Episode #13 – Spirit & Truth and Technical Difficulties

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BTS #13 is jam packed! We discuss superstitions, we share a what’s my line and we debut a new segment called Catholics of Caliber where we interview Shelley Fravala of Spirit and Truth in St. Louis.

We start out with our three Js! In our news segment we talk about the new Beloit Mindset List. The list “provides a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of freshmen students entering college. It is used around the world as the school year begins, as a reminder of the rapidly changing frame of reference for this new generation.” Check out the Beloit Mindset list here. Nick tells us about Nature’s Call, a young adult Labor Day camping trip. This week Nick and his roommate made a Nature’s Call promo video and posted it on YouTube.

During the episode, we had some crazy technical difficulties! So in our Help I’m Fallen segment we briefly discuss common superstitions and what we believe about them as Catholics. To hear more, check out episode #666 of the Daily Breakfast, which talks about that topic.

Our new segment is called Catholics of Caliber. This month Nick interviews Shelley Fravala of Spirit and Truth in St. Louis. Spirit and Truth is a Catholic ministry whose mission is “to bring young adults into relationship with Christ through worship of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, study of church teachings and sacred scripture and celebrations of Catholic traditions, while forming a community of life-giving relationships.” Young Adults meet for Eucharistic Adoration and fellowship afterwords at a local restaurant. (more…)

Episode #10 – A Priest and a Doctor in the House

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We have made it to our tenth episode! In honor of this special show, we met with Paul Camarata of the Saintcast and Fr. Seraphim Beshoner of Catholic Under the Hood on the Plaza in Kansas City. Both of them have fantastic podcasts and we really appreciate the time they took to record an episode with us.

In this episode, we have a “What’s My Line?” comment from our friend, Victoria, who we met at the Catholic New Media Celebration in San Antonio, TX.

During the news segment, we talk about Pope Benedict XVI’s broken wrist and his summer location at Castel Gandalfo. Additionally, how much do you owe on your credit card bill? Pat finds an interesting story about someone whose bill was enormously large.

This week, for our “Help, I’m Fallen” segment, we tackle the problem of healthcare in the United States: What should be done, how does it relate to the dignity of life, and what are the moral decisions behind providing everyone in the United States with access to healthcare. (more…)

Episode #9 – I Can Has Podcast

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In this episode, Nick and Pat talk about the news of the day—Nick’s involvement with Catholic Heart Workcamp, Pat’s birthday and Walter Cronkite’s passing.

We have a new “What’s my Line” suggestion from Jeff Young, of CatholicFoodie.com along with some feedback from him about the show, and Nick and Pat work in Brian’s suggestion from the last episode.

Nick and Pat start a new segment called Catholics of Caliber where they highlight a Catholic person of interest. In this episode, we interview Jeff Geerling about LOLSaints.com. We hear about how the site got started and talk with Jeff about some of his other Projects, including Open Source Catholic and his blog, Life is a Prayer. (more…)

Episode #8 – Suits and Sacraments

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In this episode, we talk about our initial impressions of the Harry Potter movie. We did stay up late to see the premier showing at midnight. Along with our brief review, we invite our listeners to join us at the Nature’s Call campout at Lake Pomme de Terre over Labor Day weekend.

We continue our discussion about religion in the workplace and have two guests, Nick’s old roommate, Gerard and Steve Nelson from the On The U podcast. The discussion involves how to talk with people who present ideas about your faith that are wrong, praying in a public place and how to know if someone at work is interested in having a talk about faith.

In honor of our guests, we have a special edition of “Chick Flick or Horror Film,” and quiz our guests on three films. See if you can get all three identified correctly. (more…)