A much needed forum for restoring the increasingly thin and superficial public theology or our times. How can we know what is right & how we should live without wrestling with the tenets of our faith in real time? Listening to these thoughtful discussions give me hope.

They cover topics of faith and culture today that are nuanced and important. Actually this podcast gives me a model for how to how to think at a deeper level and discuss tricky things more patiently.

The Podcast is Fabulous. Beautiful people there. Thank you so much. ——————— D D H

I have been seeking a new theology for understanding of my second widowhood. Listening to the podcast on the Virgin of the Passion introduced me to the icon and the Virgin herself as a source of connection and of inspiration. Her suffering love brought me a sense of solidarity but also of hope. Not only am I understood but I have an ongoing ministry.

I’m distracted by the claim that the DSM labels some emotions as bad things to be treated. I’m a licensed therapist and don’t know specifically what’s behind this claim.

I found this podcast through an interview between Miroslav Volf and N. T. Wright.I was particularly interested in that conversation, but soon realized how how vast a treasure trove this podcast library was. I am constantly challenged by this content, and always look forward to tuning in to the next episode. I have yet to be disappointed.

Thoughtful discussion and insights for life’s most challenging questions

So much is happening and our society has rules where we often check our deepest meaning systems at the door. This works until a year like this year when we need to draw on much deeper resources, and we want a way to connect as a community. This group seems committed to softening those isolating norms, and showing us all what that could look like to do so with love and respect.

I have listened to every episode of this podcast and look forward to the next one each week. Many other reviewers have commented on the strengths of the series. I agree and will not repeat them here except to summarize that I find Christian soul nourishment here. I want to instead comment on a couple aspects that I find not so great. The first is that it is sometimes too cautiously unwilling to make definite statements. The most extreme example of this is the episode following the first presidential debate. It felt to me like a much too intellectualized response to an appalling spectacle. It also projected a weird naivety, almost as if the Trump on display was something new. The second is that as an older listener the language “tics” of the hosts and many guests in every episode are grating to my ears. I’m referring to the near constant use of “sort of”, “kind of” and other similar fillers. I understand that is how even highly intelligent and educated people speak today and I just have to accept it. Filtering out or just ignoring all the empty fillers is mental work I wish I did not have to do while listening. But it’s worth it for an otherwise great podcast.

In the time of Covid there is time for much thought. This series feeds that thought.