Fr. Z's PODCAzTs

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline.

Today, we hear from John Henry Newman about the circle of the year.  Fulton Sheen drops a bomb.  The “prayer over the people”.

Roman Station San Giorgio in Velabro video by Crux Stationalis

A 5 minute daily podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline.

Today we talk about the Roman Stations for every day of Lent. We hear about different customs for imposing ashes. The beautiful Emendemus takes us out.

Roman Station: Santa Sabina video by Crux Stationalis

Daily 5 minute podcast to help you in your Lenten discipline.

Today, we hear what “Shrove” means as in Shrove Tuesday. What is Lent? We have reminders about Roman Stations and purpose of Lent.

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.

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“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.

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“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.

“A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023.

Today, Fr Troadec speaks of the Name of Jesus.  Benedict XVI talks about Mary, Virgin and Mother.“

“A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent and Christmas 2023.

Today we hear from St. Alphonsus about the the way Baby Jesus slept. Benedict XVI delves into the manger.“