I met Via Guillen in a Club Tinder Online Event that was held post-Valentines 2022. We both joined the Fitness-themed event room and from there I found out that Via is a Licensed Physical Therapist. From there, I looked her up on IG, got to know her a bit more and invited her to do a podcast with me.

In this Podcast, Via shares her experience of re-starting her fitness journey during the Pandemic. Her progress, like most of ours, is seldom linear. There are ups and downs, there are times we're going to stop, sometimes for long periods, but what’s important is deciding to return to our healthy habits. Via and I trade stories and experiences attesting to that.  

IG Handles:

Via: @via.guillen

Joan: @_joandrea

This is an audio recording of Fr. Carlo Mendoza of the Immaculate Conception Major Seminary in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines. Here he talks about Theology of Religion, a class he currently teaches. He discusses the three main Theologians, Karl Rahner, John Hick, and Michael Amaladoss, who help deepen the Catholic Church's understanding and relationship with other religions.

It doesn't happen often that we get to listen to a priest talk about the church's view on other religions especially in a country that's primarily Catholic/Christian. We aren't exposed to many other religions, to begin with, but quoting Fr. Carlo's paper, "in this time of globalization, with massive migrations aided by fast travel, the emergence of urbanization as well as rapid communication, believers of different faiths find themselves in each other's paths and lives."

As Christians of this era, having a strong foundation and understanding of why and how we should embrace other religious traditions feels like the next natural step in our spiritual growth.