Practicing Catholic Show

Do you, or maybe a friend of yours, enjoy cultivating beauty within your home? Maybe you’re not much of a decorator but you can certainly appreciate a beautiful space such as a home altar, well-decorated prayer corner, or just a cozy living room.  

On a broader scale, there’s nothing like stepping into a historic church (such as the Cathedral) and being struck by the beauty of the architecture, the soaring ceilings, and the detailed artwork. The Catholic Church has a long and complex history with sacred art and beauty in general: beautiful artwork, music, scripture, and vestments are all ways to engage the faithful and also to draw in people who’ve never even experienced Catholicism.  

Dr. Mark McInroy of the University of St. Thomas’ Theology Department has a special interest in theological aesthetics and will be joining us today to discuss this all-encompassing idea of theology of beauty: what it is, and what it isn’t. 

First up, one of our most valuable resources is our time. What’s the best way to make a gift of ourselves to God and one another through giving our time at the parish level? How do we determine what to say “yes” to and what to say “no” to? (And...how can we say “no?”) Fr. Leonard Andrie of St. Therese, Deephaven is with us with some advice and guidance. 

We're not the only ones making the leap from summer sun to fall festivities – our Catholic schools and Archdiocesan Office for the Mission of Catholic Education are back at it and raring to go! Filling us in on the back-to-school fun is Alison Dahlman, Associate Director of Educational Quality and Excellence for the Archdiocese. Alison, welcome to the show! 

https://www.archspm.org/omce/  

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Next, making friends as young adults can be tough, but it’s so foundationally important...important enough that we wanted to re-air an interview with Catholic Beer Club co-coordinators Tim Cahill and Nestor Arguello. They’ll share how making friends with other young adults doesn’t have to be quite so difficult.

https://www.catholicbeerclub-twincities.com/

Listen to Practicing Catholic Friday nights at 9pm, Saturday afternoons at 1pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2pm on Relevant Radio 1330AM. All shows can be found podcasted at anchor.fm/practicing-catholic-show the following Monday! Send us your feedback at [email protected]. #practicingcatholicshow

Kicking things off, we are blessed to be in an Archdiocese with numerous apostolates and Catholic initiatives headquartered right here, in our backyard. A stellar example is Saint Paul’s Outreach, which “builds missional community on [college] campus[es] and beyond.” Regional Director Peter DeMarais is here to tell us just how they do that.

https://www.spo.org/

Listen to Practicing Catholic Friday nights at 9pm, Saturday afternoons at 1pm, and Sunday afternoons at 2pm on Relevant Radio 1330AM. All shows can be found podcasted at anchor.fm/practicing-catholic-show the following Monday! Send us your feedback at [email protected]. #practicingcatholicshow

First up on the show today, Archbishop Hebda is with us to talk Faith Formation and why it’s important for our kids and for us adults, too!

https://www.archspm.org/catholic-education-youth-formation/parish-catechesis/ 

We’ll continue the faith formation roll by hearing all about the Montessori-based Catechesis of the Good Shepherd that's drawing kids into the faith in some pretty unique ways! Good Shepherd teacher and trainer Meggie Langlois is with us.

https://www.cgsusa.org/ 

This week, we’ll revisit an interview with Emily Abe on what it means to be a Catholic graphic designer, and how she has the opportunity to evangelize with her art (This interview has been previously aired).

https://www.emilyabe.com/