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Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar, “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?” (pt. 1)
FORMED Book Club - June 26, 2024 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsCatholics regularly ask God to “lead all souls to heaven,” but why? Why pray for people like Joseph Stalin and Jeffrey Dahmer who apparently deserve divine punishment? Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar takes on the question in “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”—a book that has caused much m...
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 15)
FORMED Book Club - June 19, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsHow does science make sense of beauty? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 16)
FORMED Book Club - June 12, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsCan we ever know too much? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 14)
FORMED Book Club - June 05, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe mysteries of quantum physics and of God. Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Father Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 13)
FORMED Book Club - May 30, 2024 15:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe science of conscience—and judgment. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Robert Spitzer’s book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 12)
FORMED Book Club - May 22, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsMystical experiences—who has them and why? A debate between Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro on Robert Spitzer’s book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 11)
FORMED Book Club - May 15, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsQuantum physics: proof of God? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Fr. Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 10)
FORMED Book Club - May 08, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsWhat does LANGUAGE tell us about how humans think? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Fr. Robert Spitzer’s “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 9)
FORMED Book Club - May 01, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPROOF that humans are different from monkeys. Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss “Science at the Doorstep to God” by Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 8)
FORMED Book Club - April 24, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsNear-death experiences and out-of-body experiences: are they real? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Science at the Doorstep to God by Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 7)
FORMED Book Club - April 17, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsGod is perfect, simple, omniscient, omnipresent—but what do these things mean? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro break down Science at the Doorstep to God by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 6)
FORMED Book Club - April 10, 2024 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsAre there multiple universes, and how can we know? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Science at the Doorstep to God by Father Robert Spitzer, S.J. Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 5)
FORMED Book Club - April 03, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsGod the Fine Tuner: How to scientists explain how the laws of the universe got so precise? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 4)
FORMED Book Club - March 27, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsIt is said that a monkey in front of a typewriter, given an infinite amount of time, would eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. This is true. But would it understand? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “S...
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 3)
FORMED Book Club - March 20, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThere is so much scientific evidence for God, yet why do scientists find it so difficult to believe? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro continue their discussion of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 2)
FORMED Book Club - March 13, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsEntropy: Why do things degrade? Father Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss some of the basic principles of Father Robert Spitzer’s new book "Science at the Doorstep to God". Support the Show.
Fr. Robert Spitzer, “Science at the Doorstep to God” (pt. 1)
FORMED Book Club - March 06, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsModern science is giving more and more astounding evidence FOR the existence of God. Learn about it in Father Robert Spitzer’s phenomenal new book “Science at the Doorstep to God.” In this first episode, Father Joseph Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss the introduction. Pages 1 to 3...
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 14)
FORMED Book Club - February 28, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe assassination of President Diem. Concluding remarks. Page 262 to end. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 13)
FORMED Book Club - February 21, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapters 12 and 13a, pages 237 to 266. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 12)
FORMED Book Club - February 14, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapter 11, pages 213 to 236. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 11)
FORMED Book Club - February 07, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapter 10, pages 194 to 212. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 10)
FORMED Book Club - January 31, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapter 9, pages 176 to 193. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 9)
FORMED Book Club - January 24, 2024 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPages 158 to 175. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 8)
FORMED Book Club - January 17, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPages 144 to 157. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 7)
FORMED Book Club - January 10, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPages 114 to 143. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 6)
FORMED Book Club - January 03, 2024 19:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPages 98 to 113. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 5)
FORMED Book Club - December 27, 2023 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsPages 72–98. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 4)
FORMED Book Club - December 20, 2023 19:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapter 2, pages 56–71: South Vietnamese President Diem was deeply misunderstood by almost the whole world. Why? Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 3)
FORMED Book Club - December 13, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsChapter 1 of “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam” by Geoffrey Shaw, discussed by Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro. Support the Show.
Geoffrey Shaw, “The Lost Mandate of Heaven” (pt. 2)
FORMED Book Club - December 06, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsIn this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss Geoffrey Shaw’s introduction (pages 23–40) to “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam.” Support the Show.
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