Outside the Walls

Fr. Jacob Boddicker, SJ joins us to talk about upholding and advocating for the Dignity of the Human Person and embracing the diversity of Catholicism, and shares his experiences serving on Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota with the Lakota Sioux tribe.

Dr. Charles C. Camosy, associate professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, joins us to talk about the importance of defending and promoting fundamental human dignity in the realm of Medical Ethics, particularly resisting dehumanizing models of 'care' when serving an aging population.

Catholics are Pro-Life! This is a consistent tenet of the faith. Her pro-life position, however, doesn't begin and end with the unborn. Rather, our advocacy for the unborn flows out of our belief in the Dignity of the Human Person made in the image and likeness of God.  Kristin and I explore the implications of this belief in this week's episode.

Krista Corbello, founder of Even This Way , had been involved in Pro-Life advocacy for years before she learned that she had a sibling who was lost to abortion. Krista shares with us how this revelation impacted her and eventually pushed her to embrace a consistent life ethic, and to create a space for sibling survivors of abortion to find healing and community.

Joe Heschmeyer joins me as we unpack a question posed by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa to the US Bishops, a follow-up question by one of those Bishops to the attendees of the Catholic Answers conference, and a follow-up question we have based on the previous two. All three questions stem from the distinction between knowing a Person and knowing a Personality.

Poet, David Russell Mosley, joins us to talk about Dante in light of the Pope's recent Apostolic Letter that we all read Dante this year, and the popular 100daysofdante.com reading group. We talk about the place of poetry in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and discuss how an individual may benefit from both the reading and writing of poetry.

Sr. Sydney Moss and Sr. Bernadette Mota from the Salesian Sisters of St. John Boscoe join us to talk about the Fiat Project, a recent finalist in the OSV Innovation Challenge.  The Fiat Project is a formation program for young adult women in their 20's and 30's who have a relationship with God but are ready to dive deeper.  The program is designed to help you discover God’s will for you and discer...

Dr. Jared Ortiz, Executive Director & Co-Founder of the Saint Benedict Institute, joins us to talk about their work and the importance of growing in both the intellectual life and the sacramental life.

Dr. Ryan J Brady is a founding member of the Sacra Doctrina Project ( https://www.sacradoctrinaproject.org ) and joins us to talk about their Online Certificate Program in Thomistic Ethics and Spirituality . It's an amazing opportunity to grow in your faith. The registration deadline is September 12th, so don't delay.

When we find ourselves in a spiritually dry place, in an emotional wasteland, in a deserted place, we often pray and bargain and beg for God to rescue us from the Desert. In Sonja Corbitt's new book, (Just Rest: Receiving God's Renewing Presence in the Deserts of Your Life), she suggests that the desert isn't a place to be rescued from, but rather the mechanism of God's action in our lives, a vehi...

Deacon Kevin Tulipana, D.O. shares with us the nuances of Medical Ethics, including the principle of double effect, and the factors that go into the passive remote material cooperation with evil. As a deacon and a doctor, he shares his perspective on the question of the COVID Vaccine through the lens of Catholic Medical Ethics. For more information visit the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCB...

Bo Bonner joins me to talk about the Just War Theory, it's development, and the need to promote the dignity of the human person in the midst of conflict.

My darling bride joined me on air to talk about the power and importance of making a definitive choice. This is true in marriage, and resolutions, and in holiness.  This week's extra segment for Patreon supporters is a video segment. Watch and learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hey-its-extra-54904285 . 

Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, Editor-in-Chief of  Aleteia and co-author of the new OSV book  St. Dominic's Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God,  joins us to discuss the life of St. Dominic, and what we can learn from it. Patreon supporters get an extra 12 minutes of conversation. Learn more and Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54635046  

Allison Ciraulo, mother of 3, wrote a beautiful reflection on Motherhood for the Church Life Journal . She joins us to talk about Motherhood as a path to sainthood. Patreon supporters get 10 minutes of extra conversation. Learn more and Listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54350437.  

Ken Hallenius, from the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture , joins us to talk about the link between Ethics and Culture.    Patreon supporters get 14 minutes of extra content. Learn more and listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54132780  

Sam Rocha joins us today to talk about phenomenology, and more broadly philosophy, as an important tool to understand the world around us. He promotes a "folk phenomenology," an idea about which he has written a book , and produced a podcast .   After the episode we talked for an additional 20 minutes. That segment is available to our Patreon support community. Learn more and listen at https://www...

Lately, I've taken to encouraging my children to "Make other people's lives easier" in an effort to help them think through how their actions affect others, and to help them identify and root out selfishness in their lives. As I've meditated on it more and more, I see the usefulness and necessity of this idea in the mature spiritual life, and in effective evangelism in an increasingly non-religiou...

Sherry Weddell, co-founder and executive director of the Catherine of Siena Institute ( siena.org ), joins us on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle to talk about the difference made by a personal encounter with the risen Christ.   Patreon supporters get an extra 10 minutes of conversation. Learn more and listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/53273261

Haley Stewart, a Fellow at the Word on Fire Institute , joins us to talk about the Institute, and how the pandemic pause left room for reflection and the re-prioritization of life. Patreon supporters get extra content, learn more at patreon.com/outsidethewalls .

I just learned about the GIVEN Institute ( giveninstitute.com ) and I had the pleasure of talking with their Executive Director, Rachel Ullman. We talk about the work of the Institute! Listen and Share.

Sr. Helena Burns, FSP ( www.hellburns.com ) joins us to talk about her Online Summer Theology of the Body Certificate Course hosted by Sacred Heart College in Ontario. 

Derek Rotty joined me to talk about the centrality of the Eucharist in his own conversion, and in the life of the Church as we explore the mystery and celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. Patreon supporters get an extra segment. Learn more and listen at https://www.patreon.com/posts/52145052

My Social feed has been flooded with anniversary pictures - wedding anniversaries, and ordination anniversaries. But there has also been quite a hubbub around the priestly promise of obedience to their bishop. While there is a specific cause of the talk this time around out of the Diocese of LaCrosse, it is by no means an isolated issue. Every few years this pops into the public consciousness, and...

We just celebrated a Confirmation in this house, and Deacon Charles Beard was the sponsor. We took the opportunity to record face to face and to explore the connection between Confirmation and Pentecost.  Patrons get nearly 15 minutes of extra conversation. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/posts/51565584