We discuss how we maneuvered through the liturgical challenges discussed in last week's episode. We also share a bit about our Christmas family traditions. In our main segment, we frame our discussion on community, duty, friendship and hospitality within the context of pastoral theology.

Whiskey

Glenmorangie 10

Cigars

Alec Bradley Magic Toast

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Work of Art, Maduro

House of Cigars Factory

We discuss schools of spirituality and share our introduction to the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and Opus Dei. We further discuss the Rule of Life and Plan of Life for each respectively. We close out with a discussion on the intentionality of formation.

Cigar

Arturo Fuente Anejo

Whisky

Johnnie Walker Double Black

We review a couple of cigars we've smoked before as we pair them with Woodford Reserve Bourbon. We then discuss the meaning of Christ the King, renewed our annual debate on whether or not Advent is a penitential season and we thought back to our days in grad school. Oh and we ponder the salvation of alien beings on other planets.

My Stogie Mystagogy was launched on March 4, 2016. We have dug up the original episode to share with you.

We cover the ABC's of Divine Mercy, its devotion, chaplet and the Sunday liturgical celebration. Resources mentioned in the episode can be located at our Joe Catholic website.

This is a throwback Thursday episode. We share a My Stogie Mystagogy conversation from 2017 in which Mark and I discuss the shortest liturgical season of the Catholic calendar - Triduum. We apologize for some of the spotty sound; we were experimenting with recording on Skype. 

This is our audio version of the Navarre Bible commentary on today's Gospel from Luke 13:1-9. The commentary reflects on the need for repentance and the parable of the barren fig tree. Additionally, we give an overview on Catholic exegesis in conformity with the Church's Magisterium. 

We have excluded the reading of all of the references and scriptural cross references to permit a better flow of the reading. You can locate these references, as well as the paragraphs from the Catechism in which passages from this Gospel reading are cited, at www.thejoecatholic.org. 

We recommend you purchase and read the Navarre Bible for personal study. tinyurl.com/NavBible

We discuss St. Joseph's role as a personal patron and for the universal Church. We also discuss how to build good, Catholic habits in our children, even as young as 3 years old. This episode also includes a My Stogie Mystagogy segment wherein we review a few cigars and Bullet bourbon.