Mountains Made Low

Opening Sacrilege

Join Dennis and Christine this week as we discuss the backlash from the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the proper Christian response in the face of sacrilege, blasphemy, and persecution.

Living the Beatitudes - Part 2

In this episode, Dennis and Christine continue and wrap up their deep dive into the Beatitudes by looking at what the final four Beatitudes demand of us in regard to loving our neighbor, and their implications for us as we strive to live Gospel values and as intentional disciples of Christ Jesus in the modern world.  (Christine is ecstatic that Dennis got the podcast description down to a single sentence!  He'll let her have her moment.)

Living the Beatitudes - Part 1

Can you name all eight Beatitudes?  The Beatitudes are more than ideals, they are the way of life for disciples of Jesus Christ, and more importantly the way to eternal life, but what exactly are the Beatitudes asking of us and how do we live them in our daily life? Join Dennis and Christine as they break open the Beatitudes in this first of a two part series that does a deep dive into the most profound and detailed teaching that Jesus gave to his disciples. 

Know Thy Enemy! The Reality of the Devil

Glamorized in Hollywood and viewed as a "boogieman" of sorts by contemporary society, Satan is often dismissed as a figment of the religious imagination, but therein lies the greatest of lies crafted by the Father of Lies!  Make no mistake, the Devil is real.  In this episode, Dennis and Christine expose the reality of the Devil, and wade into the many and varied names he is known by so that the Christian can come to know the enemy, recognize his hand, and prepare for spiritual battle in their fight against sin and temptation.  What resources and tools are available to help us resist temptation, weather skirmishes with the enemy, and live well in the modern world?  Listen and find out!

The Power of Kindness

It seems like being kind is en vogue today, but what society means when it calls for someone to be kind is very different from the kindness that the Christian is called to live.  In this episode Christine and Dennis challenge our secular understanding of kindness and present kindness as the Christian virtue and gift of the Holy Spirit that it truly is.  (Christine told Dennis that his podcast descriptions need to be shorter, so that's all folks.  Listen to find out more!)

MASSively Loved - Part 2

Dennis and Christine continue to break open the Mass from the perspective of God's love and how God is loving us through the various parts of the Mass.  In this episode, we delve into the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the Communion Rite, and the Concluding Rite, hoping to once again lead listeners to a new perspective on the Mass that will open their hearts and minds to the profound love God desires them to experience through the Mass and in particular the Eucharist.  

MASSively Loved - Part 1

Continuing on the heels of the previous episode, where Dennis and Christine presented the Eucharist as the supreme and most intimate encounter of God's love that we can experience this side of heaven, they now break open the Mass from the perspective of God's love and how God is loving us through the various parts of the Mass.  In this, the first of two episodes, we delve into the Introductory Rites of the Mass and the Liturgy of the Word, hoping to leading listeners to a new perspective on the Mass that will open their hearts and minds to the profound love God desires them to experience through the Mass and in particular the Eucharist.  

Encounter the Profound Love of God

We all desire to be loved perfectly for who we are, and yet it's the love of another that transforms us and inspires us to be more than we are or that we think we can be for love of them.  This transforming love that we yearn to experience finds its ultimate fulfillment in God, and it's through the Eucharist that we come to experience thee most intimate encounter of God's love this side of heaven, but is that our experience of the Eucharist?  In this episode, Dennis and Christine break open this profound encounter of God's love, as experience in the Eucharist.  Through personal experience and insight, we hope to lead listeners to a paradigm shift in how they approach and view Mass, so that they come to truly understand what God is doing to us, for us, and through us in this most intimate expression of his love, and how the Eucharist not only equips us to live well in the modern world, but is essential for us on our journey to heaven.