LOTR, Family Life, and Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Bill Donaghy) | Ep. 358

About this sermon

Matt chats with The Theology of the Body Institute's Bill Donaghy about their Catholic faith, the meaning of life, and their shared love of Tolkien. Hallow Catholic Prayer App: http://hallow.com/mattfradd Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt New Website Just Dropped: https://pintswithaquinas.com Join our Locals community (its FREE): https://mattfradd.locals.com Theology of The Body Institute: https://tobinstitute.org Timestamps Start 00:00 0:36 Guess the bust 3:00 Favourite authors 4:01 Space (ransom) trilogy and scientific reductionism 8:13 Lord of the rings (and matching of moon phases) 29:55 A life unlike your own can be your greatest teacher 33:31 Acapella 33:55 Saint maker 39:53 Middle names 40:33 Ireland (and Enya singing at midnight mass) 43:46 Culture 58:08 Social media 1:06:37 Sacramental stories (Tolkien & Lewis) course 1:14:39 Kangaroo nether regions 1:18:09 Acapella 2 (and 1:19:33) 1:22:40 Inklings 1:26:51 Peter Kreeft and tabletennis and chess 1:31:02 Movies 1:35:37 Books 1:40:41 Philosophy of Tolkien 1:42:28 Cold turkey 1:50:39 Wonder (and flight) 1:55:47 Impressed by the real (from Eww to Awe) 2:02:01 Rosary vs Smartphone (and cutting the cord) 2:06:56 Entrusting it to God (letting go of anxiety) 2:12:24 It’s okay to “waste” time 2:19:07 Mission 2:27:12 Hound of heaven 2:28:18 Matt Talbot and taking the pledge to renounce alcohol 2:33:43 Theology of the body conferences 2:38:47 Prayer of Pope John XXIII

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• Children & Family