Takeoff is a podcast that focuses on spiritual issues and is dedicated predominantly to passengers, airport workers and cabin crews, but it is also open to all, who would like to explore their own spirituality. It is "Takeoff" because it refers to travel by air, but at the same time, it means leaving the very "earthly" things behind in order to focus on the matters of faith and spirituality.Takeoff is produced by Our Lady of the Skies Chapel at JFK Airport
Takeoff 3: Spiritual Intelligence
Besides intellectual, emotional, and other kinds of intelligence, there is Spiritual Intelligence. Maybe this is exactly what makes Matthew 8:22 (Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.) more understandable...
6/28/2021 • 11 minutes, 9 seconds
Takeoff 2: A special ingredient to spice up lives
There is an Arab-Persian term, called "nafas" (breath, soul) that may have an important meaning during the Easter season and beyond. How to reach nafas, or add the most important ingredient to cooking and beyond?This episode is based on Reem Kassis' article in the New York Times "Do You Have Nafas, the Elusive Gift That Makes Food Taste Better?" (April 1, 2021).Maureen Whitehouse book "Soul-Full Eating"Babette's Feast (1987), dir. Gabriel Axel
4/19/2021 • 17 minutes, 47 seconds
Takeoff 1: The importance of spiritual life
The importance of spiritual life: It's so easy to live our lives just physically and emotionally, however the real advantage comes from being grounded spiritually. This episode displays the importance and value of a well-maintained spiritual dimension of ourselves.Author: Fr. Krystian Piasta
