This week Bill Evans shared stories from his time at House of Bread and provided topics to consider.
Week 5: Be a Man
This week Fr. Larry Richards had the crowd laughing as he explained that while everyone is called to be themselves, each person is called to be a person of prayer and love.
Week 4: Real Women, Real Saints
This week author Gina Loehr discussed how her books derive from her search for the meaning of femininity and the need to deliberately define it in the light of the Church and the Saints, rather than passively accepting the definitions proposed by the secular world.
Week 3: Consuming Religion
This week professor Vincent Miller explained that a commodity is a product like a banana that one purchases based on it price, appearance and desirability (i.e. at only face value), without concern about its background. He hypothesised that people are approaching religion in this matter which is leading to a shallow understanding of articles of faith and the formation of identity groups within the Church which weaken its unity and universality.
Week 2: The Eucharist and the Rosary
This week producer Matt Swaim reflected on some of the mysteries of the Rosary and how they help understand various mysteries of the Mass. If you missed this week or want to learn more, you can read this interview.
Week 1: 12 Steps to Heaven
This week Kevin Prendergast, a pastoral councilor from Athenaeum, explained how addictions are often the result of selfishness, fear, and resentment. They can only be overcome by acknowledging one’s powerlessness and allowing a higher power to take over. He discussed how 12 step programs are parallel to the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.
