In today’s episode we welcome Fr. Cliff Ermatinger, a Priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He is a writer, and has worked as a spiritual director, retreat master, and lecturer on spirituality for many years. He has a BA from Gonzaga University in philosophy, and a PhL and STL from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, in Rome.
He wrote several books on the spiritual life, and on how to combat evil in our lives. Some of those books are: “If you knew the gift of God”; “Common Nonsense: 25 Fallacies about Life... refuted”; “The Devil’s Role in the Spiritual Life” and his latest book “The Trouble with Magic”.
In today’s episode we will speak about the book “Common Nonsense”, particularly about the fallacy of Relativism. Relativism is a philosophical doctrine that claims that there is no absolute and objective truth. In our next episode we will discuss another of his books, “The Trouble with Magic.”
- Links to some of Fr. Cliff Ermatinger’s books:
Amazon.com: Customer reviews: The Trouble with Magic: Our Failed Search for More and Christ's fulfillment of our Desires
Common Nonsense: 25 Fallacies about Life... book by Cliff Ermatinger (thriftbooks.com)
The Devil's Role in the Spiritual Life:... book by Cliff Ermatinger (thriftbooks.com)
- Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order.
- Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org
- This Podcast’s Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org
- To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat), visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/
- Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan.
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138 Interview - Fr. Tim Anastos’ Vocation Story
137 Forming our moral conscience
136 A “TREASURE” within ourselves – Our Moral Conscience
135 Joan of Arc and “The Dwarf” – Passions and Virtue
134 Did Jesus experience fear? The moral value of our passions
133 Understanding the moral value of our human actions
132 “Saul was consenting to Stephen’s execution.” (Acts 8:1)
131 “For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free”—St. Paul (Life of Bl. Franz Jägerstätter.)
130 The Beatitudes – Blessed Are The Merciful
129 The Beatitudes – Blessed Are They Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
128 The Beatitudes – Blessed Are The Poor in Spirit
127 The Beatitudes – Blessed are the Pure of Heart
126 The Beatitudes – The New Law of the Gospel
125 Jesus Christ, the Point of Reference of our Moral Life
124 Looking for True Happiness – The Life in Christ
123 Interview – Ben and Amy on Dating, Relationships and Marriage
122 Blessed Solanus Casey – Spiritual Reflections
121 Life of Blessed Solanus Casey
120 Married Couples are the Bulwark of Society
119 Interview – Ben and Shelby Hufford on Dating & Marriage (Part 2)
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