Wherein President Washut and Dr. Kenneth Howell discuss the recent Eucharistic Congress Scholars' Colloquium held in Denver. Dr. Powell is the Resident Theologian and Director of Pastoral Care of the Coming Home Network International. He taught for thirty years in higher education and is the author of six books, one of which is published by Catholi…

Wherein President Washut and Dr. Kenneth Howell discuss the recent Eucharistic Congress Scholars' Colloquium held in Denver. Dr. Powell is the Resident Theologian and Director of Pastoral Care of the Coming Home Network International. He taught for thirty years in higher education and is the author of six books, one of which is published by Catholi…

Wherein President Washut concludes his conversation with Adam Hermanson, Principle at Denver's Integration Design Group (IDG), an architectural firm with “particular expertise in the design, restoration, and new construction of sacred buildings, worship spaces, and liturgical furnishings.” Adam is also the father of a WCC graduate, Emma, who delive…

Wherein President Washut chats with Adam Hermanson, Principal at Denver's Integration Design Group (IDG), an architectural firm with “particular expertise in the design, restoration, and new construction of sacred buildings, worship spaces, and liturgical furnishings.” Adam is also the father of a WCC graduate, Emma, who delivered her class’s Senio…

Wherein President Washut speaks with Tim Glemkowski, CEO of the National Eucharistic Congress. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut talk with Dominic Carstens (’24), who will be graduating on Monday and will spent part of his summer as a “Perpetual Pilgrim” for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Seton route. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

Wherein Dean Holmes and President Washut are joined by the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage's Maria Benes, who is serving as Project Lead for the Marian (North) and Junipero Serra (West) routes of the pilgrimage. Follow along at wyomingcatholic.edu/eucharist-podcast.By Dr. Jeremy Holmes and President Kyle Washut

The first After-Dinner Scholar podcast on February 1, 2017 began: The 16th century English philosopher, statesman and scientist Francis Bacon famously stated, “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is,” he went on to explain, “some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but…

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

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

Last week Dr. Tiffany Schubert discussed Inferno, the first book of Dante’s Comedy. Our friend and former colleague Jason Baxter remarked that in Inferno, “Dante’s poetic violence is meant to melt down the hard heart so that it can be reforged into something new.” Purgatorio is the place where that melted down and malleable heart finds the forge, t…

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…

Midway in the journey of our life I came to myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost. Ah, how hard it is to tell the nature of that wood, savage, dense and harsh— the very thought of it renews my fear! It is so bitter death is hardly more so. (Inferno 1.1-7) During Lent and now during Easter, our sophomores, under the guidance of Dr. Ti…

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

Pope Benedict XVI wrote, "At Easter we rejoice because Christ did not remain in the tomb, his body did not see corruption; he belongs to the world of the living, not to the world of the dead; we rejoice because he is the Alpha and also the Omega, as we proclaim in the rite of the Paschal Candle; he lives not only yesterday, but today and for eterni…

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

Saint Ephrem the Syrian said, “We give glory to you, Lord, who raised up your cross to span the jaws of death like a bridge by which souls might pass from the region of the dead to the land of the living.” The cross is the bridge from death to life, from Hell to Heaven, from the judgment we deserve to the grace we can never deserve, from eternal ca…

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

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (159) declares Though faith is above reason, there can never be any real discrepancy between faith and reason. Since the same God who reveals mysteries and infuses faith has bestowed the light of reason on the human mind, God cannot deny himself, nor can truth ever contradict truth. During their final spring sem…

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

Observing the French Revolution, British Member of Parliament, Edmund Burke, noted, “But what is liberty without wisdom and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.” Over the past few weeks, our Wyoming Catholic College juniors have been considering the French Revolu…

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.…

It’s been a strange winter here in Lander, Wyoming beginning with nearly two feet of snow on Thanksgiving—of which about fourteen inches fell between four and eight PM. Another foot or so just before Christmas and nothing but dribs and drabs after that. And now—a bit early—what’s left of that snow is melting in warm, early spring weather. Not that …

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

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

The new Apple Vision Pro headset, we’re told, “delivers fun and rewarding gameplay for players of all skill levels. Players can dive into games on the App Store that transform the space around them, use an Environment for a more immersive experience, or play compatible games on a screen as large as they want.” What do we make of video games whether…

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

January 31 to February 2 the Wyoming Catholic College community enjoyed days packed with senior orations. Each senior, having written a thesis in the fall, presents his or her findings in a 30-minute lecture followed by questions from a faculty panel and the audience. It is a wonderful celebration of all our students accomplish in their years at Wy…

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

This podcasts is "about the Great Books and the liberal arts," something that sets The After-Dinner Scholar apart from other audio blogs from Wyoming Catholic Collage. Case in point, the college has launched a new podcast entitled “The Eucharist with Wyoming Catholic College” inspired by conversations about the National Eucharistic Revival. The pod…

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

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

The number of integers (1, 2, 3, 4, and so on) is infinite. And oddly enough so is the number of even integers (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and beyond). Meaning that the number of even integers is equal to the number of all integers, both odd and even. Welcome to infinity. While it’s still winter, it’s not too early to think about Wyoming Catholic College’s su…

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

“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures,” remarks Anne Eliot in Jane Austen’s Persuasion. “None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” It is always a great pleasure on the After-Dinner Scholar to introduce you to books written by our faculty and Dr. Tiffany Schubert’s book, Jane Au…

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

While you and I sit by a delightful fire—or at least (assuming you live in a cool climate)—delightful central heating, our Wyoming Catholic College freshmen are spending a few nights in their Quinzees: giant mounds of snow, hollowed out to form shelters. That seems an odd way to prepare for a rigorous second semester of Latin, theology, philosophy,…

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

“Social connection,” wrote U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in his May 2023 “Advisory on our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” “is a fundamental human need, as essential to survival as food, water, and shelter. Throughout history, our ability to rely on one another has been crucial to survival.” That may come as news to many modern Americ…

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.

This podcast was posted on December 26, the day after Christmas. It was the commemoration of St. Stephen’s martyrdom described in Acts chapter 7. On the 27th, we remember St. John, the only apostle who was not martyred. The 28th is the memorial of the Holy Innocents who were murdered by King Herod in his attempt to kill Jesus. And finally on Friday…

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.

During the first weeks of Advent, the Church directs our attention to the second advent of Christ, that day when he will come again in glory to gather his people into his resurrection, remake this tired, sinful world, and set all wrongs right. When he “will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mou…

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.

The music coming over the air—for those who still listen to the radio—and in various Christmas mixes from Pandora, Apple Music, Spotify, and so on tends to be a wild and wooly mix including everything from “O Holy Night” to “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” It’s a mishmash of worship, good theology, horrible theology, family, home, childhood, g…

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.

Virgil's Aeneid tells us about the founding of Rome and begins with the destruction of Troy at the end of the Trojan War, the war recounted in The Iliad. As the Greeks burn and sack Troy, Aeneas escapes with his father, his son, his household gods, and a small band of fellow refugees to found a new Troy—greater, more powerful, and more magnificent …

Last Sunday was the Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe which was instituted by Pope Pius XI with his 1925 encyclical Quas Primas (In the First) as a response to “those bitter enmities and rivalries between nations, which still hinder much the cause of peace; that insatiable greed which is so often hidden under a pretense of public spir…

The great Roman statesman and orator, Marcus Tulius Cicero said: In truth… while I wish to be adorned with every virtue, yet there is nothing which I can esteem more highly than being and appearing grateful. For this one virtue is not only the greatest, but is also the parent of all the other virtues. The ancients understood—as most moderns don’t—t…