Mountains Made Low
Ready to be inspired? Tune in each week to Mountains Made Low with hosts Dennis Mueller and Christine Regan, as they dive deep into the heart of faith. With real talk, practical wisdom, and a whole lot of grace, they help listeners discover God’s love and live boldly as the saints they’re called to be. Whether you're driving to work or winding down at night, this is the podcast that meets you where you are—and lifts you higher.
Episodes
In this soul-stirring episode, we explore the profound role of faith in the Catholic tradition—not as blind belief, but as a living, breathing relationship with God that anchors the human heart. From Scripture to the Catechism, we unpack how faith serves as the bedrock upon which hope is built and love is made possible. Whether you're wrestling with doubt or seeking deeper spiritual roots, this conversation invites you to reflect o...
As Christine fearlessly battles through the common cold, she and Dennis talk about the humanity of the pope, why it's a gift to have a Holy Father to lead the family of the Church, and how his office reminds us to always rely on God's grace.
In this episode, we explore the heart of Catholic evangelization—and the major problem we have with evangelization as a Church.
In this episode, we boldly go...wait--wrong franchise! We’re diving into a galaxy far, far away—and bringing our Catholic faith with us. We’re nerding out on where Star Wars intersects with Catholicism and where it's too far on the Outer Rim.
In the episode, Dennis and Christine talk about their experiences with doubt in the spiritual life and how it's not a failure of faith, but an invitation to deepen faith in our relationship with Jesus.
In this episode of Mountains Made Low, we explore what it means to love our pets—not just with affection, but with proper reverence rooted in Catholic tradition. From St. Francis of Assisi’s kinship with animals and it's connection to human dignity to the Church’s teachings on how we should love and care for animals, we reflect on how our love of pets is good and holy when it's rightly ordered and how it can lead to diminishment of...
In a world of constant noise and endless motion, silence can feel like a luxury—or even a threat. But within the Catholic tradition, silence is not emptiness; it is presence. In this episode, we explore the spiritual importance of silence as a sacred space where God speaks, heals, and transforms. We reflect on how silence invites us into deeper communion with God and uncover how silence is not passive, but profoundly active—a space...
In a caffeine fueled episode for Christine, our co-hosts talk about what would define someone as a practicing Catholic. The words "relationship" and "perspective" are used a record-setting number of times, Christine takes issue with the opinion "marriage is hard," and Dennis complains his biceps are too big. This episode builds folks! Get ready!
Join Dennis and Christine as they welcome Deacon Paul Fisher, from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, to the show to delve into the life of St. Thérèse and how her Little Way can help each of us deepen our relationship with God.
New Coffee Talk Conversation! This week, Dennis and Christine discuss their favorite Catholic movies, how they feel about the term LGBT Catholic, and whether or not Catholic guilt is a real thing. Grab your favorite beverage of choice and join in!
In this episode Dennis and Christine delve into the life-transforming power and efficacy of the sacrament of Confirmation and how God uses this sacrament to conform us into the image of his Son in his effort to help us attain the salvation won for us. We break open the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit to help listeners understand how these gifts enable us to live in Christ's image and become the saints God has called each of us ...
In a continuation from last week's episode, Dennis and Christine discuss Venerable Fulton Sheen's insights concerning demonic activity in the world and the weapons we have at our side to fight the evil one.
This week, Christine and Dennis begin to talk about signs of demonic activity in the world using the spiritual insights of Venerable Fulton Sheen.
This week, Dennis and Christine are talking about different generational attitudes toward money and about we're called to treat money as a tool and not our master.
Join Christine and Dennis this week as they dive into the Spiritual Exercises and talk about how to grow in our understanding and experience of God's love. What can we learn from the Gospel of Matthew's teaching on the birds of the air and the wildflowers? How can we deepen our dependance on God in all things?
First Principle and Foundation of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises:
The goal of our life is to live with God forever. G...
Tom Kuchler, Director of Music for St. Albert the Great Parish in Huntingdon Valley, PA, returns to the pod for a candid discussion on the role of music in sacred liturgy and worship. Christine is imbued with a sense of worried optimism, as memories of our Trivia Face-Off episode remain fresh in her mind. Dennis continues to play to role of contrarian because he's "that guy."
In their first episode with a content advisory, Dennis and Christine address the darkness of pornography and respond to the common myth that it's harmless. Our hypersexualized culture has desensitized us, not only to the harm of pornography, but to the very nature of sex itself. But God wants to restore what the devil seeks to destroy and so this episode concludes with a deliverance prayer against the work of the enemy.
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Can priests marry? Is a married priesthood the solution to the "vocation crisis?" Why is the discipline of priestly celibacy even practiced in the Catholic Church? Join Christine and Dennis as they examine these questions and more concerning the practice of celibacy in the Catholic Church.
Join Dennis and Christine for this latest Coffee Talk episode where they delve into the topics of being saved, attending Catholic weddings outside of the Church, and if there are occasions when missing Mass is permissible.
In this episode, Christine and Dennis delve into the virtue of Hope and how hope sustains us in all things, especially during those times when things are at their hardest or darkest. Listen to find out how and why!
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