Joanna Jewell returns for the second half of her interview about her conversion to Catholicism, the dark night of the soul that followed, and how espousing her heart to Jesus led to her purpose.

Ordinary Grace: A Podcast on the Spiritual & Religious Life

Joanna Jewell on Her Dark Night of the Soul and Espousing Her Heart to Jesus

Joanna Jewell, host of the espouse My Heart podcast, joins the conversation with her conversion story from New Age and Wiccan practices to the Catholic faith. 

Joanna Jewell on Leaving the New Age for Catholicism

Actor, storyteller, and podcaster Stephen Tobolowsky (One Day at a Time, Groundhog Day) joins the conversation with tales of his adventures with God, the challenges of emoting via Zoom, and giving up fear in the face of the unprecedented calamities of 2020. 

Stephen Tobolowsky on Judaism and Giving Up Fear

In the second part of our interview with Logan Crow, executive director of The Frida Cinema, we discuss being empathic, the importance of therapy, and supporting what you love. 

Logan Crow on Therapy and Supporting What You Love

Logan Crow, executive director of the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, California, joins the conversation! In the first half of a two-part interview, Logan tells us about watching Blue Velvet at eleven-years-old, his favorite spiritual moments in film history, and the unexpected depth of Robocop. 

Logan Crow on David Lynch and Spiritual Moments in Film

Ordinary Grace returns with the release of an interview from July 2019 with Matt Page of Bible Films Blog and the book The Bible Onscreen in the New Millennium. We discuss growing up Anglican, Charismatic Evangelicalism, as well as his eventual loss of faith.  We also discuss biblical films, the ways in which Jesus is portrayed onscreen, and the horror elements of The Passion of the Christ.  God bless you and your family in this difficult time. 

Episode #19. Matt Page on Biblical Films

Jordan A. Rothacker, (@j_rothacker) author of the novel And Wind Will Wash Away, joins the conversation to discuss the beauty and implausibility of religion, growing up with mythology, and teaching religion while being a "hardline agnostic". 

Episode #18. Jordan A. Rothacker

Kathryn H. Ross (@storytellerkath), author of the upcoming collection Black Was Not a Label, joins the conversation for a discussion about her relationship with Father God, her storytelling and journaling process, and her experiences as a young black woman in America. Also, she reads her stunning flash fiction piece "Icarus". 

Episode #17. Kathryn Ross

Ordinary Grace pays tribute to former guest Susan Pierce, who passed away after a long illness, on July 16th of this year. May her spirit and her legacy live on in those she loved and who will always love her.Rest in Peace Susan Pierce 1946 – 2019 “Amazing Grace 2011” by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com 

Episode #16. Susan Pierce: A Tribute

Brilliant young poet Alyssa Matuchniak joins the conversation to discuss her multicultural, multi-faith upbringing, how that has affected her identity, and the value of being messy. 

Episode #15. Alyssa Matuchniak

Teacher and podcaster Kevin Johnson of the Encountering Silence podcast joins the conversation to discuss his own “mystical experiences”, how brain science connects with spirituality, and the enduring power of silence.Kevin’s websiteEncountering Silence

Episode #14. Kevin Johnson

Poet, theologian, and calming spirit Laura Reece Hogan joins the conversation to discuss her writing, the fire and passion of working in the Spirit of God, and her experience with Carmelite spirituality.

Episode #13. Laura Reece Hogan

Verbose filmmaker and all around cool dude Harris Smith joins Matt and Sean for a discussion of being a prayer warrior, being born autistic, and the Church of U2.

Episode #12. Harris Smith

Writer, teacher, and Nic Cage superfan Joanna Nelius joins the conversation for a discussion on Catholicism and quantum mechanics, being confirmed by Cardinal Roger Mahony, and returning to traditions you’ve abandoned. 

Episode #11. Joanna Nelius

Pastor’s kid, teacher, and rebel, the engaging Michael Dean Clark joins the conversation to discuss his Southern Baptist roots, his B-Boy and goth days, and Ralph Reed’s pancake makeup.

Episode #10. Michael Dean Clark

Ordinary Grace is a podcast featuring a series of conversations about the spiritual life, told by the people who have lived it. The show is hosted by Matt Guerrero, founding editor of the literary and film website Drunk Monkeys, and co-host of Worth A Click: A Movie Review Podcast. The show is produced by Matt and Sean Woodard, with theme music by singer/songwriter Susan Barth, from her album Songs from the Suburbs.

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Ordinary Grace: A Podcast on the Spiritual & Religious Life

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