Episodes
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
175 A Both-And Approach at The University of Dallas featuring Dr. Jonathan Sanford
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
AMDG. University of Dallas president Dr. Jonathan Sanford joins Bonnie, Steven, and Chief Academic Officer Megan Lengyel in this episode to discuss how students flourish at UD, particularly when they have a Kolbe foundation. Dr. Sanford describes how the school is a thoroughly Catholic university with a bigger set of offerings than most and how multiple charisms present on campus help preserve and further UD's Catholic identity. He also shares insights on scholarships and standardized test strategies; distinguishes the humanities from the broader liberal arts; and highlights preparation for med school, law school, and market-relevant business opportunities. With a kind of fatherly care, Dr. Sanford illustrates how UD serves the idea that the best education for the best student is the best education for every student.
Links to topics of discussion:
Use this link to sign up for Kolbe’s special Odyssey Days II.
Mrs. Lengyel references this article in Crisis magazine that mentions The University of Dallas.
Sr. Josephine Garrett, CSFN, tells Jackie & Bobby Angel about her experience – and conversion – at UD. Bobby Angel is a guest on Kolbecast episode 146 Stepping into the Arena.
Relevant Kolbecast episodes
158 The Gift of a Mind, the commencement speeches (including Dr. Sanford’s) at Kolbe Academy’s 2023 commencement ceremony
9 Interview with Kolbe Academy and UD alumna Monnica Prudlo Bremer (quoted in the article about Odyssey Days)
18 Homer and The Hunger Games with Kolbe Academy alumnus Charlie Mihaliak, who went on to study at UD
120 Substance Matters with Classic Learning Test (CLT) founder Jeremy Tate
127 Forging a Path with CLT’s Kimberly Farley
143 Partners in a Liberal Arts Renewal with CLT’s Soren Schwab
163 Postcards from France recounting the trip to France that Megan references
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
174 Kolbe’s Chiaroscuro with Anthony D’Ambrosio
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
AMDG. Our patron St. Maximilian Kolbe is known for the heroism of his final days, but those acts were the culmination of the virtuous life he lived before his internment at Auschwitz. In this episode, visitor to the Kolbecast Anthony D’Ambrosio shares his special perspective on St. Max, which is based on his work developing the film Kolbe’s Passion and the intimate connection he forged with the saint during his own time of crisis. Anthony, Bonnie, and Steven discuss the relationship between suffering and faith, the grappling with despair and disillusionment that is inescapable in modern life, and the creative considerations involved in adapting St. Max’s story to a cinematographic format. And in case that virtuous life of St. Max’s we mentioned sounds dry, we have two words for you: fire truck.
Head to the Kolbe’s Passion website to watch the proof-of-concept film and find out how to support the production of the full-length film.
Alas, this recording was plagued by some technical foibles which make the audio difficult to understand at times. We’ve tried to mitigate those as best we can, so we hope you’ll stick with it through the rough spots. The message of love is loud and clear.
Relevant Kolbecast episodes:
100 In the Beginning with Mrs. Dianne Muth
134 For Tinkerers of All Ages
168 The Adventure of a Lifetime featuring Melissa Dee of the Saints Alive podcast
172 A Gift-Laden Voyage with Philip Kosloski of Voyage Comics
Other relevant links:
Anthony’s father, Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, aka “Dr. Italy”
Beatidudes podcast
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
173 A Deeper & Greater Joy
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
AMDG. Good Catholic priests come from good Catholic men, and many good Catholic men begin as little boys with lots of energy. Kolbe alumni Fr. Ambrose Dobrozsi and Dcn. Charles Ohotnicky visit with Bonnie and Steven in this episode about their Kolbe educations and their vocations. From standout memories of their Kolbe years to the current lives they lead, today’s guests share their insights on men laying down their lives for the love of God and His Church. They also offer thoughts on the complementarity between parochial schools and homeschooling families along with pragmatic advice on how to encourage vocations without demanding them.
Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant:
170 A Spiraled Art featuring Fr. Ambrose’s mother Mrs. Beth Dobroszi
31 Veteran Homeschoolers with Jon & Chris Bates, Kolbe staffers who have homeschooled their children while serving in the military
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
172 A Gift-Laden Voyage with Philip Kosloski of Voyage Comics
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
AMDG. Keeping young minds wondering, active, and curious can sometimes feel like a struggle. With pop culture always debuting new ways to capture attention, strewing our homes with examples of the good, the beautiful, and the true is one of the best ways to raise well-rounded young adults who are in the world without being of it. In this episode, writer Philip Kosloski—often found on Aleteia.org or in his series The Voyage Comics—visits with Bonnie, Steven, and Josh about discerning our charisms, the specific gifts God calls us to, subtle parallels to Catholicism in pop culture, and his work bringing inspiration from the saints into modern media.
Find Philip and his work on the Voyage Comics website and at Aleteia.org.
Relevant Kolbecast episodes:
71 A Sight for Sore Eyes with Chris Lewis of Baritus Catholic Illustration
146 Stepping into the Arena: Bobby Angel on Our Call to Holiness
170 A Spiraled Art
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
171 Forming Financial Disciples with Jonathan & Amanda Teixeira of WalletWin
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
AMDG. Many of us aren’t familiar with what the Catholic Church teaches on money, finances, and possessions. We think of missionaries as being poor, but that isn’t always the case—from hair shirts to heiresses, the saints have had a wide range of financial situations and gifts. In this episode, Jonathan and Amanda Teixeira of WalletWin join the Kolbecast crew to discuss handling money virtuously. From discerning how we can best use our resources and give them back to God with increase to the idea of “maximum fruitfulness,” the Teixeiras share how helping young people say yes to God’s call in their lives includes financial literacy.
Episodes of The Catholic Money Show mentioned in the conversation:
3 More Saints for Financial Help
Sts. Louie and Zélie Martin – Catholic Entrepreneurs Par Excellence
3 Saints to Pray to in a Financial Pinch
Heiress to Religious – The Story of St. Katherine Drexel
Holy Disinterest with St. Louis Martin
Relevant Kolbecast episodes:
92 Protect, Guide, Prepare, Empower
96 Adults in Training
121 Roots & Wings
146 Stepping into the Arena: Bobby Angel on our Call to Holiness
166 Dr. John Cuddeback on Dwelling Together Richly
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, including the “Life after Kolbe” tag, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
170 A Spiraled Art
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
AMDG. Thinking well is important. Communicating those thoughts well is too. As the school year kicks off, English and Literature department teachers Kim Crawford, Amanda Hayes, and Beth Dobrozsi share insights and tips for helping students learn to put thoughts to paper. They describe the progression of writing approaches and skills throughout various grade levels, challenges for students with ADD or ADHD, and the importance of physicality in writing. Their encouragement and tricks, coupled with the Kolbe support options they describe, are a launch pad for developing nuance, style, and clarity.
Related Kolbecast episodes:
61 Middle Ground with Amanda Hayes and Alex Pischke
70 First Draft: A Parent In-Service
87 Home Base featuring homeroom teachers
160 A Legendary Occasion, highlights from Kolbe Academy’s in-person 2023 commencement
164 This Is Not a Kolbe Infomercial
145 Subsidiarity, Support, and Resources
Writing resources recommended by our guests:
Kolbe Academy’s new Writing and Style Guide is now available!
Purdue OWL
Guide to Grammar and Writing from Capital Community College
The Excelsior College OWL
Writing@CSU (Colorado State University)
The Writing Center at UNC (especially the tips & tools section)
Grammarly
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
169 No Made-Up Answers
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
AMDG. Kolbe teachers educate their students, sure, but their bigger role is to help their students’ formation. Today mathematics chair Wes Stratman and theology teacher Brendan Murphy share their own roads to Kolbe and how those roads prepared them to help their students explore for themselves rather than check boxes in class. Along with their teaching philosophies and a few favorite stories, Wes and Brendan also share tips for getting the school year off to a good start.
Relevant links:
Kolbecast episode 132 Monday Morning Assembly featuring Wes Stratman and others affiliated with Kolbe’s Monday morning schoolwide gatherings
It’s Back to School Time from the Kolbe blog with links to several Kolbecast episodes that might be helpful as the school year gets underway
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
168 The Adventure of a Lifetime featuring Melissa Dee of Saints Alive
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
AMDG. If the saints have ever felt inaccessible or unrelatable to your family members, hearing their stories in a different format may help them come alive. In this episode, Melissa Dee—homeschool graduate, mother, and producer of the Saints Alive podcast—joins the Kolbecast to share how she, her husband Alex, and their team produce episodes that she describes as watching a movie in your mind. Melissa highlights the heart of each saint’s mission and explains how learning about the holy individuals who came before us is a way to learn about virtue played out and real-life role models.
This episode includes a brief reference to self-harm in the context of challenges current teenagers face.
Visit the Saints Alive website for resources corresponding to each episode and ways to get involved with the Saints Alive mission.
Kolbecast episodes relating to St. Maximilian Kolbe:
100 In the Beginning with Kolbe Academy co-founder Mrs. Dianne Muth
134 For Tinkerers of All Ages
Kolbecast episodes cover a range of topics relating to school at home, the life of faith, and Catholic education. Using the filters on our website, you can sort the episodes to find just what you're looking for. If you listen to the Kolbecast via a podcast app/player, we'd be so grateful to you for leaving a rating and review. That helps us reach more listeners. However you listen, please spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Have questions or suggestions for future episodes? 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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