Shine Bright Like the Firmament

In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Joseph Shenosky, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with a degree in mechanical engineer. During their conversation, they discuss his time at Penn State University, spending a few years in the industry and learning important life skills, his discernment process, his love of Mary, the importance of having supportive bosses, the influence of his college Newman Center, why he became a diocesan priest, his time in seminary, the importance of getting involved in your parish, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the episodes 44 and 59 and Fide et Ratio.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Dan Kuebler, a professor of biology at the Franciscan University and the vice president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss his undergrad at Catholic University of America, the importance of great mentors, how he discovered he loved teaching, PhD at Berkley, how he came into his faith at University of California at Berkley, getting to know the church through her documents, how science and faith keep each other from going off the rails, the importance of exploring your interests, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Society of Catholic Scientists, Fide et Ratio; the Church Life Journal of the McGrath Institute; and episodes 5, 6, 16, and 65 of this podcast. You can also check out some of Dan's work by listening to the Purposeful Lab podcast.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Steve Barr; an author, a professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Delaware, and the founding president of the Society of Catholic Scientists. During their conversation, they discuss the isolation religious scientists sometimes feel in academic historically, the great Catholic scientists, his own faith journey, the role model of his father, letting your ideas germinate for a good amount of time, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Society of Catholic Scientists, SCS's Scientists of the Past resource, and episode 27 of this podcast. You can also check out his book, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith, here.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Hannah Bernstein, a landscape architecture student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. During their conversation, they discuss the Pacific Northwest and Spain, UIUC’s Newman Center, what landscape architecture is, how our expertise gets embedded in us, living at a residential Newman Center, American accents, her study abroad and research trip, Dominican cloister gardens, going beyond the surface level, the King of Itineraries, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include The Not So Big House by Susan Susanna and A Pattern Language by Christopher W. Alexander.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Caroline George, a quality process engineer in manufacturing. During their conversation, they discuss what a quality process engineer does, her undergrad at Auburn, how she ended up in Pennsylvania, her internship at Honeywell, her reversion, discovering the TLM, being challenged, praying for others, fasting, the TLM, the validity of all Catholic liturgical rites, knowing why things are the way they are, evangelization in the work environment, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Liturgy Guys podcast; Treasure and Tradition by Lisa Bergman, and The Latin-English Missalette; episodes 23, 44, and 50 of this podcast.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maddie Smith, a wife, mom, and former pharmacy technician. During their conversation, they discuss what a pharmacy technician does, the importance of patience and customer service, the golden rule, becoming who God sees us as, how she met her husband Slater, her conversion, the importance of confession, her advice for fellow survivors of sexual assault, the difference vengeance and justice, and so much more!

Content Warning: There are occasional mentions of a sensitive topic not appropriate for children's ears starting at about minute 18. An audio warning occurs at the beginning of the episode to warn people and to allow anyone the opportunity to skip ahead if necessary.

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 23 of this podcast.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Matt Nelson, a high school math and science teacher at Cardinal Ritter High School in Indianapolis. During their conversation, they discuss the prep that goes into teaching, his original degree in marketing, his unconventional path to education, music and math, what Indiana’s transition to teaching program is like, his advice for future teachers, how he got involved in teaching Earth and space sciences, incorporating science and faith in the classroom, presenting evidence, questions are welcomed, even saints weren’t always perfect, growing up Catholic in the 90s, his reversion story, St. Meinrad Archabbey, finding a parish to call home, all about the Ordinariate, how he met his wife, the Transcendentals, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the A Printer's Choice by W.L. Patenaude, and episodes 16, 39, 41 of this podcast.

If you want to find out more about the Anglican Ordinariate and St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne Catholic Church, you can check out here.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Paul Rimmer, a professor at the University of Cambridge studying the origins of life. During their conversation, they discuss eclipses and the April 2024 eclipse, Colorado, his time at University of Colorado at Denver, changing your trajectory, learning lessons, his atheist phase, Madeline’s trip to Switzerland, an impactful REU and symbolic logic professor and Byzantine Catholic priest, imperfection, good role models for marriage, his work in atmospheric chemistry in exoplanets, Cambridge’s laidback atmosphere and the importance of rest, his tips on work life balance, the secular culture of Europe, the English martyrs, the importance of turning back, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Particles of Faith by Stacy Trasancos, the Jen Fulwiler Show podcast, and episodes 47, 54, and 59 of this podcast.

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In this special tangent episode, Madeline chats again with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company. During their conversation, they expand on the literature tangent of their previous episode by discussing their respective favorite sci-fi novels: Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods and A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. They discuss the plots of the two novels, their respective reactions, and much more!

Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for both books and also discusses graphic violence from both of the novels.

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Inkwells and Anvils community,  The Children of Time series by Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey, The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, the Black Panther movie, A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness. You can also follow Mary Jessica Woods' writing shenanigans on her website or her instagram @maryjessicawoods.

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In this episode, Madeline chats with Pat Schloss, a microbiologist/biology professor at Michigan who studies the microbiome. During their conversation, they discuss data science, his postdoc at University of Wisconsin-Madison, undergrad and grad school at Cornell in agricultural and biological engineering, farm life, his large family and how having families should be normalized, the opportunity to be a role model and being good steward of the power you’re given, his three year apostasy phase, an influential religious studies class and Trappist monastery visit, conversion, Opus Dei, work as prayer and sacrifice, loving those we disagree with, a typical day in his life, his spiritual game plan, sabbathing appropriately, our call to evangelize, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the movie Contact, the Monsignor Shea talk at SEEK24, this 1933 NYT interview of Fr. Georges Lemaitre, and episodes 2 and 5 of this podcast.

If you want to reach out to Pat, you can reach him here: [email protected]

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