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Recent CU Episodes

• Fridays with Benedict • Feb 3, 2012

  The pope mourns an American Cardinal and then gets set to visit the fine people of Cuba. Prayer, Christ our Light and bogus lawsuits are also on the docket!…

• Life is Still Worth Living, Series II, Episode 3

  This week, Fr. Ryan lays out the ins and outs of religious freedom and contraception! A must listen!

  
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• CU 185: Silence!

  We talk about the March For Life so the Mainstream Media doesn’t have to (don’t they?). Pope Benedict’s message for World Communications Day: Don’t say Anything. Ford brands itself as a consumer electronics company rather than a car company, will …

• Fridays with Benedict • Jan 27, 2012

  The Pope’s message for World Communication Day tells everybody to SHUT IT, U.S. Bishops from the south are in Rome for their every-five-years meetup, many other U.S. Bishops are taking the Holy Father’s words to heart but the Neocatechumenal Way really …

• Fridays with Benedict • Jan 13, 2012

  The Pope gives his state of the world address, steals a couple of lyrics from Whitney Houston and takes it home with a lesson on prayer from the paul 6 hall in his 109 acre sovereign nation.…

• CU Episode 184: Will the Catholics Please Stand?

  In our first episode of the new year, we talk about digital strategies for the Catholic Church in the United States, Social Media as a possible Catholic Media killer, defense of life with dental floss, Film as a way to …

• Life is Still Worth Living, Series II, Episode 2

  On this episode, Fr. Ryan waxes poetic about feast days in the Church and the need to transition from being a Sunday Church goer to an everyday Church-liver… Eat it up! (You see what I did there?)…

• Fridays With Benedict • Jan 6, 2012

  It’s a red dawn but without the Russians (Wolverines!), there’s a whole lotta Anglicans celebrating, Pope Benedict preaches the heck out of the Roman Epiphany and there’s a Year of Faith a-brewin’.…

• Life Is Still Worth Living Series II, Episode 1

  Life is Still Worth Living is Back! In this first episode of series 2, Father Ryan discusses the gravitational pull of our intentions and finds a way to mention Isaac Newton’s second law of motion. Don’t worry, the nerd power …

• CU Episode 183: New Evangelization Special: Bring On The Kerygma!

  In this special episode, we talk about the different facets of the New Evangelization and how we all fit into the picture! Also our picks of the week!

  
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• Special: Missal Launch VI

  Part six of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.…

• CU Episode 182: And Also With Youuuur Spirit.

  The Missal has launched. Hilarity ensues, we;ve got some of  the  stories. Shopping much? IRL or CyberMonday? Mark Twain and Communicating without saying anything. Also, how to prepare for Christmas!

  
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• Special: Missal Launch V

  Part five of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

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• Special: Missal Launch IV

  Part four of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

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• Special: Missal Launch III

  Part three of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

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• Special: Missal Launch II

  Part two of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.…

• Special: Missal Launch I

  Part one of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.…

• CU Episode 181: The Dark Crystal

  This episode we talk about the things we’re thanful for…The New Missal, Thanksgiving, freedom! Also in the cast, banning the Name of Jesus in text messages in Pakastan, The Crystal Cathedral goes legit (sort of), and we mull our “conscience …

• CU Epsiode 180: Does iTunes Match Socks, Too?

  This episode we talk about the new music matching service from The Big Fruit Bowl and somehow manage to miss Google Music. We discuss pirating in detail  (yarr!) and Fr. Chris attempts to download iTunes Match on his computer. Also, …

• CU Episode 179: Occupado.

  We discuss some of the Occupy movement, the morality of hackers turning on the servers hosting pornography, Jimmy Fallon WANTS The Mass?! We cover some of our fave books, and our picks of the week. Enjoy!

   

  
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