Gotta Be Saints Brendan Gotta

Episode #136 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I focus on suffering.
Throughout this episode, I share:
- My Dad and his story
- What I've learned from his suffering
- What to do if you or someone you know is suffering from chronic decease 
- Why suffering and pain can be so good
- The importance of uniting ourselves to Christ
- And much more...

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Episode #135 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I spoke with Dr. Brian Miller about the case for Intelligent Design.
Along with Dr. Miller sharing his story, we also spoke about:

- The new book, God's Grandeur
- Clearing up common misconceptions regarding intelligent design
- What separates humans from the rest of creation
- The relationship between the Church's teachings on evolution and the concept of intelligent design
- Reasons that the everyday Catholic should pick up this book
- And much more...

Biography:

Dr. Brian Miller is Research Coordinator for the Center for Science and Culture at Discovery Institute. He holds a B.S. in physics with a minor in engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in physics from Duke University. He speaks internationally on the topics of intelligent design and the impact of worldviews on society, and helps manage the ID 3.0 Research Program, having been a primary organizer of the Conference on Engineering in the Life Sciences (CELS). He also has consulted on organizational development and strategic planning, and he is a technical consultant for TheStartup, a virtual incubator dedicated to bringing innovation to the marketplace. He has contributed to multiple books and journals covering the debate over intelligent design, including The Mystery of Life's Origin: The Continuing Controversy, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, and Inference Review. He is a regular contributor to Evolution News & Science Today, and the ID the Future Podcast.

Helpful Links from Dr. Miller:

Center for Science and Culture:  https://www.discovery.org/id/
 Evolution News and Science Today: https://evolutionnews.org/
 Information on Intelligent Design: https://intelligentdesign.org/
 My lecture on engineering and biology: https://youtu.be/M9i2vFEa6rE
 My chapter in Mystery of Life’s Origin: https://www.discovery.org/m/2020/05/BMiller-ThermodynamicsMOLOchapter.pdf
 Contact Information: https://www.discovery.org/about/contact/

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Episode #134 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I focus on the cross and suffering.
Throughout this episode, I share:
- A recent encounter I had of someone suffering well
 - How to practically pick up your cross
- Why we should all pray a morning offering
- The importance of resignation to the Lord's will
- How to make our suffering redemptive
- And much more... 

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Episode #133 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I focus on the age old question, "Is drunkenness a sin?"
Throughout this episode, I share:
- My experiences with alcohol
 - How society views alcohol consumption versus how we view it in the eyes of faith
- What the saints have to say about drinking
- Why drunkenness is a sin
- The importance of temperance
- And much more...

Article referenced in episode - https://media.ascensionpress.com/2019/12/30/what-the-church-says-about-drunkenness. 

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Episode #132 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I spoke with Dr. Gilbert Lavoie about his new book which focuses on shroud of Turin.
Along with Dr. Lavoie sharing his story, we also spoke about:
- His new book, The Shroud of Jesus.
- The reason why the shroud image isn’t mentioned in the Gospels
- Significant studies that demonstrate why the shroud cannot be a painting
- The balance between scientific findings and the Gospel
- And much more...

Biography:

Dr. Gilbert Lavoie is a medical doctor, a specialist in internal medicine, occupational medicine, and public health. He has pursued a forensic and scriptural study of the Shroud of Turin for more than 40 years. He has published books, a video, and articles related to scriptural and medical forensic studies of the blood marks and image of the man of the shroud. Dr. Lavoie, along with his colleague, Tom D’Muhala, digitized and organized some of the finest photographs of the Shroud of Turin done by Vernon Miller, who was the official scientific photographer of the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project. The Vernon Miller photo collection is now available worldwide on the internet at www.shroudphotos.com.

In the past several years Dr. Lavoie worked with the internationally known sculptor, Pablo Eduardo. Eduardo recently completed a bronze sculpture which is a three-dimensional replica of the image of the man of the Shroud of Turin. This was done in exquisite detail, paying great attention to the anatomy of the figure.

This sculpture named The Sign, reveals a whole new way of understanding the shroud image.

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Episode #131 of the Gotta Be Saints Podcast

On this episode, I spoke with Deacon Matthew Newsome,  on his new book which focuses on living a devout life.
Along with Deacon sharing his story, we also spoke about:
- His new book, The Devout Life.
- How to use St. Francis de Sales' wisdom for present day
- How to develop a deeper and more meaningful prayer life
- And much more...

Biography:

Deacon Matthew Newsome is a deacon in the Diocese of Charlotte, NC. He has served as the Catholic campus minister for the students at Western Carolina University since 2008. He is a convert to the Catholic Church, being baptized at the age of 23. He and his wife, Joannie, have seven children and live in the mountains of North Carolina on a little spot of land they share with a handful of sheep and chickens and one ornery donkey. He writes regularly for the Catholic News Herald and has just published his first book, The Devout Life: A Modern Guide to Practical Holiness with St. Francis de Sales.

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