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092 – Dating Well
After years of development and months of talking about it on the podcast, I’m happy to announce that Dating Well is finally out! That’s my online course that guides young adults through the whole dating journey. In...
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091 – Deacon Ed Shoener on Mental Health and Suicide
Joining me on the show today is Deacon Ed Shoener, a deacon of the Diocese of Scranton, PA and the president of the Catholic Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers to discuss mental illness and suicide....
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090 – Jason Shanks on Innovation, Creativity, and Suffering
What if you were unconscious for 6 weeks due to a severe battle with Covid? How would that experience shape your faith, knowing that prayers and a miracle saved your life? How would that change your relationship with...
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089 – Nathaniel Binversie on Exodus 90
Exodus 90 is a program aimed at helping men grow in their spiritual and ascetical practices. It is built around small groups, regular prayer exercises, and giving up a long list of creature comforts. It has grown...
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088 – Austin Ashcraft on Mars Hill, Celebrity, and Spiritual Abuse
Recently, Christianity Today released a podcast called “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” that chronicles the events of megachurch in Seattle, WA. That podcast is a 12-part series that gets into the weeds of how Mars...
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087 – Scott Weeman on Catholic in Recovery
Scott Weeman joins me on the show to talk about Catholic in Recovery, a ministry he started to help addicts recover in a Catholic environment. Scott openly shares about his addiction and recovery journey and how both...
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086 – Art Bennett on the Temperament that God Gave You
Have you ever wondered why people react differently to the same thing? Why is it that some folks are quick to get angry about the slightest thing, but others are more patient? Why does your wife prefer to stay home...
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085 – Rhonda Gruenewald on increasing vocations in the Church
Well, we talk about vocations and discernment often in this show and today I want to take a systemic approach to the questions and ask what parishes and schools can do better to increase awareness about vocations. And...
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084 – Dr. Tom Neal on How to Not Discern
I’ve covered discernment many times in previous episodes on what to look for and best practices when making decisions. But today, I’ve taken a spotlight to errors I continuously hear from young adults about making...
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083 – Samantha Povlock on FemCatholic and the dignity of women
Joining me on the show today is Samantha Povlock, founder of the website FemCatholic to discuss how their content meets the needs and questions of Catholic women. She shares why she started the website and the...
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082 – Margaret Sanger, John Paul II, Sex, and Human Freedom with Sarah Denny
Why should Catholics care about the teachings of Margaret Sanger? (After all, she is the foundress of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s leading provider of abortion and hormonal contraception.) Because understanding...
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081 – Dr. Carlos Gomez on What Makes Us Happy?
In today’s episode I welcome one of my closest friends, Dr. Carlos Gomez, a psychologist in Miami, Florida. Join us as we discuss what the psychological research has to say about happiness. SPOILER: it doesn’t come...
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