Catholic Fragments Podcast

This episode introduces a hidden work of Saint John of the Cross known as his Sayings of Light and Love. These potent spiritual maxims help to calibrate our souls toward contemplative prayer that becomes union with God. To read Saint John of the Cross' Sayings of Light and Love, go to https://thirdordercarmelite.wordpress.com/carmelite-feast-days/st-john-of-the-cross-priest-and-doctor/sayings-of-light-and-love-st-john-of-the-cross/ To listen to an audio blog post on My Interior Castle about the Carmelite tradition of prayer, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/the-carmelite-tradition-of-prayer To access a free self-paced online mini course on Saint John of the Cross' concept of the dark night of the soul, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/oijqWzoc/checkout For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout To read the Wallenfangs' 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, visit https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677968671&sr=8-4 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode reverently approaches the permanent Jewish origins of Christianity. Interreligious dialogue is presented as a vital task for Catholic theology today. To read the Second Vatican Council document Nostra aetate, see https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html To read a blog post on My Interior Castle about Jewish-Christian dialogue, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/emmanuel-levinas-and-jewish-christian-dialogue To read Dr. Wallenfang's 2022 book on the life and work of Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, visit https://www.amazon.com/Emmanuel-Levinas-Variations-God-Us-ebook/dp/B09V39ZXKB/ref=sr_1_4?crid=NBVLGFF9PLYC&keywords=donald+wallenfang&qid=1678283569&sprefix=%2Caps%2C366&sr=8-4 To read Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book Evangelization as Interreligious Dialogue, go to https://www.amazon.com/Evangelization-Interreligious-Dialogue-Global-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B08129XQHX/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678283635&sr=8-13 The following are excellent Catholic resources on Jewish-Christian dialogue: http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo-crre/documenti-della-commissione/en.html http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo-crre/documenti-della-commissione/en1.html https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/guidelines-for-catholic-jewish-relations https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/triduum/questions-jews-judaism-triduum https://www.usccb.org/committees/ecumenical-interreligious-affairs/documents-produced-usccb-catholic-jewish-relations https://www.usccb.org/committees/ecumenical-interreligious-affairs/jewish To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode ponders the prayer of recollection as taught by Saint Teresa of Ávila, as well as the contemplative genius of the child. Listeners will come to know the different types of prayer and learn how to strive for the beginning stages of contemplation. To find out more about The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, visit https://www.cgsusa.org/ To read a blog post on My Interior Castle about the prayer of recollection, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/blog/saint-teresa-of-avila-and-the-prayer-of-recollection To listen to a previous podcast episode on The Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Ávila, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147744068 For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout To read the Wallenfangs' 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, visit https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677968671&sr=8-4 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode meditates on Saint Augustine's development of the doctrine of original sin through his metaphor of the City of God distinct from the city of Satan, the self, and nothingness. To access the section of Saint Augustine's City of God featured in this episode, see https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf102/npnf102.iv.XIV.13.html For a previous podcast episode on the work of Saint Augustine, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147772114 For a free self-paced online mini course of the art of praying with Scripture, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, go to https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode considers the possibility of being perfectly happy in this life. Surprising, Saint Thomas Aquinas argues that being perfectly happy in this life is simply not possible for a number of reasons. To access the section of Saint Thomas' Summa theologiae featured in this episode, see https://ccel.org/ccel/aquinas/summa/summa.FS_Q2_A1.html For a previous podcast episode on the Gospel of Jesus with Saint Thomas Aquinas, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147787591 For a previous podcast episode on the existence of God with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Edith Stein, see https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, go to https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode explores who God revealed himself to be - a Trinity of Persons yet one God - with the help of Swiss Dominican theologian Gilles Emery. To access Gilles Emery's book on the Trinity, see: https://www.amazon.com/Trinity-Introduction-Catholic-Doctrine-Triune-ebook/dp/B081DL8YYQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=332DGJ9L23WDS&keywords=emery+the+trinity&qid=1675969684&sprefix=emery+the+trinity%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-1 For a previous podcast episode on the existence of God with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Edith Stein, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 For an interview with Gilles Emery, see: https://www.thomasinstitute.org/nws.php?nws_id=10 For a presentation by Gilles Emery on the self-emptying of God in Jesus, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgG85l6zOiw For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the philosophical school of classical metaphysics, see: https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_3?crid=R1SQ79Y6Z8QT&keywords=wallenfang&qid=1675969946&sprefix=wallenfang%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 To access The Shoeless Podcast by Donald and Megan Wallenfang, go to: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/the-shoeless-podcast For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode introduces French Catholic philosopher Jean-Luc Marion's original concept of the erotic phenomenon, as well as his recuperation of the question of love within contemporary philosophy. To access Jean-Luc Marion's book The Erotic Phenomenon, see: https://www.amazon.com/Erotic-Phenomenon-Jean-Luc-Marion/dp/0226505375/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=jean-luc+marion&qid=1675318172&sprefix=jean-luc+mar%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-8 For a previous podcast episode on the work of Jean-Luc Marion, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147738279 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2017 book Dialectical Anatomy of the Eucharist: An Étude in Phenomenology, with a Foreword by Jean-Luc Marion, see: https://www.amazon.com/Dialectical-Anatomy-Eucharist-%C3%89tude-Phenomenology-ebook/dp/B0733XSSGZ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675318172&sr=8-41 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book introducing the method of phenomenology, see: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenology-Introduction-Christ-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z5H9NQ1/ref=d_pd_sbs_vft_none_sccl_1_4/143-2377842-2157244?pd_rd_w=Q4hz5&content-id=amzn1.sym.38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_p=38bbd1de-73a5-4ef9-9954-df27c3112829&pf_rd_r=V436WFST6EKNYSQG1V5V&pd_rd_wg=PcuBA&pd_rd_r=b358987d-4b30-4f4f-b0ca-f0223fcba38a&pd_rd_i=B07Z5H9NQ1&psc=1 For a previous Catholic Fragments Podcast episode on phenomenology, go to: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147838800 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode highlights an excerpt about the "three ways of humility" from Saint Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises. To access the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola, see: https://ccel.org/ccel/ignatius/exercises/exercises For a previous podcast episode on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola and his rules for discernment, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147764276 For a self-paced mini course by Dr. Wallenfang on the topic of exorcism and deliverance, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/sfUQ8gYr/checkout For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, that also treats the topic of humility from a Carmelite perspective, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode features a few fragments from the Rule of Saint Benedict on the themes of balance, stability and obedience. To access the Rule of Saint Benedict, see: https://christdesert.org/rule-of-st-benedict/ For a self-paced mini course on Lectio Divina and the Art of Praying with Scripture, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/Rnosj7pR/checkout For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For a previous podcast episode on the Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Ávila, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147744068 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode enters the mystical world of Saint John of the Cross and his contemplative description of God's graceful presence and the gift of death. To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book iGod, in which Saint John of the Cross' Spiritual Canticle is featured (chapter 7), see: https://www.amazon.com/iGod-Fragmentary-Autobiography-Donald-Wallenfang-ebook/dp/B09QGT77YL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672238240&sr=8-4 For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For a self-paced mini course on Saint John of the Cross and the dark night of the soul, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/offers/oijqWzoc/checkout For a previous podcast episode on Saint John of the Cross and the dark night of the soul, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147775841 For a previous podcast episode on the Interior Castle of Saint Teresa of Ávila, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147744068 For a previous podcast episode on the poetry of American Discalced Carmelite nun, Jessica Powers, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147831772 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode takes up the question of evil in relation to the goodness of God. The writings of fifth-century Greek theologian Dionysius shed light on the perplexing problem of evil. For more background on the late-patristic writer Dionysius, see: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pseudo-dionysius-areopagite/ For a previous podcast episode on the question of being, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147828859 For a previous podcast episode on the existence of God, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 To access Dr. Wallenfang's book on metaphysics, see: https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_82?crid=3MN79C7LUCFIF&keywords=metaphysics&qid=1673397067&sprefix=metaphysics%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-82 To access Dr. Wallenfang's book on the work of Saint Edith Stein and the question of being, see: https://www.amazon.com/Human-Divine-Being-Theological-Anthropology-ebook/dp/B0711DLQS7/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=donald+wallenfang&qid=1673397199&sprefix=donald+wall%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-8 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode considers the divine call for each one of us to become holy by God's grace. With special reference to the writings of Pope Francis and the Second Vatican Council, our vision of holiness comes into clearer view. To read Pope Francis' 2018 apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness in today's world, Gaudete et exsultate, see: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20180319_gaudete-et-exsultate.html To read the Vatican II document quoted in this podcast episode, Lumen gentium, go to: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html To watch an inspiring video about holiness by the Bible Project, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9vn5UvsHvM&t=8s To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book iGod, see: https://www.amazon.com/iGod-Fragmentary-Autobiography-Donald-Wallenfang-ebook/dp/B09QGT77YL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672238240&sr=8-4 To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on the work of Emmanuel Levinas, see: https://www.amazon.com/Emmanuel-Levinas-Variations-God-Us-ebook/dp/B09V39ZXKB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2022 book on outreach in today's culture, Motown Evangelization, see: https://www.amazon.com/Motown-Evangelization-Sharing-Detroit-Perspectives-ebook/dp/B0B81DVLSJ/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672775251&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode explores the meaning of autobiography and liturgical anamnesis within the context of Christian evangelization, with reference to Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book iGod. To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book iGod, see: https://www.amazon.com/iGod-Fragmentary-Autobiography-Donald-Wallenfang-ebook/dp/B09QGT77YL/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1672238240&sr=8-4 To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on the work of Emmanuel Levinas, see: https://www.amazon.com/Emmanuel-Levinas-Variations-God-Us-ebook/dp/B09V39ZXKB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode introduces the philosophical method of phenomenology in conversation with the summons to conversion by Jesus and his Gospel. To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2019 book on phenomenology, see: https://www.amazon.com/Phenomenology-Introduction-Christ-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z5H9NQ1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1671592406&sr=8-3 To access Dr. Wallenfang's 2022 article about phenomenology in the Church Life Journal, visit: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-abandoned-toward-a-christocentric-phenomenology-of-prayer/ To listen to Dr. Wallenfang's 2022 podcast interview on phenomenology with his publisher Wipf & Stock, visit: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/11/15/the-phenomenology-booth-donald-wallenfang-the-twining-of-phenomenology-and-metaphysics/ For Dr. Wallenfang's 2021 book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode explores the seventh-century poetic Akathistos hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the perfect prayer for the Advent and Christmas seasons. To access two different English translations of the Akathistos hymn, see: http://www.legionofmarytidewater.com/prayers/stand.htm and https://stnektariosroc.org/files/prayers/akathist-to-the-theotokos.pdf For more historical background on the Akathistos hymn, see: https://www.antiochpatriarchate.org/en/page/the-akathist-hymn/362/ To acquire a copy of the Manual of Indulgences, visit: https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Indulgences-Conference-Catholic-Bishops/dp/1574554743/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=manual+of+indulgences&qid=1670974764&sprefix=manual+of+in%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode considers the powerful theological expressiveness of poetry through the work of a twentieth-century American Discalced Carmelite nun and poet named Jessica Powers. To access the selected poetry of Jessica Powers mentioned in this podcast episode, see: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poetry-Jessica-Powers-ebook/dp/B0178L6MO6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UBEYUPEUGO07&keywords=jessica+powers&qid=1670392339&sprefix=jessica+powers%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World-ebook/dp/B098BD814F/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670392231&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode explores the meaning of being through the classic dialogue between God and Moses at Mount Horeb, and the apex of this perennial dialogue in Jesus Christ. For a previous Catholic Fragments Podcast episode on the question of God's existence, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147768810 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on metaphysics, see: https://www.amazon.com/Metaphysics-Introduction-Christian-Cascade-Companions-ebook/dp/B07Z6RZWV2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=OK8A91O9L1SR&keywords=donald+wallenfang&qid=1669726387&sprefix=donald+wallenfang%2Caps%2C92&sr=8-2 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, see: https://www.amazon.com/Emmanuel-Levinas-Variations-God-Us-ebook/dp/B09V39ZXKB/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1669726468&sr=8-7 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube at "Donald Wallenfang" or @myinteriorcastle313

This episode explores the meaning of the human body with reference to Hebrews 10, Psalm 40, and the liturgical theology of Joseph Ratzinger. For a previous Catholic Fragments Podcast episode on the corporal works of mercy, see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147813327 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on the mystery of being human, see: https://www.amazon.com/Human-Divine-Being-Theological-Anthropology-ebook/dp/B0711DLQS7/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1669149253&sr=8-1 To access Joseph Ratzinger's book, Spirit of the Liturgy, see: https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Liturgy-Fortieth-Anniversary-Commemorative/dp/1621644294/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=spirit+of+the+liturgy+joseph+ratzinger&qid=1669149333&sprefix=spirit+of+the+li%2Caps%2C80&sr=8-1 For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube- "Donald Wallenfang"

This episode presents the contemplative theology of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux on the Eucharist. For a previous Catholic Fragments Podcast episode on Saint Thérèse and her "little doctrine of love," see: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147734052 For Dr. Wallenfang's book on Carmelite spirituality, see: https://www.amazon.com/Shoeless-Carmelite-Spirituality-Disquieted-World/dp/1666700037/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=donald+wallenfang&qid=1668550357&sprefix=donald+wal%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-4 For additional background on Eucharistic adoration, visit: https://hallow.com/blog/eucharist-holy-communion-adoration-prayer/ For more rich content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube- "Donald Wallenfang"

This episode introduces and interprets the seven spiritual works of mercy within the Judeo-Christian tradition. To listen to a previous podcast episode on the topic of divine mercy, go to: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147741780 To listen to a previous podcast episode on the corporal works of mercy, visit: https://www.myinteriorcastle.com/podcasts/catholic-fragments-podcast-2/episodes/2147813327 To access Saint Thomas Aquinas' treatment of the works of mercy ("almsdeeds"), see: https://www.ccel.org/a/aquinas/summa/SS/SS032.html#SSQ32OUTP1 To read Pope Francis's apostolic letter that references mercy as the greatest of all the virtues, see: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html To pray the "litany of humility," go to: https://everydayprayerco.com/blogs/news/the-toughest-prayer For more exciting content in Catholic theology, philosophy and spirituality, visit: https://myinteriorcastle.com/store Follow us on Social Media- Facebook at "Donald Wallenfang" Twitter- @septimasmoradas Instagram- myinteriorcastle313 YouTube- "Donald Wallenfang"