Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLogic of Justice, Logic of Grace
The God Jesus describes does not operate according to the same logic we do. In fact, He seems to be crazy. If God is supposed to be like the Shepherd…
15 years, 4 months ago
The Hopeful Vision of Mass
The Letter to the Hebrews is a sustained reflection on the Mass as the source and summit of the Christian life and the pivot around which history tur…
15 years, 4 months ago
The Narrow Gate
To gain eternal life is to participate to the fullest degree possible in the very life of God. It is to walk the path of love, surrendering to grace …
15 years, 4 months ago
Mary the Warrior
In contrast to our conventional view of the Virgin Mary as a shrinking violet, the book of Revelation presents her as a warrior who has brought into …
15 years, 5 months ago
Giving and Receiving
In the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Christ assures us not to be afraid. Fear is a spiritual state that causes us not to trust in the lordsh…
15 years, 5 months ago
To Have and To Be
Maturity comes in facing the reality of death and the transient nature of the world. In this regard, the Book of Ecclesiastes is full of wisdom: "Van…
15 years, 5 months ago
Martha, Mary, and the Attitude of Discipleship
Although the little story of Martha and Mary has been interpreted throughout the centuries as a parable dealing with the "active" and "contemplative"…
15 years, 5 months ago
Hearing the Voice of God
During the 20th century, moral relativism was in vogue in elite cultural circles, but now it is the dominant moral outlook of the broader culture. Ag…
15 years, 6 months ago
Being American, Being Catholic
We Americans embrace freedom. However, a proper understanding of freedom must inform our celebration of it. In both classical philosophy and the Bibl…
15 years, 6 months ago
Elisha and the Nature of True Freedom
Freedom is not self-determination, but finding and doing what God wants you to do. Biblical figures did not choose their God-given role; God chose it…
15 years, 6 months ago