The Catechiwi Podcast

Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 3

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:24:17 +0000

Fr Merv Duffy, SM, and Gavin continue to work through the Ten Commandments in the July episode of Catechiwi. This month, it’s commandments five and seven: Thou shall not kill and Thou shall not steal. As we’ve found with the other commandments, there’s often a lot more to them than meets the eye.

Sorry for the late upload. Technical difficulties.

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Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 2

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:57:33 +0000

In this month’s Catechiwi episode, we continue our series on The Ten Commandments started last month. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, talks to Gavin about the third and fourth commandments: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day and Honour your father and mother. What do those commandements call us to, beyond the literal words? How do they play out in a society about 3000 years removed from the passing on of the Commandments?

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Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 1

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:35:43 +0000

Catechiwi returns on a new date — the first of the month — as we start a series of podcasts on The Ten Commandments. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, the dean of studies at Good Shepherd College in Auckland, returns as our expert guest as he and Gavin Abraham discuss the first two Commandments. New episodes of Catechiwi will now be released on the first of each month.

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Catechiwi is moving

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:35:05 +0000

Hi friends,

Just a quick note to advise you that Catechiwi, our educational podcast — though you learn something from all our shows, right? — is moving from its old spot of the 8th of the month to the 1st of the month, starting from May. Check back on May 1 for the next episode of Catechiwi, every Monday for a new episode of Ignition and on the 15th for the mother show, The 15th Station.

Keep an eye out for a couple of new shows in the next few weeks as well.

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Catechiwi: The ministerial priesthood

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:29:00 +0000

In our final episode of 2010, Catechiwi welcomes back Bishop Patrick Dunn as he talks about a topic he literally wrote a book on: Priesthood. Bishop Dunn speaks about some of the theological aspects of the priesthood as well as offering some personal insights into his own vocation.

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Catechiwi: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:13:03 +0000

Fr Neil Vaney talks to Catechiwi about ultimate destinations. What does the Church have to say about heaven, about hell and about purgatory?

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Catechiwi Special: Australasia’s First Saint

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:43:26 +0000

On October 17, Pope Benedict XVI will canonise Blessed Mary MacKillop, making her St Mary of the Cross (MacKillop). Mary, born and raised in Australia, was a co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and spent approximately four years of her religious life in New Zealand. She encountered major obstacles along the way, but responded to them with charity and humility. In a special episode of Catechiwi, Sr Ann Neven, RSJ, speaks with Gavin Abraham on Mary MacKillop’s life and legacy just days before the canonisation. It’s the story of an Aussie battler — one who Kiwis can also claim.

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Five proofs for the existence of God

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:43:00 +0000

As the western world sees an increase in the number of people claiming to be atheists or at least have no religion, this month’s episode of Catechiwi looks at St Thomas Aquinas’s five proofs for the existence of God. Auckland-based priest Fr Peter Fitzsimons explains the Quinque Viae and he and host Gavin Abraham also discuss the seemingly growing phenomenon of atheism.

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Catechiwi — The Four Marks of the Church

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Catechiwi — The Four Marks of the Church Each Sunday, Catholics profess that they believe in a Church that is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. What do those words mean? And how does that differ — if at all — from what other Christian denominations believe? Fr Merv Duffy, SM, explains the terms and their importance to the Faith in the month’s episode of Catechiwi.

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Catechiwi – The Rhythm is Gonna Get You: The Church Year

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The Church’s calendar is sometimes said to have a “rhythm” as we cycle from Advent to Christmas through Ordinary Time into Lent, Eastertide and back into Ordinary Time. How did this pattern evolve? When did Christians start keeping Sunday as holy, rather than the Jewish Sabbath? Was Jesus really born on December 25? And does it matter? Catechiwi regular Fr Merv Duffy, SM, sheds some light on those questions and others in this month’s episode.

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Catechiwi – The Council of Nicaea

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Two months ago, it was a discussion on the evangelical counsels: Poverty, chastity and obedience. This month, we’re talking about ecumenical councils, and specifically the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century. This was the Council that gave us the Creed we recite on Sundays. In this episode, Fr Merv Duffy, SM, is back to discuss that council and the legacy it left.

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Catechiwi – Ascension and Pentecost

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:51:00 +0000

We often think of Christmas and Easter as the two great feasts of the Church’s year — and they are. But Ascension and Pentecost, the two dates at the end of the season of Easter, are also incredibly important dates in the Catholic calendar. Catechiwi favourite Fr Merv Duffy, SM, returns to the expert’s chair to discuss Christ’s Ascension into heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit in this month’s episode of Catechiwi.

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Catechiwi: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:08:00 +0000

They’re the evangelical counsels — better known today as the religious vows. For centuries, religious priests, brothers and sisters have been adhering to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. But, as Fr Bernie Thomas, OFM, explains, those principles provide a blueprint for living for all people. Gavin Abraham talks to Fr Bernie about how living the counsels has changed over the centuries, but in many ways stayed the same.

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Living Lent Well

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:37:00 +0000

Catechiwi’s resident expert Fr Merv Duffy speaks about Lent, the season of preparation for the pinnacle of the Church’s year: Easter. Fr Merv talks to Gavin Abraham about the origins of Lent, the three Christian actions we are called to focus on during Lent and speaks about the significance of the number “40” in Christian and Jewish history.

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The Ultimate Form of Prayer

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:59:00 +0000

After hearing from Fr Merv Duffy last month — last year even — on the various forms of prayer, this month’s episode of Catechiwi looks at the Holy Mass, generally considered to be the ultimate form of prayer. When was the first Mass? What are the various parts of the Mass? How does the Mass prepare us for the world? Fr Merv is back to answer those questions and others.

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Catechiwi: Teach Me How to Pray

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:35:00 +0000

It’s something we should be doing every day, multiple times each day. No, not brushing your teeth (though that’s good too). In the December episode of Catechiwi, we speak to Fr Merv Duffy, SM, on prayer. Fr Merv, a Catechiwi favourite, talks about different reasons to pray, different ways to pray and gives some valuable advice on prayer in general.

[Apologies for the late posting — Gavin. Mea maxima culpa.]

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Catechiwi – with a Vatican official

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:53:00 +0000

When Christ walked the earth, it was his wish that the Church should be “one”. However, over the past 2000 years, the Church has had major splits and minor splits, leading to countless Christian churches around the world. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has been trying to restore unity with other Christians. In this month’s episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Msgr Juan Usma Gomez, a native of Colombia and now an official with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Msgr Usma Gomez talks about the successes of the ecumenical movement, looks at the “state of play” at the moment and touches on the recent Vatican announcement on welcoming Anglicans into the Church.

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Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:56:00 +0000

Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first “appearance” on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It’s been around since Jesus sent the disciples out two by two, but it’s still the major mission of the Church. How can Catholics help evangelise in the 21st century? What is the “new evangelisation” Pope John Paul II talked about? Listen for answers to those questions and many more.

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Catechiwi — The Theology of Suffering

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:14:00 +0000

In this latest episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Dutch priest Fr Roderick Vonhogen — currently visiting Australia and New Zealand — on another fundamental question of the Faith. Fr Roderick answers the question “Why did Jesus have to suffer?”

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Catechiwi – The Saints Come Marching In

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:09:00 +0000

Catechiwi returns for another show examining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith. In this month’s episode, Fr Peter Fitzsimons explains the Church’s understanding of and teaching about saints. Who can become a saint? What does that process involve? How can you live more like a saint? Is using saints to pray actually idolatry? Those questions and more are answered in this programme.

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The Return of Catechiwi

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:23:00 +0000

Back by popular demand is Catechiwi, an informative podcast on some of the fundamental teachings of the Catholic Faith.

In this month’s episode, Gavin Abraham speaks to Fr Peter Fitzsimons about the sacraments. Why are there seven? Are there scriptural foundations for them? And how do they change the people receiving the sacraments.

Enjoy, and stay tuned for more Catechiwi episodes in the coming months.

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Catechiwi, January 2009: Three’s Company

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:03:00 +0000

Persons? Substances? Essences? How do we describe the three members of the Holy Trinity? In this month’s episode, our triumvirate of Fr Merv Duffy, NZ Catholic’s Gavin Abraham and the plush surrounds of Rendition Studios combine for a look at the Catholic understanding of the Trinity. Happy New Year!

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Catechiwi — Episode 4: Viva il Papa

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:23:00 +0000

Fr Merv Duffy, SM, returns to the Catechiwi hot seat to help explain the papacy — not an easy task in 25 minutes or so. Fr Merv speaks with Gavin Abraham about the biblical origins of the papacy, some good and bad pontiffs and his time in Rome at the time of John Paul II’s death.

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Catechiwi – Episode 3

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0000

A couple of hundred bishops spent most of October at the Vatican talking about the Word of God. In this episode of New Zealand’s newest Catholic podcast, we talk to Auckland-based priest Fr Peter Fitzsimons about Scripture and its importance in the Church.

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Catechiwi — Episode 2

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Fr Merv Duffy returns for the second episode of Catechiwi, the new monthly podcast in The 15th Station stable. In the October programme, NZ Catholic editor Gavin Abraham asks Fr Merv about Mary — who she was, what her role was in the life of Jesus, how the Church honours her and much more. And, as a Marist priest, Fr Merv certainly knows a thing or two about this wonderful woman.

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Catechiwi – Episode 1

podcast@station15.co.nz (The 15th Station team) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0000

This is first episode of the newest show on The 15th Station podcast network! In this episode, NZ Catholic editor Gavin Abraham talks to Fr Merv Duffy, SM, about Christ. Who was Christ? Who did people think he was? Was he human, divine, both? Fr Merv, a lecturer in Christology, answers those questions and more in the first installment of this new monthly programme.

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