The Formed Catholic Show

Paul McCusker is an American writer most widely known for Adventures in Odyssey and has worked on many novels, plays, musicals, radio dramas, and movie scripts. A convert to Catholicism, Paul now writes for the Augustine Institute Radio Theatre productions and the publishing department.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Ben Akers discuss the beautiful words of Jesus to "put out into the deep."

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger for a conversation on discerning God's path, making decisions and listening to the Holy Spirit.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak talk about the significance of gardens in the Bible.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Elizabeth Klein as they discuss the Church's teaching on angels and their appearances in the Bible.

Join Sr. Maris Stella of the Sisters of Life and Dr. Tim Gray on spiritual motherhood.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn as they dive into the joy of the Eucharist found in the Gospel of St. Luke the Evangelist.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn as they open up the scriptural roots of the Eucharist.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak as they discuss Salvation History.

Dr. Tim Gray & Dr. Elizabeth Klein discuss the role and meaning of prayer in daily life.

Dr. Tim Gray & Dr. James Prothro discuss the Bible: Who wrote it, and how can it change your life?

Dr. Ben Akers welcomes Ken Davison, founder of Holy Heroes, to discuss the formation and education of children and how Holy Heroes was created in order to bring the faith alive in a new way for kids of all ages.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger as they explore moral theology in the third pillar of the Catechism.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak as they discuss Jesus and praying the Psalms.

In a world full of noise, it's nice to find some sound full of truth, goodness, and beauty. Dr. Tim Gray and Paul McCusker, writer and director of Catholic audio dramas, explore the world of audio dramas and storytelling in the New Evangelization.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dan Burke of the Avila Institute discuss the Discernment of Spirits.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dan Burke discuss why we give so much attention to bad news rather than the good.

Dr. Ben Akers and author Sarah Christmyer discuss women of the Bible and how examining their stories and struggles can help women find grace in the Word of God.

Dr. Tim Gray & Fr. John Riccardo discuss what the kerygma is and how it applies to a Christian life.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak discuss how studying the Bible can change your life.

As times change, the Gospel must always be re-presented as the path to true fulfillment. In this episode of Formed Now, Dr. Tim Gray and Prof. Lucas Pollice talk about what evangelization can look like in the twenty-first century.

Taylor Kemp sits down with Tom Kissel, Founder of Parents of Vocations, to discuss what it is like to be a parent of a child who has a religious vocation. Tom speaks from the experience of his own daughter discerning and, eventually, entering religious life and what the process was like for him and his wife. Throughout that process they found themselves asking major questions to which they could not find answers. From that need grew the idea of Parents of Vocations, which exists to serve parents whose children are discerning religious life.

Dr. Tim Gray sits down with Dr. Ben Akers to discuss the Church's teaching on prayer and how prayer is our response of love and faith to God's thirst for us. Rather than prayer being an obligation it is an interior invitation from God to come into conversation with Him so that He may transform our hearts, minds, and wills by grace.

Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Christopher O. Blum, Academic Dean of the Augustine Institute Graduate School, sit down to discuss the virtue of patience. This conversation talks about the role of patience in the Christian life, how it is expressed, the difficulties of exercising it, and how to practically grow in the virtue of patience.

Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Christopher O. Blum, Academic Dean of the Graduate School of Theology, sit down to discuss the conscience. Throughout their conversation they touch on the source of conscience, the difference between a well-formed and malformed conscience, and finally how to build the habits that properly form the conscience in daily life.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Fr. Daniel Moloney, visiting professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to discuss how to receive Communion well. Dr. Akers and Fr. Moloney walk through some sure guidelines for receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist fruitfully.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Michael Barber discuss baseball and how it relates to the life of a Catholic.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Dr. Scott Hefelfinger to discuss boredom and how to remedy it with wonder.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger discuss the power of forgiveness.

Taylor Kemp sits down with Dr. James Prothro, Assistant Professor of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, to discuss freedom—specifically in relation to the Bible. What is freedom? How has the understanding of freedom changed over the centuries? Is there a purpose to freedom?

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Matthew Leonard, best-selling author, speaker, and founder of the Science of Sainthood apostolate, to discuss the necessity of a deep prayer life and authentic Catholic meditation.

Join a Biblical scholar and a moral theologian as they discuss Star Wars! Dr. Michael Barber and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger, professors at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, dive into the famous series of Star Wars created by George Lucas. These two Star Wars enthusiasts look into the various themes within the series, the transcendentals that drive much of the scripts, and touch on the character development present in the movies. They address the recent additions to the corpus of Star Wars—the Mandalorian and the Book of Boba Fett—and why they have captured audiences across the country since release.

Dr. Michael Barber and Dr. James Prothro, professors of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, study St. Paul's pivotal Letter to the Galatians.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Edmund Mitchell, co-founder of the catechetical series Real + True, to discuss the exciting new program on the catechism called Real + True available on Formed. This catechetical series created by Our Sunday Visitor walks through the Catechism of the Catholic Church with animation, story-telling, and podcast episodes.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Matthew Leonard, best-selling author, speaker, and founder of the Science of Sainthood apostolate, to discuss the Catholic process of sanctification by God's grace as we make our pilgrim journey to sharing in God's own divine life.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Dr. Mark Miravalle, Saint John Paul II Chair of Mariology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, to discuss the angels. What is an angel? What are the choirs of angels? How do we engage with our guardian angels?

Dr. Ben Akers and Dr. Elizabeth Klein, professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, sit down to talk about baptism—particularly infant baptism. Should babies be baptized? What is the role of baptism in salvation? And, finally, why have contrary views emerged in the practice of infant baptism?

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Elizabeth Klein as they discuss St. Augustine's relationship with the Augustine Institute.

Dr. Ben Akers & Dr. Elizabeth Klein discuss archangels and what role they have in our lives.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Lynn Grandon, Director of the Respect Life Office at the Archdiocese of Denver, to discuss the pro-life movement.

This Bible study will focus on the biblical teaching about the merit God associates with almsgiving, from the OT to the NT. We will also touch on how Luther’s Reformation changed the Christian tradition and how that relates to Scripture.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn discuss the oneness of the Church in the midst of division.

John Meyer, Executive Director of the Napa Institute, and Dr. Tim Gray discuss the importance of our Catholicism in developing culture through living an authentic Catholic lifestyle. Join John and Tim this July in Napa Valley at the Napa Institute and be part of the Catholic cultural renewal.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger as they explore how reasonable faith is.

Dr. John Sehorn and Dr. Tim Gray discuss why Mary is so honored in the Church.

Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Elizabeth Klein to find out why studying God is so important.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn discuss the beauty of praying the Rosary.

Enjoy this conversation with Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn about the Book of Genesis and its relevance today.

Dr. Tim Gray & Fr. John Riccardo discuss what the kerygma is and how it applies to a Christian life.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Mark Giszczak, professor of Sacred Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School, sit down to discuss miracles. This conversation touches on the nature of miracles, how God uses them, and the role they play in the process of Canonization.

Dr. Ben Akers sits down with Dr. Mark Giszczak, Professor of Sacred Scripture for the Graduate School, to discuss his book, Bible Translation and the Making of the ESV Catholic Edition. In this episode, these Biblical scholars dive into the history of Biblical translation and why there are so many today.

Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Scott Hefelfinger discuss how daily contemplation will change your life.