What's the deal with purgatory? What is it? What is it not? Does it make sense? Is it biblical? What do you mean by biblical? Check out the episode for answers to these questions and more!

For the talk by John Paul II on purgatory:

https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_04081999.html

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Today, we elaborate on three ways to link the Old and New Testaments by understanding Covenant, Typology, and Recapitulation. Oh my.  The one great story of salvation culminates in Jesus. Covenant, typology, and recapitulation help us to appreciate the story in its fullness. 

For a more thorough treatment, check out:

Smith, Steven C. The Word of the Lord: 7 Essential Principles for Catholic Scripture Study. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.

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Today we look at the fourth principle for Catholic Biblical Interpretation from Dr. Smith's book. This principle focuses on the unity of the Old and New Testaments with Jesus being the climax of the great narrative of salvation.  Further, we see examples from Jesus himself of how to read the scriptures. 

For a more thorough treatment, check out:

Smith, Steven C. The Word of the Lord: 7 Essential Principles for Catholic Scripture Study. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.

Also, check out: 
The Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre

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Does scripture interpret itself by itself? What is the role of the Christian community in regard to interpreting the bible? In today's episode, we explore the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, trying to take seriously the Holy Spirit's abiding presence in the Church in all ages.

For a more thorough treatment, check out:

Smith, Steven C. The Word of the Lord: 7 Essential Principles for Catholic Scripture Study. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.

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Is history important to the Bible? Is all of the Bible historical? What's the relationship?  In today's episode, we examine these critical questions. We also look at some different tools for interpreting the Bible, looking at both what the methods can offer and their limitations.

For a more thorough treatment, check out:

Smith, Steven C. The Word of the Lord: 7 Essential Principles for Catholic Scripture Study. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.

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The week ended up being busier than we expected so we did not have time to prepare adequately for our biblical series. Therefore, we decided to share some of the story about how Father Joseph ended up becoming a priest.  

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The word of God is living and effective! It continues to speak to the living faith of believers. The weekend homily is a regular avenue for this encounter. Therefore, today's episode shows an example of how we prepare for homilies.  How do we process the weekend readings? How do we look for connections? What are some of the questions we wrestle through when prepping a homily? Hopefully, today's discussion helps you process the weekend readings more fruitfully as well as be more primed for the weekend homily. 

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How do Catholics read the bible? It might sound simple at first, but there is actually quite a bit to keep in mind when reading the Holy Scriptures. For example, what do we actually mean when we say that the bible is inspired by God? What specifically is inspiration?  Today, we begin to explore some of these interesting questions.

For a more thorough treatment, check out:

Smith, Steven C. The Word of the Lord: 7 Essential Principles for Catholic Scripture Study. Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, 2012.

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Have you ever heard of spiritual reading? Spiritual reading can be very enriching for your life of prayer. Today we discuss some important influences in our lives and some of the fruit we have received from recent spiritual reading.

Here is the book we discuss today-
Sober Intoxication of the Spirit: Filled With the Fullness of God
By Raniero Cantalamessa O.F.M. Cap.

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Thanks for joining us again this week!  We continue the story by discussing the reaction of Francis' father and mother. We also read through a memorable part of his story (we will leave it as a surprise) and his encounter with lepers. Enjoy and have a read yourself!

Here is a link to a version of the text:
https://dmdhist.sitehost.iu.edu/francis.htm