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IGF009 In Good Faith with Father James Bacik
IGF009 In Good Faith with Father James Bacik, PhD, recorded live on May 5, 2011. Produced by aNunsLife.org ministry. The nuns talk with Father Jim about finding God in everyday life, prayer, Christian spirituality, theologian Karl Rahner, and more!
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Guest: Father James Bacik
Father James Bacik, a priest of the Diocese of Toledo, is the pastor of Corpus Christi University Parish in Toledo, Ohio and serves as a campus minister and adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Toledo. His doctorate in theology is from the University of Oxford in England. His many articles, chapters and books include Apologetics and the Eclipse of Mystery; Contemporary Theologians; Catholic Spirituality, Its History and Challenge and most recently A Light Unto My Path, a book on preaching he wrote with psychologist Kevin Anderson. He has lectured throughout the United States as well as in China, Latin America, Japan and Russia. Father Bacik combines the academic study of theology with the pastoral work he has been doing for many years.
Show Notes:
- Father Jim’s intersecting roles — pastor, theologian, academician
- Father Jim’s intersecting roles — pastor, theologian, academician
- Encounters with theologian Karl Rahner
- The Method of Correlation — bringing the scriptures and Christian tradition to bear on people’s everyday concerns
- The human orientation to Holy Mystery, Gracious Mystery
- “Jesus, the ‘P.S.’ at the end of a long letter of service”
- Contemporary Catholic apologists and the long tradition of Christian apologetics
- Mystagogy
- Even sin can be revelatory of God’s mercy and love
- Prayer as “truth-telling”
- The increasing diversity within the Catholic Church
- Father Jim’s current work on the issue of Catholic identity
In Good Faith is a conversation exploring God’s call in everyday life hosted by A Nun’s Life Sisters Maxine and Julie. Our monthly program features guests who are nationally known for their ministry in spirituality, religious life, and discernment. We’ll look at how our guests understand their own life as a calling and discuss a variety of perspectives on living faith and call in everyday life. The program is broadcast live from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Central Time. Tune in at www.aNunsLife.org/LIVE.
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WONDERFUL podcast! Great interview! What a gift to have access to someone of this stature and to actually ask/receive answers to questions. Go, SISTERS!