Fr. Steve Thoma, Professor of Homiletics at St. John's Seminary, discusses the challenges of preaching each Sunday, and what lay Catholics should expect from their homilists!

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Fr. Ryan Thornton, OFM, Pastor at St. Mark's University Parish, discusses the massive increase in the number of college students at UC Santa Barbara who are in OCIA, and similar trends happening around the country.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Dr. Elizabeth Reyes, Tutor at Thomas Aquinas College, discusses the problems in university English departments today, Great Books, the essence of Catholic novels, hermeneutics, and the hope she receives from her students.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Dr. Matthew Ramage, Associate Professor of Theology at Benedictine College, discusses how to interpret the Bible in general and the "dark passages" in particular.

Dr. Ramage's book "The Dark Passages of the Bible:" https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Passages-Bible-Engaging-Scripture/dp/0813221560/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.29XxZBYFl5iYLRizyRt0q7juYZxfYWdYgF3OThGDYFSxq3VS34tI1H0Vgrk37qEG6lICof8eOSK_VmBI2UIsDC8FFWYq2V8xZoh1lx_3vciAc56H4Oo1occXogtPRxfeJFZ-0_nUHbbIQYY4sFJpQl9yvaeSYcmZu4r-pdJu364i3nnJGz-in5Rex_0Xo42CHQoK9OpiTTo4F17BNlZKVSvjc_CnWT_0mknHI2T4QyM.IWRjpIACF9BaaL8JNLSLWC4_PxpIJRFDqEupvjIlpcc&dib_tag=se&keywords=dark+passages+of+the+bible&qid=1749932430&sr=8-1

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Simone Rizkallah, Director of Philos Catholic at the Philos Project, talks about the rising tides of antisemitism today.

Learn more about Philos Project: https://philosproject.org/

Learn more about Simone: www.culturalgypsy.com

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Director of the Conscience Project, talks about a new law passed in the state of Washington that forces priests to break the seal of the confessional.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Listen to the previous episode with Andrea: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4M36YkzQAAixeDCk3rhy3G?si=QqpVdDeCTZmf3hpAZmdBGw

Dr. Julia Young, Associate Professor of History at the Catholic University of America, talks about the 100-year anniversary of the Cristero War (1926-1929) and the 25th anniversary of the canonization of the Mexican martyrs.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Dr. Daniel Keating, professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, discusses the first ecumenical council and its relevance today.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Eric Rubalcava, Chief of Mission and Catholic Identity for Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, discusses the challenges of fostering a strong Catholic identity in K-12 Catholic schools today.

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]

Hank Edmondson III, Carl Vinson Professor of Political Science and Public Administration (Emeritus) at Georgia College and State University, discusses the radical changes in education at the hands of John Dewey.

Dr. Edmondson's book, John Dewey & Decline Of American Education: How Patron Saint Of Schools Has Corrupted Teaching & Learning, can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/John-Dewey-Decline-American-Education/dp/193223652X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AAU79Y1RNM44&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1b7aEPFuIi_Z9nPy_Il59p4pRUfvq3hUbNFYTP3RwElsh8mclgwpLnR8mk09UN3C.VXV_lv5zLbu2vhj9BbP_-uJlX4kS3G1o7CRGR-lW5HQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=John+Dewey+and+the+Decline+of+American+Education&qid=1728478840&s=books&sprefix=john+dewey+and+the+decline+of+american+education,stripbooks,91&sr=1-1

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If you are interested in learning more about the online M.A. in Pastoral Ministry Program for lay students at St. John's Seminary, email Dr. Stuart Squires at [email protected]