A Word from Our Outpost, with Joseph and Crystal Gruber

There are so many good causes out there in need of different types of support. As missionary disciples, we often feel the call to give financially to some of these things. In this episode we discuss how to sort through which things YOU should give to. There's a reason that some issues in the world break your heart and that you're passionate about certain causes-- these are often the things we're c...

We discuss the difference between curiosity and studiousness, or the hatred of unknowing versus the love of reality as gift. We also discuss our media consumption and our love of people, most especially as they relate to our being disciples of Jesus. References: Matthew 11:28-30 and The Intellectual Appetite by Paul Griffiths, at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0813216869/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_...

Joseph and Crystal have a conversation about institutions, what they are, why they’re important, and how we can best participate in them. Their long term end, or telos, as well as their short term purpose, or scope, is discussed as well as how that affects our perception of the goodness (or lack thereof) within particular institutions. This conversation will (hopefully) help to redeem the way we t...

How do we win people over to Jesus? And can we do it in a way that keeps winning us over to Him too? Joseph and Crystal gave a talk at a parish on this topic last year; because their daughter is currently in the hospital with some respiratory issues, they're sharing one of their first forays into giving talks together with you, their listener. Feel free/welcome/encouraged to leave us a review if y...

A discussion about growth and fixed mindsets in light of humility and pride. We talk about why failure is necessary and what it has to do with being human. Jesus' death and resurrection are a source of hope for us as we contemplate our sins and short comings and in our pursuit of holiness. Still referencing Carol Dweck's book, Mindset ! As always,  support our work by going here ! join the mo...

Crystal and Joseph discuss failing well. The difference between having a growth mindset and having a fixed mindset is the difference between being able to grow from failure and being crushed/defined by failure. How we identify ourselves, and what we allow our identities to get wrapped up in also gets tangled into the topic. The book we referenced is called Mindset by Carol Dweck: https://www.amazo...

Join us as we're joined by Deacon Dave and Marcia Etters, sharing their story of conversion and reversion. Hopefully, we'll have them on again to unpack more of the key moments, as well as to talk about formation, family, and parish life. As always,  support our work by going here ! join the monthly marriage membership here ! join our email newsletter list here ! catch our other podcast, Love...

Wherein we talk with Thomas Ripplinger and Allie Slough about all of our take-aways from SEEK2019 this past weekend. SEEK2019 is a 5-day conference, including some of the most well-known Catholic speakers in the United States. Originally for college students, now more and more material has been added for those pursuing lifelong Catholic mission. Daily Mass, confession, adoration, large keynote spe...

We can’t eat an elephant all at once - nor can we have an perfect prayer life tomorrow, or bring our neighbor into full communion with the Church yesterday. In this podcast we talk about why starting small - taking baby steps - is so important. Practical tips on how to start small with love of God, love of neighbor, and love of self are also included, along with basic principles for growing, espec...

Where we talk about 'apostolic direction', which is a kind of meeting that brings greater clarity as to how we are being missionary minded, in the hopes that it helps you do the same! As always,  support our work by going here ! join the monthly marriage membership here ! join our email newsletter list here ! catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpost.or...

God wants YOU - the real you - to show up to prayer. He wants to enter into the drama of your life! We talk about what that means, and how to approach the drama of prayer, in this episode. As always,  support our work by going here ! join the monthly marriage membership here ! join our email newsletter list here ! catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpo...

This episode is a bit more meta then we plan for the rest to be, however, we take the time here to explain why we have chosen the name “A Word from Our Outpost” for our podcast. As always,  support our work by going here ! join the monthly marriage membership here ! join our email newsletter list here ! catch our other podcast, Love Your Marriage, by clicking here: https://ouroutpost.org/podc...