Station XV: Episode 33 — The priests and the vuvezelas
With the (Football) World Cup on in South Africa, we could hardly ignore it. But in this month’s episode we also mark the close of the Year for Priests, a time of great joy — and a few challenges — for the priesthood. We also talk about hell, chastity and work, three topics that don’t always follow on from one another with much ease.
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Catechiwi – The Council of Nicaea
Two months ago, it was a discussion on the evangelical counsels: Poverty, chastity and obedience. This month, we’re talking about ecumenical councils, and specifically the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century. This was the Council that gave us the Creed we recite on Sundays. In this episode, Fr Merv Duffy, SM, is back to discuss that council and the legacy it left.
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Station XV – Episode 32 – we’re all about the Pope
In this month’s show, we reflect on the first 5 years of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate, discuss the upcoming budget from a Catholic perspective, look at the Pope’s travels to Malta and the U.K., examine the timing around the new translation of the Missal, and think about sending the Pope a text message! Follow us on facebook.com/station15 or twitter.com/station15.
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Catechiwi – Ascension and Pentecost
We often think of Christmas and Easter as the two great feasts of the Church’s year — and they are. But Ascension and Pentecost, the two dates at the end of the season of Easter, are also incredibly important dates in the Catholic calendar. Catechiwi favourite Fr Merv Duffy, SM, returns to the expert’s chair to discuss Christ’s Ascension into heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit in this month’s episode of Catechiwi.
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No Familia this month
Sorry everyone – Brendan and the Familia team have been a bit crazy busy the last couple of months with the visit to New Zealand by Cardinal Arinze. But look forward to a great new episode in June!
Station XV – Episode 31 – Abuse, apologies and another round
It’s not a pleasant topic to cover, but we’d be remiss in leaving it out this month. So we deal in detail with the growing abuse scandal in Europe and the attacks on the Pope, the Waihopai Three spybase destroyers and their “not guilty” verdict, the terrible case of a woman starving herself to death, and the pubs in Ireland opening on Good Friday…for a football match! Follow us at facebook.com/station15 or twitter.com/station15
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Catechiwi: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
They’re the evangelical counsels — better known today as the religious vows. For centuries, religious priests, brothers and sisters have been adhering to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. But, as Fr Bernie Thomas, OFM, explains, those principles provide a blueprint for living for all people. Gavin Abraham talks to Fr Bernie about how living the counsels has changed over the centuries, but in many ways stayed the same.
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Station XV – Episode 30 – Around the world
A great show that takes us all over the world this month! We talk about the debate around adopting the upcoming changes to the Mass missal, the NZ Medical Council losing the plot and forcing Catholic doctors to refer for abortions, how Christian are the Christian Democrats in Germany, atheists failing to get on the bus with their ad campaign copied from the UK, and a French project for dialling in for Confession. Turns out, that’s not allowed. Check it out, and follow us on facebook.com/station15 or twitter.com/station15.
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Familia – Episode 17
Back from our break, this month Familia explores the following questions:
– Is adultery the the “exception” to the Catholic teachings which oppose divorce?
– Do you have any practical tips on how to go about having a family prayer time?
– Can you provide practical advice about raising the birds and the bees with children?
– What do we do if we have a child who doesn’t want to go to church anymore?
– Does the Catholic Church have any teachings about whether it should be the husband or the wife who goes out to work and earn money for the family?
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Station XV – Episode 29 – Prepare for the Lightning Round!
After a month off, we’ve got so much news to cover that we’ve added “The Lightning Round” to the end of the podcast to cram more news into the show! In this month’s show, what has the world come to when a student sells her virginity for $45,000, the Pope talks to the UK bishops about discrimination in the (Church) workplace, Caritas is still uneasy about the “three strikes” rule, hope and tragedy all mixed together in the Haiti earthquake, Harry Knox: Obama adviser and anti-fan of the Church, another step closer to Australia’s first Saint, and the Seminarians of New Zealand on a tiki-tour of our Cathedrals. What a show! Follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/station15) or Facebook (facebook.com/station15).
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