Vatican You Vol. 1, Ep. 6 "Two Edged Sword" Edition

Catholic News Desk Live returns for this "Two Edged Sword" Edition of Vatican You, which starts with the co-hosts giving Fr. Shaun a 'style' score on his show intro.  This week we consider how the Word of God (this amazing guy named Jesus) continues to preach His Gospel through the mysteries of the liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium, par. 33-36) - reminded of what Hebrews tells us: that "the Word of God is living and effective, sharper than a two edge sword."

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• Fr. Chris takes this week's '2 Minute Drill' - and we reflect on Fr. Alan's favorite nickname for him
• All of the ways that words - our words and God's Word (who is really an amazing person) - come together in this wonderful thing we call 'liturgy'
• Fr. Jerry raps (yes, he raps...) the hippest show promo known to humankind - and it makes us wonder how long it will take for the folks at Breadbox Media to give us the "thanks for playing" phone call
• Fr. Shaun shares his (actually pretty awesome) recent purchase - and why Fr. Alan can never use it
• Catholic News Desk Live returns with a story that puts Pope and pasta in the same sentence - and hopefully doesn't get any of our hosts excommunicated

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Vol 1, Ep 6 "Two Edged Sword"

How the Word of God continues to preach Good News through the mysteries of the liturgy is this week's topic as we look at Sacrosanctum Concilium par. 33-36. We see how our words and God's Word come together in liturgy, we hear Fr. Jerry rap (yes, RAP) a new Vatican You promo and we learn about Fr. Shaun's newest purchase (and why Fr. Alan can't use it). Catholic News Desk Live returns with 'Pope' and 'pasta' in the same sentence, and our hosts hoping it doesn't get them in hot water. (Get it...pasta...hot water...) Join us for this week's edition of Vatican You on Breadbox Media.

Vol 1, Ep 5 "No Right to Privacy"

Liturgy is inherently a communal act; never observed privately, always an action of the whole. This week we explore what that means for each person participating in the liturgy (and that's ALL of us), how doing our part (and only our part, and doing it well) brings dignity to each of us and the whole celebration. We go totally random with our first shot at "What's It Say?" and discover why Fr. Chris is a Catholic in VERY good standing in Fostoria, OH. Other topics include what gold stars and skylines have to do with priests' mothers, and why Fr. Shaun's hacking his parish IT systems means you should invest in companies that manufacture label makers. Fr. Jerry realizes a life-long dream, Fr. Alan takes the '2-Minute Drill', and Fr. Chris gets the last 'last word'.

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Vatican You Vol. 1, Ep. 5 "No Right to Privacy" Edition

Put on your seat belt folks - Vatican You is back with the "No Right to Privacy" edition, exploring the communal nature of the liturgy (par. 26-33 of Sacrosanctum Concilium).  In between debating gold stars and skylines - and what they have to do with priests' mothers - we explore the difference between 'planning the liturgy' and 'preparing the liturgy' and discover why there is no such thing as 'private' liturgy.  We also discuss how each person doing their part - and only their part - and doing it well - contributes to the dignity of the entire community's celebration.  Also on this week's show:

• Fr. Jerry reflects on fulfilling a life-long dream rooted in having a face made for radio
• We learn what it takes to be a Catholic in good standing in Fostoria, OH (and why Fr. Chris is a Catholic in very good standing)
• Fr. Shaun confesses to hacking his parish's computer systems, and Fr. Alan shares why he's buying all the stock he can in companies that manufacture label makers
• Fr. Alan takes this week's '2 Minute Drill', Fr. Chris gets the last 'last word', and we play a totally random round of 'What's It Say?'

All this and more on this week's edition of the Vatican You Show.  Join us!