Conversations with Consequences Ep. 362 Father Gregory Pine on 'Training Your Tongue' & Lisa Hendey on New Animated Chime Travelers
Mar 26, 2026
Monsignor Roger Landry, a parish chaplain guiding hearts for Holy Week. Lisa Hendey, children’s author whose Chime Travelers became an animated series teaching saints. Father Gregory Pine, Dominican priest and author exploring how to train speech. They discuss cultivating virtuous conversation, turning saint stories into child-friendly animation, and preparing spiritually for the Sacred Triduum.
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Mom's Businesslike Fraternal Correction
- Father Pine recounts his mother's blunt fraternal correction shaping his early speech habits.
- He ties that family candor to his Northeastern upbringing around New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia culture.
Bishop Of Tagaste Refused To Lie
- Pine recounts St. Augustine's example of the Bishop of Tagaste refusing persecutors and being imprisoned instead of lying.
- The bishop's endurance reportedly converted his persecutors, showing providence can work beyond engineered outcomes.
Ask Better Questions And Listen
- Craft conversation by asking open, low-pressure questions and then listen attentively.
- Pine gives examples like asking about a recent religious movie to elicit thoughtful, shareable responses and to make listening a gift.
