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The Poetry of Karol Wojtyla (with Fr. Vincent Lusty)

Dust Destined to Heaven (with Fr. Vincent Lusty) Part 2

Dust Destined to Heaven (with Fr. Vincent Lusty) Part 1

This episode Fr. Roger, Sara, and Mike dive into processing their time in quarantine/isolation as well as the public discussion of racism the world is having at the moment.

Lessons on Quarantine & Racism

A World Split Apart (with Fr. Vincent Lusty) Part 3

A World Split Apart (with Fr. Vincent Lusty) Part 2

A World Split Apart (with Fr. Vincent Lusty) Part 1

A special episode of Left-Footers, where Fr. Roger Niedzielski and Fr. Michael Bombak discuss who the Holy Spirit is… and what difference that makes to you.

Who is the Holy Spirit? (With Fr. Michael Bombak)

This has been a long week. In this episode of Left Footers Fr. Roger and Mike process what it means that our parishes will be empty on Sunday, that our students won't be coming back after spring break, and Holy Week likely will be celebrated alone. Can this moment of great distress can become an opportunity for Catholic heroism in the face of COVID-19?

Our Battle Against COVID-19

John Vizza, a Canon lawyer for the Archdiocese of Edmonton, joins the show to talk about what makes a marriage valid in the Catholic Church? What is an annulment? Could the Pope be impeached?

Marriage, Annulments, Canon Law, OH MY!

Fr. Roger Niedzielski and Mike Landry lead this week's conversation on Star Trek's new show "Picard", discussing Star Trek's long run and it's evolution from a secular humanist view to one where spirituality is given greater influence. Sara Dmitri attempts to navigate all the nerdy language.

Star Trek into Secularism?

On this Left Footers we welcome Fr. Roger Niedzielski back as a host, and Dr. Brett Salkeld as our guest to promote his new book on the Eucharist. We explore the weird aspects of the Church's teaching on Holy Communion and how it can influence our dialogues with protestants. Also Baby Yoda shows up. Your can buy Brett Salkeld's book below and check out the references from the show below: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/transubstantiation/392041 Thinking Faith! Podcast https://thinkingfaith.libsyn.com/ Francis Chan on Communion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUbXzb2atM Grandin Media is a Catholic online news portal based in Edmonton. Through the use of creative journalism, quality photography and engaging video, we tell the stories of Catholic life and culture in Alberta and beyond. We also bring the lens of faith to public conversations about current events, and provide insights into Catholic teaching in an accessible way. www.grandinmedia.ca

Brett Salkeld on Francis Chan, The Eucharist, and Evangelicals

If our first episode of 2020 Fr. Marc Cramer, Sara Dmitri, and Mike Landry review the new Star Wars film, The Two Popes, and discuss how misinformation can spread regarding Pope Francis and the Church.

Star Wars and Pope Francis

On this Left Footers Christmas special we chat with Ryan Topping, Academic VP of Newman Theological College, about his new book "Christmas Around the Fire". We discuss the importance of story telling for rebuilding a Catholic culture, as well as the pit falls of a postmodern use of media. A native of Saskatoon, Canada, Dr. Topping has published several books on Catholic culture and education, including Rebuilding Catholic Culture: How the Catechism Can Shape our Common Life (Sophia Institute, 2012), The Elements of Rhetoric (Angelico Press, 2016) and Renewing the Mind: A Reader in the Philosophy of Catholic Education (Catholic University of America Press, 2015). His new book is Christmas Around the Fire: Poems, Stories, and Lessons for the Season of Christ’s Birth (Tan, 2019). http://www.ryan-topping.com/ Grandin Media is a Catholic online news portal based in Edmonton. Through the use of creative journalism, quality photography and engaging video, we tell the stories of Catholic life and culture in Alberta and beyond. We also bring the lens of faith to public conversations about current events, and provide insights into Catholic teaching in an accessible way. www.grandinmedia.ca

Ryan Topping on Restoring Christmas Traditions & Fighting Nihilism

In this weeks episode of Left Footers Sara Dmitri asks Fr. Marc Cramer about his conversion story, to Mormonism, and then back again to Catholicism, and eventually to answering the call to the priesthood.

From Mormonism to the Priesthood

Left-Footers is a Catholic talk show produced by Grandin Media. Hosts and guests chat about pop culture with Catholic topics and themes thrown into the mix.

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