Outside the Walls

Karianna Frey is the author "We are Beloved: 30 Days with Thea Bowman," available on Ave Maria Press.

Learn more at https://www.kariannafrey.com/ 

Regina Boyd is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a private practice in Lake Mary, Florida. (https://www.reginaboyd.com/) She is a regular podcast guest on the topics of mental health and marriage, and she hosts the podcast “Connecting Out Loud.”

Dr. Daniel Boyd is the Secretary for Laity, Family, and Life in the Diocese of Orlando, and co-hosts the podcast "Being and Making Disciples: A Catholic podcast about fruitful ministry."

We talk about National Marriage Week, including tips and tricks to strengthen your marriage and discuss the effects of personal and generational trauma on relationships.

Patrick Sullivan, president of Evango and author of the new book The 3 Languages of Evangelization, shares a simple idea that has dramatic implications for the way we share our faith.

Dr. James Merrick is the director of Emmaus Academic press joins us to talk about a new volume by Dr. John Boyle, The Order and Division of Divine Truth. We talk about the approaches through which the Fathers and Doctors of the Church — the Early and Medieval Church — read Sacred Scripture, and what we can learn from those methods today.

To read more on the Catholic Church's approach to Biblical Study, start with the Catechism paragraphs 101–141.  

Verbum Catholic Study Software currently has Catholic Bibles priced at $0.99, and a number of other resources to help you "Read the Scripture within 'the living Tradition of the whole Church'."

Father Harrison Ayre is a priest of the Diocese of Victoria in British Columbia and the author of a new book "Mysterion: The Revelatory Power of the Sacramental Worldview" published by Pauline Books & Media.

We discuss worldviews and how to consciously shape the lens through which we see the world.

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Traditionally at Ephiphany, we celebrate 3 mysteries through which Christ was revealed in Sacred Scripture - The Adoration of the Magi, the Baptism of the Lord, and the Wedding at Cana. We look at these three mysteries and contemplate the circumstances surrounding those mysteries to get a clearer idea of how Christ chooses to reveal himself today.

Every January 1st the Church celebrates the 8th day of Christmas, the Octave of Christmas, and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. 

This celebration is embedded in the midst of our focus on the mystery of the Incarnation because it centers around our understanding of who Christ is.

Joe Heschmeyer joins us to discuss what Mary's role reveals about the incarnation.

What does the Bible really say about the birth of Jesus? How did the celebration of Christmas become associated with things like Santa Claus and decorated trees? In The True Meaning of Christmas: The Birth of Jesus and the Origins of the Season, biblical scholar Michael Patrick Barber offers an inspiring look at the Bible’s accounts of Jesus’ birth and the development of the

In several of his letters, Paul posits that we are the Body of Christ. We spend some time looking at this idea in light of the Incarnation, and what it means for us to participate in the Incarnation.

During Advent, we remember Christ's incarnation and anticipate his second coming. In this episode, Deacon Charles Beard and I explore what it means for us to "Prepare the Way of the Lord" in relation to the second coming of Christ.