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CU Episode 186: Once More Unto The Glitch Dear Friends.

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:35:42 +0000

This week, ESPN gets with the new media program, calling an audible on streaming audiobooks, Apple updates its EULA to be less evil, emerging Catholic subcultures and the digital continent, The Sibelius, HHS, Anti-Religious-Freedom debacle, and occupying classrooms? All this and our picks of the week plus an exclusive tour of the CatholiCon website!

Fridays with Benedict • Feb 3, 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:58 +0000

The pope mourns an American Cardinal and then gets set to visit the fine people of Cuba. Prayer, Christ our Light and bogus lawsuits are also on the docket!

Life is Still Worth Living, Series II, Episode 3

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:12:25 +0000

This week, Fr. Ryan lays out the ins and outs of religious freedom and contraception! A must listen!

CU 185: Silence!

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:18:37 +0000

We talk about the March For Life so the Mainstream Media doesn’t have to (don’t they?). Pope Benedict’s message for World Communications Day: Don’t say Anything. Ford brands itself as a consumer electronics company rather than a car company, will it work? More information comes to light for this year’s CatholiCon, as do our picks of the week!

Fridays with Benedict • Jan 27, 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:28 +0000

The Pope’s message for World Communication Day tells everybody to SHUT IT, U.S. Bishops from the south are in Rome for their every-five-years meetup, many other U.S. Bishops are taking the Holy Father’s words to heart but the Neocatechumenal Way really isn’t. All this and red hats are coming up…

Fridays with Benedict • Jan 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:53:14 +0000

The Pope gives his state of the world address, steals a couple of lyrics from Whitney Houston and takes it home with a lesson on prayer from the paul 6 hall in his 109 acre sovereign nation.

CU Episode 184: Will the Catholics Please Stand?

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:51:56 +0000

In our first episode of the new year, we talk about digital strategies for the Catholic Church in the United States, Social Media as a possible Catholic Media killer, defense of life with dental floss, Film as a way to have “The Great Discussion”, and how to shore up weak faith….we’re looking at you Ireland! All this, a bit more, and our picks of the week!

Life is Still Worth Living, Series II, Episode 2

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:27 +0000

On this episode, Fr. Ryan waxes poetic about feast days in the Church and the need to transition from being a Sunday Church goer to an everyday Church-liver… Eat it up! (You see what I did there?)

Fridays With Benedict • Jan 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:54 +0000

It’s a red dawn but without the Russians (Wolverines!), there’s a whole lotta Anglicans celebrating, Pope Benedict preaches the heck out of the Roman Epiphany and there’s a Year of Faith a-brewin’.

Life Is Still Worth Living Series II, Episode 1

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:00:26 +0000

Life is Still Worth Living is Back! In this first episode of series 2, Father Ryan discusses the gravitational pull of our intentions and finds a way to mention Isaac Newton’s second law of motion. Don’t worry, the nerd power is limited. All aspiring saints ought to take a listen.

CU Episode 183: New Evangelization Special: Bring On The Kerygma!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:35:01 +0000

In this special episode, we talk about the different facets of the New Evangelization and how we all fit into the picture! Also our picks of the week!

Special: Missal Launch VI

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:34 +0000

Part six of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

CU Episode 182: And Also With Youuuur Spirit.

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:58:39 +0000

The Missal has launched. Hilarity ensues, we;ve got some of the stories. Shopping much? IRL or CyberMonday? Mark Twain and Communicating without saying anything. Also, how to prepare for Christmas!

Special: Missal Launch V

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

Part five of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

Special: Missal Launch IV

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

Part four of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

Special: Missal Launch III

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:00:32 +0000

Part three of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

Special: Missal Launch II

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:14 +0000

Part two of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

Special: Missal Launch I

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:51:26 +0000

Part one of a six part series which Father Ryan presented on Radio Maria about the launch of the revised translation of the Roman Missal.

CU Episode 181: The Dark Crystal

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:33:33 +0000

This episode we talk about the things we’re thanful for…The New Missal, Thanksgiving, freedom! Also in the cast, banning the Name of Jesus in text messages in Pakastan, The Crystal Cathedral goes legit (sort of), and we mull our “conscience thing”.

CU Epsiode 180: Does iTunes Match Socks, Too?

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:17:50 +0000

This episode we talk about the new music matching service from The Big Fruit Bowl and somehow manage to miss Google Music. We discuss pirating in detail (yarr!) and Fr. Chris attempts to download iTunes Match on his computer. Also, our picks of the week! Enjoy!

CU Episode 179: Occupado.

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:48:58 +0000

We discuss some of the Occupy movement, the morality of hackers turning on the servers hosting pornography, Jimmy Fallon WANTS The Mass?! We cover some of our fave books, and our picks of the week. Enjoy!

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Episode 179 Shownotes

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:07:09 +0000

This Week, Fr. Chris, Joshua and Fr. Ryan discussed

Occupy Wall Street…
Anonymous is after Child Porn!
Jimmy Fallon misses the old “Smells & Bells” Catholicism
Some Books you should check out: In Defense of Sanity by GK Chesterton, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa Hendey, Extreme Makeover by Theresa Tomeo, “Out of the Darkness” by AnteRoom Pictures
CARA says that most Catholics get their Church news from print media… really?

They also recommended these “Picks of the Week”

Fr. Chris, Entanglement
Joshua, Linux and Oink
Fr. Ryan, 10 Books Every Conservative Must Read (Also by Dr. Wiker, 10 Books that Screwed Up the World)
From AudibleTrial.com/CatholicUnderground, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkienw

CU Episode 178: The Archbishop and the Applearch

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 03:02:11 +0000

We discuss the life and death of two greats of our time, Archbishop Philip Hannan and Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs, both of whom died this week. We talk about the less-than-spectacular iPhone 4s announcement, an unintended Donatism redux which may be occurring, and our picks of the week.

CU Episode 177: Father Ryan Hearts Taylor Swift and Other Insults

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:58:12 +0000

We remember Pope John Paul I, Kindle some Fire, gossip about the iPhone 5, insult people properly, upgrade Canon Law, bring Benedictines into the Space Age, and talk about why your vocations program isn’t working. Plus! Our picks of the week!

CU Episode 176: West Philadelphia, Born and Raised (and Married!)

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:36:20 +0000

This week we’ve got a CatholiCon recap, Google Docs opens up to collaboration, The University of Dallas is getting ready to Tweet The Bible, The Fresh Prince and stable marriage, NFP goes (more) digital, the call for a new parish management system and more!

CU CatholiCon 2011 Special

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:03:09 +0000

We’re live from Houston in this episode of The Catholic Underground. We talk about the resignation of Steve Jobs from Apple, praying for dysentery on thine enemies (?!), Pope Benedict XVI the youth minister, and our Audible Pick of the Week! Stay tuned after the episode for a post-show explanation of what we use to “do” our video podcast!

CU Episode 173: Text Me Your Tea and Tragedies

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:39:39 +0000

CatholiCon is two weeks away! See the brand new CatholiCon trailer and the winner of our “Songify” contest is announced. A little bit about personal finance and virtue. 911 to get all 21st century with text messages. Need a caffeine fix? Use Jonathan’s Card. World Youth Day is on the horizon. Backchat and Our Picks of the Week round out this week’s episode.

CU Episode 172: Good Christian Men (DO ANYTHING!)

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:46:20 +0000

CatholiCon Expo is now less than 20 days away and tickets are going fast! We talk about recovering Christian Ethics in our own United States, how diabetics can get some ink and never draw blood again. Apple takes a bite out of Christians who purchase their products and we remember Archbishop Pietro Sambi and his contribution to the mission territory of the U.S. Our picks of the week are in there too! Join us!

CU Episode 171: The Chronicles of Appleseed: The Lion, The Billionaire, and the Code Monkeys.

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:00:13 +0000

This week: OS X Aslan…er…Lion gets released today – to mixed reviews. Also, Catholic Monk & Scientist Gregor Mendel’s birthday is today and Google has a doodle for him. Bp. Charles Chaput, formerly of Denver, is not the Archbishop of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. The Campus Crusade for Christ changes their name to “Cru.” No one is really sure why. The CatholicNewMediaAwards are open for nominations. In backChat, a YouTube user calls out the CUCrew for too much tech and not enough Catholicism. and our picks of the week! Also! We give Google Hangout a try!

CU Episode 170: And Walkmans As Big As Refrigerators!

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:41:40 +0000

Sony gives honorable discharge papers to its MiniDisc Walkman, Rasberrypi is much smaller than a walkman and happens to be a computer the size of a thumb-drive. The South Sudan will be issuing passports as a new country, but will South California do the same? Six strikes and ISPs slow your roll, a new helper for monitoring fertility, and some bold changes to the music section of the General Instruction to the Roman Missal are possible. All this and much (much) more plus our picks of the week!