Beneath the Surface - Evolution and Faith
September 29, 2020
Join Bob Leblanc and me interviewing Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, PhD, STD, on the topic of evolution and the Catholic faith.
Beneath the Surface - In God We Trust
September 22, 2020
It's on our money, but does our post-Christian culture really trust in God?
Delve Beneath the Surface with Paul Murano and his guest Kent Niebuhr to get a handle on what this national motto means and how best we can answer this question.
Beneath the Surface - What Is Faith?
September 17, 2020
Go beneath the surface with Paul Murano to find out how we humans are a believing species, and to examine what is meant by the all-important word 'faith', without which there is neither sanity nor salvation.
Beneath the Surface - Freedoms of the First Amendment
September 15, 2020
What freedoms does the First Amendment to the Constitution actually cover?
Beneath the Surface - Confession
September 10, 2020
Why Confession is vitally important - to our pyches, emotions, and soul.
Beneath the Surface - Resurrection of Jesus
September 8, 2020
Our thirteenth episode in the series, The Creed: Beneath the Surface.
We delve into the awe-inspiring meaning of Christ's gloriuous resurrection, and how it affects us.
Beneath the Surface - Liberty and Law
September 3, 2020
Law is the form of liberty, without which there is no freedom. Yet, modernity tends to see liberty and law as enemies. Delve beneath the surface with us as we consider true freedom.
Beneath the Surface - Head and Heart
September 1, 2020
It has long been said that one should follow one's heart, yet, there is often regret that more diligence wasn't paid to the head. Paul and his guest Kent go beneath the surface to discuss what is often meant by the head and the heart, and to which we should listen to follow.
Beneath the Surface - Universal Basic Income
August 27, 2020
Go beneath the surface with Paul Murano as he interviews John Tuturice on the notion of a Universal Basic Income - something Democratic candidates have been speaking about. Is it social justice or socialism?
Beneath the Surface - Music and Culture
August 27, 2020
Hear Laurie's adventures with top pop stars of yesteryear, and her take on how pop music has shaped our culture.
Beneath the Surface - Participation in the Transcendence of God
August 20, 2020
Go beneath the surface on the question of being, and of grace, and how as creature we participate in the eternal Creator.
Beneath the Surface - Mercy Without Justice
August 18, 2020
Mercy without justice is a form of enabling, pure sentimentality, over-pastoralism, or a display of cowardice. It is a recipe for disaster. It is a false mercy, ad hence it is not love. What do we mean? Find out as BTS celebrates its 15th year of existence!
Beneath the Surface - Abolition of Man
August 13, 2020
Will we one day see the abolition of man? Are we seeing its beginnings today? Guest Bob Leblanc discusses C.S. Lewis' classic 'The Abolition of Man', beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Why?
August 11, 2020
'Why?' is perhaps the most important question in the world. We begin life asking it. Why do we stop? Let's go beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Creed #11
August 6, 2020
Go beneath the surface with Paul Murano and his special guest Fr. Tony Blount on the Incarnation and spousal relationship between the Holy Spirit and Mary.
Beneath the Surface - Creed: #10
August 4, 2020
Why is heaven considered "up" and hell "down"? Is there any real spatial significance to this? What about heaven is up?
Let's delve Beneath the Surface, where faith and reason meet..
Beneath the Surface - Mary as the New Eve
July 30, 2020
It's fascinating how Mary in Scripture unties the knot Eve helped us get into. She is the new Eve inasmuch as she is the un-Eve that repeats the opposite of her predecessor.
Beneath the Surface - Race and Racism
July 28, 2020
We go beneath the surface on the concepts of race and racism, tackling questions such as these: Are there biological races? What does human variation tell us? Is it racist to be aware of racial distinctions and generalities? Is Donald Trump a racist, as much of the mainstream media claims?
Beneath the Surface - Peace
July 23, 2020
What is Peace? Why are we so often not at peace, and why is it so elusive? Let's go beneath the surface on what Christ wants to give us despite, or in the midst of, the unsettling storms in our lives.
