The Sacred Commons

Religion EN ↓ 69 episodes

A podcast from an Ancient-Future church in the city of Youngstown made up of ordinary radicals seeking to (re)discover the beauty in the accumulated wisdom of the Body of Christ so that we may do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with God. https://thesacredcommons.com

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Episode 73: Advent 2 - Repent for The Kingdom 08.12.2024 42:19

There are not two histories, one profane and one sacred, "juxtaposed" or "closely linked." Rather, there is only one human history, irreversibly assumed by Christ, the Lord of history. His redemptive work embraces all the dimensions of existence and brings them to their fullness. The history of salvation is the very heart of human history. —Gustavo Gutiérrez

Episode 72: Advent 1 - Advent Hope 01.12.2024 29:49

Episode 71: Goodness & The Cross 03.09.2023 26:21

Goodness incarnate was crucified. Loving kindness must somehow lead us to a cruciform, self-giving, life that takes upon itself risk for the sake of the other. "Love, if it is genuine, vastly exceeds feelings." - Kari Jo Verhulst

Episode 70: "Midwifery" 27.08.2023 33:32

Erich Fromm, a psychoanalyst, humanistic philosopher, and German Jew who fled the Nazi regime once wrote, “Obedience might very well cause the end of human history.”

Episode 69: "Sink or Swim" 13.08.2023 36:54

The sinking of humanity has come, is coming, and will always come by way of fear. Fear is the sinking of our relationships and society, it creates pits and storms (broken modalities of relationship) that we inevitably will sink into. Love and deep attention to our shared humanity will lift us out.

Episode 68: Trinity Sunday - "The Unselfish God" 12.06.2022 25:32

Episode 67: Pentecost Sunday - "The Divine Spark" 05.06.2022 24:18

Episode 66: 7th Sunday of Easter - "God of Mutuality" 29.05.2022 27:57

Episode 65: 6th Sunday of Easter - "Attuned To God" 22.05.2022 27:46

Episode 64: 5th Sunday of Easter - "A Detached Love" 15.05.2022 26:31

“Where I am going you can not come...Love one another” “When Christ said to his disciples, ‘Love one another,’ he was not prescribing attachment for them… he commanded them to transform these bonds into friendship.” - Simone Weil

Scripture, The Church, & Domestic Violence 12.05.2022 20:08

Episode 62: 4th Sunday of Easter - "Pastoral Letters" 08.05.2022 9:39

Episode 61: 3rd Sunday of Easter - "Breakfast On The Beach" 01.05.2022 20:42

Episode 60: 2nd Sunday of Easter - "Only A Wounded God" 24.04.2022 20:10

Episode 59: Easter Sunday - "Today A Daisy Bloomed" 17.04.2022 20:36

Episode 58: Palm Sunday - "The Coming of God" 10.04.2022 22:26

Episode 57: Good Friday - The Stations of The Cross 03.04.2021 24:13

Episode 56: Simplicity Is Freedom 18.03.2021 6:51

The Sacred Commons Church Lenten Readings.

Episode 55: Travel Lightly 17.03.2021 7:54

The Sacred Commons Church Lenten Readings.

Episode 54: The Muddiness of God 16.03.2021 8:10