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S01:E10 Mar 10, 2024

News of the Church 10 – 10 March 2024

Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer earns a meager living by wandering about reading to crowds  articles from newspapers he has gathered.  People pay a dime a head to listen, which figures to about $2.50. In those days news was scare and many couldn’t read at all, so there was great interest and emotion over the news of the world he brought. The idea of this travelling gazetteer caught my imagination and here I am.

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S01:E09 Feb 13, 2024

News of the Church 09 – 12 February 2024

Welcome to the 9th edition of News of the Church. It’s 12 February 2024 and it is a Monday, the the day after Quinquagesima Sunday and two days before Ash Wednesday. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer eeks out a living wandering from town to town reading to people articles from newspapers he has gathered. People who pay a dime a head which figures to about $2.50. In those days news was scare and many couldn’t read at all, so there was great interest and emotion over the news of the world he brought. The idea of this travelling gazeteer caught my imagination and here I am. The word Gazette came into English through French but it’s origin is Italian, gazzetta, which is the name of the Venetian coin which paid for the first first Venetian newspapers in the 16th century. Here is today’s audio “gazette” of Catholic things. 00:12 Init 01:28 Men’s Club 05:19 St. Agnes, virgin and martyr 13:00 Card. Richelieu 21:10 Swiss Guard 27:26 Exit

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S01:E08 Feb 3, 2024

News of the Church 08 – 3 February 2024

“It’s 3 February 2024 and it is a Saturday. It’s the Feast of St. Blaise. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer ekes out a living wandering about reading newspaper stories from all over to people who pay a dime a head (which figures to about $2.50 now). The idea caught my imagination and here I am, a gazetteer. Gazette came into English through French but it’s origin is Italian, gazzetta, which is the name of the Venetian coin which paid for the first first Venetian newspapers in the 16th century. Here is today’s audio “gazette” of Catholic and other things. 00:12 - Init - 1:15 - Catholic Trade Schools as an alternative 7:49 - Card. Burke’s sermon 15:00 - Feichtinger on Fiducia 26:21 - Kind gestures, unforeseen outcomes 32:05 - Sad news from Mars 29:50 - Exit“

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S01:E07 Jan 10, 2024

News of the Church 07 – 10 January 2024

“It’s 10 January 2024 and it is a Wednesday. Some time ago, I saw a movie called News of the World in which after the Civil War a former confederate officer ekes out a living wandering about reading newspaper stories from all over to people who pay a dime a head (which figures to about $2.50 now). The idea caught my imagination and here I am, a gazetteer. Gazette came into English through French but it’s origin is Italian, gazzetta, which is the name of the Venetian coin which paid for the first first Venetian newspapers in the 16th century. Here is today’s audio ““gazette”” of Catholic things. 1:15 - Card. Pell’s Prison Journal on the 1st anniversary of his death. 9:52 - A 3rd year old says Mass 16:20 - Slow accumulation of advantages 19:52 - The Angelus - myths 26:48 - Epiphanytide - Faith and Works“