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Season 3, Episode 3 - Detour Home, Part III - Perspectives From a Residential Upbringing

Ever wonder what “that kid” thinks? We’ve got someone with us today who was “that kid?” We talk with Sean Milner, an alumnus of The Baptist Children’s Village. He came to the ministry at a young age with his three brothers and one sister and remained there for 18 years. He is the only former childcare resident to serve as executive director of The Baptist Children’s Village and the only one nationwide among all Southern Baptist childcare agencies. Today he gives us perspective on a residential upbringing as someone who lived that life.

Season 3, Episode 2 - Detour Home, Part II - Eagle Star to Milner, “Tell Us About It”

What happens when a high school senior interviews a residential school administrator? We’re here to find out. Today senior Basil Eagle Star talks with Sean Milner. Sean is an alumnus of The Baptist Children’s Village. He came to the ministry at a young age with his three brothers and one sister and remained there for 18 years. He is the only former childcare resident to serve as executive director of The Baptist Children’s Village and the only one nationwide among all Southern Baptist childcare agencies.

Season 3, Episode I - Detour Home, Part I - The Call to Residential Care

Houseparenting – who wants that job? Lets’ find out by talking to someone who wasn’t so sure at first, the President of St. Joseph’s Indian School. Today we talk with Mike Tyrell. Tyrell is the author of the recently published “Detour Home,” whose name we steal for this series. The novel is a series of fictional stories sewn together to tell a more significant tale. It is loosely based on his experience as a young man who moved with his wife to St. Joseph’s Indian School to become a houseparent. Like the other two parts in this series, it explores the true meaning of the residential setting as a crucible for growth and relationship. Anyone with a connection to the school will listen and enjoy.

Season 3 Teaser

President Mike Tyrell discusses his newly published book, “Detour Home” about houseparenting and more.
High School Senior Basil Eagle Star takes two turns as podcast host.
Two experts on residential life share their perspectives on working with students in a residential setting.
We showcase our “Circle of Care” and share how that model is served by the Counseling Services Department.
We “Talk Thiyóšpaye” with a former staff person and a former student and spend time with two donors to learn why they give to St. Joe’s thiyóšpaye.
Dr. Paul Monson gives a fresh perspective on Catholicism through an indigenous lens as he tells us about Bishop Martin Marty and Sitting Bull.

Season 1 Teaser

Season 1 guests and topics include:
Student Coordinator Jennie Schilling and Transition Specialist Krista Lepkowski in a three-part series that discusses the school’s unique approaches to helping students find success and overcome obstacles
Sičháŋǧu Lakota author Joseph Marshall III in a six-part series on helping Native American youth know their cultural identity
The school’s Native American Studies Lead and Sičháŋǧu Lakota LaRayne Woster on her journey to embracing her cultural identity
Dr. Damian Costello, Scholar of Catholic Social Thought and Teaching, Black Elk and Native American Studies on Black Elk, Catholicism and Lakota Spirituality

Season 2, Episode 15 - Fresh Perspectives on Catholicism Through an Indigenous Lens - The Secret Life of the Christmas Tree

Most of us don’t know how deep the Christmas tree’s roots are says Dr. Damian Costello. He walks us through some history and shares indigenous cultural traditions and other perspectives to bring us full circle to appreciate the secret indigenous life of the Christmas Tree.

Season 2, Episode 14 - The Spirit That Inspires Us - The Chapel as Icon of the Catholic Faith and Lakota Tradition

Can the Catholic faith and Lakota tradition emerge from the same spiritual trunk to become the branches that nourish and shelter the students at St. Joseph’s Indian School? Mission Integration Director Joe Tyrell illustrates with examples from prayer, ceremony, the Chapel and the classroom.

Season 2, Episode 13 - The Spirit That Inspires Us - Fully Lakota, Fully Catholic

Makȟa Black Elk follows the path of his great great great grandfather Nicholas Black Elk in fully embracing his Lakota heritage and the Catholic faith. He finds no dualism in this approach. Instead, he understands the richness and fullness of this spirituality. Listen to Makȟa and host Scott Woster on Hóčhoka.

Season 2, Episode 12 - Fresh Perspectives on Catholicism Through an Indigenous Lens - The First Thanksgiving

Few things in American life strike a deeper chord than Thanksgiving, says Dr. Damian Costello. Walk with us through the true indigenous roots of the first Thanksgiving feast to come to see and respect the Indigenous way of giving thanks at the heart of this celebration. 

Season 2, Episode 11 - The Spirit That Inspires Us - Dehonian Thought and Action

Learn what drives the mission of St. Joseph’s Indian School and the inspiring leader who said, “The Heart of Jesus is overflowing with tenderness and compassion for all those who suffer, those who endure hardships, those who go hungry, and for the sick and the infirm. His is the heart of a father, the heart of a mother, the heart of a shepherd.”