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My friend Kale Zelden and I continue our discussion of Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter on hope (Spe Salvi) -- specifically, we read and discuss paragraphs 4 through 12, covering the concept of faith-based hope in the New Testament and the early Church, and the question about what eternal life is.

Show notes/resources:
The Still Point in the Turning World - T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton"

The "already/not yet" tension of Christian liturgy and life:
"The Sanctification of Time and the Liturgy of the Hours," Fr. Hildebrand Garceau, O.Praem.

"Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests," October 19, 2020

The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston's Catholic Culture, Philip Lawler

Dante's depiction of Judas Iscariot in The Inferno

"I will never lose myself
for that which the senses
can take in here,
nor for all the mind can hold,
no matter how lofty,
nor for grace or beauty,
but only for I-don’t-know-what
which is so gladly found."
Saint John of the Cross, A Gloss (with spiritual meaning)

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Together, long-time friend Kale Zelden and I read Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter on hope (Spe Salvi) and discuss the idea of faith-based hope. In today's episode, we break open the letter and unpack the first few paragraphs.

Show notes/resources:
Ave Maris Stella (Mary, Star of the Sea)

Angel prayer from Fatima

Jesus of Nazareth trilogy - Benedict XVI

God's performative word: Verbum Domini, Benedict XVI, paragraph 53

God's performative word - Isaiah 55:10-11

Saint Josephine Bakhita

Doubt as an avenue of communication between believer and unbeliever:
Introduction to Christianity, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Testimony of James Grein
Crisis podcast, episode 4
(12:30-14:00 into the episode)

The Heart of Man (film)

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My friend Kale and I discuss a broad range of topics, including: the self-conscious church; the church as an expert in humanity; self-exploitation and social media; and Catholic identity and liturgy.

Kale's interview with Paul VanderKlay (Sept 3, 2020)

Katie Van Schaijik - Theology of the Body: A Cure for Clericalism (2019)

Ernest Hemingway - The Sun Also Rises (1926)

Pope Francis - Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), paragraphs 93-97 (2013)

Pope John Paul II - Pastores Dabo Vobis (I Will Give You Shepherds), paragraph 21 (1992)

Theological Integration Paper - from chaplaincy training program (1995)

Pope John Paul II - Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), paragraph 3 (1993)

C.S. Lewis - The Abolition of Man (1943)

Richard John Neuhaus - The Naked Public Square (1988)

Bret Weinstein's Dark Horse podcast with Matt Taibbi, Corruption and Its Consequences (2020)

Eric Weinstein's Portal podcast with James O'Keefe, What Is and Isn't Journalism in the 21st Century (2020)

Ryan T. Anderson interview, Natural Law and Public Affairs (2020)

John Paul II on Love and Responsibility, publication of the Love and Responsibility Foundation (2002)

Tom Holland - Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World (2019)

Saint Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, Book X

Bishop Robert Barron, Pope Francis and Vatican II, Napa Institute Keynote (2020)

Kilian McDonnell, OSB and George Montague, SM - Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit (1991)

Pope Benedict XVI on the hermeneutic of continuity: Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia (2005)

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