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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – August 9, 2024 – Hour 1

Marcus looks back on the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s resignation, we discuss restlessness in an age of distraction with Daniel Gordon, and Donald Wallenfang examines Edith Stein’s theology of vocation.

 

Marcus’ Monologue: Walking Forward from Watergate

It’s been 50 years since Richard Nixon announced he would resign the presidency. Marcus looks back. 

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Restless in an Age of Distraction

We live in a noisy, restless world. What if instead of success and excitement, happiness meant something more like rest, fulfillment, peace? Interestingly, many ancient philosophers and theologians thought about happiness precisely in terms of peace and rest. Daniel Gordon joins us.

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Restless in an Age of Distraction? How To Make Peace—With Ourselves and Others.

 

https://danielgordon.substack.com/p/restless-in-an-age-of-distraction

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The Vocation of Becoming in the Work of Edith Stein

Today we celebrate the feast of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein. She understood human vocation to be a call and a response – not a simple matter of choosing one’s occupation, but rather the shaping of one’s entire life. We unpack this idea with Donald Wallenfang.

Dr. Donald Wallenfang, OCDS, Emmanuel Mary of the Cross, is a Secular Discalced Carmelite and Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. He’s the author of Human and Divine Being: A Study on the Theological Anthropology of Edith Stein and many other books. He received his M.T.S. from St Norbert College and his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago. He specializes in Catholic theology and philosophy, Carmelite spirituality, phenomenology and metaphysics. His research concentrates on the work of Edith Stein, Emmanuel Levinas, Paul Ricoeur, Jean-Luc Marion, the Carmelite saints, and the New Evangelization. He teaches courses in philosophy, theology, lay ecclesial ministry, evangelization, and Catholic spirituality and worked in full-time Catholic youth ministry for nine years. Visit him at myinteriorcastle.com.

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