Episode 159: Technology w/ Andrew Laubacher
This week, Jake and Bob are joined by Andrew Laubacher, the Executive Director of Humanality, to explore how our digital world is reshaping our attention, attachments, and relationships. After stepping away from social media and smart phones to overcome addiction, Andrew realized that healing sometimes requires more than better habits, fasting, or more prayer—it requires recovering the way God created us to live and relate. Together, they discuss the false intimacy of online community, the loneliness epidemic, and why technology is never as neutral as we assume. Andrew also shares practical steps you can begin today to live intentionally with technology.
Episode 154: Healing & Communion
This week, Jake and Bob discuss the framework and theology behind the JPII Healing Center’s “Healing the Whole Person” retreat. They begin by exploring how Christ’s wounded yet glorified body reveals the path of redemption for every human life. Then, they reflect on how healing is essential to Christianity, how purgatory is ultimately about healing the soul, and how grace restores integration to our whole being. All suffering can become redemptive when united to Christ and they invite you into a journey of becoming whole, ordered, and ready for communion with God.
Episode 128: Healing Within a Parish Community
This week, Jake and Bob share ideas on how to foster a healthy parish community. They not only reflect on the challenges of developing true community within a parish but also ponder how healthy parish life revolves around our personal healing and freedom. Through the use of multiple personal examples, Jake and Bob also explore the importance of the Sacraments, the role of forgiveness, and how love and fear bonds affect our relationships with God and those around us.