Off The Shelf

Every one of us should take the time to escape and find a way to push aside the demands of the world and focus on our faith and relationship with God. In his book  Abide in the Heart of Christ,  Father Joe Laramie walks readers through a 10-day retreat with St. Ignatius of Loyola as a companion. Join us as we discuss how to encounter Christ in your daily life, and live more fully in his love each day. FInd his book  here . 

This week I welcome back my friend Paul Thigpen. We discuss a book that quite frankly scared the hell out of me and it should you too! Join us as we dive into his book Saints Who Saw Hell: And Other Catholic Witnesses to the Fate of the Damned. Get your copy  here . 

Home. When you say the word what thoughts spring to mind? In Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday co-authors Carrie Gress, Noelle Mering, and Kim Baile reflect upon the role of our homes in our faith journeys. Join Noelle Mering and I as we look upon a world that seems so hectic it barely has time to stop to breath and how refocusing on the home can save the day. Get you copy of Theology of the home here .

We live in a world that puts a big emphasis on success. In some ways that's okay but more times than not we allow that mentality to overwhelm else and soon our success in work becomes our golden calf. As my guest Michael Naughton says, "We will not get our work right if we don’t get our leisure right." Join us as we discuss the proper role of work in our lives. Be sure to check out Michael's book  Getting Work Right: Labor and Leisure in a Fragmented World .

This week we have a special episode just in time for National Vocation Awareness week. Rhonda Gruenewald joins me to discuss her non-profit Vocation Ministry, which she began in her own parish to help bring awareness to the need to cultivate the next generation of priests and religious. We take a look at her incredible book  Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry  which lays out an actionable step-by-step plan for parishes to begin their own Vocation Ministry program.