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Long time friend of the show, Dave, wrote in with the following tip:
Hi Ryan,
Anticipating the upcoming changes in translation of the Roman Missal, Fr John Riccardo held a 4 day mission with the goal of initiating a journey toward a greater understanding of the spiritual realities that occur during Mass. The focus then centers on the Eucharist.
From Sunday, March 13th, through Wednesday, March 16th, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish is conducting a parish mission titled Do This in Remembrance of Me. Fr. Riccardo is presenting evening sessions each night beginning at 7 PM. This is Fr. John's presentation from the Sunday evening session. His bibliography for the parish mission is available for download.
The talks:
http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-monday-session
http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-tuesday-session
http://frjohnriccardo.libsyn.com/parish-mission-2011-wednesday-mass-homily
Take care,
Dave
I gave it a listen and it's good -- just make sure you're aware that the talks aren't about the new translation of the missal. They're about the Eucharist. So now that you know...enjoy!
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Matt Fradd from
The Porn Effect has a new talk. From his site:
Listen to my new talk: Taking Down Goliath. In the first part I share my story of being exposed to porn at a young age, falling into the habit and how by
God's grace began to find healing and freedom. In the second part I offer 5 practical strategies, or as I like to call them, 5 smooth stones to take down your Goliath. Give it a listen and pass it on!
Part 1
Download the mp3
Part 2
Download the mp3
Several folks, including Tim Staples & Mark Shea, gave some talks at Christendom College a year or two ago. Christendom College put it on iTunes!
Here's
THE LINK to iTunes.
Tim Staples' talk is
St. Paul and Justification.
Mark Shea's talk is St. Paul, Evangelization, and Apologetics.
The others were alright, but these were definitely the highlights.
Enjoy!
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...created an app you probably heard about:
Confession - A Roman Catholic App. It got mad press, including coverage on Good Morning, America, Instapundit, Fr. Z, Drudge, and even a Vatican statement.
Long story short, he's at it again. This time the apps are called
eVotions:
He has apps for the two Saints and the Blessed pictured above. He gave me copies of them to review. Quick run-down:
- Eye-popping high-res pics / photos
- Prayers
- Novenas
- Novena alarms that remind you to pray every day
- Facts about the persons
- Introductions by Dr. Scott Hahn, Archbishop Chaput, and Lisa Hendey (respectively)
The JPII app is free, so go get your fix while coming down from last weekend's beatification. The other two are worth the nominal fee, if for no other reason than you're supporting a fantastic reclamation of the intarwebs.
I've been complaining for a while that we don't have any more great Catholic artists or architects. Albeit in a different medium, this is a significant step in the right direction. Support the arts and get cyber-holy all at once. Go to the iTunes App Store and pick up the eVotions for
St. Joseph,
St. Gianna, and
Bl. John Paul II.
Just in case you were running low on audio,
here you can find some G. K. Chesterton audiobooks:
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 | Eugenics and Other Evils
Gilbert Keith Chesterton | "Eugenics and Other Evils," by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. I think G.K. Chesterton explains his book rather well in his introduction, but it might help to start with a sense of the time in question. Chesterton started work on Eugenics and Other Evils in about 1910, but it was not completed and published until 1922. In his own introduction he talks about the period before and after "The War." The war he refers to is now called World War One. We now have a distaste for the word Eugenics,... |
 | Heretics
G.K. Chesterton | "Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905. Read by David "Grizzly" Smith. Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense of drama, and had sense. He was a man of strong opinions, and quite willing to argue vehemently for his own opinions, even with his friends -- and they remained his friends -- like George Bernard Shaw and Rudyard Kipling. Seems to me that is hard to find anymore. He wrote prolifically. He wrote humor. He wrote mystery novels,... |
 | Orthodoxy
G.K. Chesterton | "Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908. Read by David "Grizzly" Smith. "The only possible excuse for this book is that it is an answer to a challenge. Even a bad shot is dignified when he accepts a duel." This is how Chesterton explains "Orthodoxy," the sequel to Heretics. "I have attempted in a vague and personal way, in a set of mental pictures rather than in a series of deductions, to state the philosophy in which I have come to believe. I... |
In this audio from the
University of Notre Dame that took place on April 7, 2011,
Protestant Apologist William Lane Craig and
noted Atheist Sam Harris debate the topic:
Is Good From God? In other words, "Are the foundations of moral value natural or supernatural?"
For more info on the debate, see the Notre Dame video page
here.
Full Debate MP3 Audio here (120 min)
*HT to
Apologetics315.
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I've got another Dr. Peter Kreeft lecture for ya'. This time it's *actually* in mp3 format (not m4a or any other good-luck-figuring-out-how-to-listen format). This talk,
Sexual Reconnection: Restoring The Link Between Sex And Love, was given at the
Catholic Medical Association on 10/29/10. Here's the skinny:
| Section | Time | Size | |
Sexual Reconnection | 46:28 | 13.6 MB | |
00:00 Sexual Chaos
05:45 Reconnecting Sex and Love
15:12 Imaging the Mystical Marriage
20:23 Cultural Re-Revolution
24:03 Q&A |
For Dr. Kreeft's refelctions on the Song of Songs, see
Three Philosophies of Life
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Here's a talk given by Dr. Peter Kreeft at Iowa State University on February 20, 2010. If you go to
the Veritas.org website, create an account and sign in, you can download the audio version.
Summary:
Is there a God? How do we know? And how is it reasonable to believe in God given the evidence that the existence of evil provides. Join Dr. Peter Kreeft in a discussion of some of life's hardest questions, as he explores the rationality of belief in God.
UPDATE: I removed the links to Vimeo -- the site where you need to register and download is at Veritas.org, HERE.
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Lent
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Fr. Z of
WDTPRS has undertaken a fantastic project -->
Lentcasts (link launches iTunes).
In these five minute
daily Lentcasts (link to Google search) Fr. Z discusses Chuches, history, rituals, Titular Cardinals and more. These are intended to provide a boost to your Lenten discipline and you'll get at least five minutes worth of value out of them.
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The
Catholic Company sent me a CD and workbook to review - Conversion, by Fr. Robert Barron. Here ya' go:
For those of you who aren't familiar with Fr. Robert Barron of The Word On Fire podcast, you should be. In short, he's a preacher par excellence from the Chicago area. In this two CD set, Fr. Barron ellucidates six conversion stories from the Old and New Testaments: Bartimaeus, the Rich Young man, the Woman at the Well, the Calling of Matthew, Jonas, and the Magi.
If you're familiar with the Word On Fire podcast then the format will feel familiar. These stories are told in ~20 minute segments and, like the podcasts, the vignettes open and close with a musical background. To be frank, a few of the musical backgrounds went on too long and it was a little distracting. Pleasant music, mind you, but I was trying to focus on the words not the music.
As for the content, it's worth the price. I listen to a lot of audio, most only once. This set will easily bear a second listening. Fr. Barron seamlessly interweaves giants like Dante and Carrivagio into a narrative which is surprisingly accessible. and spiritually insightful. Whether you're a bookish academic or a more regular sort, you will find something to enrich your spiritual life in these disks.
There is also a workbook which accompanies this set. The workbook is cross referenced with the Catechism and the questions would be suitable for self-study or group-study. I'm not much of a small groups guy, so I can't say how easy to use it would be in that setting. Nevertheless, if you had any hesitation that Fr. Barron's style would be a bit highbrow, this accompaniment should ease your mind.
In short - it's good Lenten fare. If your Lent isn't progressing as you'd like, you should consider giving yourself a boost with this set.
This review was written as part of the Catholic book reviewer program from The Catholic Company. Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on
Conversion CD Bundle (CD/Study Guide Bundle) . They are also a great source for
serenity prayer and
baptism gifts.
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Lent
Found out about a new blog on the block,
Seeing and Believing. While I scour the interwebs looking for audio, he's walking this series of tubes searching for video.
Here's an example of what he's putting up:
This blog is dedicated to bringing you free orthodox Catholic audio. If you have a tip or would like to report a broken link, please e-mail me by clicking the link above.
"Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ."
Rom 10:17(DRV)