<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Attending Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Catholic Tradition as wisdom for living, meaning, and relevance in the real world, presented by Dr. David Anders and friends.]]></description><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vwnM!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4919afd-3b6f-4d65-86ba-d8c4d9d40068_1280x1280.png</url><title>Attending Wisdom</title><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:57:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.attendingwisdom.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Attending Wisdom]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[attendingwisdom@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[attendingwisdom@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Alex Kubik]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Alex Kubik]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[attendingwisdom@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[attendingwisdom@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Alex Kubik]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Stages of the Spiritual Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic Wisdom Tradition Series: Part 3]]></description><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/stages-of-the-spiritual-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/stages-of-the-spiritual-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Anders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:49:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/uoCwlPaaMto" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The second part of a series by <a href="http://drdavidanders.com/">Dr. David Anders</a> on the Catholic Faith as a Wisdom Tradition. Here David discusses how the Catholic tradition presents the Spiritual life as a progression through stages.</p><div id="youtube2-uoCwlPaaMto" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;uoCwlPaaMto&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uoCwlPaaMto?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/stages-of-the-spiritual-life?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Attending Wisdom! 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To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to read the Bible as Wisdom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic Wisdom Tradition Series: Part 2]]></description><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/how-to-read-the-bible-as-wisdom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/how-to-read-the-bible-as-wisdom</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Anders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:31:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/Zio81vLm-sA" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The second part of a series by <a href="http://drdavidanders.com/">Dr. David Anders</a> on the Catholic Faith as a Wisdom Tradition. Here David discusses how the Catholic tradition provides a way of looking to Sacred Scripture for Wisdom. He discusses the practice of Lectio Divina. Dr. Anders also walks through the &#8220;senses&#8221; of Scripture, with particular attention paid to the Spiritual sense as a source of Wisdom.</p><div id="youtube2-Zio81vLm-sA" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;Zio81vLm-sA&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Zio81vLm-sA?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/how-to-read-the-bible-as-wisdom?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Attending Wisdom! 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Here he explains how the Catholic Faith is not merely an abstract set of dogmas, but provides practical wisdom for living a Christ-like life in the real world today.</p><p>In this first part of 6, Dr. Anders presents an overview of what he means by a &#8220;Wisdom Tradition,&#8221; and how the Catholic Faith in its practice and intellectual tradition can be interpreted as such.</p><div id="youtube2-ICtUGX3YfFs" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ICtUGX3YfFs&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ICtUGX3YfFs?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/presenting-the-catholic-faith-as?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Attending Wisdom! 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This content is presented in 4 parts, and is reposted from a previous upload that had to be taken down. </p><p>We hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed the repost of this content! As we steadily march through re-uploading this older content, we are glad that it has a place to live now. And&#8230; We are excited for the new content to come! 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This content is presented in 4 parts, and is reposted from a previous upload that had to be taken down. Please head on over to <a href="https://youtu.be/sMaLcUakZvY?si=JlZ8taAOWjCOnN4H">Youtube</a> and like and subscribe there, too!</p><div id="youtube2-ksZjulR9sF8" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ksZjulR9sF8&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ksZjulR9sF8?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Attending Wisdom is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation - Part 1B]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk by Dr. David Anders]]></description><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/on-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-protestant-26e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/on-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-protestant-26e</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Anders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:16:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/53ETqzzAnzg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome back for the second installment of the talk <a href="http://drdavidanders.com">Dr. David Anders</a> presented on the occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. </p><p>The talk was recorded at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, AL in mid-October 2017. This content is presented in 4 parts, and is reposted from a previous upload that had to be taken down. Please head on over to <a href="https://youtu.be/sMaLcUakZvY?si=JlZ8taAOWjCOnN4H">Youtube</a> and like and subscribe there, too!</p><div id="youtube2-53ETqzzAnzg" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;53ETqzzAnzg&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/53ETqzzAnzg?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Attending Wisdom is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation - Part 1A]]></title><description><![CDATA[Talk by Dr. David Anders]]></description><link>https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/on-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-protestant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.attendingwisdom.com/p/on-the-500th-anniversary-of-the-protestant</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Anders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/sMaLcUakZvY" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://drdavidanders.com">Dr. David Anders</a> presented this talk on the occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Dr. Anders&#8217; doctoral work was concentrated on the early reformers, so this topic is near and dear to his heart and he presents an enlightening description of the personalities and events. </p><p>The talk was recorded in mid-October 2017 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham, AL. This content is presented in 4 parts, and is reposted from a previous upload that had to be taken down. Please head on over to <a href="https://youtu.be/sMaLcUakZvY?si=JlZ8taAOWjCOnN4H">Youtube</a> and like and subscribe there, too!</p><div id="youtube2-sMaLcUakZvY" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;sMaLcUakZvY&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/sMaLcUakZvY?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.attendingwisdom.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Attending Wisdom is a reader-supported publication. 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