The Formed Catholic Show

Augustine Institute
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May 9, 2025 • 30min

How to Study the Bible

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak discuss how studying the Bible can change your life. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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May 2, 2025 • 30min

Evangelization in the 21st Century

As times change, the Gospel must always be re-presented as the path to true fulfillment. In this episode of Formed Now, Dr. Tim Gray and Prof. Lucas Pollice talk about what evangelization can look like in the twenty-first century. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Apr 25, 2025 • 30min

Parenting a Child with a Religious Vocation

Taylor Kemp sits down with Tom Kissel, Founder of Parents of Vocations, to discuss what it is like to be a parent of a child who has a religious vocation. Tom speaks from the experience of his own daughter discerning and, eventually, entering religious life and what the process was like for him and his wife. Throughout that process they found themselves asking major questions to which they could not find answers. From that need grew the idea of Parents of Vocations, which exists to serve parents whose children are discerning religious life. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Apr 18, 2025 • 30min

Prayer and Spirituality

Dr. Tim Gray sits down with Dr. Ben Akers to discuss the Church's teaching on prayer and how prayer is our response of love and faith to God's thirst for us. Rather than prayer being an obligation it is an interior invitation from God to come into conversation with Him so that He may transform our hearts, minds, and wills by grace. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Apr 11, 2025 • 18min

The Virtue of Patience Amidst Chaos

Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Christopher O. Blum, Academic Dean of the Augustine Institute Graduate School, sit down to discuss the virtue of patience. This conversation talks about the role of patience in the Christian life, how it is expressed, the difficulties of exercising it, and how to practically grow in the virtue of patience. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Apr 4, 2025 • 19min

Forming a Catholic Conscience

Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Christopher O. Blum, Academic Dean of the Graduate School of Theology, sit down to discuss the conscience. Throughout their conversation they touch on the source of conscience, the difference between a well-formed and malformed conscience, and finally how to build the habits that properly form the conscience in daily life. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 28, 2025 • 18min

How to Receive Communion Well

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Fr. Daniel Moloney, visiting professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to discuss how to receive Communion well. Dr. Akers and Fr. Moloney walk through some sure guidelines for receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist fruitfully. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 21, 2025 • 30min

Catholic Spirituality and Baseball

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Michael Barber discuss baseball and how it relates to the life of a Catholic. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 14, 2025 • 19min

Dealing with Boredom

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Dr. Scott Hefelfinger to discuss boredom and how to remedy it with wonder. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 7, 2025 • 30min

The Power of Forgiveness

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger discuss the power of forgiveness. You can listen to this series and other great Catholic content at Formed.org.Start your 7-day free trial of Formed.Sign up at Formed Daily to receive daily reflections directly to your inbox.Help support this podcast and the Augustine Institute by becoming a member of the Mission Circle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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