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032 – Hurt by the Church with Fr. Thomas Berg
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes Fr. Thomas Berg, Vice Rector of St Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY, to the podcast to discuss his book “Hurting in the Church: A Way Forward for Wounded Catholics,” which articulates a...
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031 – Faith and Science with Dr. Chris Baglow
Dr. Mario Sacasa welcomes Dr. Chris Baglow, Director the Science and Religion Initiative at the Mcgrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame, to discuss various ways faith and science connect and...
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030 – The Science of Hope with Dr. Matt Gallagher
Dr. Mario Sacasa is joined by psychologist and researcher Dr. Matt Gallagher of the University of Houston to discuss the scientific theory of hope, the need for goals in life, how hope helps our resiliency, and...
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029 – Bonus Talk: Women, Shame, and Social Media
Dr. Mario Sacasa offers his signature blend of humor, story, research, and faith to address the distinct social pressures placed on the modern woman. What does a guy know about being a woman? Very little! That’s why...
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028 – The Role of Psychology in the Spiritual Life with Paul Ruff
Dr. Mario Sacasa is joined by Paul Ruff, Licensed Psychologist and Assistant Director of Human Formation at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, to discuss ways psychological theory can aid the Catholic-Christian...
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027 – Health and Wellbeing with Dr. Carlos Gomez
Dr. Mario is joined by his good friend, Dr. Carlos Gomez, licensed psychologist and executive coach, to talk about his journey with weight loss, the importance of positive psychology, and the five areas of wellbeing...
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026 – Life with the Holy Spirit with Bob Osborne
As I was preparing for my yearly summer trip to Omaha, NE, I packed my podcasting equipment knowing that I was going to interview with Fr Timothy Gallagher, the last episode, but I had a sense that there would be...
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025 – Spiritual Desolation with Fr. Timothy Gallagher
You know the scenario. Everything is going well, prayer is rich, family is good, life is generally pleasant. And then out of nowhere something comes along that upsets the apple cart. You start feeling a little...
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024 – The Risk and Rewards of Free Will with Dr. Tom Neal
Why did God give us free will? Think about it. All the poor judgments made by humans, the evils we have committed, the collective sins of history… wouldn’t creation have been better off without free agency? By the end...
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023 – Healing After Abortion or Miscarriage with Michaelene Fredenburg
Abortion. You can’t say the word without evoking angst, defensiveness, and possibly rage. The problem, however, with the word becoming a political barometer of left vs right affiliation is that the people who suffer...
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022 – Finding a Happy Balance with Paul George
You know how you want to do everything in life, but you just feel like you can’t do it all? If that’s you, then this is your episode. If you’re like me, finding the balance between the idealistic and the practical...
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021 – Catholic Feminism with Dr. Jennifer Miller
In this show, I don’t mess around with easy topics, as I have stated many times, my desire is to find God’s goodness precisely in the challenging places our lives and culture. So, I couldn’t help myself when I got...
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