Thinking Faith: The Catholic Podcast with Deacon Eric Gurash and Dr. Brett Salkeld

Deacon Eric and Dr. Brett get together this week to discuss one of life's trickiest topics; talking to our kids about sex. When do you start? How do you broach the subject? What do you say? It could be an example to follow or a cautionary tale, but it's sure to be interesting!
Show Snippet: So one of the things that we do in our family, and this especially because we have a range of ages and we're having conversations where there's people who are five are in the room, and people who are in the room. We've developed a set of coded language. It works really well because it's ambiguous enough that it says something true that a five-year-old can understand, but a fifteen-year-old who knows a little more about the mechanics of things can also get what it is that you're saying.

This week Dr. Bret Salkeld sits down with author and poet Dan Sherven in this part two of two, to discuss the differences between Roman and Orthodox Catholic approaches to the problem of sin.
Show Snippet: "Kane kills Abel and goes on to found cities just like Romulus. But the difference isn't that you have two brothers killing each other, which happens by the way, in mythology all over the world. But the Bible's unique in actually siding with the victim. And this shows up throughout the Old Testament, the suffering servant in Isaiah, for example."

This week Dr. Bret Salkeld sits down with author and poet Dan Sherven in this part one of two, to discuss the differences between Roman and Orthodox Catholic approaches to the problem of sin.
Show Snippet: "You can actually be like, "You know, Western Christians can learn from Eastern Christians that,  this way of talking is a good counterbalance to this other way of talking that has these potential misunderstandings associated and vice versa." Right? And so people who are really good at that kind of dialogue actually generally end up with a really deep and rich kind of theology."

Mental Health in the Bible: David, Elijah, Job, and Paul
This week, Deacon Eric breaks open sacred scripture seeking biblical models for navigating mental health challenges. He discusses David, Elijah, Job, and Paul and how their experiences can provide guidance and support for our own challenges today.
Show Snippet: "How often depression, especially in the face of feeling as though we have done all the “right” things, leaves us to self-isolation and that desire to “sleep it all away.”  God enters into Elijah’s depression as a friend, offering some words of comfort (though not a solution), a bit of food, and an invitation to rest for a bit.  God’s angelic messenger gave him strength and renewed his purpose, showing Elijah he was not alone."

Dr. Brett Salkeld is joined this week by Mark Hornbacher and Adam Jenke of St. Paul Street Evangelization ministries. In this part 2 of 2, they continue discussing their unique ministry work and sharing stories of their experiences in street evangelization.
Show Snippet: "It's that universal call to holiness through the Second Vatican Council that rightly pointed out where we can't give what we don't have. And so if we are growing in holiness, and what do we mean by that, being set apart, uh, praying, going to mass, going to confession...spending time with God, going to adoration, If we're living out our vocations in our own life in such a way that we're continually growing in grace and God provides, in his wisdom through the Holy Spirit, charisms and wisdom to know what to say and when to say it."
Learn more about St. Paul Street Evangelization at https://streetevangelization.com/

Dr. Brett Salkeld is joined this week by Mark Hornbacher and Adam Jenke of St. Paul Street Evangelization ministries. In this part 1 of 2, they'll discuss their unique ministry work and stories of their experiences in street evangelization.
Show Snippet: "A primary thing was listening to people, hearing their stories, telling your story, sharing the gospel, encouraging people to, to pray, praying with them, inviting them to check out the local parish, listening to their thoughts, their concerns about Christianity, and just having a real down to earth conversation."
Learn more about St. Paul Street Evangelization at https://streetevangelization.com/