Beneath the Surface - Lost in the Cosmos
March 24, 2020
Why do so many feel lost today? In our post-Christian modern world we have lost our sense of identity, and it is like being spiritually "lost in the cosmos."
Beneath the Surface - What Is Faith?
March 19, 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 - When Dreams Are Shattered and Hope Seems Lost
March 17, 2020
Is the common practice of having dreams a good idea? How do we best deal with heartbreak, painful memories, and a very dark outlook on the future? Paul and Kent Niebuhr expound on these questions and more.
Beneath the Surface - Heaven
March 12, 2020
Join us as we discuss that place for which every heart longs.
Beneath the Surface - Father Almighty
March 10, 2020
Our third show on The Creed: Beneath the Surface.
This episode we focus on the Father as first Person of the Trinity and Creator of the universe. Particularly speculative questions are pondered.
Beneath the Surface - Unjust Laws
March 5, 2020
Do we have a moral duty to follow unjust laws? How do we know they're unjust? If a civil law is not in line with natural law it is in essence, says Aquinas, null & void. What does he mean? Let's go Beneath the Surface.
Beneath the Surface - Equality
March 3, 2020
Are all men created created equal? Is equality something to be grasped at? Let's go beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Lead Us Not Into Temptation
February 28, 2020
Lent is a time to meditate on how best to overcome temptation. Christ was tempted in the desert in his 40 day journey, and we are tempted every day in some form or another. Jesus taught His disciples to pray that the Father 'lead us not into temptation'. What does He mean? Let's go beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Lent in the Age of Hedonism
February 25, 2020
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 - What Is Truth?
February 21, 2020
There can be no happiness outside of truth. What is truth? Let's delve beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - In God We Trust
February 19, 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 - Problem of Evil
February 13, 2020
This show we tackle the age-old question: "Since God is all Good and all powerful, why is there evil and suffering in the world?"
Beneath the Surface - Meaning of Death
February 12, 2020
Why do we die? Are we simply creatures of nature with a beginning and end? What is the biblical message about man's gift of immortality and how it was squandered? How ought we now look at human suffering and death? Let's go beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Purpose of Fasting
February 5, 2020
What is the reason and purpose of fasting?
Beneath the Surface - Creed: One God
January 31, 2020
#2 in our series The Creed: Beneath the Surface
Episode 2: (i believe) IN ONE GOD
Beneath the Surface - Creed: I Believe
January 29, 2020
Join Paul Murano in this first episode of a new Bts series on The Creed, called, The Creed: Beneath the Surface
Here we begin with Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc delving beneath the surface on the first two words of the Nicene Creed: I believe
Some of the questions tackled:
What the difference between belief and faith?
Belief and knowledge?
Can you believe and still not accept?
When is belief salvific?
Beneath the Surface - Equality
January 24, 2020
Are all men created created equal? Is equality something to be grasped at? Let's go beneath the surface.
Beneath the Surface - Universal Basic Income
January 22, 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 - MLK and His Letter from Birmingham Jail
January 17, 2020
Martin Luther King's letter from Birmingham jail was a profound exposition on the natural moral law. It has ramifications on morality and law for us today. Fascinating discussion!
