Samuel S. may think podcasting is over, but I’m not so sure.
I had the pleasure of sitting down this summer with Dr. Andrew T.J. Kaethler—an expert in theological anthropology who serves as the Executive Vice President and Benedict XVI Chair of Theology at Catholic Pacific College in Langley, British Columbia. He is also the author of The Eschatological Person: Alexander Schmemann and Joseph Ratzinger in Dialogue, published in 2022, as well as co-editor of Mapping the Una Sancta: Eastern and Western Ecclesiology in the Twenty-First Century, which was published in 2023.
That same year, I had the pleasure of taking a Theology of the Body class with him at CPC and would return a year later for his directed study on Eschatology and the Christian Life. This episode of Zoomed Out covers a lot of the same ground that these courses did. We also discuss monastic life, the difference between tradition and traditionalism, Dr. K’s favourite books, his favourite saints, and what it truly means to be a Christian—not to mention some excellent published articles he has written over the years (links below).
Dr. K Articles Discussed
“Stability at the Heart of Culture: The Relevancy of the Benedictines and their Liturgical Life” with Adoremus Bulletin
“Eschatology: Dying to Live” with Humanum Review
“From Idol to Icon: Learning to See Through the Body” with Religions
Novels Mentioned
The Second Hell by Charles Williams (1929)
The Diary of a Country Priest by George Bernanos (1936)
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (1945)
Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin (2012)
Nonfiction Works Mentioned
Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo (397-400 AD)
The Dialogue of Divine Providence by St. Catherine of Siena (1377-1378)
Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton (1925)
Introduction to Christianity by Joseph Ratzinger (1968)
Man and Woman He Created Them by Pope John Paul II (1979-1984)
Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe (2002)
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by Pope Benedict XVI (2007)
Time for God: A Guide to Mental Prayer by Fr. Jacques Philippe (2008)
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