Gotta Be Saints Brendan Gotta

On episode #167, I spoke with Dr. Julia Sadusky about gender identity through the lens of a licensed psychologist. 

Key points from our discussion include:

- How Julia ended up in this field
-  How to approach the intersection of gender identity and faith
- Clinical challenges
- Complexities of working with clients navigating both gender identity and faith
- And much more...

Biography:

Julia Sadusky (PsyD, Regent University) is an author, speaker, and licensed psychologist. She owns Lux Counseling and Consulting in Littleton, CO., where she offers individual, family, and couples therapy in addition to consultations for individuals and families around sexuality and gender. She also serves as a youth and ministry educator, offering trainings and consultations to counseling centers and faith-based institutions on sexuality, gender identity, mental health, trauma-informed care, and the intersection of sexuality, gender, and theology. Other areas of focus include work with those experiencing complex trauma and eating disorders.
Dr. Sadusky has coauthored "Emerging Gender Identities: Understanding the Diverse Experiences of Today's Youth" (Brazos Press) and “Gender Identity & Faith: Clinical Postures, Tools and Case Studies for Client-Centered Care” (Intervarsity Press) with Mark Yarhouse, PsyD., and contributed to a four views book titled, "Understanding Transgender Identities: 4 Views," (Baker Academic). Her most recent book, “Start Talking to Your Kids About Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics”, was released in November of 2023 (Ave Maria Press). Part 2 of this series, “Talking with Your Teen About Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics,” will be available in March 2024 (Ave Maria Press).
Dr. Sadusky obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Theology from Ave Maria University and completed her doctorate at Regent University in Virginia. Her dissertation focused on the experience of loneliness in Christian sexual minorities navigating permanent singleness. Dr. Sadusky completed her pre-doctoral internship at Biola University Counseling Center in La Mirada, CA and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at a partial hospitalization unit for eating disorders in Denver, CO, where she served as the Trauma Track coordinator, and worked on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee. 
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On episode #166, I spoke with Jason Jones about how to revive our culture from a Catholic perspective.

Key points from our discussion include:

- The biggest issue in today’s world
- Catholic approach to the great reset 
- The need to strength families and communities through subsidiarity
- What motivated Jason to write this book
- And much more...

Biography:

Jason Jones is a film producer, author, activist, popular podcast host, and human rights worker. He is president of the Human-Rights Education and Relief Organization (H.E.R.O.) known for its two main programs The Vulnerable People Project and Movie to Movement. 
In 2006, Jones was an Executive Producer of "Bella," which won several film industry awards, most notably the People's Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. 
In 2009 Jason was an associate producer of “The Stoning of Soraya M”, winner of the NAACP Image Award and the Los Angeles Film Festival. In 2009 Jones produced the award-winning pro-life short film Crescendo with Eduardo Verastegui and Pattie Mallete (the mother of Justin Bieber). Crescendo raised over 6 million dollars in North America to support pregnancy centers and women’s shelters. 
Jason launched the Vulnerable People Project’s Hope for Afghanistan program after receiving a request to rescue a friend’s mother trapped in Afghanistan during the US Military withdrawal. VPP’s Hope for Afghanistan has since grown immensely in the last two years. Since the disastrous US withdrawal VPP has evacuated thousands of religious minorities and former Afghan allies, provided for safe houses in neighboring countries, and worked to resettle vulnerable Afghans. VPP has delivered over 3 million meals to families in need across Afghanistan; opened a women’s health clinic; drilled wells that provide potable water to several villages; and provided security for schools so children can study and learn safely. 
 At the heart of everything Jason does is a mission to stand between the violent and the vulnerable: from the child in the womb to Christians in Nigeria, to civilians in Ukraine to our former allies in Afghanistan. His tireless work in the pro-life movement was just recognized in a featured chapter in Legacy of Life, a book honoring fifty of the greatest pro-life leaders of the last fifty years. 
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On episode #165, I spoke with Dan LeRoy about the Rise and Fall of Western Thought.

Key points from our discussion include:

- The inspiration behind Leroy's sweeping exploration of Western thought and its critical relevance in contemporary times.
- A pivotal detour in philosophy nearly a thousand years ago that significantly shaped Western society.
- The Big Three philosophers — Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates — and their unique approaches to achieving happiness.
- Intersections and conflicts between ancient philosophy and Christianity, highlighting areas of convergence.
- Influential ideologies such as dualism and pantheism, and their impact on modern politics and education.
- And much more...

Biography:

Dan LeRoy is an author, journalist and teacher who has been the director of the Writing and Publishing Department at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, PA, since 2006. His writing about music and politics has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The Village Voice, Alternative Press, Esquire.com and National Review Online.
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On episode #164, I spoke with Kristen Theriault about the life and the legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. 

Biography:

Kristen Van Uden is the editor of Catholic Exchange and author spokesperson at Sophia Institute Press. She has degrees in History and Russian from Saint Anselm College and the College of William & Mary, and studies the persecution of Catholics under communist regimes. Her first book, When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression, was published by Sophia Institute Press in November 2023. She has been featured on a wide range of media platforms including Coast to Coast AM, First Things, and Sensus Fidelium. Book information, original articles, and links to interviews can be found at her Substack, On the Wheel.

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On episode #163, I spoke with the Fr. Timothy Danaher, OP, about effective evangelization.

During our conversation, we covered:

- De Montfort and his criticism of poor preaching
- The role of the priest
- The role of the lay faithful regarding preaching
- And much more...

Biography:

Fr. Timothy Danaher, O.P. grew up in Steubenville, OH, where he attended Franciscan University, studying American Literature and Theology. He is a Dominican friar and was ordained in 2018 in Washington D.C. after graduate studies and ministry focused on hospital and Hispanic settings. Before arriving at AQ, he served for three years at St. Patrick’s Church in Philadelphia, PA. His favorite color is blue.

Quotes:

“But the words that divine Wisdom communicates are not just ordinary, natural, human words; they are divine, "truly the words of God."
They are powerful, touching, piercing words, "sharper than a two-edged sword," words that go from the heart of the one through whom he speaks straight to the heart of the lis. tener. Solomon is referring to this gift of Wisdom he himself had received when he said that God gave him the grace to speak according to the feelings of his heart. 
These are the words which our Lord promised to his apostles, "I will give you an eloquence and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist."
How few preachers there are today who possess this most wonderful gift of eloquence and who can say with St. Paul, "We preach the wisdom of God." Most of them speak according to the natural light of their minds, or from what they have taken from books.
They do not speak under the impulse of divine Wisdom or from a heart filled to overflowing with wisdom. That is why in these times we see so few conversions made through preaching. If a preacher had truly received from Eternal Wisdom this gift of eloquence, his listeners would hardly be able to resist his words, as happened in the early days of the Church: "They could not resist the wisdom and the Spirit speaking in him." Such a preacher would speak with so much unction and such authority that his words could never be ineffectual and void.” St. Louis Marie de Montfort
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On episode #162, I spoke with the Michael Gotta about trusting God.

During our conversation, we covered:

- The need for radical trust
- Why it is so hard to trust
- The call that men have to lead
- How comparison makes trusting God difficult
- And much more...

Biography:

Michael Gotta teaches AP Biology and Environmental Science at a college preparatory school in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. He is married with two children and a third on the way.

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