Boys' Lunch

Happy summer! This has very little to do with the movie Pulp Fiction and mostly to do with the power of creative humans to abstract reality out for us and teach us the patterns of life. Specifically, the ability of the saints to tell us our story and mission through their writings, hymns, prayers, and lives.

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We catch you up on Spring Break, the end of Lent, and Easter. Today's discussion talks about the importance of simple creeds lived out within our life and spiritual musings. How can we learn from oral cultures and their ability to memorize important passages, hymns, statements and internalize them in a meaningful way? How can we allow small statements of truth impact our way of being and have...

It has been an adventure getting this recorded and uploaded, but here it is. We answer questions from people around the school and from our very own homes! Hope you enjoy

We look at the idea of unique ways to become Christ-like in our lives. We quickly look at the willingness to enter the desert with Christ and (briefly, I promise)  Dmitri Karamazov's willingness to unjustly suffer in prison on behalf of all. We see how all of us in small ways can use moments to die to self and make meaning of suffering. I suffer, but at the same time, I exist, and that is goo...

Some quick life updates about baptisms and trophies. We take a gander at some poems that have been supplying some good prayer and some themes we have been interested in (the journey of humanity, breakthrough of grace, longing of the heart, etc.). There are also only like two Brothers Karamazov references, so you're welcome.

We catch up on our Christmas break and the beginning of second semester and give a tribute to a man that gave so much to our Church. Hopefully we do his life a little bit of justice and maybe help people understand his contributions.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here's a 40 minute New Year's present to you all. This was a discussion we had during Finals, hope you enjoy!

Sorry for the delay. We recorded this on December 6th, but I sat on it for awhile. I am ready to release it to the wild. This episode discusses two themes. One is about the relatability of  the messiness in stories, art, etc. The other is about growing up and realizing you still have a lot to work on. Enjoy

We have a special guest for a special topic. We are excited for some of the opportunities that are coming to Central next year and try to give our perspective as teachers. Enjoy!

We catch up and look at the hidden vice behind many of our actions. While we tend to focus on the immediate and external sins and failings, it is often the deeper spiritual sin and attachments that are the root cause. A quick gander at the Litany of Humility can challenge us and call us to more.

This has been one of my favorite discussions and reminds me of some of our conversations in college over a cup of coffee. We take a small section of a book and pull out some cool and deep human emotions and try to articulate the beauty of God's love and humanity's search for him. The loving heart that a sinner can still possess. How love can be unreasonable, but so very necessary. Great stuff. Pic...

We catch up and talk about the genius of St. Benedict. How can the principles in his "Rule" guide us in our vocations and the groups we are a part of?

Homecoming, student sightings, updates on life and school. Our topic is based on growing and gathering experiences, being able to work through and name the feelings, emotions, and struggles you are going through. The ability to read a parable, life of a saint, or work of literature that lays out the deep truths of humanity and the triumphs and stumbling blocks that we go through and have that vali...

We discuss baby news, a million dollar bill, and get to the bottom of what "gas" means. We look at the trend of being "spiritual, but not religious" or "religiously unaffiliated" and how it misses out on what is actually going to challenge us and call us to what we're made for. 

What will you choose today? Joy or Cynicism? We jump into some PCSL updates, what we've been reading, and an investigation into what they are putting into chicken. We break down a pretty revealing paragraph about the mindset and outlook of someone who chooses to by cynical (spoiler alert: does not seem like a fun life), while also looking at ways to choose joy even when there is darkness around yo...

We are back from our end of summer hiatus with a jam-packed 24 minute episode. Go Saints!

Was Josh Vogel sleeping at Mass?? We give an update on the rest of the happenings of July and take a look at what to do when you have a spiritual writer's block. We talk about self-induced dryness in prayer and how to return to the basics and focus on what works. Share your life with God and return to the Father who is waiting to embrace you with joy. 

We discuss the Fourth of July and some pretty good zingers about reverence and recognizing the greatness of creation and the people around us. Are you suffering from a bad case of the Mondays? Give this a listen

We catch you up on some fun events from June and discuss why the space around us matters. The form and function of buildings and architecture can move people and create an experience that draws one deeper into their relationship with God. If that previous statement is true, why are there so many ugly churches? Also, we watch too much HGTV.

Is this just a clickbait title?!? I guess you'll have to click to check out. We talk about books and the idea of building a library for yourself and family. And maybe talk about writing a Boys' Lunch book! Maybe... guess you'll have to listen!!

Boys' Lunch summer. We recorded two episodes last night in Joey's basement. Here is the first. 

Here's to 60! Thank you for listening this long. We will continue to record and post this summer, so keep checking every Monday...

What do you do with an animal carcass in your yard? Is hockey a real sport? We look at some themes of light and darkness and how to build up  the state of our soul. Literature can be fun!

We are back with a reflection on a common, but rarely recognized view of the world. Also, some lively banter from two different sessions.