183 Can Catholics Become Gods? Straight Talk from Mother Natalia

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of theosis from an Eastern Catholic perspective with Mother Natalia.

Catholics becoming Gods. In this episode, Mother Natalia of the Byzantine Catholic of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery and host of the “What God is Not” podcast discuss theosis (or deification) from an Eastern Catholic perspective, bringing in parts and systems thinking. Join us for a fascinating, rollicking conversation about this most important topic. Mother Natalia’s podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@whatgodisnotpodcast Praying with Parts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OZ6e6zAMb4 Mother Natalia’s Riding Your Hot Mess Express to Heaven talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BtvYRfBChc Check out Dr. Peter and Chris Stefanick on parts work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWuvRg5csU&t=1468s The Resilient Catholics Community is open to new members in June! Check it out: https://soulsandhearts.com/rcc Catholic Parts Work in Human Formation will be on the evening of June 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM Eastern – register here https://members.soulsandhearts.com/Catholic-parts-work A retreat for Catholic formators, August 10-13, 2026 on “Authentic Being and Authentic Relating.” https://members.soulsandhearts.com/formators-retreat-registration-for-2026 Key moments in this episode…

People in this episode

Host: Peter T. Malinoski, Ph.D.

Guest: Mother Natalia

Topics covered

• theosis
• deification
• Eastern Catholic perspective
• parts and systems thinking
• human formation
• inner fragmentation

Keywords

• theosis
• deification
• Catholicism
• Eastern Catholic
• parts work
• human formation
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Byzantine Catholic of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery

Books & works: What God is Not, Praying with Parts, Riding Your Hot Mess Express to Heaven, Catholic Parts Work in Human Formation

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