The Magnificast

Folks, we're back. As a disclaimer, the first 6 or so minutes of the podcast is Dean giving an update on his second trip to the bone church in Rome. So, if you're not an enjoyer of bones and crypts sm...

27 Nov 202454min

While Dean is traveling, enjoy this episode from 2021! When it comes to Christianity and politics everyone loves to talk about the "political imaginary." This week we're going to talk through the poli...

20 Nov 20241h 4min

Folks, the US election just wrapped and we're here to report that we've got four more years of crab season. There's no escaping it! In this episode, we snap our claws, blow some bubbles, and scuttle a...

12 Nov 20241h 10min

It's Election Day, so we're giving you an old episode. We hope everyone has fun out there. Liberation theology is cool! But, what about theology done from inside revolutionary contexts like Cuba? This...

5 Nov 202459min

This week on the pod, we're remembering Liberation Theologian, Gustavo Gutiérrez, by chatting about his life and his work. In the episode, we talk about his impact on Catholicism and just why he was c...

29 Okt 202454min

Matt and Dean spent some time in Rome last week and this week we're reflecting on our trip to the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Capuchins, a church with a crypt full of the skeletons of 3...

22 Okt 202451min

This past week, friend of the pod, Greg Hillis passed away. Greg was a great scholar and wrote a fantastic book on Thomas Merton called Man of Dialogue: Thomas Merton's Catholic Vision. Back in 2019 w...

15 Okt 202452min

This week, Matt and Dean are geographically together in Scotland. To mark the occasion, they finally get to the bottom of what happens to your body when you're resurrected. Get excited to find out wha...

8 Okt 202437min