Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut complete the second half of their wide-ranging conversation with two of Wyoming Catholic College's closest friends, Father Nathan Cromly (of the Saint John Institute) and JD Flynn (of The Pillar). Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut talk with Father Trevor Lontine, WCC’s first alumni priest. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

How does the approach a Catholic takes towards leadership differ from the approach anyone else takes? Does our faith in Christ make us better leaders? In this third part on our series “The Christian Leader’s Advantage”, I examine the fact that Christians believe in eternal life, and I examine the practical ramifications that this belief has on our …

When it comes to leading others, Christians out to have a distinct advantage. After all Christians who lead believe that they are leading in the hand of God and following his lead. But what does this advantage actually look like? One spot where we can see it particularly is in our belief that our sins can be forgiven. How does our claim about the f…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut take advantage of a trip to Denver to record a wide-ranging conversation with two of Wyoming Catholic College's closest friends, Father Nathan Cromly (of the Saint John Institute) and JD Flynn (of The Pillar). Today's podcast episode is the first half of that conversation. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu…

Christians have long professed that we are at the same time like everyone else and different. We’re the same because we are human just like anyone else but we’re different because we have received the grace of Christ. Well if this is true then our leadership will also be the same and different. Our leadership will have to follow the same laws as ev…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut, “basking in the afterglow of the Easter celebration,” discuss the story of Christ's Easter-morning encounter with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss the historical and spiritual importance of Holy Thursday. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

So far in this series on the four anchors we’ve looked at how God is the secret to human success. How this is expressed firstly by the family being anchored by God and how it’s extended by our work being anchored in our family. In this next conference I take a look at how our culture stands to benefit by being firmly anchored in our work and the ke…

Wherein Dean Holmes spends some time exploring how the Blessed Sacrament is prefigured in the Israelites' experience of manna in the desert, their sustenance during their time of testing. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Whether we like it or not all of us have to work every day. So what’s the secret to working with satisfaction and fulfillment? In this third segment in our series on the Four Anchors I explore what work could look like when it is anchored soundly in our identity as who we are. And in particular I take a look at how that identity of who we are is gi…

Wherein Dean Holmes meets with Wyoming Catholic College's Byzantine chaplain, Father David Anderson, to discuss the similarities and differences in the ways the Eastern churches think and talk about the Eucharistic sacrifice. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Faith and family values just seem to go together but why is this so and what happens to our family values if we separate them from faith? Many young families today are doing just that trying to see if we can maintain a family without necessarily linking it back to God. On the other hand the Catholic church consistently teaches us that God is the ke…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut are joined by one of the architect's of Wyoming Catholic College's spoken Latin program, Dr. Scott Olsson. Together, the three of them discuss St. Thomas Aquinas's Eucharistic poem, “Verbum supernum prodiens.” Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.…

As we try to navigate our way as Catholics in a modern world many of us wonder what the recipe is for true success. Everyone wants a happy world and a healthy country but many people aren’t very clear about what role the Church or God has to play in giving us those. In fact, however, there is a very clear recipe. And I like to call it the four anch…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss the role of sacred music in the Eucharistic celebration with Paul Jernberg, Founder and Director of the Magnificat Institute of Sacred Music and Composer-in-Residence at Wyoming Catholic College. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Most people want to see some positive change in our culture. But many people struggle to know exactly what this should look like. Are we struggling just for struggle’s sake or is there an end goal that we are supposed to be striving towards? In this last part in my series on cultural leadership I wanted to give you the big picture. Looking at Matth…

Wherein Dean Holmes and Dr. Adam Cooper, Assistant Professor of Humanities and Trivium at Wyoming Catholic College, discuss the Eucharistic, lyric imagery of George Herbert’s poem, “Love III”. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

All of us want to make a difference for Christ in our culture today. But most of us don’t know where to begin. A wide variety of issues competes for our attention. One thing the Catholic church has consistently argued is that the family is the root of society. As the family goes so the world will go. Maybe this is why for the Catholic church so muc…

Wherein Dean Holmes talks with Jacob Ramaekers, a graduate of Wyoming Catholic College and a member of the College's unique outreach program, COR Expeditions. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Most Christians today recognize the importance of engaging our culture with the Gospel. Changes are afoot that would radically alter the way that we raise our families and understand our fundamental freedoms. This sense of urgency has led many to find the most effective ways to impact the culture. How do we transform a culture before it transforms …

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut continue their discussion on the Biblical roots behind understanding the Eucharist as a wilderness meal. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

By now any Christian who follows events in the world knows how important it is for us to act. The news headlines are filled with reports of things that are happening and calls for us to get involved. On the other hand Christians are equally convinced that we need to pray. Prayer is a part of our spiritual tradition and something our Savior commande…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss the particular insights into the nature of the Eucharist that come from Wyoming Catholic College's unique approach to education. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

So much of what makes a leader successful comes from their ability to take people where they need to go. If we don’t have vision then we really are the blind leading the blind. But oddly enough when it comes to shaping our culture it seems that many people don’t know what we should be aiming at. The world will indicate many different values as its’…

Wherein President Washut, in a departure from our conversational format, shares the talk he gave at SEEK 2024 earlier this month, “Come to the Mountains of the Lord: Transformative Devotion to the Eucharist through a Wilderness Spirituality.” Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Today it’s fashionable to separate the Church from society. We claim that the legitimate separation of Church from state means that the state should proceed without any influence from the Church. The Church, however, has a different opinion. How are we to evaluate of the Catholic Church’s contribution to our society? What impact can the world reall…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss the particular way in with the laity are said to participate in the sacrifice of the Mass. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

There are many people who speak about the need for cultural leadership. The issues and values of our society today are constantly under discussion. But most of this discussion seems to be from the outside. A competition of competing visions and views that clash and sometimes divide. Is there another way to have this discussion? How would Jesus Chri…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut spend some time exploring the ways in which the Eucharist should be understood as a sacrifice, and the impact that understanding has on our participation in the Mass. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

We’ve journeyed together through the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas about making decisions. We’ve learned about discernment, about counsel, about timing and about so much else. And now is the time to act. In this final segment on our series on making winning decisions with St. Thomas Aquinas, I want to look with you on the theology of the imperium o…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss Eucharistic miracles and what they add to our understanding of the doctrine of transubstantiation, particularly as it's been discussed on the podcast thus far. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Anyone who wants to be successful in leadership needs to be really good at working with people. The more a leader understands human behavior the more effectively they’ll deal with it and reach the goals of their organization and their mission. This is where St. Thomas Aquinas gives us a distinct advantage. He represents a wealth of knowledge coming…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut explain how the Mass should be seen as "the End Times," and emphasize the importance of recognizing the Eucharist as intimate and earthy and real, rather than abstract and esoteric. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut discuss the many ways in which the imagery, ritual, and theology surrounding the Eucharist help to explain and enrich the seasons of Advent and of Christmas. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut further flesh out the real-life consequences of the philosophical relationships they discussed in Episode Two. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut start their conversation about the Eucharist by demystifying the Church's technical language surrounding it, with a particular focus on the meaning of the term "transubstantiation." Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.

Some do it more from a personal charisma than from a studied approach, but all leaders have to bring people with them towards the vision that they’re casting. And so that begs the question: “How can we who have to make decisions everyday make them in a way that other people will find attractive?” Well, reaching back into our Catholic theology we fi…

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut lay the groundwork for the podcast and give a brief overview of what lies ahead. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.

All great leaders are capable of casting a vision. But casting a vision is not easy to do. To have a vision towards a goal means you want to have that goal. And sometimes are hearts are just afraid to stretch out into the unknown and into the unforeseen. The grace of God can help us to heal and to have the daring we need to want the things we don’t…

For many people, making decisions is one of the hardest things about leadership. And yet it is something that every leader has to do all the time. Loving and serving our God doesn’t take away our responsibility to make good choices and to engage them with all the energy that we have. But if it’s so important then why do we have such a hard time doi…

Amongst the great minds of western civilization, St. Thomas Aquinas holds a very special place. As a Catholic priest he united the depths of our faith with the real practical situations that people face every day. He does this in an amazing way when it comes to making decisions. And for all of us in the working world, we know how important this ski…

We all know that leadership is about vision and passion but sometimes we forget that if no one is following us we’re not leading anyone. In truth the test of a good leader includes their ability to engender their spirit in their followers. And few people were better at this than St. Paul. In many of his writings, especially his letters to Titus and…

By all accounts St. Paul checks all the boxes when it comes to being an effective leader. But of all of his many wonderful qualities, the strength that dominates his personality without a doubt is his perseverance in the face of adversity. St. Paul is someone who finishes what he starts. But many of us struggle to do the same. Burn out is a real th…

If anyone were to survey the general American public, two things would stand out. First we would all be convinced that things need to be done, actions need to take place, decisions need to be enacted. And secondly, most of us would agree that it is really hard to do what we know we need to do. Even if we know what needs to be done it can be a very …

Sometimes we imagine saints to be people who have life all figured out. They seem to know and execute on God’s plan perfectly and therefore it can be hard for us to try and imitate them. The life of St. Paul, however, shows us something very different. Many times he did not know what to do and yet he still made decisions. How did a saint as great a…

Have you ever felt like you were in a box? Like no matter what you chose in life there were already predetermined outcomes and there’s nothing you could do that could change it? Few things will kill the heart and ability of a leader more quickly than fatalism. An attitude that says it’s not even worth trying because you won’t make any difference. F…

Anyone who takes the time to study the life of St. Paul can’t help but admire than man’s endurance, energy, and determination in the service of Jesus Christ. Indeed his life seems so spectacular and his exploits so amazing that many people feel they can never imitate him. But a closer reading of his writings reveals his secret: God’s strength was r…

Many Christians today feel intimidated. The culture around us is shifting and ideas and notions foreign to the Bible are gaining a cultural foothold. Many today feel a sense of loss or hopelessness in front of the situations. But is today’s situation for a Christian that much different than the one that was confronted by the Apostles? Was the world…

Most people today have an appreciation for leadership, but many people still have the question as to what the difference is between a wordly leader and a Christian leader. Of course there is no better place to find an answer to this question than by asking Jesus Himself. In his parables Jesus reveals many keen insights into how He view leadership. …