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Join FAD&DAD on a Day of Recollection
Hello to our dozens (and dozens!). All are welcome to join FAD&DAD on a Day of Recollection, this March 11 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the beautiful Broom Tree Retreat Center in Irene, SD. The theme of the day will be “Lost in the Wilderness: How Our Lord Pursues Us…
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Dad is a dad! (Again)
Hey, dozens. Please join me and my family in welcoming Maximilian Francis Burks to the world! Baby Max and his mom are doing very well. He has some extremely enthusiastic older brothers who can’t wait to touch him everywhere, ask questions about every movement he makes, and contemplate what in…
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Back from Rome!
Ciao! As FAD&DAD mentioned in our summer break episode, my wife and I just recently returned from our pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi. We walked over 60 miles, climbed over 80 flights, and visited over 30 churches. Not too shabby. Ultimately, it was a trip packed with graces on all…
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We’re Moving! (Sort of)
Dear previous podcast hosting website: it’s not you, it’s me. I need to work on myself. Can we still be friends? Hey, everyone. FAD&DAD is moving! Well, sort of. We’re moving our podcast host over to Substack. If you listen to your beloved FAD&DAD episodes on popular streaming platforms—e.g., Apple,…
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Irenaeus and the Virgin (LXX) Mary
by Joshua Burks If you’re familiar with the original languages of the Bible, then you would know that there are three languages that the Bible was written in: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The vast majority of the Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the entire New Testament was…
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One Day We’ll Laugh
by Joshua Burks I’ll be transparent from the start: this won’t have much to do with the content of FAD&DAD. But the Lord has placed a deep desire in me to turn recent life experience into writing and this seems like the most fitting outlet to do so. Thanks for…
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St. Justin Martyr and the Old Testament
In our reading of Justin’s First Apology, we frequently made reference to how Justin was crucial in the shaping of how Christians ought to conceive of the Old Testament. Namely, he was instrumental in formulating how the apostolic Church encountered Jesus Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures. If you would…
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