Kolbecast

285 Joy, Light, Sorrow, and Glory - The Way of the Rosary with Shannon Wendt

AMDG. Do you struggle to pray the rosary deeply or even to pray it at all? Chews Life founder and author of The Way of The Rosary Shannon Wendt discusses how she went from not praying at all to praying the rosary every day. After a series of tragic pregnancy losses, Shannon found herself in a crisis of faith. Out of her crisis came reconversion, and Shannon was inspired to create a product to help busy parents to embrace the rosary in their daily life. Shannon wants everyone to know that praying the rosary is worthwhile, “even if it’s messy and imperfect.”  
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Chews Life shop 
The Way of the Rosary book 
The Way of the Rosary collection 
The Way of the Rosary podcast 
Rosary resources for the whole family from Ascension Press 
Learn more about Shannon, her book, Chews Life, and Ascension Press via these social media accounts:  
Instagram: @ascensionpress and @chewslifeshannon 
Facebook: @AscensionPress and @ChewsLifeShop 
X: @AscensionPress 
 
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
280 St. Maximilian Kolbe and Marian Consecration with Dave VanVickle 
255 Family Life as Liturgy with Dr. Greg Popcak 
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284 Flexibility + Structure for the Early Years

AMDG. What does homeschooling look like in First Grade? Kindergarten? Pre-K? Advisor Pam Castor and resource teacher Emmanuelle Wilhelm share practical tips that you can implement today to set your youngest students up for success in the home.  
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
90 Vocations Here, Now, and Eventually with Adam & Pam Castor 
269 Resources and Roadmaps  
197 Tools in a Toolbox – Kolbe Academy’s Student Support Services program 
151 Joyful Discoveries for Preschoolers 
81 The When and the How of Online Elementary 
82 Move and Groove 
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

283 Dr. Ryan Hanning on Temperament, Will, Grace, and Virtue

AMDG. We all want to grow in virtue, but how do we get there? Dr. Ryan Hanning breaks down how to create a personalized approach to growing in virtue in his new co-authored book, The Willpower Advantage. Dr. Ryan explores what it means to be happy, how different temperaments interact with the virtues, and the universal appeal of virtue. 
A professor of historical philosophy and theology, Dr. Hanning has 25 years of experience in homeschooling and runs a homestead farm.  
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Dr. Ryan Hanning’s website 
The WillPower Advantage: Building Habits for Lasting Happiness by Tom Peterson & Ryan Hanning, Ph.D. 
Mary College, a partnership between the University of Mary and Arizona State University 
Fraternus 
Walker Percy’s Lost in the Cosmos 
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James Shea 
199 Jason Craig: Do Good Work and Read Good Work 
176 The Agenda Is to Grow and 254 Freedom from Anxiety with Art & Laraine Bennett 
123 A Change of the Ages with Msgr. James P. Shea 
240 Entry Points for Evangelization – Jimmy Mitchell’s Let Beauty Speak 
226 Cultivating Habits of Excellence with Dr. Andrew Abela 
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

282 The Shock of Holiness with Dr. Michael Pakaluk

AMDG. Bonnie and Steven are joined by professor and author, Dr. Michael Pakaluk. They discuss Dr. Pakaluk’s family's homeschooling experience his new book, The Shock of Holiness; and his thoughts about St. Maximilian Kolbe. 
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Dr. Pakaluk’s new book The Shock of Holiness 
The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God by Ruth V.K. Pakaluk & Michael Pakaluk 
Recent piece on St. Maximilian Kolbe and the saint’s impact on Dr. Pakaluk 
HSLDA episode with Dr. Catherine Pakaluk 
Dr. Pakaluk’s piece on Fr. John Tracy Ellis  
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
174 Kolbe’s Chiaroscuro with Anthony D’Ambrosio, writer and producer of Triumph of the Heart 
226 Cultivating Habits of Excellence with Andrew Abela 
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

281 Beauty through Words - Classical Reflections on Poetry

AMDG. Poetry is a cornerstone of many homeschooling parents’ education plans— but why? Curriculum Director Maggie Hayden, Curriculum Project Manager Erica Treat and her son, Eben, join the Kolbecast to break down the reasons that poetry should be an integral part of any well-rounded education. “The children who had done poetry when they were young liked to read when they were older,” Maggie comments, “and they could read harder things.”  
Learn more about Kolbe Academy’s poetry resources and preview a poetry course via this blog post: Poetry for the Classical Catholic Homeschooler.
Related Kolbecast episodes 
175 A Both-And Approach at the University of Dallas with Dr. Jonathan Sanford 
156 Mission Intent: Formed to Serve featuring Erica and her husband, among others, discussing military life and homeschooling 
271 Building a LIterary Foundation with Maggie Hayden & Mara Matteoli 
277 The One and Only Shakespeare 
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

280 St. Maximilian Kolbe & Marian Consecration with Dave VanVickle

AMDG. Catholic evangelist and podcaster Dave VanVickle is “obsessed” with St. Maximilian Kolbe and Marian consecration, and you should be too. In his background aiding exorcists, Dave discovered that “Mary is the lynch pin in almost every case.” Since then, Dave dove deeply into Marian consecration, inviting everyone to “give your life to Our Lady.” He discusses what Marian consecration really is (hint: it doesn’t have to be 33 days long), how to approach the prayer, and why we should not view it superstitiously.  
Dave found devotion to St. Maximilian Kolbe through his research into Marian consecration. “This was a man who fell so deeply in love with our lady,” Dave comments, “He was doing theology that was high level… He desperately needs to be studied.”  
 
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Dave’s website The Catholic Truth about Angels, Demons, Ghosts, Exorcisms, and Hauntings 
Every Knee Shall Bow podcast 
The writings of St. Maximilian Kolbe and more information on Marian Consecration via the Militia Immaculata website 
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
100 In the Beginning with Kolbe Academy co-founder Mrs. Dianne Muth 
174 Kolbe’s Chiaroscuro with Anthony D’Ambrosio about his film on St. Maximilian Kolbe Triumph of the Heart 
134 For Tinkerers of All Ages highlighting St. Maximilian Kolbe’s engagements with media developments of his time 
168 The Adventure of a Lifetime with Melissa Dee of the Saints Alive podcast 
268 Pilgrimage & Jubilee with Our Lady of Champion featuring Kolbe Academy alumnus Fr. Nathan Mudd 
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279 God's Forgotten Friends with Author Susan Peek

AMDG. Catholic author Susan Peek joins the Kolbecast to discuss her mission: bringing the stories of lesser-known saints alive for teens and young adults. Susan found herself frustrated searching for morally-sound but still engaging stories for teenagers: “the plots might be exciting, the writer might be excellent— and yet there’s so few things that we can give to teenagers to read.”Her first novel began as a movie script about Saint Camillus, whose struggle of conversion (and reconversion) has inspired many young readers. Today, Susan’s collection of books for teens includes Saint Cloud of Gaul: The Prince Who Trades Kingdoms, St Dymphna of Ireland: The King’s Prey, and Crusader King: A Novel of Baldwin IV and the Crusades, among many others. If you are already a fan of Susan or are just hearing her name for the first time, this episode is a must-listen for parents of Catholic teens!  
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Susan Peek’s website
Catholic Writers Guild
Catholic Teen Books 
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
249 Stories Crafted with Care from Kolbe Academy Press
267 Time Traveling through History: Bringing the Past to Life for Young Learners 
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.  
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

278 Daniel Kuebler on the Compatibility of Catholicism and Evolution

AMDG. How can evolution be compatible with the Catholic faith? Professor of Biology at Franciscan University of Steubenville Daniel Kuebler argues that Catholic students should embrace the theory of evolution. Dr. Kuebler answers several objections to evolutionary theory, grounding his answers in the Catholic doctrine. The professor explains why we shouldn’t be surprised by apparent conflicts (“The truth is bigger than our brains,” he says) and cautions students about two common pitfalls people fall into when discussing faith and evolution. 
Links mentioned & relevant: 
Dr. Kuebler’s new book Darwin and Doctrine
Society of Catholic Scientists and the podcast Dr. Kuebler hosts
Dr. Kuebler on the Thinking Faith podcast part 1 and part 2 
Related Kolbecast episodes: 
222 Something No One Has Ever Understood Before -- Dr. Kuebler's Kolbecast debut
89 The Master Blueprint 
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you’d like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.  
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The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!