Sursum Corda

First Love & Finality | Paco Patag

From Sursum Corda: Easter Joy on April 28, 2022. Some mushy stuff, followed by an exploration of Relationship->Identity->Mission, and Paco's theories on discerning mission by analyzing our Aptitude, Attraction, and Authority. Said theory is still under active development, so expect a follow-up episode at some point!

Jack of All Trades, Master of None, but Oftentimes Better than Master of One | Phil Baron

From Sursum Corda: Easter Joy on April 28, 2022 Enjoy some wisdom from former gravedigger and llama farmer, Phil Baron!

A Theory on Musical Consonance and Dissonance | Michael Johnson

From Sursum Corda: Easter Joy on April 28, 2022. Michael Johnson returns to share some thoughts from his experience in music!

Vocation in Presence: The Gift of Limits | Paco Patag

From Dayton Catholic Young Adults' Theology on Tap on July 7, 2022. This recording has been shared by special request. Now, it's a talk very much in the spirit of Sursum Corda, but an episode like this is probably going to be a one-off, as the talks in these podcast episodes are truly ordered to the in-person discussions fostered by a Sursum Corda night, and it's not ideal to divorce the podcast from those deep conversations - that being said, we'll see what kind of thought and conversation springs from this and assess from there. As we say in Origins [https://anchor.fm/sursum-corda/episodes/Origins--Josh--Thomas--and-Paco-e1gr3fr], if something strikes you, let's have a real, honest-to-goodness conversation about it! It's far more fun to pursue truth together. Looking ahead, we have several talks from our April Sursum Corda that still need to be edited and posted, along with quite a few more from July Sursum Corda nights in Cincinnati and Denver. Stay tuned for those!

The Abundant Life: Reflections on Isaiah 55 | Stephanie McCourt

From Sursum Corda: Easter Joy on April 28, 2022. In this episode, Stephanie McCourt shares her thoughts on living the abundant life offered by God and resting in His promises to us. AN INVITATION TO GRACE All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, buy grain and eat; Come, buy grain without money, wine and milk without cost! Why spend your money for what is not bread; your wages for what does not satisfy? Only listen to me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Pay attention and come to me; listen, that you may have life.  I will make with you an everlasting covenant, the steadfast loyalty promised to David. As I made him a witness to peoples, a leader and commander of peoples, So shall you summon a nation you knew not, and a nation that knew you not shall run to you, Because of the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the LORD to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving.  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways—oracle of the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your thoughts. Yet just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving the end for which I sent it. Yes, in joy you shall go forth, in peace you shall be brought home; Mountains and hills shall break out in song before you, all trees of the field shall clap their hands. In place of the thornbush, the cypress shall grow, instead of nettles, the myrtle. This shall be to the LORD’s renown, as an everlasting sign that shall not fail. (Isaiah 55 [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/55])