Shine Bright Like the Firmament

In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Emily, an FBI agent. During their conversation, they discuss her biochemistry degree at IU, her FBI journey, why she chose IU, why it’s good to take classes outside your major, her fun with organic chemistry, the importance of having good friends in college and also thinking ahead on your choices, the portrayal of law enforcement  in entertainment vs. real life, the importance of learning apologetics before college, supporting your spouse, suffering well, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include A Song for Nagasaki by Paul Glynn, and episodes 9, 17, and 49 of this podcast

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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maryam Volpe, a physical therapist in an outpatient setting. During their conversation, they discuss what the day in the life of a physical therapist office is like, the kinds of things physical therapy can help with, the Eucharist and how it changed her faith life, intercessory prayer, Marian devotion, the surrender novena, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 51 of this podcast, the Mistborn saga by Brandon Sanderson, Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio, Jonathan Roumie’s Eucharistic Congress talk, 33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley, and True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort. 

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In this special episode, Madeline chats again with Ben Stapleton and Gabriel Mosher, OP about Howling Dark, book 2 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three discuss an overview of Howling Dark and the questions the book tackles.

You can catch their episodes on Empire of Silence (book 1) in episodes 107and 108. You can catch part 1 of the discussion here.

You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here.

Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here.

Here is a link to the English translation of Magnifica Humanitas.

Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Howling Dark.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC, a priest of the Legionnaires of Christ and a theology professor at Holy Apostles' College. During their conversation, they discuss his family’s STEM background and his own electrical and computer engineering background, his teenage dinosaur and computer fascinations, his time at University of Calgary and his encounters with Vietnamese Dominicans, his advanced ecclesiastical degrees, his autism diagnosis, sensory friendly Masses, the importance of philosophy and reason, his discernment of priesthood and his order, a brief glimpse into the religious history of Canada, perseverance, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include Indispensable by Mark Bradford and Fide et Ratio. 

If you are interested in learning more about Fr. Matthew's work, you can check out the Vatican II in a Year podcast, his website, his Twitter, and his book God Loves the Autistic Mind.

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In this special episode, Madeline chats again with Ben Stapleton and Gabriel Mosher, OP about Howling Dark, book 2 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three discuss an overview of Howling Dark and the questions the book tackles.

You can catch their episodes on Empire of Silence (book 1) in episodes 107 and 108.

You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here.

Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here.

Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Howling Dark.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Dale Williams, an aerospace engineering PhD student at Purdue University. During their conversation, they discuss his relationship with mutual friend Jeff Kuhn, the importance of going through material a few times, his research in astrodynamics, how Kerbal Space Program inspired his engineering degree, radically trusting God, how he came to Catholicism, the necessity of both head knowledge and heart knowledge, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 89 of this podcast, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley, The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, Why I Am Catholic by Brandon Vogt.

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Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

In this episode, Madeline chats with Niels Arboel, a biologist, teacher, and author. During their conversation, they discuss his background, how he became Catholic and the role of papal authority in that, some history of the reformation in Denmark, why nature points to God, background for his book, the God of the Gaps fallacy, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episodes 47 of this podcast and The Riddle of the Tongue-Stones by Thomas Salerno. You can also find his book, The Wonder of Creation here.

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Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

In this episode, Madeline chats with Kellan Weston, a postdoctoral fellow (at the time of the recording) doing translation neuroscience and scientific officer at Combined Brain. During their conversation, they discuss translational neuroscience, what Combined Brain does and her role in its work, the role her sister’s genetic disorder played in getting into her field, gain of function variance, her educational experience, her experience with the Society of Catholic Scientists including starting a local chapter, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episodes 19, 65, 66, and 100 of this podcast and the Society of Catholic Scientists. If you're interested in joining the St. Louis chapter of the Society of Catholic Scientists, you can email Kellan at [email protected]

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Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

In this special episode, Madeline continues chatting again with her friend Ben Stapleton and new guest Fr. Gabriel Mosher, OP about Empire of Silence, book 1 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three pick up where they left off in the previous episode with the second half of Empire of Silence and the questions the book tackles. See the previous episode for part 1 of the discussion.

You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here.

Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here.

Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Empire of Silence.

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Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

🎉 🎉 🎉 It's been FOUR years since the start of this podcast! 🎉 🎉 🎉

In this special tangent and anniversary episode, Madeline celebrates by chatting again with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company, and new guest Fr. Gabriel Mosher, OP. During their conversation, the three discuss how each of the three came to the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio, Fr. Gabriel’s background, an overview of the first half of Empire of Silence (book 1 of the series), and the questions the book tackles.

You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes here and here.

Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here.

Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Empire of Silence.

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., the I Might Believe in Fairies podcast, and the Dresden Files series.

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Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!