Host Fr. Dan Groody discusses his vision for the podcast with Dan Allen, the ‎Associate Director of Spirituality and Service at the Notre Dame Alumni Association and host of of the Everyday Holiness Podcast.

Together they explore Fr. Dan’s story and what led him to this work. They also discuss what the “Heart’s Desire” is and the undergraduate course that inspired the podcast.

Resources mentioned:

• The podcast website: heartsdesire.nd.edu
• Fr. Dan mentions that the course has "Rewirements" inspired by the popular Yale course on the Science of Well-Being.
• We have since rebranded these exercises as our own "Integrations", which are actionable challenges to incorporate the content into everyday life. The exercises are based on time-tested spiritual and psychological practices that correspond to the topic of each episode.
• Fr. Dan mentions that a producer taught with ACE, the Alliance for Catholic Education. Learn more at ace.nd.edu.

The podcast is sponsored by the Inspired Leadership Initiative at the University of Notre Dame; to learn more visit ili.nd.edu.