InkleDeux Podcast

This week, AJ and Brandon talk a little about Brandon's trip to New York. Having been struck by the beauty and permanence of what he saw in New York, they try to figure out why beauty seems to be getting more difficult to find, and why it's so important for us to find it.

AJ and Brandon discuss the concept of manifestation. How dependent is reality on our view and approach to it? Obviously, our attitude matters, but how much so?

This week, AJ and Brandon spend some time talking about some of the ways we see ourselves impacted by our modern disconnection from the natural world. Hopefully, you find yourself listening to this on your way out to a lake or a campsite!

This week, AJ and Brandon discuss the uniqueness of humanity in creation. We are intelligent, but we're also animals. How do we reconcile these truths of who and what we are?

This week, AJ and Brandon return to a conversation on prophesy. Are there still prophets today? If so, how do we figure out which ones are real and which ones aren't?

This week, AJ and Brandon go back to St. Athanasius to see his challenge to the Greeks. Just as the Jewish people lost their priests, prophets, and kings, he points out that the Greeks have lost their magic and idols.

This week, AJ and Brandon discuss St. Athanasius' statement to the Jewish people that, since Christ, there has been no new priest, prophet, or king in Israel. Does this mean that there are no more even today? And what does it mean for us if we don't have those titles? Can we have the mission without the title?

Moving on from Lent, AJ and Brandon take some time to reflect on their Lenten journeys and their celebration of the risen Christ in this Easter season. Eventually, though, it becomes a conversation between them about the need for community, but also the way God gives us glimpses of consolation even in the midst of our desolation.

In their last conversation about the Saints, AJ and Brandon take a look at the example of holy friendship set out by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. It's an important reminder for all of us that, while our call to holiness is unique, it isn't in isolation. We are made to support and receive support from one another.

As they continue looking at the examples of the Saints, AJ and Brandon take a look at a couple of the heavy hitters in terms of the development of Christian theology, Ss. Augustine and Aquinas. While their origins and backgrounds were very different, their goals, commitment, and hunger for the Lord were very much the same. While they made major strides in the understanding of God and creation, the work remains to us as we continue their legacies!