Sacred Heart Radio — Bookclub Bookclub Bookclub

Welcome to the Sacred Heart Radio Bookclub page. These are previously aired programs from the popular Sound Insight program with hosts Dr. Tom Curran, Fr. Kurt Nagel, Fr. Jim Northrop, & Pam Gunderson (not a Dr. or Fr. but she’s sharp as a tack).

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“Confession: 5 Sentences That Will Heal Your Life” by Dr. Tom Curran

Sentences That Will Heal Your Life” by Dr. Tom Curran aired 05/03/10 Right Click to Download

Many Catholics run from Confession. This book will have you running to Confession. I am so grateful to God for the gift of Confession. Sadly I often hear, “I haven’t been to Confession in years, and I have no plans to go anytime soon,” or “The last time I went to Confession I had a bad experience”, or a dozen other justifications for not going to Confession. Do you go to Confession once a year, or even less frequently? If so, you are missing out. In Confession we can experience one of the most powerful encounters with God available on earth. In this book, Dr. Curran unfolds the five sentences drawn from Confession that will bring you profound peace and spiritual resurrection. Going to Confession once a year will never be enough again.

“Fatherless” by Brian Gail aired 03/01/10

Fatherless  fiction by Brian Gail   right click to download 

An intensely human tour of the great spiritual battles in the US Catholic church during the late 20th century. Brian Gail takes us out into the “trenches” and shows what life was like for Catholics good and bad during this critical time. This book is a great opportunity for Catholics to take hold of who they really are.

“The Future Church” John Allen Jr. aired 01/25/10

The Future Church:   How 10 trends are revolutionalizing the Catholic Church
What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and the rest of the world go bankrupt from years of scandal? In THE FUTURE CHURCH, John L. Allen puts forth the ten trends he believes will transform the Church into the twenty-second century. From the influence of Catholics in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on doctrine and practices to the impact of multinational organizations on local and ethical standards, Allen delves into the impact of globalization on the Roman Catholic Church and argues that it must rethink fundamental issues, policies, and ways of doing business. Allen shows that over the next century, the Church will have to respond to changes within the institution itself and in the world as a whole whether it is contending with biotechnical advances—including cloning and genetic enhancement—the aging Catholic population, or expanding the roles of the laity.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization Love aired12/21/09

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization Love    Right Click to Download 

In Our Lady of Guadalupe: Mother of the Civilization of Love, Anderson & Chavez trace the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe from the sixteenth century to the present discuss of how her message was and continues to be an important catalyst for religious and cultural transformation. Looking at Our Lady of Guadalupe as a model of the Church and Juan Diego as a model for all Christians who seek to answer Christ’s call of conversion and witness, the authors explore the changing face of the Catholic Church in North, Central, and South America, and they show how Our Lady of Guadalupe’s message was not only historically significant, but how it speaks to contemporary issues confronting the American continents and people today.

“Born to Love” by Fr Waiss aired 11/23/09

 Born To Love by Fr Waiss 11-23-09      Right Click to download audio file

Born to Love is a clear, solid presentation of Catholic teaching on homosexuality and related topics. Fr. John Waiss’ presentation is well grounded in John Paul II’s personalist philosophy and Theology of the Body, making convincing arguments that are accessible to all. He focuses on the intrinsic good of the person and on the true meaning of sexuality as created by God. This is much more helpful than a list of “do’s and don’ts.”

“The Rite: Making of a Modern Exorcist” by Matt Baglio 11-02-09

The Rite by Matt Baglio aired on 11-02-09    Right Click to download audio file

In The Rite, journalist Matt Baglio uses the astonishing story of one American priest’s training as an exorcist to reveal that the phenomena of possession, demons, the Devil, and exorcism are not merely a remnant of the archaic past, but remain a fearsome power in many people’s lives even today.

“Fr Brown Mysteries” by GK Chesterton aired 09/28/09

Fr Brown Mysteries  by GK Chesterton aired 09-28-09    right click to download audio file

Immortalized in these famous stories, G.K. Chesterton’s endearing amateur sleuth has entertained countless generations of readers. For, as his admirers know, Father Brown’s cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasses and his huge umbrella, disguise a quite uncanny understanding of the criminal mind at work.

“The Cure of Ars” by Abbe Frances Trochu aired 08/24/09

The Cure D’Ars - Trochu. The definitive life, based on the official “Process of Beatification and Canonization,” and thus totally factual and documented. Of humble education and assigned to a forgotten farmers’ village, he attracted the whole world to Ars and was proclaimed “Patron Saint of Parish Priests” in 1929. He ate one meal a day, slept only a few hours a night, heard confessions up to 17 hours a day, converted thousands. His body remains incorrupt. A grace-filled story of total love of God!

“How Catholic Church Built Western Civilization” by Thomas Woods aired 07-20-09

How Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods aired 07-20-09

Ask a college student today what he knows about the Catholic Church and his answer might come down to one word: “corruption.” But that one word should be “civilization.” Western civilization has given us the miracles of modern science, the wealth of free-market economics, the security of the rule of law, a unique sense of human rights and freedom, charity as a virtue, splendid art and music, a philosophy grounded in reason, and innumerable other gifts that we take for granted as the wealthiest and most powerful civilization in history. But what is the ultimate source of these gifts? Bestselling author and professor Thomas E. Woods, Jr. provides the long neglected answer: the Catholic Church.  In How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, you’ll learn: · Why modern science was born in the Catholic Church · How Catholic priests developed the idea of free-market economics five hundred years before Adam Smith · How the Catholic Church invented the university · Why what you know about the Galileo affair is wrong · How Western law grew out of Church canon law · How the Church humanized the West by insisting on the sacredness of all human life No institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the two-thousand-year-old Catholic Church—and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known. How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization is essential reading for recovering this lost truth.