Podcast: Nerding Out with That Nerdy Catholic

  • The Multiverse and Free Will, A Catholic What If – Nerding Out ep 13

    The Multiverse and Free Will, A Catholic What If – Nerding Out ep 13

    What if is the latest in the Marvel series and it asks more questions about the multiverse. JonMarc and I discuss what it means to spend too much time thinking what if about your own life. What does What It mean from a Catholic perspective? Seth & JonMarc on Deep in Christhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jruWWRdoJSk This episode brought

  • Keep Yourself Emotionally Healthy Online – NerdingOut ep 12

    So much has changed in the last 20 years, and we are all overwhelmed with life on social media. Dr. Brent Robbins and I talk about some of the mental health issues that people deal with online and some ways to keep ourselves healthy in the digital age. Dr Brent Robbins works at Park Place

  • Showing Mercy in the Digital Age – Nerding Out Ep 11

    Showing Mercy in the Digital Age – Nerding Out Ep 11

    How do we show mercy in the digital age when we are so separated from each other and only interact with many people over social media? Dr Brent Robbins and I talk about the history of the psychological study of mercy and we talk about how we can show mercy to others, especially when how

  • How do we help Entrepreneurs around the world? What is MicroFinance? – Nerding Out ep 10

    How do we help Entrepreneurs around the world? What is MicroFinance? – Nerding Out ep 10

    Today Todd Engelsen and I talk more about the mission of PEER Servants in the area of MicroFinance. We also look into what it means as part of the Kingdom of God that Jesus talks about, not just a spiritual reality, but an economic and social reality. How can we empower the poor around the

  • From an Actuary to Micro-finance, a conversation with Todd Engelsen – Nerding Out Ep 9

    From an Actuary to Micro-finance, a conversation with Todd Engelsen – Nerding Out Ep 9

    On this episode of Nerding Out, we talk to Todd Engelsen, president of PEER Servants, on how he went from being a successful actuary to the president of a micro-finance organization. You can check out PEER Servants at: https://peerservants.org PEER Servants YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/PEERServantsVideo/videos This episode brought to you by Nerdy Catholic Tees https://www.nerdycatholictees.com/ Facebook:

  • A Short Intermission, Reflecting on the Mission – Nerding Out Ep 8

    A Short Intermission, Reflecting on the Mission – Nerding Out Ep 8

    I take a short intermission (I need to tape more shows) and a short two week break. I wanted to reflect a little on the episodes so far, so please allow this short moment of meta reflection. Danka. This episode brought to you by Nerdy Catholic Tees https://www.nerdycatholictees.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatnerdycatholic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdyCatholic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ThatNerdyCatholic/ Love0

  • Why is Philosophy Important? Guest JonMarc Grodi – Nerding Out Ep 7

    Why is Philosophy Important? Guest JonMarc Grodi – Nerding Out Ep 7

    In this episode of Nerding Out, I talk to JonMarc Grodi, C.O.O. of  The Coming Home Network International  about why philosophy is so important, and how many more people are doing philosophy than know it. This episode brought to you by Nerdy Catholic Tees https://www.nerdycatholictees.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatnerdycatholic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdyCatholic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ThatNerdyCatholic/ Love0 Share Tweet Share

  • Nerd Out Over Thinking, How JonMarc Grodi Got Into Philosophy – Nerding Out Ep 6

    Nerd Out Over Thinking, How JonMarc Grodi Got Into Philosophy – Nerding Out Ep 6

    This episode we meet JonMarc Grodi, the C.O.O. of  @The Coming Home Network International  and host of a show with Awaken Catholic. We talk about why he studies philosophy and why it is important to be a Nerdy Catholic. This episode brought to you by Nerdy Catholic Tees https://www.nerdycatholictees.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thatnerdycatholic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NerdyCatholic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ThatNerdyCatholic/

  • Four Ways to the Good Life, Psychology of Joy – Nerding Out Ep. 5

    Four Ways to the Good Life, Psychology of Joy – Nerding Out Ep. 5

    In this episode, Dr. Brent Robbins and I dive deeper into his work researching joy, or finding “the good life”. We go into the 4 kinds of joy and the existential tradition behind the modern understanding of what joy is. We get deep and nerdy about joy, but in the end try to find out

  • Are we wired to believe in God? Psychology & Faith – Nerding Out Ep 4

    Are we wired to believe in God? Psychology & Faith – Nerding Out Ep 4

    Dr Brent Robbins was an Atheist when he studied psychology in graduate school. In evaluating patients, instead of hearing them talk about mental issues, many of them used language like they were lacking joy and meaning in their life, using transcendent language. This confused him at the time, but now makes more sense to him