Welcome to Episode 47 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Turn Your Inner Worst Enemies into Your Inner Best Friends

In this episode, we talk about:

• How to befriend the negative voices in your head;
• Following Jesus’ example in learning how to encounter our negative parts;
• The downfalls of pop psychology; 
• How Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our interior life;
• The moral neutrality of Mindfulness;
• The importance of having an accurate anthropology;
• Using your...

Welcome to Episode 46 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Stop Covid Adjustment Disorder from Turning Into Trauma Disorder 

In this episode, we talk about:

• Difficulties students are facing as a result of Covid;
• The effects of the pandemic on mental health;
• Adjustment Disorder vs. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;
• Post traumatic growth;
• The psychological consequences of not having faith;
• How peace is possible;
• The importance of having a worldview in which we are not responsible for...

Welcome to Episode 45 of the Being Human Podcast: Halloween, Haiti, and Spiritual Warfare 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The reality of spiritual warfare;
• How to support Fr. Louis' parish and community in Haiti;
• The authority given by Christ to the Church;
• The authority of exorcists and the authority given to all Christians at baptism;
• Who the enemy is; 
• What exorcisms are; 
• The difference between exorcism and prayers of liberation/deliverance

Resources mentioned or...

Catholic Anthropology (the study of human beings) is built on the principle that human beings are created in the Image and Likeness of God, who is the Creator.  We are loved, and our Creator has a plan for us because of that love.  This is a radical statement that sets Christian belief apart from most other worldviews.  Christianity also holds that our Creator shares the nature of humanity in the person of Jesus Christ.  By following Christ, and forming a relationship with...

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Being Human Podcast: Coffee Talk: The Social Media Dilemma (Are We Really Connecting?)

In this episode, we talk about:

• Authentic community; 
• The pseudo-connectedness of social media; 
• Gauging how much time is “ok” on social media; 
• The definition of “rest” and true recharging/replenishing behavior; 
• The biological implications of interacting vs. being “fed”; 
• Finding who you can trust with your mental...

Welcome to Episode 43 of the Being Human Podcast: The Psychology of Holiness: Stories of Fr. Benedict, w/ Dr. Bryan Violette (Mentor Series)

In this episode, we talk about:

• Introducing Dr. Bryan Violette;    
• How Fr. Benedict influenced Dr. Bryan;    
• The value of joy in the spiritual life;    
• What Fr. Benedict’s life teaches us about evangelization;   
• The individuality of holiness;   
• Holiness...

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Being Human Podcast: The Rebelliousness of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, w/ Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR (Mentor Series)

 In this episode, we talk about:

• Fr. Agustino’s vocation story with the CFR friars; 
• The blessing of Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, on our lives; 
• Lessons from Fr. Benedict about the power of personal encounter; 
• Fr. Benedict’s gift for “trouble”; 
• Finding opportunities for people to do good; 
• ...

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Being Human Podcast: What is Integration Anyway? w/ Fr. Louis Merosne 

In this episode, we talk about:

• Integration as bringing together the different pieces that make us human;  
• Why we should care about holiness; 
• St. Thomas Aquinas and the ultimate end: happiness; 
• How seeking holiness is seeking true happiness; 
• How God makes himself vulnerable to us; 
• What God’s law reveals about His heart; 

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Welcome to Episode 40 of the Being Human Podcast: Why You Should Get to Know This Saint

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dr. Greg’s new mobile app!
• The significance of St. John Paul II making St.Thérèse a Doctor of the Church as a woman, a contemplative, and a young person; 
• How different people can be drawn to different saints; 
• The universal vocation to holiness; 
• The call to freedom through Jesus Christ; 
• What it means to have hope to become a...

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Being Human Podcast: Rehabilitating Our View of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

In this episode, we talk about:

• Dr. Greg’s experience at World Youth Day Paris in 1997; 
• His encounters with St. John Paul II and St. Thérèse of Lisieux; 
• What it means that she is a Doctor of the Church; 
• What we can learn about our own spiritual growth from a cloistered nun; 

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