Best Dwight Thomas Podcasts (2026)

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Eating the Sunrise w/ Dr. Christopher West 1:47:17

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What happens when we forget that behind the gorgeous redbud tree, the mesmerizing sunrise, and the exquisite infant child cradled in our arms is an ineffable God who loved them all into existence? We miss the sacramental in our lives and chase after honor, power, pleasure, and wealth, which are false infinites and sorry substitutes for God. Join Dr…

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Your Eucharistic Identity w/ Fr. Gregory Pine 1:01:46

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G. K. Chesterton asserted, "We have all forgotten our names. We have all forgotten what we really are." Is this true? In an age of identity politics and identity confusion, are we defined solely by race or sex, nationality or disability? Or are we something infinitely more? Join Fr. Gregory Pine and me as we explore our truest nature and our greate…

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol w/ Dwight Lindley 1:37:04

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We are all familiar with Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley's Ghost, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. And yet, even so, every year, millions eagerly read the story, watch the film, or attend the play. Why does a 182-year-old English ghost story still captivate…

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Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History w/ Thomas Albert Howard 1:21:42

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Why do most believe that religion is the root of most modern violence while secularism is our dispassionate protector? In Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History, we discover that Combative Secularism and Eliminationist Secularism have made brutal and furious attempts to marginalize, weaken, and destroy religious faith. Join Dr. Tod Wo…

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Finding the World's Fullness w/ Robert Cording 1:44:53

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If there is one struggle in life, it is with the unknown. In an age of self-assertion and technological wonder, we strive to obliterate the uncertain, eradicate the imperfect, and master the mysterious. And yet, these goals are impossible. Should we fear the unknown or embrace it? Is mystery threatening, or is it wondrous? Join Dr. Tod Worner and P…

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The College Beat: Catholicism on College Campuses w/ Caroline Kurt 1:18:50

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With Catholic college students losing their faith in devastating numbers, what is the Catholic Church to do? Enjoin the brightest, faith-filled, and articulate college students to help us bring them back. Caroline Kurt is a devout Catholic, a college senior, and a keen writer/editor for Hillsdale College's paper, The Collegian. She and a dozen prem…

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Sacred Stories from the Sidelines of Notre Dame Football w/ Fr. Nate Wills, CSC 1:29:56

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When Fr. Nate Wills raised doubts about his qualifications to serve as the University of Notre Dame's football team chaplain, Fr. Pete McCormick assured him, "We don't need you to call plays. We just need you to point [people] to Jesus." Join me and Fr. Nate Wills on the Evangelization & Culture Podcast as we explore his book, Pray Like a Champion …

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How the Young Evangelize the Young w/ George Jacobson 1:17:42

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St. Thomas Aquinas wrote, "Angels are appointed to the guardianship of men, that they may take them by the hand and guide them to eternal life, encourage them to good works, and protect them against the assaults of the demons." As we grow in our faith, shouldn't we do the same for others? Through his Instagram pages Marian Militia and Monk Mindset,…

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Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre w/ Dr. Christopher Kaczor 1:30:31

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Sir William Osler, the godfather of internal medicine and a gifted professor once observed, "No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher." Alasdair MacIntyre was one of the most consequential moral philosophers of the twentieth century and a keen professor at the University of Notre Dame. What did MacIntyre…

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Fragile Objects w/ Katy Carl 1:27:50

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Novelist and short story writer Flannery O'Connor once insisted, "You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate." In her short stories, Katy Carl weaves tales of despair and hope, brokenness and healing, and all being captured in the glory and grit of the human condition. Many ask, "Where have the good writers gone?" Read Katy and you'll…

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Contemplation and the Cross w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White 1:36:16

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"Every human person seeks peace, spiritual peace within oneself and with others, and material peace through a social life of friendship, charity, and genuine justice. What is at the heart of this aspiration? What indeed is peace?" Join me and Fr. Thomas Joseph White as we discuss his new book Contemplation and the Cross on the Evangelization & Cult…

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Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power w/ Timothy Ryback 1:48:37

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Millions of pages have been written seeking to answer one vexing question: How did Adolf Hitler happen? Was the Führer of the Third Reich an accident of history or a fearsome warning of what the future may hold? Join me and Timothy Ryback as we explore the cunning and the luck, the designs and the accidents that brought Hitler to power in Ryback's …

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What Is Beauty? w/ Bishop Barron 1:13:52

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The modern world tells us that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." And yet, the Catholic Church deems beauty a transcendental. Is beauty something predictable, ephemeral, and a simple matter of taste? Or is beauty surprising, enduring, and objectively indisputable? Join me and Bishop Robert Barron as we explore the burning question, "What is be…

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We Have Ceased to See the Purpose w/ Ignat Solzhenitsyn 44:05

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In his iconic Templeton lecture, Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize-winning author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn summarized the horrors of the twentieth century's Communist experiment, saying, "Men have forgotten God; that's why all this has happened." Join me and Ignat Solzhenitsyn as we explore his father's heroic words and exquisite diagnosis of man's pl…

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The Eight-Minute Flight w/ Derek Ruth 44:16

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In his autobiographical book, Derek Ruth explains, "During my time in heaven, Jesus gave me a choice, but I had no idea what the choice would entail. I believed I would come back to earth and continue living like I had been for the first twelve years of my life. I had no idea the trials and tribulations I would face in order to regain my life. And …

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The Persistence of the Ideological Lie w/ Daniel Mahoney 1:51:02

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In his essay, "How the Great Truth Dawned," Professor Gary Saul Morson muses, "Why is it, Solzhenitsyn asks, that Macbeth, Iago, and other Shakespearean evildoers stopped short at a dozen corpses, while Lenin and Stalin did in millions? The answer is that Macbeth and Iago 'had no ideology.'" Notwithstanding its rabid inhumanity, Professor Daniel Ma…

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The Way of Heaven & Earth: Exploring the Catholic Both/And w/ Matt Becklo 1:28:02

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As Matthew Becklo asserts, "The Catholic faith is full of paradoxes, but its greatest paradox is this: that all of its both/ands unleash this ultimate either/or, and all of its communion compels this unavoidable decision." Are we with Christ or against him? And how do we balance the dynamic tensions (faith or reason, discipline or passion, spirit o…

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William F. Buckley, American Impresario w/ Lawrence Perelman 1:50:23

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What happens when a young man with an entrepreneurial heart and gifted piano-playing hands writes a letter to renowned public intellectual William F. Buckley, Jr. offering to play a concert for him out of gratitude? A lifelong friendship of shared musical appreciation and warm conversation begins. Join me and Lawrence Perelman as we unfold his uniq…

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How G.K. Chesterton Sees the World w/ Duncan Reyburn 1:41:19

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How are we to look at the world? Through a brilliant lens of hope, wonder, and gratitude? Or through a shadowy lens of despair, cynicism, and selfishness? The journalist, wit, and Catholic convert G.K. Chesterton is an extraordinary model who mastered the art of a marveling Catholic vision. Join me and Dr. Duncan Reyburn as we explore his excellent…

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The Enduring Relevance of Pinocchio w/ Marcie Stokman & Colleen Hutt 1:19:24

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When you consider the story of Pinocchio, you are flooded with visions of a Disney-fied wooden boy with big blue eyes, a lengthening nose, and a mischievous heart. But reading the original Pinocchio (and its theological underpinnings perceived by Franco Nembrini), you are shocked by the misanthropic boy, his violent experiences, and his perpetually…

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Theology of Horror w/ Fr. Ryan Duns 2:08:54

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A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Blair Witch Project, and The Exorcist have scared the daylights out of a generation of moviegoers. And even though viewers startle and jump, chill and scream, they keep coming back for more. What is it that makes us crave a good scare? And where is God in the fright of such horror movies? Join me and Fr. Ryan Duns as …

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How We Pray w/ Bishop Robert Barron 1:07:09

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Flannery O'Connor once prayed, "I do not know you God because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside." Is there any meaningful relationship in life that can survive without an element of selflessness, dedicated time, and earnest conversation? Why would a meaningful relationship with God be any different? The prophets prayed, the saint…

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The Extinction of Experience w/ Christine Rosen 1:41:18

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What happens when we live our lives through mediating technologies? We take countless pictures but don't look at our kids. We film vacations but are never fully present. We search for answers online but rarely puzzle over the questions. And we distract ourselves from difficult emotions, but we never take on the cross-bearing work of the soul. In th…

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I Came to Cast Fire w/ Fr. Elias Carr 1:49:28

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We want what other people have. We conjure up rivalries. And we scapegoat our enemies in the process. What on earth are we doing? Join me and Fr. Elias Carr as we unpack philosopher René Girard's mimetic theory and the "scapegoat mechanism" on the Evangelization & Culture Podcast. Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Cul…

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The Pleasures of an Intellectual Life w/ Zena Hitz 1:48:03

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What exactly is the "life of the mind"? Is it merely a matter of being bookish, bespectacled, and (*gasp*) potentially boring? Or is the "life of the mind" awash with limitless wonder, captivating wisdom, and life-changing vocation? Join me and St. John's College tutor Dr. Zena Hitz as we dive deeply into the joyful adventure of intellectual format…

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Eating the Sunrise w/ Dr. Christopher West 1:47:17

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Your Eucharistic Identity w/ Fr. Gregory Pine 1:01:46

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Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol w/ Dwight Lindley 1:37:04

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Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History w/ Thomas Albert Howard 1:21:42

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Finding the World's Fullness w/ Robert Cording 1:44:53

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The College Beat: Catholicism on College Campuses w/ Caroline Kurt 1:18:50

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Sacred Stories from the Sidelines of Notre Dame Football w/ Fr. Nate Wills, CSC 1:29:56

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How the Young Evangelize the Young w/ George Jacobson 1:17:42

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Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre w/ Dr. Christopher Kaczor 1:30:31

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Fragile Objects w/ Katy Carl 1:27:50

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Contemplation and the Cross w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White 1:36:16

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Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power w/ Timothy Ryback 1:48:37

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What Is Beauty? w/ Bishop Barron 1:13:52

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We Have Ceased to See the Purpose w/ Ignat Solzhenitsyn 44:05

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The Eight-Minute Flight w/ Derek Ruth 44:16

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The Persistence of the Ideological Lie w/ Daniel Mahoney 1:51:02

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The Way of Heaven & Earth: Exploring the Catholic Both/And w/ Matt Becklo 1:28:02

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William F. Buckley, American Impresario w/ Lawrence Perelman 1:50:23

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How G.K. Chesterton Sees the World w/ Duncan Reyburn 1:41:19

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The Enduring Relevance of Pinocchio w/ Marcie Stokman & Colleen Hutt 1:19:24

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Theology of Horror w/ Fr. Ryan Duns 2:08:54

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How We Pray w/ Bishop Robert Barron 1:07:09

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The Extinction of Experience w/ Christine Rosen 1:41:18

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I Came to Cast Fire w/ Fr. Elias Carr 1:49:28

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The Pleasures of an Intellectual Life w/ Zena Hitz 1:48:03