diocese of Wilmington. Walt was ordained to the permanent diaconate in August and Brennan was ordained to the transitional diaconate in May. Walt is in ministry at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, and Brennan is finishing up his studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. 

How do we live joyfully when anger, loneliness, and confusion seem to surround us? Scripture makes it clear – true joy only comes from living for Christ. The talk aims to answer three questions: What is stealing our joy and how do we stop it? What specific role does our Christian faith play in causing our joy? How do we share that joy and our faith with others who do not seem to want it? Ricky was born and raised in the Diocese of Arlington. Fast forward to college – he attended Mason as an undergrad and worked for the Admissions office for 4 years after graduating in 2010. God brought him to Saint John Paul the Great High School in Dumfries, VA as a school counselor for the next five years. During the summer of 2018 God made his next step known in adoration at the Diocesan WorkCamp and in the fall of 2019 he began his studies at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. God-willing he will be ordained to the transitional diaconate in 2024 and to the priesthood in 2025.

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on September 17th, 2021 with Brian Volck, MD, MFA, Instructor in Medicine and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University. He gave a talk titled "Health, Wholeness, and Humanity: The Stewardship of Creation as if Matter Mattered."

David J. Kundtz is a retired licensed marriage and family therapist, a former Catholic  priest and author of seven books.  Kundtz earned graduate degrees in psychology and theology and his doctoral degree, a  Doctor of Science and Theology in the field of Pastoral psychology, from the Graduate  Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he attended  Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and St. Mary's Seminary and University in  Baltimore, Maryland.   After spending twenty years as an ordained priest working in the Catholic Diocese of  Boise, Idaho and Cali, Colombia, he went on to build a successful private marriage and  family counseling practice in Berkeley, CA, for twenty some years. He also offered  workshops in the areas of human resources, stress management, and emotional health  as the director of Inside Track Seminars.  In this episode, David shares how he finally made a decision to stop, and in doing so, he found his way. He talks about the three different ways in which we get to the art of stopping: still-points, stopovers, and grinding halts. Plus, David explains why we are in the place of having less time, less energy, and too much to do. Later, David teaches us how to shift the way we live to be in the space of greater fulfillment and joy. In this Episode You'll Learn:  All about today's guest, David J. Kundtz [ 0:45 ] The inspiration behind David's book, The Art of Stopping [ 6:10 ] How stillpoints are opportunities to stop, breathe, and remember [ 9:10 ] Ways to find meaning within the spaces [ 17:10 ] Why spending time alone is doing something [ 20:15 ] The best thing about stopping [ 27:50 ] How to find what we want in life during a grinding halt [ 30:30 ] The importance of stopping when it comes to living life [ 38:15 ]   Soul Shifting Quotes:  “If you really want something, you'll do it.” “Each of us has the wisdom and the self-knowledge that we need.” “Spending time alone is doing something.” “The purpose of stopping is going.” “The best thing about stopping is it happens on its own.” Links Mentioned:  Learn my 7 Secrets to Uplevel Your Brand & Land Your Dream Clients  Grab your FREE training, How to Call in Your Tribe + Create Content that Converts  Text me at 603-931-4386 Learn more about David by following him on Facebook or heading to https://davidkundtz.com. Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom  Did you hear something you loved here today?! Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes  Listen on Spotify 

On episode seventy of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast, I talk with Fr. Matt Cannon on a number of subjects.Biography:Fr. Matt Cannon was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Lancaster, PA. After embracing God calling to the priesthood, he entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. After finishing college seminary, he was transferred to Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Father was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 2019 for the Diocese of Harrisburg. He is currently in his third year as the parochial vicar of Holy Name of Jesus Church in Harrisburg. He is a huge Philly sports fan and enjoys spending time with his family and friends, exercising and eating Chick Fil A.Episode breakdown::30 Syndicate Strategies & The Catholic Company1:30 Overview of part one2:05 What have you learned through your celibacy? Has it been challenging?10:35 What is your favorite feast day?11:30 There is so much brokenness in the church. Why should people stay?15:55 I haven't been to confession in a while. Why should I return?19:15 Any religious books you recommend for someone who is struggling with discernment?21:10 I've had an abortion. How does the church view me?24:20 Most important lesson you learned in your time as a priest?25:00 Favorite part of being a priest?26:50 How has covid made your ministry harder? How has it been lifegiving?29:40 Mt. Rushmore of Saints...34:05 Patron saint of...Thank you to our sponsors!Syndicate Strategies, a full-service marketing agency owned and operated by two Catholic business partners for over 25 years. Syndicate helps connect businesses to customers using the most current technology. They can help YOU create powerful, engaging websites and eCommerce stores that bring results. Find out what Syndicate can do for you at syndstrat.com/saints.Check out  The Catholic Company for all your Catholic merchandise needs! Use code "GOTTABESAINTS" for 15% off your next purchase!If you enjoyed this episode, please give provide a review and make sure to subscribe!Want to support Gotta Be Saints as a monthly sponsor? Join my support team so I can do more with this great ministry!https://www.patreon.com/GottaBeSaints?fan_landing=true 

On episode sixty-nine of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast, I talk with Fr. Matt Cannon on a number of subjects.Biography:Fr. Matt Cannon was born in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Lancaster, PA. After embracing God calling to the priesthood, he entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. After finishing college seminary, he was transferred to Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Father was ordained to the priesthood on June 1, 2019 for the Diocese of Harrisburg. He is currently in his third year as the parochial vicar of Holy Name of Jesus Church in Harrisburg. He is a huge Philly sports fan and enjoys spending time with his family and friends, exercising and eating Chick Fil A.Episode breakdown::15 Syndicate Strategies & The Catholic Company1:20 Introducing Fr. Matt Cannon3:15 Advice on how to deepen your relationship with God?8:15 How did you discern your call to the priesthood?20:45 What evangelizations and ministries are you most impressed with? 25:45 What is one bit of advice you would provide a person just entering the faith?Thank you to our sponsors!Syndicate Strategies, a full-service marketing agency owned and operated by two Catholic business partners for over 25 years. Syndicate helps connect businesses to customers using the most current technology. They can help YOU create powerful, engaging websites and eCommerce stores that bring results. Find out what Syndicate can do for you at syndstrat.com/saints.Check out  The Catholic Company for all your Catholic merchandise needs! Use code "GOTTABESAINTS" for 15% off your next purchase!If you enjoyed this episode, please give provide a review and make sure to subscribe!Want to support Gotta Be Saints as a monthly sponsor? Join my support team so I can do more with this great ministry!https://www.patreon.com/GottaBeSaints?fan_landing=true 

Preaching for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Lisa Frey offers a reflection on passing on the treasures we've been given: "How are we keepers of the fire? How are we adapting and reinterpreting the teaching for a new generation…in our home and in our church and in our nation? The role of bishops is to preserve the tradition of the church, yes. But the letter from James says today, the word has been planted in you. Welcome it, and live it. 'Be doers of the word and not hearers only.' Welcome the word. Welcome the tradition and the ancient teaching. Welcome it to grow, and change, prune with discipline, die back in winter, nurture it again with life." Lisa Frey has served in ministry at the Church of the Resurrection in Solon, Ohio since 1991. In addition to shared pastoral care, faith formation, and administration of the parish, her areas of responsibility include social justice, outreach, wellness and bereavement. A lifelong learner, she earned her Master of Arts in Theology at St. Mary's Seminary in Cleveland and Doctor of Ministry in Homiletics at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/08292021 to learn more about Lisa, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

This homily presents the inspiring reflections on St. Alphonsus: The Doctor of Prayer by Fr Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R. Fr. Billy is an acclaimed former academician from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome, author and spiritual director from the Baltimore Province of Redemptorists, USA. We all do feel moments in our lives when praying seems like a very difficult chore. Yet, prayer is the lifeblood of the Christian, the source of our joy and confidence in the midst of the ups and downs of life. About the Speaker Fr. Dennis  J. Billy, C.Ss.R. is Professor Emeritus of the Alphonsian Academy of Rome's Pontifical Lateran University and currently holds the Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is the author of more than 40 books and has published more than 400 articles in a number of academic and popular journals. He is also very active in the Redemptorist retreat ministry apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction." Get motivated to pray in this homily which originally premiered during the Global Novena to St. Alphonsus on 26th July 2021

Michael Gorman will be delivering IN PERSON the Theology & Mission Lectures at Northern Seminary on September 23 & 24th. Register here: https://www.seminary.edu/michael_gorman/ There is a livestream option. In this episode Dave and Mike sit down with Michael Gorman to talk about mission, the book of John and his new book, "Abide & Go: Missional Theosis in the Gospel of John." Michael Gorman is the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this forty ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the delightful Dr Michael J. Gorman. Michael J. Gorman is an American New Testament scholar. He is the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University. From 1995 to 2012 he was dean of St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute. Gorman specializes especially in the letters, theology, and spirituality of the apostle Paul. He is associated with the "participationist perspective" on Paul's theology. His additional specialties are the book of Revelation, theological and missional interpretation of Scripture, the gospel of John, and early Christian ethics. Gorman was born and raised in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, graduating from Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in French from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. He received the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy cum laude in New Testament from Princeton Theological Seminary, where he was also a teaching fellow in New Testament and an instructor in New Testament Greek. He has also been a visiting professor at Duke Divinity School, Regent College, Carey Baptist College (New Zealand), Wesley Theological Seminary, and two theological schools in Africa. Gorman has led several study trips to Greece/Turkey/Rome and to France/Switzerland. A United Methodist, Gorman is an active layperson and a popular teacher at colleges, seminaries, churches, and conferences representing many traditions. In the mid-2010s, despite still being a Methodist, Gorman began teaching in a Roman Catholic context. His older son, Rev. Dr. Mark Gorman, is a pastor and theologian who is also on the faculty of St. Mary's Ecumenical Institute. Gorman is the author of nearly twenty books and more than sixty articles on Biblical interpretation and on ethics.

"Dante is everywhere." // "The history of literature is the story of one grand conversation." // "When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain..." // Dan Christian is an expert on Dante Alighieri's 'The Divine Comedy.' He was a high school teacher for forty-three years, and taught elective courses on Dante Alighieri, Charles Dickens, and C.S. Lewis for thirty-nine years at Gilman School. Dan earned his B.A. degree from St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa, and has M.A. in Theology from St. Mary's Seminary and the University of Baltimore. // On Episode #55 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Dan discuss Dante Alighieri's 'The Divine Comedy,' Dan's first years of teaching, "keep playing," 'Il Postino,' the value of memorizing poetry, books as living things, John Keats, what Dan would ask Dante, compiling essays written by students, the pairing between folk music and Dante, Harry Chapin, creative repurposing, and the wizardry of Cesare Ciccanti. // Enjoy the episode? Please follow @pathtofollowpod on all platforms. More to come! // Many thanks to the WIZARD Cesare Ciccanti for all of his efforts on podcast production. //

The centrality of the cross of Jesus in Christian spirituality cannot be overestimated (Phil. 2:5-8; 1 Cor. 2:2). But what does this cruciform or cross-shaped spirituality spoken of by the Apostle Paul mean and look like? And how might it be more purposefully applied by American evangelicals and other Christians to our present circumstances, including multifaith engagement. Michael J. Gorman is the guest who helps us explore this. Dr. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland. A highly regarded New Testament scholar, he is the author of a trilogy of books on cruciformity, including Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross, Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul's Soteriology, and Becoming the Gospel; Paul, Participation, and Mission. He has also written Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness and Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers.

Intro:  I am clinical psychologist Peter Malinoski, and you are listening to the weekly podcast Interior Integration for Catholics Today in episode 63, we are discussing human formation -- what is it?  What do you mine it's missing for many people?  Windup: I am going to start with a bold claim and a controversial claim.   For many, many Catholic adults in our day and age, in our culture, there is a much greater need to focus on human formation than on spiritual formation. Let me repeat that:  Many, many Catholic adults at this point in their lives need solid human formation more than they need spiritual formation. Serious Catholic adults.   Commitment to human formation is so important in the Catholic married sexual life that it composes two of the four legs of my model of a Catholic marriage bed.   The husband's commitment to human formation -- one leg The wife's commitment to human formation -- the other leg Another leg is really understanding attachment and integrity needs (episode 62) Another leg is a model the Internal family systems-informed model of the person with a self and with parts -- we are a unity and a multiplicity -- episodes 60 and 61.  The floor is the a deep, abiding, childlike trust in Mary our Spiritual Mother and God our Spiritual Father.   Building a whole bed here, starting in episode 58.  No need to review all of it now.    So many Catholics with lots of spiritual formation who have built their spiritual lives on a very, very unsound natural foundation, with mediocre or poor human formation.  So their spiritual lives are unstable.   Example of early client -- extreme example Mid 30's, very earnest Catholic, very sincere, distressed --  I have to help his wife understand the Faith.  Wife was Catholic, but a lot of tension between them about his spiritual practices.   Danger of divorce -- wife: get to counseling or I'll divorce you  Wife concerns?  Spending three hours per day in Eucharistic Adoration Bringing their young children  Our Lady of Lourdes   No gainful employment  Wife feeling constantly criticized by his fraternal corrections, his attempts to help her become more holy.   Spiritual Problems?  No -- problems in the natural realm.   Blended with a part that is so driven by fear.   Part desperately trying to please an extremely demanding God and Mary -- trying to become holy, Pelagian efforts Lack of attunement to children -- alienated from them, they were becoming alienated from the faith Wedge in the marriage, wife thinks he's a religious nutcase.   He recognizes there are problems, wife needs to change Praying the Rosary  Fatima Visionary Sr. Lucia:  There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.   Problems come from his distorted human formation.    Priest sex abuse scandal.  Can frame it all spiritually.   The priest who sexually abused children gave in to lust, it was a violation of the virtue of chastity, among other virtues.  Ok.  Hmmm.  So it was a spiritual problem, a failure, he gave into temptation.   No doubt there are spiritual dimensions to this, including a most grave and serious sin.   Or is a primary issue with his disordered sexual attraction to children and a real lack of impulse control --problems in the natural realm, a problem with his human formation.  That makes so much more sense to me as being primary.   Scrupulosity -- so often seen as a spiritual problem, but is one of the most frustrating issues for confessors and spiritual directors encounter -- so often it doesn't resolve with traditional spiritual means. Primarily in the natural realm.  Did a whole episode with Adam Cross The Catholic Therapist on human formation issues, the real issues in the natural realm that underlie scrupulosity.   Serious Devastation -- original sin.   Effect on the human body -- death, illness, pain -- and now intensity of pain in childbirth, physical labor and toil to survive scratching out an existence from cursed ground.   Effect on the rest of our human formation Distrust of God  Fear  Anger  Loss of harmony  Really a kind of dis-integration -- in the world and inside of us.   Grace perfects nature; it does not destroy it.  St. Thomas Aquinas We need to work with our human natures.  We need our human natures to be formed.   Jesus discussed foundations  Discussion of foundations in Scripture -- Matthew 7:24-27 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”   Jesus as the cornerstone.   Algebra and arithmetic.   Hold up, we're getting ahead of ourselves here.  What is human formation? Definitions  Those who follow this Interior Integration for Catholic Podcast know that I am all about defining our terms. So much rests on a clear understanding of what we are discussing.   Human Formation, to be honest is a nebulous term. Used a lot in Catholic contexts -- primarily in seminary contexts.   A whole section is devoted to human formation in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops document entitled "Program of Priestly Formation, Fifth Edition" which came out in 2006.  pages 29-42 Longest and most complete discussion of human formation I could find in an official church document  14 pages -- but no definition of human formation.   The foundation and center of all human formation is Jesus Christ, the word made flesh, paragraph 75 Also in paragraph 75, we learn that "human formation is the 'necessary foundation' of priestly formation.   We learn that the goals of human formation is to foster growth so that a man can become  A free person Of solid moral character Prudent and discerning Invested in and capable of communion, of relating deeply with others With Good communication skills  Affective maturity - integration of feelings, thoughts and values Who cares for his body Who relates well with others A good steward of material possessions And who can function well in public.   But in all the 143 pages of this document, we get no definition of what human formation is.   Revisions -- sixth edition has been approved by the Bishops in November 2019, reportedly doubling in size to nearly 300 pages, -- As of April 2021, still awaiting recognitio from the Holy See, a formal recognition.   Pope St. John Paul II's 1992 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Pastores Dabo Vobis I Give You Shepherds 3 pages on the importance of Human Formation, but again no definition of it.  Nothing even close to a definition.  99 pages on the formation of priests in the circumstances of the present day.   Perhaps there's an assumption that we all know what it is.  But we don't. I will tell you that many US bishops don't have a very clear idea of what human formation is.  Many of their responses to the sex abuse crisis reveal that they are really lost with regard to human formation Unable to find much else.  The most relevant passage in the CCC is paragraph 2461 which says that "True development concerns the whole man.  It is concerned with increasing each person's ability to respond to his vocation and hence to God's call.   Seminaries Pontifical North American College -- August 2019 30-page description of their Formation Program.   Interesting read, lots of good information 7 elements of their human formation program   Very detailed breakdown 31 overall goals, personal, relational,  year by year of the specific milestones in human formation each seminarian should reach average of 7 goals per year.   No definition of Human formation St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Philadelphia  St. Mary's Seminary and University Baltimore MD.  St. John's Seminary in Boston, MA  Corpus Christi College and Seminary in Carlton, Victoria, Australia.   I could go on and on.  I spent hours searching.  If you can find a solid definition of human formation in any official church document, I will send you a prize.  Email me at crisis@soulsandhearts.com or text me on my cell at 317.567.9594, and provide me your mailing address and I will mail you a prize, which is my absolute favorite image of our patroness Our Lady Undoer of Knots  Consult with religious communities.  Expert in cults.  International Cultic Studies Association refers a lot to me when a convent or monastery goes off the rails in some way -- problems in human formation.   The bottom line is that at present there is a void in institutional Catholic Church around human formation.   Maybe human formation is defined in the upcoming Program of Priestly Formation, sixth edition.  I would love to see that.  Somewhere in the additional 150 pages, they will define it.   Possibility of the Catholic Christian Meta Model of the Human Person  came out last year in 2020 -- Vitz Nordling and Titus -- faculty at DMU.   No index entry for human formation -- focus on psychotherapy or counseling.   Understandable in some ways.  Colossal Failures when poor human formation has been brought in Immaculate Heart of Mary Community Story -- California -- Bill Coulson, Carl Rogers   Story of a repentant Psychologist.'66 and '67. what we called "sensitivity" or "encounter." In a chapter of "Lesbian Nuns", one former Immaculate Heart nun describes the summer of 1966, when we did the pilot study in her order - "We" being you and Rogers? Rogers and I and eventually 58 others: we had 60 facilitators. We inundated that system with humanistic psychology. We called it Therapy for Normals, TFN. The IHMs had some 60 schools when we started; at the end, they had one. There were some 560 nuns when we began. Within a year after our first interventions, 300 of them were petitioning Rome to get out of their vows. They did not want to be under anyone's authority, except the authority of their imperial inner selves. Psychological Seduction 1983 book William Kirkpatrick. Temptation to throw out the baby with the bath water.   So one of you might say -- So, Dr. Peter, it's easy to be a critic, why don't you define human formation.  Put your big boy Catholic psychologist pants and stop complaining and light a candle in the darkness, why don't you, hmmm? All right, since you threw down the gauntlet like that,  I will define Human Formation.  Reference to Vatican II -- Decree on the Apostolate of the laity paragraph 32 Lumen Gentium 37.  The laity are, by reason of the knowledge, competence or outstanding ability which they may enjoy, permitted and sometimes even obliged to express their opinion on those things which concern the good of the Church.  When occasions arise, let this be done through the organs erected by the Church for this purpose. Let it always be done in truth, in courage and in prudence, with reverence and charity toward those who by reason of their sacred office represent the person of Christ.   Correct me if I'm wrong.  Being small and childlike here.   Definition time with Dr. Peter [Insert Sound Effect] Human formation is the lifelong process of natural development, aided by grace, by which a person integrates all aspects of his interior emotional, cognitive, relational, and bodily life, all of his natural faculties in an ordered way, conformed with right reason and natural law so that he is freed from natural impediments to trust God as His beloved child and to embrace God's love.  Then, in return, because he possesses himself, he can love God, neighbor and himself with all of his natural being in an ordered, intimate, personal, and mature way.  Insert parts of the souls in addition to passions and faculties.   Breaking down the process  Lifelong -- there is no graduation.  Conception to death Our Lord -- human formation, in his humanity.   Raised by a family St. Joseph and Our Mother Mary formed him Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. Process of natural development -- focus on the natural realm here  Aided by grace.  Because all good comes from God, even in unbaptized people and those who are not in a state of grace.   Integration -- key word.   All aspects of inner experiential and bodily life.   Awareness of experience -- making the unconscious conscious -- awareness of our parts in the multiplicity of self.  Bringing those parts into a harmonious unity with the core self.  Emotions Needs Emotions Guiding Beliefs/Assumptions Cognitions or Thought   Intentions Desires Attitudes Impulses Interpersonal style Body sensations Sexual aspects Nothing split off, repressed in the long run Revenge of the repressed  Freakouts in the post office -- Floyd.   So we can be calm, recollected and then able to enter into the phenomenological world of others Not just self-absorbed navel gazing  Starving waiter syndrome -- No one gives what he does not have.  Nemo dat quod non habet   Conformed with right reason and natural law -- this process is ordered.  It's not subjective, it's not whatever I make myself out to be -- we conform ourselves. Trust God as a His beloved child and embrace his love.   Fr, Tadeusz Dajczer -- pp 67-68 of his book "The Gift of Faith"  p.59 The foundation of evil lies in a lack of simplicity and a lack of childlike trust in God.   p.67  The lack of trust, the sowing of seeds distrust toward God is, in large measure, the source of all your sins and of all you existential and psychological anguish, and indirectly, also the source of your physical problems.   68  Distrust of God is worse than sin because it is the root and the source of sin   Lots of natural impediments to being able to love God Attachment injuries and relational traumas (discussed in the last podcast)  Integrity needs not met by parents and others infolved in our human formation  Prevent us from being small, with wonder and awe.   Then, in return, he can love God, neighbor and himself with all of his natural being in an ordered, intimate, personal, and mature way God -- overcoming negative God images  Neighbor   Self -- PPF 5th Edition self-knowledge  self-acceptance  self-gift -- the seminarian needs integrity and self-possession in order to make such a gift.   So much more than psychotherapy -- psychotherapy or counseling is only one means of human formation.   Human formation is relational  Human Deformation Trauma  Attachment Injuries   Sins Original Sin   Personal Sins Of other  Of me.   Getting stuck in old patterns -- automatic.  Trauma responses.   Vision -- Fostering Human Formation deliberately  Who?   Parents -- starting from conception Congenital impact -- hormone levels  Epigenetics -- effect on the body  CCC 2223  Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule.  CCC 2225 A wholesome family life can foster interior dispositions that are a genuine preparation for a living faith and remain a support for it throughout one's life.  Extended family -- grandparents, aunts uncles Brothers and sisters Pastors Priests -- Confessors -- Spiritual Directors Coaches Youth Group Leaders Remember, human formation is life long -- for adults Spouses  Supervisors  Friends  Life Coaches  Exodus 90 anchors  Therapists -- experts in working through de-formation.   What  This podcast helps you focus inward on your human formation -- to help you bring together the different parts of yourself into unity and harmony with God in the natural realm. a deliberate program Guided reflection.   How Set aside time -- many of you set aside regular time for spiritual work.  Prayer, Mass, spiritual reading, all kinds of spiritual formation.   Set aside time for your human formation as well.   5 minutes a day -- checking in with your parts -- meditation at the end of this podcast.   Know thyself -- Socrates Not just the spiritual focus, but a focus on your human formation   Commitment to taking human formation seriously. Hard to do on our own  Harness your own network of people to help with formation   Resilient Catholics Community -- guidance on it.  Specialize in it. Walking with each other -- companions, checking in  Supporting each other on the journey.   Get on the waiting list for the RCC --  go to soulsandhearts.com/rcc to sign up -- there's no obligation to join, but you will get all kinds of cool free stuff.  Not just for you, but for those you are called to love.  To help them with their formation.   When -- now.   Why Meditation -- parts and human formation.   Feedback.  Let me know how these episodes are landing with you -- -- some of you already have.  Get in touch with me on my cell at 317.567.9594 or my email at crisis@soulsandhearts.com Trying out a new idea -- an individual conversation hour -- I promise you I will be on my cell phone from 4:30 to 5:30 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 13 to talk with any Interior Integration for Catholics podcast listener about our podcast episodes. Let's have a conversation.  I want to be accessible.  There is no need to email me beforehand or text me or anything like that, just drop in and meet with me by phone.  I'm available.  My cell is 317.567.9594.  I like the phone or Zoom a lot better for relating than email or texts.  Not therapy, but really a chance to get into a good conversation about the podcast.  Your reactions, your feedback, whatever you want to talk about with regard to this Interior Integration for Catholics podcast.  And these conversations are private, I won't use anything from them in the podcast without your permission.   Premium Podcasts each week for our Resilient Catholic community members and our Interior Therapist Community members where we go deeper.  

We are honored to be joined by Dr. Michael Gorman (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary), the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is on to discuss his new book Participating in Christ: Explorations in Paul's Theology and Spirituality. You can send your feedback and questions to thesacramentalists@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @sacramentalists. If you want to dive deeper and enjoy dialoguing with others about content on the Sacramentalists, check out our Facebook discussion group here.

Join Dr. Troy Hinkel and Dr. John-Mark Miravalle, Theology professor at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland. This fascinating discussion examines a passage from the book of Hebrews regarding to the consequences of sin and the fear of death, and how this passage speaks prophetically to our current world-wide situation. You don't want to miss this episode! It's fast-paced, insightful, and may help you respond better to the invitation Jesus is sending to the world.

I've heard it. You've heard it. I used to even say it! "The Catholic priesthood isn't biblical."...Wrong! If you were to boil the (so-called) Protestant  Reformation down to its essence, it basically did away with the priesthood. Most Protestants have no sacramental life because there are no priests to give them the sacraments. (Most don't believe in the sacraments at all.) They believe (and I realize I'm painting with a broad brush here) in something called "the priesthood of all believers." After all, 1 Peter 2:5 says, "and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." Our Separated Brethren take this to mean that every Christian has equal potential to minister for God, thus there is no need for a separate ministerial priesthood. But that's not what the Bible says. In this episode of the Art of Catholic I interview Fr. Tommy Lane, a Professor of Sacred Scripture at Mount St. Mary's Seminary, who wrote a tremendous book called "The Catholic Priesthood: Biblical Foundations". And in this episode we discuss: The two kinds of priesthood in the New Covenant of Christ Old Testament history of priesthood (including the original priesthood of fathers and sons and that mysterious guy Melchizedek) How we know Christ established a new priesthood even though he never used the word "priest" (a common Protestant argument) Why we view the Last Supper as the moment of the Apostles' ordination Why the author of Hebrews emphasizes the humanity of Christ as the new high priest (while asserting his divinity, of course) We couldn't hope to cover every aspect of the scriptural foundations of the Catholic priesthood in one episode, but we covered a lot. Enjoy! God bless! Matthew Priests are required to pray every day...and so are we! If you really want to understand the ins-and-outs of deep prayer: what it is, how to do it, the 3 Stages of the Spiritual Life, vocal, meditative, & contemplative prayer in the Catholic tradition - this is the book for you! "Matthew Leonard, in an engaging style, shows how ancient Catholic prayer traditions still meet the needs of today's Catholics.”—His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington "We all need help to grow spiritually...Matt Leonard shows us the way." - Dr. Scott Hahn, author, speaker, and Professor of Scripture and Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville Grab your FREE copy of my quick guide to deeper prayer 8 Ways To Jumpstart Your Prayer Life! It's an easy step-by-step guide to help you rocket to God! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't miss a show! Subscribe to The Art of Catholic by clicking this link and then clicking "View in iTunes" under the picture and then "Subscribe"!  Love the show and want more people to hear the Catholic faith? Leave a review by clicking here and then the "View in iTunes" button under my picture. This pushes the show up the rankings and puts it in front of more people. Android user? You can listen to The Art of Catholic on the Beyond Pod app from the Google Play Store.

Guest:  Professor Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland.  A renowned New Testament scholar, he […] The post Michael J. Gorman – Becoming the Gospel first appeared on OnScript.

Tony and Chris discuss discernment and reflect on some good memories over the years with Austin Long, who is leaving for Mount St. Mary's Seminary. Austin shares his discernment story and some of the things he found important over the years to start the discernment process.