What is prayer really supposed to be—and why does it matter? In this 2021 Steubenville Florida talk, Jimmy Mitchell explores prayer as a personal relationship and friendship with God, drawing on Pope Benedict XVI, St. Teresa of Avila, the mystery of divine sonship, and his own experience of encountering Christ in the Eucharist. He challenges the idea that deep prayer is reserved for priests, religious, or exceptionally holy people, emphasizing instead that every Christian is invited into intimate union with God. Ultimately, Jimmy presents prayer as a “prelude to eternal life”—a daily encounter in which we learn to recognize God’s voice, receive His love, and discover the joy of living as His beloved sons and daughters.

In this episode of the Love Good Podcast, Jimmy Mitchell and Fr. Ryan Adorjan explore The Great Divorce and its vision of heaven, hell, purgatory, freedom, and the choices that shape our eternal destiny. They focus especially on the theme of holy detachment, considering how even good things can become obstacles when they replace God as our deepest love, while our wounds and brokenness can become vehicles of grace when surrendered to Him. The conversation also explores Lewis’s striking imagery of heaven as the “really real,” filled with joy, color, solidity, and “mirth,” and hell as a gradual movement toward isolation, decay, and nothingness. Ultimately, the episode—and the entire series—returns to one great longing: we are not home yet, and the Christian life is a journey toward the eternal joy for which we were made.

In this conversation, Jimmy Mitchell and Fr. Ryan Adorjan return to C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity to explore its enduring vision of what it means to become a Christian—and ultimately a “new creation” in Christ. They discuss the friendship and leisure of the Inklings, the cultural moment that shaped Lewis’s apologetics, and the progression of Mere Christianity from the case for Christianity to Christian morality and finally to the transformation of the human person. Drawing especially on Lewis’s vision of becoming “little Christs,” they explore the Christian call to surrender the ego, live the divine life, and discover our true identity in Christ. The conversation closes with a challenge to move beyond merely trying to become “better Christians” and instead rediscover the new life already given to us through baptism.

Fr. Ryan Adorjan joins Jimmy to discuss their favorite book in C.S. Lewis' Narnia series called "The Horse and His Boy." The book is a powerful reminder that God is always with us, most especially in our trials. As always, don’t forget to head to our store for our EVERYTHING-MUST-GO sale. This week, you can buy 3 mason jars and get 3 more absolutely free! Head over to https://lovegoodculture.com/store now.

What makes C.S. Lewis’s writing so powerful—and why does it leave us longing for heaven? Jimmy Mitchell and Fr. Ryan Adorjan explore Lewis’s life, conversion, literary imagination, and enduring ability to reveal the deepest truths of the Christian faith through story, beauty, and desire. Focusing especially on The Weight of Glory, they reflect on Lewis’s warning that we are “far too easily pleased,” the infinite glory hidden within every human person, and the call to receive the fullness of what God offers us even now. Ultimately, the conversation invites us to recover a greater vision of life, recognizing that true friendship, beauty, and holiness are foretastes of the glory for which we were made.

What if one of the most powerful ways we can evangelize is simply by telling the story of what God has done in our lives? Jimmy Mitchell and Marisol Alicea explore the power of story, beauty, and personal witness in sharing the Gospel, drawing on the work of Michael D. O’Brien and the experience of evangelizing through art, friendship, and everyday life. Through stories of a young boy discovering the Gospel, a CrossFit conversation that opened the door to questions about eternity, and a young man whose faithful friendship inspired another to seek the Catholic faith, they show how authentic Christian lives can awaken a desire for something more. Ultimately, the conversation is a challenge to live boldly, recognize the moments when hearts are open, and never underestimate the power of your own story to evangelize the culture.

What does it mean to recover authentic masculinity in a culture that is increasingly confused about what it means to be a man? In this 2021 Steubenville Atlanta men’s session, Jimmy Mitchell looks to Jesus Christ as the definitive revelation of authentic manhood and explores the goodness of masculinity as a gift from God. Drawing on his own experiences with sports, work, family, suffering, and faith, Jimmy examines the ways men can lose their identity by seeking validation through success, power, sexuality, or self-reliance. Ultimately, the talk is an invitation to receive our identity as beloved sons of the Father and allow Christ to restore us to the men we were created to be.

In his last appearance this season, Ryan shares about his upbringing and how his grandparents taught him the importance of suffering, love and embracing beliefs that make demands. If you haven’t already signed up for Thursday’s livestream concert with Dawson Hollow, this is your big chance: https://lovegoodlive.com

Marisol sits down with singer/songwriter Taylor Leonhardt for a beautiful conversation about true artistry and what it means for all of us to be patient and present. Taylor loves house concerts as much as we do and also speaks to the great gift of sharing original music with others. Speaking of house concerts, now is the time to sign up for next week’s livestream concert with Dawson Hollow! Spread the word: https://lovegoodlive.com

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