Five-minute Catholic wisdom—or in Latin, “disjecta membra”—from Ignatius Press’ founder, editor, and priest, Father Joseph Fessio, S.J., Ph.D., a student of Joseph Ratzinger and Henri de Lubac, a winemaker, a baker, and, at times, ”the most powerful man in the American Church.”
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Welcome to the Ignatius Press Podcast! Ignatius Press has been faithfully publishing Catholic books, films, art, and more for over 40 years. With our extensive history, our library contains a wide variety of authors and titles, and we can’t wait to share them with you. On this podcast, we will feature author interviews for those who are interested in deepening their faith and learning more about Jesus Christ, his Church, and the rich Catholic intellectual and artistic tradition. We pray that ...
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Cada miércoles, ’La Commedia’ desde el Teatro Arlequín de Madrid, con tres talentos del circuito del humor y la comedia de la mano de Ignatius Farray e Iggy Rubín. Una producción de EL TERRAT.
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Authority is about giving.توسط Ignatius Press
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In his latest book “Why Does Everything Come in Threes?” philosopher and author Peter Kreeft ponders the ways in which creation—and the story of humanity in creation—are indelibly stamped with the image of the Creator, that is, with the Trinity. In this episode, Kreeft speaks with host Andrew Petiprin about this three-fold pattern of the universe, …
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"We," "us," is distinctly, uniquely Christian.توسط Ignatius Press
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The Old Testament can seem brutal at times. Is God really love? King David gives us the key.توسط Ignatius Press
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Because the Catholic Church has always taught that only men can be ordained to the priesthood instituted by Christ, there is a perception that the Church’s story is a story about men. There’s the Blessed Mother, of course, and maybe the occasional nun who rises to prominence, but since only men can be ordained, the thinking goes, it is men who have…
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"Daughter, your faith has made you well."توسط Ignatius Press
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They’re simple questions, and ones that every believer has to confront at some point in his or her life: why do we suffer, and why does God—who we believe to be good and loving—allow it? Humanity’s struggles with these questions have inspired countless works of art and literature—from the book of Job on through the ages—as well as theological treat…
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"In my flesh," St. Paul says, "I complete what is lacking in Christ's" . . . joy?توسط Ignatius Press
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The answer is YES. And that's how it is supposed to be.توسط Ignatius Press
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Francis X. Maier has been immersed in the life of the Church at different levels for decades. As senior aide to Archbishop Charles Chaput for more than twenty years, and as editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register for many years before that, he got to know the leaders and major players in the American Church in both professional and person…
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Without roots, trees collapse, and plants blow around like tumbleweeds. Jesus wants our roots to be in him.توسط Ignatius Press
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In a society that often claims to value the voices of the marginalized, one group that find themselves frequently silenced by the very people claiming to speak for them are detransitioners—men and women who have gone down the road of “gender transition,” only to change their minds, embrace their biological sex, and reverse course. In this episode, …
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Our lives are more intertwined than we can ever realize on earth. Yet how much more is CHRIST'S life—and his suffering—linked to ours.توسط Ignatius Press
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According to Paul, you can't know anything, much less apply that knowledge, without Jesus.توسط Ignatius Press
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Is beautiful sacred art a thing of the past? Is it impossible for contemporary artists to inspire the kind of reverence and devotion for sacred subjects that the artworks of great masters have done for centuries? The Catholic Home Gallery is an answer to these questions—a collection of eighteen artworks by contemporary artists that embody the richn…
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Christ lives within us. We think we know it, but a thousand lifetimes are not enough to grasp it.توسط Ignatius Press
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You'd have to be pretty old to be "the firstborn of all creation."توسط Ignatius Press
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TITUS! Brush up on your Titus. It matters much more than you think.توسط Ignatius Press
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When Mark Wahlberg’s hit movie “Father Stu” was released in 2022, audiences all over the country were introduced to Father Stuart Long, a former boxer-turned-wannabe-actor-turned Catholic priest who died in Helena, Montana in 2014 at the age of 50. The motorcycle-riding tough guy who found his way to Christ and the priesthood captured the hearts of…
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When you know God's will, no obstacle is insurmountable.توسط Ignatius Press
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You're right—it would all be a waste, if not for aκτιος.توسط Ignatius Press
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Saint Paul CHEERS when he sees virtues in other people.توسط Ignatius Press
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“Grief is a call to expand our hearts.” Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola have worked with hundreds of individuals from broken homes who are grieving—grieving the divorce or separation of their parents, grieving the loss of the “ideal” family, even grieving a sense of identity rooted in parental love. They have pulled together valuable insights and wisd…
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God is "more intimate to me than I am to myself," says Augustine. God lives in the deepest part of our being—the Mariana Trench of us, even deeper than our very identity. But if that's true, then we are, even in our remotest corners, in the very heart of God himself. And becoming aware of this could change everything.…
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In times of civil unrest and heightened public discourse about racial issues, it can be tempting—even for Catholics—to look only for political solutions to the divisions that plague our society. But if, as the Catholic Church teaches, racism is a sin and, as such, an obstacle to the soul’s growing in holiness, political arguments about policies and…
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Sometimes with a warm hand, sometimes with a hot coal.توسط Ignatius Press
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War is bad. Slavery is evil. But what happens when Jesus comes face to face with someone who's wrapped up in both?توسط Ignatius Press
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Romans 12:1–2. God wants to make you NEW—not just your body, but your whole way of thinking and feeling.توسط Ignatius Press
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Living wills? Palliative care? Brain death? Cremation? Many of us know we need to think about these and other end-of-life questions for ourselves and our loved ones, but how many of us know where to look for guidance? Dr. Stephen Doran, M.D. is uniquely positioned to help us think about these often uncomfortable topics. An experienced neurosurgeon,…
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Like it or not, I'm back. (Rather, my producer is back—from paternity leave.) Are you "finding God"? Well, look no further. He is right in front of us.توسط Ignatius Press
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Thomas Howard had a unique perspective on contemporary Christian life. The son of a prominent evangelical family who was drawn to liturgical worship, a friend of C.S. Lewis who eventually converted to Catholicism, Howard was a keen observer and erudite writer, an articulate defender of the truths of the Gospel and the power of art to bring man clos…
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Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. believes in God, the soul, and an afterlife. This is not surprising, as the Jesuit priest is a well-known defender of the precepts of the Catholic faith in his books, lectures, and numerous media appearances. But Fr. Spitzer holds that these beliefs are well-founded scientifically, and has written a book presenting his evid…
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Dreaming of that life of ease and leisure? Read the Gospel of Luke.توسط Ignatius Press
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Read Matthew 23 a little more carefully next you want to point the finger at "those" hypocrites.توسط Ignatius Press
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State surveillance. Artificial intelligence. Advanced reproductive technology. Many of the elements Peco Gaskovski depicts dramatically in his new novel Exogenesis seem to be only a step or two ahead of where we are in the world today. But Gaskovski’s dystopian vision of a society with mass sterilizations of undesirable populations, an intricate so…
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We all know what happens at Mass: the Eucharist. But why does it matter? Pope Benedict has some ideas!توسط Ignatius Press
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This year, a high-school girl made a glorious prom dress out of DUCT TAPE. Impossible? That's what we're called to do with the ugly, gray material of our lives. That is holiness.توسط Ignatius Press
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Tomie dePaola was one of the most beloved authors and illustrators of children’s books of the last 50 years. When he died in 2020, readers of all ages mourned. While many knew him best for his Strega Nona stories, dePaola also wrote and illustrated many books about Catholic saints and feast days, as well as adaptations of Bible stories. Sarah Macke…
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Jesus tells strange parables. Would you really leave everything you have for a shiny hunk of calcium the size of a BB? No. But what if YOU are that shiny BB?توسط Ignatius Press
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The universe is full of tiny coincidences, but somehow, all of these work together to bring about God's greatest creation: human life itself.توسط Ignatius Press
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Fall is here and the kids are back in school, which makes this week’s episode particularly timely. Host Andrew Petiprin speaks with Mark Brumley, president of Ignatius Press, about the changing landscape of religious education, the explosion of Catholic resources now available to parents wishing to form their kids in the Faith, and the new Word of …
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Learning to think with Psalm 103.توسط Ignatius Press
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Today's theological vocabulary word: "prolepsis." How Adam and Eve's sin caused entropy BEFORE they were even created and, more importantly, how Jesus redeemed the whole universe BEFORE he was born.توسط Ignatius Press
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A big question: Why would God create death? Why do things fall apart? Is it because of the Fall, because of sin? Then what about the brontosaurus? Here's a first approach at making sense of what scientists call the law of entropy.توسط Ignatius Press
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“Lead, kindly light.” These words of St. John Henry Newman have long resonated with Christians who strive always to place their trust in Christ. The saint’s words are perhaps particularly dear to those whose Christian journey has taken them through the Anglican Communion and into the Catholic Church, as Newman’s did. One such pilgrim is Fr. Dwight …
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How are all those self-help videos on Instagram working for you? Not great, you say? Don't worry. Mary's Magnificat shows us psychology done the right way—with God front and center.توسط Ignatius Press
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When Pope Benedict XVI passed away on December 31, 2022 at the age of 95, Catholics the world over mourned the loss of a spiritual father as well as a brilliant theologian. Among those who knew the late pontiff best was Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., founder and editor of Ignatius Press. Fr. Fessio studied with Pope Benedict—when he was still Fr. Joseph …
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Most of us have forgotten how to praise and, therefore, how to be happy. Let's change that right now. How? The Psalms.توسط Ignatius Press
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Jesus' parable of the treasure buried in the field: What is this treasure? Well, what if WE are that treasure, and God "sells all he has" to get US?توسط Ignatius Press
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Since the 2012 release of her first book on the Sexual Revolution, Mary Eberstadt has engaged in what she considers an often thankless task—honoring the suffering of those who have been victimized by the massive changes that have rocked society since the 1960s. The Pill, no-fault divorce, and plummeting marriage rates have not made us freer, happie…
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