Five-minute Catholic wisdom—or in Latin, “disjecta membra”—from Ignatius Press’ founder, editor, and priest, Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., Ph.D., a student of Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, a winemaker, a baker, and, at times, ”the most powerful man in the American Church.”
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Welcome to the Ignatius Press Podcast! Ignatius Press has been faithfully publishing Catholic books, films, art, and more for over 40 years. With our extensive history, our library contains a wide variety of authors and titles, and we can’t wait to share them with you. On this podcast, we will feature author interviews for those who are interested in deepening their faith and learning more about Jesus Christ, his Church, and the rich Catholic intellectual and artistic tradition. We pray that ...
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Kevin Wells: Addiction and the Dark Night of the Soul
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Author Kevin Wells felt like his marriage—his whole life, even—was falling apart. His wife, Krista, was mired in an addiction to alcohol that cut her off from God, family, and friends, and Kevin felt helpless and alone. When, at last, supported by the grace of the sacraments, Krista started to find her way to healing and sobriety, the Covid-19 pand…
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65: Quantum Physics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 3]
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Physicists agree: There is no way to understand electrons. But Christians add: "Except God."Bởi Ignatius Press
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64: Astrophysics Point to God [Science and Love, pt. 2]
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"Dark energy" is a scientific fact, but nobody is talking about what it proves: there is something beyond this universe—something very, very powerful indeed.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Abigail Favale: Entering the Church—and then converting to the Faith
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There are multiple ways in which Abigail Favale’s conversion to Catholicism may be seen as unlikely. First as an ex-Evangelical, then as a feminist academic, Favale had built a worldview—and career—on the rejection of “patriarchy” and on the promotion of progressive causes. How could she enter a Church known for male-only leadership, and for rigoro…
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Back-to-school special: Learning the Faith and history through stories
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Pope Francis wrote recently about the importance of literature in moral formation. For millennia, humans have used story-telling to communicate religious beliefs and moral values, and to ensure that history and culture remain alive for future generations. As a teacher in Catholic classical schools, Abigail Palmer has a passion for using stories as …
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63: Microbiology Points to God [Science and Love, pt 1]
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Evolution's real, but it isn't everything. Biology brings us to the Lord, and I'll prove it—with cholesterol. STAY TUNED NEXT EPISODE FOR MORE ON SCIENCE.Bởi Ignatius Press
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“Evangelization is about showing up”: Steve Dawson on taking the Gospel to the streets
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There was a time when Steve Dawson found himself in trouble with the law, mired in destructive behaviors and relationships. Today he spends his days sharing the Good News with anyone who will listen, as founder and president of Saint Paul Street Evangelization (in between these two stages of his life, he says, he could be found downing Jack Daniels…
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God gives EACH of us—laymen, priests, nuns, monks, bums—our own gifts. If only we'd accept them!Bởi Ignatius Press
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For Saint Paul, Christianity requires motion.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Edward Sri: The Faith is a love story
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If someone looked at the way you live your life, would they say, “That’s a person who is seeking Christ?” While many Catholics might be able to give personal or intellectual reasons why they practice their Faith, how many really allow the interior conversion necessary for a relationship with Christ to shine through in their daily lives? How many ha…
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With Jesus, you have ALREADY died—and LIFE has already won out.Bởi Ignatius Press
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He does it in order to make us—in a way—divine.Bởi Ignatius Press
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58: At Meribah and Massah [The Best Part of Waking Up, pt. 2]
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Father, lead us not into complaining.Bởi Ignatius Press
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... is ringing out our joy to the God who saves us. In other words, the Invitatory.Bởi Ignatius Press
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"Peace be to you," Jesus says. But do we really know Christ's peace?Bởi Ignatius Press
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Don't let sin stop you from praising Jesus. Saint Peter DENIED GOD and lived to preach about it.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Too busy to pray? Then you've got your life backwards.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Mike Aquilina: Uncovering the ancient cities that shaped Christianity
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In its earliest days, Christianity was a faith associated with cities. Cities were the spots chosen by the Apostles to begin spreading the Good News, the earliest Christian communities were found in city centers, and cities quickly became the focal points of persecution of Christians—and the blood of the martyrs was always the seed of the Church. B…
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Does God tempt us?Bởi Ignatius Press
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Fr. Michael Brisson: Finding a Catholic soul in classic film-noir storytelling
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The hero of the new novel Death in Black and White is a Catholic priest and classic film buff who finds himself caught in a web of crime, sin, and double-crossings that rivals anything found in his favorite film-noir detective movies. The book’s author, Fr. Michael Brisson—also a Catholic priest and classic film buff—may not have real-life experien…
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Galatians 5 tells us to walk—together, like soldiers.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Archbishop Alfred Hughes: What prayer is, and what it isn’t
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Most Catholics are aware, even if only in a vague way, of the many holy men and women who have come before us who wrote or preached on the spiritual life. We may have read about their lives; we may find their holiness and closeness to God inspiring. But do many of us look to them for concrete, specific spiritual guidance? Archbishop Emeritus Alfred…
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Who wrote the Bible? God? People? The answer is yes. And it's better that way.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Mark Brumley on Pope Benedict the Pastor
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When Joseph Ratzinger became pope in 2005, there was a perception in some quarters that this new pontiff—a renowned theologian and former head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith—was a highbrow academic who would preach from the chair of St. Peter in abstruse theoretical language that the average Catholic would find impenetr…
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Authority is about giving.Bởi Ignatius Press
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In his latest book “Why Does Everything Come in Threes?” philosopher and author Peter Kreeft ponders the ways in which creation—and the story of humanity in creation—are indelibly stamped with the image of the Creator, that is, with the Trinity. In this episode, Kreeft speaks with host Andrew Petiprin about this three-fold pattern of the universe, …
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"We," "us," is distinctly, uniquely Christian.Bởi Ignatius Press
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The Old Testament can seem brutal at times. Is God really love? King David gives us the key.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Bronwen McShea: The history of Catholic women is the history of the Church
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Because the Catholic Church has always taught that only men can be ordained to the priesthood instituted by Christ, there is a perception that the Church’s story is a story about men. There’s the Blessed Mother, of course, and maybe the occasional nun who rises to prominence, but since only men can be ordained, the thinking goes, it is men who have…
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"Daughter, your faith has made you well."Bởi Ignatius Press
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Mark Giszczak: Why does God allow suffering?
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They’re simple questions, and ones that every believer has to confront at some point in his or her life: why do we suffer, and why does God—who we believe to be good and loving—allow it? Humanity’s struggles with these questions have inspired countless works of art and literature—from the book of Job on through the ages—as well as theological treat…
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46: Can We Help Jesus to Rejoice? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 9)
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"In my flesh," St. Paul says, "I complete what is lacking in Christ's" . . . joy?Bởi Ignatius Press
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45: Who Is Speaking in the Psalms—God, David, or Israel?
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The answer is YES. And that's how it is supposed to be.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Francis X. Maier: A layman surveys the American Church today
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Francis X. Maier has been immersed in the life of the Church at different levels for decades. As senior aide to Archbishop Charles Chaput for more than twenty years, and as editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register for many years before that, he got to know the leaders and major players in the American Church in both professional and person…
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44: Roots, Roots, Roots (Colossians Up Close, pt. 8)
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Without roots, trees collapse, and plants blow around like tumbleweeds. Jesus wants our roots to be in him.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Jennifer Lahl on the untold stories of detransitioners
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In a society that often claims to value the voices of the marginalized, one group that find themselves frequently silenced by the very people claiming to speak for them are detransitioners—men and women who have gone down the road of “gender transition,” only to change their minds, embrace their biological sex, and reverse course. In this episode, …
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43: We Are Far Closer Together Than We Know (Colossians Up Close, pt. 7)
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Our lives are more intertwined than we can ever realize on earth. Yet how much more is CHRIST'S life—and his suffering—linked to ours.Bởi Ignatius Press
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42: Knowledge vs. Wisdom . . . and Where the Twain Meet (Colossians Up Close, pt. 6)
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According to Paul, you can't know anything, much less apply that knowledge, without Jesus.Bởi Ignatius Press
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Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs on reclaiming sacred art
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Is beautiful sacred art a thing of the past? Is it impossible for contemporary artists to inspire the kind of reverence and devotion for sacred subjects that the artworks of great masters have done for centuries? The Catholic Home Gallery is an answer to these questions—a collection of eighteen artworks by contemporary artists that embody the richn…
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41: Do You Really Know What "Mystery" Means? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 5)
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Christ lives within us. We think we know it, but a thousand lifetimes are not enough to grasp it.Bởi Ignatius Press
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40: Was Jesus Thirty-Three—or Much, Much, Much Older? (Colossians Up Close, pt.4)
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You'd have to be pretty old to be "the firstborn of all creation."Bởi Ignatius Press
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39: Saint Paul's Letter to ... Um... Who?
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TITUS! Brush up on your Titus. It matters much more than you think.Bởi Ignatius Press
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When Mark Wahlberg’s hit movie “Father Stu” was released in 2022, audiences all over the country were introduced to Father Stuart Long, a former boxer-turned-wannabe-actor-turned Catholic priest who died in Helena, Montana in 2014 at the age of 50. The motorcycle-riding tough guy who found his way to Christ and the priesthood captured the hearts of…
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38: The Meaning of Perseverance (Colossians Up Close, pt. 3)
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When you know God's will, no obstacle is insurmountable.Bởi Ignatius Press
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37: Why Waste Time Learning about God—and Praying? (Colossians Up Close, pt. 2)
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You're right—it would all be a waste, if not for aκτιος.Bởi Ignatius Press
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36: An Antidote for Jealousy (Colossians Up Close, pt. 1)
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Saint Paul CHEERS when he sees virtues in other people.Bởi Ignatius Press
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A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce
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“Grief is a call to expand our hearts.” Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola have worked with hundreds of individuals from broken homes who are grieving—grieving the divorce or separation of their parents, grieving the loss of the “ideal” family, even grieving a sense of identity rooted in parental love. They have pulled together valuable insights and wisd…
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35: Theological Reflection: In Him, We Live and Move and Have Our Being
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God is "more intimate to me than I am to myself," says Augustine. God lives in the deepest part of our being—the Mariana Trench of us, even deeper than our very identity. But if that's true, then we are, even in our remotest corners, in the very heart of God himself. And becoming aware of this could change everything.…
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Responding to the sin of racism—and building a civilization of love
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In times of civil unrest and heightened public discourse about racial issues, it can be tempting—even for Catholics—to look only for political solutions to the divisions that plague our society. But if, as the Catholic Church teaches, racism is a sin and, as such, an obstacle to the soul’s growing in holiness, political arguments about policies and…
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Sometimes with a warm hand, sometimes with a hot coal.Bởi Ignatius Press
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