The Love Good Podcast with Jimmy Mitchell

As a society, we often reduce our idea of culture to cuisine, language, entertainment, or politics. Or we associate it solely with high culture, like art and literature. But in its most fundamental expression, culture is how we share life together. When Christians do this well, Christ becomes the integrating principle of not only our lives but also of our culture at large. In this FINAL EPISODE of the Love Good Podcast, Jimmy breaks down our tenth principle of CULTURE and gives us a sneak peak of everything in the pipeline for Love Good patrons in the months ahead. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy unpacks our ninth principle in the art of being human: MISSION. Each of us has a unique and unrepeatable calling in this life to spread the love of God to the ends of the earth (even if that simply means climbing down our own chimney and loving the people right in front of us). In fact, this call to mission is as universal as the call to holiness. How do you go about discerning your part to play in Christ's great mission of redemption? Why is every vocation a calling from God to help Him save souls? All this and more on this week's episode of the Love Good podcast! If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy dives into our eighth principle in the art of being human: SUFFERING. Suffering is never beautiful by itself, but when embraced with faith it becomes something powerful and redemptive. This principle is all about uniting our suffering with the Cross and standing in solidarity with those who are suffering around us. If you're not yet a patron (and want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, Jimmy unpacks our seventh principle in the art of being human: COMMUNITY. No man is an island. We depend on our neighborhoods, workplaces, families, and churches to give us a sense of belonging and membership in life. Community builds off our previous principle of friendship and takes it to a whole new level. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

On today's episode, Jimmy explains our sixth principle in the art of being human: WORK. To paraphrase St. John Henry Newman, God has committed some work to you which He has not committed to another. This principle is all about being faithful to your work so that it not only sustains you but sanctifies you. If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book "Let Beauty Speak"), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

This week, we're taking a deep dive into LEISURE, our fifth principle in the art of being human. It's not laziness or loafing or even just how we spend our free time. It's the deep interior stillness necessary for embracing reality rather than escaping it. In the words of Michael Naughton, “Leisure is an attitude of mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to receive the reality of the world.” If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on Jimmy Mitchell's brand new book!), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

In the words of St. Teresa of Avila, prayer is nothing less than being on terms of friendship with God. It's a lifting of our hearts towards Him who is the fulfillment of all our desires. This week, Jimmy introduces PRAYER as the fourth principle of his new book "Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise". If you're not yet a patron (or want your hands on a copy of the book!), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

What does true friendship look like in a world as isolated as ours? How can friendships run deeper and aim higher, bringing out the best in us and empowering us to be great saints together? This week, Jimmy unpacks our third principle in the art of being human: FRIENDSHIP. Also, our new website has officially launched! If you're not yet a patron (and want your hands on a copy of Jimmy's new book!), subscribe today: http://lovegoodacademy.com

How do you live with interior freedom in a world caught up in the slavery of sin? What role does virtue play in making you more human? This week, Jimmy unpacks our second principle in the art of being human: FREEDOM. We’re also days away from releasing his new book to all our patrons, so follow him on Instagram to learn how to subscribe before it's too late: https://www.instagram.com/jimmypmitchell/

How do you reclaim your childlike imagination in a culture of noise? How do you cultivate the kind of humility that allows you stand in awe before the mysteries of life? This week, Jimmy unpacks the great gift of WONDER as the first principle in what we call the “art of being human.” He also makes announcements about the launch of our new website and Love Good Academy to all of our patrons!

This week on the podcast, Jimmy sets the stage for Love Good Academy and lays the foundation for his brand new book "Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise". If you're wondering how to build a culture of conversion within your own family, parish, school, or organization, look no further. Love Good will inspire you to bring beauty to the forefront of your life and empower you to be an apostle of our post-Christian culture.

Marisol joins Jimmy for our Season 6 FINALE and makes a big announcement about the future of Love Good. Get ready to hear all about our ongoing formation platform launching the week of Thanksgiving and what our patrons can expect in our seasonal packages moving forward. And... be sure to come back on Nov. 23 for the launch of Season 7!

Fr. Ryan and Jimmy answer more questions from listeners. They talk about what it means to be co-creators with God and dive into their own encounters with beauty (and how it has transformed them). Get pumped! Next week, we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT coming about the future of Love Good.

Ryan joins Jimmy for the final time this season to discuss the importance of education and its necessity for human flourishing. Stay tuned! We have a big announcement about the future of Love Good coming in a few weeks.

In this episode Jimmy and Fr. Ryan answer some listener questions about ecumenism and American politics. They discuss what it means to be a Christian in today’s world, to strive for unity in the Church and to put our trust in the one thing that stands forever: Christ and His Church.

Dr. Ryan Hanning and Jimmy discuss the AMAZING Gospel album that Carrie Underwood released earlier this year which launches them into a great conversation about culture, music, and the Gospel!

This week, Jimmy and Marisol talk about friendship and the joys, sorrow, nostalgia, and hard work that flows from it. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Fr. Ryan Adorjan and Jimmy answer some questions asked by our listeners. These amazing questions cover all kinds of topics including original sin and original goodness, invasive specicies, and what kind of qualities to look for in a future spouse. A big thank you to everyone who submitted questions!

Dr. Hanning and Jimmy sit down for a conversation about what the past two years have brought to the world and to their personal lives. They talk about the essentials vs. the secondaries and how this time has been a reset of discovering what is essential.

Marisol chats with Dave Radford of The Gray Havens about their upcoming album “Blue Flower” which is an album about C.S. Lewis’ autobiography Surprised by Joy. They absolutely geek out about every song on the album, and Dave shares about what it means to long for heaven and experience this desire for more! Today is the day to become a Love Good patron because the album “Blue Flower” alongside a classic book by C.S. Lewis will be in the September package: http://joinlovegood.com