The Pilgrim Soul

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The Impact of Morality on Knowing: The Religious Sense Jul 01, 2024

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We’re back with a third episode on The Religious Sense. This time, we are covering “the impact of morality on the dynamic of knowing.” By this phrase, Don Giussani means that the embodied feelings that objects provoke in us condition our reason’s access to the truth. He suggests that the proper response is not to eliminate our feelings, but to order them to a love of truth.

You can find the text in PDF form at www.scritti.luigigiussani.org or an audio recording of the chapter at Fr. Mike’s podcast www.tinyurl.com/23nn7ym3. We’ll be back next month with Chapter 4. //

Our media recommendation is the play Twelve Angry Men, which you can find in movie form on Amazon Prime or YouTube. And the monthly challenge is to identify someone in your life who lives with vivacity: who is moved by what they encounter and forms judgments about things, but orders these ideas to a love of truth. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Reasonableness: The Religious Sense Jun 01, 2024

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Join Adrianna and Sofi for a second episode on The Religious Sense. This time we’re discussing Chapter 2, in which Don Giussani introduces the idea of “reasonableness.”

You can find the text in PDF form at www.scritti.luigigiussani.org or an audio recording of the chapter at Fr. Mike’s podcast www.tinyurl.com/562pncac. We’ll be back (with Giuli!) next month for Chapter 3. //

Our media recommendation is the film The Holdovers. And the monthly challenge is to examine your life, especially in your relationships and your faith, and ask whether you are applying a false standard of logic or rational deduction instead of following the method of moral certainty. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠. Our website is ⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠. //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Realism: The Religious Sense May 01, 2024

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In this episode, Giuli, Adrianna, and Sofi talk about “realism,” a concept from Luigi Giussani’s book The Religious Sense. We are joined by a special guest, Sofi and Giuli’s father Paolo! If you’re following along with the text, we’re on Chapter 1. //

Our media recommendation is the film The Truman Show. And the monthly challenge is to ask yourself why you live the vocation you live. If you are married, why do you stay with your spouse? If you are consecrated, why do you give your life completely to God? For everyone, why do you try to follow Christ? Why do you go to work? Why do you belong to your communities? //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

David Ramirez’s song “The Bad Days”
Julian of Norwich’s revelations or “Showings” //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Read "The Religious Sense" with us! Apr 24, 2024

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We are starting a new mini-series inspired by "The Religious Sense," a book by our spiritual father Don Luigi Giussani. In our next few episodes, we will be discussing Chapters 1, 2, and 3. If you'd like to read with us, you can find a PDF at www.scritti.luigigiussani.org (just make a free account!). Or if you prefer to listen, check out Fr. Mike's recordings on his podcast here.

In the Simplicity of my Heart Apr 01, 2024

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In today’s episode Adrianna, Giuliana and Sofia consider simplicity. What is the simple truth of the Christian life? How can we discover every circumstance as a good for us? Where are we experiencing new life through cultivating simplicity of heart? //

Our media recommendation is a page from Julian of Norwich’s Showings: the 10th revelation of the 24th chapter. In the spirit of accepting the gratuity of salvation, this episode doesn’t have a monthly challenge. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠⁠⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

The Life of Saint Catherine of Siena by Raymond of Capua
Luigi Giussani’s address in St. Peter’s Square in 1998: www.english.clonline.org/archive/fr-giussani/in-the-simplicity-of-my-heart-i-have-gladly-given-you-everything
T.S. Eliot’s poem The Four Quartets
"The Beauty Within", an interview series with Trappistine nuns
The Silence of Mary by Fr. Ignacio Larranaga
“In the Beginning”, a book of homilies by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
Bishop Varden’s reflections on St. Anthony from this interview //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Fellow Pilgrims: Katherine Sheffield Mar 01, 2024

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This episode concludes a three-part mini-series in which we put some of you, our listeners, behind the mic. The episode was inspired by our gratitude for the rich friendship and Christian witness that the podcast has brought into our lives.

Today’s guest is Kathryn Sheffield, a mother and lawyer based in Virginia. Kathryn shares about her conversion to the Catholic faith and the path of mission that she has walked since, in response to the Lord’s invitation to care for vulnerable children. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //

Other resources we mention:

The USCCB Domestic Policy Office www.usccb.org
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, paragraph 180
The Saint Joseph Ministry www.txcatholic.org/stjosephministry/ //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Fellow Pilgrims: Jessica Laenger Feb 01, 2024

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This episode continues a three-part mini-series in which we put some of you, our listeners, behind the mic. The episode was inspired by our gratitude for the rich friendship and Christian witness that the podcast has brought into our lives.

Today’s guest is Jessica Laenger, a medical student in Pensacola, Florida. Jess tells us about the early experiences that awakened the ultimate questions in her heart, where she has sought and found answers in the years since, and what her desires are for the future. //

Jess offered (multiple!) songs as the media recommendations for this episode. Here are the links to each on YouTube:

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠. Our website is ⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Communion and Liberation’s “Beginning Day” www.english.clonline.org/cl/t218/life-in-the-movement
Graham Greene’s novel “The End of the Affair” //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Fellow Pilgrims: Fr. Matt Henry Jan 01, 2024

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This episode kicks off a three-part mini-series in which we put some of you, our listeners, behind the mic. The episode was inspired by our gratitude for the rich friendship and Christian witness that the podcast has brought into our lives.

Today’s guest is Fr. Matt Henry, a priest of the diocese of Phoenix, Arizona. Fr. Matt shares the story of how he moved from a “notional” to a real faith in Christ, what continues to nourish his path of conversion, and the intensity of life he has discovered through a ministry of accompaniment. //

Fr. Matt offered the monthly challenge of praying an Ignatian Examen (an overview can be found here: www.ignatianspirituality.com/examen-prayer-card/). Tune in to part two of the mini-series to discover the media recommendation! //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠⁠. Our website is ⁠⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Fr. Matt’s Substack: www.viaexperientiae.substack.com
The new seminary in the Diocese of Phoenix www.saintmarysbasilica.org/historic-new-seminary-to-open
The website and magazine of Communion and Liberation: www.english.clonline.org
The writings of Fr. Luigi Giussani: www.english.clonline.org/books
The poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins: www.hopkinspoetry.com/poems/ //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

The Eucharist Dec 01, 2023

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Join Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna for a conversation about the Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian life. How does the Eucharist reveal God’s method? What helps us overcome our sense of unworthiness to receive Christ’s love in this intimate way? How has the Eucharist changed us— especially as we face the crosses of life? //

Our monthly challenge is to consider how you can participate in the National Eucharistic Revival, which concludes next summer: www.eucharisticrevival.org. And our media recommendation is the film Babette’s Feast. You can also find Sofi’s Advent playlist here: www.tinyurl.com/cbmstfrj or by searching “eternity in the rags of time” on Spotify. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at ⁠pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com⁠ or find us on Instagram at ⁠@pilgrimsoulpodcast⁠. Our website is ⁠www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com⁠. //

Other resources we mention:

Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Deus Caritas Est”
St. Teresa of Avila’s autobiography
St. Augustine’s “The Confessions”
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s collected writings
St. Angela of Foligno’s collected writings
NEEDTOBREATHE’s song “Who am I?” //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Ascending the Ladder of Love Nov 01, 2023

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Adrianna, Giuli and Sofi discuss the concept of “virginity” as a way of loving others according to their destiny: Christ. How does this account of virginity differ from others in the Church and the world? Where in our lives have we experienced the joy of virginal purity and integrity in our relationships? What helps us live the sacrifices demanded by this kind of love? //

Our media recommendation is the song Beyond the Blue by Josh Garrels (music: www.tinyurl.com/k4m2jf2k lyrics: www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/joshgarrels/beyondtheblue.html). And our monthly challenge is to identify a relationship in which you are being invited to greater purity of love, and to join this sacrifice to that of the Lord at the Mass. //

We’d love to hear from you! Write to us at pilgrimsoulpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //

Other resources we mention:

Fr. Paolo Prosperi FSCB’s article on virginity in Communio “Do Not Hold Me: Ascending the Ladder of Love
Bishop Erik Varden’s interview in The Pillar about his new book on chastity
Fr. Luigi Giussani’s trilogy of books “Is It Possible to Live This Way?”
Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter on St. Joseph
Titian’s painting “Noli me tangere” //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

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