The Passing Currents Podcast

During last week’s interview, our guest Jonny asked what we as a common Christian church can do to reach out to those who have drifted from Christianity due to lack of engagement or perceived lack of modern relevance. This week, the boys channel their inner Herm Edwards in their response. Eric speaks about two common phrases in sports today (“Winning is all that matters” and “It doesn’t matter if you win, just how you play the game”). He lays out how and why those two phrases are not only misguided but also detrimental to the very purpose of sports, and what all of this has to do with modern Christianity, which has, by the boys’ estimation, been failing to “play to win the game.”

Recommended Reads: The Day is Now Far Spent, Robert Cardinal Sarah; The Habit of Being, Flannery O’Connor.

This week, Eric sits down with his old high school buddy, a man of many nicknames, Jonathan Leland. They discuss Jonny’s spiritual journey, the importance of fathers, and denominational differences. Jonny closes by asking a question regarding how we reach out to those who have, for one reason or another, drifted away from their Christian heritage and are, by all indications, practical atheists.

Recommended Reads: Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

This week, Brian and Eric sit down to discuss Brian’s interview with Sr. Ruth. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they unexpectedly end up discussing liturgy, and why the liturgy is the key to bringing the Church back together.

This week, Brian and Eric sit down to discuss Brian’s interview with Sr. Ruth. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they unexpectedly end up discussing liturgy, and why the liturgy is at the heart of solving the splintering that seems to be occurring in the church between various spiritualities.

Recommended Reads: The Spirit of the Liturgy, Papa Benny; Anything Ever Written or Said by Cardinal Sarah.

Brian does his first interview of the season with a member of the Rochester Franciscans. Sister Ruth Snyder talks about her long life and ministry during some of the Church’s most significant moments.

This week…THE BOYS DUKE IT OUT. Last week, Eric interviewed his good friend Kevin, so this week, the boys sit down to answer Kevin’s question about the souls of people who, by no fault of their own, never encounter the Gospel of Christ. In the process, the dudes end up butting heads over Pascal’s Wager, leading to…THE WAGER RAGER. Enjoy, folks.

Recommended Reads: Pensees, Pascal; The Handbook of Christian Apologists, Peter Kreeft

In this, our first interview of Season Three, we introduce you to Kevin George. Kevin is one of Eric’s oldest and dearest friends. Together they discuss “knowing,” the necessity and difficulty of having discussions about belief, and the dangers of avoiding such conversations. Finally, Kevin asks a great question about Pascal’s Wager and the souls of those who, by no fault of their own, are never exposed to the idea or teachings of the Christian faith. Enjoy!

In our fifth and final Theology on Tap posting, Bishop John Quinn stops in to field any and all questions in this, our first ever Grill the Bishop session.

In our fourth Theology on Tap posting, Ethan Heinzen makes the argument that faith and reason—so often juxtaposed in today’s culture—and not only not opposed but are necessarily complementary.