Signposts

When confronted with the message of the Gospel, the Jews on the day of Pentecost were cut to the heart and said, “Brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37) Catholics today are asking themselves the same question. Phillip Campbell's The Way of Life offers a response. Drawing on the spiritual heritage of the Church, the essays in this book call us to refocus our sight on the Lord, cultivating “eyes to see” that we might have confidence in God’s providence. Covering a host of subjects ranging from the practical to the mystical, The Way of Life challenges us to rise above the darkness of our times, armed with a lively awareness of God's grace. Find Phillip Campbell's book at Arouca Press and Amazon: https://aroucapress.com/the-way-of-lifehttps://www.amazon.com/Way-Life-Spiri...

Historian and travel guide John Paul Sonnen joins us on our seventh episode to talk about the arts and importance of pilgirmage, as well as his travel guide to the chapel of Knights of the Holy Sepulchure in Rome. Links mentioned in the podcast: Regina Magazine Tour with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski St. Charles Catholic Pilgrimages John Sonnen's email contact: jsonnen@stcharlespilgrimages.com Find Sonnen's book at Arouca Press and Amazon. Topics: 0:30 - Can you tell us about yourself and your work? 3:17 - Who are the knights of the Holy Sepulchre? 11:03 - Can you say something about the very contradictory currents in the Renaissance? 17:50 - Who was St Onofrio? 25:33 - The Italian poet Tasso is burried there. Who was he and what is his signifigance? 32:30 - You speak about the universal appeal of art and beauty. Can you speak about this apostolate of the arts? 39:17 - What about pilgrimage to Jerusalem in comparison with Rome? 43:12 - Special pilgrimage opportunity this November.

English Dominican friar and theologian Fr Thomas Crean joins us to discuss his recently released commentary on St Mark's Gospel, as well as some of his other books from Arouca Press. Find Fr. Crean's books at Arouca Press and Amazon. Topics: 0:31 - What was the origin of your gosepl commentaries? 6:08 - Can you comment on the traditional relation of St Peter to Mark's Gospel? 8:38 - Do you plan on commenting on all the Gospels? How do you approach these texts? 11:20 - Can you comment on the practice of lexio divina? 13:19 - Can you speak about your translation of Hubert of Roman's work on prayer? 18:30 - Can you comment, in light of Humbert's writings, on the Dominican idea of the Divine Office and private prayer? 23:30 - Your fourth book with us is a translation of a recent French apologetic work. Can you speak about this project, its origins and importance? 29:26 - Would you have any final comments on these books? Are there new projects in the works?

Theologian Dr. John P. Joy joins us to discuss his just released book on the Ordinary and Extraordinary Magisterium, Papal and Episcopal authority, and the history of these terms in modern times. Find Dr. Joy's book at Arouca Press and Amazon. Topics: 0:36 - What was the origin of this book? 10:12 - What sort of authority are bishops and popes invoking in differnet teaching acts? 16:24 - Can you defines some terms? What are the "subjects" of the magisterium? 27:15 - What was the situation during the Arian crisis when it seemed like almost the entire Episcopate was heretical? 29:12 - The terminology of "ordinary", "extraordinary", and "authentic magisterium" is only 200 years old. How and why did these terms arise? 38:24 - How are Vatican I, Gallicanism, and the idea of the magisterium connected? 40:08 - In recent times there has not been a proper understanding of the proper authority of Bishops, as "sacristans of the Pope". 41:55 - The term "ordinary magisterium" is often a missunderstood term and traditionalists are accused of not following it. How can we clear this up? It's better to be in line with 260+ previous popes than the current one if he is disagreeing with them.

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https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Christendom-versus-Revolutionary-Disorder/dp/1990685412 Topics: 0:36 - How did you come to be a Catholic Historian? 3:50 - What inspired your "Cautionary Calendar"? 15:00 - Temptation in the Church to subservience of "modernist liberations." 23:14 - What is the purification gone mad you speak of in your first book with Arouca? 35:45 - What were the errors the Church had to deal with in the 1920s? 46:47 - Temptation to operate in America within the "status quo" of religious liberty. 1:10:31 - Rousseau's prophet of "freedom" must force the rest of mankind to follow them.

Find Dr Hajduk's book at Arouca and Amazon!

Topics: 

0:43 - How David came to be interested in pro-life issues 

9:35 - Where the term "New Manicheism" comes from and what it means 

30:37 - Did Paul VI adequately address the issue of contraception in "Humanae Vitae"? 

44:57 - John Paul II steps on the scene and immediately starts preaching the "Theology of the Body" 

54:06 - Why hasn't John Paul II's theological conservatism "stuck" with the hierarchy? 

1:03:46 - Theology of the Body is about a lot more than just sex 

1:08:19 - Courtship--don't date by texting! 

1:12:18 - David recounts how he met his wife and their first phone call

X-Ray of the Priest, Near Missed Masses, and Sacred Liturgy as a Secret Garden

"Footnotes" 

Father's book recommendations:  Blessed Columba Marmion's books Christ the Ideal of the Soul, Christ in His Mysteries, Christ the Ideal of the Monk, and Christ the Ideal of the Priest, and Union with God.

Purchase "God Has No Grand Children" from Arouca Press

Visit Leila's blog "Like Mother, Like Daughter"

Find her "Summa Domestica" trilogy on Sophia

Leila's marriage book recommendations