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FORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 7)What does it mean to hope for eternal salvation? A general hope for everyone's salvation is enriched by a look at one’s personal hope for his own eternal life. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Dare We Hope "That All Men Be Saved?".Support the show
2024-08-1432 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 6)Is hell a place? Is it a state of soul? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”.Support the show
2024-08-0729 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 5)Why fallen angels can’t be saved. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Balthasar’s “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”Support the show
2024-08-0230 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 4)Could it be that people choose to go to hell? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s controversial “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”Support the show
2024-07-2533 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 3)Is hell a place, and can we know who is in it? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s "Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”.Support the show
2024-07-1733 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 2)Is Jesus just, or is he merciful? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s misunderstood book “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”.Support the show
2024-07-0334 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 15)How does science make sense of beauty? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-06-1932 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 16)Can we ever know too much? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-06-1232 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 14)The mysteries of quantum physics and of God. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Father Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-06-0527 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 13)The science of conscience—and judgment. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Robert Spitzer’s book “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-05-3031 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 12)Mystical experiences—who has them and why? A debate between Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro on Robert Spitzer’s book “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-05-2232 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 11) Quantum physics: proof of God? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Fr. Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-05-1526 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 10)What does LANGUAGE tell us about how humans think? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Fr. Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-05-0831 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 9)PROOF that humans are different from monkeys. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-05-0128 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 8)Near-death experiences and out-of-body experiences: are they real? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Science at the Doorstep to God by Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-04-2420 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 7)God is perfect, simple, omniscient, omnipresent—but what do these things mean? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro break down Science at the Doorstep to God by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-04-1730 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 6)Are there multiple universes, and how can we know? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Science at the Doorstep to God by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J.Support the show
2024-04-1026 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 5)God the Fine Tuner: How to scientists explain how the laws of the universe got so precise? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-04-0330 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 4)It is said that a monkey in front of a typewriter, given an infinite amount of time, would eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. This is true. But would it understand? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-03-2728 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 3)There is so much scientific evidence for God, yet why do scientists find it so difficult to believe? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.”Support the show
2024-03-2032 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 2)Entropy: Why do things degrade? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss some of the basic principles of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book "Science at the Doorstep to God".Support the show
2024-03-1331 minFORMED Book ClubFr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 1)Modern science is giving more and more astounding evidence FOR the existence of God. Learn about it in Father Robert Spitzer’s phenomenal new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” In this first episode, Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss the introduction. Pages 1 to 30.Support the show
2024-03-0634 minFORMED Book ClubGeoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 3)Chapter 1 of “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam” by Geoffrey Shaw, discussed by Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro.Support the show
2023-12-1323 minFORMED Book ClubGeoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 2)In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss Geoffrey Shaw’s introduction (pages 23–40) to “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam.”Support the show
2023-12-0634 minFORMED Book ClubGeoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 1)Every American should read “The Lost Mandate of Heaven.” In 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (1901–1963)—a devout, charitable Catholic and possibly a saint—was assassinated by US-backed soldiers, sparking a decade of hideous war. Why did this happen? Geoffrey Shaw’s “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” tells the story. In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro give an overview of the book and discuss the foreword by Fr. James Schall, S.J.Support the show
2023-11-2925 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 15)Dostoyevsky knows the difference between a revolution of love (Christian) and a revolution of power (atheism). Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue to read Henri de Lubac’s analysis of the great Fyodor Dostoyevsky in “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-08-3030 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 13)What is Christianity’s ANSWER to atheism? Simple: DOSTOYEVSKY. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin part III of “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” by Henri de Lubac.Support the show
2023-08-1626 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 12)The last word on sociologist August Comte. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro conclude part II of Henri de Lubac’s “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-08-0933 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 10)Comte, the father of “social science,” believes in a new god: MANKIND. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro finish part 2, chapter 2, of Henri de Lubac’s “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-07-2629 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 9)Why Comte DETESTED Jesus—and LOVED St. Paul. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin studying part 2, chapter 2, of Henri de Lubac’s classic “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-07-1929 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 8)Even atheists need a god: How Comte turned data into a religion. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss pp. 147–79 (part 2, chapter 1) of Henri de Lubac’s classic “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-07-1232 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 7)August Comte: How “science” took over EVERYTHING. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin to read PART TWO of “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” by Henri de Lubac.Support the show
2023-07-0730 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 6)Are CHRISTIANS responsible for God’s death? Nietzsche thought so. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro finish their study of PART ONE of “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” by Henri de Lubac, S.J.Support the show
2023-06-2822 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 3)Atheism is boring: the lifeless life of Nietzsche. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro finish chapter 1 of Henri de Lubac’s “The Drama of Atheist Humanism.”Support the show
2023-06-0729 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 2)The return of the gods: When we kill God, something darker takes His place. This week, we take on Feuerbach and Nietzsche as Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read Henri de Lubac’s landmark study “The Drama of Atheism Humanism.”Support the show
2023-06-0137 minFORMED Book ClubCardinal Henri de Lubac, “The Drama of Atheist Humanism” (pt. 1)“Down with God, up with man!” In this tour-de-force “The Drama of Atheist Humanism,” written during the godless persecutions of World War II, acclaimed scholar Cardinal Henri de Lubac enters the heart of modern atheism: a dark yet brilliant quest to destroy a God who, they think, suppresses mankind. Joseph Pearce, Father Fessio, and Vivian Dudro begin by studying the two godfathers of atheism: Karl Marx and his hero Ludwig Feuerbach.Support the show
2023-05-2429 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 17)Is Latin better or worse for the Mass? Sparks fly in this concluding episode of our study of Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”Support the show
2023-05-1533 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 16)What’s kneeling at Mass all about? Find out with Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro as they read the final chapter of Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy!”Support the show
2023-05-1035 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 15)The real meaning of “active participation” in the Mass. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro break down the first half of the last chapter of Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”Support the show
2023-05-0331 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 14)What is a “rite,” and why are there so many? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro untangle the meaning of different liturgical styles with the help of Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”Support the show
2023-04-2629 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 13)Rock music: is it good? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue to unpack Pope Benedict's analysis of music in "The Spirit of the Liturgy".Support the show
2023-04-1928 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 12)How music almost killed—and saved—the Catholic Church. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Joseph Ratzinger’s account of the development of liturgical singing in “The Spirit of the Liturgy”.Support the show
2023-04-1231 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 11)Pope Benedict on MUSIC, both ancient and new. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian guide us through part 3, chapter 2, of Joseph Ratzinger’s classic “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”Support the show
2023-04-0438 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 10)Why God loves art—and you should too. Join Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro in their discussion of part III, chapter 1, of Joseph Ratzinger’s “Spirit of the Liturgy”, on images and visual art.Support the show
2023-03-2938 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 9)Do Catholics overlook the Church’s most important feast? Why the whole year hinges on March 25, as Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue to unpack Joseph Ratzinger’s landmark book “The Spirit of the Liturgy”.Support the show
2023-03-2326 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 8)Does anybody really know what time is? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro try to unfold one of reality's greatest mysteries with the help of Joseph Ratzinger’s “The Spirit of the Liturgy”.Support the show
2023-03-1526 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 7)Why churches should always be open. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue to unpack “The Spirit of the Liturgy” by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI).Support the show
2023-03-0930 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 6)Should we have lay lectors and altar servers at Mass? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro address “lay participation” as they unpack chapter 3 of “The Spirit of the Liturgy.”Support the show
2023-02-2025 minFORMED Book ClubFORMED Book Club, The Spirit of the Liturgy: Episode 5What Mass was like at St. Peter's in the 1600s—and why it was so strangely beautiful. Fr. Fessio breaks down chapter 3, section 2, of his teacher Joseph Ratzinger's masterpiece "The Spirit of the Liturgy."Support the show
2023-02-1324 minFORMED Book ClubFORMED Book Club, The Spirit of the Liturgy: Episode 4Why your priest SHOULD be facing away from you. Hint: It's not what you think. Father Fessio explains his teacher Joseph Ratzinger's theology of "liturgical east" in this reading of "The Spirit of the Liturgy".Support the show
2023-02-0831 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 3)Life between heaven and earth: how the liturgy touches eternity. Father Fessio continues to walk us through "The Spirit of the Liturgy" by his teacher, Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI).Support the show
2023-01-3031 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 2)The real meaning of "sacrifice," according to Pope Benedict. Father Fessio walks us, page by page, through chapter 2 of Joseph Ratzinger's masterpiece "The Spirit of the Liturgy."Support the show
2023-01-2441 minFORMED Book ClubJoseph Cardinal Ratzinger, “The Spirit of the Liturgy” (pt. 1)What does the liturgy have to do with human happiness? Everything. Fr. Joseph Fessio, a former student and long-time friend of Pope Benedict XVI, leads an introduction to the pope’s groundbreaking book “The Spirit of the Liturgy”.Support the show
2023-01-1634 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 10)What Vatican II did, and didn’t do, to America. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro conclude their discussion of American Pilgrimage by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2023-01-1128 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 9)How American Catholics responded to the Sexual Revolution—and Humanae Vitae. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of American Pilgrimage by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2023-01-0926 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 8)Nuclear war—and the Catholic response to it. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of “American Pilgrimage” by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2023-01-0431 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 6)Did Bing Crosby save the Catholic Church in America? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss another installment of Christopher Shannon’s book “American Pilgrimage.”Support the show
2022-12-1228 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 5)Did Bing Crosby save the Catholic Church in America? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss another installment of Christopher Shannon’s book “American Pilgrimage”.Support the show
2022-12-0535 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 4)How did Black, Italian, and Irish Catholics get along in America? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss the age of mass immigration in their ongoing reading of “American Pilgrimage” by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2022-11-2138 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 3)The British: what they did in America, and what they thought about the Catholic Church. Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue discussing “American Pilgrimage” by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2022-11-1539 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 2)Misfits and martyrs: how the French handled the New World. Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their breakdown of “American Pilgrimage” by Christopher Shannon.Support the show
2022-11-0737 minFORMED Book ClubChristopher Shannon, “American Pilgrimage” (pt. 1)The Spanish Conquistadors: good, evil, or both? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin their discussion of Christopher Shannon’s 2022 book American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey Through Catholic Life in a New World.Support the show
2022-10-3139 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 7)What can Protestants teach Catholics about their own faith? Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro have a debate about the nature of love in this discussion on “Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism,” edited by Brian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua.Support the show
2022-10-1725 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 6)What is faith, and why does it save us? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read about the conversion of Lutheran Robert C. Koons to Catholicism in “Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism.”Support the show
2022-10-1039 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 5)Who decided what books were included in the Bible? The answer may shock you. Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss the conversion of philosopher Logan Paul Gage in this study of Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism.Support the show
2022-10-0325 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 4)The power of a beautiful church: Peter Kreeft walks into a cathedral for the first time—and becomes Catholic. Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss chapter 5 of Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism, edited by Brian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua.Support the show
2022-09-2634 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 3)The conversions of Brian Cutter and Neal Judisch. Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss chapters 3 and 4 of “Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism.”Support the show
2022-09-1935 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 2)Can it be good to be an atheist for a little while? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss the conversion of philosopher J. Budzisziewski this week on the Formed Book Club as they move through the book Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism, edited by Brian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua.Support the show
2022-09-1222 minFORMED Book ClubBrian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua, “Faith and Reason” (pt. 1)Why would a philosopher—a professional thinker—become Catholic? The better question is, why wouldn’t he? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro begin reading Brian Besong and Jonathan Fuqua’s collection of conversion stories, Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism.Support the show
2022-09-0641 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 14)What makes a saint a saint—and what doesn’t? Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro conclude their discussion of Henri de Lubac’s The Church: Paradox and Mystery.Support the show
2022-08-2934 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 12)Why we need beauty, according to Hans Urs von Balthasar. Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their reading of Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-08-1632 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 11)Hans Urs von Balthasar: heretic or great “man of the Church”? This week, Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read Henri de Lubac’s chapter on the seminal theologian in The Church: Paradox and Mystery.Support the show
2022-08-0933 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 10)What does it mean to preach the Gospel—and why bother? Father Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce continue their exploration of Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-08-0128 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 9)Who goes to hell—and why? Father Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce face some of life’s most pressing questions as they continue their study of Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-07-2527 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 8)What will it take for Buddhists and Hindus to believe in Christ? Father Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce explore the “pagan religions” this week through Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-07-1829 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 7)Why the dogma of the Assumption changes everything. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery.”Support the show
2022-07-1129 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 6)How is the Church holy if she‘s so obviously full of sinners? This and more as Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro contemplate de Lubac‘s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-06-2829 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 5)“Extra ecclesiam nulla salus,” said St. Cyprian. “Outside the Church, no one is saved.” But does that mean what we think it means? Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss chapter 4 of Henri de Lubac's “The Church: Paradox and Mystery”.Support the show
2022-06-2033 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 4)Vatican II: Was it a break, or was it part of tradition? Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss chapter 3 of Henri de Lubac’s “The Church: Paradox and Mystery.”Support the show
2022-06-1329 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 3)Theology must be lived out, not just thought out. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their exploration of chapter 2 of Henri de Lubac‘s The Church: Paradox and Mystery.Support the show
2022-06-0636 minFORMED Book ClubHenri de Lubac, “The Church: Paradox and Mystery” (pt. 1)Fr. Henri de Lubac was a World War I veteran of the Battle of Verdun, part of the French Resistance in World War II, and—many say—a Church Father of our own time. In this special episode of the FORMED Book Club, Fr. Joseph Fessio describes his years with this pivotal French theologian, who had a profound influence on Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI.Support the show
2022-05-2330 minFORMED Book ClubSt. Augustine, “The City of God” (pt. 10)What will happiness be like in Heaven? Saint Augustine has some ideas. Join Fr. Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro in the FORMED Book Club’s final discussion of “The City of God”.Support the show
2022-05-1632 minFORMED Book ClubSt. Augustine, The City of God (ep. 8)“O Beauty ever ancient, ever new...” This week, Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro reflect with St. Augustine on the nature of beauty in this world: light mixed with shadow, good pierced by evil.Support the show
2022-05-0234 minFORMED Book ClubSt. Augustine, The City of God (ep. 7)The difference between miracles and magic. Father Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce continue their reading of Augustine's "The City of God," as anthologized by Hans Urs von Balthasar.Support the show
2022-04-2133 minFORMED Book ClubSt. Augustine, “The City of God” (pt. 4)Is happiness possible in a messed-up world? This and more as Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Augustine’s “The City of God,” as anthologized by Hans Urs von Balthasar.Support the show
2022-03-2432 minFORMED Book ClubSt. Augustine, “The City of God” (pt. 2)Can we ever have heaven on earth—a world of saints? St. Augustine has answers. Joseph Pearce, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Fessio, S.J., discuss the saint’s masterpiece “The City of God”, as anthologized by Hans Urs von Balthasar.Support the show
2022-03-1033 minFORMED Book ClubSusan Treacy, “The Music of Christendom” (pt. 9)The twentieth century, from Ralph Vaughan-Williams to George Gershwin to David Bowie. Tastes diverge. Listen to Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce debate the beauty and ugliness of modern music in our last discussion of Susan Treacy’s “The Music of Christendom.”Support the show
2022-02-2433 minFORMED Book ClubSusan Treacy, “The Music of Christendom” (pt. 5)Why the world forgot Bach for one hundred years. We span from Vivaldi to Bach to Handel to Haydn this week in our reading of The Music of Christendom by Susan Treacy. Join Fr. Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce.Support the show
2022-01-2832 minFORMED Book ClubSusan Treacy, “The Music of Christendom” (pt. 4)From Palestrina (and St. Philip Neri) in Italy to underground Catholic composers in England to the birth of opera in France. Fr. Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss chapters 8 to 11 of Susan Treacy’s book The Music of Christendom.Support the show
2022-01-1934 minFORMED Book ClubSusan Treacy, “The Music of Christendom” (pt. 3)What Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance choral music have in common. Fr. Joseph Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce talk about chapters 5 to 7 of Susan Treacy’s The Music of Christendom.Support the show
2022-01-1228 minFORMED Book ClubSusan Treacy, “The Music of Christendom” (pt. 2) Is music just getting worse and worse—or better? Listen to Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce debate the meaning of tradition in art, with the help of Susan Treacy’s Music of Christendom.Support the show
2021-12-1634 minFORMED Book ClubSaints and Sinners in the Cristero War - Part 3Is there a difference between Catholic social teaching and Marxist social teaching? Vivian Dudro, Joseph Pearce, and Fr. Fessio debate this and more as they take on chapters 6 and 7 of Saints and Sinners in the Cristero War by Fr. James Murphy.Support the show
2021-11-2432 minFORMED Book ClubIn Defense of Sanity - Part 16G.K. Chesterton’s take on contraception and on global trade. Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce argue about the essays “The Surrender Upon Sex” and “Reflections on a Rotten Apple” from the Chesterton collection In Defense of Sanity.Support the show
2021-09-2935 minFORMED Book ClubIn Defense of Sanity - Part 15Vaccines and hopscotch. Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss G.K. Chesterton's thoughts on rules and the big State in a heated episode of the Formed Book Club.Subscribe to the Formed Book Club podcast at https://formedbookclub.buzzsprout.com.Support the show
2021-09-2334 minFORMED Book ClubIn Defense of Sanity - Part 14What is a barbarian? And might you be one? Father Fessio and Joseph Pearce discuss two more essays by G.K. Chesterton, “On the Return of the Barbarian” and “On Man: Heir of All the Ages,” both from the collection In Defense of Sanity.Support the show
2021-09-1626 minFORMED Book ClubA Time to Die - Nicolas Diat - Part 3“[Man] no longer has time for himself and for God. . . . He does not have time to die because he does not have time to live. . . . The monk agrees to lose all his time for God. Monastic life is happy; monastic death is, also.” — Dom Pateau, O.S.B., of Fontgombault Abbey. This week, we discuss Fontgombault, Mondaye Abbey, and the famous Grande Chartreuse—with a special concluding editorial on “Catholic privilege” from Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J.Support the show
2020-07-0234 min
Joseph Pearce - Discerning Hearts Catholic PodcastsEpisode 3 – The Day Is Now Far Spent – Fr. Joseph Fessio S.J., Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce FBC PodcastWe continue our exploration of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent”—a tour de force response to the present darkness in the Church. From the New York City skyline to the meaning of the word “Modernism”. We continue our discussion of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent”. You can find ... Read more
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2020-04-2200 minFORMED Book ClubSex and the Catholic Feminist - Sue Ellen Browder - Part 1Sue Ellen Browder was a secular feminist journalist, writing for Cosmopolitan Magazine through the tumultuous 1960s before converting to Catholicism decades later. Now, with new insight, her book “Sex and the Catholic Feminist” takes us back to the good roots of the women’s movement, points out where feminism took a dark turn, and offers a fuller vision of feminine dignity, rooted in love. In this first installment of a four-part series, Vivian Dudro, Joseph Pearce, and Father Joseph Fessio debate mucky politics, the early pro-life feminists, Alfred Kinsey, the Rolling Stones, and more.Support the show
2020-04-0733 minJoseph Pearce - Discerning Hearts Catholic PodcastsEpisode 2 – The Day Is Now Far Spent – Fr. Joseph Fessio S.J., Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce FBC PodcastWe begin our exploration of Robert Cardinal Sarah's "The Day Is Now Far Spent"—a tour de force response to the present darkness in the Church.
From the New York City skyline to the meaning of the word "Modernism". We continue our discussion of Robert Cardinal Sarah's "The Day Is Now Far Spent".
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2020-03-3100 minJoseph Pearce - Discerning Hearts Catholic PodcastsEpisode 1 – The Day Is Now Far Spent – Fr. Joseph Fessio S.J., Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce FBC PodcastWe begin our exploration of Robert Cardinal Sarah's "The Day Is Now Far Spent"—a tour de force response to the present darkness in the Church. In this week's reading, the cardinal pays a special tribute to such controversial churchmen as Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (all Ignatius Press authors). What he says may surprise you.
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