Sons of Thunder Podcast

Fr Doug joins the Sons of Thunder and reveals ALL the secrets of perpetual eucharistic adoration, as well as a miracles extravaganza fest.  And after some whining, Jesus gives Sam peanut butter when he needed it most - not joking.  Listening will probably be your best spent hour this week.  I couldn't make it any shorter. - Marty

How do we find fulfilment in life and why do we make the choices we do? So long as the guys can find find a way through the introduction, it could be worth discussing! Fulfilment; how have we defined it?

Everyone carries burdens - Marty had depression, Sam had PTSD, and Fr Dave has to deal with Marty & Sam. How exactly does God enter into our brokenness and heal our anxiety? And why does Marty want Sam's dreams published?

Has there been a more famous Saint with so little known of their life? And yet, the little we do know is extraordinary. In our age fleeing frantically from humility it's a healthy practice to take a step back, and meditate on the foster-father of Our Lord Jesus and protector of The Blessed Virgin Mary, St Joseph.

We can all receive love when we think we've earned it, but can we be loved and love others in our brokenness - in their brokenness? In a world vying for perfection in everything the notion of purity in holiness can be greatly skewed. In God's mercy we are perfected. 

The seven deadly sins, of which there are sometimes eight, and they are technically vices, are so engrained in our everyday existence that it's pretty important to stop and take stock of how much 'gardening' we require in our life.

The Sons of Thunder podcast is limited, so we decided to dedicate an entire episode to the books that have inspired us! Some recommended reading, from St Louis de Montfort, to G.K. Chesterton, to Dante, to Pulitzer Prize winner Edwin Black, and quite a few in between. Essential reading to inspire faith and love.

What does it mean to follow God, and to walk with others on that journey into God's love? Are we actually engaging in discipleship or floating through life and relationships, even with God? In Episode 31 the challenge posed is can we intentionally follow Christ?

Everyone meditates. Often on multiple things at the same time. And often on things that aren't helpful. How can we meditate on what will give us life, and how have those who've gone before us, like the Carmelites, immersed and grown through meditation to encounter Christ?

Living a life steeped in joy, gratefulness, awe & wonder, whilst moving from selfishness to love of the other - this is the journey we are called to! Purity, far from being about becoming a prune, is the perfection of love.