Thinking Faith With Eric Gurash And Dr. Brett Salkeld

With a timely Christmas theme, Dr. Brett Salkeld and guest Peter Van Kampen continue their discussion on the impact simplifying our own living expenses can have on the lives of others. Peter's Book: Live Simply: So That Others Might Simply Live https://amzn.to/3DgGOod  The Bicycle Project: https://worldbicyclerelief.org/

As we head into Christmas we've pre-empted the remainder of our series on Universal Basic Income to accommodate a very timely 2-part discussion with Youth Minister and Catholic speaker, Peter Van Kampen. Author of Living Simply: So That Others May Simply Live. Peter's Books: Live Simply: So That Others Might Simply Live https://amzn.to/3DgGOod  The Fullness of Time https://amzn.to/3EqOvcY 

Dr. Brett Salkeld and guest, Brendan Steven begin a four-part series of discussions on the idea of a Universal Basic Income. Show Snippet: "A good stance, I think, for a Catholic going into a policy debate is to know that a) there will be no silver bullets, and b) there will be unintended consequences of almost any policy."

Dr. Brett Salkeld and Dr. Kevin Cormier, continue their discussion on the science behind COVID-19 and the vaccines that have been developed to fight it. Show Snippet: "...from a common good perspective...even if I'm a very healthy person and I don't think I'm going to succumb to a grave disease state, my contribution to getting vaccinated is really for other people as well in that, not everybody is going to mount that same immune response."

Dr. Brett Salkeld is joined by Dr. Kevin Cormier, Medical Researcher at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto with a background in theology and philosophy discussing the science behind COVID-19 and the vaccines that have been developed to fight it. Show Snippet: "There's some very primal emotions that, be it anti-vaxxers, be it people who are hesitant, or even worse, those who are conspiracy theorists tap into...and they know that very well and so, to push misinformation relies on that..."

We wrap up our three=part conversation with Dr. Brett Salkeld and Dr. Melissa Moschella, moral philosopher at the Catholic University of America discussing vaccine mandates and exemptions from a Catholic perspective. Show Snippet: "If my conscience is telling me that somebody else needs to pay a price, that might actually even be a good indication that I need to think again about forming my conscience."

This week Dr. Brett Salkeld sits down with Dr. Melissa Moschella, moral philosopher at the Catholic University of America for a three-part series discussing vaccine mandates and exemptions from a Catholic perspective. Show Snippet: "Europe has gone this direction in terms of vaccine passports for certain activities...where, no we're not going to put you in jail, we're not going to fine you...but you're not going to be able to do all this stuff that you would otherwise would probably want to do."

Dr. Brett Salkeld sits down with Dr. Melissa Moschella, moral philosopher at the Catholic University of America for a three-part series discussing vaccine mandates and exemptions from a Catholic perspective. Show Snippet: "It doesn't really make sense for an authority of the Catholic Church to be able to sign off on an exemption that says 'the Catholic Church forbids me to do X...when, in fact, the Catholic Church does not forbid you."

We conclude our four-part series of talks given by Dr. Brett Salkeld to the teachers of the Huron Perth School Division. Show Snippet: "English teachers especially, you know how deeply shaped human reality is by our use of language; the way that words can change our lives, the way that they can impact us..."

We continue our four-part series of talks given by Dr. Brett Salkeld to the teachers of the Huron Perth School Division. Show Snippet: "The practice of being present to God and hearing Him is not magic and it's not easy. And so if you pray and you're not picking up anything...pick up a Bible."

We continue our four-part series of talks given by Dr. Brett Salkeld to the teachers of the Huron Perth School Division. Show Snippet: "...if you need any proof at all of the wisdom that's embedded in this teaching, that is that children are best off when they are educated by their own parents, in the values and traditions of their own communities, then you don't need to look any further than the chaos that followed from Indigenous children forcibly taken from their families and communities."

This week on Thinking Faith, we begin a series of talks delivered by Dr. Brett Salkeld to the teachers of the Huron-Perth Catholic School Division. This four-part series will touch on areas of Truth and Reconciliation as well as Curriculum permeation in various subjects. Show Snippet: "We're not used to silence very much these days. We don't have much of a practice of silence, we're connected 24/7, and maybe if silence is awkward, maybe that's good, maybe that's something to practice in your own life and develop a capacity to sit in silence and listen..."

This week, Thinking Faith presents a replay of our Fall Congress keynote address by Cande de Leon from the diocese of Pheonix Arizona speaking to us about his holistic approach to stewardship and its connection to our 2021 Archbishop's Appeal theme "Unbinding Love." Show Snippet: "We forget that it's the championship game. Every Mass is the championship game. So when we go, we have to go completely prepared, and ready to give; ourselves, our sacrifice, our prayers so that we can receive Jesus." Check out Cande's Book "The Heart of the Mission: Simple Ways to Bring People to Jesus"

In this part two of two, returning guest, Brendan Steven of CatholicConscience.org joins Eric and Brett to discuss the role of Catholic voters and the need for deep discernment in the upcoming Canadian federal election. Show Snippet: "I want more Catholics to learn more about Catholic Social Teaching, and...how blown away you will be about the consequences of Christ's love for all his people, and the way that manifests in how the Church teaches how we live in community with one another."

Returning guest, Brendan Steven of CatholicConscience.org joins Eric and Brett to discuss the role of Catholic voters and the need for deep discernment in the upcoming Canadian federal election. Show Snippet: "We have in front of us a pretty wide range of policy options that have been placed on the table by the different party leaders. And so I think this places a lot of focus on us as voters to do our research and to prayerfully discern and to think deeply..."

In light of the upcoming Canadian Federal Election on September 20th, this re-release of our two-part series introduces Catholics to important tools for discerning how to participate in the electoral process without leaving your faith at the door. Show Snippet: "Many people have the impression that Church teaching would expect any two well-formed Catholic consciences to come to the same conclusion on election day. It. Does. Not..."

Deacon Eric Gurash discusses the intersection of faith and mental health in this examination of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Rules for Discernment of Spirits and new research into Religious Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Read more and find links: https://bit.ly/3z4CfMx Show Snippet: "It recognizes that, in the midst of a spiritual or a mental health crisis, both emotion and reason may be hindered in ways we are not immediately aware. Taking time to foster awareness allows us to recognize our current emotional and/or spiritual state before taking action."

In this part two of two, Eric and Brett discuss the theological problems with how Residential Schools were implemented and the Church's participation in them. Show Snippet: "We see within the Residential Schoool system the effects of trying to not inculturate the Gospel...discovering the Incarnation within the language and the culture of another nation...but we see the imposition of a culture seeking to override what is already there."

In this two-part series, Eric and Brett discuss the theological problems with how Residential Schools were implemented and the Church's participation in them. Show Snippet: "In order for there to be a healing and moving forward...it's so essential for us to identify the unjust systems that we have been participating in and...recognizing there's still unjust systems that we're participating in..."

Continuing our Summer Bible Study with Deacon Eric Gurash. In this three-part series, we break open the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, looking at its relation to the Gospel of Luke, who wrote it, and why, and taking a deep dive into a few major themes. Show Snippet: "By the end of his work, Luke wants there to be no doubt that when we see the people of the Church acting with love in the world, we are seeing the risen Jesus acting with love in the world."