Catholic Fragments Podcast

Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD
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Catholic Fragments features expert commentary on classic excerpts of the Catholic theological tradition.

  1. 03/22/2023

    Episode 45: Saint John of the Cross' Sayings of Light and Love

    This episode introduces a hidden work of Saint John of the Cross known as his Sayings of Light and Love. These potent spiritual maxims help to calibrate our souls toward contemplative prayer that becomes union with God. To read Saint John of the Cross' Sayings of Light and Love, go to https://thirdordercarmelite.wordpress.com/carmelite-feast-days/st-john-of-the-cross-priest-and-doctor/sayings-of-light-and-love-st-john-of-the-cross/ To listen to an audio blog post on My Interior Castle about the Carmelite tradition of prayer, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/the-carmelite-tradition-of-prayer To access a free self-paced online mini course on Saint John of the Cross' concept of the dark night of the soul, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/oijqWzoc/checkout For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout To read the Wallenfangs' 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, visit https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677968671&sr=8-4 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    27 min

  2. 03/15/2023

    Episode 44: The Jewish Roots of Christianity

    This episode reverently approaches the permanent Jewish origins of Christianity. Interreligious dialogue is presented as a vital task for Catholic theology today. To read the Second Vatican Council document Nostra aetate, see https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html To read a blog post on My Interior Castle about Jewish-Christian dialogue, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/emmanuel-levinas-and-jewish-christian-dialogue To read Dr. Wallenfang's 2022 book on the life and work of Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, visit https://www.amazon.com/Emmanuel-Levinas-Variations-God-Us-ebook/dp/B09V39ZXKB/ref=sr_1_4?crid=NBVLGFF9PLYC&keywords=donald+wallenfang&qid=1678283569&sprefix=%2Caps%2C366&sr=8-4 To read Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book Evangelization as Interreligious Dialogue, go to https://www.amazon.com/Evangelization-Interreligious-Dialogue-Global-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B08129XQHX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678283635&sr=8-13 The following are excellent Catholic resources on Jewish-Christian dialogue: http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo-crre/documenti-della-commissione/en.html http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo-crre/documenti-della-commissione/en1.html https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/guidelines-for-catholic-jewish-relations https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/triduum/questions-jews-judaism-triduum https://www.usccb.org/committees/ecumenical-interreligious-affairs/documents-produced-usccb-catholic-jewish-relations https://www.usccb.org/committees/ecumenical-interreligious-affairs/jewish To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    28 min

  3. 03/08/2023

    Episode 43: Saint Teresa of Ávila, the Child, and Recollection

    This episode ponders the prayer of recollection as taught by Saint Teresa of Ávila, as well as the contemplative genius of the child. Listeners will come to know the different types of prayer and learn how to strive for the beginning stages of contemplation. To find out more about The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, visit https://www.cgsusa.org/ To read a blog post on My Interior Castle about the prayer of recollection, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/saint-teresa-of-avila-and-the-prayer-of-recollection To listen to a previous podcast episode on The Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Ávila, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147744068 For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout To read the Wallenfangs' 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, visit https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677968671&sr=8-4 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    23 min

  4. 03/01/2023

    Episode 42: Saint Augustine on the City of God and the City of Nothing

    This episode meditates on Saint Augustine's development of the doctrine of original sin through his metaphor of the City of God distinct from the city of Satan, the self, and nothingness. To access the section of Saint Augustine's City of God featured in this episode, see https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf102/npnf102.iv.XIV.13.html For a previous podcast episode on the work of Saint Augustine, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147772114 For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, go to https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    29 min

  5. 02/22/2023

    Episode 41: Saint Thomas Aquinas on Happiness

    This episode considers the possibility of being perfectly happy in this life. Surprising, Saint Thomas Aquinas argues that being perfectly happy in this life is simply not possible for a number of reasons. To access the section of Saint Thomas' Summa theologiae featured in this episode, see https://ccel.org/ccel/aquinas/summa/summa.FS_Q2_A1.html For a previous podcast episode on the Gospel of Jesus with Saint Thomas Aquinas, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147787591 For a previous podcast episode on the existence of God with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Edith Stein, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, go to https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    27 min

  6. 02/15/2023

    Episode 40: The Trinity Who Made Me

    This episode explores who God revealed himself to be - a Trinity of Persons yet one God - with the help of Swiss Dominican theologian Gilles Emery. To access Gilles Emery's book on the Trinity, see: https://www.amazon.com/Trinity-Introduction-Catholic-Doctrine-Triune-ebook/dp/B081DL8YYQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=332DGJ9L23WDS&keywords=emery+the+trinity&qid=1675969684&sprefix=emery+the+trinity%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1 For a previous podcast episode on the existence of God with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Edith Stein, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 For an interview with Gilles Emery, see: https://www.thomasinstitute.org/nws.php?nws_id=10 For a presentation by Gilles Emery on the self-emptying of God in Jesus, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgG85l6zOiw For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, see: https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    24 min

  7. 02/08/2023

    Episode 39: Jean-Luc Marion on the Erotic Phenomenon

    This episode introduces French Catholic philosopher Jean-Luc Marion's original concept of the erotic phenomenon, as well as his recuperation of the question of love within contemporary philosophy. To access Jean-Luc Marion's book The Erotic Phenomenon, see: https://www.amazon.com/Erotic-Phenomenon-Jean-Luc-Marion/dp/0226505375/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=jean-luc+marion&qid=1675318172&sprefix=jean-luc+mar%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-8 For a previous podcast episode on the work of Jean-Luc Marion, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147738279 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2017 book Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Étude in Phenomenology, with a Foreword by Jean-Luc Marion, see: https://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Anatomy-Eucharist-%C3%89tude-Phenomenology-ebook/dp/B0733XSSGZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675318172&sr=8-41 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the method of phenomenology, see: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenology-Introduction-Christ-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z5H9NQ1/ref=d_pd_sbs_vft_none_sccl_1_4/143-2377842-2157244?pd_rd_w=Q4hz5&content-id=amzn1.sym.38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_p=38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_r=V436WFST6EKNYSQG1V5V&pd_rd_wg=PcuBA&pd_rd_r=b358987d-4b30-4f4f-b0ca-f0223fcba38a&pd_rd_i=B07Z5H9NQ1&psc=1 For a previous Catholic Fragments Podcast episode on phenomenology, go to: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147838800 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    26 min

  8. 02/01/2023

    Episode 38: Saint Ignatius Loyola on Humility

    This episode highlights an excerpt about the "three ways of humility" from Saint Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. To access the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola, see: https://ccel.org/ccel/ignatius/exercises/exercises For a previous podcast episode on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola and his rules for discernment, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147764276 For a self-paced mini course by Dr. Wallenfang on the topic of exorcism and deliverance, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/sfUQ8gYr/checkout For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, that also treats the topic of humility from a Carmelite perspective, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

    27 min
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Catholic Fragments features expert commentary on classic excerpts of the Catholic theological tradition.

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  • Creator
    Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, PhD
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    45
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Donald Wallenfang 2022
  • Show Website
    Catholic Fragments Podcast

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