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John Morgan is a teacher, writer and musician and comes to the podcast via a couple of mutual friends of his and Paul's. John grew up in a small house where his Dad worked for the local utility company and his mom was a teacher. His dad went to St. Christopher's and John's parents decided to send him there as well. John and Paul talked about his experiences at St. Christopher's and John told Paul a powerful story about his best friend in middle school. As a result, music became very important and a big part of John's life. He spoke about why he loves music and the influence it has had on his life. After St. Christopher's, John went to VMI where he didn't have the best “rat” year, but found his groove his last three years playing music and discovering a passion for writing. After graduating from and through a program at VMI, John taught English overseas and then came home where he worked for a creative agency. After about three years, he started his teaching career in Richmond, then in San Francisco and then back in Richmond at St. Catherine's where he has been for sixteen years. They finished by talking about his wife Dawn, their two sons and his awesome in-laws.

Coach Bob Walsh is back and is it the most perfect time or what. After St. John's knocked off UConn on the road on Friday night, thanks in part to a base line out of bounds play he drew up according to Rick Pitino. We recap the win, talk about the season, RJ Luis Jr's rise, Kadary Richmond's never wavering attitude and how special this season as been with plenty more to work to do.Follow the podcast on Twitter:@EyeonStormPod = Eye on the Storm Podcast#sjubb

We welcome back Kathleen Carr of the Sacred Art Institute to discuss beauty, liturgy, and the cultivation of good aesthetic taste. Why is sacred art so compelling, and why does it inspire so many conversions? Father Finishes with Timely Thoughts.   Show Notes Sacred Art & Adoration Presentation: The Eucharist as a Source of Beautiful Art & Culture | Catholic Art Institute Vision of Paschal Bayolon by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Mediocrity Will Convert No One, but Beauty Will: The Purpose of Sacred Art in the Modern World| National Catholic Register Catholic Art Institute Catholic Art Institute - YouTube Conference 2024 | Catholic Art Institute Liturgical Arts Journal The Difference of an Interior Restoration: St. Mary's in Menasha, WI ~ Liturgical Arts Journal Before and After: Holy Innocents in Long Beach, California ~ Liturgical Arts Journal Before and After: St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Janesville, Wisconsin ~ Liturgical Arts Journal Looking for Jesus at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Letter to Artists, (April 4, 1999) | John Paul II Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence: Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life Does the Church Need Good Music? (Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) 7/13/23 Do Catholics Really Need Beauty? (Cornelius Sullivan) 8/28/18 Diocese of Brooklyn Eucharistic Revival Mass at Louis Armstrong Stadium (Queens, NY) The 8th National Eucharist Congress | October 17-20, 1938 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The games of the Third Olympiad were the first Olympics to be held on American soil. After St. Louis wrestled away the chance to host the games from Chicago, they lumped the event in with the Louisiana Purchase Expo and World Fair. The Olympic Marathon, an event that everyone looked forward to, was a mess from start to finish. Full of comedy, danger, and cheating. Travel back in time with Curator 135 and learn about all of the shenanigans that took place. It got so bad that the International Olympic Committee tried to have marathons removed from further Olympic games. Support the show

After St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, our Lord “began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised” (Matt. 16:21). Upon hearing this “theology of the cross,” Simon Peter stumbled into a satanic “theology of glory.” But the glory of God is revealed in the Passion and cross of His incarnate Son. The faithful prophets, such as Jeremiah, suffered persecution and rejection in anticipation of Jesus' cross. Yet the Lord did not abandon them; He remembered them, and He was with them to deliver them (Jer. 15:15–20). By His cross, Jesus has redeemed the world, and in His resurrection, He has vindicated all who trust in Him. Thus, the Christian life is a discipleship of self-sacrificing love. Since Christ Jesus has reconciled us to God, we “live peaceably with all” (Rom. 12:18). By the certainty of His cross and resurrection, we “rejoice in hope,” and we are “patient in tribulation” and “constant in prayer” (Rom. 12:12).   ----- Trinity Lutheran Church, School and Child Care have been "Making Known the Love of Christ" in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and throughout the world since 1853 as a congregation gathering around God's Word and Sacraments to receive forgiveness and life everlasting. Trinity is located in downtown Sheboygan, only one block from the Mead Public Library and the Weill Center for the Performing Arts. We invite you to visit us in person! Trinity Lutheran Sheboygan is a proud member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Visit their website: https://www.lcms.org/​​​​ Music for this production was obtained through a licensing agreement with One License, LLC. The copyright permission to reprint, podcast, and record hymns and songs is acquired through ID Number: 730195-A #LCMS #Lutheran #DivineService

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 Capitals 7, Blackhawks 3 – Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3 Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored as Washington earned its fifth straight win. Conor Sheary had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 26 stops. The Capitals went 6-2-1 during a nine-game stretch that had only one home date. They play seven of their next nine at home, beginning Thursday night against Dallas. Chicago dropped to 1-11-1 in its last 13 games. It has scored just four goals during a four-game slide. Hurricanes 1, Red Wings 0 – Skjei gives Carolina 1-0 win; Detroit’s Larkin leaves game Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for points on the road — passing Hartford's 10-point trip from Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1996. Ville Husso made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin blocked a shot earlier in the game and did not return for the third period. Coach Derek Lalonde said Larkin would not be able to play on Wednesday but didn’t elaborate. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Leach had been hospitalized over the weekend and had a bout of pneumonia late this season. He died Monday night. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six. Mike Leach was 61. NCAAFB – Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program following the sudden death of coach Mike Leach at the age of 61. Mississippi State is facing a search for a new coach. The annual signing day for recruits is coming up next week. Some players may transfer. And MSU is already looking for a permanent athletic director. Bracky Brett is serving in an interim role since John Cohen left to become AD at Auburn. NCAAFB – CFP – Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP Ohio State didn't get to control its playoff destiny after losing to rival Michigan at the end of the regular season. No matter. The Buckeyes are in the postseason and they're yearning for redemption. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the No. 4 Buckeyes had productive practices last week and realize the opportunity they have in front of them with a semifinal showdown against top-ranked Georgia. The Buckeyes took the back door into the College Football Playoff, benefiting from USC's second loss this year to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game. Defending champion Georgia will host Ohio State on New Year's Eve in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. NFL – Cardinals QB Kyler Murray out for season with torn ACL Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury confirmed the extent of the injury during his Tuesday news conference. The news is not a surprise after the 25-year-old injured his knee on the third play of Monday night's 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. The fourth-year quarterback was flushed out of the pocket and running to his right when he tried to juke past a Patriots defender, but tumbled to the grass in obvious pain. Players from both teams surrounded the quarterback before he was carted off the field with a towel draped over his head. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Green says Bucks fan ‘threatened’ him; fan tossed A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop in play in the third quarter. Green said he pointed out the fan’s behavior to a game official, and the situation was taken care of from there. Green said the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.” The Warriors lost the game 128-111. NCAA – Michigan State must disclose deals with 2 big sports donors A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department. Michigan State has acknowledged that some of the money will help pay for a $95 million contract with football coach Mel Tucker. Tucker got a new deal in 2021 while leading the Spartans to an 11-2 record. But Michigan State has refused to release the agreements with Mat Ishbia and Steve St. Andre, citing a privacy exemption in the state's public records law. A judge rejected that argument Monday. Michigan State has 10 days to release the records. The lawsuit was filed by the Detroit Free Press. MLB – AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal All Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. That agreement gave him the right to opt out after one year and $35.1 million to hit the market again. Correa batted .291 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in his one season with Minnesota. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 11:35 a.m. Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel, 7:00 p.m. Toledo Walleye at Norfolk Admirals, 7:05 p.m. NBAGL – NBA G-League Tonight Sioux Falls Skyforce at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. Windy City Bulls at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m. FIFA – World Cup 2020 – Qatar Yesterday Semifinal 1 Argentina 3, Croatia 0 Argentine 3, Croatia 0 – Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. He could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julián Álvarez to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia. It set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday's title match. It will be the 35-year-old Messi's second World Cup final in what might be his last ever appearance at the tournament. Croatia failed in its bid to reach a second straight World Cup final. Today Semifinal 2 France vs. Morocco, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Morocco faces France in politically charged WCup semifinal As Morocco faces France in the World Cup semifinal, many players and fans of both diverse teams grapple with family tales of colonial history, challenges of immigration, questions of national loyalty. The match has political and emotional resonance for both nations. It dredges up everything that's complicated about the relationship in which France still wields considerable influence. For many in the former protectorate, the match against the defending champion is an opportunity to show that Morocco is a formidable foe — on the soccer pitch at least — even though immigration between the two countries has blurred the lines for many in France and in Morocco about who to support Wednesday in Qatar. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC Battle Creek Central 52, Lakeshore 28 -J.J. Frakes led Lakeshore with 9 points in a 52-28 loss at Battle Creek Central. Jackson Bushu added 7 in the loss. Kalamazoo Central 51, St. Joseph 43 -After St. Joe took a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, Kalamazoo Central tied the game at 19-19 at the half and outscored St. Joe 17-4 in the third quarter before holding off a Bear comeback in the 4th quarter of a 51-43 win.  Chase Sanders had 13 points to lead St. Joe while Luke Lehner had 12.  Kai Wyndarden came off the bench and had 11.  Hutch ward had 27 for KC. Mattawan 69, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57 Portage Central 57, Gull Lake 51 Battle Creek Lakeview 67, Portage Northern 54 Wolverine Otsego 53, Sturgis 43 Edwardsburg 62, Paw Paw 57 Plainwell 57, Three Rivers 33 Niles 49, Vicksburg 28 BCS Countryside 54, Our Lady of the Lake 42 -Ja'Vrius Gordan scored 23 points for Countryside in a 54-42 win over Our Lady of the Lake. Eau Claire 88, New Buffalo 45 SAC Bridgman 53, Coloma 29 Parchment 73, Delton-Kellogg 39 Kalamazoo Hackett 83, Galesburg-Augusta 50 Lawton 48, Gobles 20 Constantine 76, Holland Black River 62 Saugatuck 74, Allegan 44 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 66, Bangor 12 White Pigeon 74, Comstock 50 Lawrence 52, Mendon 49 Centerville 70, Decatur 49 -Jesse Bauschke had 21 points to lead Decatur. Non-Conference River Valley 55, Dowagiac 44 Schoolcraft 57, Marshall 53 Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore 52, Battle Creek Central 26 -Lakeshore had three players in double figures, led by Emily Lockman's 15 points in a 52-26 win over Battle Creek Central, Paige Lies had 13, while Megan Wurster scored 11. Kalamazoo Central 64, St. Joseph 41 -Jaslynn Ward had 14 points to lead St. Joe in a 64-41 loss at Kalamazoo Central. Mattawan 47, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 Portage Central 31, Gull Lake 24 Battle Creek Lakeview 39, Portage Northern 19 Wolverine Otsego 66, Sturgis 44 Edwardsburg 53, Paw Paw 40 Three Rivers 50, Plainwell 45 Vicksburg 67, Niles 7 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 59, Countryside 8 -Abby Schrauben had a game high 12 points to lead the Lakers over Countryside Academy 59-8. Michigan Lutheran 36, Howardsville Christian 28 Eau Claire 19, New Buffalo 17 SAC Kalamazoo Christian 61, Gobles 27 Martin 39, Kalamazoo Hackett 35 Lawton 42, Saugatuck 35 Southwest 10 Bangor 67, Cassopolis 22 White Pigeon 53, Comstock 22 Mendon 48, Lawrence 29 Centreville 51, Decatur 22 Non-Conference Watervliet 55, Hartford 6 Dowagiac 50, River Valley 24 GR Ottawa Hills 60, Allegan 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Eau Claire at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m.Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin holds his 798, 799, and 800th career goal pucks in the locker room next to hats collected for his hat trick after an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Carolina Hurricanes right wing Stefan Noesen (23) shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 Capitals 7, Blackhawks 3 – Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3 Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored as Washington earned its fifth straight win. Conor Sheary had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 26 stops. The Capitals went 6-2-1 during a nine-game stretch that had only one home date. They play seven of their next nine at home, beginning Thursday night against Dallas. Chicago dropped to 1-11-1 in its last 13 games. It has scored just four goals during a four-game slide. Hurricanes 1, Red Wings 0 – Skjei gives Carolina 1-0 win; Detroit’s Larkin leaves game Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for points on the road — passing Hartford's 10-point trip from Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1996. Ville Husso made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin blocked a shot earlier in the game and did not return for the third period. Coach Derek Lalonde said Larkin would not be able to play on Wednesday but didn’t elaborate. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Leach had been hospitalized over the weekend and had a bout of pneumonia late this season. He died Monday night. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six. Mike Leach was 61. NCAAFB – Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program following the sudden death of coach Mike Leach at the age of 61. Mississippi State is facing a search for a new coach. The annual signing day for recruits is coming up next week. Some players may transfer. And MSU is already looking for a permanent athletic director. Bracky Brett is serving in an interim role since John Cohen left to become AD at Auburn. NCAAFB – CFP – Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP Ohio State didn't get to control its playoff destiny after losing to rival Michigan at the end of the regular season. No matter. The Buckeyes are in the postseason and they're yearning for redemption. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the No. 4 Buckeyes had productive practices last week and realize the opportunity they have in front of them with a semifinal showdown against top-ranked Georgia. The Buckeyes took the back door into the College Football Playoff, benefiting from USC's second loss this year to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game. Defending champion Georgia will host Ohio State on New Year's Eve in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. NFL – Cardinals QB Kyler Murray out for season with torn ACL Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury confirmed the extent of the injury during his Tuesday news conference. The news is not a surprise after the 25-year-old injured his knee on the third play of Monday night's 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. The fourth-year quarterback was flushed out of the pocket and running to his right when he tried to juke past a Patriots defender, but tumbled to the grass in obvious pain. Players from both teams surrounded the quarterback before he was carted off the field with a towel draped over his head. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Green says Bucks fan ‘threatened’ him; fan tossed A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop in play in the third quarter. Green said he pointed out the fan’s behavior to a game official, and the situation was taken care of from there. Green said the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.” The Warriors lost the game 128-111. NCAA – Michigan State must disclose deals with 2 big sports donors A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department. Michigan State has acknowledged that some of the money will help pay for a $95 million contract with football coach Mel Tucker. Tucker got a new deal in 2021 while leading the Spartans to an 11-2 record. But Michigan State has refused to release the agreements with Mat Ishbia and Steve St. Andre, citing a privacy exemption in the state's public records law. A judge rejected that argument Monday. Michigan State has 10 days to release the records. The lawsuit was filed by the Detroit Free Press. MLB – AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal All Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. That agreement gave him the right to opt out after one year and $35.1 million to hit the market again. Correa batted .291 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in his one season with Minnesota. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 11:35 a.m. Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel, 7:00 p.m. Toledo Walleye at Norfolk Admirals, 7:05 p.m. NBAGL – NBA G-League Tonight Sioux Falls Skyforce at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. Windy City Bulls at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m. FIFA – World Cup 2020 – Qatar Yesterday Semifinal 1 Argentina 3, Croatia 0 Argentine 3, Croatia 0 – Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. He could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julián Álvarez to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia. It set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday's title match. It will be the 35-year-old Messi's second World Cup final in what might be his last ever appearance at the tournament. Croatia failed in its bid to reach a second straight World Cup final. Today Semifinal 2 France vs. Morocco, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Morocco faces France in politically charged WCup semifinal As Morocco faces France in the World Cup semifinal, many players and fans of both diverse teams grapple with family tales of colonial history, challenges of immigration, questions of national loyalty. The match has political and emotional resonance for both nations. It dredges up everything that's complicated about the relationship in which France still wields considerable influence. For many in the former protectorate, the match against the defending champion is an opportunity to show that Morocco is a formidable foe — on the soccer pitch at least — even though immigration between the two countries has blurred the lines for many in France and in Morocco about who to support Wednesday in Qatar. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC Battle Creek Central 52, Lakeshore 28 -J.J. Frakes led Lakeshore with 9 points in a 52-28 loss at Battle Creek Central. Jackson Bushu added 7 in the loss. Kalamazoo Central 51, St. Joseph 43 -After St. Joe took a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, Kalamazoo Central tied the game at 19-19 at the half and outscored St. Joe 17-4 in the third quarter before holding off a Bear comeback in the 4th quarter of a 51-43 win.  Chase Sanders had 13 points to lead St. Joe while Luke Lehner had 12.  Kai Wyndarden came off the bench and had 11.  Hutch ward had 27 for KC. Mattawan 69, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57 Portage Central 57, Gull Lake 51 Battle Creek Lakeview 67, Portage Northern 54 Wolverine Otsego 53, Sturgis 43 Edwardsburg 62, Paw Paw 57 Plainwell 57, Three Rivers 33 Niles 49, Vicksburg 28 BCS Countryside 54, Our Lady of the Lake 42 -Ja'Vrius Gordan scored 23 points for Countryside in a 54-42 win over Our Lady of the Lake. Eau Claire 88, New Buffalo 45 SAC Bridgman 53, Coloma 29 Parchment 73, Delton-Kellogg 39 Kalamazoo Hackett 83, Galesburg-Augusta 50 Lawton 48, Gobles 20 Constantine 76, Holland Black River 62 Saugatuck 74, Allegan 44 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 66, Bangor 12 White Pigeon 74, Comstock 50 Lawrence 52, Mendon 49 Centerville 70, Decatur 49 -Jesse Bauschke had 21 points to lead Decatur. Non-Conference River Valley 55, Dowagiac 44 Schoolcraft 57, Marshall 53 Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore 52, Battle Creek Central 26 -Lakeshore had three players in double figures, led by Emily Lockman's 15 points in a 52-26 win over Battle Creek Central, Paige Lies had 13, while Megan Wurster scored 11. Kalamazoo Central 64, St. Joseph 41 -Jaslynn Ward had 14 points to lead St. Joe in a 64-41 loss at Kalamazoo Central. Mattawan 47, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 Portage Central 31, Gull Lake 24 Battle Creek Lakeview 39, Portage Northern 19 Wolverine Otsego 66, Sturgis 44 Edwardsburg 53, Paw Paw 40 Three Rivers 50, Plainwell 45 Vicksburg 67, Niles 7 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 59, Countryside 8 -Abby Schrauben had a game high 12 points to lead the Lakers over Countryside Academy 59-8. Michigan Lutheran 36, Howardsville Christian 28 Eau Claire 19, New Buffalo 17 SAC Kalamazoo Christian 61, Gobles 27 Martin 39, Kalamazoo Hackett 35 Lawton 42, Saugatuck 35 Southwest 10 Bangor 67, Cassopolis 22 White Pigeon 53, Comstock 22 Mendon 48, Lawrence 29 Centreville 51, Decatur 22 Non-Conference Watervliet 55, Hartford 6 Dowagiac 50, River Valley 24 GR Ottawa Hills 60, Allegan 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Eau Claire at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m.Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin holds his 798, 799, and 800th career goal pucks in the locker room next to hats collected for his hat trick after an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Carolina Hurricanes right wing Stefan Noesen (23) shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 Capitals 7, Blackhawks 3 – Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3 Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored as Washington earned its fifth straight win. Conor Sheary had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 26 stops. The Capitals went 6-2-1 during a nine-game stretch that had only one home date. They play seven of their next nine at home, beginning Thursday night against Dallas. Chicago dropped to 1-11-1 in its last 13 games. It has scored just four goals during a four-game slide. Hurricanes 1, Red Wings 0 – Skjei gives Carolina 1-0 win; Detroit’s Larkin leaves game Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for points on the road — passing Hartford’s 10-point trip from Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1996. Ville Husso made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin blocked a shot earlier in the game and did not return for the third period. Coach Derek Lalonde said Larkin would not be able to play on Wednesday but didn’t elaborate. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Leach had been hospitalized over the weekend and had a bout of pneumonia late this season. He died Monday night. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six. Mike Leach was 61. NCAAFB – Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program following the sudden death of coach Mike Leach at the age of 61. Mississippi State is facing a search for a new coach. The annual signing day for recruits is coming up next week. Some players may transfer. And MSU is already looking for a permanent athletic director. Bracky Brett is serving in an interim role since John Cohen left to become AD at Auburn. NCAAFB – CFP – Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP Ohio State didn’t get to control its playoff destiny after losing to rival Michigan at the end of the regular season. No matter. The Buckeyes are in the postseason and they’re yearning for redemption. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the No. 4 Buckeyes had productive practices last week and realize the opportunity they have in front of them with a semifinal showdown against top-ranked Georgia. The Buckeyes took the back door into the College Football Playoff, benefiting from USC’s second loss this year to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game. Defending champion Georgia will host Ohio State on New Year’s Eve in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. NFL – Cardinals QB Kyler Murray out for season with torn ACL Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury confirmed the extent of the injury during his Tuesday news conference. The news is not a surprise after the 25-year-old injured his knee on the third play of Monday night’s 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. The fourth-year quarterback was flushed out of the pocket and running to his right when he tried to juke past a Patriots defender, but tumbled to the grass in obvious pain. Players from both teams surrounded the quarterback before he was carted off the field with a towel draped over his head. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Green says Bucks fan ‘threatened’ him; fan tossed A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop in play in the third quarter. Green said he pointed out the fan’s behavior to a game official, and the situation was taken care of from there. Green said the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.” The Warriors lost the game 128-111. NCAA – Michigan State must disclose deals with 2 big sports donors A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department. Michigan State has acknowledged that some of the money will help pay for a $95 million contract with football coach Mel Tucker. Tucker got a new deal in 2021 while leading the Spartans to an 11-2 record. But Michigan State has refused to release the agreements with Mat Ishbia and Steve St. Andre, citing a privacy exemption in the state’s public records law. A judge rejected that argument Monday. Michigan State has 10 days to release the records. The lawsuit was filed by the Detroit Free Press. MLB – AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal All Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. That agreement gave him the right to opt out after one year and $35.1 million to hit the market again. Correa batted .291 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in his one season with Minnesota. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 11:35 a.m. Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel, 7:00 p.m. Toledo Walleye at Norfolk Admirals, 7:05 p.m. NBAGL – NBA G-League Tonight Sioux Falls Skyforce at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. Windy City Bulls at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m. FIFA – World Cup 2020 – Qatar Yesterday Semifinal 1 Argentina 3, Croatia 0 Argentine 3, Croatia 0 – Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer’s biggest prize for the first time. He could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julián Álvarez to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia. It set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday’s title match. It will be the 35-year-old Messi’s second World Cup final in what might be his last ever appearance at the tournament. Croatia failed in its bid to reach a second straight World Cup final. Today Semifinal 2 France vs. Morocco, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Morocco faces France in politically charged WCup semifinal As Morocco faces France in the World Cup semifinal, many players and fans of both diverse teams grapple with family tales of colonial history, challenges of immigration, questions of national loyalty. The match has political and emotional resonance for both nations. It dredges up everything that’s complicated about the relationship in which France still wields considerable influence. For many in the former protectorate, the match against the defending champion is an opportunity to show that Morocco is a formidable foe — on the soccer pitch at least — even though immigration between the two countries has blurred the lines for many in France and in Morocco about who to support Wednesday in Qatar. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC Battle Creek Central 52, Lakeshore 28 -J.J. Frakes led Lakeshore with 9 points in a 52-28 loss at Battle Creek Central. Jackson Bushu added 7 in the loss. Kalamazoo Central 51, St. Joseph 43 -After St. Joe took a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, Kalamazoo Central tied the game at 19-19 at the half and outscored St. Joe 17-4 in the third quarter before holding off a Bear comeback in the 4th quarter of a 51-43 win.  Chase Sanders had 13 points to lead St. Joe while Luke Lehner had 12.  Kai Wyndarden came off the bench and had 11.  Hutch ward had 27 for KC. Mattawan 69, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57 Portage Central 57, Gull Lake 51 Battle Creek Lakeview 67, Portage Northern 54 Wolverine Otsego 53, Sturgis 43 Edwardsburg 62, Paw Paw 57 Plainwell 57, Three Rivers 33 Niles 49, Vicksburg 28 BCS Countryside 54, Our Lady of the Lake 42 -Ja’Vrius Gordan scored 23 points for Countryside in a 54-42 win over Our Lady of the Lake. Eau Claire 88, New Buffalo 45 SAC Bridgman 53, Coloma 29 Parchment 73, Delton-Kellogg 39 Kalamazoo Hackett 83, Galesburg-Augusta 50 Lawton 48, Gobles 20 Constantine 76, Holland Black River 62 Saugatuck 74, Allegan 44 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 66, Bangor 12 White Pigeon 74, Comstock 50 Lawrence 52, Mendon 49 Centerville 70, Decatur 49 -Jesse Bauschke had 21 points to lead Decatur. Non-Conference River Valley 55, Dowagiac 44 Schoolcraft 57, Marshall 53 Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore 52, Battle Creek Central 26 -Lakeshore had three players in double figures, led by Emily Lockman’s 15 points in a 52-26 win over Battle Creek Central, Paige Lies had 13, while Megan Wurster scored 11. Kalamazoo Central 64, St. Joseph 41 -Jaslynn Ward had 14 points to lead St. Joe in a 64-41 loss at Kalamazoo Central. Mattawan 47, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 Portage Central 31, Gull Lake 24 Battle Creek Lakeview 39, Portage Northern 19 Wolverine Otsego 66, Sturgis 44 Edwardsburg 53, Paw Paw 40 Three Rivers 50, Plainwell 45 Vicksburg 67, Niles 7 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 59, Countryside 8 -Abby Schrauben had a game high 12 points to lead the Lakers over Countryside Academy 59-8. Michigan Lutheran 36, Howardsville Christian 28 Eau Claire 19, New Buffalo 17 SAC Kalamazoo Christian 61, Gobles 27 Martin 39, Kalamazoo Hackett 35 Lawton 42, Saugatuck 35 Southwest 10 Bangor 67, Cassopolis 22 White Pigeon 53, Comstock 22 Mendon 48, Lawrence 29 Centreville 51, Decatur 22 Non-Conference Watervliet 55, Hartford 6 Dowagiac 50, River Valley 24 GR Ottawa Hills 60, Allegan 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Eau Claire at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Washington Capitals 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 Capitals 7, Blackhawks 3 – Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3 Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored as Washington earned its fifth straight win. Conor Sheary had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 26 stops. The Capitals went 6-2-1 during a nine-game stretch that had only one home date. They play seven of their next nine at home, beginning Thursday night against Dallas. Chicago dropped to 1-11-1 in its last 13 games. It has scored just four goals during a four-game slide. Hurricanes 1, Red Wings 0 – Skjei gives Carolina 1-0 win; Detroit’s Larkin leaves game Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for points on the road — passing Hartford's 10-point trip from Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1996. Ville Husso made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin blocked a shot earlier in the game and did not return for the third period. Coach Derek Lalonde said Larkin would not be able to play on Wednesday but didn’t elaborate. Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m. NCAAFB – Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Leach had been hospitalized over the weekend and had a bout of pneumonia late this season. He died Monday night. In 21 seasons as a head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State, Leach went 158-107. Six of the 20 best passing seasons in major college football history were by quarterbacks who played for Leach, including four of the top six. Mike Leach was 61. NCAAFB – Mississippi St faces tough decisions following Leach’s death No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one of the few solid things around the football program following the sudden death of coach Mike Leach at the age of 61. Mississippi State is facing a search for a new coach. The annual signing day for recruits is coming up next week. Some players may transfer. And MSU is already looking for a permanent athletic director. Bracky Brett is serving in an interim role since John Cohen left to become AD at Auburn. NCAAFB – CFP – Ryan Day, Buckeyes feel urgency behind second chance at CFP Ohio State didn't get to control its playoff destiny after losing to rival Michigan at the end of the regular season. No matter. The Buckeyes are in the postseason and they're yearning for redemption. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the No. 4 Buckeyes had productive practices last week and realize the opportunity they have in front of them with a semifinal showdown against top-ranked Georgia. The Buckeyes took the back door into the College Football Playoff, benefiting from USC's second loss this year to Utah in the Pac-12 Championship game. Defending champion Georgia will host Ohio State on New Year's Eve in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. NFL – Cardinals QB Kyler Murray out for season with torn ACL Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season. Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury confirmed the extent of the injury during his Tuesday news conference. The news is not a surprise after the 25-year-old injured his knee on the third play of Monday night's 27-13 loss to the New England Patriots. The fourth-year quarterback was flushed out of the pocket and running to his right when he tried to juke past a Patriots defender, but tumbled to the grass in obvious pain. Players from both teams surrounded the quarterback before he was carted off the field with a towel draped over his head. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets, 7:00 p.m. Golden State Warriors at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m. New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m. NBA – Warriors’ Green says Bucks fan ‘threatened’ him; fan tossed A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop in play in the third quarter. Green said he pointed out the fan’s behavior to a game official, and the situation was taken care of from there. Green said the fan said “some threatening stuff to my life.” The Warriors lost the game 128-111. NCAA – Michigan State must disclose deals with 2 big sports donors A judge has ordered Michigan State University to release donor agreements with two alumni who gave or pledged millions of dollars to the athletic department. Michigan State has acknowledged that some of the money will help pay for a $95 million contract with football coach Mel Tucker. Tucker got a new deal in 2021 while leading the Spartans to an 11-2 record. But Michigan State has refused to release the agreements with Mat Ishbia and Steve St. Andre, citing a privacy exemption in the state's public records law. A judge rejected that argument Monday. Michigan State has 10 days to release the records. The lawsuit was filed by the Detroit Free Press. MLB – AP source: Carlos Correa, Giants reach $350M, 13-year deal All Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3 million deal with the Minnesota Twins. That agreement gave him the right to opt out after one year and $35.1 million to hit the market again. Correa batted .291 with 22 home runs and 64 RBIs in his one season with Minnesota. ECHL – ECHL Hockey League Today Kalamazoo Wings at Iowa Heartlanders, 11:35 a.m. Wheeling Nailers at Indy Fuel, 7:00 p.m. Toledo Walleye at Norfolk Admirals, 7:05 p.m. NBAGL – NBA G-League Tonight Sioux Falls Skyforce at Grand Rapids Gold, 7:00 p.m. Windy City Bulls at Motor City Cruise, 7:00 p.m. FIFA – World Cup 2020 – Qatar Yesterday Semifinal 1 Argentina 3, Croatia 0 Argentine 3, Croatia 0 – Messi, Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to reach World Cup final Lionel Messi is back in the World Cup final with Argentina on his mission to win soccer's biggest prize for the first time. He could hardly be playing any better. Messi converted a penalty and had a hand in the other two goals by Julián Álvarez to lead Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia. It set up a meeting with either France or Morocco in Sunday's title match. It will be the 35-year-old Messi's second World Cup final in what might be his last ever appearance at the tournament. Croatia failed in its bid to reach a second straight World Cup final. Today Semifinal 2 France vs. Morocco, 2:00 p.m. FIFA – Morocco faces France in politically charged WCup semifinal As Morocco faces France in the World Cup semifinal, many players and fans of both diverse teams grapple with family tales of colonial history, challenges of immigration, questions of national loyalty. The match has political and emotional resonance for both nations. It dredges up everything that's complicated about the relationship in which France still wields considerable influence. For many in the former protectorate, the match against the defending champion is an opportunity to show that Morocco is a formidable foe — on the soccer pitch at least — even though immigration between the two countries has blurred the lines for many in France and in Morocco about who to support Wednesday in Qatar. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Basketball SMAC Battle Creek Central 52, Lakeshore 28 -J.J. Frakes led Lakeshore with 9 points in a 52-28 loss at Battle Creek Central. Jackson Bushu added 7 in the loss. Kalamazoo Central 51, St. Joseph 43 -After St. Joe took a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, Kalamazoo Central tied the game at 19-19 at the half and outscored St. Joe 17-4 in the third quarter before holding off a Bear comeback in the 4th quarter of a 51-43 win.  Chase Sanders had 13 points to lead St. Joe while Luke Lehner had 12.  Kai Wyndarden came off the bench and had 11.  Hutch ward had 27 for KC. Mattawan 69, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 57 Portage Central 57, Gull Lake 51 Battle Creek Lakeview 67, Portage Northern 54 Wolverine Otsego 53, Sturgis 43 Edwardsburg 62, Paw Paw 57 Plainwell 57, Three Rivers 33 Niles 49, Vicksburg 28 BCS Countryside 54, Our Lady of the Lake 42 -Ja'Vrius Gordan scored 23 points for Countryside in a 54-42 win over Our Lady of the Lake. Eau Claire 88, New Buffalo 45 SAC Bridgman 53, Coloma 29 Parchment 73, Delton-Kellogg 39 Kalamazoo Hackett 83, Galesburg-Augusta 50 Lawton 48, Gobles 20 Constantine 76, Holland Black River 62 Saugatuck 74, Allegan 44 Southwest 10 Cassopolis 66, Bangor 12 White Pigeon 74, Comstock 50 Lawrence 52, Mendon 49 Centerville 70, Decatur 49 -Jesse Bauschke had 21 points to lead Decatur. Non-Conference River Valley 55, Dowagiac 44 Schoolcraft 57, Marshall 53 Girls Basketball SMAC Lakeshore 52, Battle Creek Central 26 -Lakeshore had three players in double figures, led by Emily Lockman's 15 points in a 52-26 win over Battle Creek Central, Paige Lies had 13, while Megan Wurster scored 11. Kalamazoo Central 64, St. Joseph 41 -Jaslynn Ward had 14 points to lead St. Joe in a 64-41 loss at Kalamazoo Central. Mattawan 47, Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 34 Portage Central 31, Gull Lake 24 Battle Creek Lakeview 39, Portage Northern 19 Wolverine Otsego 66, Sturgis 44 Edwardsburg 53, Paw Paw 40 Three Rivers 50, Plainwell 45 Vicksburg 67, Niles 7 BCS Our Lady of the Lake 59, Countryside 8 -Abby Schrauben had a game high 12 points to lead the Lakers over Countryside Academy 59-8. Michigan Lutheran 36, Howardsville Christian 28 Eau Claire 19, New Buffalo 17 SAC Kalamazoo Christian 61, Gobles 27 Martin 39, Kalamazoo Hackett 35 Lawton 42, Saugatuck 35 Southwest 10 Bangor 67, Cassopolis 22 White Pigeon 53, Comstock 22 Mendon 48, Lawrence 29 Centreville 51, Decatur 22 Non-Conference Watervliet 55, Hartford 6 Dowagiac 50, River Valley 24 GR Ottawa Hills 60, Allegan 35 Tonight Boys Basketball Eau Claire at Kalamazoo Phoenix, 8:00 p.m.Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin holds his 798, 799, and 800th career goal pucks in the locker room next to hats collected for his hat trick after an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Detroit Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso (35) stops a Carolina Hurricanes right wing Stefan Noesen (23) shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's almost time again for our end-of-year “Best of Season 2” (C2R2), on Channel 2, where Hugues and I will pick a combined 22 tracks from the 72 total which we featured across all of Season 2 in calendar 2022. Like last year, we'll each pick 2 tracks per episode (one per episode per host from each of the two hosts), as well as each picking one wildcard track to serve as our episode opener and closer tracks. To build a little excitement for that episode, as well as to give you a handy refresher of everything we did this year, we have put together a music-only recap of the entire season's output (links will be included to each of the “full episodes” with Hugues and I's dialog included). Of the 72, we already  know which 22 we're going to feature as “Best of”s, but as there'll be no spoilers on it, you'll have to just guess and wait and see and hope your personal favorites make our cut! ;-) You can also email us at nerd.noise.radio@gmail.com, or reach out to us on social media telling us what your top 11 would be (one track per host per episode, plus one wildcard), and if we get some submissions before recording time, we can mention them in the episode (or if we get enough of them, perhaps we can even make an Archive SUPER BONUS release out of them). Cheers! -St. John   —-------------------------------------------------   Tracklist (by episode):   —------------------------------------------------- C2E6: “Fast Music for Slow Times” (A hard / heavy / heavy-adjacent music-themed episode). Original [FULL] Episode  Release Date: 02/03/2022 (St. John's 42nd Birthday!) Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HXUb8F2hFbIa4IFz0Ngt9?si=615eb104eaf64352 Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e6-fast-music-for-slow-times/id1191401173?i=1000549889563 Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive):  https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-6-music-only Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote).  Episode title chosen by: St. John Episode Music Block Runtime: 00:42:55 Episode Music Block Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:42:55   Special Notes: The final episode BEFORE St. John's mic/equipment/production techniques upgrade.   Track# (total) / Track# (episode) / Track / Game / System / Composers / Selected By / Timestamp:   01 / 01) Like a Wind - Revenge of Shinobi - Genesis - Yuzu Koshiro - Hugues - 00:00:00   02 / 02) Swing Time - Spider-Man vs the Kingpin - Sega CD - Mr. Big and/or Spencer Nilsen - St. John - 00:02:03   03 / 03) Wildon - Lords of Thunder - Sega CD - c: Satoshi Miyashita / a: Unknown - Hugues - 00:06:08   04 / 04) Quad Machine - Quake II - PC / PS1 - Sonic Mayhem - St. John - 00:10:35   05 / 05) Conflict - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Takeharu Ishimoto - Hugues - 00:14:08   06 / 06) The Super Gore Nest - DOOM Eternal - Multiplatform - Mick Gordon - St. John - 00:16:26   07 / 07) Midnight's Stage - Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side - Sega CD - Tristan des Prés - Hugues - 00:25:19   08 / 08) Title - Spider-Man / X-Men: Arcade's Revenge - SNES - Tim and/or Geoff Follin - St. John - 00:27:01   09 / 09) The Cage - Shadowrun - SNES - Marshall Parker - Hugues - 00:27:59   10 / 10) Bonus Table 4 - Devil's Crush - TG16 - Toshiaki Sakoda - St. John - 00:30:08   11 / 11) Theme of Chester - Ys III - X68000 - Masaaki Kawai - Hugues - 00:32:19   12 / 12) Run Through the Speed Highway - Sonic Adventure - Dreamcast - St. John - 00:35:02   13 / 13) Fight ver. 1 - Grandia II - Dreamcast / PS2 - Noriyuki Iwadare - Hugues - 00:37:00   14 / 14) Stand Up Against Myself - Lightening Force - Genesis - Composer: Toshiharu Yamanishi, Takeishi Yoshida, and/or Tomomi Ootani - St. John - 00:40:45   —-------------------------------------------------   C2E7: “All Night Super Kawaii Dance Party” (A cutesy, dancy, joyous music-themed episode). Original [FULL] Episode Release Date: 04/28/2022 Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m7eT455ixzkYBgCDWfFiL?si=d1f368f3bc98404d Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e7-all-night-super-kawaii-dance-party/id1191401173?i=1000558968804 Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive):  https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-7-music-only Theme Decision: St. John.  Episode title chosen by: Hugues Episode Music Block Runtime: 00:38:33 Episode Music Block Timestamps: 00:42:55 - 01:21:27   Special Notes: The first episode AFTER St. John's mic/equipment/production techniques upgrade. Also, the first Ch 2 episode that Hugues named.   Track# (total) / Track# (episode) / Track / Game / System / Composers / Selected By / Timestamp:   15 / 01) Lovely City - Lovely Planet - Multiplatform - Calem Bowen - St. John - 00:42:55   16 / 02) Kimi wa HoeHoe Musume (Ending / Staff Roll) - Idol Hakkenden - Famicom - Kiyohiro Sada, Tomoo Misato - Hugues - 00:45:28   17 / 03) Evil Dante - Cratermaze - TG16 - Toshiaki Takimoto, Katsunori Takahashi, Takayuki Iwabuchi, Keita Hoshi - St. John - 00:48:34   18 / 04) Tiese Shopping District Theme - Gurumin - Multiplatform - Falcom Sound Team JDK (prob. Hayato Sonoda) - Hugues - 00:50:14   19 / 05) Stage 1-2 - Jumping Flash 2 - PS1 - Takeo Miratsu - St. John - 00:51:55   20 / 06) After School - Persona 3 Portable - PSP - Shoji Meguro - Hugues - 00:53:33   21 / 07) Nice Day - Spindizzy II - X68000 - Toshiya Yamanaka and/or Tetsuya Nakano - St. John - 00:55:41   22 / 08) Dreams of Love and Literature - Doki Doki Literature Club - Multiplatform - Dan Salvato - Hugues - 00:59:09   23 / 09) Crystal Breeze Springs - Lovely Planet Remix - PC - Satsuma Audio - St. John - 01:03:09   24 / 10) Electoria - Sonic Crackers (unreleased) - Genesis - Junko Shiratsu, Masato Nakamura - Hugues - 01:07:22   25 / 11) Stage 1 - Chip Chan Kick - PCFX - Hitoshi Sakimoto and/or Masaharu Iwata - St. John - 01:10:03   — Brief pause between tracks so weird opening note in next track can be appreciated —   26 / 12) Clothes Make The Man - Shakedown Hawaii - Multiplatform - Hugues - 01:14:31   27 / 13) Message from Nightopia - Nights into Dreams - Multiplatform - Naofumi Hataya - St. John - 01:16:11   28 / 14) Track 9 (ending probably) - Graduation II - PC Engine - Isao Mizoguchi (likely) - Hugues - 01:18:56   —-------------------------------------------------   C2E8: “Our Four Favorites” (A non-binding survey of each of our four favorite composers). Original [FULL] Episode Release Date: 06/30/2022 Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/11dEaC6IMIrVuoYpats4nH?si=e29ca375dd2243ec Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-c2e8-our-four-favorites-masters/id1191401173?i=1000568231434 Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive):  https://archive.org/details/c-2-e-8-music-only-candidate-1 Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote). Episode title chosen by: Hugues Episode Music Block Runtime: 00:46:53 Episode Music Block Timestamps: 01:21:29 - 02:08:20   Special Notes: Nerd Noise Radio's contribution to the greater “Masters of VGM” VGM community group project [www.mastersofvgm.com].  Also, this track has two more tracks than a typical episode of Ch 2 (16 instead of 14). Lastly, ever so slightly non-standard format (instead of H / J / H / J / H / J etc, it's H / J / J / H / H / J / J / H / H etc - which will make more sense when you see the tracklist), and because of the weird formatting, Hugues also had the rare opportunity to get BOTH the opening AND the closing track!   Track# (total) / Track# (episode) / Track / Game / System / Composers / Selected By / Timestamp (brief pauses between all composer blocks):   Hugues' Composer #4: Yoko Shimomura!   29 / 01) Hugues's Yoko Track: Ken - Street Fighter II - Arcade - 01:21:29   30 / 02) John's Yoko Track: Kairi 1 - Kingdom Hearts - PS2 - 01:23:36 St John's Composer #4: Martin Iveson!   31 / 03) John's Martin Track: Shop Theme - Jaguar XJ220 - Sega CD - 01:25:55   32 / 04) Hugues' Martin Track: Country Select - Jaguar XJ220 - Sega CD - 01:28:50 Hugues' Composer #3: Yuzo Koshiro!   33 / 05) Hugues' Yuzo Track: Daiba Freezing Town - 7th Dragon 2020 - PSP - 01:31:26   34 / 06) John's Yuzo Track: Undiscovered Realm - Actraiser Renaissance - Multi - 01:34:48 John's Composer #3: Spencer Nilsen!   35 / 07) John's Spencer Track: Cathedral and Sewers - Batman Returns - Sega CD - 01:37:15   36 / 08) Hugues' [maybe]* Spencer Track: The Vents - Ecco the Dolphin - Genesis - 01:40:20   *= Instead of Spencer (or at least, in addition to Spencer), it is possible that this track is an Andras Magyari and/or Brian Coburn composition. Hugues' Composer #2: Nobuo Uematsu!   37 / 09) Hugues' Nobuo Track: The Oath - Final Fantasy VIII - PS1 - 01:42:33   38 / 10) John's Nobuo Track: Esto Gaza - Final Fantasy IX - PS1 - 01:45:51 John's Composer #2: Matt Furniss!   39 / 11) John's Matt Track: The Red Woods - Puggsy - Genesis - 01:49:40   40 / 12) Hugues' Matt Track: Title - Sega Chess - Mastersystem - 01:52:41 Hugues' Composer [TEAM] #1: Hayato Sonoda and/or Takahiro Unisuga [Falcom Sound Team JDK]!   41 / 13) Hugues' Falcom Track: Blue Destination - Trails of Cold Steel II - Vita/PS3/PS4/PC - 01:53:38   42 / 14) John's Falcom Track: Crystal Valley - Zwei II - PC - 01:58:02 John's Composer [TEAM] #1: The Super Follin Bros. (Tim and/or Geoff Follin)!   43 / 15) John's Follin Track: Gambit - Spider-Man / X-Men: Arcade's Revenge - SNES - 02:00:49   44 / 16) Hugues' Follin Track: Parking Garage - Target Renegade - NES - 02:04:52   —-------------------------------------------------   C2E9: “Just Deserts” (Desert Biome Music to while away the dog days of summer). Original [FULL] Episode Release Date: 08/25/2022 Link to original [full] episode (Spotify Users ONLY):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yfkhlsOxd7XXTmfqO3PpM?si=e3c567d1f35640b7 Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerd-noise-game-club-nnr-ch-2-c2e9-just-deserts/id1191401173?i=1000577289559 Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive):  https://archive.org/details/super-bonus-c-2-e-9-music-only Theme Decision: St. John  Episode title chosen by: St. John Episode Music Block Runtime: 00:43:03 Episode Music Block Timestamps: 02:08:22 - 02:51:25   Special Notes: N/A   Track# (total) / Track# (episode) / Track / Game / System / Composers / Selected By / Timestamp:   45 / 01) Dry Desert Sky - Two Dots - iOS / Android - Upright T-Rex - St. John -02:08:22      46 / 02) Oasis Town - Atalier Iris: Eternal Mana 2 - PS2 - 81 Produce Inc (possibly Yuko Kaneko - Hugues - 02:10:24   47 / 03) An Endless Desert - Alto's Odyssey - iOS / Android - Todd Baker - St. John - 02:12:46   48 / 04) Atlantis of the Sands - Uncharted 3 - PS3 / PS4 / PC - Greg Edmonson, Azam Ali, JD Mayer, and/or Clint Bajakian - Hugues - 02:18:21   49 / 05) Dune Variation - Dune - PC (AdLib) - Stephane Picq - St. John - 02:20:49   50 / 06) Motavia - Phantasy Star - Master System - Tokuhiko Uwabo - Hugues - 02:23:49   51 / 07) Level 3 - Tetris - CD-i - Jim Andron - St. John - 02:25:41    52 / 08) The Cursed Oasis / Desert - Sorcerian - PC-88 - Yuzo Koshiro - Hugues - 02:30:05   53 / 09) Third Confluence - Journey - Multiplatform - Austin Wintory - St. John - 02:32:27    54 / 10) Gerudo Desert - LoZ: Twilight Princess - GameCube / Wii / WiiU - Tōru Minegishi, Asuka Hayazaki, and/or Kōji Kondō - Hugues - 02:33:59   55 / 11) Deserted: Lunar Discourse - Tetris Effect: Connected - Multiplatform - Hydelic - St. John - 02:37:04   56 / 12) Deadwood Ride - Cruis'n USA - N64 - Vince Pontarelli - Hugues - 02:42:39   57 / 13) The Burning Sands - Final Fantasy X - PS2 - Masashi Hamauzu - St. John - 02:45:32      58 / 14) Roulette - Casino Kid 2 - NES - Kenji Eno, and/or Michiya Hirasawa - Hugues - 02:49:06   —-------------------------------------------------   C2E10: “Sega CD 30” (An episode celebrating the Sega CD on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its North American launch)). Original [FULL] Episode Release Date: 10/20/2022 Link to original [full]  episode (Spotify Users ONLY):  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WaLXTxglHBdnRvcO64EMP?si=00e39ec155064e55 Link to original [full] episode (Non-Spotify Users - works for everybody):  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/channel-2-nerd-noise-game-club-c2e10-sega-cd-30/id1191401173?i=1000583274048 Link to Music-Only SUPER BONUS (Archive):  https://archive.org/details/super-bonus-c-2-e-10-music-only Theme Decision: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote) Episode title chosen by: Collaborative (Hugues with final vote) Episode Music Block Runtime: 00:46:54 Episode Music Block Timestamps: 02:51:25 - 03:38:17   Special Notes: The final production of the original [main] episode was produced entirely on the Steam Deck (a first for the show). The various bits and pieces that comprised the show were made here and there across four different devices. The Steam Deck WAS one of them, but not the main one. The music block for the music-only version included in today's episode (as well as today's full episode) were NOT produced on the Steam Deck. I am committed to doing at least one episode where every single bit and piece of the production is performed ENTIRELY on the Steam Deck. This episode was not that, but was a FANTASTIC first [giant] step towards it, and as such, still very important in these regards!   Track# (total) / Track# (episode) / Track / Game / System / Composers / Selected By / Timestamp:   59 / 01) Track 03 - Robo Aleste - Katsumi Tanaka, and/or Satoshi Shimazaki - Hugues - 02:51:25   60 / 02) West Side Andore Cage Battle - Final Fight CD - c: Harumi Fujita, Yasuaki Fujita, Manami Matsumae, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi, Yoko Shimomura, Hiromitsu Takaoka, and/or Junko Tamiya / a: T's Music - St. John - 02:54:54   61 / 03) Track 08 - Spider-Man vs The Kingpin - Spencer Nilsen and/or David Young - Hugues - 02:58:03   62 / 04) Rolling Bad Guys - Lethal Enforcers - Kenichiro Fukui - St. John - 03:01:02   63/ 05) Ice Berg - Popful Mail - c: Mieko Ishikawa / a: Hirofumi Matsuoka - Hugues - 03:05:56   64 / 06) Wacky Workbench (past) - Sonic CD - Naofumi Hataya, and/or Masafumi Ogata - St. John - 03:08:25   65 / 07) Ending - Earnest Evans - Motoi Sakuraba, and/or Hiroki Itou - Hugues - 03:12:02   66 / 08) Track 7 - Keio Flying Squadron - Tsukasa Tawada - St. John - 03:16:19   67 / 09) Overworld Theme - Vay - Shigeki Sako - Hugues - 03:20:41   68 / 10) Ancient Temple - Wolfchild - Martin Iveson - St. John - 03:22:38   69 / 11) Meribia - Lunar: The Silver Star - Noriyuki Iwadare - Hugues - 03:27:29   70 / 12) The Undercaves - Ecco the Dolphin - Spencer Nilsen - St. John - 03:28:43   71 / 13) Melee Island - The Secret of Monkey Island - Michael Z. Land, Barney Jones, Andy Newell, Patric Mundy - Hugues - 03:34:01   72 / 14) Jamie's Theme - Snatcher - The Konami Kukeiha Club - St. John - 03:36:05   —-------------------------------------------------   Total Episode Runtime: 03:38:17

After St. Peter preaches his first sermon after Pentecost, his listeners are "cut to the heart" and they want to know how to be saved. Peter didn't tell them to just believe in Jesus, but to also be baptized.

Questions Covered: 01:58 – If you were dying, could you relay your confession to another person and they tell it to a priest? Also, can you say a confession over the phone? 08:09 – Is there any evidence for or against St. Thomas evangelizing India? 12:48 – What would the Mass look like if the reforms of Vatican II were faithfully implemented?  Resource Mentioned: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/07/23/the-mass-of-vatican-ii/ 21:08 – How does remote cooperation with evil get defined and how does it apply to using the benefits of medical research? 24:46 – I would love to know how, exactly, the early Church knew that Mary had been assumed into heaven. Is there a gospel somewhere (small “g” because it’s not in the canon of Scripture) that attests to it? I believe it–I just would love to hear where it was written down what happened, and how everyone reacted, kind of like the Ascension narrative! 30:02 – After St. Peter died, what were the relative levels of authority between the subsequent popes and the remaining apostles? 34:17 – If through Adam's sin we all inherit original sin, and if Jesus is the new Adam, why do all of us after Jesus’ time who are children of baptized people still inherit original sin? 36:22 – How do we know (and explain) that the catechism doesn't contradict prior Church teaching about there being “No salvation outside of the Catholic Church”? 44:11 – In the book “Ten Popes who Shook the World,” Eamon Duffy wrote: “The most famous of all ‘papal' bible texts, Mathew 16:18 – ‘You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church…and I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven'—is quoted in no Roman source before the time of the Decian persecution in the middle of the third century, and the very roots of what may be called the foundation myth of the papacy are uncomfortably complicated.” True or not, what makes a “Roman” source definitive and what is the earliest/best source for this passage. 50:11 – Why do we kneel for prayer during Mass and yet we stand for The Lords Prayer?? 51:32 – Was Moe Berg really a spy? …

After St. Louis news anchor Michelle Li mentioned eating dumplings on a New Year's broadcast, a viewer chastised her for being “very Asian.” She's now turned that viral moment into a movement with the Very Asian Foundation. She discusses the organization's push for schools and libraries to build and maintain robust Asian American youth literature collections.

After St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an $84 million infrastructure bill that will repave the city's most pothole-riddled streets, the Community Mobility Committee made an unusual request: Slow down. The committee's Liz Kramer tells us why, and what the city can do to better protect pedestrians on those streets.

Dr. Pat Taylor began his career in education in 1972 as a history teacher at St. Paul's Episcopal School and for the next 35 years served St. Paul's as Dean of Students, Principal, and Assistant Head of School. After St. Paul's, Mr. Taylor served as Head of School at Houston Academy in Dothan and later joined Jackson Academy as the Headmaster from 2007 until his retirement in 2017. Pat sat down with Mr. Barber to discuss their friendship, the rivalry between the two Old Shell Road schools, and his current role as an independent school recruiter.

Questions Covered: 00:50 – When two bishops come out with opinions that seem to contradict each other, how is a lay person supposed to make sense of things?  14:30 – What is the most charitable way to interact with friends and family members who are on either side of all the polarized situations that have arisen in the last year?  23:38 – Once marijuana becomes the new norm, what can Catholics do to combat it?  31:30 – How do I dispose of a broken rosary?  36:21 – After St. Peter died, what were the relative levels of authority between the subsequent popes and the remaining apostles?  44:05 – What is our responsibility as Christians when it comes to family or friends who we know are engaging in questionable life choices or are shirking important practices?  …

After St. Paul tells us that without the resurrection, our faith is useless, he assures us that there is a resurrection. Listen to host Mark Kjenstad and St. Andrew Pastor Randy Hunter share insight on the impact of Christ's resurrection based on the reliable account of the Apostle Paul. 

After St. Patty's Day, March Madness, and Evan's Birthday...there is no interview. Deal with it. For now, you're stuck with just the best lacrosse analysis on the planet. After recapping the events mentioned above, we dive into the college games...that we barely watched. We did pretty well with the cliff notes. Major shoutout to the 1 guy that watched High Point vs VMI during the first round of March Madness. We do a little Fraud Watch, we make some predictions for this coming weekend and finally, we discuss the Cannons Expansion Draft. Please remember to #SignMolloy and #DraftMolloy this week as the Entry Draft approaches. This episode is presented by Sideline Swap. Visit sidelineswap.com/postgame and be on the lookout for some new gear in our locker soon. This episode was also presented by Red Truck Beef Jerky. Visit https://redtruckbeefjerky.com/ and apply the code POSTGAME15 at checkout to receive 15% off your order.

Powell St. John performed with Janis Joplin during her time at UT in the band, The Waller Creek Boys. After St. John graduated with an art degree from UT, he continued pursuing music and was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2005. He and Joplin's music is being released on vinyl later this year.

Frank Streigl (St. Marys 2002) President and Owner of Finom K.K. Frank is the owner at Finom Inc., operating the brands Tokyo Ramen Tours and 5 AM Ramen. Essentially, he has one of the best jobs in the world. He eats ramen for a living. After St. Mary's, he majored in Sociology and minored in Law at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. His first job was in Tokyo, where he worked as a Nikkei stockbroker. After finance, he found himself working in tech, chiefly in sales and business development roles. From this point onward he would continue to work in sales, including at the online booking website Agoda. ​In January of 2018, he started offering ramen tours to inbound tourists, immersing himself in the world of ramen full-time. Tokyo Ramen Tours https://www.tokyoramentours.com/ 5AM Ramen http://5amramen.com/ Episode summary 1:55 - Introduction 3:45 - Of the 1000+ ramen places you have been to, where are the one or two that you recommend? (Harukiya and Taishoken) 5:44 - Soy sauce based v pork-based ramen for tourists 7:11 - The "Tsukemen" boom 9:14 - Ramen noodles / Childhood ramen favorites 12:53 - At what point did Frank decide to pivot from the tech/corporate world to the world of ramen 15:50 - How to eat ramen every day, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle 18:02 - The "1000 yen wall" 千円の壁 21:22 - The economics of being a ramen restaurant owner 24:41 - How to make ramen at home 27:22 - "Secret" ramen recipes, urban legend, or some truth? 29:39 - Franchised ramen locations - places Frank recommends 30:55 - Bad ramen experience? (*Coffee Ramen) 34:08 - Two more recommendation (on top of Harukiya and Taishoken), pork and miso ramen (pork - Tanaka Shouten, miso - Santora) 38:12 - Being a brother to a professional MMA fighter (Mark Mugen Striegl) 42:03 - The World Instant Ramen 46:22 - What is coming up in the next few years Harukiya - Ogibukubo Station 1 Chome-4-6 Kamiogi, Suginami City Soysauce Ramen http://5amramen.com/ramen/harukiya-ramen Taishoken - Eifukucho Station 3-5-3 Izumi, Suginami-ku Tokyo Soysauce Ramen http://5amramen.com/ramen/eifukucho-taishoken Tanaka Shouten - Rokucho Station Adachi City, Hitotsuya, 2 Chome−14−6 アンスリューム 1F Pork Ramen http://5amramen.com/ramen/tonkotsu-ramen-in-tokyo-tanaka-shoten Santora - Edogawaa Station 362 Yamabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 162-0801, Miso Ramen https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1309/A130905/13240660/

Today on the show we have Navy Men's Lacrosse Head Coach, Rick Sowell.Coach Sowell is graduate of Washington College, where he was a two-time All-American and National Midfielder of the Year. During his time there he won two national championships. He started off his coaching career at Washington College as assistant for the 1986 national championship team. He then moved on to become an assistant coach at Georgetown before taking the head coach job at Dartmouth University. His final season at Dartmouth, Coach Sowell's team won their first Ivy League championship since 1965. He then moved on to restart the lacrosse program at St. John's University. After St. John's he took over as head coach at Stony Brook, where he was named America East Coach of the Year for his final two seasons. He then took over as head coach at the Naval Academy.He's now on his seventh season as head coach at the Naval Academy. He's helped guide the Midshipmen back to the national spotlight with their eighth Patriot League title in 2018.Coach and I got a chance to talk about a lot of different things like connecting with players, learning different coaching styles, one of his models for tough decisions, injecting fun into practices and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/going-offsides/message

Today on the show we have Navy Men's Lacrosse Head Coach, Rick Sowell. Coach Sowell is graduate of Washington College where he was a two time All-American and National Midfielder of the year. During his time there he won two national championships. He started off his coaching career at Washington College as assistant to the 1986 national championship team. He then moved on to become an assistant coach at Georgetown before taking the head coach job at Dartmouth University. HIs final season at Dartmouth, Coach Sowell's team won their first IVY league championship since 1965. He then moved on to restart the lacrosse program at St. John's University. After St. John's he took over as head coach at Stony Brook where he was named America East Coach of the year in his final two seasons. Before, taking over as head coach at the Naval Academy. He's now on his 7th season as head coach at the Naval Academy. He's helped guide the Midshipmen back to the national spotlight with their eight patriot league title in 2018. Coach and I got a chance to talk about a lot of different things like connecting with players, learning different coaching styles, one of his models for tough decisions, injecting fun into practices, and much more.

Summary of today's show: Father Matt Westcott is a former Marine who loves being a diocesan priest, and yet he serves at perhaps the world's most prestigious university, Harvard, as chaplain to its Catholic undergraduates. Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams welcome Fr. Westcott to hear about his path to the priesthood and the four years he served in parishes before becoming Harvard's chaplain. They also discuss the unique joys and challenges of serving a student body that is highly accomplished and motivated and just doesn't know when to slow down. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today's guest(s): Father Matt Westcott Links from today's show: Today's topics: Priest Profile: Father Matt Westcott 1st segment: Scot Landry welcomed everyone to the show and mentioned his kids had their first day of school. He then noted that since Fr. Matt Williams was last on the show over a month ago he was in the Dominican Republic with a pilgrimage of six young people for a mission experience as part of their leadership curriculum, which follows after Witness to Truth and Witness to Love retreat courses. They partner with Sr. Lisa Valentini, who's been on the show several times. He thinks these young people will never look at the world the same way again. Fr. Matt then related a story of one of these life changing encounters with a family there. Scot said Boston is known as a university town and the Archdiocese has a special responsibility to help form in the faith young people who come here from across the globe. The undergraduate chaplain at the Harvard Catholic Student Association and parochial vicar at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge. He was ordained in 2007. He's originally from St. Clement in Somerville, which he says is now technically in Medford. HE sometimes jokes that growing up it felt like a 1950s parish with a bunch of priests in the rectory, full schools and pews, and lots of activities. Everything in life was parish-based. Fr. Westcott also worked in the rectory as a youth, answering the door and phones. He got to see the day to day life of the priest, which later influenced his decision to enter the seminary. After St. Clement's high school, he entered Norwich University in Vermont in 1993. It is a military college and he intended to make a career in the military and served in the US Marine Corps. He went on to law school later and graduated in 2000. He entered seminary in Fall 2001 in order to give God one year to show him whether he was being called to the priesthood. What he was looking for whether Jesus was enough for him in whatever way he is called. He said the decision to enter the seminary is the decision to discern along with the Church whether the man is called. The discernment is by both the man and the community of the Church. Scot said the month he entered the seminary was the attacks of 9/11 and just four months after entering the clergy abuse scandal broke. He said it was actually a good time to be in the seminary because they weren't in the parishes like the priests were and weren't in the battle. For most of the men it served as galvanizing force for them to take to heart the call to holiness. For Fr. Westcott, he was very excited about being a Boston diocesan priest. It is where the grace of God intersects with the every day existence. The parish priest, among all the roles in the Church, walks with people in the joys and tragedies and routine of life. After ordination, Fr. Westcott spent his first three years at St. Mary in Scituate. He still feels close to the people in that town. The community was based seriously on the Gospel and were serious about their town. He then went to St. Mary in Foxboro for only one year. Then he was asked to become undergraduate chaplain for Harvard. Fr. Westcott had anticipated being asked to be pastor, and he hadn't considered specialized ministry. One of the threads of his priesthood was his friendship with Fr. Bill Murphy and he was his predecessor at Harvard, so they talked about it. It is very different from parish work. The work is much less sacramental–fewer baptisms, funerals, and weddings– and the pace is different. Scot asked what the typical day is like for the chaplain. Fr. Westcott said the typical parish priest is more free to plan disown day, until there's an emergency call. Working with undergrads, he finds himself on their schedule. The opportunity to meet them when and where they're free is crucial because they're not working 9–5 lives. He might says the 8am Mass at St. Paul's and then be out of the residence until 11pm. The goal is authenticity, to be visible and approachable. One way is to wear his collar and walk through Harvard Yard. They then commented on Fr. Westcott's accent saying Harvard Yard. Fr. Williams asked Fr. Westcott his greatest challenges in fulfilling his role as priest-chaplain. Fr. Westcott said Harvard is unique. All the students are smart, but the students are also extraordinarily driven. They take tasks on themselves and want pressure. Motivating a Harvard student isn't a problem, but getting them to slow down and cultivate silence is. They need to give themselves time to explore how the Holy Spirit is working in their lives. Even when they're doing good things, it can stifle one's spirit because they don't have time or energy to dedicate to prayer. As a practical matter, he preaches about and talks about it in personal conversation. Scot asked about fielding the very tough questions from very smart and motivated students. Fr. Westcott said some of the conversations he has are almost like a seminar. Once they see the willingness to learn more, the students are capable. 2nd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Joseph Jacob from Newton Center, MA He wins a CD from the Envoy Institute: "the Roots of Modern Atheism" by Dr. Ed Fesem and the booklet "Catholics in the Public Square" by Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix. If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 3rd segment: Fr. Westcott talked about the four missionaries from Fellowship of Catholic University Student who help him to reach the students where they are, in places that Fr. Westcott generally isn't available and they also meet them in in all phases of life, including social. FOCUS works on many college campuses across the country and they work closely with Fr. Westcott to ensure they are meeting the unique needs of Harvard. The vision and methodology are well in place as they begin the new academic year. Fr. Westcott said there is no shortage of information and material from FOCUS to help him work together with them. one of the FOCUS missionaries is the leader and he helps to ensure they're on the same page, coordinating calendars, etc. The guidance generally comes from the Catholic Center out to the FOCUS team. He's impressed by their dedication to daily Mass and a duly Holy Hour. FOCUS does a good job of taking care of their own missionaries and a regional coordinator also coordinates with Fr. Westcott and the pastor at St. Paul's. Scot said he guessed about 400–500 freshmen at Harvard are Catholic. Fr. Westcott said there's no shortage of opportunities for Harvard students to spend their time doing many things, but they encourage them to get involved in mall faith-sharing groups to give them a personal investment in the life of the Catholic Center and to create personal relationships. Scot noted that they now have adoration in the chapel. Fr. Westcott said they are clear that the Eucharist is the center of Catholic life and their is great desire among the students for expressions of devotion that are Eucharist centered. Scot notes that St. Paul's is a parish that appreciates liturgy done well. There will be a special kickoff Mass on September 16, 11am, celebrated by Bishop Jim Connolly of Denver, for the new academic school year. He'll then give a lecture after. Fr. Westcott said the Mass of the Holy Spirit derives from the great golden age of the universities of Europe, which began the academic year invoking the Holy Spirit in the pursuit of truth. Bishop Connolly has been invited as a bridge between FOCUS and the diocesan chaplaincy. He's a friend of FOCUS and St. Paul's pastor, Fr. Michael Drea. He will address the pursuit of academic truth and the life of the Church. Fr. Westcott said he hasn't gone a day without being tremendously impressed by several students, not just by their resumes, but by their hearts and desire to live lives as holy men and women with authenticity in the world and for God. Scot said one of the most moving moments in his time serving the Archdiocese was the funeral Mass for one of Fr. Westcott's classmates, Fr. Dan Kennedy, who died just 8 months after being ordained. He recalls all the priests singing at the end of Mass, Cardinal Seán's palpable emotion at Fr. Dan's passing, and Fr. Dan's father's talk at the end of Mass which was perhaps the best vocation talk he's ever heard. He asked Fr. Westcott how this event has affected him. Fr. Westcott said they became friends the first year in the seminary. Neither remembers meeting, but they always seemed to have been friends. Fr. Dan remains close to him and there isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't think of something he'd like to talk to Dan about. He also remains close to Fr. Dan's family. Fr. Westcott said Fr. Dan died one year to the day from when they were ordained deacons. Fr. Westcott says he finds himself praying for the intercession of Fr. Dan for vocations to the priesthood, but also for many of the young couples Fr. Westcott encounters. He was always very gregarious and joyful in his priesthood and touched many, many people in his brief time. Fr. Westcott clarifies that he's not claiming Fr. Dan is a saint, but he's relying on the graces and devotions we make for the deceased and has a private conviction that Fr. Dan is in heaven. Scot asked for prayers for Fr. Dan and for people to pray to him. Scot also noted that today is also the 15th anniversary of the death of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

Summary of today's show: From his school days at the Archdiocesan Choir School as a child, Fr. Bill Kelly has heard the Lord calling him to the priesthood. He just never thought it would take such interesting turns. In his 20+ years as a priest, Fr. Bill has studied in Rome, received a doctorate in theology, taught at the seminary, led the ongoing formation and support of priests, been a pastor, and co-hosted a movie review show on CatholicTV. Fr. Bill joins Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor to talk about his vocation and his priesthood. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Fr. Bill Kelly Links from today's show: Today's topics: Pastor Profile: Fr. Bill Kelly 1st segment: Scot and Fr. Chris talked about the busy seminary schedule interviewing prospective seminarians for next year. Fr. Chris said this could be the largest class in years, with close to 25 new men applying. He said he's going on vacation next week so he's hoping to wrap up the process this week. Scot noted that early in Cardinal Seán's tenure there was a total of 25 men at the seminary and there was talking about closing it. Now it's filled to capacity with 79 men in residence. Fr. Chris said it's the wisdom of the Church that men are brought together to be formed together. Today's guest is Fr. Bill Kelly, who has served in the archdiocese as head of the office that deals with ongoing clergy formation, as well as teaching at the seminary. Now he's pastor at St. Mary Parish in Dedham. 2nd segment: Scot and Fr. Chris welcome Fr. Bill Kelly. Fr. Chris recalled that Fr. Bill taught him how to drink wine in Rome. Fr. Bill said Fr. Chris didn't have a lot of experience with wine. On the other hand, Fr. Bill was introduced to gin and tonic by Fr. Chris and his family. Fr. Bill grew up in Sacred Heart in North Quincy. He said his parents still live there. The pastor who was there for most of his life exuded the life of the priest. Sadly, he died suddenly in 1996 and a book of essays about this priest by his brother priests was produced and Fr. Bill uses that as an example of the life of the diocesan priest. He was a gentle soul and a tremendous preacher. At his funeral, there were 250 priests and 15 bishops. Six thousand people came to his wake. Out of Sacred Heart, they've had 7 or 8 men who've gone on to priesthood. Fr. Bill said he is the oldest of six, two brothers and three sisters. They are a very musical family. His dad is a drummer and his mother sings. His grandmother had a radio show on which she played piano. They grew up singing around the piano. Fr. Bill attended the Archdiocesan Choir School in Cambridge which elevated his natural interest in music and was the seedbed of his vocation. Fr. Chris said Seiji Ozawa once threw Fr. Bill out of Symphony Hall. Fr. Bill said he was a sixth grader in the choir in a rehearsal and was chitchatting a bit with a friend. Ozawa lost his temper and threw him out. Scot asked why the school was the seedbed of his vocation. Fr. Bill said the first time he thought of the priesthood was in the fourth grade and remembered the priest going to the tabernacle and being in awe of that. Later at the choir school, Ted Marier, the founder and original headmaster was not just a great musician, but Fr. Bill also believes he authentically a saint. The faith of the headmaster and his wife was expressed in the work they did. The choir sang at Mass every day and on Sunday. It was by his devotion to the Church that came pouring out of him through his musical genius. He remembers that the entire school was confirmed every four years, all the kids in the school and the Mariers were the sponsors of all the boys. It was during the singing of one hymn that the ides of a vocation came to him most clearly. Fr. Bill attended Boston College High School. While some of the Jesuits encouraged him to consider the order, he was very interested in diocesan priesthood. He went right into the college seminary, which he loved, not least because they didn't have take any math courses. From there he went to the North American College in Rome for five years. When he left home, his youngest sister was in seventh grade and when came she was a senior in high school. He was home for three years and then returned for doctoral studies. His first assignment was Sacred Heart in East Boston for just three or four months. Then he went to St. Paul's in Hingham. He went to Rome for a doctoral degree in dogma with the plan that he would come back to be spiritual director at the seminary. He was there from 1995 to 2005. Every seminarian has to have a spiritual director. They would meet every two weeks to help him grow in sensitivity and understanding to how God was at work in their lives. It always comes back to how it fits in with how it helps him discern whether God is asking him to be a priest. At the seminary, he had 15 to 25 directees. He also directed a number of religious sisters and laypeople. He also helped design the spiritual life component of the Masters of Arts in Ministry program. All told, he was seeing about 40 people per year in spiritual direction. Scot asked what it's like to see many of the men he directed as priests now. Fr. Bill said it's great to see them later. Fr. Chris was one of the seminarians at the time. He recalls finding Fr. Chris doing an impression of Fr. Bill giving a lecture. Fr. Bill said his priesthood was transformed by the students, seeing their love for the Lord and their priesthood. Fr. Bill said his closest friends in the presbyterate are men who were students when he was there. After St. John's, he was put in charge of ongoing formation for priests. Fr. Bill said it was a natural transition in some ways. He did have to help priests of varying experiences from newly ordained to ordained for decades. It was just a few years after the abuse crisis began so there was a lot of need for providing support for the priests, including just having men come together. Fr. Bill said he is convinced the conversion of the priesthood will come through intellectual formation. Scot said one of the programs Fr. Bill brought to the archdiocese was Good Leaders, GoodShepherds from Catholic LEadership Institute. Fr. Bill said it's a program that helps priests look at leadership skills, especially for priests feeling burdened by administrative tasks. It's not just a time management course, but it truly was centered in the Church's teachings. It weds the best practices of leadership in the corporate world with Church teaching. More than 100 priests in Boston have gone through the program. Scot asked what it was like to travel a lot around the country, speaking and giving retreats for priests. Fr. Bill said he enjoyed speaking to varied groups. He loved to bring communities together in a different way. He's been fortunate in his life. He once lived with the great spiritual writer Henri Nouwen. He met Mother Teresa a number of times. He met Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger. He's been able to bring those experiences to his various talks. 3rd segment: Fr. Bill has been at St. Mary's in Dedham for two years. He was a priest for 20 year before becoming a pastor. He'd been living at Holy Family in Rockland for 15 years, helping out on the weekends. He was happy to get the new assignment. It was a significant change. It's phenomenal parish with wonderful leadership. Fr. Matt Williams and Fr. Bill Lohan were there as parochial vicars. Bishop Dooher was pastor there before becoming a bishop. Fr. Bill said their active youth group has a bunch of them in Nicaragua this week. Those who couldn't go have committed to going to the 7am daily Mass to pray for those who went. Fr. Chris asked what makes St. Mary's unique. Fr. Bill said it has a long and beautiful devotional tradition of care for the Blessed Sacrament. They have all-day/all-night adoration on Fridays. They have active prayer groups. The Mass is well attended and they have long and well-established music program. He remembers his first weekend singing with the choir. More recently, Life Teen is perhaps it's most well-known program. Fr. Chris Hickey created this program from almost nothing. Five men with connections to St. Mary's in the seminary with three more going next year. That's the fruit of LifeTeen and of the prayer of the parish for vocations. They also have wonderful participation in the Sacrament of Confession. Fr. Bill said they renovated the confessional and made it very beautiful. It's now a very large space with a great stained glass window. All the ancient traditional symbols of reconciliation have been incorporated into the confessional. They're hoping to increase the amount of time devoted to confession and he said you can't walk across the parking lot without being asked to hear a confession. It's a spirit-filled parish. Fr. Bill said LIft Ministries was founded by two parishioners. Scot said he first heard about St. Mary's because of the LifeTeen program. Scot said you don't see many parishes that have all the generations so active in parish life. Fr. Bill said a priest friend visited last summer and on a Thursday night it was so busy that his friend asked him if he realized how lucky he is. Fr. Bill said at least six groups meet regularly on Thursday nights. Scot asked what the root causes of this active parish are in addition to good priests and prayer. Fr. Bill said it's both the town of Dedham, which is the kind of place where people put down roots and always come home. It's also the families. Because they don't have a school, there is a little bit of a struggle to bring in young families, but they are seeing young families grow again and they are starting to see a growth of ethnic families in the area. Fr. Chris said each priest preaches one basic homily with variations. He asked what it is for Fr. Bill. He said because of his years as a spiritual director he thinks he's mostly attuned to people's friendship with Christ and their relationship with God. Then how does that get lived out. How is it that the Church is the surest way to grow in our relationship with Christ? The Church is the most abundant way that one's spiritual life is able to grow. He said he thinks he needs to ramp up on some of the issues of the day in his preaching. Scot said Fr. Bill also co-hosts a show on CatholicTV called Spotlight along with Fr. Chip Hines. Fr. Bill said he and Fr. Chip were at some gathering for priests and got into a conversation about movies. They got into such an intense discussion that somebody told them they should have their own show. Somehow Fr. Bob Reed heard about it and asked them to do the show. They just finished their third year and have reviewed over 300 movies. They approach it from the point of view of whether it's a good movie on a technical level, but also on what themes can be drawn from it on the basis of our Catholic faith. They will be upfront with people about the content if it's morally objectionable. He said they often hear from cloistered nuns who watch movies based on their reviews. They take a currently running movie and build a theme on it, whether topic or theme or the like. He said the funny thing is when people come up to him at a wedding in the Communion line and look at him with recognition. For the summer, he recommends the quirky movie Moonrise Kingdom. He did just see the Spiderman movie and thought it was terrific. He does agree with critics who said the action scenes are not as exciting as in the other Spiderman movies. He's very interested in seeing Woody Allen's To Rome With Love. The biggest movie of the summer will be The Dark Knight Rises. He thinks the previous installment in the Batman series is one of the best movies ever. He said he knows some seminary professors use it in their moral theology classes. At the top of his list would be the Lord of the Rings trilogy; the Wizard of Oz; Ordinary People because he loves family dramas and because it's when he fell in love with the movies. Scot asked Fr. Bill where he would recommend people look for family-appropriate movies. He said the Boston Globe has a family-friendly guide or search online. Fr. Bill said the old DIsney movies are great for kids. For children's movies, don't take them to the dumbed down movies. There are good movies with good messages and substantial messages. He recommended The Secret World of Arrietty.

Summary of today's show: How does a stint in the Marines help with the life of a parish priest? Fr. Edward Doughty sits down with Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor to talk about his childhood in Woburn, which is the hotbed of priestly vocations in the Archdiocese of Boston; serving in the US Marine Corps' drum and bugle corps; being ordained in one of the biggest ordination classes in the US in the past 20 years (18 men in 1995!); serving in parishes in Danvers, Manomet, Weymouth, and Randolph; working campus ministry at two state colleges; and returning to parish ministry as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Medford. Be prepared for some laughs and listen for the plug for Fr. Robert Reed of CatholicTV. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Fr. Edward F. Doughty Links from today's show: Today's topics: Pastor Profile: Fr. Edward F. Doughty 1st segment: Scot welcomed Fr. Chris to the show and they talked about Fr. Chris spent his Easter with his family and helping at a couple of parishes. He said the crowds seemed larger this year. Fr. Chris talked about how great it is to celebrate Easter for the eight days of the octave. Fr. Chris also talked about going to a Catholic school to be the mystery reader for the second grade. 2nd segment: Scot and Fr. Chris welcome Fr. Ed Doughty to the show. Fr. Ed talked about growing up in Woburn at St. Barbara parish. He attended all public schools throughout his schooling. They discussed other priests who came from St. Barbara's, including Bishop Chris Coyne of Indianapolis. Fr. Ed graduated from Umass Lowell with a degree in music education, but wasn't able to get a job as a music teacher. He went to the recruiting office to join the Navy, but the Navy recruiter had reached his goal for the month and wasn't speaking to anyone. As he walked down the hall, the Marine recruiter stopped him in the hall to talk and before he knew it he was on a plane to boot camp at Parris Island. Scot said it seems that Marine boot camp is very scary as a form of physical exertion. Fr. Ed said you arrive in the dead of night off a bus and then the 13 weeks go by in the blink of an eye. You arrive thinking you're not going to be able to do anything and leave thinking you can doing anything. Scot asked how his Marine formation helps him today as a priest. Fr. Ed said sometimes it's a positive and sometimes a negative. He said Marines can have a swagger that makes you less passive than people expect from a priest. Sometimes he's a little less likely to take direct complaints passively. On the other hand, he's more disciplined, less likely to be late. Fr. Chris said Fr. Ed was in the drums and bugle corps. Fr. Ed said they traveled around the country most of the time to Marine and Navy installations, but they also performed for President Reagan. Fr. Ed said every Marine is a rifleman so they kept up their training in that area, but their primary job was to be a musician. Fr. Ed said he grew to appreciate his time in the Marines after he got out. When he was in the Marines, it was a bit of a grind being on the road all the time. He has maintained some great relationships from that time. He looks back only with fondness. Fr. Ed said his first hint of vocation came when he was 12 years old. Fr. Rodney Kopp was in his deacon assignment at St. Barbara's at the time and was a role model. During his time in the Marines, he got away from the regular practice of his faith, but when he came home he became friends some newly ordained priests and they encouraged his vocation. Once he went on a retreat at the seminary, he felt like he belonged where before he thought he was just doing it to get his friends off his back. His attitude the whole time at the seminary was, “If they keep me, I'll stay.” Before he knew it he was walking down the aisle for his ordination. Fr. Ed said he always prayed that he would end up where God wanted him to be. He said he also grew up in a family that had a great devotion to the Eucharist, which helped a lot. Scot said that it's important to recognize that discernment of the priesthood is mutual between the seminarian and the seminary. Fr. Ed said he was 30 when he entered the seminary and there were men both older and younger than him, as well some guys he'd gone to high school with. Fr. Chris said in both the Marine Corps and the seminary you need a rule of life. Fr. Ed said Marines have a plan of the day posted each day that told you where you had to be each day. The seminary was similar with schedules for the liturgical and the academic. Fr. Ed said he's a pretty scheduled person anyway. At the time of his ordination, his dad had been very sick and his biggest memory from that day was that his dad was unable to go, but his dad watched from home. At one point the Cardinal asked parents and godparents to stand up to be recognized and his sister said his dad stood up at home. His dad was able to attend his first Mass, but was hospitalized the next day and it was his dad's last Mass. Fr. Ed said it's the greatest blessing for him that his dad was the first to receive communion from him at the Mass. Fr. Ed said he preached his first Mass. He was going to have someone else do it. One of his childhood friends is Dr. Kevin Mooney, who told him that no one was going to the Mass to hear someone else preach so he did it himself. In the end, his dad got to hear him preach. Fr. Ed celebrated his father's funeral Mass, but Msgr. John McLaughlin preached at the Mass. Fr. Ed said he teased Msgr. McLaughlin relentlessly when he was given the honor recently. He's currently campus minister at Boston University and was previously the first vocation director for the Archdiocese of the Military Services. 3rd segment: Fr. Ed was ordained in 1995 in a class of 18 men. His first assignment was at St. Richard in Danvers, then St. Bonaventure in Manomet. He didn't know where Manomet was. Fr. Ed said it was a fantastic parish with a lot of young families and an enormous religious ed program. Plus it was living at the beach. Fr. Ed said it was a booming parish then and it's gotten larger. They're building a new church in the parish. Fr. Ed was involved in youth ministry, that started with about 9 kids. He said they went to a completely prayer-based youth ministry program. Everything was based around some kind of prayer experience. It started to attract kids. They also did a targeted recruiting, calling 250 kids from someone in the program and sending invitations to those who responded positively. The first event had 125 kids and they gained momentum until there were 200 or 300 coming on a regular basis by the time he left. His success came from hounding the kids, being relentless in inviting them back to events. Fr. Ed said young people get it much more than we give them credit for a lot. One of his pet peeves for youth ministry is when parishes have an event and invite the kids only to be workers. But how often do we invite kids to be part of the group? Fr. Ed also made sure the people who invited made the kids feel like they were wanted at the event so badly that it would hurt badly if they didn't go. After Manomet, he was sent to St. Jerome in Weymouth for a year before being sent to St. Bernadette in Randolph as pastor. Scot said he got to know Fr. Ed because of his implementing the Catholic Appeal as well as any pastor. Fr .Ed said there were 23 language groups in the parish, including Vietnamese, Nigerian, Filipino, and Haitian. Fr. Chris asked how they brought them together, but Fr. Ed said he's not sure they ever got to where they wanted to be. Mostly he wanted them to have their own identity and accommodate them to be who they are. Fr. Ed said he particularly recalls Vietnamese New Year celebrations as an enormous celebration with food and joy. Fr. Ed said during his time in the parish, they torn down and built a new building that has become the daily Mass chapel. After St. Bernadette he became campus minister at Salem State and U Mass Boston. Fr. Ed said life doesn't begin until noon on the campuses. He said it was interesting for him to talk about faith on a publicly funded college campus. People would tell him that he has to be a little less Catholic, but he'd reply that he's Catholic and that's what he's going to say. He said the people he met were very friendly and mostly he was expected to show up at games and events and dining facilities. Fr. Chris said it sounds like the ministry of presence. Fr. Ed said UMass has an interfaith chapel where he'd say daily Mass a couple times per week. At Salem State he didn't have an office or chapel so he'd just wander around the campus most of the time. He'd just try to make eye contact with students, faculty, or staff and say hello and try to have a conversation. Sometimes those brief encounters would lead to more. Fr. Ed said he would celebrate Sunday Mass at Salem State in a conference room on the campus. Scot asked how serving as a campus minister differed from serving in a parish. Fr. Ed said in seminary they warn you about being a lone ranger in the diocese where you operate by yourself. But on campus, you really are alone. You have to be willing to put yourself out there and hope that in your prayer you're bringing an atmosphere of faith with you. Fr. Ed said a great day was if a kid honked your horn at you as you walked down the street. It was really the small victories. Once he was in a dean's office and a staff member told him how she was hearing nice things about him and how he was making great connections with students. Later he told the dean he couldn't remember remember the last time anyone spoke to him, but the dean said everyone notices him and see him in the same places all the time. His presence matters to kids wherever he is on campus. Fr. Ed said you can't go in expecting students to fit in a particular mold. You have to take them where they're at. Many of them come from families that don't practice faith and the minister may be the first person they've spoken to in a faith context. 4th segment: Fr. Ed became pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Medford on March 1. Scot noted that every single post on Facebook from Fr. Ed prior to March 1 was a joke so at first he thought the announcement was a joke. Scot asked Fr. Ed what a new pastor does when he comes to the parish. Fr. Ed said he starts with a prayer he doesn't destroy the place. He said it's almost a sensory overload, where you meet all new people, have an all-new schedule, and there's all kinds of people you need to talk to and learn about all while trying to learn where the parish is, what needs to be done, and who's involved in the parish ministries. He had to quickly learn who's on the parish council even as he's involved in pastoral planning activities. But there is a great rhythm in the parish. He starts the day with celebrating Mass and then go about with whatever is necessary, whether a funeral or a meeting or some administrative duties. Fr. Ed said everyone who's been dissatisfied with something come to see the new pastor first. You try to respectfully give them time and you may or may not agree with what they want. He said he often doesn't even know what they're talking about. But he's willing to listen to people who've lived there a long time because they can help him get a read on what they want to happen. He's learned not to take things personally and that he doesn't have to be in a hurry all the time. Fr. Chris said the wise advice is that the only thing the new pastor needs to change in the first year is change his socks. The new pastor is learning to lead and shepherd this particular community. Fr. Ed said it's important for people to know that he asked to be sent to st. Francis when the opening became available. Fr. Ed said St. Francis is a middle class parish of hard-working people raising their families who love their parish. It's a beautiful church with facilities that have the potential to do so much good for the community. They had temporary administrators for almost a year before he came which led to uncertainty. Now they can relax knowing that Fr. Ed is assigned there for six years. Scot said you can see the church from Route 93 and asked how many people come to daily Mass are just commuters on their way to work, but Fr. Ed said the Mass is at 9am so they don't get a lot of them. Fr. Ed said his parents' devotion to the Eucharist has led to him knowing that the high point of his day is celebrating Mass with his parishioners. Then being nourished by that, it allows him to go through the rest of the day with a sense of peace and purpose and urgency, not in the sen of having to change anything, but wanting to get at the daily routine. He said his favorite saints include St. John Vianney, even before knowing he was patron saint of parish priests because he was thought to be somewhat lacking in academics. HE shows a regular guy can have an effect and make a difference for people. Also St. Francis and St. Bonaventure have been particularly important to him as well. He loves that everything around the parish reminds him of St. Francis. Being back in a parish for Easter was great. Fr. Ed also gave a shout out to Fr. Bob Reed of CatholicTV.

This is episode 6 in a series examining the impact Christianity has had on history & culture. Today we continue our look at the impact The Faith had on the world's view of Charity & Compassion, specifically in the founding of hospitals & health care.In an earlier episode we noted how so many of what are called liberal ideals of modern society had their roots in the Christian transformation of culture, specifically in Western Civilization. Those ideas flowed from the Faith's high view of the sanctity of human life, which was a radical departure from the pagan view of man and the strict classism that dominated the ancient world. The dilemma today is that secular liberalism wants to keep the advantages and rights Christianity brought w/o the moral and spiritual core that empowered them. Christianity's exalted view of man is based on its higher & prior exalted view of God. Gut society of that view of God and its view of man is destined to decline. Which is precisely what we're seeing in modern Western societies today. As one philosopher posed the question: “Can man be good without God?” The answer is; “Not for long.” As my pastor said years ago, “Is it any wonder that when schools tell children they are nothing but the chance result of random chemical reactions and descended from apes, they then begin to act by the law of the jungle while they live in Los Angeles, or London?Those who assume modern charity and compassion, whether it be government welfare or voluntary assistance, developed on its own without the energizing influence of Christianity are misinformed. People need to understand that “civilization” isn't some kind of mystical force that happens on its own. It's not the product of social evolution where man keeps getting better & better. Christianity WAS the premier civilizing influence that shaped the modern world and gave Western civilization the benefits that have meant advancement.The German historian C. Schmidt, a century ago said to disregard Christianity's influence in civilizing the ancient world is “blind to the history of nations, and to the history of the Human heart. Both proclaim loudly that charity cannot be the product of egoism, nor a humility of pride; that without the intervention of God no new spirit could have regenerated individuals in the world.”Carlton Hayes wrote, “From the wellsprings of Christian compassion our Western civilization has drawn its inspiration, and its sense of duty, for feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, looking after the homeless, clothing the naked, tending the sick, and visiting the prisoner.”Who built hospitals? Who founded rescue missions in decaying inner cities? Orphanages? Soup kitchens? Who founded charitable societies, taught literacy, worked tirelessly to end slavery, campaigned for equal rights, ended child labor? Christians! Men & women who understood the sanctity of human life & the urgency of guarding human dignity - that's who.It's been interesting watching the assault the New Atheists have leveled on religion in general and Christianity in particular. They say the Faith is standing in the way of human progress. Yet virtually every support that makes it even possible for them to say that was provided by Christians living out their Faith. Where, pray tell, are the atheist rescue mission and orphanages. Where are the atheist founded & funded hospitals?Jesus was concerned for people's bodies as well as their souls. In commending the faithfulness of the disciples in Matthew 25, Jesus lauded their feeding & clothing the needy. The Gospels tell us as part of His ministry Jesus went all over Israel healing illness & disease. The blind, deaf, palsied, lame and even the socially outcast lepers were all healed by Him. Indeed, Jesus' ministry seemed to pulse between these 2 poles – teaching & healing. Frequently the text tells us He was moved with compassion as he looked on the crowds coming to Him. Since the goal of a disciple is to be just like his rabbi, when Jesus sent His boys out on their own ministry exercise, they went forth teaching & healing. When they returned they were stoked about the miracles they'd seen God work thru them.Later, when the Apostles went out to continue Jesus' mission of preaching the Gospel, they carried on the wholisitc task of expanding the Kingdom of God by both preaching & healing. This personal, literal, physical touch was a far cry from the cult of Gnosticism that a century later would reduce the Gospel to an esoteric message utterly divorced from the physical.The Greco-Roman world the early Christians lived in was void of care for the sick & dying. Oh sure, there were doctors, there were even healing centers. But these were exclusively for the service of the rich & powerful. Dionysus, a Christian pastor of the 3rd C described the behavior of the people of Alexandria in a plague in 250 AD. He said they “thrust aside anyone who began to be sick, and kept aloof even from their dearest friends. They cast the afflicted out onto the public roads half dead, and left them unburied. The sick were treated with utter contempt when they died.” But the Christians, he reported, came to the aid of the sick and dying. They ignored the danger to themselves. He wrote –“Very many of our brethren, while in their exceeding love and brotherly kindness, did not spare themselves, but kept by each other, and visited the sick without thought of their own peril, and ministered to them assiduously and treated them for their healing in Christ, died from time to time most joyfully... drawing upon themselves their neighbors' diseases, and willingly taking over to their own persons the burden of the sufferings of those around them.”As I noted in a recent episode, the Emperor Julian, who wanted to roll back the ground Christianity had made in the Empire, & reinstall paganism, lamented that pagans could not come close to the charity & compassion exhibited by even the humblest of Jesus' followers. In truth, Romans considered helping the sick as a sign of weakness. They thought it manly to resist the inner urge to pity. When Christians stayed to help the sick during plague, it unmasked the Roman idea as weak while showing compassion was courageous.Christians of the 1st thru 4th Cs rejected the callous & inhumane cul­ture of the Greco-Roman world. They considered everyone as having an eternal & potentially-redeemable soul. It pleased God to tend to anyone, regardless of social status. Because eternal life awaited those who believed in Christ, life on earth wasn't the ultimate value. If someone died while caring for the sick, a far better life lay ahead. And if a sick person came to faith in Christ because of the charity shown them, another soul was gained for heaven. That kind of thought & behavior was foreign to paganism.Few of those early Christians who risked their lives to tend the ill had their names recorded for posterity. Few, but not none. One name that is known is Benignus of Dijon, a 2nd C Christian martyred in Epagny because he “nursed, supported, & protected a number of deformed & crippled children that had been saved from death after failed abortions and exposures.” Rescuing frail, unwanted children was an insult to the Romans. It violated their cultural norms. Remember the words of Seneca, the 1st C Roman philosopher: "We drown children who at birth are weakly and abnormal.”Because of the pagan low-regard for human life and their de-valuing of the sick by not caring for them, there were no hospitals for the treatment or care of the general populace. A careful student of history may object & query, “What about the nearly 300 temples to Aesculapius, the god of healing? Weren't those ancient hospitals?”The answer is, Not really. Sick people went there but not to be tended by a doctor or receive treatment. They went there to ask the deity for healing and that he'd reveal to them what treatment might help. But no medicine was applied there. There were other places where doctors could be asked for assistance. But while people might be told what treatment to seek, they weren't nursed at the temple of Aesculapius. The few places were the ill could convalesce were limited only to the recovery of people deemed worthy because of some benefit they provided society or their master. So there were treatment centers for wounded gladiators and soldiers. But there was NOTHING for the treatment & recovery of the lower classes; simply nothing.In India of the 3rd C BC, King Asoka commanded that hospitals be constructed. But it's not known who or what they were for. Because while the command was given, it was never carried out. When Europeans arrived in the 18th C, there were no hospitals in the land.Simply stated, charity hospitals for the poor & needy did not exist prior to Christianity introducing them.During the first 3 centuries, when Christians were the object of frequent and severe persecution, the most they could do was care for the sick where they found them or in extreme cases, take them into their homes. After Constantine removed the ban on the Faith in the early 4th C, Christians were able to direct more attention toward caring for the sick and dying. At the Council of Nicaea in 325 bishops were directed to set up hospices in every city with a major church.Many of the early Christian hospitals were not what people understand by them today. While their most important function was to nurse and heal the sick, they also provided shelter for the poor and lodging for Christian pilgrims. These hospitals, known as xenodochia were prompted by Christ's command to care for the physically sick and by the early apostolic teaching that Christians be hospitable to strangers and travelers.The first real hospital was built by St. Basil in Caesarea of Cappadocia about AD 369. It was part of a large complex that included houses for physi­cians and nurses, workshops, and schools.  The rehabilitation buildings and workshops gave those with no occupa­tional skills opportunity to learn a trade while recovering. The compound's comprehensive nature reveals additional humanitarian awareness. It's difficult to argue this awareness had nothing to do with the spirit of Christ alive in St. Basil, the good bishop of Caesarea.After St. Basil's hospital was built in the East and another in Edessa in 375, Fabiola, a wealthy widow and associate of Jerome, built the first hospital in the West in Rome in about 390. According to Jerome, Fabiola donated all of her con­siderable wealth to construct it. She then brought in the sick from the streets. They later built another such hospital in the port of Ostia 50 miles from Rome.Since this isn't a podcast on the history of hospitals, I'll drop the chronicle there. Suffice it to say more were built & staffed throughout the Empire & world, where ever Christianity gained a foothold.While the Age of Discovery was more often than not a purely commercial enterprise, whenever new realms were opened, Christian missionaries followed and established bases to bring physical relief as well as spiritual light.The 1st mental institutions were built & ran by Christians. Their later devolution into the hands of secular psychologists saw some of the most bizarre & inhuman treatments of the mentally infirm.It's important to note that nursing as a profession had its origin completely in the Christian impetus to help the sick & infirm and provide dignity for the dying. Florence Nightingale is world renowned in her care for the sick and wounded. At great personal peril & cost, she ministered to the physically needed – all in the compassion of Christ & for God's glory.In 1864, Jean Henri Dunant along with 4 others started the International Red Cross. While Dunant was a sometimes fierce critic of the organized church, he was driven by Christ's example and call to take care of the physical needs of the poor, weak, sick and needy.This brief review of hospitals & health care is enlightening in terms of what it says about the current health care system & debate. Modern society has come to view healthcare as virtually a RIGHT. Many believe it's the government's duty to provide healthcare as a basic privilege of citizenship. That's a far cry from the Greco-Roman roots many of those people say they want to return to. It was Christianity, especially the Faith that developed during the Middle Ages to infiltrate & season Western civilization, that bequeathed to the modern world it's exalted view of medical care – all based on the sanctity of human life, which rests on the foundation of a conviction man is created in God's image.One additional remark: As I record this episode, the United States, where I live, is engaged in a rather acrimonious debate over Radical Islam and terrorism. A mass shooting in San Bernardino took place just days ago a couple hours from where I live. The Syrian Refugee dilemma is in the news daily. President Obama held a national speech from the Oval Office of the White house to address these issues. He labored to make a distinction between Radical Jihadists and the larger religion of Islam.Many of the listeners to CS are aware Islam has a long and checkered past. In the history of medicine, it has been a handful of Muslim physicians who've advanced the medical arts and bequeathed practices that shaped the origins of modern medicine. By digging a little deeper, we discover these Muslim doctors learned a good part of their practices from earlier Christian schools in the East at places like Edessa & Gundashpur. Those schools were conquered by Muslim invaders and their works were translated in Arabic.As we end this episode, I want to say thanks to the many new subscribers to CS, for referring others to the podcast, and to all those who've popped by the Facebook page to give us a like.