These Are My People

08/30/23 • 85 min

In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend and an IT professional, Tyler Myers. During their conversation, they discuss how he got into computer science at DePauw University, his freshman year wake-up call, how he landed his gig doing work for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana, some inspirational saints, the influence of the Steubenville Conference, his love story with his fiancée Monica, his time at Tiger Catholic, his lifelong love of sports, the influence of his FOCUS missionaries, the importance of authentic friendship, some very inspirational priests, his thoughts on fraternity and fraternities, boldness, what we take for granted with the Mass, silence, demystifying the opposite gender, vulnerability and mental health, work life balance, leading by example, running to the Eucharist, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include Exodus 90, The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn, Wild at Heart by John Eldredge, Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge, The Chosen tv series, Fr. Jonathan Meyer's homilies such as this one, episode 21 and 34 of this podcast, For Men Only and For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn, and the story of St. Mark Ji Tianxiang.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with David Paiz, an aerospace engineer and her cousin-in-law. During their conversation, they discuss his childhood in Guatemala and California, his undergrad at Embry-Riddle in aerospace engineering, his agnostic phase, his and his wife Kelly’s journey back to Catholicism, the different engineering jobs he’s had, the difference between different engineering jobs, his favorite parts of Guatemalan culture, why he moved back to the US, his love for his current parish community, Exodus 90 and his fruit from it, the importance of fraternity and community, St. Joseph the Worker and what holy work is, impactful books, the importance of silence, his love of the rosary, and so much more!
During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include Exodus 90, The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henry J. M. Nouwen, The Lamb’s Supper by Scott Hahn, The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah, episode 16 of this podcast.
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In this episode, Madeline chats with Br. Paschal Strader, OP, a Dominican cooperator brother of the Western Province. During the course of their conversation, they discuss the influence of his brother getting him into computer science, his undergrad at Cal State San Bernardino, his PhD at UC Santa Barbara, his pulsar and instrumentation research, exoplanet detection, the importance of Catholic friends, how he discerned joining the Dominicans, the importance of knowing who you do things for, the influence of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dominican spirituality and community life, some famous saintly scientists, being a cooperator brother, his experience in Rome, what’s next for him, the vow of obedience, bouncing ideas off others, the importance of wonder, and much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make reference to the Catechism In A Year podcast and episodes 15 and 23 of this podcast.
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