faith deconstruction


  • What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    What Revival Really Looks Like – Raised Catholic 124

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 124: What Revival Really Looks Like Hi friends. Way back on New Year’s Eve, 2018, I wrote a piece on my blog called ‘Re’. It was based on something that Fr. Frank McFarland, a priest whom…


  • Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    Make a New Soundtrack – Raised Catholic episode 122

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 122: Make a New Soundtrack Hi friends. In this time in our culture, there is so much noise vying for our attention. TV and other media, social media, podcasts, and much more. It can take…


  • What We Have in Common – Raised Catholic episode 121

    What We Have in Common – Raised Catholic episode 121

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic Podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 121: What We Have in Common Hi friends. In this time of real division in our country, in our politics, in the church and even in many families, we increasingly see in the discourse…


  • Where God Meets Us – Raised Catholic episode 120

    Where God Meets Us – Raised Catholic episode 120

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 120: Where God Meets Us Hi friends. Today continues a bit of an exploration into the first Gospel readings after Easter Sunday, the ones where we see the varied reactions of the followers of…


  • Lenten Reflection Four – Abundant Life

    Lenten Reflection Four – Abundant Life

    My dog, Bailey, has developed a new habit. She won’t eat if we are not at home, but also, she won’t eat if she suspects that we’re about to leave or that we might leave in the next two hours or so. Bailey also won’t eat in the morning until she has patrolled the neighborhood for threats by looking…


  • Surprise Lenten Episode: New Wine – Raised Catholic 114

    Surprise Lenten Episode: New Wine – Raised Catholic 114

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 114: New Wine Hi friends. I know I said there’d be no new podcasts during Lent but only short reflections here or there, but today’s topic has been brewing in me for several days…


  • Tiny Bible Study (Luke 7) – Raised Catholic episode 110

    Tiny Bible Study (Luke 7) – Raised Catholic episode 110

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 110: Tiny Bible Study: Luke 7 Hi friends. This week brought me into a little study of one chapter of Luke’s Gospel, and in the next couple of episodes, I thought I’d model for…


  • Hail, Providence – Raised Catholic episode 109

    Hail, Providence – Raised Catholic episode 109

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 109: Hail, Providence Hi friends, before we get into this week’s episode, I have a bit of an update for you and a favor to ask. Well, after lots of years of thinking about…


  • Celebrity Christian Culture – Raised Catholic episode 107

    Celebrity Christian Culture – Raised Catholic episode 107

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 107: Celebrity Christian Culture Hi friends. Have you ever thought about what it took to spread the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus, from a tiny speck on a map to, like, the entire…


  • Be Held – Raised Catholic episode 106

    Be Held – Raised Catholic episode 106

    The following is a transcript of a Raised Catholic podcast episode. To listen to the episode, click here. Today is episode 106: Be Held Hi friends. I’ve been under the weather this week, so I don’t have a full episode for you, but I would like to offer a few thoughts on what it means…