Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week and are excited about the season of Advent. I spent part of the week with parents, who drove in to stay at the friary, and the other half completely and utterly relaxing (so much so that I forgot to post this week’s podcast! Oops! It’ll come out Tuesday.)
Because of that, I only have to things to share this week. The first has not been getting much traction (because I don’t know how to market it) but is one of the most important things I’ve ever made. I hope that you will watch it to the end and take it seriously.
The second, is much less important but a good conversation nonetheless. Fr. Patrick and I review God’s Not Dead, a movie that has become a symbol of a movement more than anything else. I don’t like the essential message of the movie and find the production atrocious, but there are still some things worth discussing.
Back with more next week!
Peace and good,
Fr. Casey
Breaking In The Habit 
I agree that the video on changing minds is very important and deserves as much play as possible. I hope you are able to figure out a way to market it more widely, as you pointed out.
I’m glad you had a good Thanksgiving with your family and some down time – A great example to me.
Re: Conspiracy Theorists and Evangelization
Too bad the topic hasn’t been getting much traction, but not to worry, the Gospel never has either.
Indeed, relationship and social engagement does, for good or ill, foundationally influence our beliefs.
Re: Predestination v. Free Will
The best concept I’ve come across so far to address this paradox is Divine Determinism. In a nutshell, God, being the Author of existence, is outside and beyond existence, and writes whatever He wants (predestination-ish) AND me, being within the story, do have free will within my universe, because that’s how God’s written me.
On the nuts-and-bolts side of evangelism, I aim to act from love at all times (though I fail miserably) and when I am persecuted, I hope it is because of righteousness’ sake and not because I am acting like a post-rectal sphincter.
I’m glad you are able to winnow good stuff from “God’s Not Dead”. You have a gift which I am sorely lacking.
Have a good week, everybody!