We are delighted to be back with a second season of The Pilgrim Soul! Join Adrianna, Giuliana, and Sofia for a conversation about the journey of faith in light of Christina Rossetti’s poem “Up-Hill" : www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45002/up-hill. //

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For this week’s media recommendation, we chose our favorite books from the summer:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Join all three hosts -- Adrianna, Giuliana, and Sofia -- as we answer questions submitted by our listeners. This is the final episode of our first season. If you want to be notified when our next season starts, be sure to subscribe to The Pilgrim Soul! Thank you all for your accompaniment on this journey. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Damian Bacich joins Giuliana on the podcast to discuss education. What does it mean that education is introducing someone to reality, and not just teaching information? What can we do when someone rejects or refuses the truth that we offer? Have we learned something from the pandemic that can help us take the risk of education in a more human way? //

Our weekly challenge is to reflect on your day using the Examen (an overview can be found here: https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/examen-prayer-card/). And our media recommendation is the poem Hope by Alexis Valdés, which is included in Pope Francis’ book Let Us Dream. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We’re happy to pass a message on to Damian. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Join all three hosts -- Adrianna, Giuliana, and Sofia -- for a Holy Week episode in which we reflect on Mary Oliver’s poem “Gethsemane.” //

Pray with us during the Triduum by listening to the Stabat Mater (links below) and asking that Mary might help us remain at the foot of Christ’s Cross. //

And if you’d like to participate in our listener Q&A in our upcoming season finale, please submit any questions you might have by Good Friday. Have a blessed Holy Week, everyone! //

The translation of the Stabat Mater can be found here: www.chantcd.com/lyrics/suffering_mother_stood.htm //

You can listen to various compositions of the Stabat Mater here:

Sofia and Giuliana discuss subsidiarity, a principle of Catholic Social Teaching. What is subsidiarity and how is it commonly misunderstood? Can Catholic Social Teaching free us from ideology and partisan politics? What invitation does the principle of subsidiarity pose to each one of us? What gifts come from obeying it, both personally and socially? //

Our weekly challenge is to donate to a local organization. And our media recommendation is the book Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Adrianna and Sofia confront existential nihilism, the experience of the emptiness and meaninglessness of life. How is our society afflicted by nihilism? What symptoms in our culture point to this loss of meaning? In our own lives, what does the battle against nihilism look like -- and in the end, what saves each of us from the abyss of nothingness? //

Our weekly challenge is to ask yourself, when you get out of bed each morning this week, “What saves me from nothingness?” And our media recommendation is Jean-Paul Sartre’s novel Nausea. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Giuliana and Sofia take on two forms of difficulty in prayer: distraction and desolation. What causes these difficulties? Is it possible that they can be a gift from God? And what practical steps can we take if we’re plagued by distraction or stuck in desolation? This is a follow-up episode to the one on prayer. //

Our weekly challenge is to go for a walk in silence. And our media recommendation is East Coker, the second poem from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Fr. Colin Parrish joins Sofia on the podcast for a conversation about evangelization. Who is called to be a missionary? What does it mean to share the Gospel without proselytizing? Is it possible to be a witness for Christ in the everyday circumstances of an ordinary life? What if we fail? //

Our weekly challenge is to ask God (1) how He is going to answer a persistent need of your own heart, and (2) how He wants to use you to respond to the needs of someone in your life. And our media recommendations are the songs Pontiac 87 by Protomartyr and This Must be the Place by The Talking Heads. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We're happy to pass on a message to Fr. Colin. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Adrianna and Sofia explore the ideas of poverty and detachment. Our points for discussion include: What is poverty of spirit and why should we desire it? How is it related to material poverty? How are we personally trying to grow in freedom through detachment? //

Our weekly challenge is to engage in some form of fasting. And our media recommendations are the book The Long Loneliness and the film Life Is Beautiful. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”