Living Lent Well
Catechiwi’s resident expert Fr Merv Duffy speaks about Lent, the season of preparation for the pinnacle of the Church’s year: Easter. Fr Merv talks to Gavin Abraham about the origins of Lent, the three Christian actions we are called to focus on during Lent and speaks about the significance of the number “40” in Christian and Jewish history.
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Familia on hiatus
Hey everyone – the Familia podcast will be on hiatus for the next couple of months while we do some shifting around and relocation. But we’ll be back really soon, so check out our back catalogue in the meantime.
The Ultimate Form of Prayer
After hearing from Fr Merv Duffy last month — last year even — on the various forms of prayer, this month’s episode of Catechiwi looks at the Holy Mass, generally considered to be the ultimate form of prayer. When was the first Mass? What are the various parts of the Mass? How does the Mass prepare us for the world? Fr Merv is back to answer those questions and others.
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No Station 15 episode for January
Well it’s summer time down here in NZ, and the living may be a little too easy as we’ve been unable to call the crew together for an episode recording! Whether it’s a honeymoon, Hearts Aflame (www.heartsaflame.org.nz) or just the call of the Kiwi beaches, we are all scattered across the country and the globe at the moment, so there won’t be a 15th Station episode this month.
Awwww…don’t cry! We’ll be back next month, we promise. Until then, maybe listen to some of our old episodes you might have missed? Or spend the time praying for some needy causes – the tragedy in Haiti springs to mind.
See you next month!
Familia – Episode 16
This month’s edition of Familia features part two of a special two part interview with Dr. Gerard O’Shea. Gerard is the principal of a Catholic primary school in Melbourne as well as being a Ph.D. He recently visited New Zealand to talk about the challenges of being a Catholic parent, and to explain the new sexuality education program, based on Catholic teaching, which has implemented in his school with great success.
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Station XV – Episode 28 – roasting by the Christmas fire
For our final show of the decade, the three (not so wise) men talk about the bishops opposing the FPA’s application for an abortion license, the Pope’s take on climate change, have a heated exchange about adding “Catholic” to the names of our schools, the latest Irish abuse report, and eye damage to well meaning but misguided Catholic pilgrims? All this and some more great music from the Priests – Happy Christmas everyone!
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Catechiwi: Teach Me How to Pray
It’s something we should be doing every day, multiple times each day. No, not brushing your teeth (though that’s good too). In the December episode of Catechiwi, we speak to Fr Merv Duffy, SM, on prayer. Fr Merv, a Catechiwi favourite, talks about different reasons to pray, different ways to pray and gives some valuable advice on prayer in general.
[Apologies for the late posting — Gavin. Mea maxima culpa.]
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Familia – Episode 15
This month’s edition of Familia features part one of a special two part interview with Dr. Gerard O’Shea. Gerard is the principal of a Catholic primary school in Melbourne as well as being a Ph.D. He recently visited New Zealand to talk about the challenges of being a Catholic parent, and to explain the new sexuality education program, based on Catholic teaching, which has implemented in his school with great success.
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Station XV – Episode 27 – Cathanglicans and Destiny
In this episode we talk about Anglicans coming home, Destiny and Tamaki’s “spiritual sons”, a record intake at our seminary here in New Zealand, and whether selling the Vatican would solve world hunger…or would just be a stupid idea! Plus we preview the new album by The Priests. You can catch the video stream up at www.ustream.tv/the15thstation, and you can find us on Twitter at twitter.com/station15, and on Facebook at facebook.com/station15.
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Catechiwi – with a Vatican official
When Christ walked the earth, it was his wish that the Church should be “one”. However, over the past 2000 years, the Church has had major splits and minor splits, leading to countless Christian churches around the world. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has been trying to restore unity with other Christians. In this month’s episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Msgr Juan Usma Gomez, a native of Colombia and now an official with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Msgr Usma Gomez talks about the successes of the ecumenical movement, looks at the “state of play” at the moment and touches on the recent Vatican announcement on welcoming Anglicans into the Church.
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