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Monsignor Christopher Nalty reports in live from Rome. We discuss Northern Italian cuisine, Boston, the Catholic New Media Conference, and a recipe for Basil Pesto. You can find the full show notes at http://CatholicFoodie.com.

Today's topics: Vatican new media; Teaching on divorced and remarried Catholics; Bishop “bling”; East Boston casino; 40 Days for Life Summary of today's show: Our usual Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Gregory Tracy, and Fr. Roger Landry look at the news headlines of the week, including the talk given by the Vatican's Msgr. Paul Tighe at the Catholic New Media Conference in Boston last weekend; the reaffirmation of the Church's teaching on divorced, remarried Catholics by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; the leave of absence for a German bishop accused of extravagant spending on his residence; opposition by Catholics in East Boston against a proposed casino; and the 40 Days for Life against abortion. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links.

June 25, 2013 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St Martha of Bethany “Among Women” Guest: Patrice Fagnant -MacArthur This week we look at the beauty of being both Martha and Mary with an excerpt from author Lisa Hendey’s A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms, just one of the book in the Catholic Mom imprint series from Ave Maria Press. This episode also introduces another new book in the line, The Catholic Baby Name Book compiled by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur. Join me for this conversation with Patrice about the long standing traditions around naming children with saints names, and finding the right Confirmation name. Links for this episode: Catholic New Media Conference details for Boston and Melbourne. For Patrice Fagnant MacArthur: The Catholic Baby Name Book Spiritual Woman Thoughts – blog Catholic Lane columns Catholic Mom columns Other shows of related interest:  AW 6: Listen to one of the earliest shows recorded on location with Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur as a guest back in 2009. Reminders: Plans for an AW Special Edition on the themes from my book, Blessed Beautiful and Bodacious. You’ll find some details here on this blog post, and you can post your comments there, or via voicemail feedback at  or, over at the Among Women podcast facebook page, or via email to me at AmongWomenPodcast@me.com. Like us on the Among Women podcast facebook page. photo

In this episode: Fr. Roderick Vonhogen from SQPN.com joins us from the 2012 Catholic New Media Conference in Dallas, Texas. This podcast is courtesy of SiriusXM 129 (The Catholic Channel). You can get a full three hours of The Catholics Next Door, Monday through Friday from 1 to 4PM EST, only from Sirius/XM. Sign up...

September 20, 2012 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: The woman with a hemorrhage in Mark 5:24-34. “Among Women” Guests: Shelly Kelly and Lisa Jones This week we look at Porta Fidei, the “door of faith”, Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Letter announcing the Year of Faith that begins on October 11, 2012. Plus we talk about the new evangelization in terms of being evangelized ourselves first, and then answering the call to evangelize others. This week’s “Blessed are They” segment reflects on the healing miracle of the unnamed woman with a hemorrhage for twelve years, and the small steps she took to open the door of faith in her life in order to receive the transforming power of God. Our “Among Women” segment welcomes the blogging-podcasting from the duo Of Sound Mind and Spirit, Shelly Kelly and Lisa Jones. These two sisters in real life share their journey of faith in their blogging adventure, and their most recent endeavor, the SQPN podcast The Secrets of “Once Upon a Time.” Links for this episode: Porta Fidei – Pope Benedict’s Apostolic Letter about the Year of Faith Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (New Testament) Blog of Shelly Kelly and Lisa Jones: Of Sound Mind and Spirit SQPN’s The Secrets of “Once Upon a Time” Magnificat’s Year of Faith Companion Other shows of related interest: AW 122: Star of the New Evangelization Reminders: Send your comments to Pat Gohn at amongwomenpodcast@me.com, or to the Among Women podcast facebook page. Or record your feedback at the AW voicemail line at 206-426-1260. Pat Gohn has more links about the Year of Faith at The Back Porch. Pat with Shelly Kelly and Lisa Jones; Catholic New Media Conference 2012

September 12, 2012 This week’s episode: “Blessed are They”: St. Catherine of Siena “Among Women” Guest: Emily Stimpson This week, I recap my hiatus from AW with details about the Catholic New Media Conference, and seeing my book get some pre-release attention at the Catholic Markeing Network.* Then, we look at the lives of two single women who are separated by a few centuries. In the “Blessed Are They” segment, we meet St. Catherine of Siena, a Dominican tertiary, in her words of The Dialogue, and get a look inside the heart of a saint. In our “Among Women” segment we meet Emily Stimpson, author of The Catholic Girl’s Survival Guide for the Single Years: The Nuts and Bolds of Staying Sane and Happy While Waiting for Mr. Right. Our conversation looks inside a few of the chapters of this wise and witty book. Emily Stimpson’s book Links for this episode: The Dialogue, online version Emily Stimpson’s book,  website, and articles. Thomas Aquinas’ prayer Other shows of related interest: AW 4: More on the biography of St Catherine (and here one of the early podcasts where I’m still a newbie in podcasting!) AW 55: More on the biography of St Catherine AW 125: yeah, St Catherine, again. Reminders: You are invited to participate in an upcoming AW Special Edition on Joy… Send your comments to Pat Gohn about where you find joy or how you find joy in life…. send your thoughts to amongwomenpodcast@me.com, or to the Among Women podcast facebook page. Or record your feedback at the AW voicemail line at 206-436-1260. * Your truly, in front of the promotional banner for my book, due out next spring.

Over the past few months, I have been talking about the fact that I would be speaking at the Catholic New Media Conference in Arlington, Texas. I'm excited to share the audio recording of the talk that I gave in this episode of Podcast Answer Man. This was the first time I'd ever given a […] The post 275 My First Keynote Speech – My Address To The Catholic New Media Conference 2012 appeared first on The Cliff Ravenscraft Show.

Friday July 27, 2012 In this week’s episode: we turn our attention to the tender subject of recovery and healing from the wounds of sexual abuse, especially those sustained in childhood. My guest, Dawn Eden, shares some of the spiritual richness she found after coming into the Catholic Church as a convert, and how the prayers, sacraments, and saints of the church offer solace and renewal for those who have suffered from sexual wounds. Programming note: due to the sensitive nature of this topic, parental discretion is advised. While no abuse is graphically described in this conversation, we wish to protect the innocence of children who may be in earshot of the program. This program also features some excerpts from St. Faustina’s Diary of Divine Mercy, and in particular, contains a lovely prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of grace found in the sacramental life. This week’s segments: “Blessed are They”: St Faustina and a reading from her Diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul “Among Women” Guest: Dawn Eden Links for this episode: Catholic New Media Conference, and the related conference of Catholic Marketing Network and Catholic Writers Guild St. M Faustina’ Diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul Divine Mercy website My Peace I Give You :Healing Sexual Wounds with Help of the Saints, by Dawn Eden Pat’s review of My Peace I Give You The Dawn Patrol, Dawn Eden’s blog Contact information for Dawn Eden. Pat is offering a free drawing for Dawn Eden’s book, My Peace I Give You, just send your name in before August 10, 2012 via email at amongwomenpodcast@me.com, or via the Among Women facebook page. Here are some of the photos of the stained glass triptych that Dawn Eden describes in this episode: The stained glass triptych found the Dalhgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Georgetown University. Window 1: Jesus gives us his Sacred Heart through the Eucharist, at the Last Supper, as a permanent memorial of his approaching Passion. Window 2: The Sacred Heart triumphs on the Cross, as Jesus gives his physical wounds “for the Life of the world” (Jn 6:15) — and in our hearts, as Jesus calls Mary to become Mother of his Mystical Body, the Church Window 3: Through Holy Communion, the Sacred Heart in the Eucharist–the same one poured out for on the Cross –and the Sacred Heart in the Church are joined in an exchange of love. (This window depicts St. John giving Holy Communion to Mary.) (Photos by Frank Miller, courtesy of Dawn Eden)   Other Shows of Related Interest: AW 10: Describes the life story of St. Maria Goretti AW 47: ”Margaret”, anonymously describes her life-long journey from being a victim of sexual abuse* to her eventual recovery and healing. She describes the four steps toward recovery: from being a victim, to being a survivor, to becoming a striver, and eventually, a thriver. AW 79: Overcoming the Trauma of Sexual Abuse, with Dr. Theresa Burke, founder of Rachel’s Vineyard ”Margaret”, anonymously describes her life-long journey from being a victim of sexual abuse* to her eventual recovery and healing. She describes the four steps toward recovery: from being a victim, to being a survivor, to becoming a striver, and eventually, a thriver. AW 103: When Forgiveness is Hard, with Rosario Rodriguez giving testimony on recovering from violent attacks, and forgiving one’s assailant.    

This week’s episode: A podcast that catches you up on your humble host’s recent whereabouts of late… especially her pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. And here’s a first for Among Women… an episode that departs from our normal format… and I just talk…and share some of my thoughts regarding my time off. Let’s just pretend we’re walking together, you asked me how I’m doing and then you couldn’t shut me up! Trust me, this format will not be a habit. Links for this episode:  AW Blog post featuring photos of this pilgrimage Chapel of Our Lady of The Miraculous Medal Sainte Chapelle Notre Dame Cathedral Lourdes website, including 24-hour web cam of the Grotto SQPN’s Catholic New Media Conference, August ’12 Fortnight of Freedom on USCCB website Other articles on Religious Freedom and the Fortnight of Freedom Older shows of related interest: On St Bernadette: AW 53 On the Immaculate Conception: AW 80 On the Angelus: AW 64  

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O'Connell Today's guest(s): Greg Willits, host of The Catholics Next Door radio show Today's topics: Catholic new media from The Catholics Next Door Summary of today's show: Greg Willits, a pioneer in Catholic new media, talks with Scot about hosting a nationally broadcast Catholic radio show, The Catholics Next Door, with his wife, Jennifer, revealing the real life of a normal Catholic family each day on the air; the gathering of Catholic new media fans and professionals alike in Kansas City this weekend for the Catholic New Media Conference; how the Church, in its lay and ordained members, need to be patrons of the new media, supporting this work of evangelization that is vital to our future; and the new Catholic sitcom Greg and Jennifer filmed in their home for CatholicTV. 1st segment: Scot welcomed Greg Willits. Scot said Greg was one of the founders of the Star Quest Production Network and three years ago they started the Catholic New Media Celebration. Last year, the CNMC was in Boston and this weekend it's in Kansas City. Greg said the Holy Spirit has been leading many people from around the world into Catholic new media. It's been appropriate to gather people in all aspects of new media: blogging, podcasting, social networking. People are so spread out, and when they bring everyone together there is a synergy and excitement and inspiration to see first hand the clarion call to go out and evangelize the world, using whatever technology have. Greg and Jennifer used to podcast from a studio they built in their closet. Fr. Roderick Vonhogen was podcasting from his rectory in the Netherlands, but they were working in isolation. SQPN and the CNMC bring people together to check in and support each other and help one another. Every year, they see it become more professional, while there also remains room for those who just want to get started. Scot said he experienced hope during last year's CNMC, meeting the pioneers in Catholic new medias and seeing how it's all working. Scot asked Greg where he thinks we're at by the Church. Greg said there's been a study that shows a low percentage of Catholics consuming new media, but Greg thinks they may have looked at the wrong study group. Greg said we have a long way to go anyway compared to the other Protestant churches and the Mormons and their online presence. Greg said the big sore spot is where the money to do this is coming from. The talent is there and the desire is there, as evidenced by the people coming from all over for the CNMC. People are very interested, but there's no funding to help people to continue to do this and the funding is going to the people who have the right connections. Greg said he and his wife Jennifer were working full-time on SQPN, but there wasn't a full-time salary there. He has a family to feed. He doesn't like to talk about money, but it has to be talked about. People may not be using new media because they don't know it's there. For them to know it's there, there needs to be money. People need to be told where to go for the content and how to get it. If we want Catholic new media to succeed in the next 5 to 10 years, we need to identify realistic ways of funding this. The Church has been known for centuries as a patron of the arts. Michelangelo was a full-time artist being supported by the Church. Today's podcasters are artists who should be supported by the Church, not just the institution, but also laypeople. Someone could set up a foundation to support new media. Find a way to support people so they can make it their full-time jobs. When Greg and Jennifer left SQPN to go to the Catholic Channel for their radio show, part of the reason was because of the need for job with benefits. Scot said before he started working in Catholic media at the Archdiocese, he didn't know much about new media. Greg said he's been a fan of the Archdiocese's new media work. Scot said there are people looking to the Archdiocese, but they're looking for ways to identify funding. Benefactors can come to the Church and say they want to fund new media whether inside the diocese or individually. In he past year, the Church has really started to forcefully embrace new media. In the US, last November, Bishop Ron Herzog gave a compelling address to the US bishops to tell them that this isn't a fad that should be a normal part of diocesan communications. Greg said he also said that if the Church does not exist online, then in 10 years the Church will not exist for teens today. That should shake us to our core. Scot said many US bishops said it's very important based on that talk. But it didn't create a sense of urgency such that it needs to be included in a diocesan budget. Bishops needs to be committed to expanding new media presence, but that takes one or two budget cycles. We need to 3 to 5 years to really measure whether dioceses worked to change things. The more that dioceses try things and lay Catholics live their vocation through new media. Greg said the speakers at the CNMC this weekend will include Sr. Anne Flanagan of the Daughters of St. Paul, known as the “nunblogger”, talking about evangelization online. Also Sean Patrick Lovett, director of the Vatican's FM radio station. On Friday, there is a separate day of workshops beneficial to people and dioceses that are curious about how to get started in new media. One talk will address whether gadgets and gizmos to help people conduct ministry. But they will address the overall message that technology is great, but more importantly we need to be better catechized and share the Gospel with ever more people and bring them closer to God. A goal will be to create community and opportunity for networking. Greg said so much of new media has been like playing darts with a blindfold on. So much is happening so quickly, but if he has found that if they hadn't been experimenting with new media services they would have missed it. There will be a next Twitter and a next Facebook and we have to ready to embrace them. For so many years there was one type of Catholic media: constant catechesis. People can turn on EWTN and learn something about their faith. But they discovered in Catholic new media a huge desire for a social component to feel like a companion on a spiritual journey. One of the most frequent things Greg hears is that listening to them is like sitting down and getting to know someone in the next pew. They are laos told it's edifying to hear someone express both the joys and struggles of living the Catholic faith. People often feel a sense of isolation in trying to live out their faith. Through podcasts and blogs, people now feel that connection. Scot said with the expansion of Catholic new media and Catholic radio, people can now hear the voices of others living their faith. Through blogs and social media, people can read about those struggles. Those struggles aren't new, but they can feel like they're the only ones. Interested people can watch many of the events live streaming online at . On Twitter, they will use hashtag #cnmc11. Last year, everyone was using Twitter with the hashtag to send out key passages and bits of information and staying connected even when they weren't in a particular session. 2nd segment: Scot told Greg he was pleased to see that The Catholiocs Next Door runs 1-4pm Monday-Friday on Sirius XM and doesn't conflict with The Good Catholic Life. Greg said it's been a blessing for him and Jennifer to be on Sirius XM over the past three years. It's been an unexpected benefit is just how much married couples appreciate hearing another married couple. They don't candy-coat it. Some days on the air, they even have arguments. They've even been able share great news with people, including the announcement of their next child last week. But that also allowed them to talk on the air about the real concerns it brings up, like how they best take care of their children and rearrange their lives to accommodate the next one. They are showing how they are treating their marriage as seriously as God wants them to and being a witness to the openness to life. He feels like he's constantly falling down as a Catholic, but also showing how God lifts him up time and again. Scot said it's a gift to the Church to be able to be open about their lives. He asked how he makes sure it doesn't weaken their family by being on the air five times a week. Greg and Jennifer said they were realistic from the beginning about the need to put their families first even as they share so much of their lives and families. There is much that they keep to themselves. They commit to making time just for each other. They place the sacramental life of their family first. They will even “call an audible” and take a day off when they need it. They have a new book coming out in the Spring called “The Catholics Next Door: Adventures in Imperfect Living”. They write about the aspects of their Catholic faith that are the most important things to them, what they have the most interest in. One chapter is on how they came to a deeper understanding of the Eucharist. Another chapter is about TV watching and entertainment and how they find good entertainment. Should be out last week of March or first week of April from Servant Publications. Greg and Jennifer started Rosary Army in 2003. It was the Year of the Rosary declared by Pope John Paul II. He started making all-twine rosaries and giving them away. He's not exactly a crafty guy and people don't think of him as a crafter. He found over that year that there were a lot of people affected by the rosary. They started the website RosaryArmy.com to encourage other people to begin making them, creating kits and instructions. They also offered to give away rosaries to anyone who wanted them. People make the rosaries and send them to Greg and Jennifer who send them back out. Greg said from the beginning that they would trust Jesus they would everything they need to have them and for eight years they have. Rosary Army will have big exciting news at the beginning of 2012. It was also the genesis of the Willitses' first podcast. Scot asked the significance of using twine and not other expensive materials. In 2002, he went to confession and saw the priest holding a single-decade knotted rosary. About two months later, at work, suddenly he remembered the rosary. He found instructions on how to make one and it was very difficult to find them and the materials. The great thing about the knotted rosaries (which have a metal crucifix at the recommendation of Pope John Paul II), is that they're inexpensive and can be made anymore. It's also a great evangelistic tool to start a conversation with someone about it. Their motto is Make them, Pray them, Give them away. They estimated a few years ago that Rosary Army has given away several million rosaries. Greg and his mom have a competition. His record is 13 minutes. But he can make one now in about 20-30 minutes. Scot said he has a lot of relatives who love to knit and this could be an activity people like that can do to reintroduce people to the power of prayer. Scot said there's a new CatholicTV sitcom that the Willitses have created along with CatholicTV called “Mass Confusion.” Greg had the idea for the show last year before the CNMC and he ambushed Fr. Bob Reed at the CNMC with it. They created along with their friends Mac and Katharine Barron who do the Catholic in a Small Town podcast. Fr. Reed loved the idea and so the Willitses and Barrons put together a pilot script. He noted that it goes back to the funding issue. There's no way to do this series without funding. They filmed it last June in their own home with a crew from CatholicTV. They wanted to make a show for families that wasn't cheesy, but wasn't inappropriate. It was shot in a style similar to The Office of Modern Family. It's like a scripted reality show, but completely fictional. The storyline is that it's somebody's birthday, the guys go to the beer store with the babies, and the wives stay home and someone might be pregnant. It premieres on Thanksgiving on CatholicTV at 8pm. Greg estimated it would cost $1 million to do a full season of the show with a full-time cast and crew. If it doesn't happen, maybe it will motivate someone else to take chances and risks and to have fun. Catholicism is fun. 3rd segment: Now, as we do every week, we look forward to this coming Sunday's Mass readings to help us prepare to celebrate together. Let me now sing of my friend, my friend's song concerning his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; he spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard: What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? Now, I will let you know what I mean to do with my vineyard: take away its hedge, give it to grazing, break through its wall, let it be trampled! Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but overgrown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to send rain upon it. The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his cherished plant; he looked for judgment, but see, bloodshed! for justice, but hark, the outcry! Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” Scot said it's not the most optimistic Sunday readings. Fr. Mark said it's an interesting pairing. Clearly Jesus was hearkening back to Isaiah. Scot said the people weren't producing any fruit and not seeing themselves as stewards of the land, but owners of the land. In a historical perspective, this is Israel in the Old Covenant and the New Covenant in God's Church. Jesus' death and resurrection restored our relationship with God. We should reflect on how we are stewards of God's gifts to us. Few of us work in vineyards, but we all working the vineyard of the Lord with our God-given gifts. Do we look at them as gifts or do we look at everything I am and that I have as something that is mine and because of me? If we act as stewards of all those things, it gets us closer to being the type of person God's wants us to be. Fr. Mark said there are many levels of audiences being addressed. The first level is the Pharisees and Sadduccees who will have Jesus crucified. Then Matthew is speaking to the early Church community which is dealing with the incorporation of Gentiles into what had previously been a mainly Jewish movement; is the Church for the Jews or the Gentiles or both? There's a new thing that is neither Jew nor Gentile in Christ. In today's age, so many people want to kill the voice of Jesus in society and our lives. They want to eliminate this voice is fouling up our plans to live life as we please. We have to keep the voice of JEsus alive by planting seeds of vocations and bear fruit. Scot said we have to consider how our society has embraced or rejected the cornerstone, which is Jesus, and how have we embraced or rejected Jesus? If we've rejected our entire lives until, we can make a decision to chart a new path from this day forward, possibly through the graces of the sacrament of confession. We begin a new relationship with Jesus to last a lifetime, in this life and the next. We can think about time as God's gift to us and spend more of it in his presence all day; our talents and gifts as gifts of God and putting them at the service of others and the Church; and our money and possessions and asking how God wants me to spend my wealth, how he wants us to be generous. The answers can be different at different phases of our lives, but we need to be consider the questions. God always answers that request for direction and discernment. Fr. Mark said we all use our talents and plant the seeds, but the other message is that we will still be rejected y others. Sometimes we're called to preach or work, but even so we will fall flat on our face or be rejected. God knows that, but still he keeps sending workers. Scot said we're not the first or the last that it will happen to. Jesus himself was rejected as were 10 of the original 12 apostles. Our job isn't to measure the results of trying to bring the faith to others. Our job is to try and then try again in faith, believing God wants us to bring the faith to others. Fr. Mark said when he was in seminary, he was sent to visit a patient, who kicked him out and didn't want to see him, but the guy in the next bed said, hey I'll see you.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, Managing Editor of the Pilot; Father Roger Landry, Executive Editor of The Anchor. Summary of Today's Show: Scot is joined by the Thursday roundtable and discusses a new Catholic-themed movie, a fundraiser for teens by teens in Weston, Respect Life Sunday, and more. 1st Segment: Scot and Susan lamented the Red Sox collapse last night - but moved on quickly in order to not be too depressing! Susan asked Scot what's been going on with him. Scot said it was a busy week in the Pastoral Center, with a visit from Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth from the International Commission on English in the Liturgy and presentations. Scot said he is also headed to Kansas City tomorrow for the Catholic New Media Conference organized by the Star Quest Production Network. He continued and said he was disappointed that he signed up for the conference before he knew this weekend was also the CatholicTV telethon - it is the first time in a long time that he hasn't been able to participate. Susan agreed that CatholicTV was an important part of evangelization in the Archdiocese. Scot said he participated in the launch of a new Catholic radio station - 1230AM, WNEB in Worcester this past Sunday - a station called Emmanuel Radio. 2nd Segment: Scot started out by discussing a new movie from Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen called The Way - a story about an ancient Catholic pilgrimage called the Camino de Santiago (or "Camino" for short). Scot commented that he hadn't know until the premier screening that Martin Sheen took his last name after Bishop Fulton Sheen. Greg said everyone asks him what he thought of the film - overall, Greg said, he thought it was a good movie. Many movies have a religious theme, he continued, but start with the end and fill in the gaps. He said The Way, on it's own merits and with a secular point of view, was still a good character-driven music. Scot agreed it was a good movie for both Catholic and secular audiences. Scot took a minute to congratulate the occasional fill-in cohost on The Good Catholic Life, Father Chip Hines, on his recent appointment to St Martha parish in Plainville. He had been serving as the administrator at that parish. Scot brought up a story in the Pilot about students in Weston are using social media to help fundraise for the Cor Unum meal center in Lawrence. Greg said that the fundraiser, entitled "Feeding Frenzy," is special because it is particularly geared towards teens and students to help feed other teens and youth. Greg highlighted that the Cor Unum meal center is different from a standard soup kitchen because it not only serves 3 meals a day, but serves them sit-down style - not in a cafeteria line. Greg said the goal is to raise about $25,000 to help fund the meal center. Scot highlighted two great stories in the Pilot with pictures this week - one about the Celebration of the Priesthood dinner last Thursday, and one about the Blessed John XXIII Lawn Party. Both events were very successful, Scot continued, and raised money for senior priests and the seminary respectively. The last piece of local news Scot brought up was the combination of two Catholic high schools - Trinity Catholic Academy in Newtown and Mount Saint Joseph Academy in Brighton - to form a new high school named Saint Joseph's Preparatory High School. The new school will be located on the current campus of Mount Saint Joseph Academy and serve a co-ed student body of approximately 400 students. 3rd Segment: Scot reminded everyone that it is Respect Life Sunday this coming Sunday. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, chair of the USCCB committee on Pro-Life activities spoke persuasively about threats to life, Scot said. “The unborn child, the aging parent who some call a ‘burden' on our medical system, the allegedly ‘excess' embryo in the fertility clinic, the person with a disability, the cognitively impaired accident victim who needs assistance in receiving food and water to live—each today is at risk of being dismissed as a ‘life unworthy of life',” Cardinal DiNardo said. Scot said he thought it was good that the Cardinal was so specific about the precarious life situations that need help from all people of good will, not just Catholics. Susan said that the focus on Respect Life Sunday is sometimes just on the abortion issue, but she agreed that Cardinal DiNardo reminded us we need to consider the "womb to tomb" fight for life. Scot said that Bishop Robert Hennessey will celebrate a Respect Life Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross at 11:30am on Sunday, followed by the Mass Citizens for Life Respect Life Walk at 1:30pm. Fr Roger said that the walk is an important way to energize the community to think about pro-life issues, especially because of all the protestors who remind us that our views aren't always held by others. Scot highlighted another testimonial from a participant in Project Rachel, a ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston that helps women who have had abortions seek healing. Greg said that it is sad that more people haven't heard about Project Rachel and the wonderful work they do, and that the Pilot will be publishing a series of letters from participants every week throughout the month of October. Susan said that the retreats are a one day event, but the work that goes on is a blessing to the Church and to the women who participate. Scot brought up that Fr Roger's editorial in the Anchor this week is entitled "A Commonwealth of Kevorkians, or Good Samaritans?" Fr Roger said he was trying to give an echo for the readers in Fall River of Cardinal Sean's comments at the Red Mass in Boston last weekend about the attempted legalization of assisted suicide in Massachusetts. Fr Roger continued, saying that the editorial is a herald call for people to make them aware that the issue is again on it's way. He said we need to have a campaign to educate citizens to prepare them for the possibility that the initiative may make it to the ballot next November; a campaign that will inform citizens to talk to their coworkers and family about the value of life. Fr Roger said that we need to acknowledge that we can never help someone commit suicide - Scot added that if someone is on a bridge thinking about jumping, we would never consider pushing them off - we'd always try to talk them down. Scot reminded everyone that all suicide is a tragedy. 4th Segment: Scot and Father Roger opened the segment by discussing Pope Benedict's addresses to the German people this past week. Scot said he imagined it was an important trip for the Pope, who is trying to fight against secularization in his home country. Fr Roger said the first and most important thing Pope Benedict did was help German Catholics remember that the Church is not just a society of individual people, but a real communion of inter-related people giving witness to God's own love for us. Fr Roger said that the Pope seemed to be speaking out against institutionalism, something we need to hear in the United States as well. Fr Roger continued and said that Pope Benedict was also emphasizing an ecumenical spirit with a visit to Martin Luther's birthplace and talking about Luther's search for God - Fr Roger said that every one of us as Catholic Christians need to continually have the same hunger for God within our Church. Lastly, Fr Roger said the Pope wanted secular Germans to remember they always need to be grounded in truth. Susan said that a message she took from the Pope's visit was that "where there is God, there is a future." Susan also said she was surprised at a comment from CNS that the Pope was connecting on a high level - she said it isn't a surprise to her as the Pope is a renowned academic. Scot said his favorite quote from the Pope's addresses was emphasizing that a new strategy was not needed to re-evangelize people, but rather seeking total transparency. Scot concluded the show by discussing a blunt letter from Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York to President Obama about the administration's positions on gay marriage. Scot read a short passage from the letter: That is why it is particularly upsetting, Mr. President, when your Administration, through the various court documents, pronouncements and policies identified in the attached analysis, attributes to those who support DOMA a motivation rooted in prejudice and bias. It is especially wrong and unfair to equate opposition to redefining marriage with either intentional or willfully ignorant racial discrimination, as your Administration insists on doing. Scot emphasized that the Archbishop is trying to call the President out about failure to follow campaign promises about the meaning and value of marriage and the family. Father Roger concluded the show by saying that Archbishop Dolan has "taken the gloves off" - in the past, the bishops have been very courteous, but that the President's distancing from promises should make citizens reflect whether or not he represents their views on the issue.

This week’s segments: “Blessed are They”: Our Lady of Charity “Among Women” Guest: Heather King Links for this episode: Heather King’s book, Shirt of Flame Heather King’s blog, Shirt of Flame Article about Therese and the “little way”. Kate Wicker’s blog post announcing her new baby boy. SQPN’s Catholic New Media Conference, Kansas City To participate in sharing what you love about the Rosary for a future episode, please visit our voice feedback line at 206-203-2024 or message Pat via Facebook, OR, email Pat at amongwomenpodcast@me.com. Entries must be received by 6pm EST, Monday, Sept 26. All Participants get their name put in for a free drawing for a handcrafted rosary from Rustic Rosaries by Margaret Rose (beautiful blue pearls!) image credit

This week’s segments: “Blessed are They”: St Margaret Ward “Among Women” Guest: Kate Wicker Links for this episode: Bulletin announcements for AW Catholic New Media Awards The Universal Prayer (attributed to Clement XI) St Margaret Ward, DVD trailer Weightless – Making Peace with Your Body by Kate Wicker Kate Wicker.com – blog and website Kate’s Wicker’s previous appearance on AW 15. SQPN’s Catholic New Media Conference, Kansas City Writer’s Retreat, Catholic Writer’s Guild To participate in sharing what you love about the Rosary for a future episode, please visit our voice feedback line at 206-203-2024 or message Pat via Facebook, OR, email Pat at amongwomenpodcast@me.com. Entries must be received by 6pm EST, Monday, Sept 26. All Participants get their name put in for a free drawing for a handcrafted rosary from Rustic Rosaries by Margaret Rose (beautiful blue pearls!) image credit

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Great news from Rome this week, that Blessed Fr. Damien de Veuster, the priest to the lepers of Molokai is to be canonized in October. On this SaintCast we interview Ken Bath of the ROMCAL.net website, about his program to bring the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar to the masses. St. Raphael and the fish, SQPN giving campaign, Catholic New Media Conference, and saintly quote from Francis Xavier on this week's SaintCast. ROMCAL St. Benedict Abbey The Divine Mercy Podcast with Greg Keuter Magnatune.com Print your SaintCast flyers for posting here

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