In this episode, from the St. Dominic Priory in St. Louis, MO, Andrew muses on his different experience of St. Louis from when he was young, then turns to his friends’ wedding on Friday, his friends’ loss of their infant son over the weekend, and his friend’s ordination, all under the theme of a quote from theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, “Love wants to make a vow.” Then, he turns to an article sent to him by Michael Miley about Millennials not having kids an [...]

In this episode, Andrew is on the road in his old stomping grounds of St. Louis, MO and he sits down with his friend, the freshly ordained Fr. Reginald Wolford OP,  for fun and casual conversation about their crazy life together, too many inside jokes and movie quotes, and Fr. Reginald’s path to the priesthood.https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/tpnpfu/Counter_Position_Episode_228.mp3 [...]

In this episode, after an unplanned excursion into how bad he is with technology, Andrew tells of being encouraged to “party” by two different random guys at karaoke last weekend. Then, he attempts to find some interesting insights and distinctions from the horrible experience that was watching the Trump/Clinton debate. Finally, Andrew corrects the headlines from “Transgender man gives birth to his OWN baby in world’s first!” to what actually happened- “Man an [...]

In this episode: Tech mea culpas, baseball voodoo, semi-apology to Xena, Mile High Maggie, baby snuggles, Calix blowing up, getting Clear, coffee connection, Should Andrew vote?, a change in prediction, that documentary Idiocracy back in theaters, Clinton between two ferns, Tim Ferris, cold and heat, gelatin, history as our design, “My people”, Charlotte, race and tribe, the glory of humanity, smallness and being made, contingency as worth, gratitude, and the return to the big pictur [...]

In this episode, after a shout out to Rosalie Contrite, jubilation over finding 2 roommates in time, jokingly implicating himself in the Brangelina break up, and excitement over a Cardinals game taking place in Rockies Stadium, Andrew tells the story of meeting Brad Pitt and muses on the nature of memory and story. Then, he reluctantly wades into the dangerous territory of race, police, the use of deadly force, system, training, history, and culture. https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web [...]

In this episode, after the obligatory weekend recap, a tired, unsettled, and flustered Andrew recaps the process of looking at the vision for his project Calix from the outside and with all causality, strategy, and himself removed to get a real feel for what the desired outcome isa and the deep difficultly of removing ego from a closely held vision. Then, he muses on how this latest terrorist bombing in NYC feels different, since it happened on a block he has stayed in and spent time in, how per [...]

In this episode Andrew gets super excited about playing Michael Miley’s pro drum kit on Saturdayduring sound check, then inspired by an interview with British rapper MIA, he looks at our current racial tension and possible answers to it by looking at two clothing brands, United Colors of Benetton and FUBU. Finally, coming off a pre-show conversation with Zach Candler about the Benedict Option, Andrew muses over what is a reactionary presence vs. an original presence in light of the de [...]

In this episode Andrew sits down with his old friend Kenn Cramer, founder of St. Raphael Counseling, and current Director of Parish Life for St. Paul Mission on the Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. Hear how Andrew’s man crush on Kenn turned into a friendship, how Kenn used his head to win his wife, the structure and history of the reservation in America, life and ministry on the reservation, and finally, they open a can of worms about the married priesthood and ministry in the mo [...]

#TheCounterPosition Episode 210 - Miley’s Birthday/The Mystery of Prayer, Eric Clapton Hits Puberty on a Desert Island in Rehab, and The Purge Continues  In this episode Andrew uses the birthday of Michael Miley and the surprise of their friendship to talk about the mystery of prayer, then talks about a spiritual autobiographical anecdote from Eric Clapton in rehab and compares it to the parable Giussani tells about a toddler washed up on a desert island in relation to the Religious S [...]

In this episode, after mea culpas about an iTunes mix up, Andrew shares his latest internet shenanigans including his creation of a new form of positive trolling called ‘gnoming’ and his dark satire of the 7 Day Love Your Spouse Challenge. Then, inspired by a quote in an interview with Fr. Carron in an Italian paper, he explores what might be the difference between living as an “original presence” vs. merely living as a “reactive presence”. Along the way he in [...]