In Our Modern Dystopia, Take Up the Apostolate of Study (Fr. Justin Gable, OP) | Ep. 43

CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOMIn this episode, we interview Fr. Justin Gable, OP, a Dominican priest and professor at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) in Berkeley, California. When he was interim President of DSPT, Fr. Gable delivered an address to the student body on the vital importance of the "Apostolate of Study" to our increasingly dystopian modern times. In this episode, he generously delivers this address again for us, and we discuss its contents in more detail.You can read more about Fr. Justin Gable, OP here: https://dspt.edu/justin-gableVISIT OUR WEBSITEhttps://eternalchristendom.com/BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITIONAs a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become-a-patron/CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIAX: https://twitter.com/JoshuaTCharlesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuatcharles/DIVE DEEPERCheck out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/SUBSTACKSubscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTShttps://eternalchristendom.com/bookstore/CHAPTERS00:00:00 - Doubt to Dominican: Fr. Gable's Spiritual Journey00:11:02 - Historian Christopher Dawson's Influence on "the Apostolate of Study"00:14:08 - Fr. Gable's Prophetic Address: Why We Need to Study00:33:02 - Why Meaning Must be Transcendent: A Philosophical Inquiry00:48:58 - God as Ground of Being: Beyond Pop Notions01:06:34 - Unpacking Grace: God's Work in Our Soul01:18:40 - How Grace Makes Us Like Christ01:29:30 - Human Rights Rooted in Human Nature, Not Individualism01:41:51 - Re-evaluating Rights: The Crisis of Modern Liberalism01:58:31 - Embracing Study: A Path to Joyful Spiritual Transformation02:13:02 - Deepening Your Faith: Essential Reading RecommendationsThis podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.