Outside the Walls

Dr. Lawrence Feingold's new book, Touched by Christ: The Sacramental Economy available on Emmaus Academic Press, is a masterwork explaining the mysteries of the sacramental economy. 

Today we discuss why we need the sacraments, and how the sacraments are able to bestow God's grace to us.

Many of the lay faithful were left wondering, "Does a pronoun really make that much of a difference?" Dr. Feingold explains.

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In the Easter Season, we contemplate our participation in the Paschal Mystery. The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ not only reconcile us to the Father but also give us a sure hope of the resurrection ourselves. This hope of resurrection allows us to view death through the lens of eternity.

Noreen Madden McInnis, Director of Liturgy & Spirituality for the Diocese of San Diego, has written a new book on New City Press entitled Keep at it Riley: Accompanying my Father through Death into Life in which she shares the story of her own journey accompanying her Father in the final days of his life.

She shares with us the practical and spiritual insights she gained from her role as caregiver.

Nick De La Torre, founder of the Awaken Catholic (awakencatholic.org), joins us to share his journey and the Holy Saturday moments along the way.

Fr. Daniel G. Dozier is the Pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church in Olympia, Washington. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Sacred Scripture Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, is one of the Founders and hosts of Becoming Byzantine, a free webinar series on the light of the Byzantine East.

He joins us to talk about the Lenten Pillar of Fasting. 

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Mark Redmond, executive director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services in Burlington, Vermont, has worked in the field of caring for homeless and at-risk youth for over 40 years. His new book, Called: A Memoir details Mark’s journey from working on Madison Avenue to hearing and answering the call of God to work with vulnerable communities. 

Together we reflect on his experiences and what we can all learn about Almsgiving, justice, and care for the Common Good in this season of Lent that will help us all to grow in holiness.

Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is the Director for Spiritual Formation for Saint Vincent Seminary, Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation and has offered numerous courses on the spiritual life.

Together with Fr. Thomas Acklin, OSB he co-authored Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love available on Emmaus Road Press. 

Mike Aquilina is executive vice-president of the St. Paul Center and a contributing editor for Angelus News. He is the author of more than fifty books, including The Fathers of the Church and The Eucharist Foretold. 

We talked today about his new book on Emmaus Road Press called How the Fathers Read the Bible: Scripture, Liturgy, and the Early Church. 

Bo Bonner, Director of the Center for Human Flourishing at Mercy College, joins us to explain what our penitential fasting has to do with our inherent appetite for the infinite. As we discussed the idea, we ended up on the topic of silence. 

Kristin and I reflect on the three pillars of Lent (prayer, fasting, and almsgiving) and the importance of keeping them in balance.

Dr. Leonard J. DeLorenzo (leonardjdelorenzo.com) from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame joins us to talk about Small Group catechesis for Sacramental Preparation, based on his own experience in helping prepare his oldest child for the sacrament of confirmation. His insights and framework are compiled in the book "Turn to the Lord: Forming Disciples for Lifelong Conversion" available on Liturgical Press.