Musings of the Sacred

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By: William Catling

Each week, this podcast will engage in thoughtful aspects of a life that engages with the natural world, creativity, and God. Catling teaches integrative classes in art and faith to both undergrad and graduate students while he chairs the Departments of Art and Design at Azusa Pacific University.

Life Stories: The Kingdom of Food
#11
11/03/2023

In this episode, we talk about using our true eyes and what real living is in the kingdom of God.
Thank you for all of your support in the making of this podcast so far, we are so grateful to have an opportunity to create and reach others. We hope you find your space here and continue to listen. 


Life Stories: Mystery of the Kingdom, A Little Levin
#10
08/18/2023

This episode is a continuation of our topic on the mystery of the kingdom, dissecting biblical stories. This episode is about levin.


Life Stories: Mystery of the Kingdom, A Little Seed
#9
07/28/2023

This episode of Musings of the Sacred discusses the well known concept of the mustard seed, and what those stories mean to us.


Life Stories: Nowhere and Nothing
#8
07/21/2023

This episode is a continuation into the topic of Life Stories. Here, we use Pooh once again to explore what it is to truly do nothing.


Life Stories: Our Best Intentions
#7
07/14/2023

In this episode, we discuss what it means to act with our best intentions, doing so through the nostalgic story of Pooh bear. 


True Life
#6
06/23/2023

This episode is an exploration on the theme of truth that we have been covering in our Musings. Today we discuss what it means to lead a true life.


True Self
#5
06/16/2023

In this episode, our host talks about what it means to find and become our true self.


True Food
#4
06/09/2023

This episode is an exploration of the concept of true food, and that which nourishes the body in an honest way.


True Home
#3
06/02/2023

This episode explores the concept of what home truly is, and what makes up a true home in our hearts.


Life and Clay
#2
05/26/2023

This episode we introduce  the wonderful Tess McVaugh and have a conversation about Life and Clay, and the fragility and the tension of both.


The Sacred Path of Life
#1
05/19/2023

This episode marks the start of our second season, where we talk about the Sacred Path of Life and think about both the fragility of life and the endless possibility life brings. Thank you for your support into this second season, we hope you continue to listen. 


The Closeness of God
#12
05/07/2023

This episode is about the ways we find God in the everyday, in the common, and how we protect the sacredness we find in Him. 


Becoming An Artist
#11
03/24/2023

This episode is a special interview with our very own producer, Jilette Cervantes. She details what it was like becoming an artist, her recent exhibition, and her love of adventure time. 


The Beauty of Stillness
#10
01/31/2023

This episode is about letting go and listening to the spirit of silence


Becoming Our Sacred Selves
#9
01/24/2023

This episode talks about what it means to become the person we were always meant to be: our sacred self. 


The Moment Just Before
#8
01/17/2023

This episode talks about how the moment just before gratification should be treasured just as much as the awaited experience itself; that we should practice hesitating, pausing, and waiting. 


C. S. Lewis and Relationships
#7
12/27/2022

This episode is a little different than what we have done on here before. Today we have a very special interview with recent APU graduate, Hannah Labnow.  She has worked all semester in a team writing a book about practical advice from the letters of C. S. Lewis, and I interview her on her research and its connection to the sacred. 


Love: Advent Week 4
#6
12/20/2022

In this episode we talk about our greatest commandment - to love; and the importance in prioritizing love. 


Peace : Advent Week 3
#5
12/13/2022

In this episode we focus on peace and well-being, and the contentment that comes with just being. 


Waiting: Advent Week 2
#4
12/06/2022

This episode marks the second week of advent, and we will cover waiting, and what we can learn from the time it takes to  prepare our hearts


Hope: Advent Week 1
#3
11/29/2022

This episode is the first week of advent, where we will be discussing the awareness of the light that hope brings. 


The Descent of Grief
#2
11/22/2022

This episode is about loss and love; the ways we suffer and learn how to dance with a limp. 


The Sacred Spring
#1
11/15/2022

This episode is about the exploration of the idea of the Sacred Spring and it's place in peace, and it's mysterious connection to God.