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Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea

Mark Shea continues the discussion about the Senses of Scripture.

Connecting the Dots with Mark Shea & Simcha Fisher

Mark & Simcha chat about beer delivery & the World Meeting of Families, attempt a duet of Happy Birthday for their producer, Jennifer, and more!

Connecting the Dots with Mark Shea and Tom McDonald

Tom shares his experiences from the Pope's visit to the USA with us.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Rod Bennett; Featuring Sherry Weddell

Sherry Weddell, Catherine of Siena Institute, joins Mark & Rod to talk about Forming Intentional Disciples and more!

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Steven Greydanus

Steven Greydanus joins Mark Shea who mourns the new Muppets series on ABC, ponders that not all stories need a strong hero arc, and more!

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Connecting the Dots featuring Elizabeth Bruenig 09/23/15

Special Guest Elizabeth Bruenig joins Mark Shea to reflect on Pope Francis' visit to America.  Dean called from Ohio to join the conversation.

Connecting the Dots with Mark Shea & Tom McDonald

Tom McDonald is in Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.  Tom & Mark reflect a bit on the Pope's visit and all of the excitement that comes with it - including new traffic patterns, that may not have been the best idea.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Simcha Fisher

Simcha will be speaking at the World Meeting of Families this week.  Mark & Simcha look toward WMOF and share Pope stories.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Steven Greydanus

Mark & Steven talk a bit about How James Bond lost his soul: ‘Casino Royale’ and more.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea and Rod Bennett - The Apostasy the Wasn't

Rod Bennett and Mark Shea talk about the story behind Rod's new book The Apostasy that Wasn't.

 
http://wonderboss.wix.com/christus

HOW ATHANASIUS SAVED CHRISTIANITY IN THE AGE OF CONSTANTINE

The Great Apostasy.  It’s one of the cornerstones of American religion…but did it really happen?

 

Did the conversion of the Emperor Constantine in A.D. 313—and his subsequent adoption of Christianity for the whole Roman Empire—subvert the original Faith so seriously that a Dark Age of idolatry and superstition was the result?  Did the heroic triumphs of the Apostles and the early Church really give way so quickly to a massive collapse—a “great falling away” so serious that it required, in the end, a complete “reboot” from heaven? The Mormons teach this, as do the Jehovah’s Witnesses.  So does Islam, the Da Vinci Code, and The Jesus Seminar. 

 

Is it part of your faith?

 

Or is there a more Scriptural—and more historically factual—way of understanding what happened to the Church in the Age of Constantine?

 

In The Apostasy That Wasn’t author Rod Bennett follows up his enthralling debut—Four Witnesses; The Early Church in Her Own Words—with the story of his own journey out of Apostasy theory into sound, sober Christian history.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea and Dale Ahlquist

Dale Ahlquist and Mark Shea talk a bit about education in this edition of Connecting the Dots.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Tom McDonald

ISIS, Idols, why Christianity is like Tofu and more!  Tom McDonald joins Mark Shea to connect the dots.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Simcha Fisher

"Horror Stories" about children in Mass and more!  

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea - Heaven & Purgatory

Mark Shea talks about Heaven & Purgatory as he continues to look at the Anagogical Sense of Scripture.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea - Making Senses Out of Scripture: Anagogical Sense

Mark touches on the concept of Hell, Gehenna, etc. as he continues to talk about the Anagogical Sense of Scripture.

The anagogical sense (Greek: anagoge, "leading"). We can view realities and events in terms of their eternal significance, leading us toward our true homeland: thus the Church on earth is a sign of the heavenly Jerusalem.  CCC 117

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea - Making Senses Out of Scripture

Mark continues the discussion about the Anagogical Sense of Scripture.


Mark Shea does a great service for today’s Catholics with these entertaining and informative talks. He uncovers popular misconceptions and reveals ancient wisdom that will come as a welcome addition to any program of personal Bible study. You’ll be fascinated as you discover how, all throughout the New Testament Jesus and the Apostles recognized both the literal and spiritual senses of Scripture. And why their venerable and profound approach is simply lost on most modern Christians. Whether you’ve been studying Scripture for years, or are encountering it for the very first time, Making Senses Out of Scripture will help you find out how to rediscover this lost art and begin reading the Bible with new eyes.

-http://www.catholicfreeshipping.com/maseoutofscb.html

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Dale Ahlquist 08/12/15

Dale and Mark reflect on the 2015 American Chesterton Society Annual Conference.  Next year in Pittsburgh. 

Original Air Date:  August 12, 2015

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Tom McDonald 09/01/15

Tom McDonald & Mark Shea reflect on Pope Francis' Letter On the Occasion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy According to Which an Indulgence is Granted to the Faithful, Canon Law, and more.

A few excerpts from the letter...

One of the serious problems of our time is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life. A widespread and insensitive mentality has led to the loss of the proper personal and social sensitivity to welcome new life. The tragedy of abortion is experienced by some with a superficial awareness, as if not realizing the extreme harm that such an act entails. Many others, on the other hand, although experiencing this moment as a defeat, believe they they have no other option. I think in particular of all the women who have resorted to abortion. I am well aware of the pressure that has led them to this decision. I know that it is an existential and moral ordeal. I have met so many women who bear in their heart the scar of this agonizing and painful decision. What has happened is profoundly unjust; yet only understanding the truth of it can enable one not to lose hope. The forgiveness of God cannot be denied to one who has repented, especially when that person approaches the Sacrament of Confession with a sincere heart in order to obtain reconciliation with the Father. For this reason too, I have decided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to concede to all priests for the Jubilee Year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness for it. May priests fulfill this great task by expressing words of genuine welcome combined with a reflection that explains the gravity of the sin committed, besides indicating a path of authentic conversion by which to obtain the true and generous forgiveness of the Father who renews all with his presence.

A final consideration concerns those faithful who for various reasons choose to attend churches officiated by priests of the Fraternity of St Pius X. This Jubilee Year of Mercy excludes no one. From various quarters, several Brother Bishops have told me of their good faith and sacramental practice, combined however with an uneasy situation from the pastoral standpoint. I trust that in the near future solutions may be found to recover full communion with the priests and superiors of the Fraternity. In the meantime, motivated by the need to respond to the good of these faithful, through my own disposition, I establish that those who during the Holy Year of Mercy approach these priests of the Fraternity of St Pius X to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation shall validly and licitly receive the absolution of their sins.

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea and Simcha Fisher 08/31/15

Simcha Fisher joins Mark Shea to tells stories of the beach, her kids and more!  Tiffany from Alaska called in and asked about 

Should I let my kid dress like a weirdo? (Read more on Simcha's blog)

Connecting the Dots w/ Mark Shea & Steven Greydanus - Gun Culture, Technology and More

From Steven - Gun culture and Hollywood: Turning away from violence

From Mark - Everybody is Talking about the Grisly Video Exposing our Culture of Death