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044 – How Abortion Became Legal with Angie Thomas
How did abortion become legal? This question has been on my mind recently. I understand the arguments on both sides, but I really wanted to know how the ability to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy became a...
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043 – Addressing Social Inequality through a Catholic Lens with Fr. Dustin Feddon
Dr. Mario Sacasa is joined by Fr. Dustin Feddon, a priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, and the Director of The Joseph House, which is a ministry to men who are transitioning out of prison and back into the...
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042 – The Future Catholic Parish with Fr. Josh Johnson
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes back to the show, Fr. Josh Johnson, pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in St. Amant, LA. Fr. Josh is the host of the “Ask Fr Josh” podcast and was recently featured in an article on the website...
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041 – Psychology, Religion, and Healthy Men with Dr. Anthony Isacco
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes to the show Dr. Anthony Isacco, Associate Professor of Psychology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA to discuss the various elements of a healthy male psychology and spirituality. Rather...
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040 – Self-Forgiveness with Dr. Everett Worthington
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes Dr. Everett Worthington to the show to talk about the process and mechanisms of self-forgiveness. Dr. Worthington has over 30 years of research on forgiveness and his REACH model is one of...
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039 – The Spirituality of Archbishop Fulton Sheen with Fr. Jeff Montz
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes Fr. Jeff Montz, Director of Spiritual Formation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA to discuss the life and spiritual teachings of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, which was the focus of Fr....
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038 – The First Five Years of Marriage with David Dawson
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes David Dawson, Director of the Family Life Office for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, to the show to discuss the realities of the early years of married life. They have a lively conversation...
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037 – The Elements of Joy with Sr. Tracey Dugas
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes Sr. Tracey, a member of the Daughters of St. Paul, to discuss the process of finding and maintaining joy in life, how to discern with joy and desire, looking at art as an expression of one’s...
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036 – Ask Dr. Mario
Dr. Mario fields questions from listeners in this bonus episode of the podcast! How to establish chastity in a relationship following a conversion? Is it permissible to remarry after a divorce when the previous spouse...
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035 – Who is Fr. Walter Ciszek? with John M. DeJak
I welcome to the show John M. DeJak, co-editor of the book “With God in America: The Spiritual Legacy of an Unlikely Jesuit,” to talk about Fr. Walter Ciszek’s life and spiritual teachings. Fr. Ciszek spent over 20...
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034 – Demons, Deliverance, and Exorcism with Fr. Mike Driscoll
Halloween has become our nation’s yearly fascination with the occult, horror, and all things creepy. (This is unfortunate, because trick-or-treating is awesome!) Since, it is just around the corner, now is a good time...
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033 – What is Prayer? With Dr. Tom Neal
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes back Dr. Tom Neal to the show to discuss the metaphysics of prayer. What is prayer? What does it actually do? What’s the point? Why should Christians pray? Those questions are tackled as they...
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