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S14:E54 Apr 27, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 54: Low Sunday – "scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners every

Today is the last podcast for this Lenten and Easter Cycle. Perhaps we will meet again at Pentecost. The final Roman Station is San Pancrazio in the Janiculum Hill. Scott Hahn gives us a helpful view of the Church which we should always keep in mind in spite of the “scandal, hypocrisy, bland liturgies, false teaching, broken families, sin and sinners everywhere.” It’s a summary of all times in the Church. But doesn’t this have a ring of truth for the period we have just passed through? We pray for better times, but much depends on us. As St. John Paul II said: “Make yourselves saints, and do so quickly!”

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S14:E53 Apr 26, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 53: Easter Saturday – More real than now's real

Today’s Station is St. John Lateran. We hear about the white garments of the recently baptized. Scott Hahn reflects on the fact that Heaven is more real than the reality we experience with our senses.

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S14:E52 Apr 25, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 52: Easter Friday – Marital imagery

Today the Roman Station is Santa Maria ad Martyres… the Pantheon. We hear about the consecration of the Pantheon as a church by Boniface IV in 609 and the screaming of the demons that came out of it because of the idols that were in it. Then Scott Hahn addresses the problem of the idol our society has made of sex along with the corrective of what true fulfilment and intimacy is.

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S14:E51 Apr 24, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 51: Easter Thursday – The Bride

Today’s Roman Station is the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles. Scott Hahn talks about the bond of Christ and His Body, His Church, His Bride, which is our bond.

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S14:E50 Apr 23, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 50: Easter Wednesday - Wherein (also) Fr. Z rants

The Roman Station today is St. Lawrence outside-the-walls.  We started Septuagesima here! Scott Hahn drives home how liturgy, our worship, our participation in the Church’s liturgy affects the course of history. Sound familiar?  I have a few thoughts about that.

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S14:E49 Apr 22, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 49: Easter Tuesday – Worshiping with our whole being

Roman Station: St. Paul’s outside-the-walls Scott Hahn reflects on the Heavenly liturgy as related in the Book of Revelation and how it teaches us to worship. We also hear what my home parish sounded like on Easter Sunday and why I am, in many respects, who and what I am today.

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S14:E48 Apr 21, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 48: Easter Monday - Divine Symphony

The Roman Station today is St. Peter’s on the Vatican Hill. Today we heard about what a liturgical octave is. Also, Scott Hahn describes how all of creation is like an orchestra played by angels for the sake of divine worship.

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S14:E47 Apr 20, 2025

PASCHALCAzT 2025 – 47: Easter Sunday

The Roman Station today is at Santa Maria Maggiore. This is fitting since there is a tradition that the first things that Christ did after the Resurrection is visit his mother. Today Scott Hahn talks about how, by God’s design, all creation is involved in worship of God. How should we worship God? Card. Bacci talks about true peace, which is “tranquilitas ordinis”, which is “concordia ordinata”.

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S14:E46 Apr 18, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 46: Holy Saturday

Since there was no Mass on Holy Saturday, there was no ancient Roman Station.  However, for the Vigil the catechumens were at the Lateran Baptistry. Today Scott Hahn talks about how God the Father provided and provides for his children.  We responded with sin.  He responded with more love to help us to our true homeland, Heaven.   Card. Bacci gives us a head start on true Easter.  You’ve heard of “permanent revolution”?  How about “permanent resurrection”!

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S14:E45 Apr 17, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 45: Good Friday

Today’s Roman Station is Santa Croce in Gerusalemme where the relics of the Passion are venerated on soil brought from Calvary. Scott Hahn speaks about the “once for all” sacrifice which Christ perpetually offers the Father in Heaven and which we renew on our altars.

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S14:E44 Apr 16, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 44: Holy Thursday

Today the Roman Station should be St. John Lateran for the Chrism Mass and the Mass of the Last Supper. Today we hear more from Scott Hahn about John 6 and the Passover Sacrifice.

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S14:E43 Apr 15, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 43: Spy Wednesday in Holy Week

Today’s Roman Station is St. Mary Major. Scott Hahn reflects on the 4th Cup of wine, which Jesus did NOT drink at the Last Supper, but rather on the Cross, completing the Last Supper.

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S14:E42 Apr 15, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 42: Tuesday in Holy Week

The Roman Station is Santa Prisca on the Aventine Hill. The identity of St Prisca is uncertain. One tradition claims that she is identical with Priscilla, who is mentioned in the New Testament. Cardinal Bacci reflects on the change from joy of the Lord’s entrance in Jerusalem and the reality of the looming Cross… also in our lives. Fulton Sheen helps us out about our inner crosses.

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S14:E41 Apr 13, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 41: Monday in Holy Week

Today’s Roman Station is at Santa Prassede. Fr. Parsch explains our Mary-soul and our Judas-soul.

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S14:E40 Apr 13, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 40: Palm Sunday - not mere memories of past events

Holy Week begins. The Roman Station is at Rome’s cathedral St. John Lateran. Fr. Parsch, wisely, makes a point I’ve been making for years: our liturgical rites are not mere memories of past events. They make us present to the mysteries past … and future.

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S14:E39 Apr 12, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 39: Saturday in Passiontide – Red, Green, White martyrdoms

The Roman Station is St. John at the Latin Gate. St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is celebrated as a martyr, though he lived to old age. We hear about the different kinds of martyrdom, red, white and blue/green. Card. Bacci encourages us, who wind up sometimes failing.

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S14:E38 Apr 11, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 38: Friday in Passiontide – Our Lady of Sorrows

Today’s Station is Santo Stefano Rotondo. We are one week from Good Friday. It is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

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S14:E37 Apr 10, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 37: Thursday in Passiontide - The counterpart to the Prodigal Son

The Roman Station is Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine close to the famed P.za Navona. Last year we heard from Pope Benedict XVI about St. Benedict on his feast. This year Fr. Troadec brings alive the Gospel of the Mass in the Vetus Ordo: St. Mary Magdalen washes Christ’s feet with her tears.

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S14:E36 Apr 9, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 36: Wednesday in Passiontide - Two camps

Today’s Roman Station is San Marcello. Fr. Troadec talks about Jesus’ divinity claims. The world is divided in two camps.

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S14:E35 Apr 8, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 35: Tuesday in Passiontide – Self-sacrifice

Today’s Roman Station is Santa Maria in Via Lata, where Paul was imprisoned. Fr. Troadec talks about Jesus choosing self-sacrifice.

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S14:E34 Apr 7, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 34: Monday in Passiontide – How should we care for the Roman Church?

Today the Roman Station is at San Crisogono. Bl. Ildefonso Schuster speaks about the prayers of the Mass.

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S14:E33 Apr 6, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 33: Passion Sunday (5th) – "The history of salvation is gathered in the Cross"

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. The Roman Station is St. Peter’s in the Vatican. Fr. Troadec introduces us to Passiontide. This is not to be missed.

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S14:E32 Apr 5, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 32: Saturday of the 4th Week of Lent - What shall we give back?

The Roman Station is San Nicola in Carcere. Fr. Troadec gives us perspective on what the Lord has done for us. The wonderful Benedictines of Gower Abbey at the opening sing the Stabat Mater.

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S14:E31 Apr 4, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 31: Friday of the 4th Week of Lent – Preparing for a good death

Today’s Roman Station is Sant’Eusebio. We have an important reflection from Fr. Troadec about what true life is (hint: it isn’t this earthly life) and how to attain it. That’s means dying… dying well.

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S14:E30 Apr 3, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 30: Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent – God hath visited His people.

The Roman Station today is Santi Silvestro e Martino ai monti.  Fr. Troadec delves into the symbolism of the raising of the son of the Widow of Naim. Today’s Mass readings and tomorrow’s are a pair of cufflinks aimed at two groups of people.

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S14:E29 Apr 2, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 29: Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent – Exorcisms and mud

The Roman Station is St. Paul’s outside-the-walls.   We hear about what happened at this midpoint in the ancient (shorter) Lent.  The catechumens underwent exorcisms and learned the Creed and Our Father.   Fr. Troadec reflects on the mud Christ used in curing the blind man.

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S14:E28 Apr 1, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 28: Tuesday 4th Week of Lent – Living in God's presence

The Roman Station today is San Lorenzo in Damaso, where the Church’s three highest tribunals are located.    Fulton Sheen gives us a pep talk.  Card. Bacci tackles an important aspect of the spiritual life.

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S14:E27 Mar 31, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 27: Monday 4th Week of Lent – If Christ suffered, then...

The Roman Station is Santi Quattro Coronati.   Last year on this day we heard from Fr. Troadec.  This year Fr. Parsch affirms something important for the life of the individual but also of the Church. “Through the centuries the Church must walk the way of the Cross; woe to her if she seeks other paths, for only through the Cross can she arrive at her goal, resurrection.”

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S14:E26 Mar 30, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 26: Laetare Sunday 4th of Lent – Joyful progress

Okay, the music is there now. However, you may need to refresh your cache to clear the version that did not have music, or try another browser. Today the Roman Station is Holy Cross in Jerusalem where the relics of the Passion are venerated. Fr. Troadec speaks about joyful progress.

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S14:E25 Mar 29, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 24: Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent - Never despair

Today’s Station is S Susanna but it is observed at Santa Maria della Vittoria.   Fr. Troadec talks about the connection of Susanna and the woman taken in adultery.

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S14:E24 Mar 28, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 23: Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Living Water

The Roman Station is San Lorenzo in Lucina.  Today Fr. Troadec talks about the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan Woman at the well of Jacob and the “living water”.

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S14:E23 Mar 27, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 23: Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Do you hold grudges?

Today the Roman Station is at Sts. Cosmas and Damian at the Roman Forum.   Fr. Troadec speaks forthrightly about being defensive, harboring resentments and holding grudges.

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S14:E22 Mar 26, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 22: Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Don't be a jerk.

The Roman Station is San Sisto Vecchio  Fr. Troadec explains why it is spiritually a really bad idea to be a jerk.

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S14:E21 Mar 25, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 21: Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Annunciation

Today the Roman Station is Santa Pudenziana.  It is also the Feast of the Annunciation.  We have some notes about the Feast from Card. Schuster. Card. Bacci talks about what make love of God authentic.

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S14:E20 Mar 24, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 20: Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent – Gabriel

Today’s Roman Station is San Marco near the Piazza Venezia and Capitoline Hill. Today is the Feast of St. Gabriel the Archangel. Card. Bacci gives us a stern talking to about doing penance along the lines of, “Do it or you will probably go to Hell”. He put’s it better than that. To help you do penance, I included a little bit of a modernist pipe organ riff on the Lenten chant “Attende Domine”.

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S14:E19 Mar 23, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Bitter sweet

The Roman Station today is at St. Lawrence outside-the-walls. We were here on Septuagesima Sunday. Card. Bacci and St. Francis de Sales give us a lesson about overcoming our character faults and progressing in the spiritual life.

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S14:E18 Mar 22, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 18: Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent – Brothers

The Roman Station is at Santi Marcellino e Pietro.  Fr. Parsch comments on how the antiphons of the office, based on the Gospel’s parable of the Prodigal Son, lines up with our lives.  Fr. Troadec remarks on God’s tremendous mercy. 

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S14:E17 Mar 21, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 17: Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent – Envy

The Roman Station is San Vitale once associated with the Order of Widows.  We have the insights of Fr. Troadec, who points to the similarities between Joseph son of Jacob of the Old Testament and Christ.   There is a good reflection her about how dangerous jealousy is, the sin of envy.

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S14:E15 Mar 19, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 15: Wednesday 2nd Week of Lent – JOSEPH

We visit the Basilica of Saint Cecilia today. I have a person connection with this beautiful place. Card. Antonio Bacci gives us a lovely reflection on St. Joseph. Wonderful St. Joseph!

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S14:E16 Mar 19, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 16: Thursday 2nd Week of Lent – Satan changes tactics

The Roman Station is Santa Maria in Trastevere. We hear from a sermon of St. Gregory The Great (+604).  He put together many of the Mass formularies and traditional practices we use today.  He reminds his listeners that they had had very bad times.  Now that things were better, the Enemy had to change his approach to ruining souls.    At the end, the beginning of an appropriate orchestral piece.

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S14:E14 Mar 18, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 14: Tuesday 2nd Week Sunday of Lent – Pray!

Today’s Station is Santa Balbina.  However, the Station is being observed these days at San Bartolomeo all’Isola (St. Bartholomew on the Tiber Island).  Card. Bacci joins us today to enjoin us to pray.  Then we step back to the 2nd century for more about prayer.

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S14:E13 Mar 17, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 13: Monday 2nd Week Sunday of Lent – Trinity

Fr. Troadec tells about about true adoption by God.  St. Elizabeth of the Trinity whispers a secret. We hear also the wonderful Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles at Gower Abbey, whose singing is angelic.  Two bits herein from their album The Holy Trinity at Ephesus  HERE

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S14:E12 Mar 16, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 12: 2nd Sunday of Lent – What is holiness?

The Roman Station is Santa Maria in Domnica Today Fr. Troadec explains in simple terms what holiness is.   John Paul II reminds us of what our true goal is.  

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S14:E11 Mar 15, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 11: Ember Saturday 1st Week of Lent – Patterns

We hear how in the 1st week there are subtle connections concerning mountains, fasting, the Old Testament and the Transfiguration. Thank you Holy Church for arranging it this way and, thanks also to Fr. Troadec for pointing out some things. We hear some of the Introit of the Mass today in the Vetus Ordo, of course. Also at the end the rending duetto at the beginning of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater.

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S14:E10 Mar 14, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 10: Friday 1st Week of Lent – 38 Special

Our Roman Station is the Basilica of the 12 Apostles. Here you find the tomb of Pope Clement XIV who suppressed the Jesuits. There is some discussion of the number 38. I’ll tell you why. So, will, indirectly, Fr. Troadec, who talks about patience and resignation in the face of trials. The Benedictines of Gower Abbey sing to us. 

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S14:E09 Mar 12, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 09: Thursday 1st Week of Lent – Not again.

Today I narrowly escaped doing exactly what I did last year, that is, talk only about the amazing Roman Station church, which is San Lorenzo in Panisperna. Instead, I’ve turned again to Fr. Troadec about the faith of the Canaanite woman. I don’t recall ever having read this one for these podcasts.

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S14:E08 Mar 11, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 08: Ember Wednesday 1st Week of Lent - My precious!

Today Fr. Troadec talks about how precious our baptism is. Just thinking about should fill us with joy.

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S14:E07 Mar 10, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 07: Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent - cheeky

Fr Troadec helps us.   Fulton Sheen explains something about “turning the other cheek”.  A final prayer.  Last year at this time we were getting the reflections of Card. Richelieu.   

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S14:E06 Mar 9, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 06: Monday of the 1st Week of Lent – Good Sheep

The Roman Station is St. Peter in Chains on the Oppian Hill. We hear something of the history of this fascinating and important ancient church and its holdings. Comments about mosaics. Fr. Troadec advises about not having a careless Lent, because there will be consequences.

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S14:E04 Mar 8, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 04: Saturday after Ash Wednesday – On The Demonic (3)

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. The Roman Station is Sant’Agostino “ad Typhonem”.  We hear again from Fulton Sheen’s<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Demonic-Fulton-J-Sheen-ebook/dp/B0D9YX37X4/?tag=onamzwhatdoes-20" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <em>On The Demonic</em></a>.  I will need several of these podcasts for what I want to hand along from this chapter.   Notes about an addition to Mass during Lent.

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S14:E05 Mar 8, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 05: 1st Sunday of Lent – Resolved!

The Roman Station is the Cathedral of Rome the Archbasilica of the Holy Savior and St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist in the Lateran. RESOLUTIONS To progress in our prayer life: hold ourselves in the presence of God by carefully keeping silence of eyes and ears, forgetting ourselves; be more faithful to morning and evening prayer; attend Mass during the week or make a spiritual communion; take greater care with our thanksgiving; say the rosary; make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament or spend a few minutes meditating before or after Mass; attend Vespers.

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S14:E03 Mar 6, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 03: Friday after Ash Wednesday – On The Demonic (2)

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. The Roman Station is Sts. John and Paul on the Caelian Hill.  We hear again from Fulton Sheen’s On The Demonic.  I will need several of these podcasts for what I want to hand along from this chapter.   It occurs to in this section to think about how scientific advances have allowed us to see new things in the Shroud of Turin and in the Tilma of Guadalupe.

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S14:E01 Mar 5, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 01: Ash Wednesday – Immutemur habitu in cinere

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. A reminder about the Roman Station. Receiving ashes is different in different places. Fr. Troadec gets us started. We hear the beginning of the beautiful chant Immutemur habitu in cinere et cilicio on the way out.

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S14:E02 Mar 5, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 02: Thursday after Ash Wednesday - On The Demonic

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. The Roman Station is San Giorgio in Velabro, near where St. Sebastian died and where St. John Henry Newman was one the Titular Cardinal.  We hear from Fulton Sheen’s On The Demonic.  I will need several of these podcasts for what I want to hand along from this chapter.

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S14 Mar 4, 2025

LENTCAzT 2025 – 00: Shrove Tuesday - What to do?

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline. It’s “Shrove Tuesday”. What’s “shrove”, anyway? Today, three categories for consideration.