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Welcome to the Ignatius Press Podcast! Ignatius Press has been faithfully publishing Catholic books, films, art, and more for over 40 years. With our extensive history, our library contains a wide variety of authors and titles, and we can’t wait to share them with you. On this podcast, we will feature author interviews for those who are interested in deepening their faith and learning more about Jesus Christ, his Church, and the rich Catholic intellectual and artistic tradition. We pray that this podcast will inspire and nourish your faith.
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Friday Sep 27, 2024
Kevin Wells: Addiction and the Dark Night of the Soul
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Author Kevin Wells felt like his marriage—his whole life, even—was falling apart. His wife, Krista, was mired in an addiction to alcohol that cut her off from God, family, and friends, and Kevin felt helpless and alone. When, at last, supported by the grace of the sacraments, Krista started to find her way to healing and sobriety, the Covid-19 pandemic plunged the whole world into confusion and isolation.
In his new book, “The Hermit,” Kevin tells the story of a remarkable priest, Fr. Martin Flum, who extended a life-line to Krista and to many others during the dark days of 2020.
In this episode, Kevin speaks with host Andrew Petiprin about the healing he and Krista have found through suffering, about the deep reservoirs of grace to be found in the sacraments, and about the profound witness of Fr. Flum in their family’s dark night of the soul.
Find “The Hermit: The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family” at Ignatius.com.
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Abigail Favale: Entering the Church—and then converting to the Faith
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
There are multiple ways in which Abigail Favale’s conversion to Catholicism may be seen as unlikely. First as an ex-Evangelical, then as a feminist academic, Favale had built a worldview—and career—on the rejection of “patriarchy” and on the promotion of progressive causes. How could she enter a Church known for male-only leadership, and for rigorous opposition to contraception and abortion?
In this episode, host Andrew Petiprin speaks with Favale about her conversion—which in many ways began after she had entered the Catholic Church and began to explore its rich teachings and traditions in earnest.
Her conversion memoir, “Into the Deep: An Unlikely Catholic Conversion,” is available now at Ignatius.com, as is her bestselling book “The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory.”
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Back-to-school special: Learning the Faith and history through stories
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Pope Francis wrote recently about the importance of literature in moral formation. For millennia, humans have used story-telling to communicate religious beliefs and moral values, and to ensure that history and culture remain alive for future generations.
As a teacher in Catholic classical schools, Abigail Palmer has a passion for using stories as vehicles for learning history, language, and the Faith. Her new novel for middle-grade readers, "Faelan and the Miracle Machines," grew out of that passion. It tells the story of a young British slave during the days of the Roman Empire, and is full of adventure and mystery as well as history and culture.
In this episode, host Andrew Petiprin speaks with Palmer about the book, about the fascinating historical period in which it is set, and about why stories are indispensable for teachers and parents wanting to engage their children’s imaginations as they study a wide range of subjects.
Find "Faelan and the Miracle Machines" at Ignatius.com.
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
There was a time when Steve Dawson found himself in trouble with the law, mired in destructive
behaviors and relationships. Today he spends his days sharing the Good News with anyone who will
listen, as founder and president of Saint Paul Street Evangelization (in between these two stages of his
life, he says, he could be found downing Jack Daniels while watching Mother Angelica).
Struck by how Jehovah’s Witnesses, Evangelicals, Mormons, and even atheists are comfortable
preaching about their beliefs in the streets, Dawson has devoted his life to combating the perception
that street evangelization “isn’t a Catholic thing.” In fact, preaching, teaching, and sharing the Good
News in public are practices that go all the way back to the Apostles, and many great saints have
engaged in them.
During his years as a street evangelist, Dawson and his team have honed skills and developed methods
of communicating the Faith in simple, accessible, and compelling ways. In this episode, Andrew Petiprin
speaks with Dawson about his powerful conversion story, some of the amazing things that he’s seen in
his years of street evangelizing, and why the basics of evangelization are important for every Catholic to
master—whether they’re sharing the Faith on the street, in the workplace, or in their own families.
Related reading: “Catholic Evangelization: Stories of Conversion and Witness”, now available at
Learn more about Dawson’s work at Saint Paul Street Evangelization: https://streetevangelization.com/
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Edward Sri: The Faith is a love story
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
If someone looked at the way you live your life, would they say, “That’s a person who is seeking Christ?” While many Catholics might be able to give personal or intellectual reasons why they practice their Faith, how many really allow the interior conversion necessary for a relationship with Christ to shine through in their daily lives? How many have essentially adopted a secular way of living?
These challenging questions are at the heart of Edward Sri’s new book, “What Do You Seek?”, out now from Ignatius Press and the Augustine Institute. In this episode, Dr. Sri speaks with your host, Andrew Petiprin, about the necessity of coming to know and love Christ, and not just facts about the Catholic Faith—important as those may be—in order to share the Gospel with others.
Find “What Do You Seek? Encountering the Heart of the Gospel” at Ignatius.com.
Learn more about Edward Sri and his work at www.edwardsri.com.