COZ024: Happy New Year! Lindsay Sant and Gerry Trapnell discuss the Australian Catholic Church’s response to the country’s bushfire crisis; talk about a Stacey Trasancos interview on how faith and science work together; and then give their reviews of The Rise of Skywalker and the boardgame House of Danger.

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* Requiem Mass for Andrew O’Dwyer

* As fires continue to burn, Australian bishops call for prayer (CNA)

* Australian Catholic Churches coordinate response to bushfires with prayer resources

* Fire affected parishes and local community generosity

* Science is a way to know God better, author says

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* American Catholic History: Frank Capra

* Secrets of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

* Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Coffee and Cinema

* Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: Mysteries of the Magi

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COZ023: To end the first year of Catholic of Oz, Lindsay and Caroline reflect back on 2019 and on their Advent journey to Christmas; discuss theories about the star of Bethlehem; and recommend their favorite Christmas movies in both drama and comedy genres. Thank you for listening in 2019 and we look forward to 2020.

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* Wikipedia on the Star of Bethlehem

* The Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus

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COZ022: Kanye’s new “Jesus is King” album makes believers of Lindsay and Caroline in the its potential for evangelization. Plus Br. Guy Consolmagno on the relationship between faith and science and then thoughts on Disney+ and the Mandalorian, as well as a shoutout to Fr. Cory Sticha.

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* Interview with Brother Guy on Scottish TV

* Grasping the Nettle

* Jennifer Wiseman

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COZ021: This time, Caroline and Lindsay are joined by Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers staff apologist and author of the new book, Meeting the Protestant Challenge. Karlo shares his story of becoming an apologist, his recent trip to Australia, and how his book answers Protestant objections to Catholicism.

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* Catholic Answers

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COZ020: Could Australia’s second saint be on the way? The Archdiocese of Sydney has opened the cause for Eileen O’Connor. Plus Lindsay and Caroline discuss a cartoon that criticized Instagram moms; an all-woman spacewalk; backyard astronomy; and a blob at the Paris zoo.

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* Sydney Archdiocese opens cause for Eileen

* Leunig cartoon criticising mothers’ use of Instagram and social media sparks backlash

* Let’s Talk about End of Life Care

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COZ019: How do parents raise their children to be engaged in their faith? Lindsay and Gerry give their tips of what has worked for them so far. They also discuss Melbourne City proposal to label Catholic churches as not safe for children because of objections to laws that break the Seal of Confession.

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* Council motion calls for signs at churches warning of dangers within

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COZ018: In this episode, Lindsay and Caroline reflect on the idea of robot priests; get excited about the SpaceX Starship announcement and the possibility of Mars travel; talk about Office 365 as a productivity enhancer; and consider the Amazon Echo as a baby monitor.

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* AI will transform religion with robot priests like this one – Vox

* Can robots really be Catholic priests? No | Catholic Herald

* Yes, you did see two nuns in the Amazing Race Australia trailer – The Catholic Leader

* Starship Update – YouTube

* Elon Musk's Starship Announcement in 8 Minutes | SpaceX – YouTube

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LTK065: This week, Fr. Cory Sticha welcomes our friends from Australia, Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Gerard Trapnell, hosts of StarQuest’s Catholics of Oz, to talk about how their show started and about being Catholic in Australia.

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* The Catholics of Oz

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Picks of the Week:

* Lindsay: “COZ006: Fr. Rob Galea, Lent, & more!”

* Caroline: NASA apps

* Gerry: Envision Hands

* Fr. Cory: YDisciple Symbolon

COZ017: In this episode Lindsay shares some insights with Gerry about a recent staff retreat at his school which was facilitated by Fr Rob Galea. They also reflect on the ‘Lost things’ parables of Jesus which was the read from Luke’s Gospel for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time. To finish this section of the podcast they discuss Fr Nicholas Pearce’s parish bulletin article about recent Victorian Law changes to mandate priests to break the Seal of Confession to report child abuse. Switching to technology, Lindsay and Gerry discuss Amazon Echoes and other smart devices in their homes and follow up on listener feedback and recent developments in topics from previous discussions.

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* Fr. Rob Galea

* “My Story” documentary

* Fr. Nicholas Pearce on Seal fo the Confessional

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* Aussie paramedics granting dying wishes to patients

* COZ012 on the Seal of the Confessional

* LTK053 on the Seal fo the Confessional

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COZ016: Caroline and Lindsay talk about recent funerals they’ve attended, one in person and one online, reflecting on the uplifting aspects of each and how they became moments of evangelisation for family that attended. Plus Caroline gives an update on Pluto and Mars news.

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* Easy English Bible commentary

* Oremus Bible Browser

* Live feed of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sliema, Malta

* Jimmy Akin: A Triumph and a Tragedy

* Pluto still deserves to be a planet, NASA chief says

* Scientists test Mars space suit by climbing a glacier in Iceland

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