Welcome to my Website!
Thanks for stopping by to visit DrVost.com. I’m Dr. Kevin
Vost and I always enjoy visitors. So please, by all means, sit
right back, take your shoes off, stay a spell, and I hope you’ll
all come back now, you hear?
OK, enough of that. I'd like to tell you what this recently revised, renovated, renewed, revamped, reinvigorated and hopefully now, um, resplendent, yes resplendent web site is all about.
What This Site is For & Why It Might Interest You
I am by training, vocation and avocation a psychologist, disability adjudication administrator, former college professor, American Mensa Research Review Committee member, weightlifting instructor, competitive powerlifter, Highland Games Heavy Events competitor, church lector, fast food fries and drinks man (a few decades back), who was raised Catholic, turned atheist for a brief spell of almost two-and-a-half decades, who returned to Christ and His Church and now writes for three Catholic publishers, a new Catholic web site for young people (iibloom -- see below), and who does a lot of radio and live speaking engagements to spread the incredibly good news of the gospels and the Catholic Church, in particular, how it embodies the fullness of truth, synthesizing and perfecting along the way the graces of reason and faith, the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian heritages, and who, when unrestrained by a professional editor, loves to write exceedingly long sentences. Not always though. (Todd, Bert, and George forgive me.)
Alright, did I say yet what this site is for and why it might interest you?
This site is designed to:
- make people aware of the messages in my books (which are actually rife with practical applications of the ideas of great individuals far more brilliant than me, people like great saints, theologians, doctors of the Church, and the divinely inspired writers of the Scriptures.) I write books on some perhaps unlikely subjects at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, theology, virtue ethics, memory improvement, and even spiritual, and physical fitness (yes, complete with muscle-building strength training and cardiovascular fitness training combined with prayer.)
- show folks where they can buy them if they deem said purchase a prudent act (I don't sell them directly myself.)
- provide a forum of questions, answers, and friendly exchange of ideas for readers, radio listeners, web surfers, and the wonderful people I meet at various talks and conferences. I've let the forum section kind of slide for months and will now again include updates from those who query me. And please do feel free to leave a question or comment through the forum section. Your message won't automatically post. If you would like a personal response, include your email address within the body of the question, or, what the heck, just email me directly at askdrvost@drvost.com. I won't post anyone's questions or comments without permission and I look forward to hearing from you.
- keep interested parties updated on the various activities of myself and some close friends in the Catholic media world, things like new books, website articles, radio, television, and live speaking engagements, etc. This is done through the What's New, Catholic Book Reviews, and Links sections primarily. I will also occasionally update other sections of this site if I can figure them out or feel inclined to bother my generous web site designer and computer guru, Rick.
- give the brave souls who would like me to give a talk to their group the means of contacting me, and finally,
- that's it for the bullet points.
Why it might interest you:
This site might interest you if you find books like these of interest (please see further below for their covers, links for purchase, and whatnot.)
- Memorize the Faith! (And Most Anything Else) Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Masters (Sophia Institute Press, 2006). A guided tutorial through the ancient system of memorization founded and developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans and transformed and perfected by Sts. Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas.
- Fit for Eternal Life: A Christian Approach to Working Out, Eating Right, and Building the Virtues of Fitness Within Your Soul. (Sophia Institute Press, 2008). A practical approach to safe, productive high-intensity strength training (in as little as 20 minutes per week), cardiovascular fitness, and sensible diet, building upon the cardinal and theological virtues, the wisdom of Scripture and Catholic theologians, with the goals of glorifying the body as a temple of God and crafting oneself as a dynamo of charity -- a "theology of bodybuilding" if you will.
- Unearthing Your Ten Talents: A Thomistic Approach to Spiritual Growth Through the Virtues and the Gifts. (Sophia Institute Press, 2010). Building on the parable of the master and the servants in Matthew 25, this book elaborates on ten virtues (3 intellectual, 4 cardinal, and 3 theological) highlighting how St. Thomas Aquinas showed their interconnections with the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit, the beatitudes, and the sacraments. It also includes a chapter on St. Thomas's "golden chain" of commentary complied from the great Church Fathers on that parable of the talents.
- From Atheism to Catholicism: How Scientists and Philosophers Led Me to Truth (Our Sunday Visitor, 2010). This book includes my own reversion story in the context of a series of chapters on atheistic thinkers who led me away from the church and the philosophers, scientists, and theologians who brought me back. A key theme, borrowed from Pope John Paul II, is to try to learn from the partial truths of those who try to drive faith and reason apart. I highlight the alluring aspects of some of the theories of the great atheists, but go on to show how they miss the mark in the end. (This book also features my great hero Superman. You're just going to have to read it or hear me on the radio to see how.)
- St. Albert the Great: The Life and Lessons of a Great-Souled Man (TAN, Spring, 2011). This book now exists only in potentia, in the prime matter of a rough draft, awaiting the form that its editor will impart unto it. (More to come later.)
That's enough for today. I'll still keep some unrevised, unrenewed, though hopefully not totally unresplendent material below. Thank you for dropping in.
5/31/10 - In the Catholic Book Reviews Section -- A Review of Catholic Answers Live Host Patrick Coffin's new book Sex Au Naturel: What It Is and Why It's Good For Your Marriage.
3/15/10 -- It's here!
And it started generating discussion on Amazon.com even before it was published. (See its page and my author's page on Amazon for details.)
3/1/10 -- Live on Air with Patrick Coffin of Catholic Answers Live @3:00 PM Pacific Time today. Feel free to call in!
2/22/10 -- I'm proud and excited to be sharing monthly articles for this dynamic new website for young adults (www.iibloom.com) -- and they're running a special discount on my books:
2/11/10 -- Unearthing Your Ten Talents: A Thomistic Guide to Spiritual Growth Through the Virtues and the Gifts has been released!!
My Mission
Pax et bonum, peace and goodness,
Caveat Flexor
Perhaps Latinists, or those who have studied law or economics, will recognize the phrase caveat emptor -- "let the buyer beware" (lest he be bamboozled)! Well, those who would be "flexors" (exercises) should keep some caveats (forewarnings) in mind. The fitness-related information on this web site is intended for healthy individuals and is not intended to replace your doctor's advice. Anyone with or without known health problems should consult with a treating physician before embarking on significant changes in exercise or diet. We will strive to become fit for eternal life, but we don't want to start the eternal part prematurely!
Books by Dr. Vost
Fit for Eternal Life
Train for Strength — in Body and Soul. Is your spirit faithful but your flesh
flabby? Has your Temple of the Holy Spirit begun to creak and crumble?
Then let Fit for Eternal Life show you how to build it up
again.
Memorize the Faith!
They laughed when I said I could name all 27 books of the New Testament . . . but after I named them all in order, plus the 46 books of the Old Testament, they begged me to show them how I did it.
Buy Book From Atheism to Catholicism: How Scientists and Philosophers Led Me to Truth -- Coming 3/15/10
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