Station XV – Episode 36 – Feeling the Earth move under our feet
Finally released after some technical challeneges, in this episode we talk about the large earthquake in Christchurch, changing the age for First Holy Communion, Pope Benedict meeting with an Anglican clergywoman, the fate of the Teschemakers altar, and a story of generosity…to the tune of $50,000! Follow us at facebook.com/station15 or twitter.com/station15.
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Station XV: Episode 35 – Belated Happy Birthday to us!
We’re three years old today…well, yesterday actually. So, for our celebration episode, we talk about New Zealand as a secular country, Poland struggling with the same, paying to see the Pope in the UK, the battle over the sale of a Auckland Catholic school, and can you sell a confessional box on eBay as a sauna?!? Follow us at facebook.com/station15 or twitter.com/station15. Thanks to all our listeners for the past three years!
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Station XV: Episode 34 — Belgians and Blue Brothers
The panel returns with a series of hot topics to tackle this month, including the Belgian police raids that saw a number of a number of Catholic bishops detained as well as the upcoming visit of the Holy Father to the United Kingdom. We also discuss the Vatican’s newspaper endorsement of The Blues Brothers and their “Mission from God”, with L’Osservatore Romano saying it’s undoubtedly a Catholic film. If you’re looking for a Catholic spin on some of today’s film, you can check out the Australian Catholic Film Office or the United States Bishops’ Media Office for reviews.
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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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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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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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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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Station XV – Episode 23 – Charity, Truth and all that jazz
In this month’s episode we talk about the Pope’s new encyclical (Caritas in Veritate), the years of Paul and the priest, whether priestly celibacy is still relevant or not, more Swine Flu restrictions, and the fastest altar boy in the West? Follow us at twitter.com/station15, subscribe in iTunes, or become a fan by searching for “The 15th Station” in Facebook.
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Station XV – Episode 21 – Holy Father’s Holy Land holiday?
In this month’s episode, we cover the Holy Father’s trip to the Holy Land, the Swine Flu restrictions on reception of Communion, the anti-Catholic media bias, offering women who seek abortions the opportunity to view the ultrasound, and Our Lady appearing in a…coffee stain? (http://tinyurl.com/qdu9p9)
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Station XV – Episode 20 – Fair-weather Catholics
In our Easter podcast for 2009, we talk about the Mercy Centre in Wellington hosting a relationship seminar for gay and lesbian couples, fair-weather Catholics, Obama and Notre Dame, Amnesty International and a Kiwi trying to change their stance on abortion, the Pope and his reaffirmation of the Church’s teaching on condoms and AIDS, and a 90-year old priest who gives money to the poor!
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