Bearded Wisdom

Heath and Shawn chat with Joe Taylor (UIUC Alumnus, former Newman Hall resident, and Director of Religious Education at St. Matthew Church) about RCIA - what it is, what it looks like, and stories of how people experience it.

Heath and Shawn chat with Fr. Timothy Hepner about what vocations are, why discernment of vocation is important, how to go about the process of discernment, and a little about Fr. Hepner's story of his own discernment of the priesthood.

Heath and Shawn chat about the ideas of Relativism, Judgment, and Tolerance, asking questions such as: What do people mean by these terms? What would motivate adoption of these ideas? What ways do these concepts reflect or contradict actual, lived experience?

Heath and Shawn survey Catholic themes(such as redemption, sacrifice, mercy, providence, dignity of life)in various popular movies, highlighting especially Lord of the Rings, Groundhog Day, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Heath and Shawn chat about a few of the most commonly asked questions about angels.

Heath and Shawn discuss the lesser known Advent emphasis on the Second Coming of Jesus, along with different theories about what that will look like.

Heath and Shawn muse over strange foods from the Bible that you should be thankful you are not eating this Thanksgiving.

Heath and Shawn chat with Sr. Brooke Marie about growing up in a small town, her vocation story, and what she appreciates about the charism of her religious community.

Heath and Shawn chat with Newman Hall Resident Director, Jenna Fesemyer, about her role in the Hall, her athletic career, her faith life, and cold brewed coffee.

Heath and Shawn chat with Chelsey Young, Team Director for the FOCUS missionary team at UIUC, about what discipleship is, what the qualities of a disciple are, and how to cope with some of the challenges of being a disciple of Jesus.