Familia — Episode 14
This month we take a break from our usual programing schedule to bring you a special presentation on euthanasia that was given by Brendan Malone last month in Auckland. The talk, entitled “Euthanasia and Human Dignity”, examines the recent cultural trend towards embracing euthanasia and it explores some of the philosophical errors underpinning this trend, and some good reasons why legalising euthanasia is a very dangerous thing for a society to do.
Station XV, Episode 26 — Saints, Samoa and Southland
The 15th Station welcomes a couple of new panelists on this month’s show as we discuss the Church’s newest saints, the deadly tsunami in the Pacific and officials telling Catholics not to get pregnant. Those stories, and much more, on this month’s episode, including the latest “apparition” of Our Lady. Is this the Virgin Mary — http://www.virginmarysamoa.com/VM3.jpg? Or is it a Coke bottle? You decide…
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Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn
Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first “appearance” on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It’s been around since Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, but it’s still the major mission of the Church. How can Catholics help evangelise in the 21st century? What is the “new evangelisation” Pope John Paul II talked about? Listen for answers to those questions and many more.
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Familia – Episode 13
In this latest edition of Familia we explore the following questions:
– Can you offer some practical tips for raising medium to large families?
– If a person from a different denomination gets married and divorces due to his/her spouse cheating on them, and then later they become Catholic; Can that person later on get married again in the Catholic church and do they need to get an annulment?
– Are pro-lifers just unrealistic idealists who promote ideas that just don’t work in the real world?
– What exactly does chastity mean?
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Station XV – Episode 25 – Tonight, on a very special Station 15…
What a show! Tonight we have Father Roderick from SQPN.com, down here on his New Zealand adventure! He joins a very full Rendition Studios as we talk about his travels here and in Australia, the lifting of the swine flu restrictions, the rolling back (or not) of Vatican II, death threats and the former Archbishop of Zimbabwe, and the banning of trousers as a way to remind people of the importance of Sundays?!? Check us out on Facebook or on Twitter (twitter.com/station15)
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Catechiwi — The Theology of Suffering
In this latest episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Dutch priest Fr Roderick Vonhogen — currently visiting Australia and New Zealand — on another fundamental question of the Faith. Fr Roderick answers the question “Why did Jesus have to suffer?”
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Familia – Episode 12
In this month’s edition of the Familia Podcast we explore the following questions: what can we do to avoid pornography, if you are a Catholic, is it ok to circumcise your male children, if a Catholic marries a non-Catholic or non-Christian is their marriage a sacrament, does pre-marital sex change the sacramental nature of marriage, what can a solo mum do to relate Catholic sexual teachings as well as general things guys should know regarding sexuality to teenage sons?
Station XV – Episode 24 – Two years old today!
Happy birthday to us! With today being the Feast of the Assumption, it’s been two years since our first episode. This month we talk about a new approach to justice, the referendum on smacking, more anti-Christian violence with more mainstream media silence, clapping at Mass, and Fr Roderick from SQPN.com’s Daily Breakfast podcast is coming to New Zealand!!!
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Catechiwi – The Saints Come Marching In
Catechiwi returns for another show examining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith. In this month’s episode, Fr Peter Fitzsimons explains the Church’s understanding of and teaching about saints. Who can become a saint? What does that process involve? How can you live more like a saint? Is using saints to pray actually idolatry? Those questions and more are answered in this programme.
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Familia – Episode 11
This month’s edition of the Familia Podcast explores the following questions: with the recent referendum on the ‘anti-smacking’ bill does the Church have any new information to consider before we vote on it; Obama has recently put through some very controversial legislation on abortion in the states, what has been the Churches reaction; is there a set standard that a couple should be looking for in their marriage preparation; why don’t we hear more about avoiding pre-marital sex from our priests?
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