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Category Archives: LENTCAzT
LENTCAzT 2026 – 06: Monday 1st Week in Lent – Bonds
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear today about chains, bonds, uniting and separating. Pius Parsch chimes in on what the Church wants us to learn today. $£€ – Yesterday’s podcast HERE
LENTCAzT 2026 – 05: 1st Sunday of Lent – ANGELS!
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today we visit St. John Lateran, the Roman Station and also talk about the Feast of the Cathedra of St. Peter, which is today, 22 February. The Bl. … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 03: Friday after Ash Wednesday – Prayer over the people
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today we get into the Prayer over the people, Oratio super populum – at the end of Mass in the Vetus Ordo. Yesterday’s podcast HERE
LENTCAzT 2026 – 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Is your heart ready?
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. We hear from St. John Henry Newman about Lent and then there is a stirring reflection from Fr. Troadec: “If we were to die this night, would we … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 01: Ash Wednesday – Man your stations!
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Remarks about the Roman Stations, the manner of imposition of ashes, and thoughts of Fr. Troadec, which I don’t believe I’ve read on an Ash Wednesday. He’s terrific. … Read More
LENTCAzT 2026 – 00: Shrove Tuesday – Shrove refers to being shriven
A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Getting ready for the Church’s annual retreat when we will be confronted with reality.
PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.”
Today is the last podcast for this Lenten and Easter Cycle. Perhaps we will meet again at Pentecost. The final Roman Station is San Pancrazio in the Janiculum Hill. Scott Hahn gives us a helpful view of the Church which … Read More
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 53: Easter Saturday – More real than now’s real
Today’s Station is St. John Lateran. We hear about the white garments of the recently baptized. Scott Hahn reflects on the fact that Heaven is more real than the reality we experience with our senses.
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PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 52: Easter Friday – Marital imagery
Today the Roman Station is Santa Maria ad Martyres… the Pantheon. We hear about the consecration of the Pantheon as a church by Boniface IV in 609 and the screaming of the demons that came out of it because of … Read More
PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 51: Easter Thursday – The Bride
Today’s Roman Station is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. Scott Hahn talks about the bond of Christ and His Body, His Church, His Bride, which is our bond. How about music for Easter? US HERE – UK HERE the wonderful Benedictines … Read More
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Gregg the Obscure on Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (N.O.: 11th Ordinary): “Father clarified parts of the Gospel reading. “Jesus’ heart was moved with pity” is much more visceral in the original,…”
