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For a couple of years, we’ve been fascinated by the story of Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakota holy man and Catholic convert and catechist. We’ve wanted to learn more about this intriguing figure and we’re thrilled to have the chance to talk to Dr. Damian Costello about his incredible life and legacy.

Dr. Damian Costello received his PhD in theological studies from the University of Dayton and specializes in the intersection of Catholic theology, Indigenous spiritual traditions, and colonial history. He is an international expert on the life and legacy of Nicholas Black Elk and the author of Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism. Costello’s work is informed by five years of ethnographic work on the Navajo Nation. He served as an academic advisor, associate producer, and appeared in the documentary “Walking the Good Red Road: Nicholas Black Elk’s Journey to Sainthood,” which aired on ABC affiliates this spring. Costello is on the faculty of NAIITS, the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies, and is a founding member and the American co-chair of the Indigenous Catholic Research Fellowship (ICRF).

In this episode, Dr. Costello shares about the incredible life of Nicholas Black Elk, his cause for canonization, and the impact of his spiritual legacy. We talk about visions, the incredible mystical events surrounding this holy man’s death and burial, and so much more!

So grab a cup of coffee and enjoy learning about this amazing servant of God.

Things we talked about today:

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Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism by Damian Costello

Black Elk: Holy Man of the Oglala by Michael F. Steltenkamp

Black Elk Speaks by John Neihardt

Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Catechist, and Saint by Jon Sweeney

More Resources:

Nicholas Black Elk’s gift of sweetgrass

Indigenous peopless are filling in the gaps of our Catholic faith

Bishop Barron’s short YouTube video about Nicholas Black Elk and the importance of catechists

Sponsor

Today’s episode is sponsored by The St. Paul Center of Biblical Theology and their new release Where Is Jesus Hidden? by Maura Roan McKeegan

In Where is Jesus Hidden?, award-winning author Maura Roan McKeegan points to the many places and ways Jesus can be found. With a series of clues from Scripture to guide them, young children will learn that if they search for Jesus, he is never far. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Author, Maura Roan McKeegan has written several picture books, including the award-winning The End of the Fiery Sword: Adam & Eve and Jesus & Mary; Into the Sea, Out of the Tomb: Jonah & Jesus; and St. Conrad and the Wildfire.

Illustrator Lindsay Carpenter is a homeschooling mother of four girls and lives with her husband, Tim, in Michigan.

You can order this lovely book with this link today!

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Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! AND we are gearing up for the first read for our 2021 listener book club and you can find all the details about what we’re reading this year here.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs and receive a cute sticker in the mail from us. We’ll be reading Dorothy Day’s The Reckless Way of Love and we’d love for you to participate so join today.

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We are kicking off the 2021 season of the podcast with our friend and yours, Hallie Lord! Hallie is a speaker, co-founder of The Edel Gathering, a devoted Sephora fan, author of upcoming book Falling Home: Creating a Life That Catches You When You Fall, beloved radio show host, and mom of 8. She’s also the co-host of The Beatbox Gospel podcast.

In this episode, Hallie shares the wild ride of getting this new book to print and what she’s learned about building a life with the support we all need to survive life’s curveballs. Whether through community, therapy, or spiritual growth–we all should be cultivating a framework that will help us through hard times. We talk about the pain of going through a divorce, the way the Church can walk alongside single parents, and how we can prepare ourselves for when life doesn’t look like we expect. Hallie share so vulnerably about not only dark times, but also the graces, consolations, support, and joy to be found on the other side.

Whether you’re currently experiencing a deep personal grief like a divorce, or just the grief of living through Unprecedented Times, this is going to be a balm for your soul.

Grab a cozy beverage and enjoy the first episode of 2020!

Things we talked about today:

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Falling Home by Hallie Lord

Our interview with Laura Fanucci about the birth and death of her twin daughters

To find Hallie:

• Instagram
• podcast

Today’s episode is sponsored by Made for Greatness

Made For Greatness is a company that provides life coaching tools for Catholic moms and is run by life coaches Sterling Jay and Lorissa Horn. They help women lose weight, overcome social anxiety, be more confident in parenting, start a business, improve their marriage…really they help Catholic moms get unstuck.

Their weight loss program is based on managing your mindset around food so you can finally have freedom from emotional eating. This is exactly how Sterling lost 70 pounds in 2020. They just launched their new program called the No Goals Goals Program. Most moms don’t like setting goals or don’t feel confident that their plans will actually happen. The mission of this program is to simply teach moms to love their daily lives.

You can listen to their podcast called Made For Greatness on any podcast app or check out their programs at www.madeforgreatness.co

Patreon!

Do you love FoC and want to help us keep doing what we’re doing (and more!)? Well, we have just the thing for you! AND we are gearing up for the first read for our 2021 listener book club.

Head on over to support the podcast as a patron and get access to special episodes available exclusively to patrons as well as to the FoC Slack community! You’ll also have access to our patron book clubs and receive a cute sticker in the mail from us. We’ll be reading Dorothy Day’s The Reckless Way of Love and we’d love for you to participate so join today.

Come hang out with us!

Haven’t joined in on the fun with 4,800+ other FoC listeners in our facebook group? It’s your direct line to some fantastic folks who also care about faith, culture, books, and whatever our current masterpiece theatre craze might be! Join in with the link below.

• The Fountains of Carrots Raspberry Cordial Social Club on Facebook (our Facebook group)
• Connect with Haley on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and her blog
• Connect with Christy on Facebook, Instagram, and her blog

You can listen to us on iTunes, and we’d love a quick rating or review. If you have an android device we’re also on Stitcher. And as always, you can find all links, show notes, upcoming guests, and listen to all episodes at Fountains of Carrots.com.