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 a world that encourages control and certainty, Mary shows us a different way: trustful cooperation with God. In this episode, we address the FOMO (fear of missing out) epidemic and reflect on Mary’s fiat—her courageous “yes” at the Annunciation—and how it teaches us to listen, surrender, and respond to God’s grace in our own lives. Drawing from Scripture, the witness of the saints, and the Church’s spiritual tradition, we explor...
This week on Mountains Made Low, we’re unwrapping the biblical story of Christmas in a way you’ve never heard before—through a fun, trivia format, that'll put your knowledge of the Christmas story to the test!
From shepherds in the fields to wise men following a star, we’ll test your knowledge of the nativity story with questions that spark curiosity and wonder. Did M...
In this episode, we dive into the Catholic understanding of conscience—what it is, what it is not, and why it matters so much for the moral life. Conscience is not a feeling or a personal preference, but the inner voice where the human person encounters God’s law. Whether you’re wrestling with moral decisions or simply want a deeper grasp of Catholic moral teaching, this episode offers a clear and practical guide to listening to th...
In this episode, we explore the deeply human journey of St. Augustine of Hippo—from his youthful search for pleasure and meaning, to his powerful conversion, and finally to his life as a bishop. Discover with Dennis and Christine how Augustine’s honesty about his weakness and his pursuit of truth continue to guide those seeking God today.
Join Dennis and Christine as they answer questions on things like purgatory, limbo, watching Mass on TV, and more in this episode of Coffee Talk - real questions from real people on the Catholic faith.
In this episode, Dennis and Christine examine St. John of the Cross' theology of the Dark Night of the Soul and how God uses such an experience to purify our souls and prepare us for heaven. There is HOPE in the darkness. He is our light well all others go out.
In this episode, we journey into St. Paul’s powerful exhortation in Ephesians 6:10–18, where he calls believers to “put on the whole armor of God.” We’ll explore each piece of the armor—truth, righteousness, the Gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God—and reflect on how each of these armor pieces help us standing firm in our discipleship so that we can resist temptation, sin, and the powers that seek to draw us away...
Discover the transformative power of gratitude! In this episode, we explore how cultivating a thankful heart not only deepen our relationship with God, but shapes us into holy people. Drawing from Scripture and the saints, we explore how gratitude opens us to grace, strengthens virtue, and helps us see God‘s presence in all areas of life.
The Bible is a love story between God and his people. So what about when the words of Jesus seem unloving, bewildering, or just plain harsh. Is that love, too? This week, Dennis and Christine unpack 5 seemingly harsh and often misunderstood sayings of Jesus from the Gospels so you can see the love shine forth.
Christine and Dennis delve into questions posed by users of Catholic subreddits on the social discussion site, Reddit. Judgement Day, Contraception, Remarriage, it's all on the table in this episode.
Are you living an abundant life? Are you deliberate and do you savor the time you spend with Jesus at Mass on Sunday? This week, we're talking about the true joy of the Christian life. It's joy that builds us up, sustains us in our suffering, and sends us out on our mission.
It's Jesus.
In what ends up being the first episode in an unending series on masculinity and femininity, Dennis and Christine talk about what it means to be male and female and made in God's Divine Image and get really into that "wives be submissive to your husbands" scripture that gets everyone in a tizzy!
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!
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