Outside the Walls
Episodes
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
9 Years On-Air: A Retrospective - Kristin Putnam
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
Saturday Nov 18, 2023
It seems like only yesterday that Outside the Walls launched on St. Michael radio in Broken Arrow, but here we are nine years in and still going strong. It seemed fitting to take this week and look back over the past nine years and reflect. My wife Kristin joins me to talk about our experiences with the show, and to discuss the idea of looking back as a means to prepare for moving forward. This idea is borne out in scripture, in liturgy, and in sacrament and gives us a method for preparing for our own futures.
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Rome and the Communion of Saints: Kristin Putnam
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
Saturday Nov 04, 2023
My wife, Kristin, and I recently spent a week in Rome, Italy. We talk about our experiences and reflect on the Communion of Saints.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
TL & Kristin Putnam - On Second Thought... Against Polarization
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Have we been conditioned to act on our gut instinct, our first impression, or do we take the time to look beyond our primary instinct and to our second thought?
So often Jesus saw beyond the immediately obvious and into underlying motivations. As scripture says, "man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart."
Kristin Putnam and I discuss what it might look like to reconsider our polarized impulses and ponder situations and circumstances more deeply.
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Living Pentecost to Overcome Polarization (TL & Kristin Putnam)
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Pentecost is the antidote to Babel. Through Pentecost, God breaks down division and creates the opportunity for reconciliation. We, as ministers of reconciliation, are called to live our lives attentive to the voice of the Holy Spirit who was given to the Church at Pentecost, and given to us at baptism and confirmation.
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Kristin and TL Putnam: Balancing the Three Pillars of Lent
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Kristin and I reflect on the three pillars of Lent (prayer, fasting, and almsgiving) and the importance of keeping them in balance.
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Kristin Putnam: Human Dignity - the Starting Point for Respect Life
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Catholics are Pro-Life! This is a consistent tenet of the faith. Her pro-life position, however, doesn't begin and end with the unborn. Rather, our advocacy for the unborn flows out of our belief in the Dignity of the Human Person made in the image and likeness of God.
Kristin and I explore the implications of this belief in this week's episode.
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Kristin Putnam: St. Maximilian Kolbe & the Power of a Choice
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
My darling bride joined me on air to talk about the power and importance of making a definitive choice. This is true in marriage, and resolutions, and in holiness.
This week's extra segment for Patreon supporters is a video segment. Watch and learn more at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/hey-its-extra-54904285.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Kristin Putnam - Dispelling NFP Myths that Many Catholics Believe.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
I'm joined this week by my bride, Kristin Putnam, cofounder of NFPAware.com and Representative to the United Nations for WOOMB Intl.
You've heard people dispel popular myths about NFP before. You've heard folks debunk the idea that NFP doesn't work, or that it is the same as the Rhythm Method. But are there NFP Myths that Catholics still believe?
We tackle the myths of:
"NFP Lowers the divorce rate"
"NFP can be used with a contraceptive mindset"
"NFP is primarily used by white-suburban-middle-class couples"
and more.
Patreon supporters get an additional 18 minutes of extra conversation. Learn more and listen here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39458549