Catching Foxes

By Luke and GomerTV & Film Religion & Spirituality Christianity

Catching Foxes episodes

April 08, 2016 39 Kids These Days with Your Snapchat and Your VH1
We start with a conversation about Futbol and the World Cup in Qatar. Then we hit this amazing quote from Archbishop Chaput quoting sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. Finally we end with me mocking Luke's taste in music and the New Evangelization.
1 hr 4 min
March 25, 2016Episode 38: 38 - Dynamic Dream Pop with Emma Fradd
Emma Fradd is one to two artists for the band Interior Castle, self-described as "Dynamic Dream Pop", which is just about the coolest genre I've ever heard.
In this interview you'll hear what it is really like trying to make it in the UK music scene, as well as the influences, tastes, and processes that drive a modern musician like Emma. You can find them on Facebook and here on the Interwebs. Here's an interview that he ugly brother, Matt Fradd, did on his website.
You get their 3 EPs on iTunes and Apple Music (Finished Dreaming, Listen and Talk, Buy Me Free) and they sound fantastic. She recommends some music, like:
HAIM
Warpaint
Dear Other
And near the end Luke and I get into a huge argument over which is better, Vinyl vs. CD (clearly CD), and I shame all with science. SCIENCE! (sciiiiiiiience)
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March 25, 2016 38 - Dynamic Dream Pop with Emma Fradd
Emma Fradd is one to two artists for the band Interior Castle, self-described as "Dynamic Dream Pop", which is just about the coolest genre I've ever heard.
53 min
March 12, 2016 Episode 37: 37 A Necessary Discussion
Luke leads us in a very personal and very necessary discussion on the Clergy Sexual Abuse scandal. What does it look like for Catholics to seriously love their Church and to seriously support the victims of abuse? Luke puts the emphasis on the role of the laity, especially to not try and sidestep this deep scandal by attributing it to the "gay agenda" or other stupid crap.
Get Safe Environment training. Luke and I both have VIRTUS certification and training, and all of our volunteers who work with youth have it as well. Even if you don't work with kids, you should get the training at a local parish so this never happens again.
Let's make sure we honor Luke's dad and not look away from this horrific crime in the Church's life today.

From the USCCB...

“ A Statement on the Protection of Children
Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau
Chairman of the USCCB Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People
March 3, 2016

This week brought painful, but important, reminders that we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect children from the scourge of abuse. The movie “Spotlight” won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It chronicles the courage of the victims and the journalists who told their story. In statements from Cardinal O’Malley in Boston and the Vatican newspaper in Rome, the Catholic Church renewed our determined and firm resolve to protect children and felt deep sorrow for the tremendous pain.

On Tuesday, we received news of a grand jury report out of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Although I can’t speak to the specifics in Altoona and would defer to the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference as to any statewide impact, like everyone, I read the news with great pain.

It is heart wrenching and shocking to hear of this grand jury report or of any incidents of abuse, and it is even more disturbing when we learn that innocent children were abused by priests within the Church. Once again, the wounds inflicted through these heinous crimes have caused great pain and further mistrust in the Church. We must never lose sight of the fact that every victim/survivor has personally experienced profound injury, suffering, and betrayal.

These moments are a reminder why the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, adopted by the U.S. bishops in 2002, exists and must be followed. This highlights all the more the importance that we never grow complacent. As stated in the Charter, we are to cooperate with law-enforcement agencies, permanently remove those who have offended, and effectively create a safe environment for our children. Only with vigilance can we ensure that children are kept safe and so allow the Church to help our people in a process of healing and address the mistrust that rises from these cases.”

— http://www.usccb.org/news/2016/16-026.cfm
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1 hr 4 min
March 12, 2016 37 A Necessary Discussion
Luke leads us in a personal discussion of the clergy sex scandal. He talks especially about how we can love the Church and support the victims.
1 hr 4 min
March 04, 2016Episode 36: 36 Fr. Dave Pivonka Insults Us Constantly
The Ancient Celts had a nickname for the Holy Spirit, "Dave Pivonka". Oh wait, no, that's not it. It's "The Wild Goose." And Father Dave Pivonka takes us on a tour of his vocation, ministry, the skills of religious discernment, and finally, his new project "The Wild Goose is Loose", unleashing the power of the Holy Spirit in everyone's life.
A List of Father Dave's Books:
Spiritual Freedom
Hiking the Camino
Breath of God: Living a Life Led by the Holy Spirit
Encounter Jesus from Discovery to Discipleship
Look at this picture of Father Dave and I. Yes, I'm taking a selfie, but you know who isn't there? Luke. LUKE! So take that!
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59 min
March 04, 2016 36 Fr. Dave Pivonka Insults Us Constantly
We interview the great Fr Dave Pivonka, TOR, and he's on his A game with us. Sure, we have some inside jokes at the beginning, but it's all good as we go on.
59 min
February 27, 2016Episode 35: 35 My Problems Have Problems
Luke leads the discussion inspired by two things: the notion of ongoing conversion and things like focus and work, and how they interrelate. Gomer applies it to his life and then cries because he is so disorganized.
Minecraft on Xbox
And the YouTube videos that literally make 50,000+ dollars a month! Stampy Longhead
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Deep Work: http://calnewport.com/books/deep-work/
   Audiobook
   Kindle
   Paperback
Merlin Mann
http://www.slideshare.net/merlinmann/inbox-zero-actionbased-email
http://www.43folders.com/izero
The inbox zero Tumblr http://inboxzero.tumblr.com/
Back 2 Work
Merlin Mann - “Technology for Smarter Ignoring”
Merlin Mann - You want to cry and be inspired for reals, “Cranking”
From Merlin Mann's inboxzero.tumblr.com

Merlin Mann's Tumblr inboxzero.tumblr.com
Buzzfeed Article on Snapchat
Catholic Stuff You Should Know: Anima Technica Vacua

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1 hr 18 min
February 27, 2016 35 My Problems Have Problems
Luke leads the discussion inspired by two things: the notion of ongoing conversion and things like focus and work, and how they interrelate. Gomer applies it to his life and then cries because he is so disorganized.
1 hr 18 min
February 19, 2016Episode 34: 34 Interview with Peeping Thomist Brian Jones
We talk with Brian about his doctoral studies in St Thomas Aquinas' philosophy and theology, which opens up conversations about atheism and materialism, Ghostbusters, why Gomer hasn't seen Ghostbusters 1, but he has seen 2, and Thomas Aquinas on Islam. It's a pretty crazy episode, full of grace and truth!
Show Notes (all amazon links support the show!)
The Regensburg Lecture, An analysis by Fr James Schall
Amazon’s James Schall Page: http://www.amazon.com/James-V.-Schall/e/B001H6PN80/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Movies and Truth
The Coen Brothers
Ethan Coen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001053/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Joel Coen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001054/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Wes Anderson
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/?ref_=nv_sr_2
The Royal Tenenbaums 2001 R
The Gospel of Happiness: Rediscover Your Faith Through Spiritual Practice and Positive Psychology Kindle Edition
A Catholic version of Mindfulness: The Sacrament of the Present Moment.
Bernard J. Baars : The Double Life of B.F. Skinner: Inner Conflict, Dissociation and the Scientific Taboo against Consciousness
“Freedom was much in the air at the time. The Calvinism of Skinner’s early upbringing denied freedom, with the hotly-debated doctrine of predestination. Early American novels like Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter play out the conflict between Puritan predestination and the emerging American ethic of individual freedom. This was taught routinely as part of a literary education. Skinner must have been thoroughly aware of this tension as a literature student at Hamilton College.

The radical behaviourism of Watson and Skinner is indeed an ideology of rebellion. It defines itself in a militant struggle against the perceived stranglehold of religion, and against religion’s evil twin, the consciousness psychology of the older academic generation — all while proclaiming a determinism as rigorous as Calvin’s theology (Watson, 1925; Skinner, 1987).”
— -http://bernardbaars.pbworks.com/f/Double%20Life%20Skinner%20JCS.pdf P 12

Which one? The responsible one or the cool guy with long hair?
Saint Augustine’s Confessions, the best translation: http://amzn.to/1SDmqUY
Groundhog Day: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/
Phil? …PHIL CONNORS?! Best clips from YouTube.com
The Universal Call to Holiness in Lumen Gentium, Chapter Five, paragraph 39ff
Get to know Thomas Aquinas
A Glance at St Thomas Aquinas: A Handbook for Peeping Thomists - http://amzn.to/1oObBCX
Guide to Thomas Aquinas by Josef Pieper - http://amzn.to/1oObGGI
The Dumb Ox by GK Chesterton - http://amzn.to/1oObPdl
Summa of the Summa by Peter Kreeft - http://amzn.to/1SVpyfh

For people struggling with God…
New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy by Fr Robert Spitzer
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods

Then Gomer and Luke wander way too far into inappropriate territory that HAD to be edited.
Then Aquinas talks Islam...
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Luke and Gomer became friends Freshman year at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and 14 years later they started a podcast. The show oscillates between a conversation between just the two of…