Matt and Kyel start off talking about the difference in faith formation for adults versus children, and the conversation wanders onto a topic Matt and Kyel don't see perfectly eye-to-eye on, "How connected should Catholic laity be to the Church hierarchy's daily inner-workings?" Kyel is eager to squash any heresy foolish enough to show its face, while Matt prefers a life of peaceful solitude. Subscribe, leave a rating, comment, and tell us what you're gonna be for Halloween at laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 9: Judgy McJudgy-Pants
Kyel and Matt discuss the need to scrutinize ourselves before judging others, and the subtle (or not so subtle) differences between "judging" and "condemning". Kyel thinks the label "LGBTQ" is prohibitively mouth-filling, Matt takes a subtle jab at Kyel's first-grade level penmanship, and Kyel wants to be free to speak the truth when the truth needs speaking. If you're gonna judge anyone, start with Kyel and Matt by leaving a rating and comment on iTunes. Send photos of your fall decor to laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 8: Kyel and Matt Talk About Feelings
Kyel and Matt discuss the tendency to falsely correlate emotionally charged praise and worship experiences with achieving maximum holiness. Matt's kids are oblivious to proper church etiquette, Kyel thinks adoration at high school youth conferences should resemble after-school detention, and terms like Spiritual Consolation and Desolation get thrown around all willy-nilly. Subscribe, leave a comment and rating, and tell us how you feel at laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 7: Workplace Evangelization Can Be Likened to the Insect Kingdom
Kyel and Matt spend an inordinate amount of time talking about bugs, before skillfully transitioning to their main topic. Did you catch the sarcasm there? All Christians are called to evangelize others, and what better place to answer said call than your place of work? Matt and Kyel share their successes and failures in their efforts to become better witnesses of the Catholic faith. Subscribe to our show, leave a comment and rating, and email photos of your pet tarantula to laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 6: Kyel Thinks Matt is Less of a Man Because Moe Moe Works
Matt talks about the added stress he and his wife are feeling as their youngest child is sick with Chickenpox. Kyel subsequently spends a lot of time trying not to say what he means in an effort to avoid offending anyone. Finances are tricky, careers can get sticky, and what do we do when our kids get all sicky? If you enjoy the podcast we ask that you please leave us a rating and a comment. Also, if you think Kyel and Matt need lessons on feminism, email us at laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 5: Divine Providence and Patience
Kyel's very pregnant wife decides she wants a new house, right away, so Kyel goes into overdrive fixing up their current house to put it on the market. Problems arise, frustration boils over into "gargantuan" ordeals, and Kyel is again reminded of how broken he is and how much he needs God's grace. Matt stumbles through a crudely paraphrased and woefully inadequate summary of the bible in an attempt to describe salvation history, Kyel shares a few witty(?) phrases he's coined, and Matt believes God's Divine Providence is the lens that'll help us all see the world right-side-up. Subscribe, rate the show, comment, and send us a computer virus at laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 4: Praying, Laughing, and Self-Crossing
Kyel and Matt introduce their new and improved intro music, composed and performed by Matt's brother-in-law, Tim Lienhard. Kyel is perturbed by people who claim God for themselves, Matt gets cold feet making the sign of the cross at business lunches, and Kyel enjoys it when Jesus clowns on the scribes and Pharisees. Subscribe, leave a rating, comment, and forward your junk mail to laymentality@gmail.com.
Episode 3: Reality is Real. . . Right?
Kyel and Matt talk about the how reality is constantly warped, twisted, and skewed by the evolution (or devolution?) of cultures, competing agendas, and general confusion regarding objective truth. Kyel plays with Plato in a cave, Matt zigzags through life in a constant state of error, and they both ruined their children's childhoods by telling them Santa Claus isn't real. Please subscribe to our podcast, leave a rating in iTunes, comment on our show, and if you want to gripe and complain we can be reached at laymentality@gmail.com.
