Outside the Walls

Pia de Solenni, S.Th.D., is a moral theologian, ethicist, and cultural analyst. She can be contacted through social media and at her website MoralTheologian.com.We discuss what to expect from a synod, what is different about this synod compared to others, and what would be an appropriate response toward the synod from Catholics at home.This past week she has written to salient and wise responses to the synod in America Magazine and the National Catholic Register.

Fr. Casey Cole, OFM graduated from Furman University in 2011 with a degree in Religious Studies and a minor in Poverty Studies. He entered the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) in August of 2011, made solemn profession in August of 2017, and was ordained to the priesthood in June of 2019. Fr. Casey has published three books, Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God, Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship, and The Way of Beatitude: Living with Radical Home in a World of Division and Despair. He is the creator of two YouTube channels, and regularly gives talks throughout the country on evangelization and vocations. He currently lives in Macon, GA, where he serves as chaplain to Mount de Sales Academy, St. Peter Claver School, and Mercer University. Learn more about his work at breakinginthehabit.org. 
We talked today about a recent video he produced: They're Not Coming Back (but we can do something).

Not every family is the perfect model of Catholic family life. Some of us approach parenting still wounded by childhood experiences that were less than ideal. When we start our own families, at best we feel a bit unprepared, and at worst we feel paralyzed with fear that we will repeat our parents dysfunctional, abusive behaviors.
In All Things New, Erin McCole Cupp draws on her own and others experiences to discuss how to develop a joyful family life when our own experience of being parented was damaging. Erin wrote this book for moms and dads who want to parent better than they themselves were parented.
Drawing on the Holy Family as the model of family life, and distilling practical lessons from the Two Greatest Commandments and the Beatitudes, All Things New shows readers that, while change isn't easy, God has given us all the ingredients we need to create a holy, joyful family.Erin and I discuss recognizing and overcoming toxic cycles, setting boundaries, and moving toward sanctity.

Dr. David Russell Mosley is an author and poet with a PhD in theology from the University of Nottingham who currently teaches literature, theology, and philosophy at a Catholic, classical high school in the Inland Northwest.David has authored books on theology, (Liturgical Entalnglements, and Being Deified: Poetry and Fantasy on the Path to God), fiction (On the Edges of Elfland: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups) and poetry (The Green Man).
Our discussion today centers around his book The Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars, a poetic reflection and commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy published by Wipf and Stock.

Kelly Wahlquist is the founder of WINE: Women In the New Evangelization, a women’s ministry that invigorates Catholic parishes through inspiring, supporting, and nurturing women in the faith and by equipping and mobilizing women as intentional disciples of Christ.
She is the Director of the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute, a popular school that serves Catholic adults in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota.
She is the author of several books, including the conversation of today's conversation Gaze upon Jesus: Experiencing Christ’s Childhood through the Eyes of Women, published by Ave Maria Press. 
We talk today about a multifaceted approach to Bible Study, including Ignatius imaginative prayer and contemplation.

Randy Petrides retired after practicing law for 40 years. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Notre Dame Law School and has a Master’s in theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville.
He is the author of How the Saints Shaped History, available on Our Sunday Visitor. We talk together about the influence sanctity has on the movement of cultures throughout history.

Dr. Marylynn Wesson Has served for over 20 years in roles related to Faith Formation and Evangelization. She received her Doctor of Ministry in Evangelization from the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
She is the author of Building a Firm Foundation: An Invitation to Parents of Children Preparing for Sacraments, an eight-week evangelization and formation program for parents and guardians whose children are preparing for their first sacraments. It is available on Our Sunday Visitor (OSV.com).

Fr. Daniel G. Dozier, Pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church - Olympia, and Adjunct Professor of Sacred Scripture at Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, joins us to talk about the similarities and differences between the Church of the East and of the West.
The plan was to talk about the Feast of the Assumption/Dormition, but we ended up spending the whole first segment laying the groundwork for that more specific topic. (We do get to the Dormition in the second segment). 
If you are curious about Byzantine Catholicism, you can learn more at God With Us Online or Becoming Byzantine.