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- Geoffrey on Distressing words of Leo about the SSPX consecrations: “I dare say “to live the communion” of the Church would definitely include not consecrating bishops in direct violation of…”
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Category Archives: PODCAzT
PODCAzT 48: Athanasius on Mary and Christ; Gamber, Schuler and turned around altars
In this first PODCAzT of a new year of salvation, and the first in a long time, we hear from that lion of bishops, St. Athanasius (+373), about the Blessed Virgin and the true humanity of Christ. We talk about … Read More
PODCAzT 47: Augustine on how to pray; how to treat newcomers at the older Mass
Today St. Augustine (+430) talks to us about how to prayer, especially in light of the Our Father. We take an excerpt from his letter 130 to an elderly Roman widow, Proba, who was refugee in North Africa after Alaric … Read More
The most recent PODCAzTs
Here are links to the last few PODCAzTs. 046 07-10-08 Gregory the Great on when pastors should SPEAK UP; priests and getting your way045 07-09-28 Augustine on pastors; my Motu Proprio sermon in England; chapel veils044 07-08-27 St. Monica dies, … Read More
PODCAzT and iTunes problem
For you iTunes users interested in my little audio projects, would you please check your iTunes to see if the last few PODCAzTs are showing up and you can dowload them? I am working to fix the feed problems.
PODCAzT 46: Gregory the Great on when pastors should SPEAK UP; priests and getting your way; voicemail feedback
Today St. Pope Gregory the Great (+604) speaks to us from across the centuries in his Liber regulae pastoralis about when a bishop or priest (rector or pastor) should speak out bodly for the sake of their flock. They mustn’t … Read More
PODCAzT 45: Augustine on pastors; my Motu Proprio sermon in England; chapel veils
It has been almost a month since the last PODCAzT. My travels and time restrictions have kept me busy. But today we listen to St. Augustine of Hippo talk about shepherds in union with Christ. Also, I have provided a … Read More
PODCAzT 44: St. Monica dies, Augustine weeps; Pope Benedict greets American seminarians
Today we hear from our frequent guest, St. Augustine of Hippo who speaks to us about the death of his mother, St. Monnica in 357 at Ostia, the port of Rome. Augustine describes his mother’s life and death in Book … Read More
PODCAzT 43: Benedict XVI on Mass “toward the Lord” and a prayer by St. Augustine
. In today’s offering we return to the question of the position of the priest and people relative to the altar especially regarding the older form of Mass, the so-called "Tridentine" Mass. too often we hear that in the old … Read More
PODCAzT 42: St. Augustine on St. Lawrence and how to be a Christian
Here is a fast, patristiblogger PODCAzT inspired by the second selection from today’s Office of Readings on this feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr in Rome. We hear St. Augustine of Hippo’s sermo 304, preached probably in Hippo Regius … Read More
PODCAzT 41: Ratzinger on liturgical silence; silent Eucharist Prayer
Today’s PODCAzT brings us back to my little project of drilling down into certain questions the older form of Mass might excite in the minds of those unfamiliar with it. Before, we used Joseph Ratzinger’s book, The Spirit of … Read More
Geoffrey on Distressing words of Leo about the SSPX consecrations: “I dare say “to live the communion” of the Church would definitely include not consecrating bishops in direct violation of…”
