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The SowerEPISODE 25 - Lexington Kentucky, with Alan CornettAlan Cornett and Chris Anadale discuss roots, bourbon tourism, agriculture, and more.
Alan is host of the Cultural Debris Podcast, cofounder of Cultural Debris Excursions, and a former assistant to Russell Kirk. His family has lived in Kentucky since the 18th century.
0:00 Roots
5:17 Economics
11:33 Wet and Dry
16:50 Lexington
21:21 Cincinnati
23:24 Soil and Agriculture
29:55 Kirk and Localism
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
Links:
https://x.com/alancornett
https://x.com...2024-11-0339 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 38: THE YOUTH FORMATOR +2 Years Philosophy MinorBrett Snow is...
0:00 Religious Education
5:10 Philosophy
9:19 Faith Formation
15:34 Young Adults
22:19 Advice for Students
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
Links: 2024-10-1424 min
The Great EightEpisode 10 - Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols, with Dr. Christopher AnadaleEmma Weinheimer and Joshua Hochschild interview Chris Anadale about Nietzsche & Twilight of the Idols.
Dr. Anadale is a professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary's University.
0:00 Background
6:45 Content of Twilight
10:45 Why Read Nietzsche?
20:10 Spiritual Writer?
24:00 Postmodernity
30:10 Will to Power
36:40 Overman
42:00 Education Quote2024-10-0950 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 37: THE PROSECUTOR +6 Years Philosophy MajorDaniel Scully is a prosecutor in the District Attorney's Office of Queens County, New York.
He is a 2018 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a philosophy major and earned his JD from Fordham University School of Law in 2023.
0:00 Path to Now
5:00 Intake Bureau
10:05 Justice System
12:36 Law School
15:59 Working in the System
21:10 Discerning
24:19 Philosophy in the Prosecutor's Office
26:35 Advice to Students
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
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2024-10-0732 minThe SowerEPISODE 24 - West Chester PA, with Claire AgudaClaire Aguda and Chris Anadale discuss place, church, and her community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Claire Aguda works at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal. She is currently a PhD student at Faulkner University. She has worked in the conservative intellectual movement for several years. Claire is a longtime friend of the Ciceronian Society, which she describes as the place where "people take their faith seriously, take their work seriously, but they don't take themselves seriously." 0:00 Place, Culture, and Economics 6:25 Inheritance 8:10 Transient Places 11:30 Building Community 14:50 Churches 17:45 West Chester 21:45 Exclusion 27:40 Challenges Facing Localism One in an occasional series on...2024-10-0332 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 36: THE CANCER SURVIVOR +13 Years Core PhilosophyDavid McGinley (MSMU Class of 2011) is a husband, father, CPA, and cancer survivor. He is also the brother of Stephen McGinley, interviewed in Episode 18: THE FARMER. He took philosophy courses as part of the Mount St. Mary's Core Curriculum.
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Cancer Story
11:24 Full Time Sick
15:13 Philosophy Consolation
23:44 Enhanced Experience
25:46 Advice to Students
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
Links:
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/testicular-cancer/about.html 2024-09-3029 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 35: THE PHYSICIAN +20 Years MA in PhilosophyDr. Brian Tullius graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2003 with a BA double major in in philosophy and biology, and then completed an
MA in philosophy.
He earned an MD from University of Nebraska College of
Medicine in 2008 and did a pediatric internship at Naval Medical Center San Diego, but then was selected as a flight surgeon. He got his wings in Pensacola and then went to the fleet as a flight doctor for 5 years. He returned to civilian pediatric residency and graduated in 2017.
He then went to pediatric hematology oncology fellowship at Nationwide C...2024-09-2329 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 34: THE MOTHER SUPERIOR +14 Years Philosophy MajorMother Asterone Dodeka Garry (MSMU Class of 2010) is a sister of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará community (Servadoras), part of the religious family of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE).
She is also the local superior of the Servadoras missionary community in Thurmont, Maryland, and a collaborator for the Cornelio Fabro Cultural Project.
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
0:00 Philosophy & Conversion
8:20 Catholic Attitudes to Modernity
16:00 Translating Fabro
20:40 Being a Superior
25:30 Ministry
28:50 Challenges of Religious Life
34:00 Advice to S...2024-09-1641 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 33: THE LATINIST +18 Years Philosophy MajorFr. Dylan Schrader is a priest of the diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri.
Fr. Schrader completed his philosophy studies at Conception Seminary College in 2006. He was ordained in 2010, and completed a PhD in systematic theology at the Catholic University of America in 2019.
He is currently pastor of parishes in Westphalia and Folk,
Missouri, and teaches regularly for the Veterum Sapientia Institute.
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Theology & Parish Life
5:30 Pastor as Educator
8:15 Precise Use of Language
10:12 Latin
16:50 Authoritative Texts
21:18...2024-09-0933 minThe SowerEPISODE 23 - Monroe Michigan, with Josh BowmanJosh Bowman RETURNS to talk about his childhood home of Monroe, on the shore of Lake Erie.
Dr. Joshua Bowman is Executive Director of the Ciceronian Society, former host of The Sower, and a father, husband, Michigander and follower of Christ. He is well known to anyone who has attended one of our conferences.
0:00 Monroe
6:10 Not Idealizing Rural Life
11:50 War of 1812
17:30 Present Day Monroe
27:55 Rational Local Pride
34:25 General Custer
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13...2024-09-0342 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 32: THE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW* +14 Years MA in PhilosophyDr. Edward David is a (former) postdoctoral fellow at Oxford University, and now Lecturer in Ethics and Values in the Department for Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London, as well as Director of the Associateship of King's College.
He earned an MA in Philosophical Studies degree from Mount St. Mary's University in 2010.
0:00 Introduction
1:12 Update August 2024
6:57 Original June 2024
10:08 Being an Outsider
18:38 Research Project
30:27 Natural Law & Zagzebski
37:23 Advice for Students
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
Links:
https://www.linkedin...2024-09-0243 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 31: THE MONK +15 Years Philosophy MajorFr. Etienne Huard OSB is a Benedictine monk of Conception Abbey in Conception, Missouri.
Fr. Etienne holds a BA in Philosophy (2009) from Conception Seminary College, as well as Master of Divinity, MA in Systematic Theology, and MS in Psychology degrees.
He teaches Scripture, Theology, and Psychology at
Conception, and is the director of seminary liturgy and director of propadeutic stage of seminary human formation.
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Seminary Formation
5:00 Growth in Virtue
12:25 Loneliness & Community
21:25 Living for Truth
24:14 Masculine Identity
29:15 Advice for Men Today2024-08-2633 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 30: THE CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER +15 Years Philosophy MajorJeff Childers is a social studies teacher at Four Corners Upper School in Davenport, Florida.
He graduated from Conception Seminary College in 2009 with a BA in Philosophy.
0:00 Four Corners Upper School
5:59 Community
7:53 Student Reactions to Philosophy
11:12 Influence on Students
15:50 Trust & Hope
18:29 Technology
21:57 Chat GPT
24:48 Value of High School Philosophy
29:27 Elevator Pitch
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
Links:
https://www.fourcornersupperschool.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@jeffchilders7522
https://x.com/JeffSto04628965 2024-08-1932 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 29: THE SCI FI NOVELIST +32 Years Philosophy MajorRob Kroese is author of 35+ science fiction and fantasy novels and founder of Based Con. His published series include Rex Nihilo, Mammon, Saga of the Iron Dragon, and the Counterfeit Sorcerer. He graduated from Calvin College in 1993 with a BA in philosophy.
0:00 Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing
8:38 Philosophy as Path to Poverty or Worse
13:25 Software Development
21:38 Competence
25:10 Luxury Beliefs
27:45 Parallel Institutions
40:10 Philosophy Today vs 30 Years Ago
Hosted by Christopher Anadale
BasedCon 2024 is Sept 6-8
Links:
https://badnovelist...2024-08-1245 minThe SowerEPISODE 22 - Pikeville Kentucky, with Tyler SyckTyler Syck discusses his hometown and the future of Appalachia.
Jeffery Tyler Syck is an Assistant Professor of Politics and the founding Director of the Center for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Pikeville in his hometown.
0:00 Pikeville
2:30 Counties
4:55 Returning Home
11:15 Tourists & Settlers
14:00 University
17:55 Future of Appalachia
23:55 Roots
26:55 Mountains
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2025-conference-cfp/
Links:
https://www.upike.edu/
https://www...2024-08-1033 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 28: THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER +12 Years MA in PhilosophyMatthew Shoemaker is a national security and military affairs commentator for Fox News, Newsmax, and other broadcasters.
He is a 2012 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with an MA in Philosophical Studies. He studied Nuclear War Strategy in the PhD program at Kings College London. He earned a certificate in Strategic Defense Strategy from the US Army War College in 2020, and is an Intelligence Officer in the US Naval Reserve.
0:00 Introduction
3:30 Ethics of Nuclear Weapons Strategy
14:00 Running for Congress
18:10 Trolley Problem
22:35 Fictional Portrayals of Intel World
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Life After PhilosophyEpisode 27: SEASON 3 TRAILERStarting Mondays in August 2024
0:00 Intro
1:07 THE INTEL OFFICER
2:22 THE SCI FI NOVELIST
3:23 THE OXFORD POSTDOC
4:18 THE CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHER2024-07-2205 minThe SowerEPISODE 20 - Wake Forest NC, with Joshua HerringChris Anadale & Josh Herring discuss life in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Dr. Joshua Herring earned his doctorate in Humanities in 2023 from Faulkner University, and also holds an MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches at Thales College and hosts The Optimistic Curmudgeon podcast.
0:00 Wake Forest 2011-2024
4:40 Changes
9:00 Locals vs Newcomers
12:00 Going Away to College
17:55 Local Institutions
22:00 Rootedness
26:40 Becoming a Lifer
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society or learn more about our UPCOMING CONFERENCE at the Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, Virginia, March 13-15, 2025, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
https://ciceroniansociety...2024-07-0333 minThe SowerEPISODE 19 - Alaska & Kansas, with Chase & Lori SpearsChase & Lori Spears describe their lives in Alaska, and now in Lansing, Kansas.
0:00 Alaska
11:38 Becoming Alaska People
15:23 Kansas
20:54 Importance of Place
25:19 Nomadic vs Stability
30:08 Kids Adapting to Kansas
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society, learn more about our March 13-15, 2025 Conference in Harrisonburg, Virginia, or join our mailing list, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
Links:
https://x.com/DrChaseSpears
https://ciceroniansociety.org/conference/2025-conference-cfp/2024-06-0340 minThe SowerEPISODE 18 - Ennis Montana, with John WilseyA look at Ennis, a town in southwest Montana, with John Wilsey.
Dr. Wilsey teaches church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and is a research fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture, and Democracy, an initiative of First Liberty Institute.
0:00 Introduction to Ennis
4:20 Nostalgia
9:38 Poverty
17:20 Ways of Life
21:50 Going Back
28:42 Passing Places to Our Children
One in an occasional series on place, hosted by Christopher Anadale.
To support the Ciceronian Society, learn more about our activities, or join our mailing list, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
Links:
https://www.sbts.edu/faculty/john-d-wilsey/
https://www...2024-05-0333 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 26: BEST QUOTES from Season 2A look back at the 8 Season 2 interviews.
0:00 THE FARMER Stephen McGinley
9:22 THE LANDMAN Matt Samson
12:05 THE CONVERT Landon DiPasquale
19:20 THE HISTORIAN John-Paul Heil
22:18 THE HILLBILLY THOMIST Justin Bolger
27:11 THE PROGRAMMER Alex Wakaluk
28:36 THE MONSIGNOR McLean Cummings
31:35 THE EXPECTANT MOM Lexi Pintar2024-04-2340 minThe SowerEPISODE 17 - Auburn Alabama, with Allen MendenhallFirst in an occasional series on place: the specific places that structure our lives, and what it means to have (or to lack) a place. Hosted by Christopher Anadale.
This episode, our place is Auburn, Alabama, and our guide is Dr. Allen Mendenhall, Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor in the Sorrell College of Business at Troy University.
To support the Ciceronian Society, learn more about our activities, or join our mailing list, please visit https://ciceroniansociety.org/
Links:
https://twitter.com/allenmendenhall
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenmendenhall/
https://allenmendenhall.com/2024-04-0332 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 25: THE EXPECTANT MOM +2 Years Philosophy MajorLexi Pintar (nee Zambito) is a 2022 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University, with a BA in Theology, Philosophy, and Latin. She and her husband Jacob are expecting their first child in March 2024.
Topics Discussed: Transition from school to the workforce, Work as an integral part of life, Leaving the workforce for home life, Josef Pieper's Leisure the Basis of Culture, Value of community, Marrying young, Advice for young women interested in philosophy.
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Life After PhilosophyEpisode 24: THE MONSIGNOR +31 Years Licentiate in PhilosophyMonsignor McLean Cummings is Coordinator of Spiritual Formation at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a philosophy major and completed a Licentiate in Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1993. He earned a doctorate in Moral Theology in 2009.
https://seminary.msmary.edu/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licentiate_(degree) 2024-03-1136 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 23: THE PROGRAMMER +7 years Philosophy MajorAlex Wakaluk is a software engineer who builds loan origination software for a mortgage company. He graduated in 2017 from Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in philosophy and computer science. He lives in Frederick, Maryland.
Topics Discussed: Changing jobs due to stress, Asking stupid questions in order to ask smart questions, Communication with clients, Body-Mind balance, Book recommendation, Advice for current students.
Book: The Seven Deadly Sins Today, by Henry Fairlie (1978)
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Deadly-Sins-Today/dp/0268016984 2024-03-0422 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 22: THE HILLBILLY THOMIST +11 Years MA in PhilosophyFr. Justin Bolger, O.P., is a Dominican Friar and the Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry at Providence College in Rhode Island.
He entered the novitiate for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph in 2012, and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in 2013 with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree.
He received his B.T.S. and Masters of Divinity from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in 2018 and his S.T.L. in 2020. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2020.
He is also a musician of some note: he writes and produces music for a mu...2024-02-2632 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 21: THE HISTORIAN +9 years Philosophy MajorJohn-Paul Heil is a Core Fellow at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He completed a BA in philosophy, history, and Italian studies in 2015, and subsequently earned an MA and PhD in History from the University of Chicago. He is currently pursuing a MTS degree in Biotechnology and Ethics from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute.2024-02-1938 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 20: THE CONVERT +15 Years Philosophy MajorLandon DePasquale is Strategic Clients Director a AmericanEagle.com, a web development company.
He graduated from Wheaton College in 2009 with a philosophy major, and is a convert to Catholicism.
He offers firearms training at wolfbee.com.
Topics Discussed: Intellectual Conversion vs Conversion of the Heart, Living in Harmony with your Beliefs, "Doing Philosophy" vs Living a Well-Ordered Life, Local Community, Firearms Training and Virtue.2024-02-1238 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 19: THE LANDMAN +5 Years Seminary PhilosophyMatthew Samson is a landman working with oil, gas, and mineral rights, and a Youth Coordinator for a Catholic parish in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
He studied in the Mount St. Mary's Seminary philosophy curriculum in 2018-19, and has earned bachelor's degrees in Business Management and Accounting.
https://www.landman.org/about/who-we-are/what-is-a-landman
Topics discussed: Fides et Ratio, Josef Pieper, Teaching How to Think2024-02-0527 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 18: THE FARMER +14 Years Philosophy MinorStephen McGinley is a farmer and philosophy teacher. He graduated in 2010 from Mount St. Mary's University and earned an MTS in 2012 from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.
https://goodsoilfarmllc.com/
Topics discussed: Regenerative Agriculture, Philosophy as a Way of Life, Extent of the Modern Rupture, How to Live Tolerably Well2024-01-2958 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 17: JOBS AFTER PHILOSOPHY from Season 1What the Season 1 interviewees are doing after philosophy.
1. Executive Director, Nebraska Catholic Conference
2. Goat Farmer & Middle School Teacher (Private)
3. Litigation Attorney
4. Pastor
5. High School English Teacher (Public)
6. Montessori Elementary Guide
7. Associate Pastor & College Chaplain
8. Cofounder of Media Company
9. Theology Professor
10. Media Design Consultant
11. Accountant
12. Volunteer Missionary
13. Works at McDonald's :( 2024-01-2505 minLife After PhilosophyEpisode 16: BEST QUOTES from Episodes 10-15What Olivia, Gary, Fr. Dominic, Jarrod, John, and Anna are doing with their lives (after philosophy).
Olivia the Missionary: Episode 15
Gary the Entrepreneur: Episode 10
Fr. Dominic the Professor: Episode 12
Jarrod the Industrial Engineer: Episode 11
John the Accountant: Episode 14
Anna the Media Consultant: Episode 132024-01-2507 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 15: THE MISSIONARY +1 Year Philosophy MajorOlivia Prevost is an urban missionary with Christ in the City, serving the homeless population of Denver, Colorado. She graduated in 2022 from Mount St. Mary's University with a philosophy major.
Topics Discussed: daily activities as a missionary; individual relationships vs systematic solutions; poverty of loneliness; Chris Arnade's book Dignity; how her ministry is an extension of her philosophy education & formation.
Olivia's Bio: https://christinthecity.org/missionary/olivia-2/
Christ in the City: https://christinthecity.org/
2023-10-0934 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 14: THE ACCOUNTANT +6 Years MA in PhilosophyJohn Zalesky is a government accountant, husband, and father living in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was a Catholic seminarian from 2014-2016 and earned a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2017).
Topics Discussed: the work world before & after studying philosophy; "meaningful work"; integration and living a well ordered life; fatherhood and entering history.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zalesky-96828811/
2023-10-0228 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 13: THE CONSULTANT +7 Years Philosophy MajorAnna Bradley works in digital design consulting as a Web Content Strategy Director at Reingold Inc. in Virginia. She graduated in 2016 from Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in Philosophy and Criminal Justice and then earned an MBA.
Topics Discussed: what her job is like; usefulness of logic; going from philosophy to business study; experiences of women in philosophy; advice to current students.
Anna's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annarbradley/2023-09-1826 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 12: THE PROFESSOR +12 Years MA in PhilosophyFr. Dominic Verner, O.P., is Assistant Professor of Theology at Providence College and a 2011 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree. He entered the Dominican order in 2010, was ordained a priest in 2016, and earned his Ph.D. in Moral Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 2022.
Topics Discussed: philosophy in his vocation story; relation between teaching philosophy and teaching theology; use of the term "preach"; philosophical conversion experiences; constants & changes in student attitudes over time; his advice to potential philosophy/theology majors.
Providence College: https...2023-08-2837 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 11: THE ENGINEER +18 Years Philosophy MajorJarrod Thome is Manager, Global Operations Strategy and Standards at the McDonald's corporation.
He earned a BA in philosophy (2005) from Conception Seminary College, and later a MBA and a Master's in industrial engineering.
He lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife and four daughters.
Topics Discussed: Jarrod's education & career trajectory; raising 2 sets of twin daughters; what Discrete Events Simulation Modeling is; philosophy as source of self-knowledge, wisdom, humility; how philosophy made him better at everything, including industrial engineering; why study philosophy = to be an excellent human being.
His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrod-thome 2023-08-211h 00
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 10: THE ENTREPRENEUR +11 Years Philosophy MajorGary Gasse is the cofounder of Coronation Media in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and a 2012 graduate of Mount St. Mary's University with a double major in philosophy and theology.
Topics Discussed: Founding a company right out of college; choosing a philosophy major; benefits of liberal arts education for creative & business work; how businesses live or die by their culture; no regrets; thinking & communicating after the rise of generative AI.
Coronation Media: https://www.coronationmedia.com/
Aquinas 101 Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_kd4Kgq4tP8e1BBGrC-eFlp86fqyvGex 2023-08-0724 minLife After PhilosophyEpisode 09: BEST QUOTES from Episodes 1-8This is some of what you’ll hear on the Life After Philosophy podcast.
Tom tells us about the philosophical roots of his public policy work
Rebecca shares how studying philosophy prepared her for law school
Brian says every part of his life was changed by philosophy
Olivia mentions an important insight from the philosopher Martha Nussbaum that informs her high school teaching today
And we might have to agree that in a sense, there is no life AFTER philosophy.
For more, check out these and other episodes of Life After Philosophy.2023-07-3105 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 08: THE NEW PRIEST +4 Years Seminary PhilosophyFr. Chiedozie (Dozy) Ononuju is a newly ordained Catholic priest of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Born in Nigeria, he came to the United States in 2010 and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Bucknell University before enrolling in Mount St. Mary's Seminary in 2017. He was ordained in 2023 and is now associate pastor at St. Patrick Catholic Church and chaplain at Dickinson College, both in Carlyle, Pennsylvania.
Topics Discussed: philosophy and preaching; ethos, pathos, logos; tension between practical ministry and classroom learning, lower and upper limits to the intellectual content of Christian faith; advice to new seminarians; electrical...2023-07-2425 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 07: THE MONTESSORI GUIDE +16 Years Seminary PhilosophyTom Crowe is a Montessori guide in Steubenville, Ohio, and cohost, with his wife Noelle, of the American Catholic History Podcast.
He studied philosophy as a seminarian at Mount St. Mary's Seminary from 2005-2007.
Topics Discussed: living life With (not After) philosophy; hands, intellect, love; Montessori teaching philosophy; synthesis as grasping reality as a whole; importance of good classmates and good professors; humility and honesty as requirements for philosophy study.
2023-07-1727 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 06: THE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER +9 Years Philosophy MajorOlivia Aungst teaches English at Catoctin High School in Thurmont, Maryland.
She was a Philosophy and English double major at Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2014), where she studied with the late Prof. Trudy Conway. Olivia wrote her honors project on on Thomas Aquinas' virtue of misericordia in light of Portia's speech on mercy in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Topics Discussed: value of philosophy for high school teachers & students; self-improvement; legacy of Trudy Conway; philosophy, faith & literature; integration; Olivia's advice for college students; memorable women philosophers.2023-07-1025 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 05: THE PASTOR +17 Years Seminary PhilosophyFr. Joshua Miller is a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Joliet. He is the pastor of parishes in Coal City and Braidwood, Illinois.
He studied philosophy in the seminary pretheology curriculum at Conception Seminary College from 2004-2006.
Topics Discussed: his prior study for a Ph.D. in English Literature (Derrida!), reading philosophy to feed a hunger for truth, relevance of philosophy to theology, learning how to think, how philosophy improved his understanding of mathematics, the role of a pastor as teacher, people today tending to have more philosophical than theological problems, how human formation never ends, whether a common...2023-07-0326 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 04: THE LAWYER +6 Years Philosophy MajorRebecca Schisler-Adams is a real estate attorney in Annapolis, Maryland.
She graduated from Mount St. Mary's University in 2017 with a double major in philosophy and sociology, and from law school at Catholic University of America in 2020. She practices civil litigation with the firm of Council Baradel, located in downtown Annapolis. She is married to another Mount grad and they have a 9 month old daughter.
Topics Discussed: the importance of logic for law school; legislation, advocacy, and the common good; the transition from undergraduate study to law school; whether real estate law is boring; parenthood and integrating the whole person; Roger...2023-06-2628 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 03: THE HOMESTEADER +13 Years MA in PhilosophyBrian Fink is a homesteader, goat farmer, and middle school teacher in Michigan.
He earned an M.A. in Philosophical Studies from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2010), and is a former seminarian.
Topics Dicussed: living an integrated life, applied philosophy, freedom, benefits of still reading philosophy, advice for anxious zoomers, and philosophy as an antidote to modern malaise.
The video series about Josef Pieper that I mention is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPCGA67J8M2I5S9ja7bi5P4sgLKga11QB
Brian is online at https://twitter.com/b_fink and https://bfink.substack.com/.2023-06-1927 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 02: THE RECENT GRADUATE +1 Year Philosophy MinorEmma Weinheimer was a student worker in the Mount St. Mary's University Philosophy Department office for 4 years.
She earned a B.A. from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2022) with a communications major and a philosophy minor.
Topics Discussed: working in the department, "I think" vs "I feel," acting early if you choose a Philosophy major, the importance of relationships in education, reducing the role of emotions in conversations, talking about virtue with 5th graders, Augustine/Aquinas/Aristotle, and having confidence in your concept of a good person.2023-06-1222 min
Life After PhilosophyEpisode 01: THE ADVOCATE +7 Years MA in PhilosophyTom Venzor is Executive Director of the Nebraska Catholic Conference.
He earned an M.A. in Philosophical Studies from Mount St. Mary's University (Class of 2016) and is a former seminarian.
Topics Discussed: how public policy is philosophy in disguise, role of philosophy in seminary formation, relation of philosophy to politics, how philosophy makes us more human, importance of the affective/emotional life, marriage and gift of self in John Paul II's play "The Jeweler's Shop," reason in the public square, teaching philosophy in the world, and Tom's advice to students.2023-06-0528 min
TL;DR PhilosophyTL;DR Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics Book 1 Chapter 13Read the Ethics: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html
If you enjoyed this episode, please share with a friend - it means a lot :)
Thanks to Dr. Christopher Anadale for his helpful Nicomachean chapter summaries.
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Soli Deo Gloria2020-07-1209 min
Capitán Pada y sus monitos#204 Reseña Doctor Strange Capitán PadaEl tráiler. El avance. El teaser. El corto. El arma de dos filos. La herramienta publicitaria necesaria para llevar a algunos no convencidos, a asistir a la sala de cine. Es aquél que puede enamorarte e inclusive ser mejor que el material completo. Puede ser que sea el que te pique la curiosidad, pero también el que te mate cualquier sorpresa, chiste o hasta desenlace. Las piezas promocionales cinematográficas previas al estreno de Doctor Strange mostraban una realidad alterada, con efectos especiales que a todos nos hicieron recordar la Inception de Christopher Nolan. Si ese iba a ser...2016-11-1417 min