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This month, we're sharing a testimony Sofia recently gave about her experience ten years ago at FundaciĂłn San Rafael in AsunciĂłn, Paraguay, a center for the poor started by Fr. Aldo Trento. Through the story of his life, of the mission, and of her summer in Paraguay, the talk explores how Christ reveals Himself in our poverty and in the Eucharist, transforming our hopelessness and monotony into the dawn of Heaven. //
You can find out more about FundaciĂłn San Rafael on their website. Please consider joining the Friends of San Rafael to support their work; here is the registration form, and opportunity to donate.
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We are excited to announce our first-ever live recording of The Pilgrim Soul!
Join Adrianna and Sofia in Bridgeport, Chicago on July 31st for an episode on "The Two Banks of the River: Prayer and Communion."
We are grateful for the hospitality of St. Mary of Perpetual Help, and hope to see you there!
6 PM: Mass7 PM: Dinner & Live EpisodeTickets are available at this link, and include dinner, refreshments, and dessert. Free parking is available in the church lot. All proceeds benefit Sofia's parish, St. Mary of Perpetual Help.
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Join Sofia in praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, guided by reflections from Father Luigi Giussani.
Please know of our prayers for youâand please pray for Giuli (and baby Luke) and Adrianna (and baby Cecilia) during their maternity leave!
You can find the other set of mysteries here:
Glorious MysteriesSorrowful MysteriesJoyful Mysteries -
Join Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna for a conversation about identity. How is the identity of a Christian both a gift and a task? What falsehoods about identity tempt us away from this reality? Which experiences and relationships have built and revealed our identity to us? //
Our media recommendation is Mike Posnerâs song âI Went Back to Ibizaâ, with his prior song âI Took a Pill in Ibizaâ for context. And our monthly challenge is to reflect, at the start or end of your day, on your encounters and actions, asking the question: âWhat does this have to do with my identity?â //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at â â [email protected]â â or find us on Instagram at â â @pilgrimsoulpodcastâ â . Our website is â â www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.comâ â . //
Other resources we mention:
Quo Vadis, Humanitas? (especially Chapter 3), a document released by the International Theological Commission led by our friend Fr. Javier PradesSt. Edith Steinâs âEssays on Womanâthen-Cardinal Joseph Ratzingerâs collection of homilies âIn the Beginningâ //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Adrianna, Sofi, and Giuli have a conversation about failure. How do we, shaped by our modern culture, often face failure reductively? How does God respond to human failure? Is it possible for failures (ours and those of others) to be places of encounter with Christ? What helps us live with the posture of a beggar? //
Our media recommendation is Rembrandtâs painting The Return of the Prodigal Son. And our monthly challenge is to pray with Habbakuk 3:17-18. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
- âCollected Works: Theology of the Liturgyâ of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
- Sofia read Walker Percyâs quote about the sinners in the Church in an excellent essay by John OâCallaghan in First Things //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month, we are discussing culture. What is the source of an authentically Christian culture? How does it differ from retreating into exile from the world, on the one hand, or conforming oneself to its mentality, on the other? What helps us judge everything in light of the Christian event? //
Our media recommendation is the memoir The Shadow of His Wings by Fr. Gereon Goldmann. And our monthly challenge is to visit the cathedral of your diocese, ideally with a tour guide to explain its history and art. //
Check out Sofiâs translation of Time and the Temple, published by Slant Books. The book is available for purchase on Bookshop or Amazon. A beautiful presentation of the text by Fr. Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, in dialogue with high school students, is available on YouTube. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at â â [email protected]â â or find us on Instagram at â â @pilgrimsoulpodcastâ â . Our website is â â www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.comâ â . //
Other resources we mention:
- Luigi Giussaniâs book âIn Search of the Human Faceâ
- The Beginning Day text for 2025, âChrist: The New Principle of Knowledge and Actionâ
- Fr. Julian Carronâs letter at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Josef Zverinaâs Letter to the Christians of the West
- A Christmas homily by Bishop Erik Varden
- Our episode on hope with Amanda Achtman //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month, we are discussing love for the poorâthe subject of Pope Leo XVIâs first Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te. What does it mean that God âprefersâ the poor? How and why is our faith manifest in caring for those in poverty? Have we experienced such charity as reciprocal? //
Our media recommendation is Vincent Van Goghâs The Good Samaritan. And our monthly challenge is to give alms, being attentive to spontaneous opportunities to do so. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at â â [email protected]â â or find us on Instagram at â â @pilgrimsoulpodcastâ â . Our website is â â www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.comâ â . //
Other resources we mention:
Fr. Luigi Giussaniâs booklet âThe Meaning of Charitable Work"The documentary âOutcastsâ about the Franciscan Friars of Renewal (trailer here) //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month, to celebrate the end of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, we have a conversation with our friend Amanda Achtman about her mission. Amanda is the founder of Dying to Meet You, a project of cultural renewal to prevent euthanasia and encourage hope. How did she arrive at this mission? What needs, desires, and forms of suffering has she discovered in the hearts of othersâand her own? Where can any of us derive hope in the face of death? //
Our media recommendation is Fr. Alfred Delpâs book of sermons Advent of the Heart. And our monthly challenge is to light a candle and ponder Pope Benedict XVIâs words that âdying is the way a candle gives light.â //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at â â [email protected]â â or find us on Instagram at â â @pilgrimsoulpodcastâ â . Our website is â â www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.comâ â .
Amandaâs website is DyingtoMeetYou.com. You can also find her on X-formerly-known-as-Twitter @AmandaAchtman, and read her writing in a variety of places including Public Discourse. //
Other resources we mention:
St Teresa Benedicta of the Crossâ meditation âThe Hidden Life and Epiphanyâ
A talk by Luigi Giussani to a group of students in 1976
Pope Francisâ audience on August 27, 2022
Mother Teresaâs book âHeart of Joyâ
Amandaâs video vignettes of lives affected by euthanasia
Pope Benedict XVIâs homily from the 2009 Easter Vigil
Caryll Houselanderâs work âThe Way of the Crossâ
Pope Benedict XVIâs book âIntroduction to Christianityâ //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Join Adrianna, Giuli and Sofi for a conversation on the art and science of care. Can our power to medically intervene serve, instead of competing with, our task to affirm and accompany those who suffer? What makes Christian care distinctive? How can medicine come closer to its origin in the mercy of God? This episode was inspired by the 2025 MedConference. You can learn more at theAAMP.org //
Our media recommendation is Arthur KleinmanâsThe Soul of Care. And our monthly challenge is to ask God how you are a caretaker for Him and He is a caretaker for you. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Luigi Giussaniâs booklet âThe Meaning of Charitable Work"Luigi Giussaniâs book âIn Search of the Human FaceâSigrid Undsetâs biography of Catherine of Siena //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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In honor of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, we are joined by our friend David Dorsey for a conversation about hope: What does it mean to be a pilgrim of hope? How can the experience of profound loss open the heart to be surprised, daily, by the gift of hope? What educates us in this poverty of spirit? //
Davidâs media recommendations are an essay by Walker Percy called âThe Loss of the Creatureâ and Louis de Wohlâs book âSaint Helena and the True Crossâ. And our monthly challenge is to engage in some form of charitable work. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. Weâd be happy to pass on any questions to David. //
Other resources we mention:
Pope Leoâs homily from the Jubilee of Youth on August 3 2025Pope Leoâs Q&A with young people on August 2 2025Pope Benedict XVIâs encyclical Spe SalviPope Francisâ papal bull for the Jubilee Spes Non ConfunditLuigi Giussaniâs book, âIn Search of the Human FaceâThe Confessions of Saint AugustineLuigi Giussaniâs book âThe Religious SenseâA pamphlet on the meaning of charitable work //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month weâre sharing responses to questions asked by you, our listeners. The questions center around living a charism in the Church, accompanying others in the spiritual life, discerning Godâs will for your life, and growingâdaily, concretelyâin a loving relationship with Christ. Thank you to everyone who submitted a question! //
Weâd love to hear from you. Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Pope Leoâs June 6th 2025 address to lay movementsLumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the ChurchPope Francisâ October 15th 2022 address to Communion & LiberationAlberto Savoranaâs biography The Life of Luigi GiussaniAn excerpt of a dialogue with Fr. Javier Prades called The Rhythm of the MysteryMother Mary Francisâ book âMy Beloved is Mine and I am Hisâ \\Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Join us for the first-ever in-person episode of The Pilgrim Soul! During their vacation together in Idaho, Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna had a conversation about leisure. What is leisure? How are we tempted to distort it? What instead is its right relationship to prayer, work, and community? How are we educated in a true use of our free time? //
Our media recommendation is Louis Armstrongâs song What a Wonderful World, which you can find on Spotify or on YouTube. Our monthly challenge is to take a moment one evening to look at the stars. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Josef Pieperâs book âLeisure, the Basis of CultureâFr. Luigi Giussaniâs book âThe Religious SenseâThe Diary of St. Faustina KowalskaAn excerpt from The Portal of the Mystery of Hope, a poem by Charles Peguy \\Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks."
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This month, Adrianna, Sofi, and Giuli are joined by their friend Fr. John Nepil for a conversation on how the encounter with Christ transforms the experience of the wilderness. Fr. John is a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver, a member of the Companions of Christ, and co-host of the podcast Catholic Stuff You Should Know. This conversation draws on his excellent book âTo Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trailâ which was recently published by Ignatius Press and is also available on Amazon. //
Fr. Johnâs media recommendations are the writing of Wendell Berry, such as the novel Jayber Crow (or Sofiâs favorite is his book of sabbath poems, A Timbered Choir), and the music of Gregory Alan Isakov. His monthly challenge is to reread Chapters 1-2 of Genesis in a place of creation, whether the backcountry or your own backyard. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. Weâd be happy to pass on any questions to Fr. John. //
Other resources we mention:
Luigi Giussaniâs book The Religious SensePope Benedict XVIâs address âThe Feeling of Things, the Contemplation of BeautyâRomano Guardiniâs book The Essence of ChristianityThe testimony of Jone Echarri about her paralysis \\Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month, weâre sharing a talk Sofi gave to the Word on Fire Institute on Our Lady as âThe Certainty of Our Hopeâ. You can find a PDF of the paintings Sofi references on our website. //
The great desire of the human heart is for perfect happiness, total love, lasting fulfillmentâfor union with God. This destiny is possible in Jesus Christ. But we can lose hope, stumbling or growing discouraged over the ordinary challenges of life. Mary, the Mother of God, gives certainty to our hope. Mary stands at the heart of salvation history as the one through whom God fulfills his promises. Throughout her pilgrimage of faith, from the Annunciation to the Cross to her Assumption, her virginal surrender to the Mystery gives form to His presence in the world and strength to those who believe in Him. In her, each member of the Church discovers a mother who accompanies, educates, and sustains us on our path to our destiny. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Adrianna, Sofi, and Giuli have a conversation about mission. What is the communal task entrusted to the baptized? What does it look like to live our individual responsibility for the glory of Christ? How does Godâs initiative of mercy enable us to embrace the slightest fragment of truth or goodness wherever we find it? //
Our media recommendation is The Universal Call to Holiness, a relief in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC (virtual tour). And our monthly challenge is to reflect on the apocryphal story of Jesus and the dead dog (cited on page 117 of this PDF), and to ask, in whatever situation of death or emptiness comes to mind, to recognize and embrace the good present there as Christ does. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
An excerpt from Generating Traces in the History of the World on mission and ecumenism The video The Faith of Fr. GiussaniA speech by Pope Pius XII cited in Pope St. John Paul IIâs apostolic exhortation Christifidelis laici Bishop Erik Vardenâs April 27 interview in The Pillar on the conclave Fr. Luigi Giussaniâs letters to the first missionaries from Communion & Liberation to BrazilThe Ways of the Cross organized by Communion & Liberation throughout the USAPope Francisâ apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium Bishop Erik Vardenâs recent talk on âLiving with Woundsâ at the University of Notre Dame The story of Elvira Parraviciniâs work in neonatal palliative careLumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Join Sofia and Adrianna in praying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary, guided by reflections from Father Luigi Giussani. We pray this Easter finds you "overcome with Paschal joy" at the presence of the Risen One.
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Join Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna for an episode on baptism. Is it true that this is the defining event of our lives? How is baptism relevant to our every day? What are the marks of the new creature created in baptism, the one who belongs to the body of Christ? How can we grow in awareness of our baptism? //
Our media recommendation is Brideshead Revisited, a novel by Evelyn Waugh. And our monthly challenge is to renew your baptismal promises, and reflecting on what has been given to you in your baptism. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Fr. Luigi Giussaniâs book Generating Traces in the History of the WorldFr. Luigi Giussaniâs book The Religious SenseThe Rite of Baptism of the Catholic Church //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month Giuli, Adrianna, and Sofia had the pleasure of interviewing Bishop Erik Varden. Bishop Varden is a Cistercian monk and, since 2019, the bishop of Trondheim in Norway. We met with him to discuss his latest book, Healing Wounds, which is a prayerful exploration of the wounds of the crucified Christ. Bishop Varden invites a contemplation of the vulnerability of God in Christâwhich leads to growth in compassion for Christâs suffering, the wounds of others, and our own wounds. Through revealing the life that flows from Christ crucified, Bishop Varden challenges us to seek and receive the grace of healing. //
Bishop Varden's media recommendation is Dieterich Buxtehudeâs cycle of cantatas Membra Jesu Nostri, specifically as conducted by RenĂ© Jacobs with the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (YouTube). And his monthly challenge is to pray with the story of the healing of the man at the Sheep Gate (John 5:2-9), dwelling on Christâs question âDo you want to be healed?â and reflecting on our implicit and explicit responses in various areas of our lives. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Bishop Vardenâs blog, CoramFratribusA Fragment of Being, a conversation from the 2025 New York EncounterThe Rule of St. BenedictBachâs oratorio St. Matthew Passion //Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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This month, Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna discuss compunctionâa state of abiding sorrow for our sins. How can we distinguish compunction from what St. Paul calls âworldly griefâ? What role does compunction play in our relationship with Christ? Have we seen this bear fruit, especially in hope and joy, in our lives? What practices help us beg for this gift from God? //
Our media recommendation is AntonĂn DvoĆĂĄkâs arrangement of the Stabat Mater, as conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. The verse we highlighted is the âFac ut ardeat cor meumâ (Spotify and YouTube). You can find the text and translation here. And our monthly challenge is to pray with Peterâs denial of Christ (Matthew 26:69-75) and subsequent reconciliation on the shore of Galilee (John 21), asking for the gift of compunction. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Pope Francisâ homily for Holy Thursday 2024 IrĂ©nĂ©e Hausherrâs work The Doctrine of Compunction in the Christian East Dietrich Von Hildebrandâs book The Heart A dialogue with Fr. Luigi Giussani from 1978 entitled âWhat is Christianity?â Luigi Giussaniâs book The Religious Sense //For Lent this year, we will be reading Bishop Erik Vardenâs new book together. Please join us! You can order Healing Wounds now through Bloomsbury or Amazon. //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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Join Giuli, Sofi and Adrianna for an episode on work. What is work, beyond our 9-to-5 job? How do instinctive and cultural approaches to work enslave us to our circumstances? Is it possible to instead start from friendship with Christ and obedience to the Father? What helps us approach work in this way? And what are the fruits? //
Our media recommendation is an excerpt of Charles Peguyâs poem The Portal of the Mystery of Hope, entitled âFinding the Eternal in Our Daily Toilâ. And our monthly challenge is to spend a day repeating the prayer, âLord, I am not worthy,â as you go about your daily tasks. //
Weâd love to hear from you! Write to us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram at @pilgrimsoulpodcast. Our website is www.pilgrimsoulpodcast.com. //
Other resources we mention:
Fr. Luigi Giussaniâs 1999 talk A New Man Pope St. John Paul IIâs encyclical Laborem exercens Fr. Walter Ciszekâs memoir He Leadeth Me Fr. Luigi Giussaniâs 1975 talk God is Mercy The Rule of St. Benedict //For Lent this year, we will be reading Bishop Erik Vardenâs new book together. Please join us! You can pre-order Healing Wounds now through Bloomsbury. //
Our theme music is Nich Lampsonâs âDolphin Kicks.â
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