Oct 18, 2022
Welcome to Episode 96 of the
Being Human Podcast: Yes, I Was Wrong (Dialectic w/ Brian
Butler)
In Episode 76 of the podcast, while exploring a Catholic
vision of complementarity between men and women, Dr. Greg proposed
that a gift of self must be received in order for it to have been
fully given. In this week’s episode, find out why he was
wrong! In it, Dr. Greg is joined by Brian Butler, friend and
founder of DumbOx Ministries/ECHO Communities, to break open what
it means to become a gift to others and why we can find consolation
even when our gift of self is met with
rejection.
Discussed in this episode:
- Introducing Brian Butler and DumbOx
Ministries/Echo Community
- The difficulty and risk involved with authentic
evangelization and giving of ourselves to others;
- The way that sin and past rejection can cause
us to either self-protect or develop an unhealthy dependence upon
human relationships;
- Why our gift of self is not diminished despite
the rejection we may encounter;
- All gift as finding its source, origin, and
summit in the Trinity and Christ as our model of perfect
self-gift;
- Recognizing others as an icon or a window into
the infinite love of God and the importance of treating them as
such;
- Brian’s story of rejection, and how his
experience of femininity helped to heal him;
- Healthy friendship and how it helps to call out
the greatness in one another;
- The challenges and joys of the “apprenticeship
of marriage” and the importance of trusting that God is working in
and through any mistakes made.
Resources mentioned or relevant:
- Learn more about DumbOx Ministries/ECHO
Community;
- Find out when the next ECHO
Retreat will be;
- Get to
know more about Brian Butler and his
staff;
- For reference:
Episode #76: Gender Fluidity or
Complementarity (Part Two),
in which Dr. Greg states “Gifts
must be received in order for them to have been fully
given.”
- A
Meditation on Givenness by Pope John Paul II;
-
Amoris Laetitia
- an Apostolic Exhortation
by Pope Francis;
-
Mulieris Dignitatem - an Apostolic Letter by Pope John Paul
II
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