Logos Podcast

We are all fractured, in some way. Sometimes its our own fault, other times it is not, but we all lack interior integration. On top of this, many have resorted to pornography to compensate and help them cope with an already growing disintegration. How do we get out of this hole? Is brute force the way?

On this episode, Dr. Malinoski, a clinical psychologist, contributor to FOCUS, hosted on the Chris Stefanick Catholic Show, and co-founder of Interior Integration, helps lay out a proper anthropological vision of who man is and who he is called to be. In doing so, he gives us a pathway to understand our need for interior integration and  how to move towards it. 

Timecode:

0:00 - Introduction 
3:00 - Dr. Peter Malinoski
6:00 - What is Interior Integration?
13:40 - Anthropology and Psychology
21:00 - Grace Perfects Nature
28:00 - The Crisis of Pornography 
32:00 - Pornography as Symptom 
37:40 - The Unconscious of Pornography 
41:00 - Women and Pornography 
43:00 - We Are Scared of Love
54:30 - To Be Childlike
58:00 - Vulnerability and Integration 
1:05:45 - Practical Steps To Fight Addiction 
1:12:00 - God Does Not Reject You

Resources mentioned by Dr. Peter Malinoski:

- Podcast Title: Interior Integration for Catholics
- Specific episode mentioned: Episode 114 - “Lifting Sexual Burdens: An IFS Demonstration with Drew Boa”
- Website for help with IFS method: soulsandhearts.com/toc 
- Resource for trusted therapists: soulsandhearts.com/therapists 
- Book: “Litany of The Heart” by Dr. Crete

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Rick Rubin and Cole Bennett, two cultural giants of our time. 

Rick Rubin has helped produce music for artists like: Run DMC, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aerosmith, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Adele, Kesha, Lady Gaga, and the Avett Brothers. His experience takes him beyond classic music production genres. Beyond this, he wrote a book that became an instant hit and lead him to go on Joe Rogan to promote it and dissect it, namely "The Creative Act." 

Similarly, Cole Bennett has helped artists like: Lil Pump, Mask the Slump God, Lil Xan, Juice World, J. Cole, Eminem, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Jack Harlow, and Dr. Dre. 

Why the lists? Well, this shows you the scope of their cultural influence. Both Rick, as a music producer, and Cole, as a music video producer, have helped infuse our world with a particular vision of reality and value structure. The question for us is: is the Logos present in what they have to say? We argue, yes. Not only that, we find it an obligation to find where Jesus Christ is in their conversation and bring Him out. 

Here are our insights about this conversation!

Link to conversation between Rick Rubin and Cole Bennett: https://youtu.be/alGJiFYbHu4?si=8C-PlrdIYGuXK_xN

Timecode:
0:00 - Intro
5:30 - Rick Rubin
7:40 - Cole Bennett
9:10 - The Human Search For Truth
17:30 - The Source
26:40 - Providence and Gratitude
32:35 - What is Love?
42:10 - Suffering and Existence

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Why are humans so bad at navigating the relationship between work and leisure?

We all want that relation to be integrated and ordered. In fact, we all know that our recreation should infuse our work and vise versa. Yet, we are either attached to our work or deem it a mere drudgery. Why? Is there a way back to a more whole, integrated living?

In this episode, we deal with these and more questions with Matt Hylom.

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In this comeback episode, we digest one of Pope Francis' recent letter on the importance, the necessity, even, of literature.

Reading is for nerds, right? Yes...but also for non-nerds. We all need to foster an attitude of contemplation that literature develops within us. 

Timecode:

0:00 - Introduction

6:10 - Why Read?

11:40 - Pope Francis on Reading

16:50 - The Definition of Literature 

19:15 - The Wisdom in Literature 

21:50 - The Communal Nature of Literature 

24:00 - An Evangelical Method 

31:00 - St. Paul’s Literary Power

34:00 - The Crisis of Wonder

37:40 - The Word as words

43:00 - The Priest and The Poet

49:10 - Books Recommendations 

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In this episode, Dcn. Joey discusses the transcendentals and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Woman - Mary - happens to be the window into the nature of goodness, truth, and beauty. How? How does she, above all other creatures, manifest these qualities?  

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In today's academia, we feel the need to teach people to be productive, efficient, and professional people rather than holy, virtuous, and noble people.

In this episode, Dcn. Joey gives a talk to a group of teachers on the necessity of truth in education. What is truth? Is it worth being a person of princples and conviction? Is Physics more important than answering questions of the heart? Tune in to find out answers to these and more questions. 

As always, God Bless. 

Oh...and....yes, it hurt Dcn. Max's ego to not introduce this episode...

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In this episode, Dcn. Max gives a talk to a Women's Bible Study on how to prepare for death. To do so, he refers to St. Robert Bellarmine's text titled: The Art of Dying Well. 

Alongside St. Bellarmine, Our Blessed Mother, The Sacred Word, and other saints, Dcn. Max finds himself in good company to enter and discuss the heavy, but real conversation. We hope you enjoy!

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In this episode, we dive into Max's thesis. What is truth? Better asked, who is truth? According to Joseph Ratzinger, Max argues, Truth is a person and that person extends Himself to man as something reasonable and relational. 

Tune in to find out more! As always...God Bless!

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In this episode, Logos gets wild! We discuss Dcn. Joey’s MA thesis on Personhood according to Joseph Ratzinger.

“Person” is a word that has become common in our use and often taken for granted, but…what is it? Who is it?

Tune in to find out! 

Timecode:

0:00 - Introduction

8:25 - Why This Topic?

9:50 - Roe Vs. Wade

12:30 - The Divine Persons

23:15 - The Logos

29:00 - Jesus Christ The Son

34:30 - The History of “Person”

43:00 - From, For, and With

53:00 - The Essence of The Person

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In this episode, we approach another cultural piece going back to 2013 with titled Super Rich Kids from Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange Album. 

Yes, it is now over 10 years old, but this song continues to ring in people’s ears and hearts. Or, at the very least, Dcn. Max’s. 

Why? 

Well, we give an analysis of the song and draw out its major philosophical and theological themes to bring you closer to the Person who is truth…the Logos, Jesus Christ. 

You let us know if it rings true. 

Timecode:
0:00 - Introduction
5:00 - Frank Ocean and Channel Orange
6:45 - Spiritual Poverty
19:00 - The Ascent
23:10 - The Wage of Sin is Death
33:15 - Suicide and Despair
41:35 - The Responsibility and Hope of Suicide
47:15 - God Loves You

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