Catholic iPod

SQPN – the Star Quest Production Network – will have 19 hours of online Catholic  podcasting on New Year’s Eve. It will start at 5:00 am EST with Fr. Roderick Vonhögen. Throughout the day other podcasters will record live on uStream, where you can watch live streaming video.  Watch Live New Year’s Eve Day at SQPN.

This is the fourth in a series of four Advent Reflections from EWTN with Fr. Timothy Finigan.

The Meaning of Christmas

The Meaning of Christmas

Catholic Brass is a group of brass players from St. Michael the Archangel Church in Woodstock, Georgia. They perform with a world class choir, and organist and music director Michael W. Ostro. Their Advent CD, Prepare the Way, which includes scriptural readings by their pastor, Father Larry Niese, is set to beautiful music. Another CD, Holy Art Thou, contains traditional Catholic choral music performed in concert in Rome, Italy. Here are a few track samples. I especially like The Angel Gabriel.

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Vom Himmel hoch es kamen engel hell well klan
The Annunciation
The Angel Gabriel
Immaculate Mary
The Visitation
Light The Advent Candle
Cantate Domino

This is the third in a series of four Advent Reflections with Fr. Dominic Allain.

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Searching for God’s Presence

This is Catholic Answers Live 12/25/2003 Christmas Day special episode with guests Dr. Ray Guarendi and Coleen Mast. They talk about their Christmas traditions. A helpful and funny talk. It’s not our birthday it’s the Lord’s birthday. Depression, holiday blues and stress.

Christmas Day Special
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Here is another CAL 12/25/2001 Christmas Day special with guest Dr. Ray Guarendi. Various topics discussed: To teach the real meaning of Christmas should we get rid of the
competition, Santa Claus? What about those who only go to Mass on Christmas and Easter?

Christmas Day Special
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Thanks to Aeternus for her post on the Golden Compass movie. More information on The 12/07/2007 episode of Catholic Answers Live, “Pullman’s Atheistic Pull” with guests Pete Vere and Steve Wood. It is very interesting and informative. Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel are the authors of a new book “Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children’s Fantasy”. Pete Vere talks about Pullman using C.S. Lewis’ imagery and reads from Pullman’s book apologizing for repeating blasphemy over the air. This talk is continued in the next hour, the 12/07/2007 episode of CAL, “Now Playing! Catholic Movie Reviews” with guest Steven Greydanus of Decent Films Guide.

Pullman’s Atheistic Pull
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Now Playing! Catholic Movie Reviews
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This episode of Catholic Minute with Fr. Roderick is about an ancient hymn sung in this time of Advent, Rorate Caeli.

Vist her website for more.

ADVENT REFLECTIONS – This is the second in a series of four with Fr. Anthony Meredith, SJ
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The Baptist Prepares for Christ

The Baptist Prepares for Christ

Thanks to View From The Pews for this post on Josh Groban’s Christmas Album “Noel”. I will be adding a few songs to my iPod. You can download his album at iTunes. Enjoy his song “Thankful” on this YouTube video.