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Midnight CarmeliteSeason 9 Finale: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp from Gaudium et spes 22#9: Dr. Larry Chapp joins Midnight Carmelite as we discuss a range of issues, including technology and its proper use. We also talk about GS22 being the official podcast of Communio, the concept of razing the bastions, empathetic thinking, Christ on the cross, and the acceptance of being wrong.2024-05-311h 17Midnight CarmeliteThe Cross of Christ Pt. 5: the Transfiguration and the Cross#5: In this episode, we discuss the relationship between the Transfiguration and the Cross of Christ
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/b/cN2cQM6EhdC11Ne8ww).2024-03-2106 minMidnight CarmeliteThe Cross of Christ Pt. 4: Gaining life with Christ#4: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss gaining our life by losing it with Christ.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/b/cN2cQM6EhdC11Ne8ww).2024-02-1407 minMidnight CarmeliteThe Cross of Christ Pt. 3: Take up your Cross#3: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss how to take up your cross.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2024-02-0708 minMidnight CarmeliteThe Cross of Christ Pt. 2: Truth as a virtue and denying ourselves#2: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss how truth is a virtue and how it relates to denying ourselves.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2024-01-3104 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 9 Premiere: The Cross of Christ Pt. 1#1: This season we will meditate on the Cross of Christ through Scripture and St. John of the Cross. In this episode, we discuss Christ as the way and the way as the Cross.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2024-01-2405 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 8 Finale: Philippians 4 and perseverance in the spiritual life according to Saint John of the Cross#3: In this episode, we will discuss Philippians 4 about the God of peace and thinking on good things and its relation to perseverance in prayer according to St. John of the Cross.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2023-10-1008 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 8 Episode 2: Metaphysics of the Trinity according to St. Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Robert Delfino#2: In this episode, we will discuss the metaphysics of the Trinity according to St. Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Robert Delfino.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2023-09-061h 14Midnight CarmeliteSeason 8 Premiere: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp on deep theology and the lost sheep#1: In the season 8 premiere, Dr. Larry Chapp of gaudiumetspes22.com discuss deep theology and the lost sheep.
Please support Midnight Carmelite here with a tip.2023-08-091h 20Midnight CarmeliteSeason 7 Finale: Divine Providence and Justice#5: In the season finale, we discuss how justice relates to Divine Providence.
Please support Midnight Carmelite: leave a tip here!2023-06-2807 minMidnight CarmeliteDivine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 4: Temptation#4: In this episode, we will discuss a major temptation in our relationship with God and His Divine Providence.
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If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!2023-06-0710 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 7 Premiere: Divine Providence in the Spiritual Life Pt. 1#1: Welcome to Season 7 of Midnight Carmelite! This season we begin with a discussion of the philosophical implications of divine providence.
If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!2023-05-3109 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 6 Finale: A Meditation on Silence Pt. 5 Our Blessed Mother#5: In this episode, we will discuss the relationship of silence with Our Blessed Mother.
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Almost Famous on 95.9 WATDAlmost Christmas 2022 (12/20/22)Local sounds of the holiday season performed by independent musicians from New England. Artists include: The Aldous Collins Band, The Ballroom Thieves, Eddie Japan w/Ruby Rose Fox, Eli Paperboy Reed, Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers, Isabel Pless, Jackson Weatherbee, Jay Psaros, Jillian Cardarelli, Joe Merrick, Mark Erelli, Monica Rizzio, OldJack, Rocco Derosa, Morgan Clark, Chad Perrone, Brynn Elliott, Christa Gniadek, Dalton & The Sheriffs, Jesse Dee, Kimaya Diggs, Lake Street Dive, Munk Duane, Lori McKenna, Ricky Duren w/Kate Kadan and The Blue Light Bandits, Paige Davis, Liz Longley, Lainey Dionne, The Alternate Roots, Pat and Mal Fey of...2022-12-212h 44Midnight CarmeliteSeason 5 Finale: Understanding the Meaning of the Church#5: In this episode, we discuss what precisely the Church means as well as the Marian and Petrine dimensions in relation to holiness.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-10-0816 minMidnight CarmeliteBarriers to Holiness: Lack of Patience#3: In this episode, we discuss lack of patience, like the Israelites coming out of Egypt in the desert in Exodus, and how that can be a barrier to holiness.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-09-2411 minMidnight CarmeliteBarriers to Holiness: Misunderstanding Truth#2: In this episode, we discuss the distinction between knowing *about* something and knowing something and how that can be a barrier to holiness.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-09-1709 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 5 Premiere: Interview with Dr. Larry Chapp of Gaudium et Spes 22 on the Universal Call to Holiness, Vocation, Evangelization and the Spiritual LifeAn interview on the universal call to holiness, vocation, evangelization, in the light of Carmelite spirituality, the Catholic Worker movement, and saints such as St. Therese, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. John of the Cross, and St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
Please check out Dr. Chapp's work at Gaudium et Spes 22.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-09-111h 24Midnight CarmeliteSeason 4 Finale: Atheism of Attachment#5: In the Season 4 finale, we discuss atheism of attachment.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-05-3011 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 4#4: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-05-1810 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 3#3: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-05-1108 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 2#2: In this episode, we will continue our discussion of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-05-0409 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 4 Premiere: St. John of the Cross and Detachment Pt. 1#1: In the Season 4 premiere, we will discuss the background of St. John of the Cross's notion of detachment.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-04-2714 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 3 Finale: Freedom and Friendship#8: In this episode, we conclude Season 3 with a discussion of freedom and friendship.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-02-2407 minMidnight CarmeliteNature of Happiness Pt. 3#7: In this episode, we conclude our discussion with Dr. Curtis Hancock about the nature of happiness.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-02-1614 minMidnight CarmeliteNature of Happiness Pt. 2#6: In this episode, we continue our discussion with Dr. Curtis Hancock about the nature of happiness by discussing St. Thomas Aquinas's view in contrast to Aristotle's.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-02-0913 minMidnight CarmeliteNature of Happiness Pt. 1#5: What is the nature of happiness? In this first episode of this season's encore, Dr. Curtis Hancock focuses on Aristotle's understanding of happiness.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-02-0412 minMidnight CarmeliteChrist's Revelation and the Problem of Evil#4: In this episode, I comment on some themes discussed in episodes 1-3 of this season from our interview with Dr. Curtis Hancock on the Problem of Evil.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-01-1912 minMidnight CarmeliteTheodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 3#3: In this episode, Dr. Curtis Hancock and I conclude our discussion of theodicy.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-01-1214 minMidnight CarmeliteTheodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 2#2: In this episode, Dr. Curtis Hancock and I discuss personhood, faith, and other aspects of theodicy.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2022-01-0512 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 3 Premiere: Theodicy (The Problem of Evil) Pt. 1#1: What is the problem of evil? This episode introduces Midnight Carmelite listeners to theodicy, or what is also called "the problem of evil." This episode's guest, Professor Emeritus Curtis Hancock of Rockhurst University, will enlighten us on this subject.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-12-3016 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 2 Finale#7: The Season 2 Finale! We will discuss Scripture passages as well as what is coming up in Season 3 of Midnight Carmelite. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!
Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-10-1306 minMidnight CarmeliteMeditation on the Heart#6: What are some things we need to consider about the human heart? In this episode in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss the human heart, what it means to love, and hypocrisy. If you enjoy the episode, share it with a friend. If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!
Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-10-0609 minMidnight CarmeliteFreedom Pt. 2: Ethical Freedom#5: What is freedom? In this second part of a two part series on freedom in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss what freedom is for the human person in an ethical sense.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-09-2915 minMidnight CarmeliteFreedom Pt. 1: Metaphysical Freedom#4: What is freedom? In this first part of a two part series on freedom in season 2 of Midnight Carmelite, we will discuss what freedom is for the human person in a metaphysical sense.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-09-2209 minMidnight CarmeliteAppetites and Quietism#3: What does St. John of the Cross mean by appetites? This episode discusses appetites and shows how St. John of the Cross is not advocating quietism.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-09-1517 minMidnight CarmeliteIgnorance in the Spiritual Life#2: What is ignorance in the spiritual life? This episode discusses how we are ignorant in our own spiritual lives, provides examples of this ignorance, and shows how identifying where we are ignorant allows us to grow closer to God.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-09-0810 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 2 Premiere: Inconstancy in Love#1: Are we inconstant in our love of God? This episode talks about our inconstancy in love in relation to God's constant love for us. Our inconstancy in love is a huge barrier to growing in union of love with God.
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Learn more at Luminous Tradition (https://luminoustradition.com/)2021-09-0110 minMidnight CarmeliteSeason 1 Finale#22: The Season 1 Finale of Midnight Carmelite! This episode highlights the fruit of Season 1 and what you can do as a Midnight Carmelite listener before Season 2 starts. If you want to leave a tip, head over to the tip jar (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/)2021-07-2807 minMidnight CarmeliteThe First Step Towards Detachment# 21: What is the first step towards detachment? This episode discusses how we can identify attachments that holds us back from making progress on the path to union with God. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-07-2111 minMidnight CarmeliteRest: An Aid for the Dark Night#20: How can rest help a person persevere through the Dark Night mentioned by St. John of the Cross? This episode talks about rest in relation to the human person. Rest is important for the journey up Mt. Carmel. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/)2021-07-1410 minMidnight CarmeliteWhy the "Dark Night" in St. John of the Cross?#19: What are the reasons St. John of the Cross gives for calling the ascent of Mt. Carmel to union with God a "dark night"? This episode explains three reasons mentioned by St. John of the Cross regarding why the quest for union with God is called a "dark night." If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-07-0712 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross: Introduction to the Dark NightWhat is the meaning of the term "dark night" in St. John of the Cross? In this episode, we will discuss the meaning St. John of the Cross gives to this term, how the term relates to the human person, and some examples of the term in action to help you better understand St. John of the Cross's writings. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-06-3012 minMidnight CarmeliteNobility, Faith, and Reason#17: How does faith illumine a person's view of reality? In this episode, we will examine the notion of nobility and its relation to God, our faith, and reason. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-06-2311 minMidnight CarmeliteWonder, Fear, and Sacrifice#16: How do people react when they encounter something that arrests their attention? In this episode, we will examine wonder as a species of fear and consider how in both knowledge begotten by abstraction and knowledge begotten by love we need to overcome and resolve this fear in order to love how we ought. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-06-1615 minMidnight CarmeliteSeeing Jesus's Sacred Heart through the Cross#15: What evidence do we have that Christ loved us? In this episode, we will engage a key Scripture passage that tells us about Jesus's Sacred Heart being pierced after his death on the cross. This meditation can help you see Christ's love for us and how his Sacred Heart burns for all of us. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-06-0911 minMidnight CarmeliteEmbracing Your Cross Daily#14: How can we measure our love of Christ? In this episode, we will engage a key Scripture passage in Luke where Christ lays out what we all must do to follow Him. This meditation can help you start your journey of identifying the cross that Christ wants you to carry. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others. If you want to leave a tip, please check out the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-06-0215 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Our Lady's Memory#13: What does the faculty of memory have to do with Our Lady? In this episode, we will explore a place in St. John of the Cross's work where he mentions Our Lady explicitly. He discusses her as the model for us when trying to annihilate our natural affection for sensible things rather than God, and he shows us how Our Lady's memory never imprinted on the form of sensible things in her soul. Click here for the tip jar!2021-05-2612 minMidnight CarmeliteThe Immaculate Heart of Mary in Scripture#12: What can we learn about the Immaculate Heart of Mary from Scripture? In this episode, we will explore Scripture in the original Greek and see that the Immaculate Heart of Mary is the source of grace for all of us and the place of peace. We will examine the two instances that mention Mary's Immaculate Heart as well as their relationship to Christ. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others! Click here for the tip jar!2021-05-1911 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. Simon Stock and the Brown Scapular#11: Who is St. Simon Stock and how is he related to the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel? In this episode, we will explore how St. Simon Stock was an early member of the Carmelites who our Lady gave the Brown Scapular to as a pledge of protection for all Carmelites. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others! If you want to leave a tip, head to the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-05-1211 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross, the Senses, and Supernatural Visions# 10: How do your senses relate to supernatural visions? Supernatural visions are not sense experiences, but sense experience is how we know things. In this episode, we will explore this issue and show how a human person's knowledge starts with sense realism and leads naturally to supernatural visions, virtues, and union with God. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others! If you want to leave a tip, head to the tip jar. (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/).2021-05-0615 minMidnight CarmeliteOur Lady of Mt. Carmel, Virtue, and Receptivity#9: How much do you know about Mary as Our Lady of Mount Carmel? The title Our Lady of Mt. Carmel often causes confusion. In today's episode, we will meditate on Mary as Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, her virtues, and her receptivity to God. We will see how Mary is the exemplar of all Carmelites and the model of the spiritual life that we should all aspire to emulate in our own spiritual lives. If you find this episode valuable, please share it with others! If you want to support Midnight Carmelite, leave a tip here!2021-04-3021 minMidnight CarmeliteTwo Types of Knowledge#8: What is knowledge? Do we have certitude about what we know? Is the knowledge of a subject like mathematics the same as the knowledge about someone you love? In today's episode, we will explore what knowledge means, the types of knowledge, common objections to certitude in knowledge, as well as ways human persons know different things. A human person must know something first before loving it, and knowing it is a truth in its own right, but once a person loves something, over time that love creates knowledge that only the lover and the beloved know, and those are...2021-04-2121 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and the Essence-Existence Distinction#7: What does St. John of the Cross mean when he talks about the presence of God in the soul? St. John of the Cross tells us in his writings about three modes (ways) of God being present to the soul. Furthermore, what is philosophically called the "essence-existence distinction" is crucial for understanding this first mode of God's presence. In today's episode, we will start with the explaining the meaning of essence, the meaning of existence, God as ὁ ὤν (Who presently, actively, always, is) or ipsum esse subsistens (subsistent Being itself), and show how the essence-existence distinction is crucial for understanding the f...2021-04-1424 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Supernatural Goods#6: How do we respond to things like prophecy and the working of miracles? Both of these are what are called supernatural goods that are outside of our natural power to achieve and bestowed on us by God freely, yet more often than not we do not try to understand what precisely supernatural goods are and how they can be an obstacle to union with God. That's why today's episode focuses on what supernatural goods are metaphysically as well as how they can be a help or an obstacle depending on how we receive them. As always, if you enjoy...2021-04-0819 minMidnight CarmeliteJesus and Pontius Pilate: Truth and the Interior Life#5: How can we make sense of Jesus's encounter with Pontius Pilate about the nature of truth in the Gospel of John? When Pilate says his famous line "What is truth," we are not sure precisely what he means. That's why today's episode focuses on this encounter in the light of Jesus's understanding of his kingdom using Jesus's own words from throughout the Gospels. We will begin at Jesus's encounter with Pilate and demonstrate that God's kingdom is a divine invasion of our interior life to place Truth in our hearts so that through truth, we may be led by...2021-03-3114 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. Joseph and the Flight to Egypt: Obedience and Faith#4: What does St. Joseph and the Holy Family's flight to Egypt tell us about obedience and faith? Obedience is a tough topic for us, but in this week's episode, we will discuss St. Joseph and his obedience to God in evading Herod and bringing the Holy Family into Egypt. We will move into St. John of the Cross's understanding of obedience in relation to the spiritually gluttonous person to have a better idea of how St. Joseph's actions were obedient to God. If you find this episode valuable, share it with your friends and head over to https://luminoustradition...2021-03-2412 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. John of the Cross and Union#3: What does St. John of the Cross mean by union? We may think of different things we know that are a union, but union is not the same for all these things. That's why today's episode focuses on St. John of the Cross's understanding of union. We will start from some basic notions about union philosophically such as virtual quantity and contrariety, and then move into St. John of the Cross's understanding of union. If you find this episode valuable, reach out through the contact form on the website and share it with your friends! If you want to...2021-03-1716 minMidnight CarmeliteSt. Joseph, Prudence, Laws, and the Presentation#2: What role did St. Joseph play in the Presentation of our Blessed Lord? We often do not meditate on his role in the process. That's why today's episode focuses on St. Joseph's role, the virtue of prudence he exhibited, the role of conscience, and the relationship to law and the human person. If you find this episode valuable, reach out through the contact form on the website and share it with your friends! If you want to leave a tip, head over to the tip jar (https://checkout.luminoustradition.com/products/tip-jar/). Thanks for listening!2021-03-1011 minMidnight CarmeliteIntroduction to Midnight Carmelite#1: Midnight Carmelite is an open discourse from the fullness of my heart about the doctrine of St. John of the Cross and the broader Carmelite tradition. We will discuss philosophy of the human person, Scripture reflections in the original Greek, among other topics. I am sure that you will find in this podcast mistakes, a missed word here and there, and my faults. Despite all that, I hope you find something valuable and insightful that gives you hope. This introductory episode tells you about what to expect going forward and what you will encounter in our open discourse. If...2021-03-0311 min
I Thought You'd Like to KnowMatt Fradd and Robert Delfino - Conversation concerning their new book "Does God Exist?" - Part 1Part 2. Matt Fradd and Robert Delfino are interviewed by Cynthia and Andrew Gniadek concerning their new book, Does God Exist?2018-03-1857 min