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Fridays with Benedict • Feb 3, 2012

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:58 +0000

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

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:12:25 +0000

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

CU 185: Silence!

Fr. Chris — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:18:37 +0000

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 it work? More information comes to light for this year’s CatholiCon, as do our picks of the week!

Fridays with Benedict • Jan 27, 2012

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:28 +0000

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 isn’t. All this and red hats are coming up…

CU Weekly Episode 185 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:50 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

Once again, the Big News Networks pretend that hundreds of thousands of people gathered to oppose legal abortion.
Ford Motors is blazing a trail in consumer electronics.
Google is rethinking passwords!
Pope Benedict’s message for World Communication Day is all about silence!
NLM has videos of a family with young kids singing the offices of the Eastern rite.
Vocations experts are starting to see some trends emerge…

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, Mass Times Directory App for iOS
Joshua, VeeBeam
Fr. Ryan, The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, The Hunger Games!

Fridays with Benedict • Jan 13, 2012

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:53:14 +0000

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?

Fr. Chris — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:51:56 +0000

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 have “The Great Discussion”, and how to shore up weak faith….we’re looking at you Ireland! All this, a bit more, and our picks of the week!

Life is Still Worth Living, Series II, Episode 2

Fr. Ryan — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:27 +0000

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

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:54 +0000

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’.

Episode 120 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:55:38 +0000

The Panel

Fr. Chris Decker (@digitalcatholic | facebook/cdecker | card.ly/digitalcatholic )
Fr. Ryan Humphries (@frhumphries | facebook/frhumphries | card.ly/frhumphries )
Joshua LeBlanc (@jrleblanc | facebook/jrleblanc)
Daniel Kedinger (@kedinger | facebook/daniel.kedinger)
Joe ‘The Catholic Hack’ McClane

Topics from the Show…

What is Advent?
How do we prepare spiritually for the Holy Season of Christmas?
Favorite Advent Hymns?
The Origin of Some Common Advent Traditions…

Our Picks of the Week

Fr. Ryan, Liber Usualis App for iPhone. See also this PDF of the entire Liber Usualis.
Fr. Chris, Catholic Online Advent Resources
Joshua, The Dell Mini 9
Daniel, Launchbar
Joe, Padre Pio: A Man of Hope

The Music

The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, GShane

Ginormous CU Announcement

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Life Is Still Worth Living Series II, Episode 1

Fr. Ryan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:00:26 +0000

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 is limited. All aspiring saints ought to take a listen.

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

Fr. Chris — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:35:01 +0000

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!

Episode 183 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:02:05 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

The New Evangelization!

The Basic Steps:

Become a Saint yourself… yep, you!
(Kerygma) Help others to see their own sin (and the sin of societies), seek repentance, and seek out forgiveness from Christ.
Direct people toward the Church for formal instruction.
Take this faith

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, LAMY Safari Fountain Pen
Joshua, Netdrive.net
Fr. Ryan, Catholic Liturgicals (and on eBay)
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, Pearl Harbor Christmas by Stanley Weintraub

Special: Missal Launch VI

Fr. Ryan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:34 +0000

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.

Fr. Chris — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:58:39 +0000

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!

Special: Missal Launch V

Fr. Ryan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

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.

Special: Missal Launch IV

Fr. Ryan — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

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.

Special: Missal Launch III

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

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.

Special: Missal Launch II

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:14 +0000

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

Fr. Ryan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:51:26 +0000

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

Fr. Chris — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:33:33 +0000

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 thing”.

Episode 181 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 06:42:46 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

The New Missal is a cause for thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is also a cause for thanksgiving.
Pakistan is mulling a ban on the name of Jesus in text messages… We get off on an ecumenical tangent.
Google Wave is near to death.
Particle Physicists are in the news… Tachyons may exist!
The Crystal Cathedral is officially slated to become a Cathedral… Sort of.
“catholic” politician Nancy Pelosi claims that “conscience thing” doesn’t really apply to abortion… ah ha…
Catholic Musicians are trying to make the “chant” propers of the Mass singable! We’re a big fan of the Simple English Propers.

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, What-Song.com
Joshua, Sharper Image Motion Sensor Candy Dispenser
Fr. Ryan, Soul Surfer and Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, Pope John Paul II has lots on them…

CU Epsiode 180: Does iTunes Match Socks, Too?

Fr. Chris — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:17:50 +0000

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, our picks of the week! Enjoy!

CU Episode 179: Occupado.

Fr. Chris — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:48:58 +0000

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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Episode 180 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:17:45 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

iTunes Match is finally live. Fr. Ryan & Josh both paid the apple tax right away.
Is the CD officially dead yet?
Piracy… Stupid Laws… Piracy… What’s a Christian to do?
The Amazon Kindle Fire and the new B&N Nook both came out early.
Steve Jobs believed that Apple has all the tools it needs to reinvent TV.
Christ the King Sunday & Advent are upon us.

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, The Secret Cardinal by Tom Grace
Joshua, Apple World Travel Adapter Kit
Fr. Ryan, Magnificat Magazine & Advent Companion
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

Episode 179 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:07:09 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

Occupy Wall Street…
Anonymous is after Child Porn!
Jimmy Fallon misses the old “Smells & Bells” Catholicism
Some Books you should check out: In Defense of Sanity by GK Chesterton, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa Hendey, Extreme Makeover by Theresa Tomeo, “Out of the Darkness” by AnteRoom Pictures
CARA says that most Catholics get their Church news from print media… really?

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, Entanglement
Joshua, Linux and Oink
Fr. Ryan, 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read (Also by Dr. Wiker, 10 Books that Screwed Up the World)
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkienw

CU Episode 178: The Archbishop and the Applearch

Fr. Chris — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:02:11 +0000

We discuss the life and death of two greats of our time, Archbishop Philip Hannan and Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs, both of whom died this week. We talk about the less-than-spectacular iPhone 4s announcement, an unintended Donatism redux which may be occurring, and our picks of the week.

Episode 178 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:10:20 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

Archbishop Phillip Hannan, 1913-2011 (Autobiography, Video)
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (WSJ, Apple.com)
The Zune is EOL.
Apple launched the iPhone 4s… It’s not exactly jump up and down stuff.
Amazon has launched much cooler stuff…
The Japanese are selling Arks… Like Noah… No Seriously.
The Pope is stealing ideas from CatholiCon!
Movie Courageous is basically the fruit of a Baptist church. The Catholicism Project from Fr. Barron is also pretty great! (Also, Fr. Ryan really hates Lenten Friday fish fries…)
The BBC is pretending Christ isn’t the fulcrum of history. Shame on them!
The US Bishops are calling out Catholics on voting and public moral issues.
Are the Donatists back?

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, FamigliaPalumbi.blogspot.com
Joshua, YouAreNotAPhotographer.com
Fr. Ryan, The Stanley TimerMax Digislim
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, The Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton

CU Episode 177: Father Ryan Hearts Taylor Swift and Other Insults

Fr. Chris — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:58:12 +0000

We remember Pope John Paul I, Kindle some Fire, gossip about the iPhone 5, insult people properly, upgrade Canon Law, bring Benedictines into the Space Age, and talk about why your vocations program isn’t working. Plus! Our picks of the week!

Episode 177 Shownotes

Fr. Ryan — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:46:44 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

Pope John Paul I died on this day. RIP.
The Kindle Fire is here!
The iPhone 5 is only a week away!
George Weigel schools us on how to properly insult someone.
Pope Benedict has made some adjustments to the Code of Canon Law. Are they as small as they seem?
The Monastery of Norcia have expanded their digital offerings.
Vocations programs… We discuss why they don’t work.

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris,Rocketfish Mini-Display Port to HDMI Dongle
Joshua, HP P1102W Laserjet Printer
Fr. Ryan, Taylor Swift’s Speak Now Concert Tour (Fr. Ryan’s Blog Post)
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, Parish Priest: Fr. Michael McGivney