Barbatus Catholic Podcast

In this episode we talk to Ryan Scharber, estate planning, probate and estate controversy attorney about testaments, wills, trusts and end of life issues we as Catholics should be concerned with. Listener discretion is advised, Ryan tells a story about one of the wildest cases he has worked on and let’s just say that the Arizona “slayer statute” changed a bit because of Ryan’s experience. This is definitely a difficult topic to talk about but an important one, we are called to be good stewards of the gifts God gives us and a little bit of planning goes a long way.

Links

https://www.halaw.com/attorneys/ryan-scharber

In this episode we talk to Kevin Donahue, backpacker, pilgrim and author. We talk about the Camino de Santiago, the California Missions trail and a bunch of other pilgrimages he has been on. A fellow podcaster and soon to be published author, Kevin has a couple books to be printed in 2023 related to his experiences whilst on pilgrimage. Get your hiking shoes and walking poles ready, buen camino!

---------- Chapters ----------

0:00 Intro

1:24 A reluctant pilgrim

6:40 The way of St. James

13:05 Lapsed, but listening

18:45 The California Missions Trail

27:50 Pilgrimages: Don’t call it a comeback

35:21 Walking to Rome

37:45 The Pilgrim’s Table

39:37 Sacred Steps - A Pilgrimage Journal

40:57 Walking across to Holy Island

44:15 Lost in history

49:30 Where can people find you?

51:50 Outro

---------- Links ----------

Sacred Steps Podcast - http://www.sacredstepspodcast.com 

Sacred Steps Book - https://www.sacredstepsbook.com 

The California Mission Walkers - https://missionwalk.org 

California Missions Trail - https://californiamissionstrail.org 

Warriors on The Way - https://warriorsontheway.org 

Veterans on The Camino - https://veteransonthecamino.com

Disclaimer: This episode contains topics not suited for tender ears. You might want to put on your headphones for this one. In this episode we talk to Randy Fahrbach, a good friend of ours who has been sober for 24 years. We go through his path towards recovery and talk about the spirituality of the twelve steps. There’s a lot to unpack about the twelve steps that can help anybody in their walk of faith, especially if we look at it through our Catholic faith’s lens.

---------- Show Notes ----------

0:00 Intro

1:58 Randy’s bio

6:28 Twelve steps intro

7:55 Uncovering and discarding our humanness

10.25 AA Catholic roots

11:58 First step

12:20 Second step

13:38 Pain is the touchstone of all growth

14:16 Third step

16:36 Moment by moment

19:00 Harm reduction programs

20:38 Fourth/Fifth step

24:08 How to not relive something in your moral inventory

26:00 Sixth/Seventh step

30:08 Eight/Ninth step

35:35 Tenth step

37:03 Eleventh step

46:00 Twelfth step

50:40 What can someone do today to start their journey towards recovery?

51:40 Wrap up

---------- Links ----------

http://www.11thstepmeditation.org

SpiritStep One https://open.spotify.com/album/19WLGcz5wwJ17CBrZbg0f1?si=UWPzpq1ZRMW_Dcdzkc-aXg&utm_source=copy-link

SpiritStep Two https://open.spotify.com/album/668Rw5NsonDMxQqdmJq0Km?si=hNwOD728QKKhLoidWp9Akw&utm_source=copy-link

In this episode we talk to Jackie Mulligan, foundress and CEO of Reform Wellness. We talk about what functional health, wellness, how Reform Wellness came to be and its focus on body, mind and soul. If you’re looking for a holistic approach to healing the whole person, with Christ at the center then you don’t want to miss this episode. 

Links

https://www.reformwellness.co

https://www.instagram.com/reform_wellness

Can you believe it’s August already? In this episode we talk about The Immaculate Heart of Mary, the roots and evolution of this devotion. We talk about scripture, the miraculous medal and the Fatima apparitions in relation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Towards the end we share some tips and tricks on how to grow your devotion to our Blessed Mother, let us know which ones you already practice and which ones we missed!

In this episode we talk to Vivian Imbruglia, a Roman Catholic Iconographer. We discuss how she started writing icons, the process, the rules, colors and symbolism that entails creating these pieces of sacred art and how they relate to and invite us into prayer. Vivian shares with us a bunch of stories behind some of her icons that have ended up St. John Cantius in Chicago as well as the Vatican. She’s a wonderful storyteller so you’ll definitely want to listen to these stories full of faith, prayer and beauty.

Chapters

0:00 Episode intro

2:15 Vivian’s intro

3:44 Growing up creative

4:28 Divine Providence and Icons

6:50 Studying iconography

9:10 Writing icons

11:09 Imagery and symbols

13:30 What’s the process like?

20:00 There are rules to be followed

23:20 An icon is a prayer

24:40 Western vs. Eastern styles

27:00 Christ Pantokrator

29:35 Eyes, noses, ears and mouths

31:30 St. John Cantius and the Purgatory Icon

33:26 St. Francis Icon for Pope Francis

38:45 Peter Faber Icon

39:48 Blessed Solanus Casey Icon

41:57 Hiding AMDG in every icon

44:32 Where can people find Vivian?

46:04 Outro

Links

https://www.sacredimageicons.com/

In this episode we banter about Gustavo’s summer adventures in New Mexico (Santa Fe and Chimayó); then we talk about El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James) a brief history on how it got started, a side note on a Marian apparition by the Ebro river, a few different routes you can walk, minimum requirement for completing the camino and two movie recommendations about this topic. 

Correction: On 19:25 Walther said that St. James died around Compostela, this is not correct as the Acts of the Apostles says St. James died by the sword in Jerusalem at the hand of Herod Agrippa.

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:00 NM pilgrimage - Chimayó

7:00 The Loretto Chapel

13:28 The way of St. James - a brief history

17:18 Sidenote: Our Lady appeared to St. James in Zaragoza

19:20 Santiago de Compostela

22:00 Camino del Norte

23:34 Camino Primitivo

24:40 Camino Frances

26:50 Etapas and Albergues

28:05 Minimum requirement

30:12 Who walks the camino?

35:00 Botafumeiro

36:50 Footprints

41:45 Virtual Camino?

43:53 Closing comments

45:10 Outro

Links

https://caminoways.com/camino-de-santiago

https://www.youtube.com/c/CaminoGuide 

In this episode we talk to Chris Lewis, the man behind Baritus Catholic Illustration. We discuss the genesis of Baritus, Chris’ first and second conversion, his illustration style, influences and favorites works as well as what’s next for him and Baritus Catholic Illustration.

In this episode we celebrate the feast day of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin by going through their life of heroic faith, their struggles and joys and the hidden lives that produced a doctor of the Church. If you don’t know Louis and Zelie we invite you to befriend these saints and ask for their intercession.

In this episode we talk to Dr. Gary Kirkilas and his work as a pediatrician, driving a 40 ft medical unit to provide care to homeless families, the problem of evil, how he ended up in American Ninja Warrior and a saint that has marked his life.