A Word from Our Outpost, with Joseph and Crystal Gruber

Pope Leo's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, includes two striking Biblical images, the construction of the tower of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. The fact that he presents the City of Man and the City of God as two realities under construction is very striking, and worth thinking on. This episode doesn't begin to exhaust the images, but it hopefully prompts more reflection!

Find the encyclical here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html 

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We maybe psych ourselves out when it comes to making invitations, but it's better to be making bad invitations than to make no invitations... 

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Joseph is joined by Santonio Hill, another alum of FOCUS and quite the storyteller! 

His website is here: https://www.santoniospeaks.com/

Santonio runs Catholic Balm-- if you're interested in all things Catholic and beard-related, check it out! https://catholicbalm.co/collections?utm_source=ouroutpost&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=santonioguest

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Dietrich von Hildebrand, in The Roots of Moral Evil, mostly discusses pride and concupiscence. But there's a funny little chapter in the back on the book on immanent logic, and getting stuck inside an activity to the point of immorality. Once you see the trap, it's easy to see how we can get caught up in it for an hour, or a day, or a lifetime.

Worth a listen!

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Everything made of matter will eventually fail, including our daughter's cochlear implant. Purposes will eventually be frustrated, and without meaning to undergird what we do, it would be easy to fall into despair. Join Joseph as he reflects on the years spent trying to introduce our daughter to a world of sound, and how to process her infection that led to losing the implant.

Listen in to find out more!

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Joseph discusses mission and the world of non-profits with Joe Henkels, founder of Knights Coffee. He sells good coffee, from Catholic farmers, and donates the profits to seminarians. For Catholic coffee lovers, it's hard to beat that.

Check out the coffee at knights.coffee!

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If the social fabric as a whole seems threadbare, it's good to start addressing it at the most local level-- around us! 

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The only tragedy is not becoming a saint...so who are you becoming?

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Not every hack is created equal, but this one, as they say, is a doozy... 

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After 13 years serving as a Catholic missionary with FOCUS, my best story happened my first week on campus... 

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