Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James sit down with Chris Scaperlanda, a father, attorney and friend, to wrestle with Ross Douthat's New York Times article, "An Age of Extinction is Coming. Here's How to Survive," all about how technology dulls desire, rewires dating, and thins out community, then offer concrete ways to choose presence, prayer, and embodied friendship. They strive to offer a grounded, hopeful take on resisting the virtual treadmill ...
All content for Red Dirt Catholics is the property of Red Dirt Catholics and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James sit down with Chris Scaperlanda, a father, attorney and friend, to wrestle with Ross Douthat's New York Times article, "An Age of Extinction is Coming. Here's How to Survive," all about how technology dulls desire, rewires dating, and thins out community, then offer concrete ways to choose presence, prayer, and embodied friendship. They strive to offer a grounded, hopeful take on resisting the virtual treadmill ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James sit down with Chris Scaperlanda, a father, attorney and friend, to wrestle with Ross Douthat's New York Times article, "An Age of Extinction is Coming. Here's How to Survive," all about how technology dulls desire, rewires dating, and thins out community, then offer concrete ways to choose presence, prayer, and embodied friendship. They strive to offer a grounded, hopeful take on resisting the virtual treadmill ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James explore how the FACT framework (Faithful, Available, Contagious, Teachable) serves as both a barometer for disciple readiness and a personal examination tool for those leading others toward Christ. Have you ever wondered what truly makes someone ready to be a disciple-maker? This episode dives deep into the first half of the powerful FACT framework – Faithful and Available – that serves as both a barometer for d...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James are joined (again) by Jared Williams, a FOCUS missionary at the University of Memphis, who shares his transformative experience living on mission and the beautiful intersection between personal holiness and evangelization efforts on campus. • Campus outreach strategies including move-in assistance and root beer float stations • "The little way" of evangelization through genuine friendship and authentic relation...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James are joined by Josh Paiement to discuss authentic community from its theological roots to practical application in our parishes and ministries. Building real community means moving beyond surface-level gatherings to sharing our authentic selves with one another. • Community finds its origin in the Trinity as the original communion of persons • The root word "communio" combines "with/together" and "gift/service" ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James are joined by author and speaker Carrie Gress to share her powerful testimony and discuss faith, family and feminism. Imagine if someone told you that the framework of dignity and equality you've been taught to champion might actually be undermining the very foundations of your faith. In this thought-provoking conversation with author and speaker Carrie Gress, Jayce and James explore the profound tension between...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE During this episode, Jayce and James are back! Join as they dive into powerful stories of discipleship and mission through the lens of recent guest interviews, exploring the transformative moments that shape authentic Christian witness and community building. • Bold leadership decisions make space for the lost, as demonstrated by a youth minister who chose struggling teens over volunteer convenience • Creating time and space for authentic resp...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce is joined by Jared Williams. Jared is currently serving as a FOCUS missionary in Memphis, TN, at the University of Memphis. Jared shares his inspirational journey from being a jailer to becoming a FOCUS missionary. His story highlights the power of faith and community in transforming lives and how you don't have to be afraid to step into ministry because you don't feel "qualified." • Introduction to Jared’s background an...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE James is joined by Joe Cipriano to talk about Joe's journey to faith and his work with the group "Vagabond Missions." You can learn more about Vagabond Missions at https://vagabondmissions.com/. ************ Links and other stuff from the show: Pastoral Letter, "On the Unity of the Body and Soul:" archokc.org/pastoral-letters Red Dirt Catholics Email Address: reddirtcatholics@archokc.org The Book "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission" (Digit...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Jayce and James sit down to ring in the first episode of season 6! James, returning from his Artic pilgrimage, is back with Jayce to discuss sourdough, Utah and the "Science of Happiness." "The Science of Happiness" was a talk given at the 2025 SEEK conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, by world-renowned author and speaker, Arthur Brooks. You can watch a replay of his SEEK presentation here: https://seekreplay.com/video/137 Happiness is m...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Jayce and James sat down with Fr. Rick Stansberry, rector of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and president of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City, to talk about the role of the faith in a Catholic high school. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, v...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." This is part 7. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahom...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." This is part 6. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahom...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." This is part 5. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahom...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." In this episode, Jayce and James are joined by Fr. Joseph Irwin, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Norman. This is part 4. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Jayce and James are joined by a mystery special guest (you'll either be excited, disappointed or indifferent) to discuss how it feels to be a sheep without a shepherd and Apple's technology and marketing partnership with God. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." This is part 3. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahom...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Father Jerome Krug joined Jayce and James to discuss how one can live every day as a living sacrifice. Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Saturday, August 9. Register now to get the early-bird price at OKDisciple.org.&n...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." This is part 2 Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahoma ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE Exploring the intersection of modern secularism and ancient gnosticism with "The Religion of the Day" from the University of Mary, the follow-up publication to "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." Register now for the 2025 Discipleship Conference for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City! This full-day, bilingual event will feature amazing speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, Mass, confessions, vendors and more at the Oklahoma City Convention...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE As they blow out the candles on the fourth anniversary Red Dirt Catholics, Jayce and James take a trip down memory lane to revisit the top 10 past episodes of the podcast. The episode is a thoughtful journey through the power of the Gospel and its capacity to address the universal yearnings for divine love and acceptance. Check out the list of past favorites in this episode, and listen to any of the past episodes with the links below: ...
Text us and let us know what you think! Tap HERE In this episode, Jayce and James sit down with Chris Scaperlanda, a father, attorney and friend, to wrestle with Ross Douthat's New York Times article, "An Age of Extinction is Coming. Here's How to Survive," all about how technology dulls desire, rewires dating, and thins out community, then offer concrete ways to choose presence, prayer, and embodied friendship. They strive to offer a grounded, hopeful take on resisting the virtual treadmill ...
