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QUICK SUMMARY What happens when two Catholics spend a season in interfaith dialogue with 30 guests, including monks, rabbis, professors, a Princeton wrestling champion, and a singer-songwriter rewriting the footnotes...

QUICK SUMMARY What if the entire spiritual life came down to breathing in and breathing out? In our penultimate episode, we sit down with Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, Camaldolese monk, musician,...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when the faith container you grew up in no longer fits and you don't want to abandon it? Former nun turned "spiritual wilderness guide" Kelly Deutsch...

QUICK SUMMARY What if one of the most important women in the Gospels was quietly edited out of the story? New Testament scholar Dr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer (Villanova University)...

QUICK SUMMARY Shinto has no dogma, no scripture, and no conversion, so what is it? In this episode, we sit down with two Shinto priests. Rev. Ann Evans, one...

QUICK SUMMARY What if paradise isn't somewhere else but wherever you slow down enough to taste what's in front of you? In this episode, renowned Sikh studies scholar Dr. Nikky Singh...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it mean to be a "Ruified Christian"? In this episode of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich sit down with Dr. Lauren...

QUICK SUMMARY What can a Daoist priest teach Christians about silence? Shifu Michael Rinaldini spent years in Trappist and Carthusian monasteries, had a reconversion to Catholicism inside a Vedanta monastery,...

QUICK SUMMARY What if the world isn't divided into sacred and secular because everything is already sacred? In our first Daoism episode, bestselling author and martial artist Deng Ming-Dao (365...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when your spiritual calling doesn't align with the tradition you grew up in or the one your spouse practices? In this double episode, world religions...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when a champion wrestler and Rhodes Scholar has a vision of Christ in an empty English church and then walks straight into a Buddhist monastery? In...

QUICK SUMMARY A former New York City Ballet dancer turned Buddhist scholar and contemplative, Eva Natanya has spent decades holding two traditions, Catholicism and Tibetan Buddhism, not as a...

QUICK SUMMARY Fedde de Vries, a professor of Chinese Buddhism, joins hosts Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich to talk about merit-making, ritual, and why "playfulness" might be the...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when a former tech and finance professional trades spreadsheets for robes and then brings Zen back into the boardroom? In this rich, wide-ranging conversation, hosts...

QUICK SUMMARY What if the path to awakening was simpler than you think and closer than you imagine? In this episode, hosts Dave Plisky and Father John Gribowich sit down...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it mean to commit your entire life to the pursuit of awakening and then step back out into the world? In this episode, hosts Dave...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when a Catholic scholar spends decades living inside the world's great religious traditions, not just studying them from a distance, but praying, meditating, and forming deep...

QUICK SUMMARY Anju Bhargava, Vedantic teacher, ordained Hindu minister, and former White House faith advisor, joins hosts Dave Plisky and Father John Gribowich to demystify Hinduism from the inside out....

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when a Catholic scholar spends decades immersed in the world of Islam, not to convert, but to truly listen? Gabriel Said Reynolds, one of the leading...

QUICK SUMMARY What if God is closer to you than the ocean is to the fish? Sufi scholar and Duke University professor Omid Safi joins Religion to Reality for one...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it mean to be fully committed to your faith while building bridges across differences? In this episode of Religion to Reality, Dave Plisky and Fr. John...

BIG NEWS: Season 2 of Religion to Reality drops all at once on 7/13—no more weekly waits. Subscribe now Join us on Substack (http://religiontoreality.substack.com) for our free interfaith monthly...

QUICK SUMMARY What if our culture's obsession with forgiveness is actually getting in the way of healing? In this rich conversation, award-winning author and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg challenges popular...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it mean to take the Incarnation seriously? According to AJ Levine, one of the most respected scholars of New Testament and Jewish Studies in the world,...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it mean to pray without ceasing? Can ordinary people actually do it? In this episode of Religion to Reality, prolific author and Orthodox Christian writer Frederica...

QUICK SUMMARY What if listening to someone isn’t just a bridge to telling them something, but is itself a formative, sacred act? Sociologist and researcher Josh Packard returns to...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it actually mean for a 2,000-year-old institution to learn how to listen? In this season premiere of Religion to Reality, multimedia journalist and America Magazine podcast...

QUICK SUMMARY What does the data actually say about how Catholics live their faith today, and who counts as "active"? In this episode, Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich sit...

QUICK SUMMARY What does hard data reveal about the state of Catholic life in America—and what does it mean for the future of the Church? In this bonus episode,...

Season 2 of Religion to Reality is on the horizon—and it begins with a simple but urgent question: what does it mean to truly listen? In a world marked by noise,...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it really mean for the Church to walk together — and what do Catholics in Brooklyn actually say they need? Fr. Joseph Gibino, pastor, vicar, deacon...

QUICK SUMMARY: What if the biggest obstacle to ministry isn't a lack of resources, programs, or content — but a missing system for actually knowing the people in front of...

QUICK SUMMARY What happens when the Church you love has also hurt you? For many Catholics, there's no safe space to hold both truths at once, until now. In this...

QUICK SUMMARY What does it really mean to live the Gospel, not just inside church walls, but on the street corner, in the storefront, and in the lives of people...

QUICK SUMMARY In this bonus episode of Religion to Reality, Renée Roden, a freelance religion journalist and Catholic Worker community member, has an in-depth conversation about living faith in action....

QUICK SUMMARY What does it truly mean to live out your Catholic faith in everyday life? In this compelling conversation, Peter Andrastek, Senior Consultant at The Evangelical Catholic, challenges the...

Quick Summary What if the struggle in your spiritual life isn't a sign of failure, but proof that your relationship with God matters deeply? In this intimate conversation, spiritual director...

QUICK SUMMARY In this bonus episode of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Father John Gribowich sit down with Friar Rick Riccioli, a Franciscan Friar Conventual and parish pastor...

Quick Summary What does authentic prayer look like in the digital age? Monica Martinez, Parish Lead at Hallow, shares her powerful journey from a teenager who stopped going to...

Quick Summary In this bonus episode of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Father John Gribowich sit down with Catholic educator and mindfulness teacher, Kathy Lorentz, to explore...

Quick Summary  What does it really mean to live an integrated faith life? In this powerful bonus episode, Father John Gribowich sits down with Cindy Black, a 26-year veteran of...

This is a simple trailer to let you know that next up for Religion to Reality is a series of bonus episodes. Every other week, we'll release the full...

Religion to Reality: Season Finale - Living the Integrated Life Quick Summary In this powerful season finale of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich reflect on their...

Other Studies and Data with Hans Plate, Josh Packard, and Fr. Joe Gibino Quick Summary In this insightful episode of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich step...

The Power of Community in Faith Formation with Dr. Mark Heyman, Renée Roden, and Luisamaria Hernandez Quick Summary How do you find authentic Catholic community in a world that's more connected...

Podcasting with Paul Fahey, Christina Semmens, and Jose Manuel de Urquidi Quick Summary  Are podcasts reshaping how Catholics engage with their faith? In this episode of Religion to Reality, we explore...

Quick Summary  Are you attending Mass regularly but struggling to live out your faith in everyday life? You're not alone. In this episode of Religion to Reality, Dave Plisky and...

Episode 6: Breaking Down Barriers to Evangelization – Moving from Techniques to Authentic Encounter Quick Summary Why do so many Catholics struggle to share their faith, even when they want to?...

Episode 5: The Sacred Art of Listening - Understanding Spiritual Direction Quick Summary What does it mean to truly hear someone versus simply listening? In this episode, hosts Dave Plisky and...

Religion to Reality Episode 4: Generational Differences in Discipleship Quick Summary In this thought-provoking episode of Religion to Reality, hosts Dave Plisky and Fr. John Gribowich explore the significant generational...