The Pilgrim Soul

Giuli, Adrianna and Sofi dive into the topic of tradition. What do we lose when we instinctively reject authority as a limitation? Can tradition instead be something living that enhances our reason and freedom? How is tradition handed on from one person to the next, and how can we be authentic authorities of our tradition? // Our media recommendation is the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and its most recent film adaptation. And our monthly challenge is to both recall someone who has been an authentic authority of the tradition for you, and to consider that you are called to propose this tradition to the freedom of another. // We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠. //Other resources we mention:Dei VerbumThe Communion and Liberation Christmas posterSaint Bernard of Clairvaux’s third sermon for the vigil of the Nativity of the LordAn audience of Pope Benedict XVI from 2006Luigi Giussani’s books “The Religious Sense”, “The Risk of Education”, and “Generating Traces in the History of the World”Hans Urs Von Balthasar’s “Movement Toward God” in volume 3 of Explorations in TheologyAlberto Savorana’s biography “The Life of Luigi Giussani”Max Weber’s lecture “Science as a Vocation”G.K. Chesterton’s book OrthodoxyJohn Henry Newman’s “Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine”Jaroslav Pelikan’s lecture “The Vindication of Tradition" // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Adrianna joins Sofia in Chicago for our first-ever live episode, on prayer and companionship as the two banks of the river of our relationship with God. Drawing on Fr. Luigi Giussani's definition of prayer as awareness of dependence upon God, we explore how this awareness grows in the heart and invites us into a radically new way of being with others. Many thanks to St. Mary's for the hospitality, and to our listeners both old and new who attended! //Our media recommendation is Bruce Marshall's novel The World, the Flesh, and Fr. Smith. Our monthly challenge is to offer Holy Mass for your parish. //We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast.  Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

This month, we're sharing a testimony Sofia recently gave about her experience ten years ago at Fundación San Rafael in Asunción, Paraguay, a center for the poor started by Fr. Aldo Trento. Through the story of his life, of the mission, and of her summer in Paraguay, the talk explores how Christ reveals Himself in our poverty and in the Eucharist, transforming our hopelessness and monotony into the dawn of Heaven. //You can find out more about Fundación San Rafael on their website. Please consider joining the Friends of San Rafael to support their work; here is the registration form, and opportunity to donate.

We are excited to announce our first-ever live recording of The Pilgrim Soul! Join Adrianna and Sofia in Bridgeport, Chicago on July 31st for an episode on "The Two Banks of the River: Prayer and Communion." We are grateful for the hospitality of St. Mary of Perpetual Help, and hope to see you there!6 PM: Mass7 PM: Dinner & Live EpisodeTickets are available at this link, and include dinner, refreshments, and dessert. Free parking is available in the church lot. All proceeds benefit Sofia's parish, St. Mary of Perpetual Help.

Join Sofia in praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, guided by reflections from Father Luigi Giussani. Please know of our prayers for you—and please pray for Giuli (and baby Luke) and Adrianna (and baby Cecilia) during their maternity leave!You can find the other set of mysteries here: Glorious MysteriesSorrowful MysteriesJoyful Mysteries