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Tag Archives: ADVENT
CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 32: The first shedding of His Blood
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 32, The Octave of Christmas, the 8th day after Christmas, Feast of the Circumcision, Feast of Mary the Mother of God. This is the final podcast. Slightly longer today. Dom Prosper Guéranger sets the scene for this … Continue reading
CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 31: Te Deum laudamus
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 31, Tuesday in the Octave of Christmas, the 7th day after Christmas. We hear about the indulgences offered on this, the last day of the year, and also on the first day of the new year. And … Continue reading
CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 30: Snatched up into invisible love
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 30, Monday in the Octave of Christmas. We hear from St. Augustine about who the boss really is. The Christmas Preface is amazing. Fulton Sheen on true love. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude … Continue reading
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CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 29: With His feeble voice He calls, “My Father!”
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 29, Sunday in the Octave of Christmas. Dom Prosper Guéranger points to three amazing aspects of the Christ Child. Fr. Troadec ponders the Child with Joseph and Mary. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude … Continue reading
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CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 28: Bye bye, lully lullay
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 28, for Holy Innocents. Lully, Lullay. And dom Prosper Guéranger writes of the Feast of the Holy Innocents. We hear the rendering of the text of the Coventry Carol by Philip Stopford. These 5 minute offerings are … Continue reading
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CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 27: He was a martyr in intention and desire
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 27, for St John’s Day 2019! Dom Prosper Guéranger talks about St. John the Evangelist and his non-martyrdom but authentic martyrdom. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially for my benefactors. Thank you! Chime … Continue reading
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CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 26: The Child who made His mother
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 26, for St Stephen’s Day 2019! Fulton Sheen gives us where heaven truly is. Fr. Troadec chimes in St. Stephen and strength. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially for my benefactors. Thank you! Chime … Continue reading
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CHRISTMASCAzT 2019 25: The inscape of the universe
Here is CHRISTMASCAzT 25, for Christmas Day 2019! Merry Christmas! Today Joseph Ratzinger explains about the ox and the ass and the mystery of the manger. Fulton Sheen talks about the microcosm and macrocosm paradigm in the Crib and the … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 24: Be less and less the victim of your moods
Here is ADVENTCAzT 24, for Tuesday in the 4th Week of Advent. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet and Fulton Sheen tell instruct us. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially for my benefactors. Thank you! Chime in if you listened. … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 23: “Love to be unknown”
Here is ADVENTCAzT 23, for Monday in the 4th Week of Advent. Card. Bacci and Fr. Troadec tell us a few things. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially for my benefactors. Thank you! Chime in if … Continue reading
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 4th Sunday of Advent – 2019
Was there a good point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass that fulfilled your Sunday Obligation? What was it? There are a lot of people who don’t get many good points in the sermons they must endure. So, … Continue reading
ADVENTCAzT 2019 22: God is a better artisan than you
Here is ADVENTCAzT 22, for the 4th Sunday of Advent. Dom Gueranger talks about the last stretch before Christmas. Fulton Sheen underscores letting God do His thing. The Benedictines of Gower Abbey sing to us. [US HERE – UK HERE] These 5 … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 21: “It requires more courage than brains to know God”
Here is ADVENTCAzT 21, for Saturday in the 3rd Week of Advent. We read from the intriguing book by Fr. James W. Jackson, a priest of the FSSP Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 20: Mary is the Mother of Mercy
Here is ADVENTCAzT 20, for Friday in the 3rd Week of Advent. Father Troadec speaks about the role of Mary in God’s mercy. Canon Croegaert explains why we eat the Sacrifice at Communion. The Benedictines of Gower Abbey sing to … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 19: Divine tears of the Infant Jesus
Here is ADVENTCAzT 19, for Thursday in the 3rd Week of Advent. Dom Prosper Guéranger reminds us to do penance during Advent. Card. Bacci talks about the divine tears of the Infant Jesus. US HERE – UK HERE These 5 … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 18: It’s your inalienable right to decide
Here is ADVENTCAzT 18, for Wednesday in the 3rd Week of Advent. Fr. Troadec offers advice about making a Spiritual Communion. [US HERE (English) – UK (French original) HERE]. Fulton Sheen says it’s up to you. Pius Parsch speaks about the Advent Ember … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 17: The final stretch
Here is ADVENTCAzT 17, for Tuesday in the 3rd Week of Advent. I speak about the O Antiphons, which we start today. We are in the final stretch before Christmas. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially … Continue reading
ADVENTCAzT 2019 16: The Universal Prayer
Here is ADVENTCAzT 16, for Monday in the 3rd Week of Advent. We hear form St. Augustine about how to deal with the seemingly unfair fact that some bad people enjoy great advantages while good people suffer or are poor. … Continue reading
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ADVENTCAzT 2019 15: The sparrow of present satisfaction
Here is ADVENTCAzT 15, for the 3rd Sunday of Advent. Pius Parsch helps us into the 3rd week of Advent in a dialogue with Mother Church. These 5 minute offerings are a token of gratitude especially for my benefactors. Thank … Continue reading
ADVENTCAzT 2019 14: Guard the Faith from assault
Here is ADVENTCAzT 14, for Saturday in the 2nd Week of Advent. Fr. Troadec talks about “human respect”. [US HERE (English) – UK (French original) HERE] Then we go back many centuries to Clement of Alexandria. An Act of Contrition rounds us out. … Continue reading
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