Podcast Episodes

The kenotic hymn and the power of memory

Episode 43

It’s the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they talk about how the Book of Numbers got its name, the importance of memory, and the kenotic hymn in P…

Published on 11 hours ago

Philemon and Onesimus, and the world upside down

Episode 42

It’s the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they talk about one of the greatest stories in the Bible. But first, we’ll hear from the Book of Wi…

Published on 1 week ago

God loves the poor, and we are poor

Episode 41

It’s the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they talk about Sirach and its place within Wisdom literature. Then, they talk about a call to hum…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The narrow gate and the locked door

Episode 40

It’s the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn and Kate Olivera as they talk about the cyclical nature of the Old Testament, and parenting imagery in this week’s readi…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Jeremiah and the cistern, and suffering for the sake of joy

Episode 39

It’s the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Join Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera as they explore the context for the book of Jeremiah, and talk about why exactly Jesus comes "to set the earth on fi…

Published on 4 weeks ago

A knowable mystery, and undercover boss

Episode 38

It’s the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and our readings are filled with little riddles. Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn and Kate Olivera as they talk about what it means that the Passover was “…

Published on 1 month ago

Vanity of vanities— and can a faithful Christian also be wealthy?

Episode 37

It’s the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and we’re back in Wisdom literature for our first reading. Dr. Scott Powell explores the meaning of the Hebrew word ‘hevel,' which most modern English-lan…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Sodom and Gomorrah— and who is God?

Episode 36

This episode contains discussion of sexual violence and may not be suitable for children.

Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they unpack the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, and discuss …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Martha and Mary, and a terebinth is an oak

Episode 35

It’s the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they explore the temptation to make idols in the Old Testament, and the connection between Old Testame…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

You’ve Got Tablets, the Good Samaritan, and the law

Episode 34

It’s the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time! Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they wrestle with the paradox of the Mosaic law and the parable of the Good Samaritan.

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Published on 2 months ago