February 23rd, 2008
The old priest lay dying in the hospital.
For years, he had faithfully served the people of the nation’s capital in Washington DC. He motioned for his nurse to come near.
“Yes, Father?” said the nurse
“I would really like to see President Bill and Senator Hillary Clinton before I die,” whispered the priest.
“I’ll see what I can do, Father” replied the nurse.
The nurse sent the request to the Senate and waited for a response. Soon the word arrived; the Clintons would be delighted to visit the priest.
As they went to the hospital, Hillary commented to Bill, “I don’t know why the old priest wants to see us, but it certainly will help our images and might even get me elected President. After all, I’m IN IT TO WIN IT.”
Bill agreed—it was a very good thing for her campaign once they put out a press release about it.
When they arrived at the priest’s room, the old priest took Bill’s hand In his right hand and Hillary’s hand in his left.
There was silence and a look of serenity on the old priest’s face.
Finally Bill Clinton spoke. “Father, of all the people you could have chosen, why did you choose us to be with you as you near the end?”
The old priest slowly replied, “I have always tried to pattern my life after our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
“Amen” said Bill.
“Amen” said Hillary.
The old priest continued…”He died between two lying thieves. I would like to do the same .
February 21st, 2008
This week: Father Jason Vidrine joins us to speak about the nonsense afoot at Facebook, who seems to be removing priestly titles from its sacerdotal users. Also, our picks of the week, a trip through the cu|metro, and some Christopher Walken inspired BackChat. Wow!
February 21st, 2008
Fr. Jason Vidrine joins us as guest on this week's show
The Writers's Strike is over – Yippee!
Checkout Pope Zosimus' profile – Add him as your friend
Join the initiative to have Facebook stop removing the title "Fr." from priests' names
Get your Cheesecake on!
cu pick of the week
Fr. Ryan – Magnatunes.com and the strange licking dog
Fr. Chris – CatholicPosters.com
Josh – Asus HDTV Suite
cu|metro
Stop 1 – Pope Benedict XVI's Voting Criteria
Stop 2 – Catholic Ramadan
Stop 3 – Causes for Canonization – Santorum Mater
Stop 4 – Mary Ann Glendon appointed US Ambassador to the Holy See
Stop 5 – Bill Clinton gets into it with pro-lifers
cu news
Checkout Episode 4 of Life is Still Worth Living
Finding Your Keys will be back as soon as Josh is able to recover the four episodes he lost during the Great Computer Crash of 2008.
the music
The West Exit – Thirty Years
General Fuzz – Liquid Jazz
The Seldon Collective – Modern Vigil
February 20th, 2008
This week, The Sources of Divine Revelation
Plenty of show notes this week:
Dei Verbum , #10
Sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture form one sacred deposit of the word of God, committed to the Church. Holding fast to this deposit the entire holy people united with their shepherds remain always steadfast in the teaching of the Apostles, in the common life, in the breaking of the bread and in prayers (see Acts 2, 42, Greek text), so that holding to, practicing and professing
the heritage of the faith, it becomes on the part of the bishops and faithful a single common
effort.
But the task of authentically interpreting the word of God, whether written or handed on, has been entrusted exclusively to the living teaching office of the Church, whose authority is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ. This teaching office is not above the word of God, but serves it, teaching only what has been handed on, listening to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously and explaining it faithfully in accord with a divine commission and with the help of the Holy Spirit, it draws from this one deposit of faith everything which it presents for belief as divinely revealed. It is clear, therefore, that sacred tradition, Sacred Scripture and the teaching authority of the Church, in accord with God’s most wise design, are so linked and joined together that one cannot stand without the others, and that all together and each in its own way under the action of the one Holy Spirit contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.
The Compendium of the CCC , #12
Apostolic Tradition is the transmission of the message of Christ, brought about from the very beginnings of Christianity by means of preaching, bearing witness, institutions, worship, and inspired writings. The apostles transmitted all they received from Christ and learned from the Holy Spirit to their successors, the bishops, and through them to all generations until the end of the world.
The Catechism of Pope St. Pius X , ##34-36
34 Q. What is meant by Tradition?
A. Tradition is the non-written word of God, which has been transmitted by word of
mouth by Jesus Christ and by the apostles, and which has come down to us through the
centuries by the means of the Church, without being altered.
35 Q. Where are the teachings of Tradition kept?
A. The teachings of Tradition are kept chiefly in the Councils’ decrees, the writings of the
Holy Fathers, the Acts of the Holy See and the words and practices of the sacred Liturgy.
36 Q. What importance must we attach to Tradition?
A. We must attach to Tradition the same importance as the revealed word of God which
Holy Scripture contains.
Music From: Thursday Group
