15 Minutes with the Bishop: Permanent diaconate
In this week’s episode, Bishop Patrick Dunn and Gavin talk about the permanent diaconate, a ministry in the Church and part of the sacrament of Holy Orders. The diaconate has its roots in Scripture, but has not been in constant use. It has experienced a resurgence in the past 40 years, including in New Zealand.
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15 Minutes with the Bishop: Marriage
“Marriage” has been a word on people’s lips in recent weeks with the wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine. In this week’s episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks about the very Christian marriage ceremony the royals had, as well as the Catholic understanding of marriage. He also explains why the Catholic Church places such an importance on marriage as a sacrament.
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15 Minutes with the Bishop: Celibacy
In this week’s episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland talks with Icon Media’s Gavin Abraham about the origins of priestly celibacy, the tradition of it in the Catholic Church and its practice today. New episodes of this new show are uploaded every Friday.
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15 Minutes with the Bishop: Verbum Domini
Late last year, Pope Benedict XVI released the apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, which was his bringing together of the various recommendations and conclusions of the 2008 Synod of Bishops on the Word of God. In this week’s episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn offers some insights into the document, which can be accessed on the Vatican website by clicking here.
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15 Minutes with the Bishop: John Paul II
In the second episode of 15 Minutes with the Bishop, Bishop Patrick Dunn talks to Gavin Abraham about this weekend’s beatification of Pope John Paul II, offering some insights into his meetings with the late Pope and the process leading to the celebration in Rome. New episodes of 15 Minutes with the Bishop are released each Friday.
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15 Minutes with the Bishop: Easter
Icon Media launches the newest show on the Station 15 podcast network today, Good Friday: 15 Minutes with the Bishop. In this first episode, Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland talks to Gavin Abraham about the great feast of Easter, the high point of the Church’s calendar. Each week, Bishop Patrick will sit down with someone from Icon Media and spend 15 minutes discussing a topic that is important to the Bishop and to the Church. New episodes will be released each Friday.
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15th Station Special – Christmas with Bishop Patrick Dunn
As Christmas week begins, Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland sits down with Icon Media’s Gavin Abraham for a discussion about the wonderful feast of Christmas. Bishop Patrick talks about childhood memories of Christmas and what a typical Christmas Day is like for a Catholic Bishop, as well as offering a Christmas greeting.
-Note updated 23/12/2010: fixes to sound levels (funky gating)
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Catechiwi: The ministerial priesthood
In our final episode of 2010, Catechiwi welcomes back Bishop Patrick Dunn as he talks about a topic he literally wrote a book on: Priesthood. Bishop Dunn speaks about some of the theological aspects of the priesthood as well as offering some personal insights into his own vocation.
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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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