By Aquinas and More, Ian Rutherford
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Welcome to episode 25 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Show Topics: G.K. Chesterton's birthday was last week. I found a couple of quotes about his praise of beer. I also noticed that two Catholic authors both published books this month that involved drinking. Hmmmmm. This week I interviewed Denise Bossert about...
You all know how the Bible says “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” right? Actually, it doesn't. That is a quote popularized by Sir Francis Bacon, Anglican and anti-Catholic. What the Bible does say is that we are all to strive for holiness. And...
Contemplative prayer is not easy. Even people who you would expect to be “professionals” at contemplative prayer, nuns and priests, say that you can't every get really good at it. If that's the case, why should we even try? Father Haggerty...
Meet the St. Paul Street Evangelizers. Started by Steve Dawson, the street evangelizers have spent the last four years spreading the gospel on street corners around the world. The evangelists are regular Catholics committed to sharing the Good News. But some...
How do you find true healing for traumatic events in your life? Burying the memories only leads to more pain down the road. Dawn Eden has been reflecting on this topic for many years as she is a survivor of child...
Living the Divine Mercy and carrying out works of mercy as a mom with smaller children can be a challenge. Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet have written a practical guide for moms full of ideas for doing works of mercy...
The Stations of the Cross are the Lenten devotion. Why not combine them with reflections on the Eucharist? Stations of the Cross With the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus is a wonderful devotional to pray before or after Mass. Listen as I...
The Divine Mercy devotion seems pretty simple but is really deep theology about the nature of God and the His relationship with us. Don't feel bad if your knowledge of the Divine Mercy is limited to just the chaplet. Knowing and...
Donna Marie's life reads like an adventure story – kidnaps, escapes, life threatening illness, meeting saints and more. Through it all she found that Jesus was blessing her life and giving her strength. Join us as we talk about Donna's new...
While all saints are worthy of imitation, some of them were a little more daring than others. Maria Morena Johnson shares some of her favorites in our latest podcast episode. Also, check out my podcast recommendations for other great Catholic podcasts. a...
It's almost Advent so I want to introduce you to Advent Adventures from the creators of the Glory Story saints. The Advent Adventures are perfect daily activities for your children to keep them involved in the Advent season and get...
It's something we all dread as parents – having one of our children leave the Church. Brandon Vogt is a convert TO the Catholic Faith who is an author and speaker. When he talks at a church he is regularly asked...
During the recent Synod on the Family, we heard a lot about the symptoms of the marriage sickness our society is suffering from but not as much about the nature of marriage and ways to help strengthen existing marriages. In Eleven...
Homosexual behavior has surprisingly becoming the defining issue of the decade when only a few years ago the whole idea of homosexual marriage was rejected by the vast majority of Americans. Now, anyone who doesn't applaud homosexual behavior is labeled a bigot...
While there are many books written about specific aspects of spirituality for Catholic Men and the Protestants have been writing about it for a long time in books such as Wild at Heart, there isn't much material that tries to...
Psychology and religion are regularly at odds but Dr. Christopher Kaczor shows how the study of positive psychology actually validates that the practice of the Catholic Faith empirically makes people happier! Listen in as Dr. Kaczor and I discuss The Gospel of Happiness:...
This week, let's kick back on the front porch swing, spend some time gazing across the rolling hills of Ohio and talk with Marcus Grodi about how living a simpler life can bring you closer to God. In Life From Our...
When Pope Francis traveled to the Holy Land in 2014, Marge Fenelon had the privilege of being part of the press corp traveling with him. She turned the trip into a healing meditation on Our Lady, Undoer of Knots. Listen to her...
These are my show notes for the episode. Please don't pay attention to grammar and punctuation. World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia September 22-25 * Happens every three years since 1994 * Started by Pope John Paul II * Theme this year chosen by...
It is so easy to burn through the rosary instead of taking the time to actually think about what you are praying. This week, Sarah Reinhard shows us how to pray the Hail Mary Word By Word with the help...
So what can you get that First Communicant when you aren't the parents or godparents and can't take dibs on a Bible or First Communion rosary? Lisa Hendey to the rescue! Her new Chime Travelers series of books is just the...
Family Feud by Dennis Crowley (2008) via Flickr. Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) and Holy Cross Family Ministries are gradually releasing a four-part study on young Catholic families. More than 1,000 adults aged 25-45 responded to the...
Planned Parenthood has been in the news for weeks now denying, accusing and finally hiding behind “but it's legal” as video after video has come out showing the organization engaging in the selling of baby parts. We were fortunate enough to...
Get more out of adoration this month! Listen to an old episode with Vinny Flynn about his book 21 Ways to Worship. Be sure to check out our other Adoration resources as well. Show notes * Leave a review on iTunes * Vinny Flynn's...
The Seven Deadly Sins sound pretty serious. But do you even know what they are? How can you fight against them if you aren't sure what you are fighting against? a Rafflecopter giveaway Let Dr. Vost explain how to easily remember the...
[wpdevart_countdown text_for_day=”Days” text_for_hour=”Hours” text_for_minut=”Minutes” text_for_second=”Seconds” start_time=”1437627224″ end_time=”5,1,7″ action_end_time=”hide” content_position=”center” top_ditance=”10″ bottom_distance=”10″ ][/wpdevart_countdown] a Rafflecopter giveaway So how did the Big Bang create itself? Physics and reason say that it didn't. So what did? This week I spoke with Dr. Michael Augros where...
This week's episode is a full one! I have an interview with a CatholicMom.com contributor about a new series of Bible fiction by a Catholic author and I also discuss Pope Francis' new encyclical, Laudato Si'. My main interview this week is...
In 1968 Father Charles Curran led a revolution of American Catholic theologians in dissent against Humanae Vitae. The results have been devastating to the Church in the United States and Catholic higher education which in the majority of universities has become...
On this week's show I spoke with a real rocket scientist and inventor about approaching belief in God from a scientific outlook. In his new book, Rocket Ships and God – A Rocket Scientist Puts Faith to the Test, Dr. Rocco...
Is your morning routine missing something? Do you even have a morning routine? The Morning Offering is a short prayer, full of depth that helps you to get your whole day aligned to God. Interested? Listen to Michael Ortiz as he plumbs...
So how does an atheist end up Catholic? By finding God in the interests she already has. Join me as I have a conversation with Leah Libresco about her journey to Catholicism and the difficulties she had working through different...
Show topics: Flannery O'Connor gets her own stamp! Unfortunately it's for three ounce envelopes. Sharpen your pencils, you're going to need to write in full sentences to write that long a letter. People do not become angels. It doesn't matter if It's...
Welcome to episode 30 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen to this...
Welcome to episode 29 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to episode 28 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to episode 27 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to episode 26 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to episode 24 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to episode 23 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen to this...
Welcome to episode 22 of the Behind the Catholic Counter Podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, President of Aquinasnandmore.com. I interview Catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new Catholic books and gifts. You can listen...
Welcome to the Behind the Catholic Counter podcast. I'm Ian Rutherford, president of aquinasandmore.com. I interview catholic authors, publishers and manufacturers to give you the latest news about great new catholic books and gifts. You can listen to this and...
This week I interviewed Mark Brumley, president of Ignatius Press about the new Didache Bible. Below is the transcript of the show along with links to everything we talked about. Be sure to read my review of the Didache Bible as...
On today's Behind the Catholic Counter, I talked with Mark Brumley, President of Ignatius Press about the three new titles they released to coincide with the ongoing Synod on the Family. The idea for these books was suggested back in the...
Today I'll be speaking with Joseph Bottum about his new book The Christmas Plains that is a kind of a memoir about Christmas growing up in South Dakota. I'll also be speaking with Ralph Martin about his new book Will Many Be...
This week I interviewed Joseph Pearce about his new book, Bilbo's Journey, and Fr. Dwight Longenecker about Catholicism Pure and Simple.
On today's show I interview Dale Ahlquist, Chesterton expert and author of the new book, The Complete Thinker (also available as an e-book). Today is December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception which is in a way really too bad for...
On today's show I'm interviewing Margot Davidson, founder of a new Mass missalette called Laudamus Te and Fr. Mitch Pacwa about his Bible study for the Year of Faith. If you are familiar with the Magnificat Magazine, then Laudamus Te...
True Story My wife and I have eleven children. Several of them are under four which means that their attention span at Mass lasts until Father makes the Sign of the Cross. A couple of them can still be quiet until...
Welcome to the the Behind the Counter Catholic radio show where we take a “No Bull, just the truth” approach to the Catholic Faith. I'm Ian Rutherford, founder of Aquinasandmore.com. Thank you for taking the time to listen in today. This...