Shine Bright Like the Firmament

Conversations with STEM professionals who are practicing Catholics to show that faith and science don't need to be mutually exclusive.

Shine Bright Like the Firmament is a religion podcast hosted by Madeline Shepley, with 115 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Madeline Shepley hosts Shine Bright Like the Firmament, a religion show with 115 episodes published.

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  Episode #115

  Physical Presence

  Sep 23, 202651 minS1

  In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Maryam Volpe, a physical therapist in an outpatient setting. During their conversation, they discuss what the day in the life of a physical therapist office is like, the kinds of things physical therapy can help with, the Eucharist and how it changed her faith life, intercessory prayer, Marian devotion, the surrender novena, and so much more! During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include Anne Marie’s episode, the Mistborn saga by Brandon Sanderson, Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., the Sun Eater series by Christopher Ruocchio, Jonathan Roumie’s Eucharistic Congress talk , 33 Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley, and True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort. Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast

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  Episode #113

  God Wants All of You

  Aug 26, 20261h 9mS1

  In this episode, Madeline chats with Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC, a priest of the Legionnaires of Christ and a theology professor at Holy Apostles' College. During their conversation, they discuss his family’s STEM background and his own electrical and computer engineering background, his teenage dinosaur and computer fascinations, his time at University of Calgary and his encounters with Vietnamese Dominicans, his advanced ecclesiastical degrees, his autism diagnosis, sensory friendly Masses, the importance of philosophy and reason, his discernment of priesthood and his order, a brief glimpse into the religious history of Canada, perseverance, and so much more! During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include the Indispensable and Fide et Ratio. If you are interested in learning more about Fr. Matthew's work, you can check out the Vatican II in a Year podcast , his website , his Twitter , and his book God Loves the Autistic Mind. Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast

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  Episode #112

  Agent in His Radiance's Service (Howling Dark, Part 1)

  Aug 12, 20262h 3mS1

  In this special episode, Madeline chats again with Ben Stapleton and Gabriel Mosher, OP about Howling Dark, book 2 of the Suneater series by Christopher Ruocchio. During their conversation, the three discuss an overview of Howling Dark and the questions the book tackles. You can catch their episodes on Empire of Silence (book 1) in episodes 107 and 108 . You can catch up on Ben's previous episodes before the Empire of Silence discussion here and here . Fr. Gabriel is the pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Newman Center, a Dominican friar of the Western Province, and a beta reader for the Suneater series. You can follow him on his Twitch here . Content Warning: This episode includes spoilers for Howling Dark. Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast

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  Episode #111

  Just Keep Swimming

  Jul 29, 20261h 32mS1

  In this episode, Madeline chats with Dale Williams, an aerospace engineering PhD student at Purdue University. During their conversation, they discuss his relationship with mutual friend Jeff Kuhn, the importance of going through material a few times, his research in astrodynamics, how Kerbal Space Program inspired his engineering degree, radically trusting God, how he came to Catholicism, the necessity of both head knowledge and heart knowledge, and so much more! During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 89 of this podcast, Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley, The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, Why I Am Catholic by Brandon Vogt. Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

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  Episode #110

  Venturing from the Ivory Tower

  Jul 15, 20261h 13mS1

  In this episode, Madeline chats with Niels Arboel, a a biologist, teacher, and author. During their conversation, they discuss his background, how he became Catholic and the role of papal authority in that, some history of the reformation in Denmark, why nature points to God, background for his book, the God of the Gaps fallacy, and so much more! During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episodes 47 of this podcast and The Riddle of the Tongue-Stones by Thomas Salerno. You can also find his book, The Wonder of Creation here . Feel free to like, subscribe, and share the episode! Follow us on Instagram! @sbltfpodcast Don't forget to go out there, and be a light to this world!

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