COZ079: Pope Francis has written a letter about why we go to Mass and Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino share their reflections; Caroline shares news of a NASA rocket launch from Australia; and then they all share the latest shows they’ve been streaming.

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* Apostolic Letter Desiderio desideravi, on the liturgical formation of the People of God (29 June 2022) | Francis

* NASA successfully launches its first rocket from newly created Arnhem Space Centre – ABC News

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COZ078: After a long (involuntary) break, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle are back to discuss Pope St. John Paul II’s address to Aboriginals in 1986; chat about future tourist destinations on Mars; and discuss of Obi-wan Kenobi and Star Trek, plus more.

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* To Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia in Alice Spring (November 29, 1986) | John Paul II

* Indigenous Jesus: The Tree of Life

* 8 Cool Destinations That Future Mars Tourists Could Explore | Space

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COZ077: As Easter begins, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle share their experiences of the holy day and new traditions they’ve discovered, like the 7 Altars of Repose. Plus 5 alternate credible explanations that the Big Bang Theory replaced and what the guys watched during Holy Week.

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* How to do the Seven Churches Visitation (and what is it, anyway?)

* Easter Vigil 2022: Full text of Pope Francis’ homily | Catholic News Agency

* 5 failed alternatives to the Big Bang theory and why they didn’t work | Space

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COZ076: Happy Easter! Lindsay, Lino, and Caroline discuss Mary Coloe’s explanation of how St. John’s Gospel shows we are children of God; get an update on the James Webb Space Telescope; and discuss what’s been entertaining them lately.

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* Session 10: The Passion – Becoming Children of God – Sr Mary Coloe, PBVM – YouTube

* James Webb Space Telescope Crosses Major Milestone | Time

* James Webb Space Telescope completes another stage of instrument alignment | Space

* Webb Completes First Multi-Instrument Alignment – James Webb Space Telescope

* ESA – What is ‘red shift’?

* Who is James Webb? Nasa Telescope named after Space Agency boss – what did he do and who named the telescope? | NationalWorld

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COZ075: After attending Archbp Peter Comensoli’s annual Patrick Oration on St Patrick’s Day, Lindsay and Caroline and share their insights along with Lino who; they discuss the implications of bringing back extinct animals; Lindsay and Lino review The Batman; and Caroline shares her latest obsession: Is it Cake?

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* The 2022 Patrick Oration – YouTube

* Patrick Oration 2022 | The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

* No Longer Science Fiction: De-Extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger Moves One Step Closer

* De-extinction: Is it really possible to bring extinct animals back from the dead? – ABC News

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COZ074: The Pope’s preacher gave a homily about Eucharistic faith which prompts a discussion among Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino and leads into an Australian priest who rides a Harley as part of his evangelizing mission. Plus evidence of dinosaur sniffles, building a real Enterprise, and what’s been entertaining them.

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* Cardinal Cantalamessa: The Eucharist is coextensive with the history of salvation – Vatican News

* ‘Faith is a verb’: Fr Geoff… | The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

* Real USS Enterprise: Future tech could make sci-fi a reality | Space

* Meet Dolly, the First Dinosaur Discovered With a Case of the Sniffles

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COZ073: Lent 2022 has begun and Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino discuss Pope Francis’ message where he reminds us of St. Paul’s words: “Let us not grow tired of doing good.” Plus, how the quality of antibodies from COVID vaccines improve over time and what’s been entertaining the panel recently.

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* Lent 2022: “Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10) | Francis

* Lent 2022: The Complete Guide to the Catholic Season of Lent – Hallow

* Project Compassion 2022 resources

* Antibodies improve in quality for months after COVID-19 vaccination – Technology Org

* What are antibodies? | Live Science

* The out-of-control rocket about to hit the moon is not a SpaceX Falcon 9, astronomers now say: report | Space

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COZ072: Word of God Sunday is on the first weekend of February in Australia so Lindsay and Caroline discuss the importance of scripture in the life of the Church. Caroline explains the planned retirement of the International Space Station in 2030 and they chat about their love of the Boba Fett series.

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* Sunday of the Word of God | The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

* Setting our Hearts on the Word – National Centre for Evangelisation, Australia

* Holy Mass on the occasion of the Sunday of the Word of God (23 Jaunary 2022) | Francis

* History and Timeline of the ISS

* The International Space Station will meet its end in 2031. Where will it crash and what will take its place? – ABC News

* This is the space graveyard where the International Space Station will be buried – CNN

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COZ071: They’re back for 2022! Lindsay and Lino discuss Daniel Nour, Young Australian of the Year who puts his faith into action; then talk about Pope Francis-inspired New Year resolutions; and then look at the James Webb Telescope mission and their hopes for the discoveries it will make.

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* Want faith? Go to the homeless, says Doctor of the streets – The Catholic Weekly

* New Year’s Resolution Advice from Pope Francis

* James Webb Space Telescope STEM Toolkit | NASA

* Where Is Webb? NASA/Webb

* James Webb Space Telescope – Wikipedia

* Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon | SpaceX | The Guardian

* A SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon is a reminder to clean up our deep space junk – The Verge

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TEC145: Is the Elf on the Shelf teaching kids bad privacy hygiene? Dom Bettinelli, Jack Baruzzini, and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss some security experts warnings, plus the faith-based concerns as well. Also, a weird Alexa challenge; the world’s biggest nuke; and a half-billion in Bitcoin in the trash.

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* Beware the Elf on the Shelf, Privacy Watchdogs Warn – The New York Times

* North Pole Ninjas: MISSION: Christmas!

* Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny – BBC News

* The untold story of the world’s biggest nuclear bomb – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

* NUKEMAP by Alex Wellerstein

* Half a Billion in Bitcoin, Lost in the Dump | The New Yorker

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* Jack: Magnet for Mac

* Thomas: Philips SmartSleep Wake-up Light

* Dom: PixelSnap 2 for Mac

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