The Shroud of Turin provides remarkable insight into the wounds Jesus incurred during his passion and crucifixion. Shroud expert Martha May returns to discuss this powerful topic!

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- Martha’s “Shroud Discovery” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/shrouddiscovery

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Today we try and pull back the curtain a bit on the worldwide, meticulously documented phenomena known as “Eucharistic Miracles”. What are they? What AREN’T they? Should we distinguish between the “miracle” of the Eucharist and “Eucharistic miracles”? All that and more!

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- Eucharistic miracles website originally designed by Bl. Carlo Acutis:  http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/liste/list.html

- “Eucharistic Miracles and Eucharistic Phenomena in the Lives of the Saints“ by Joan Carroll Cruz:  https://www.amazon.com/Eucharistic-Miracles-Phenomena-Lives-Saints/dp/0895553031

- Article “5 Extraordinary Eucharistic Miracles that Left Physical Evidence (With Pictures!)” from ChurchPop:  https://www.churchpop.com/2015/06/28/5-extraordinary-eucharistic-miracles-with-pictures

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The Camino de Santiago (“The Way of St. James”) is a pilgrimage trek across northwestern Spain which countless pilgrims have undertaken for centuries. Join me today as I unpack this outstanding film starring Martin Sheen, written/directed by his son, acclaimed filmmaker Emilio Estevez.

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- You can purchase the film on Amazon here (also on Prime):  https://www.amazon.com/Way-Emilio-Estevez/dp/B0062VL4QA

- Jack Hitt’s book “Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim's Route into Spain”: https://www.amazon.com/Off-Road-Modern-Day-Pilgrims-Route-dp-0743261119/dp/0743261119/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=

- Wikipedia article on the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_(2010_film)

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The Shroud is back! But this time we head across the Atlantic to the UK for a marvelous and inspiring Shroud of Turin experience that is educating people and transforming lives.

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- British Shroud of Turin Exhibition website:  http://www.shroudofturinexhibition.com/Shroud_of_Turin_exhibition/Home.html

- The British Society for the Turin Shroud’s newsletter:  https://bstsnewsletter.com

- BSTS Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/BSTSNews

- New David Rolfe film "Who Can He Be?: A Quest for Justice": https://www.whocanhebe.com

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Jesus isn’t suggesting a passive Christianity at all when he tells his disciples that we are to be the “light of the world.” Don’t miss the opportunity to bring his light in a way that only you can!

You can read Matthew 5:15-16 (and the whole book!) for yourself here:  https://www.bible.com/bible/2015/MAT.5.NRSV

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Liz is an Artiste Chorégraphique with the Compagnie José Montalvo and is Artistic Director of Dancing Beyond Borders which offers dance workshops for the Welcome Jeune program of the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in France. She also happens to be an old college friend and the very first person who came to mind when I decided to explore this topic!

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- Learn more about Liz and her work with Dancing Beyond Borders here:  ​​https://www.cieelizabethgahl.com

- Therese’s upcoming performance:  https://www.atlasarts.org/theresegahl-revival

- Terese and Liz Gahl’s 2020 collaboration “Nocturne”:  https://www.atlasarts.org/events/nocturnal_suites

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What is it about these long dead creatures that we find so captivating? So awesome? SO COOL?!? For those of you who, like my guest and I, never lost your childhood fascination with dinosaurs, this episode is right up your alley!

LINKS/RESOURCES:

Books mentioned in this episode:

- Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew (Pickrell) -  https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Dinosaurs-Strange-Challenging-Everything/dp/0231180985

- The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Brussate) -  https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Dinosaurs-History-World/dp/0062490427

- Raptor Red: A Novel (Bakker) - https://www.amazon.com/Raptor-Red-Robert-T-Bakker/dp/0553575619

American Museum's paleontology pages:

- https://www.amnh.org/research/paleontology

- https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology

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This multi-season show about Jesus and his disciples is a record-breaking sensation and worldwide phenomenon. Who better to discuss it with than Executive Producer Derral Eves?! 

LINKS/RESOURCES:

- Watch “The Chosen” completely FREE - https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen

- Derral Eves’s Wall Street Journal Best Selling book “The YouTube Formula” - https://www.amazon.com/YouTube-Formula-Algorithm-Audience-Revenue/dp/1119716020

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Optical engineer Kevin E. Moran (1934-2019) spent decades investigating the mysterious and unexplainable 3D properties of the Shroud of Turin image. Now his daughters continue his legacy by offering INCREDIBLE 3D NIGHT LIGHTS OF THE FACE ON THE SHROUD which Kevin designed in the final years of his life. Check out this episode and then make sure you visit their online store by clicking the link below!

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Links/Resources:Let Your Light Shine Art official website: https://www.letyourlightshineart.com/Shroud of Turin official website: https://www.shroud.com/

Ray Bradbury is unparalleled when it comes to his impact on American culture and literature in the Twentieth Century. He authored 30 books, 600 short stories, and countless essays and poems over a writing career spanning nearly 80 years. Join my gracious guest, freelance author and Bradbury connoisseur Thomas Salerno of https://thomasjsalernowrites.com for a delightful interview on this titan of American literature and the themes of wonder and supernatural mystery that characterize his work.

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Links/Resources:

- Thomas Salerno’s personal website: https://thomasjsalernowrites.com

- "An Evening w/ Ray Bradbury" 2001 lecture: https://youtu.be/_W-r7ABrMYU

- Lecture by Gregory Wolfe on faith in Bradbury's work: https://youtu.be/twfi7S4UcN0