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Church Life TodayRewind Episode: What Young Adults Are Seeking in Faith and Life with Jeff KeussPurpose and meaning, healing and growth, community and fellowship—these values have traditionally been found in church. Though they are leaving the pews in droves, young adults are still seeking these spiritual benefits. Based on five years of qualitative and quantitative research,Defiant Hope, Active Love offers practical recommendations for making faith communities more hospitable to the next generation. The editor of the book and lead researcher in the project joins me today to talk about his team’s findings and where to go from here.Jeff Keuss is a professor of Christian ministry, theology, and culture at S...2025-06-0229 min
The ThinkND PodcastWomen's Work, Part 4: What Makes Work Meaningful (A Feminist Intervention)Episode Topic: What Makes Work Meaningful (A Feminist Intervention) Why does care work feel fulfilling on some days, and infuriating on others? What could success look like if we divorce it from individualism and achievement? In this episode, listen in to a conversation with Paul Blaschko '19 Ph.D., Director of the Sheedy Family Program and assistant teaching professor in philosophy at Notre Dame, about how feminist thinkers are reworking western definitions of meaning and success. We’ll consider Ursula Le Guin’s 1982 New Yorker short story “Sur” to illustrate.Women’s Work is sponsor...2025-04-241h 03
The Lumen Christi InstituteA Philosophy of Work, Leisure, and Catholic CultureThis lecture is entitled A Philosophy of Work, Leisure, and Catholic Culture
It was given by Paul Blaschko of the University of Notre Dame on March 20th, 2025 at the Butterfield Country Club .2025-04-2149 min
Time For Fellowship Masonic PodcastCave People Be Like "This Is Fine" | Time For Fellowship S2E14Welcome back to fellowship! Time to crawl outta the cave, folks! Your Brosts Matt and Andrew are back, and this week we’re talkin’ Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, and why it hits harder than your fifth helping of pancakes at a lodge brekky.We’re breaking down how this ancient philosophical banger mirrors the Masonic journey toward light, what it means to be a seeker of truth in a world full of shadows, and how Freemasonry calls us to rise above illusion, comfort, and conspiracy theory TikToks.Whether you’re a Master Maso...2025-04-1031 min
The Art of ManlinessPhilosophical Tools for Living the Good LifeMost everyone wants to live a good, meaningful life, though we don’t always know what that means and how to do it. Plenty of modern self-improvement programs claim to point people in the right direction, but many of the best answers were already offered more than two thousand years ago.My guests have gleaned the cream of this orienting, ancient-yet-evergreen advice from history’s philosophers and shared it in their new book, The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning. Their names are Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, and they’re pro...2024-12-251h 02
The Commonweal PodcastEp. 140 - Fewer Screens, More MeaningIt’s no secret that there’s a mental health crisis affecting young people in the United States. Rates of anxiety, symptoms of depression, and even suicide attempts have hit record highs. That’s partly what motivated Anna Moreland and Thomas Smith to write The Young Adult Playbook, a kind of “self-help” book intended to help high school and college students think through the deep questions of life, love, and vocation. On this episode, Moreland and Smith speak with associate editor Regina Munch about their book, explaining how young people can l...2024-10-2426 minChurch Life TodayWhat Young Adults Are Seeking in Faith and Life, with Jeff KeussPurpose and meaning, healing and growth, community and fellowship—these values have traditionally been found in church. Though they are leaving the pews in droves, young adults are still seeking these spiritual benefits. Based on five years of qualitative and quantitative research,Defiant Hope, Active Love offers practical recommendations for making faith communities more hospitable to the next generation. The editor of the book and lead researcher in the project joins me today to talk about his team’s findings and where to go from here.Jeff Keuss is a professor of Christian ministry, theology, and culture at S...2024-09-0329 min
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia BeckerExploring the Good Life with Meghan Sullivan, Ph.D.What does it mean to live a good life? How do we find meaning and happiness in our everyday lives? In this episode, Amy Julia Becker sits down with Meghan Sullivan, co-author of The Good Life Method and philosophy professor at Notre Dame, to explore:The narrow American understanding of the good lifeHow to help students (and all of us) explore the big questions about life, purpose, and meaningHow individuals with intellectual disabilities contribute to our understanding of humanityThe relationship between love, attention, and the good lifeExpanding our conceptions of work and vocation _SUBSCRIBE t...2024-06-1146 min
Friendtalkative PodcastEP1237 Book Talk หนังสือ The Good Life Methodหนังสือ The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning ของ Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko
- คำถามของยุคสมัยที่ว่าด้วยเรื่องของสิ่งภายนอก ความประดับประดา และการฉาบทา มันคือสิ่งใดกันแน่
- ศาสตราจารย์ทางด้านปรัชญาของชีวิต ก็คือสิ่งที่เราจะค้นหาสิ่งภายใน เปรียบเสมือนการย้อนกลับไปสู่จุดเริ่มต้นของมัน
- เมื่อความหลอมรวมระหว่างความสูงส่ง กับความดีงามเข้าด้วยกัน จะกลายเป็นสิ่งที่มีค่ามากที่สุดบนจักรวาลนี้ นั่นคือชีวิตที่ดี
- 5 สิ่งที่ต้องนำมาปฏิบัติใช้ตลอดทั้งชีวิตนั่นคือ 1. ปรารถนาความจริง 2. ใช้ชีวิตเพื่อเอื้อเฟื้อ 3. มีความคิดรับผิดชอบ 4. ทำงานด้วยใจจริง และ 5. รักด้วยความเอาใจเขามาใส่ใจเรา
- ทั้งนี้ นิยามคำว่าชีวิตที่ดีเป็นการออกแบบชีวิตตามปัจเจกชน ไม่จำเป็นจะต้องลอกเลียนแบบจากใครทั้งหมด แต่ให้รับฟังแล้วนำมาปรับใช้ให้เข้ากับนิสัย จิตใจ และความคิดของเรามากที่สุด
2024-04-0811 min
Nobody Told Me!Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko: ...reasoning through the big questions of happiness, faith and meaningWhat does it mean to “live a good life”? And how can we do that? We explore those questions on this episode as we talk with two Notre Dame philosophy professors who’ve written a great guide for examining the quality and meaning of one’s own life. Our guests are Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko whose book is called, "The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith and Meaning". 2024-01-1931 min
The Next Big Idea Daily"The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning" by Meghan Sullivan & Paul BlaschkoTo close out the week, let's hear from two philosophers about what it means to be happy, good, and to live with purpose.2024-01-1912 min
Perennial WisdomMeghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko | The Good Life Method📩 Want daily meditations (and courses) on the art of living? Sign up for Perennial Meditations: https://perennial.substack.com/subscribeOn today’s episode, the final episode of a three-part “Best of Series” here on the podcast, I’m sharing my conversation with Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, the authors of The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning. Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family College Professor in Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, director of the God and the Good Life Program, and director of the Notre Dame...2024-01-111h 01
For Your ConsiderationFaith, Reason, and the Good LifeIn this episode of For Your Consideration, we are delighted to bring you a lecture on the role of faith in our reasoning about the good life, which was delivered at the Center by Dr. Meghan Sullivan of the University of Notre Dame on October 5th. Dr. Sullivan is the Wilsey Family Collegiate Professor of Philosophy. She serves as Director of the NDIAS, a university-wide research institute that supports faculty, doctoral students, undergraduates and visiting fellows pursuing cross-disciplinary research on major ethical themes. Sullivan has published two books: Time Biases (OUP 2018) and The Good Life Method (Penguin 2021...2023-11-2858 min
In All Things PodcastGUIDING the Good Life with Meghan Sullivan (ep. 45)On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Dr. Meghan Sullivan about her book The Good Life Method. The book, which is based on a wildly popular course at the University of Notre Dame, prescribes philosophy as care for the soul, teaching us to ask stronger questions about God and what makes for a good life. Among the questions we discuss:
The disconnect between the contemporary practice of philosophy and the deep philosophical crises many are having
What philosophy can offer that happiness studies or design theory can't
How to ask stronger questions that move towards contemplation...2023-10-1159 minThe ThinkND PodcastEthics at Work Podcast, Part 6: Economy, Community, and Moral TheologyEpisode Topic: Economy, Community, and Moral TheologyToday the Ethics at Work Crew chats with Fr. Gilbrian Stoy, C.S.C. '13, '19 MDiv. Fr. Gil has a variety of interests: economy, technology, ecology, and communion theology. Interestingly, Fr. Gil tells us that communion and community should be at the forefront of the way we think about economy.In today’s episode, we set the scene for understanding community through the lens of The Road by Cormac McCarthy to begin to unpack how economy involves rel...2023-10-1047 min
Good FaithGood Faith CLASSIC: College, God, and the Good Life (with Meghan Sullivan and David French)In this Good Faith Classic episode, Curtis and David talk with Meghan Sullivan, philosopher, teacher, and creator of the most popular class at the University of Notre Dame, “God and the Good Life.” As many of us send our kids off to college (or head off to college ourselves), Meghan helps us appreciate the role of education–and of philosophy in particular–in helping students take on the big questions of life. Show Notes: –The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko –God and the Good Life (Notre Dame course) –What is...2023-10-021h 05
Good FaithGood Faith CLASSIC: College, God, and the Good Life (with Meghan Sullivan and David French)In this Good Faith Classic episode, Curtis and David talk with Meghan Sullivan, philosopher, teacher, and creator of the most popular class at the University of Notre Dame, “God and the Good Life.” As many of us send our kids off to college (or head off to college ourselves), Meghan helps us appreciate the role of education–and of philosophy in particular–in helping students take on the big questions of life. Show Notes: –The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko –God and the Good Life (Notre Dame course) –What is...2023-09-301h 05The ThinkND PodcastEthics at Work Podcast, Part 5: Theology, Space, and ContemplationEpisode Topic: Theology, Space, and ContemplationAfter serving as a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan for nearly ten years – doing parish ministry, criminal justice work, social justice advocacy, and speaking and publishing – William (Bill) Wittland, a 2022-23 fellow with Notre Dame’s Inspired Leadership Initiative, transitioned to a career in business marketing communications. Beginning as an agency copywriter, he eventually became a senior leader and partner at a succession of agencies serving North American and global clients. For the past 15 years, Mr. Wittland has led Vox Strategic, a firm he lau...2023-09-1938 min
The Partially Examined LifePEL Presents PvI#60: Elu-Sedations w/ Matt TeichmanPhilosopher Matt, host of the Elucidations podcast and frequent PEL guest, finally gets in on Philosophy vs. Improv in this, our Season Two Finale. And many is he a de dicto. Or is he a de re? Slowly learn the difference as we make things personal through scenes of shit-talking and crime reporting.
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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPhilosophy vs. Improv #60: Elu-Sedations w/ Matt TeichmanPhilosopher Matt, host of the Elucidations podcast and frequent PEL guest, finally gets in on Philosophy vs. Improv in this, our Season Two Finale. And many is he a de dicto. Or is he a de re? Slowly learn the difference as we make things personal through scenes of shit-talking and crime reporting.
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Philosophy vs. ImprovElu-Sedations w/ Matt Teichman
Philosopher Matt, host of the Elucidations podcast and frequent PEL guest, finally gets in on Philosophy vs. Improv in this, our Season Two Finale. And many is he a de dicto. Or is he a de re? Slowly learn the difference as we make things personal through scenes of shit-talking and crime reporting.
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Audio editing by Tyler Hi...2023-08-2955 minThe ThinkND PodcastEthics At Work, Part 4: Entrepreneurship and Tech Ethics with Kevin BowyerEpisode Topic: Entrepreneurship and Tech Ethics with Kevin BowyerIn this episode we’re joined by Dr. Kevin Bowyer, the Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor of Computer Science and Engineering University of Notre Dame for a conversation about artificial intelligence, technology ethics, and entrepreneurship. Kevin’s research is in the areas of computer vision and human biometrics, with an emphasis on practical applications. His work has been foundational to the recent Renaissance in artificial intelligence.Kevin has had a truly fascinating career in computer science, beginning with an early foray into computer vision and pattern recognition which led...2023-08-2937 minThe ThinkND PodcastEthics at Work, Part 3: The Psychology of Resilience and Burnout with Laura Miller-GraffToday we are joined by Laura Miller-Graff, (BA Notre Dame ‘08; PhD, UMich '13), an Associate Professor of Psychology and Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prof. Miller-Graff's work centers on the impact of violence on childhood development, and the human capacity for resilience in conflict settings. She's concerned with questions of psychological well-being, post-traumatic stress, and the efficacy of interventions for violence-exposed individuals and communities. Through her work, she seeks to develop culturally appropriate, cost-effective psychosocial interventions, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and adolescents living amidst chronic sociopolitical conflict.In th...2023-08-0726 minThe ThinkND PodcastEthics At Work, Part 2: Work, The Common Good, and The Human PersonIn episode 2 of Ethics at Work, "Work, the Common Good, and the Human Person," we are joined by Fr. Justin Brophy, OP ‘06, ‘17, ‘20 a professor of political science at Providence College. Fr. Justin’s work follows the ancient definition of politics, thinking about the human person in a community. He’s concerned with questions of flourishing, justice, and happiness.In this episode we discuss ideas about work as a means to an end vs the potential of work to display the human person. We think deeply about the ways work has changed over time, how currently there is a...2023-07-1934 minThe ThinkND PodcastEthics At Work, Part 1: Introducing the Ethics at Work PodcastEpisode Topic: Introducing the Ethics at Work PodcastIn this episode, we introduce our new project, a podcast! We share the story of how each of us came to ask how our relationship with work should look, and what it means to live an excellent working life. Walter and Megan are engineers who think deeply about how technology can and should be used to build better habits and connect with others around us. Since Paul is a philosopher, we aren’t scared to dig deep into the philosophies that shape our assumptions.We tell you ho...2023-06-2732 min
Retire Sooner with Wes MossThe Good Life Method With Paul BlaschkoWhat do economists and philosophers have in common?It’s not a trick question, but rather a debatable topic that Wes Moss and today’s guest, Paul Blaschko could discuss until the end of time! Paul Blaschko is the professor for the University of Notre Dame's most popular undergraduate class on philosophy.Wes and Paul dive deep into the philosophy versus theology schism and how Aristotle could be in the happy retiree camp. They also discuss Paul's "good life method" and the importance of good conversations.As this episode concludes, Paul shares some ways...2023-04-061h 06
BigIdeas.FM: Audiobooks delivered as conversational podcasts!The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan Audiobook | Free SummaryFree Audiobook summary of the book The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko.This is a philosophical book on ethics and goodness.The Cause And Effect Of GoodnessCultivating good intentions leads to moral progress, and moral progress leads to human flourishing.Sometimes we make terrible decisions that, thankfully, do not end in disaster. Sometimes we attempt heroic, loving, or generous deeds but fail to make a difference in the world.Moral Development2023-03-2006 min
BigIdeas by nextbigwhatThe Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan Audiobook | Free SummaryFree Audiobook summary of the book The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko.
This is a philosophical book on ethics and goodness.
The Cause And Effect Of Goodness
Cultivating good intentions leads to moral progress, and moral progress leads to human flourishing.
Sometimes we make terrible decisions that, thankfully, do not end in disaster. Sometimes we attempt heroic, loving, or generous deeds but fail to make a difference in the world.
Moral Development
Moral development entails bettering your...2023-03-2006 min
CallingsPursuing Wisdom and the Good Life: Meghan SullivanMeghan Sullivan teaches philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where she also directs a program on God and the Good Life. Meghan’s newest book, co-authored with Paul Blaschko, is titled The Good Life Method: Reasoning through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning. In our conversation, Meghan talks about the philosopher in all of us. She describes how philosophy bridges the active and reflective life, noting how strongly students yearn to explore life’s significant questions such as the meaning of work, love, and suffering. She draws on her extensive experience teaching about the good life and...2023-02-0955 min
Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 244: Paul BlaschkoThe one who saves his life will lose it. The one who sows to the spirit will reap life. I am the way and the truth and the life. Life is like a box of chocolates. Ways of life and forms of life and such matters concerning life have occupied sages and philosophers and poets and preachers as long as human beings became word-slingers, and yet attempting the good life seems to require that each generation start anew somehow, to shape lives and to seek life for the first time every time. Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko’s recent book Th...2023-01-301h 04Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 244: Paul BlaschkoThe one who saves his life will lose it. The one who sows to the spirit will reap life. I am the way and the truth and the life. Life is like a box of chocolates. Ways of life and forms of life and such matters concerning life have occupied sages and philosophers and poets and preachers as long as human beings became word-slingers, and yet attempting the good life seems to require that each generation start anew somehow, to shape lives and to seek life for the first time every time. Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko’s recent book Th...2023-01-301h 04Nobody Told Me!Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko: ...reasoning through the big questions of happiness, faith and meaningWhat does it mean to “live a good life”? And how can we do that? We explore those questions on this episode as we talk with two Notre Dame philosophy professors who’ve written a great guide for examining the quality and meaning of one’s own life. Our guests are Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko whose book is called, "The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith and Meaning". Their website is https://think.nd.edu/bq/bq2/ We’re excited to tell you about another great product from our sponsor, Ritual. It's called Synbiotic+ and it...2023-01-0633 min
Good FaithMeghan Sullivan on College, God and the Good LifeThis week David and Curtis are joined by Meghan Sullivan, philosopher, teacher, and creator of the most popular class at the University of Notre Dame, “God and the Good Life.” As many of us send our kids off to college (or head off to college ourselves), Meghan helps us appreciate the role of education–and of philosophy in particular–in helping students take on the big questions of life. Show Notes: -The Good Life Method by Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko -God and the Good Life (Notre Dame course) -What is...2022-08-271h 06
Oro Valley CatholicStephen Colbert, St. Anselm And Plato's CaveSt. Anselm said, "For I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe—that unless I believed, I shall not understand. —Saint Anselm
Human beings wonder about God. How do we understand who God really is as opposed to making up our own gods who meet our needs. Jesus came to bring fire, water and division - the things of God.
Readings for the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081422.cfm
For extra credit read: Sullivan, Meghan; Blaschko, Paul. The Good Life Meth...2022-08-1231 min
Ethics and Culture CastEpisode 70: Paul BlaschkoPaul Blaschko is an assistant teaching professor in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He heads up curriculum design and digital pedagogy for the God and the Good Life Program, and has recently been working to develop similar curricula at universities across the nation as part of an initiative funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Blaschko completed an MA in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, a PhD at the University of Notre Dame, and held the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship prior to being appointed to his current position.Special Guest: Paul Blaschko....2022-06-0945 min
Mahon McCann#52 - Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko - How Do We Live The Good Life?Meghan Sullivan & Paul Blaschko are Philosophy Professors at the University of Notre Dame and authors of 'The Good Life Method'.Get the book here (highly recommend it): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Life-Method-Reasoning-Questions/dp/1984880306/We all want to live the Good life but face no shortage of obstacles as human beings? This podcast looks at actionable insights, practical knowledge, and strategy that can get us closer to living our good life. You can expect to learn about the role of ethics in the good life, how to tell morally 'thick' stories, why being...2022-05-091h 05The ThinkND PodcastThe Good Life Method: How to Use Philosophy to Find Meaning in Life and Work, Part 2: God and The Good LifeEpisode Topic: God and The Good LifeMeghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, Notre Dame philosophy professors and co-authors of the newly released book The Good Life Method, invite you to join a thoughtful, timely conversation about God and the Good Life. How do we approach leaps of faith, struggles with suffering, contemplations of our purpose, reflections on death and the big questions we wonder about God? The lens of classical philosophy provides the roadmap.Featured Speakers: Ryan Cook, Alumnus, University of Notre Dame; Cybersecurity Consultant, EYPaul Blaschko, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department, U...2022-05-061h 06The ThinkND PodcastThe Good Life Method: How to Use Philosophy to Find Meaning in Life and Work, Part 1: The Good LifeEpisode Topic: The Good LifeListen to the discussion recorded on Friday, January 28, 2022 with Ryan Cook, EY, and special guests, Paul Blaschko, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Philosophy Department, University of Notre Dame and Meghan Sullivan, Wilsey Family Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame. Register to receive information about how to join future live events. Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, Notre Dame philosophy professors and co-authors of the newly released book The Good Life Method, invite you to join a thoughtful, timely conversation about approaching the new year through the timeless lens of ph...2022-05-061h 04The ThinkND PodcastThe Good Life Method: How to Use Philosophy to Find Meaning in Life and Work, Part 3: Find Meaning and Purpose at WorkWork plays a deeply important role in our lives. Finding good work — which, for many of us, means getting a meaningful job that we care deeply about — can seem like the crucial factor in determining whether your life goes well or poorly, and whether you end up happy and fulfilled or miserable and empty. But things aren’t nearly so simple. Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, Notre Dame philosophy professors and co-authors of the newly released book The Good Life Method, invite you to continue the thoughtful, timely conversation about approaching the search for purpose in our work through the ti...2022-05-061h 10The ThinkND PodcastThe Good Life Method: How to Use Philosophy to Find Meaning in Life and Work, Part 4: The Working LifeEpisode Topic: The Working LifeMeghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, Notre Dame philosophy professors and co-authors of the newly released book The Good Life Method, invite you to continue the thoughtful, timely conversation about approaching the search for purpose in our work through the timeless lens of philosophy as self-care. We will share ways to shift our mindsets and think critically about the future as we dive headfirst into the promise of a new year.Featured Speakers: Ryan Cook, Alumnus, University of Notre Dame; Cybersecurity Consultant, EYPaul Blaschko, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Philosophy D...2022-05-061h 00
ElucidationsEpisode 140: Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko discuss the good lifeIntro philosophy classes often get stuck in a rut. Some philosophy classes go through a list of old dead people and try to understand excerpts from some of their most influential writings, over the course of a semester. Could be something like: Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Other types of intro classes go through a list of topics that contemporary philosophers feel are canonical and have students read papers on those topics. Could be something like: the problem of evil, the mind-body problem, arguments for the existence (or non-existence) of God, the is/ought distinction, and...2022-04-1043 min
Philosophy as a Way of Life26. Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko on The Good Life MethodRob and Massimo have a chat with Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, authors of The Good Life Method: Reasoning through the big questions of happiness, faith, and meaning. We even get to talk about philosophers on Tik Tok...2022-04-0858 minChurch Life TodayRethinking Work, with Paul BlaschkoDo you or someone you know feel burned out by work? Have you questioned the place of work in your life, and how it balances with everything else? Do we work to live? Do we live to work? Do we reach for and sometimes touch value that is in our work and also somehow beyond our work? What is the meaning of work?Here’s another question: Can philosophy help us find meaning and purpose at work? That is a question that my guest has been asking, and he is helping college students and other people out there in th...2022-03-2037 min