Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSelf-Determination and Self-Gift
A Day after St. John Paul II's feast day, Fr. Jacob and Fr. John riff on JPII's philosophical ideas of the human person as they try to come to a greater understanding of healthy self-determination ti…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Untangling the Five Solas
Fr. Sean and Fr. John unpack the Five Solas of the Reformation — Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, and Soli Deo Gloria — and explore how the Catholic Church understands grace, f…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Can We Still Build Wonders?
After his recent travels with his parents, Fr. Jacob reflects with Fr. Sean about tourism, pilgrimage, art, architecture, and the consumption of past wonders while pondering what, if, and how we are …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A.I. and the Crisis of Western Education
Fr. John leads Fr. Jacob through part two of his reflections on the rolling effects of the rise of artificial intelligence. They explore contemporary western education and the problems that can arise…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Not Graduation
Fr. Sean and Fr. John do a deep dive into the understanding of the Sacrament of Confirmation. If Confirmation is not a graduation, then how do we properly understand it? Listen to know the essentials…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
The Parish - Sojourning Together
Fr. Sean and Fr. Jacob answer a couple of questions from a long time listener about how to bring dead parishes back to life. Tune in to hear their thoughts and how you can help build up your local pa…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Life as a Creative Act
Fr. Jacob and Fr. John were able to get together in person for a quick episode to celebrate CSYSK’s 700th episode and they are even interrupted with a surprise interjection from the one and only Fr. …
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Creatio
Fr. Sean and Fr. John sit down with Bo Brustkern, Executive Director of Creatio, for a conversation on the beauty of creation and its essential place in our life of faith. Together, they explore Crea…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
That's So Typical
Fr. Sean and Fr. Jacob dive into the four senses of Scripture—literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical—and explore how they impact the way we interpret and pray with the biblical text.
Published on 4 months ago
A.I. and the Uncontrollability of the World
The first of Father John’s fall series on A.I., Father Jacob and he take up the question from the perspective of the uncontrollability of the world. Unpacking the thought of Harmut Rosa and bringing …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago