Outside The Walls With Timothy Putnam

Rachel Bulman is a regular contributor to the Word on Fire blog, an author with two forthcoming books, and co-hosts the Youtube show “Meet the Bulmans” with her husband, Dcn Jason Bulman, who was recently ordained to the Diocese of Orlando. They join us on-air to talk about their practice of hospitality and their expression of vulnerability as a part of a lifestyle of evangelization.

Dr. Ann M. Garrido (https://www.anngarrido.com/) is associate professor of homiletics at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri, (https://www.ai.edu/) where she previously directed the school’s Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching program. Garrido has served as the Marten Faculty Fellow in Homiletics at the University of Notre Dame.  She is the author of multiple books, including the award-winning Redeeming Administration, Redeeming Conflict, Let’s Talk About Truth, and the topic of today's conversation, Rules of Engagement: 8 Christian Habits for Being Good and Doing Good Online (https://www.avemariapress.com/products/rules-of-engagement).  

Sr. Alicia Torres, F.E. is on the Executive Team for the USCCB's National Eucharistic Revival. She joins us to talk about the initiative, and her own experience with Christ in the Eucharist.

Brett Salkeld is Archdiocesan Theologian for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina in Saskatchewan and is the co-host of the Thinking Faith podcast. His latest book, Transubstantiation: Theology, History, and Christian Unity, is available on Baker Academic Press. Today we talk about his Church Life Journal piece, Guilt, Responsibility, and Purgatory: How Traditional Catholic Teaching Can Help Us Think About Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations.

Matt Regner is the Director of Liturgy and Evangelization at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Madison, Wisconsin. He recently wrote a thoughtful essay Parishioners Don't Belong at the Parish published in the Church Life Journal. We talked over several points from the article about the end goals of evangelization.  Patreon supporters get an extra 19 minutes of conversation. Learn More.

Casey Phillips is the director of Evangelization at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Lexington, KY, and the co-host of the podcast The BaptiCatholic Show. He joins us to talk about Evangelization in a Catholic context.

What picture pops into your head when you envision "the Church?" Whose faces are situated next to yours in the family portrait above God's mantle? The answer to this question has implications on how we live out our faith, practice evangelization, and make disciples. It's the fundamental question of "Who Belongs?" Fr. Josh Johnson joins us to discuss his new book, On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Restoring God’s Vision for Race and Discipleship. This book follows Fr. Josh’s journey of serving as the only Black priest in the diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fr. Josh draws from the riches of Scripture, personal experience as a Catholic of color, his priestly ministry, and the wisdom of the Church to encourage Catholics to understand more deeply the call of Christ to make disciples of “all peoples and nations (Matt. 28:19).”

Michael Grasinski, President of Ruah Woods Institute, and Rob Stamper, Curriculum and Education Specialist, join us to talk about the Institute and their TOB Curriculum for Catholic Schools. We also discuss the nature of the TOB as a Christian Anthropology and key element of a Worldview that emphasizes the dignity of the human person. Patreon supporters get an extra 9 minutes of conversation as Michael and Rob share their initial encounter with the Theology of the Body. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/posts/68244799.

Deacon Charles Beard joins us to talk about the Sacred Heart of Jesus, how we experience his love, and how that love urges us to live compassionately.

Pentecost is the antidote to Babel. Through Pentecost, God breaks down division and creates the opportunity for reconciliation.  We, as ministers of reconciliation, are called to live our lives attentive to the voice of the Holy Spirit who was given to the Church at Pentecost, and given to us at baptism and confirmation.

Fr. Casey Cole, OFM and Fr. Tito Serrano, OFM are off on a pilgrimage like no other. In just 11 weeks, they plan to visit all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums, meeting people where they are, to invite them to return home. Home to Jesus and his Church. They join us to talk about the tour, and about Fr. Casey's new book The Way of Beatitude: Living Radical Hope in a World of Division and Despair.  They talk more about the tour in a Patreon exclusive segment. Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/posts/67015971.

Dr. Charlie Camosy is a Professor in the Medical Humanities Department at Creighton University Health Sciences in Phoenix AZ and a Fellow in Moral Theology at St. Joseph Seminary in New York. He has a focus on bioethics and has written numerous books on our response and responsibility to the dignity of the human person. Dr. Camosy is the author of numerous books including: Beyond the Abortion Wars (Eerdmans)  Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People (New City Press) Losing our Dignity: How Secularized medicine is Undermining Fundamental Human Equality (New City Press) He is also the Series Editor of the Magenta Project at New City Press.  He joins me on-air to talk about a healthy response to the news of the SCOTUS leak.

We revisit a conversation we had with Joe Heschmeyer back in June of 2019. For the next few weeks, we're going to be talking about approaching difficult topics and conversations with an eye toward evangelization. This replay includes the content originally reserved for Patreon supporters.

In his new book published by Ave Maria Press, A Catholic Pilgrimage through American History, Dr. Kevin Schmiesing takes you to more than two-dozen sites and events that symbolize and embody America’s rich and sometimes tumultuous Catholic past, including the Santa Fe Trail, Gettysburg, and the Bourbon Trail. We talk about the Catholic thread running through the tapestry of American History and talk about some of his favorite stories.

Dr. Lawrence Feingold's new book, Touched by Christ: The Sacramental Economy available on Emmaus Academic Press, is a masterwork explaining the mysteries of the sacramental economy.  Today we discuss why we need the sacraments, and how the sacraments are able to bestow God's grace to us. In our Patreon extra segment, (available to everyone this week) we discussed the 2020 Responsum by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ruling that the formula "We Baptize" was not merely illicit, but also invalid. Since that time there have been at least a few instances of priests and deacons who used this form exclusively for decades and at least one instance of a young Priest having to validly receive his baptism and other sacraments when it was determined that he had been invalidly baptized as an infant. Many of the lay faithful were left wondering, "Does a pronoun really make that much of a difference?" Dr. Feingold explains. https://www.patreon.com/posts/65820254

In the Easter Season, we contemplate our participation in the Paschal Mystery. The Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ not only reconcile us to the Father but also give us a sure hope of the resurrection ourselves. This hope of resurrection allows us to view death through the lens of eternity. Noreen Madden McInnis, Director of Liturgy & Spirituality for the Diocese of San Diego, has written a new book on New City Press entitled Keep at it Riley: Accompanying my Father through Death into Life in which she shares the story of her own journey accompanying her Father in the final days of his life. She shares with us the practical and spiritual insights she gained from her role as caregiver.

Nick De La Torre, founder of the Awaken Catholic (awakencatholic.org), joins us to share his journey and the Holy Saturday moments along the way.

Fr. Daniel G. Dozier is the Pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church in Olympia, Washington. He serves as an Adjunct Professor of Sacred Scripture Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius, is one of the Founders and hosts of Becoming Byzantine, a free webinar series on the light of the Byzantine East. He joins us to talk about the Lenten Pillar of Fasting.  This week's extra patreon segment is available to everyone at https://www.patreon.com/posts/64914788.

Mark Redmond, executive director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services in Burlington, Vermont, has worked in the field of caring for homeless and at-risk youth for over 40 years. His new book, Called: A Memoir details Mark’s journey from working on Madison Avenue to hearing and answering the call of God to work with vulnerable communities.  Together we reflect on his experiences and what we can all learn about Almsgiving, justice, and care for the Common Good in this season of Lent that will help us all to grow in holiness. Patreon supporters get an extra 11 minutes of conversation! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/posts/64634327.

Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, is a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He is the Director for Spiritual Formation for Saint Vincent Seminary, Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation and has offered numerous courses on the spiritual life. Together with Fr. Thomas Acklin, OSB he co-authored Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love available on Emmaus Road Press.