The Shepherd's Pie

The Shepherd's Pie - LGBT: A Return to Faith

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:54:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Jesús Canchola Sánchez about his journey back from the LGBT lifestyle to the Christian faith, and we discuss his novel, Escape from Natura Meta.

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith Through Fiction

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Helen Dent about the ability of fiction and fantasy to boost our faith in God, and we discuss her novel, The Burning Tree.

The Shepherd's Pie - Grief and Conversion

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 5 Aug 2025 20:16:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Wendy Forest about her experience as a widow, and how grief led to her conversion to the faith, and we discuss her spiritual reflection, Currents of Water: A Widow’s Walk with Jesus and Mary.

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith and Remembrance

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 5 Aug 2025 20:12:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Fr. Jonathan Torres about his journey as a priest-author, and how the theme of remembrance is central to the Christian faith, and we discuss his fantasy novel, Blinding Dawn.

The Shepherd's Pie - History and Christ's Life

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Bill Kassel about the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of his family, and we discuss his historical fiction novel, My Brother's Keeper.

The Shepherd's Pie - Christian-Jewish Relations

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Jonathan Feldstein about building bridges between Christians and Jews, and we discuss his organization, the Genesis 123 Foundation.

The Shepherd Pie - Praying for Our Priests

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Wed, 7 May 2025 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Tina Jost about the critical need for us to pray for our priests and pastors, and we discuss her prayer companion book, "One Hour For My Priest."

The Shepherd's Pie - The Key to Modern Evangelization

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Dr. Anne DeSantis about using the virtue of affability to evangelize in the modern world, and we discuss her new non-fiction book, "The Virtue of Affability or Friendliness and its Relevance in Modern Evangelization."

The Shepherd's Pie - Forgiving Ourselves

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Doralyn Moore about the importance of learning to forgive ourselves to progress in our own faith journeys, and we discuss her fiction novel, "Caused to Triumph."

The Shepherd's Pie - Poetry and the Stages of Grief

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 3 Mar 2025 17:00:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Dan Mahoney about how he was able to use poetry to help him cope with the death of his father as he worked through the five stages of grief, and we discuss his poetry book, "A Dear Friend."

The Shepherd's Pie - Why Homeschool?

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:51:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Maeve Jemison about why every family should consider homeschooling their children, and we discuss her book, "Home Is Where the Truth Is."

Maeve's website: https://maevejemison.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Praying with the Saints

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:15:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Belinda Terro Mooney about the spiritual benefits of praying with the saints, especially those who are lesser known or appreciated, and we discuss her book, "Pray With Us: A Saint for Every Day."

The Shepherd's Pie - God and Difficult Relationships

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:40:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Dr. Jean P. Kelly about how spiritual reading and prayer can help overcome codependent relationships, and we discuss her book on the subject, "Less Helping Them, More Healing You."

The Shepherd's Pie - Radical Trust in God's Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:16:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Lynda Rozell about radically trusting in God's plan, as she did when giving up her home to be a "tin can pilgrim" who travels the country visiting tabernacles in churches, as shown in her book, Return to Me.

The Shepherd's Pie - Rediscover Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:21:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with award-winning author Leslea Wahl about rediscovering the Hallowtide triduum of All Hallow's Eve, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, with the release of the newest short story anthology from Catholic Teen Books, "Shadows: Visible and Invisible."

The Shepherd's Pie - The Power of the Ordinary

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:36:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with life coach and speaker Laura K. Roland about how the everyday, ordinary activities and relationships in our lives can make a huge impact in the world.

Laura's website: https://www.laurarolandcoaching.com/freemcode

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith and Feminism

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 21 May 2024 22:49:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Megan Schaulis about her novel, Protector—a modern retelling of the Biblical Book of Esther—and about viewing feminism through the eyes of faith.

Megan's website: https://meganschaulis.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith and World War II

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Thu, 16 May 2024 21:16:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Sue A. Fairchild about faith and community-based ways to work through grief in our lives, and we discuss her grief-related novel, Changing Tides. Sue's website: https://sueafairchild.wordpress.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith and Grieving

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 6 May 2024 20:23:00 -0700

The Shepherd's Pie - Find God in Everyday Life

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:15:00 -0700

Finding Joy in Suffering (#95)

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Marie Isom, a survivor of one of the nation's most notorious mass shootings, about finding abundant life after suffering, and we discuss her memoir, Papier Mäché Princess.

Marie's website: https://into-abundance.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Building Your Saint Squad

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:10:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Amy Cattapan, a middle-grade teacher, author, and speaker, about how we can build our own saint squads to help us in life's challenges, and we discuss her book, A Saint Squad for Teachers. Amy's website: https://www.ajcattapan.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Finding Joy in Suffering

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:28:00 -0700

Marie's website: https://into-abundance.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith and Depression

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:22:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Dr. David Carreon about techniques to help with both clinical and non-clinical depression, and we discuss his self-help book, The Opposite of Depression.

David's website: http://www.davidcarreon.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Faith As Heaven Intended

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:58:00 -0700

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Amanda Lauer about her Civil War novel, A Faith Such as Heaven Intended, and the lessons for our own faith that we can pull from its pages.

Amanda's Website: https://amandalauer.com/

The Shepherd's Pie - Benefits of Classical Education

noreply@blogger.com (Breadbox Media) — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 16:24:00 -0800

In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Katherine Briggs about why a classical education is beneficial to faith and our youth, and we discuss her novel, The Eternity Gate.

Katherine's website: https://katherinebriggs.com/