The Pilgrim Soul

Sofia is joined by Fr. Mike Cairnes for a guest episode on living the memory of and desire for Christ. Fr. Mike starts by telling the story of how he fell in love twice, a first time that led him to nihilism and a second that definitively led him to the love of God. Then he and Sofia talk about the struggle against moralism, which is the suffocating reduction of morality into a set of rules. Fr. Mike shares what helps him follow the path of discovering that God’s mercy – and not our fight to live up to an ideal – is the center of life. // Our media recommendations are Terrence Malick’s film The Tree of Life, Joseph Roth’s novella “The Legend of the Holy Drinker”, and Walker Percy’s novel “Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book”. And our monthly challenge is to think back through your life year by year and try to identify how God has romanced you. // 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."

Join all three hosts for a conversation about Mary, the Mother of God. What does it mean that Mary is our mother? How does an ordered veneration of Mary lead us to a deeper worship of the Triune God? And personally, how are we trying to follow her in obedience, virginity, and passion for the salvation of the world? // Our media recommendation is Caravaggio’s painting “Madonna di Loreto”, also known as “Pilgrims’ Madonna”. And our monthly challenge is to pray Fr. de Grandmaison’s Prayer to Mary throughout the month of May. You can find that here: www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com/prayer-to-mary. // 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. // Sofia's episode with This Whole Life can be found at: www.tinyurl.com/u7f3n7yt // Other resources we mention: Luigi Giussani’s book “Generating Traces in the History of the World” Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical “Deus Caritas Est” Fulton Sheen’s book “The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God” St. Augustine Sermo 293 Alberto Savorana’s biography of Luigi Giussani St. Irenaus’ text “Against Heresies” Mother Mary Francis’ book “Come, Lord Jesus” Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Adrianna, Sofia, and Giuli talk about the experience of the resurrection. What’s at stake in the Resurrection of Christ? What does the promise of new life have to do with our daily experiences of suffering, boredom, and the search for meaning? Where have we seen, in our own lives and in the world, evidence of the presence of the Risen Lord? // Our media recommendation is the dystopian novel The Children of Men by P.D. James. And our monthly challenge is to pray the Regina Caeli (www.tinyurl.com/uj4f435m). // 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: “Awesome Glory” by Abbot Jeremy Driscoll OSB The homily at the funeral of our friend Silvia: https://www.clonline.org/en/current-events/articles/2023-03-03-silvia-simoncini-homily-carbajosa Chiara Corbella’s biography “A witness to hope” Romano Guardini’s book “The Lord” A homily by Fr. Mike Cairnes, whose preaching you can listen to as a podcast called Church Talk: www.tinyurl.com/3knesu35 The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America: www.myfranciscan.org Fr. Kevin Grove’s book “Augustine on Memory” The Confessions of St. Augustine // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Join Sofia and Adrianna in praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, guided by reflections from Father Luigi Giussani. We pray this Lent is a deepening into your own encounter with the Lord in the desert. We'll be back with an episode on April 10th for Easter and then resume our normal monthly episodes on May 1st.

Join Sofia, Adrianna, and Giuli for a discussion about the body. What does it mean that, in Romano Guardini’s words, there is no religion as materialistic as Christianity? How does God’s esteem for our embodiment change our gaze on ourselves and others? Can we learn to affirm Christ in our bodies? What do we do when faced with the fallenness or woundedness of our embodied nature? // Our media recommendation is Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture The Ecstasy of St Teresa: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_of_Saint_Teresa​​. And our monthly challenge is to pray in gratitude for the gift of your body. // 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: Romano Guardini’s 1967 commentary on Dante Tertullian’s work “De carne Christi” Alberto Savorana’s biography “The Life of Luigi Giussani” Emily Stimpson Chapman’s book “The Catholic Table” Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel “The Idiot” Hans Holbein’s painting “The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb” // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Giuli, Adrianna and Sofi dive into the topic of tradition. Why are we misguided when we instinctively reject authority as a limitation? Can tradition instead be something living that enhances our reason and freedom? How is tradition handed on from one person to the next, and how can we be authentic authorities of our tradition? // Our media recommendation is the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and its most recent film adaptation (which is currently available on Netflix). And our monthly challenge is to both recall someone who has been an authentic authority of the tradition for you, and to consider that you are called to propose this tradition to the freedom of another. // 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: Dei Verbum: www.tinyurl.com/bdcvdfbe The Communion and Liberation Christmas poster: https://english.clonline.org/pubblications/posters Saint Bernard of Clairvaux’s third sermon for the vigil of the Nativity of the Lord An audience of Pope Benedict XVI from 2006: www.tinyurl.com/5n6auhfp Luigi Giussani’s books “The Religious Sense”, “The Risk of Education”, and “Generating Traces in the History of the World” Hans Urs Von Balthasar’s “Movement Toward God” in volume 3 of Explorations in Theology Alberto Savorana’s biography “The Life of Luigi Giussani” Max Weber’s lecture “Science as a Vocation” G.K. Chesterton’s book Orthodoxy John Henry Newman’s “Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine” Jaroslav Pelikan’s lecture “The Vindication of Tradition" // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Adrianna, Giuli and Sofi discuss restlessness. What does the experience of dissatisfied longing reveal about our hearts? How does contemporary society tend to anesthetize our restlessness? Where have we seen that our restlessness can become a path to discovering the presence of Christ, through prayer and companionship? // Our media recommendation is Josh Garrels’ song Ulysses, which you can find on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3YKD_qKVwM​​. And our monthly challenge is to meet up with a friend to share your experiences of restlessness, past and present, and to discuss how you might befriend your restlessness. // 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: Caryll Houselander’s book “The Reed of God” St. Augustine’s “Confessions” Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella “Notes from Underground” Luigi Giussani’s 1960 essay “Cristianesimo aperto” The introduction to St. Anselm of Canterbury’s Proslogion Jacques Philippe’s book “Searching for and Maintaining Peace" Cardinal Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận’s meditations “Five Loaves and Two Fish” A book of Alfred Delp’s meditations called “Advent of the Heart” // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Sofia, Adrianna, and Giuli talk about the cross. What does it mean to die to oneself in order to follow Christ? How is it possible that this is a path to our fulfillment and our joy - where do we see that the cross is a love story? What helps us say “yes” to this in our ordinary experiences of daily life? // Our media recommendation is Graham Greene’s novel The End of the Affair. And our monthly challenge is to start your days with a morning offering, which you can find at www.usccb.org/prayers/morning-offering. // 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 Imitation of Christ” by Thomas à Kempis Caryll Houselander’s book “The Reed of God” Saint Francis de Sales’ “Treatise on the Love of God” Blessed Basil Moreau on Our Lady of Sorrows: www.holycrossusa.org/article/our-lady-of-sorrows/ The biography “The Life of Luigi Giussani” by Alberto Savorana // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”

Join Sofia and Adrianna in praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, guided by reflections from Father Luigi Giussani. Have a blessed start to the season of Advent, everyone. We'll be back with a regular episode on December 1st.

Giuli, Sofia and Adrianna have a conversation about creation. What does it mean that everything is a sign of the Mystery of Being? What personal experiences have taught us to look at creation this way? Amid the fallenness of creation, what ethical demands follow from this ontological reality? // This conversation was inspired by the 2022 Fall Conference of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame. Sofia’s episode with the Ethics & Culture Cast can be found here: www.tinyurl.com/2e5r2stt // Our media recommendation is Morten Lauridsen’s Lux aeterna, which you can find on Spotify (www.tinyurl.com/5a7m6f56) or YouTube (www.tinyurl.com/3mnxwuj9). And our monthly challenge is to choose one form of practicing good stewardship or “dominion” in your environment. // 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: Epistle 106 of the Abbot St. Bernard of Clarivaux Luigi Giussani’s book “The Religious Sense” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s book “The Divine Milieu” Romano Guardini’s book “The Lord” Luigi Giussani’s address in St. Peter’s Square in 1998: https://www.clonline.org/en/current-events/articles/1998-06-01-in-the-simplicity-of-my-heart-i-have-gladly-given-you-everything David Bentley Hart’s essay “Tsunami and Theodicy: Myanmar” Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si” Charles Péguy’s poem “Mystery of the Holy Innocents” // Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”