Category Archives: PODCAzT

LENTCAzT 2024 – 10: Ember Friday 1st Week of Lent – “Gentle”

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we visit Santi Dodici Apostoli and hear a useful spiritual counsel. We continue our spiritual pilgrimage to the Roman Station with a video visit HERE.

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 09: Thursday 1st Week of Lent – “I’m done on this side”

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we continue our spiritual pilgrimage to the Roman Stations by visiting San Lorenzo in Panisperna. A video visit to San Lorenzo, made by a friend in Rome, … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 08: Ember Wednesday 1st Week of Lent – My faults and your merits

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we continue with Card. Richelieu’s counsel about progress.  We all have faults.  We all have merits.  How to view them in myself and in others? A video … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 07: Tuesday 1st Week of Lent – False progress

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we continue with Card. Richelieu’s counsel about progress – or not – on our faults and false progress in the spiritual life. A video visit to the … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 06: Monday 1st Week of Lent – Excessive austerity

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we continue with Card. Richelieu’s simple and practical advice about taking on penances. A video visit to the Roman Station, St. Peter in Chains, made by a … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 05: 1st Sunday of Lent – Meritorious devotions… or not.

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we have a spiritual counsel by Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu about being super pious but, in truth, sinning. Fulton Sheen touches on touch, and … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 04: Saturday after Ash Wednesday – Responsibility

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today Card. Richelieu gives counsel about the fulfillment of one legitimate duties and responsibilities as having primacy over any other works of piety or charity. We hear about … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 03: Friday after Ash Wednesday – Devotions and your state in life

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, Cardinal Richelieu – yes, him – gives us a Spiritual Counsel (#1) Roman Station: Sts. John Paul on the Coelian Hill video by Crux Stationalis Fr. Z’s … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday – Sin deniers are nice people

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we hear from John Henry Newman about the circle of the year.  Fulton Sheen drops a bomb.  The “prayer over the people”. Roman Station San Giorgio in … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 01: Ash Wednesday – Pilgrimage in your heart

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today we talk about the Roman Stations for every day of Lent. We hear about different customs for imposing ashes. The beautiful Emendemus takes us out. The embedded player in … Read More

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LENTCAzT 2024 – 00: Shrove Tuesday – We begin

Daily 5 minute podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. Today, we hear what “Shrove” means as in Shrove Tuesday. What is Lent? We have reminders about Roman Stations and purpose of Lent. This is a NEW podcasting system … Read More

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News of the Church 09 – 12 February 2024

Welcome to the 9th edition of News of the Church. It’s 12 February 2024 and it is a Monday, the the day after Quinquagesima Sunday and two days before Ash Wednesday. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News … Read More

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News of the Church 08 – 3 February 2024

It’s 3 February 2024 and it is a Saturday. It’s the Feast of St. Blaise. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer ekes out a … Read More

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News of the Church 07 – 10 January 2024

It’s 10 January 2024 and it is a Wednesday. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer ekes out a living wandering about reading newspaper stories … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 31- Octave of Christmas: Mary Mother and Virgin

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Fr Troadec speaks of the Name of Jesus.  Benedict XVI talks about Mary, Virgin and Mother.

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 30 – Sunday in the Octave: Heartbeat

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today 6 minutes instead of 5. Today we hear from Joseph Ratzinger in the 1st Anniversary of his death. We pray. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · ADVENTCAzT 2023 – … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 29 –Saturday in the Octave: Sleep of Pain

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today we hear from St. Alphonsus about the the way Baby Jesus slept.  Benedict XVI delves into the manger. Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · ADVENTCAzT 2023 – 28 – … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 27 – St. Thomas of Canterbury: A Sermon

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. It’s a 7 minute, rather than 5 minute podcast this time. Today, we hear the Christmas Day Sermon by Archbishop Thomas from T.S. Eliot’s Murder In The Cathedral. … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 26 – Holy Innocents: The cold winter of unbelief – UPDATED

It seems I originally uploaded yesterday’s file.  I’ve corrected it. A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today, Pius Parsch sets the stage. St. Augustine gets to the point of their rapid life. A prayer. … Read More

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CHRISTMASCAzT 2023 – 25 – St. John: Christ’s three gifts to John

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023. Today we hear about “Hide and Seek”.  Then, Fr. Troadec explains the three gifts to John which Christ gave in His “three states.” (Fascinating.) Fr. John Zuhlsdorf · … Read More

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