Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Church

Mike Brummand, director of the New Evangelization at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, wrote in and offered the following talks.

To find more of Mr. Brummand's stuff, click here.


Topic Format
Sunday, 9/13/09 - Father Milota: Introduction wma mp3
Sunday, 9/20/09 - Mike Brummond: Why a Church? wma mp3
Sunday, 9/27/09 - Mike Brummond: The Church and the Truth wma mp3
Sunday, 10/4/09 - Mike Brummond: The Church and the Good wma mp3
Sunday, 10/11/09 - Mike Brummond: The Church and the Beautiful wma mp3
Sunday, 10/18/09 - Mike Brummond: The Church Our Mother wma mp3

Some Simple Hints - Fr. Homeming

*HT to James, who sent me the following tip...

Fr Greg Homeming from our St Ives community is a popular speaker at Mt Carmel Retreat Centre. Recently he gave a day retreat offering simple hints for those trying to pray. The two talks he gave are available for download. They have been divided into approximately 30 minute segments.

Talk 1 part 1 Talk 1 part 2 Talk 2 part 1 Talk 2 part 2

(To download clips, right-click and save linked content)

More resourced from the Discalced Carmelites here.

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Ballad of the White Horse - G.K. Chesterton

UPDATE: A hearty welcome to Mark Shea's lickspittle minions! You'll note I have a tag on the sidebar which will direct you to talks, rants and other Sheavings by the Nefarious One himself! So take off your shoes and stay a while...

LibriVox recording of The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton. Read by Joshua B. Christensen

An English epic poem that follows the exploits of Alfred the Great in his defense of Christian civilization in England from the heathen nihilism of the North. Following a string of defeats at the hands of the invading Danes, a vision from heaven in the river island of Athelney fills Alfred with joy and hope. Though it gives no promise of victory in the coming struggle, it inspires him to rally his chieftains for a last stand against the invading hordes. His adventures lead throughout the country as he gathers his men, and take him through the Danish camps disguised as a minstrel before culminating in the Battle of Ethandune and the prophesying of the enemy's subtle return in the ages to come. (Summary by Joshua B. Christensen)


This is Chesterton's Epic Poem, the last Epic Poem modernity has produced (depending on how you count). This is also one of the very few works Chesterton thought was of sufficient quality to dedicate to his wife. As Mark Shea says, "Check it thou out."

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00 - Prefatory Note & Dedication7.92 MB4.34 MB3.93 MB
01 - The Vision of the King11 MB6.02 MB5.53 MB
02 - The Gathering of the Chiefs11 MB5.88 MB5.37 MB
03 - The Harp of Alfred14 MB7.85 MB7.06 MB
04 - The Woman in the Forest12 MB6.56 MB5.83 MB
05 - Ethandune: The First Stroke11 MB6.22 MB5.53 MB
06 - Ethandune: The Slaying of the Chiefs11 MB6.02 MB5.46 MB
07 - Ethandune: The Last Charge14 MB7.47 MB6.76 MB
08 - The Scouring of the Horse14 MB7.85 MB7.18 MB

Wikipedia summary HERE

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Steve Kellmeyer - Islam

There's a noticeable gap in American Catholic Apologetics with respect to Islam. Steve Kellmeyer, when he's not doing other apologetics tasks, is working to fill that gap. To date his is the best presentation on the topic I've heard. Do give it a listen.

Islam

by Steve Kellmeyer

Islam
Catholic Perspectives on Islam

By the way, if you like Steve Kellmeyer's talks (as I do), you can find more at his free site The God Pod.

Conversion Stories

I'm pretty sure I've posted these before, but what can I say? I'm a sucker for love stories. At their heart, every conversion story is a love story. The good part? When you listen to them you can't help but fall in love a little bit as well! Give these a listen and fall deeper in love with our Lord.

Alex Jones - Former Pentecostal
Bev Whelton - Former Seventh Day Adventist
Bruce Sullivan - Former Church of Christ Minister
David Curie - Former Fundamentalist
David Ulster - Former Non-Denominational Charistmatic Pastor
Jay and Gail Caress - Former Evangelicals
Jerry and Yolanda Cleffi - Former Assembly of God
Dr. John Haas - Former Anglican priest
Kenneth Howell - Former Presbyterian Theologian
Kimberly Hahn - Former Presbyterian
Larry Heimsoth - Former Lutheran Pastor
Mark Shea - Former Evangelical
Norm Dalgren - Former Lutheran
Steve Ray - Former Baptist
Thomas Smith - Former Mormon
Fr. John Corapi - Former Non-Practicing Catholic

Update:

I thought you might be interested in a great conversion story. It's of former atheist Jennifer Fulwiler from the blog Conversion Diary http://www.conversiondiary.com/. You can find it in the archives of Al Kresta's radio show at Ave Maria Radio. (HERE)

Fred
Thanks, Fred!!

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

HT to long-time contributor Filipino Catholic:

Guys check out this link, it features talks of Bishop Sheen which you might not have heard before.

Listen especially to this one: The Demonic Today

God bless you all!

The Demonic Today
Angels
Cure for Selfishness
Guilt
Human Passions
Inferiority Complex
Is A Woman An It?
Knowing and Loving
Meet a Perfect Stranger - Yourself
Of Course There Is Incompatibility
Suffering
The Approach of Midnight
Should Parents Obey Their Children?
To Spank or Not to Spank
The Glory of the Soldier
What Holds Us Together?
The Rosary
What Did I Do to Deserve This?

Friday, September 18, 2009

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For a limited time only, Bridegroom Press is offering free MP3s!

GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT!!!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Debate - Mary Mother of God

Long time friend of the show and content supplier Wild Bill Albrecht recently debated Turretinfan (a member of the Reformed Protestant camp and contributor at James White's Alpha & Omega Ministries site, home of the always disabled comments section) on the first and most significant Marian dogma: Mary the Mother of God. Check it thou out!

If it helps you to put a face to the name, here's a video Wild Bill made a couple years back:


Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Pat Madrid - Moral Relativism

Pat Madrid, Catholic apologist extraordinaire, recently gave a talk about moral relativism. I know he knows his Bible and his Church history -- but philosophy? I've gotta' hear this!

Here's what he had to say:


Here's the audio of the talk on moral relativism I gave last Friday in Madison, Wisconsin, before a Catholic audience of approximately 450. It was held at the diocesan center in their super-plush auditorium. Thanks for having me up to speak!

Monday, September 7, 2009

Can You Be Catholic and Evangelical?

Last Thursday at Wheaton, two members of the First Things family, board member Timothy George and contributor Francis Beckwith, debated the question, “Can you be Catholic and Evangelical?” A video of the debate can be found here.

In “Evangelicals and the Great Tradition” (Aug/Sept 2007), George discusses Beckwith’s return to the Catholic faith of his childhood from evangelicalism. (Beckwith is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society.)

(Via: Millinerd.com via Joe Carter)

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Catholic Audio Dramas


Fr. John Larson Mic posted about the following shows on his Facebook page "Catholic Audio Dramas"

and...
  • a radio adaptation of Going My Way, with Barry Fitzgerald but without Bing Crosby.

  • A radio adaption of the great movie Monsieur Vincent (life of St. Vincent de Paul) can be found at this link (24 from the bottom of the list).

You may be interested in some of the other classic novels listed that have been adapted for radio.



  • Vatican Radio has produced some audio dramas over the years. One is "To the Ends of the Earth." It was produced for the Pauline Year last year. You can still listen to the episodes if you have Real Player. Links to some of the episodes.

  • The Ave Maria Hour, a long-running series of radio dramas, is being released as podcasts on the Internet.


  • There is an audio adaptation of the famous movie Song of Bernadette provided at the following link. It is rather compressed and abridged, but if you know the movie, it will remind you of key scenes.