Have you given much consideration yet to your retirement years?  Dan and Deacon John stumble into that conversation in this episode. Then, somehow the conversation turns to prayer.

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Deacon John begins this episode talking about taking a walk after dinner - and the journey takes us to a prayerful stepping through the Anima Christi

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There is no way to make sense of the terrible events in the United States during the first week of January 2021 without considering the problem of evil.  That's what Dan and Deacon John discuss in this episode.

Dan and Deacon John talk about their search for a deeper relationship with the Lord in the first few days of 2021 and there is a funny story about an incident in front of the milk case at the store.

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"Animated" is the only way to describe author and podcaster, Jerry Jacobs, Jr.  Deacon John and Jerry talk about the lived-out experience of being a Catholic (and a man) and a child of God.

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Listen to the story of faith sustained as a child and in a journey through the RCIA and then into adult life.  It's a journey through loss and being a little lost, and then being found again. More important, listen to what her faith is providing now.

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Without much of an outline for where the conversation would go, the guys move quickly into a serious conversation about Advent and the way the church separates this season from our common understanding, and sometimes the sentimental notion of preparing for Christmas.  

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What is the secret to staying persistent in our faith?  Deacon John and Dan talk with a young Catholic woman who has been able to maintain and even grow in her faith through high school, college, and now, into post-graduate work.  

The answers are complex, but the conversation was animated.

Dan and Deacon John share their tales of the Thanksgiving holiday and how the Holy Spirit was a welcome guest at each of their family gatherings.

"When we are in the presence of the beautiful, we are put in touch with the Christ..." - Michael DeSanctis

In this episode, we discuss how the virus pandemic has impacted our understanding and experience of church - and how we have adapted as a people of faith.  Then, the conversation turns to beauty and how we are able to recognize it in the ordinary of our life.