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Deacons Pod episodes

July 30, 2024 God on the Road: Stories of Sacred Travel
In this special installment of Deacons Pod, five of the Paulist Deacon Affiliates share stories of sacred moments they experienced while traveling.
The episode was inspired by this question: "What is the difference between pilgrimage and vacation?"
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
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53 min
July 16, 2024 Racism: A Sin That Divides - Matt Kappadakunnel
Addressing racism in our nation and in our Church is the topic of this installment of Deacons Pod.
The deacons speak with Matt Kappadakunnel, author of the Paulist Press book "The Catholic Church and the Struggle for Racial Justice."
Matt is a Catholic of South Indian descent and a member of the Syro-Malabar Church.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
51 min
July 02, 2024 Managing Our Afflicted Thoughts - Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, OSB
Do our thoughts matter? Can we redirect "afflicted" thoughts like anger and dejection?
What do the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers have to teach us about managing our thoughts?
Those are some of the questions addressed in this episode of Deacons Pod featuring Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, a Benedictine nun of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, IN.
Sr. Meg is author of "The Matters Series" and other books from Liturgical Press. She also is a leader in interreligious dialogue.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
52 min
June 18, 2024 Letting Go of the Drama - Fr. Laurence Freeman, OSB
Meditation and contemplative prayer may help people take a break from the drama in their lives, and be a balm to polarization in our society.
Those are just two of several takeaways from this special episode of Deacons Pod featuring Fr. Laurence Freeman, OSB, a Benedictine monk and director of the World Community for Christian Meditation.
Their conversation includes details on teaching meditation to children.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
1 hr 1 min
June 04, 2024 An Extroverted Editor: Heidi Busse of Give Us This Day
Heidi Busse, editor of the devotional periodical Give Us This Day, has a lively conversation with the Paulist Deacon Affiliates about Benedictine values, addressing polarization, and ministry with Catholics on the threshold.
Published by Liturgical Press, Give Us This Day is a monthly booklet in a day-by-day format. It provides readers with the daily Mass readings, morning prayer, evening prayer, reflections, profiles of the saints and other inspiring individuals, and more.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
1 hr
May 21, 2024 Right There With You: Helen Osman
Helen Osman, a longtime leader in faith-based communications, joins us for a conversation about providing hope for the Catholics at the threshold of the Church door; trends in Church media; and more.
Helen is president of SIGNIS, the international association for Catholic communicators. A resident of Austin, TX, she also serves as a consultant to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication.
She previously worked for eight years as Secretary of Communications for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
50 min
May 07, 2024 Words of Hope for Catholics at the Threshold
In this special episode, we compile responses from our several of our pod guests to our regular question:
"What words of hope would you give to Catholics at the threshold of the Church door, both those who are thinking about returning to Church and those who are thinking about leaving?"
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com

52 min
April 23, 2024 Ministry of Service: Deacon Chris Lawton, C.S.P., and Deacon Dan Macalinao, C.S.P.
In this episode, the deacons have a wonderful conversation with Paulist Deacon Chris Lawton and Paulist Deacon Dan Macalinao.
They are both Paulist seminarians and transitional deacons who are slated to be ordained priests on May 18, 2024.
Deacon Chris and Deacon Dan both met the Paulist Fathers when they were parishioners at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City, where the Ordination Mass will be celebrated.
Come, Holy Spirit!

ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
46 min
April 09, 2024 Heidi Schlumpf of National Catholic Reporter (Rebroadcast)
The deacons speak with Heidi Schlumpf, senior correspondent at National Catholic Reporter, about trends in the Church, Catholic publishing, and more.
This is a rebroadcast of an episode from October, 2022.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
48 min
March 26, 2024 Come Forth: Fr. James Martin, SJ
The deacons have a great conversation with Jesuit Fr. James Martin, editor-at-large of America magazine, about his new book "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle." In the book, Fr. Jim takes a deep dive into the Gospel account of Jesus' raising of Lazarus from the dead.
The deacons also speak with Fr. Jim about his service as a voting member at the Church's “Synod on Synodality,” the first session of which was held in October, 2023, at the Vatican.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Deacons Pod is a podcast for everyone. But, it’s especially created to inspire and give hope to people on the “threshold of faith”: Those who are thinking about going to Church and those who are thinking about leaving Church.
Deacons Pod is hosted by the Paulist Deacon affiliates. The podcast is a production of the Paulist Fathers.
More at deaconspod.com
50 min