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#19 – The Theology of the Body, The Way of the Tau

January 21, 2006 – 12:24 am

This week we begin with an interview with Fr. Thomas Loya about John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, followed by a discussion about the Franciscan Tau, and a look at the Diaconate along with weird news and a special announcement.

More information about the Theology of the Body can be found at the following websites:

TheologyOfTheBody.net
EWTN
Christopher West

and the following books:

Theology Of The Body For Beginners and other books by Christopher West
Body and Gift:Reflections on Creation / Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body in Simple Language by Sam Torode
Sex and the Sacred City by Steve Kellmeyer
The Theology of the Body Human Love in the Divine Plan by John S. Grabowski
Men and Women Are from Eden: A Study Guide to John Paul II’s Theology of the Body by Mary Healy

The two conferences that Fr. Loya mentioned are the National Catholic Singles Conference and the National Forum of the Theology of the Body

Fr. Thomas Loya’s radio show/podcast is “Light of the East” – episodes 16-23 are on the Theology of the Body.

For more information about the Tau Cross, check out the National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi, San-Francesco.org, Franciscan Friars TOR

For more information about the diaconate see:
National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons
Sacrament of Service: A Vision of the Permanent Diaconate Today by Patrick McCaslin and Michael G. Lawler
Theology of the Diaconate: The State of the Question by Owen F. Cummings et. al.

Our song for this episode was “Fly, Fly, Fly” by Adrina Thorpe at Podsafe Music.

Podcast promos played this week – Take Two and The Daily Breakfast
Again, your best source of info about Catholic podcasts is catholicpodcasts.info

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The Theology of the Body, The Way of the Tau

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#18 – The Mission of the Faithful and What is a “Frobot”?

January 14, 2006 – 12:10 am

This week we continue to look at vocations within the Church with an interview of Sr. Anne Delores of the Sisters of Saint John the Baptist about her community and the role of the religious sister. More information about the Sisters of Saint John the Baptist can be found on their website and be sure to look at the vocational video from Grassroots Films. [Just click on the “projects” button on the site and then the button for the Sisters of Saint John the Baptist] – it’s a great video.

I also say a few words about the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The materials for Catholic participation in this week can be found at the Vatican website here.

Our song – Rainfall is by Hungry Lucy and is available through the Podsafe Music Network.

Our promos for this episode were for the Disciples With Microphones and for the Christus Vincit podcast.

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The Mission of the Faithful

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#17 – Baptized Into Service

January 7, 2006 – 12:37 am

This week in preparation for National Vocation Awareness Week in the United States we hear about vocations to the Religious Sisterhood and to Lay Communities. We also take another visit to the icon corner to take a closer look at the Icon of the Baptism of the Lord and what it tells us about our relationship to the Holy Trinity.

We first hear from Carol Gentile, SFO the current National Minister of the Secular Franciscans about that lay community and how they model the spirituality of St. Francis in their lives.

We also hear from Sr. Amy Cavender, CSC about the vocation to be a religious sister in the Church and in the World today.

Finally, we take another visit to the Icon Corner where I talk about the religious symbolism in the icon of the Baptism of the Lord. You can find out more about the Eastern Church’s celebration of the Baptism of the Lord at From Advent to the Presentation.

Links:

You can learn more about the Secular Franciscans through their website or from reading these books – To Live as Francis Lived:A Guide For Secular Franciscans, The Secular Franciscan Companion, Called To Rebuild The Church: A Spiritual Commentary On The Constitutions of the Secular Franciscan Order, and Called To Follow Christ: A Commentary On The Secular Franciscan Rule.

You can learn more about the Sisters of the Holy Cross at their website.

Some other websites devoted to vocations are Vocation.com and Vocations.com.

If you are interested in reading a good book about discernment, check out the book What Does God Want?

Podcasts Promos:
Going Fourth
iPadre
catholicpodcasts.info – the web’s largest directory of Catholic podcasts

Our song for this week’s episode is “Dream On” by Carrie Pettit available at Podsafe Music.

If you have any questions about the Secular Franciscans, feel free to bring them up at the forums at Disciples With Microphones or at Rosary Army where other Secular Franciscans would be glad to help.

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Baptized Into Service

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#16 – Happy New Year!

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

You can find out more about these podcasts and other Catholic Podcasts at catholicpodcasts.info

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Happy New Year!

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#15 – Christmas Stretching Time

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
catholicpodcasts.info
Disciples With Microphones
Mission Hope
From Advent to the Presentation Podcast

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Christmas Stretching Time

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#14 – Evangelizing the 21st Century

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

Other links mentioned to this week’s episode
catholicpodcasts.info – Catholic Podcast Directory
Disciples With Microphones – Visit the Forums section to talk about this week’s episode
Mission Hope

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#13 – Let The Fire Fall

December 10, 2005 – 12:22 am

This week’s episode consists of an extensive interview with Fr. Michael Scanlon TOR, Chancellor of Franciscan University, about the history and spirituality of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.

Here are some links to some of the things he mentions:

Fr. Michael’s book on the history of the Charismatic Renewal – Let The Fire Fall and his other books are available.
You can get Patti Mansfield’s book on the beginnings of the Charismatic Renewal that Fr. Michael recommended at Amazon.
Fr. George Montague’s book, The Holy Spirit:Growth of a Biblical Tradition is widely used by the Charismatic Renewal.
George Kosicki has also written several books on the Holy Spirit.

The Charisma article about Pope John Paul II and the Charismatic Renewal.
The group FIRE [Faith, Intercession, Repentance, Evangelization]

Life in the Spirit and Born in the Spirit Weekends and Seminars are excellent ways to seek greater devotion to the Holy Spirit.

A Wikipedia article on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is available and the website of the Catholic Charismatic Center also has information on the Renewal.

OTHER ITEMS IN THE PODCAST

Catholic Podcast information at Catholic Podcasts.

O Come All Ye Faithful was sung by Uncle Seth and is available at Podsafe Music.

Check out the podcasts I mentioned – iPadre and The Secrets of Narnia

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Let The Fire Fall

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#12 – Stories, St. Nicholas and Song

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.

For further information on St. Nicholas and celebrating his feastday in the Eastern Church, check out From Advent to the Presentation, especially the December 6th episode. Be sure to put in a pin in the Frappr map and if you haven’t already during the month of December – please vote for Catholic:Under The Hood at Podcast Alley. The votes help the podcast move up in the rankings and more people come to learn about it. It would mean a lot, thanks!

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Stories, St. Nicholas and Song

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#1 – Praying the Jesus Prayer

September 24, 2005 – 5:04 pm

In the first episode, I start testing out all this technology and talk a bit about the Jesus Prayer.

The Jesus Prayer is an ancient Eastern Christian prayer used to center our attention upon the Saving Lord and to fulfill the mandate of the New Testament that we pray always. You can find more information about the Jesus Prayer in the following books: