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Beneath the Surface - Abolition of Man

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 - Crossing the Line to Infanticide

Our culture of death has recently crossed yet another red line: infanticide. Allowing born babies to linger and die after "failed" abortion. How much does it matter?  Let's delve, beneath the surface.

Beneath the Surface - Virtues

What are the virtues and why are they vital in the moral life?  Is a virtuous life the only way to hap piness?  Is there a difference between natural and supernatural virtues?  Hear my guests John Tuturice and writer Stephen Beale speak on these questions.

Beneath the Surface - Blasphemy, Profanity, and Vulgarity

A BTS look at the why of abuses in language: blasphemy, profanity, and vulgarity.

Beneath the Surface - Purpose of Fasting

What is the reason and purpose for fasting?

Beneath the Surface - Loving Your Enemies

One NT passage that distinguishes Christians from Jews and from the world is Jesus' command to love one's enemies.  Is it possible?  With God's grace it is not only possible, but is the only hope of bringing peace to a fallen world.

Beneath the Surface - Cleansing of the Temple

We can use Christ cleansing the Temple in the Gospels as a metaphor for the continuous need of the Church to be cleansed as well as the temples of our own hearts.

Beneath the Surface - Purgatory

What is purgatory?

Beneath the Surface - Lent in the Age of Hedonism

I go beneath the surface with my guest Tom Murphy on the purpose of sacrifice and penance and the challenge of living Lent in an age of self indulgence.

 

Beneath the Surface - The Transcendence and Immanence of God

Delve beneath the surface with Paul and guest on how God can be both very far and very close - simultaneously.  

 

Christianity includes the best of Deism and of Pantheism in its understanding of God as being separate and transcendent of His creation, yet closer and more intimate to us than we are to ourselves.

Beneath the Surface - The Many Faces and Titles of Mary

Who is Mary the mother of Jesus, and why does she have such a central role in salvation?  Mary as the new Eve, the new arc of the covenant, the icon of the Church, and the mother of all in the order of grace.

Beneath the Surface - What Is Beauty?

What is beauty?  Is it objective or simply subjective taste?  Where do we find the ultimate standard?

Beneath the Surface - Human Nature and Sports Part 2

On the day after another New England Patriots superbowl victory (#6), we ponder beneath the surface the meaning of sports and why it impacts us, sometimes so deeply.

 

Beneath the Surface - The Purpose of Fasting

What is the reason and purpose of fasting?

Beneath the Surface - Kowtowing to the Cultural Left

Paul and Kent discuss the media circus with regard to the Covington Catholic High School kids at the March for Life, and ponder on what it all means.

Beneath the Surface - National Sanctity of Human Life Day

President Trump declared January 22nd 'National Sanctity of Human Life Day'.  

Beneath the Surface - Human Nature and Sports

Join Paul and his guests John Tuturice and Daniel Flaherty, owner of TheSportsNotebook.com and author of the book "Great 1980s Sports Moments," delve beneath the surface on why sports exist and why we care so much about them!

Join Paul and his guests John Tuturice and Daniel Flaherty, owner of TheSportsNotebook.com and author of the book "Great 1980s Sports Moments," delve beneath the surface on why sports exist and why we care so much about them!

Beneath the Surface - Faith and Fear

What role do faith and fear have in our lives?

Beneath the Surface - Mercy Without Justice

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 - What Is A Person?

Join us as we delve beneath the surface on the mystery of personhood.