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Chris Baron is a music therapist and worship leader living in Bath, UK. A seasoned percussionist and Hang sound sculpture performer, he works with people of all ages, especially those whose lives are affected by mental illness and neurodiversity. Today Chris joins us to share his experiences from the Camino de Santiago – an ancient pilgrim route through northern Spain. LINKS/RESOURCES: – More information about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage: https://santiago-compostela.net/ – “The Way” (2011 film about the Camino that you MUST watch!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5VZKWcgw6c – Some YouTube videos featuring Chris on the Hang instrument:  1) https://youtu.be/zS2NRzff9Ug 2) https://youtu.be/fWCpnx2PwQY 3) https://youtu.be/4YcHKU4IX04 – More info on the Hang instrument: https://panart.ch/ ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

There is just something haunting about the beauty of Ireland & Scotland. Bill Donaghy joins me to explore natural beauty, music, humor, literature, pipes, cultural traditions, selkies, and the GOD who’s at the heart of it all! Celtic beauty is front and center today so let’s get to it! LINKS/RESOURCES: - “Way of Wonder” podcast on the Theology of the Body Institute YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@TheologyoftheBodyInstitute - You can learn more about the Theology of the Body Institute by visiting https://tobinstitute.org ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Criminal defense attorney Teddi Pappas serves on the board of SignFromGod. She has a great deal of experience weighing evidence and making arguments in the courtroom, and she passionately uses those same skills when investigating the validity of the Shroud of Turin. Let’s consider the evidence with her today! LINKS/RESOURCES: - About Teddi:  https://www.nationalshroudofturinexhibit.org/teddi_pappas - SignFromGod official website:  https://www.signfromgod.org - National Shroud of Turin Exhibit:  https://www.nationalshroudofturinexhibit.org/exhibit_team - “Dear Teddi” blog post/Shroud in-depth debate mentioned in this episode:  https://shroudstory.com/2022/10/13/dear-teddi/ ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Bob Rucker worked in the nuclear industry for 38 years before turning his attention to the mysterious Shroud of Turin. To date, he has published over 30 scientific papers on the Shroud and he joins us today to unpack some of his most intriguing findings and hypotheses! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Robert Rucker’s “Shroud Research Network”: https://www.shroudresearch.net ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Charbel Raish is the founder of the outstanding Australian Catholic media apostolate Parousia Media. As a teen, however, he was on a very different path – one that eventually led him to embrace Islam for a time. But a dramatic encounter with the Lord Jesus (and the face of the Shroud of Turin) would soon change everything for Charbel. Don’t miss this one! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Parousia Media (Charbel’s apostolate): https://www.parousiamedia.com/charbelraish - The “Parousia Podcast”: https://www.parousiamedia.com/podcast - Parousia Media’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Parousiamedia - Charbel’s book “How Islam Led Me Back to Christ”: https://store.parousiamedia.com/how-islam-led-me-back-to-christ-charbel-raish-parousia-paperback - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charbelraish - Pints with Aquinas interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCD9NB_1abA&list=WL&index=4&t=5421s - Venerable Fulton Sheen’s “The World’s First Love”, 195_ book in which he prophetically talked about mass conversions from Islam to Christianity that would occur in the coming age:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0898705975/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0898705975&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2 ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Genesis 37-50 tells the great story of Joseph (yep, the one with the multicolored coat!) This story is so rich with twists and turns, theological depth, and practical life takeaways that I wanted to tell it to you today and invite you to go deeper the first chance you get. Check it out! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Link to the beginning of this story in Genesis 37: https://my.bible.com/bible/2017/GEN.37.RSV-CI - Very interesting comparison chart between the Joseph in Genesis and Jesus put together by “Jews for Jesus” and available in PDF form here: https://staging.jewsforjesus.org/files/pdf/other/a-comparison-between-joseph-and-jesus.pdf - Steve Ray’s outstanding documentary Abraham: Father of Faith and Works from his Footprints of God series - https://www.steveraysstore.com/AbrahamMovie ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Justin Robinson of the Samlerhuset Group joins me to unpack an exciting new discovery–the Shroud of Turin’s face on Byzantine coins?! If the Shroud is just a Medieval forgery this should be impossible. Justin is a rare coin historian working with the organization that strikes the Nobel Peace Prize medal, and his lifelong fascination with history, numismatics, and the Shroud have intersected in a profoundly intriguing way. Don’t miss this one! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Justin’s blog The Coins & History Foundation - https://coinsandhistoryfoundation.org/author/justinrobinsonlmo/ - British Society for the Turin Shroud’s newsletter - http://www.bstsnewsletter.com/ - Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc.:  https://www.shroud.com/stera.htm - “Who Can He Be?” documentary and official website featuring lots of great information and links: https://www.whocanhebe.com - Coin News magazine: https://www.isubscribe.co.uk/Coin-News-Magazine-Subscription.cfm

Dr. Cheryl H. White, professor of history at Louisiana State University, has had a career-long interest in Shroud studies. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association (STERA), and has published and presented original research from the Vatican Secret Archives related to the history of the Shroud for international journals and conferences. Dr. White also served as the historical consultant on the Shroud of Turin exhibit developed for the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. LINKS/RESOURCES: - Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc.: https://www.shroud.com/stera.htm - Dr. White’s publications: https://www.amazon.com/Cheryl-H.-White/e/B00E5E5WLE ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

BAFTA Award winning filmmaker David Rolfe has been exploring the mystery of the Shroud of Turin ever since his groundbreaking 1978 documentary “The Silent Witness” took the world by storm. David joins us today from the UK to share both his journey and a closer look at his newest Shroud film, “Who Can He Be?” LINKS/RESOURCES: - “Who Can He Be?” documentary and official website featuring lots of great information and links: https://www.whocanhebe.com - “Who’s Who in the Shroud World (David Rolfe)” - https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/n58part3.pdf - David’s SHOCKING $1M challenge to the British Museum: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/15318/million-dollar-challenge-to-prove-turin-shroud-a-fake ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

With decades of experience studying what very well may be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, Russ Breault joins us to share his perspective and incredible insights. From the carbon dating debate to clues gleaned from the bloodstains to the ultimate mystery of the inexplicable image, Russ leads us into a thrilling encounter with the man on the Shroud of Turin!  LINKS/RESOURCES: - Shroud Encounter (Russ Breault’s remarkable in-depth Shroud presentation): https://shroudencounter.com/ - Museum of the Bible Shroud of Turin Exhibit: https://www.museumofthebible.org/shroud-of-turin - Peter and John Running to the Tomb” by Eugène Burnand (1898): https://www.artbible.info/art/large/49.html ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

“Envy does not associate with wisdom” - Wisdom 6:23. In a world seemingly governed at every level by envy, pride, and corruption, let’s consider what God says will lead to right law and order and true hope. And what awaits those of us who refuse to put the commitment to wisdom and virtue first? Nothing good! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Wisdom chapter 6: https://my.bible.com/bible/2017/WIS.6.RSV ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

The recent Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson has given us the opportunity for a more thoughtful and healthy conversation about what human beings really are. Are we really just “clumps of cells”, the byproducts of random mechanical processes? Or are we MUCH MORE? Let’s dig in… LINKS/RESOURCES: - Thomas Salerno’s personal website:  https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/ - Thomas’ article “Wondrously Made: The Dobbs Decision and Our Cosmic Significance” at Word on Fire:  https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/contributors/wondrously-made-the-dobbs-decision-and-our-cosmic-significance/ - Thomas' recently published follow-up article "Spiritual Insights from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope": https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/contributors/spiritual-insights-from-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope/ - “The Intellectual Life” by Fr. A.G. Sertillanges:  https://www.amazon.com/Intellectual-Life-Spirit-Conditions-Methods/dp/0813206464 ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

My brother Joe and I never got the chance to unpack this really intriguing film before Joe passed away in 2021. I thought I’d give it a go and share with you just some of the awesome gems he and I discovered in this film about desperation and the importance of calibrating our consciences well. I share it on Joe’s birthday as a little tribute to him… LINKS/RESOURCES: - “Changing Lanes” IMDB page:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264472/ ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

In October 1871, the most devastating fire in American history raged near Green Bay, Wisconsin killing untold thousands of people in mere hours. Twelve years earlier, the Virgin Mary appeared to a Belgian immigrant girl named Adele Brise warning of a coming disaster. Join us for a thought-provoking and heart-rending exploration of these events! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Peshtigo Fire Museum’s official website:  http://www.peshtigofiremuseum.com/museum - Fr. Peter Pernin’s account of the fire (free online; you can also obtain a copy from the museum):  https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WIReader/WER2002-0.html - “Embers of October” by Robert W. Wells (Peshtigo Historical Society):  https://www.amazon.com/Embers-October-Robert-W-Wells/dp/B0007HRD92/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10Z7KS0XLM4DL&keywords=embers+of+october+wells&qid=1658863946&s=books&sprefix=embers+of+october+wells%2Cstripbooks%2C53&sr=1-1 - National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help:  https://championshrine.org - Wikipedia overview of the shrine:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Shrine_of_Our_Lady_of_Good_Help - “Kosmographia” podcast episode on some more Peshtigo details:  https://youtu.be/elmDoYvqpV4 ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Every now and then we all need to tap the breaks a bit and divert the course of our far too hectic lives. It can be difficult to do and it requires commitment, but going on a retreat is a remarkably powerful way to quiet things down and recharge your life. Here are some of my thoughts! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Longlea Conference Center: https://longlea.org - Opus Dei - Catholic prelature (institution) founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá: https://opusdei.org/en-us - “How to Make a Good Retreat” by David Chandler: https://scepterpublishers.org/products/to-make-a-good-retreat - “Dream and Your Dreams Will Fall Short” by Fr. Pedro Casciaro: https://scepterpublishers.org/products/copy-of-dream-and-your-dreams-will-fall-short - “There Be Dragons” - 2011 Roland Joffé film that weaves an inspiring fictional narrative around the real events of St. Josemaría’s life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1316616/ ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

The famous 1988 carbon-14 dating of the Shroud of Turin concluded that the mysterious linen cloth is no more than 760 years old. But how accurate was that test? Who were the people behind it? Are there good reasons to doubt the validity of the 1260-1390 AD date for the cloth believed by so many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ? All that and more! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Joe Marino’s background page at Shroud.com:  https://www.shroud.com/pdfs/Marino-refl.pdf - Joe’s author page at Amazon.com:  https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-G-Marino/e/B006SA273Y/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 - Joe’s supplemental work at Academia.edu:  https://www.academia.edu/50836227/Supplement_to_Book_The_1988_C_14_Dating_Of_The_Shroud_of_Turin_A_Stunning_Expos%C3%A9 - Article on most recent Shroud dating technique:  https://www.ncregister.com/interview/new-scientific-technique-dates-shroud-of-turin-to-around-the-time-of-christ-s-death-and-resurrection ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

The journey of the Shroud from Jerusalem to Turin across many centuries is itself a tale shrouded in mystery. Author Guy Powell’s forthcoming historical fiction novel “The Only Witness: A History on the Shroud of Turin” attempts to fill in those gaps and I’m delighted to have him on the show today! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Guy Powell’s website:  https://guypowell.com/ - Guy’s podcast:  https://www.audible.com/pd/Backstory-on-the-Shroud-of-Turin-Podcast/B09RP32VS1 - “The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople” book by Jonathan Phillips (great overview):  https://www.amazon.com/Fourth-Crusade-Sack-Constantinople/dp/0143035908 ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

My friend and former colleague Nick Astle joins me today to share what opens him up to wonder and awe as well as the role they play in deepening one’s spiritual life. LINKS/RESOURCES: - Subscribe to Nick’s awesome podcast “Bonus Points w/ Mr. Astle”:  https://www.bonuspointspodcast.com/ ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

Perhaps no Christian author has more vividly depicted death, judgment, Purgatory, Hell, and Heaven than C.S. Lewis, particularly in his phenomenal works “The Great Divorce” and “The Last Battle”. Let’s take a closer look! LINKS/RESOURCES: - You can learn more about Bill Donaghy and the Theology of the Body Institute by visiting https://tobinstitute.org/ - My Homeschool Connections instructor page: https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/mike-creavey-ma - Additional Homeschool Connections Course information: https://homeschoolconnections.com/catalog ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org

The Shroud of Turin provides remarkable insight into the wounds Jesus incurred during his passion and crucifixion. Shroud expert Martha May returns to discuss this powerful topic! LINKS/RESOURCES: - Martha’s “Shroud Discovery” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/shrouddiscovery ================== To find more faith-enriching content than you’ll know what to do with and to contact Mike Creavey, be sure to visit https://thegraciousguest.org