Mountains Made Low

Spiritual Disciplines

This week Christine and Dennis take listeners through a discussion on four major schools of spirituality within the Church.  Each of these spiritual disciplines is unique in its focus and practice but they all work towards helping practitioners to grow in holiness and to deepen their relationship with God.  If you're looking to enrich your prayer life and for a more profound encounter with God tune in to find out more.

S.P.I.C.E. Up Your Relationships!

Join Dennis and Christine this week for a conversation on the five forms of intimacy that exist to varying degrees in every relationship, and how to cultivate them in those relationships to strengthen them. If you're looking to SPICE things up in your relationships, you won't want to miss this episode.

Mental Health and Faith

We diverge from our usual format in this episode to conduct and interview with none other than Christine's dad, who is a psychiatrist and a deacon in the Catholic Church.  We discuss the role of spirituality in mental health, the importance of a holistic approach to mental health, and much more.  Plus, we gain a lot of insight into what makes Christine tick!

Coffee (and Tea) Talk - Candid Conversations on Living as Disciples of Jesus

Join Christine and Dennis for candid conversations on church attire, tattoos, and using foul language.  We'll provide tips on how to incorporate sacramentals in the home and share some of the most influential people in our own journey of faith.  That and more in this next segment of Coffee (and Tea) Talk.

The Reality of Angels

Are angels real?  Do we become angels when we die?  Are there different types of angels?  Who are they and what do they do?  Join Dennis and Christine for this week's episode as they explore the nature of angels and their roll in the Christian life, with a special focus on our Guardian Angels and how we might cultivate our friendship with our Guardian Angel. 

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.