December 31, 2005 – 12:17 am
We begin this week’s episode with a sound seeing tour of some of the very interesting artwork that can be found in the Plaza, one of the most popular tourist sites in Kansas City as well as a brief look at the relationship between art and Catholicism.
You can find more photos from the plaza at my Flickr site.
You can find out more about Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza at these sites:
Official Site of the Country Club Plaza
Palmer’s Walking Guide to the Country Club Plaza
You can also find out more in the book The Plaza:First and Always by William S. Worley.
After the tour, we take a look at New Year’s Day, why we celebrate it on January 1st and what it has to do with the Catholic Church.
Music heard on this week’s podcast from the Podsafe Music Network:
New Year’s Resolution by Chris Ayer
Auld Lang Syne by Friction Bailey
Podcast promos heard in this podcast:
Catholic Rockers
Voice of Mary
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December 23, 2005 – 12:30 am

On this week’s episode we have an interview with Damian Lenshek of Project Dominic. Project Dominic is a new organizations established to help Catholics understand their faith and to present that faith to the wider world. Join us as we hear about how Project Dominic is spreading the Gospel to a world in need. You can find a copy of The Bible Versus The Catechism at Lulu and Amazon.
On the day before Christmas, we take a look at the spirituality and religious imagery of the icon of the Nativity and how it can help us to make the Christmas season more meaningful.
Our song is Come On Ring Those Bells by Phantasmic (Featuring Tess Wiley and Her Orchestra).
Thanks to all the listeners and may God give you his bountiful blessings this Christmas season.
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Links to other things mentioned this week:
Catholic Mormon Podcast
Bible In A Year Podcast
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Disciples With Microphones
Mission Hope
From Advent to the Presentation Podcast
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Christmas Stretching Time
December 17, 2005 – 8:16 am
This week we look at proclaiming the faith in the Modern World. We will hear from Joe Campo of Grassroots Films about their work promoting the Gospel and answering Pope John Paul II’s call
to use film in better way.
Grassroots has produced really good work and showed the vast possibilities of modern media in contemporary evangelization. I especially encourage you to take a look at “Fishers of Men” and “God In The Streets”. You can find more at Grassroots Films and Grassroots Renewal.
Our song is O Holy Night sung by Strange Cloud at Podsafe Music.
We also hear the story of St. Francis and the Christmas Creche.
Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
iPadre
Daily Breakfast
From Advent to the Presentation
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Evangelizing the 21st Century
December 2, 2005 – 9:51 am
In this week’s episode we have a great interview with Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR about the importance of story in our lives and in the spread of the Gospel. Fr. Brian has published several books with the stories he has collected called The Sower Seeds and a book on the Miracle of the Poinsettia. He runs a website that also includes stories and words of inspiration called Apple Seeds. Check them out!
Fr. Brian also mentioned a book by Fr. William Bausch called “Storytelling: Imagination and Faith” which can be purchased at Amazon.com.
The other books that Fr. Brian mentions – Chicken Soup for the Soul, Book of Virtues, The Moral Compass.
Russell W. Conwell’s “Acres of Diamonds” can be found at the Temple University site.
Fr. Brian mentioned the National Storytelling Network.
We will also hear about the interesting tradition of the Companions of Saint Nicholas, especially the Krampus who ensures that children behave themselves during the Advent season. For more information about the Krampus check out the Wikipedia article or this other site on Santa’s companions.
Music for this week’s episode comes from Podsafe Music. Our song is “In The Bleak Midwinter” sung by Allison Crowe.
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Stories, St. Nicholas and Song