In this episode, the dogs welcome Mike back to the states (01:05 ), Rob visits an older priest with a friend (13:40 ), and Connor shares his summer reading (16:55 ). They all talk about coming to terms with aging (28:05 ) and the inspirational people they love who have aged with grace (32:50 ).







Quotes:







“I try to integrate and circulate each day.” (Connor, 1:47 )







“It's an aspirational thing, to be able to look back at life and realize, ‘God is the author of that story.”’ (Rob, 16:35 )







“It's something really beautiful because he's allowing himself to be pierced by reality.” (Connor, 20:55 )







“John Paull II, the way that he entered into eternal life, it was a real example of how to die well... He kept coming out and being a father and loving on people until the day he died. That’s how you do that.” (Mike, 25:10 )







“I am both the one choosing, but I'm also being chosen... God’s choice of me is the one truth that can always be relied on.” (Connor, 31:10 )







“Life has continued to get richer… There’s a hope in me that will continue.” (Rob, 37:55 )







Media Mentions:









* Dietrich von Hildebrand's The Heart







* John Mark Falkenhain's How We Love







* Herman Melville's Moby Dick









References:









* BFC (Battlefield Circulation)







* West Point







* Walter Reed







* Peyton Manning







* Fort Bragg (Fort Liberty)







* Memphis







* Sisters of Life







* Arizona







* West Point Parachute Team







* Springfield, IL







* Fr. John Kartje







* Plato's theory of the soul







* St. Peter's Basilica







* energized affectivity and tender affectivity







* Douglas MacArthur







* Dwight D. Eisenhower







* Mundelein Seminary







* Hudson River







* Pope John Paul II







* Korean War







* Vietnam War







* Ultimate frisbee







* Captain Ahab







* North Carolina







* Yadkin Road







* 82nd Airborne Division









Shout- Outs:









* Teresa Metz







* Sister Bethany Madonna







* Fr. James D. O'Shea







* Fr. Marty Smith







* Fr. Gus Belauskas







* Fr. Raymond Webb







* Fr. Larry Hennessy







* Fr. Matt









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