This episode is a bit different than other episodes of The Electric Waffle. There are no clips from shows, there are no jokes making light of the current culture or things happening in the Church. This is a conversation between two people who have found themselves stunned, angered, hurt, and confused by the scandal involving Archbishop McCarrick and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report outlining the sexual abuse of over a thousand children over decades. 

There aren't any "hot takes" concerning this crisis in this episode. It's just an honest look at how Katie & Tommy feel about what they've heard and read, and more importantly, how the woundedness we all face matters when brought to Jesus on the Cross. 

The Current Crisis

Katie Prejean & Tommy McGrady, a married couple in their 30's, living in Louisiana, explore things happening in the culture, talk about their Catholic faith and ways to grow closer to Jesus, all while making references to their two favorite TV shows, "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" and plenty of other shows, movies, songs, and things in the zeitgeist. Join them on their back porch as conversational chaos, and a lot of laughs, ensue.

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Religion & Spirituality

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Christianity

Buddhism

Hinduism

Judaism

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Katie & Tommy are joined by Katie's younger sister, Laura, a canon law student at the Catholic University of America, to discuss death, life, new year's resolutions, the construct that is time, and the ins, outs, ups, and downs of canon law, along with a few stories from the Prejean sisters' childhood, how Laura gets zero pop culture references, and why it's important to maintain a healthy fear of death while also contemplating it.  Sponsored By:Sock Religious: Popes, Saints, Symbols of the Faith, and Jesus...what more could you want on a sock? Guadalupe Roastery : Join the Electric Waffle Coffee Club to support farmers, this podcast, and to help parishes bring speakers & musicians in to evangelize their communities. Subscribe today and get coffee delivered right to your door, each month. Subscriptions start as low as $13.95/month, and $2 from each order will directly support our ministry efforts both at home and around the world. 

Funeral for a Bird: Memento Mori, New Year's Resolutions, & Canon Law with Laura Prejean

It's the most wonderful time of the year...which means quotes abound, stories are told, Santa is coming, and baby Jesus is longed for. 

In their first ever Christmas episode, Katie and Tommy rank their favorite Christmas episodes from The Office, talk about the best Christmas gifts they've ever received, explore the true meaning of this holiday (spoiler alert: it has a lot to do with community), talk about the importance of fathers, share their favorite family traditions, and get excited about sharing Christmas with their 1 year old daughter, Rose.  Sponsored By:Guadalupe Roastery : Join the Electric Waffle Coffee Club to support farmers, this podcast, and to help parishes bring speakers & musicians in to evangelize their communities. Subscribe today and get coffee delivered right to your door, each month. Subscriptions start as low as $13.95/month, and $2 from each order will directly support our ministry efforts both at home and around the world. Sock Religious: Popes, Saints, Symbols of the Faith, and Jesus...what more could you want on a sock? Links:Catholic Parents: it's O.K. to let your kids believe in Santa  — But I think there is one very simple reason to teach children about Santa Claus, perhaps even talk about him throughout the month of December and advocate for some of the whimsy and wonder surrounding the figure of jolly ole St. Nick: Santa Claus was, in fact, real.Come and Get Your Love Commercial 

Impish or Admirable: An Electric Waffle Christmas

Katie & Tommy unpack their time at the National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM) and explore what it means to be aware of your giftedness and talents, but also learn how to continue growing and improving, ultimately hoping to use those gifts and talents to serve others and the Church. 

They also debate when is the ideal time to  wash a pair of jeans, how to accept compliments from others, and they get pretty excited about their fancy new sound equipment and newest sponsor.  Sponsored By:Sock Religious: Popes, Saints, Symbols of the Faith, and Jesus...what more could you want on a sock? Guadalupe Roastery : Join the Electric Waffle Coffee Club to support farmers, this podcast, and to help parishes bring speakers & musicians in to evangelize their communities. Subscribe today and get coffee delivered right to your door, each month. Subscriptions start as low as $13.95/month, and $2 from each order will directly support our ministry efforts both at home and around the world. Links:GoFundMe for Michelle Myers — Our friend and coworker is battling Stage 3 breast cancer. A single mom and English teacher, she has to undergo surgery and has to take 8 weeks off to recover. Please be generous in your support. 

The Scarn: becoming aware of your gifts

If we all want community, and we all yearn for authentic friendships, then what are we doing to build it? And, if we're building it, how are we modeling it after the communities we see in Scripture, namely Acts 2:42? This week's conversation tackles the necessity for community and the ways we should strive to build it, while focusing primarily on the importance of seeing the presence of God in each person we encounter and the importance of being truly present to those we meet and grow to know and love.  Sponsored By:Guadalupe Roastery : Join the Electric Waffle Coffee Club to support farmers, this podcast, and to help parishes bring speakers & musicians in to evangelize their communities. Subscribe today and get coffee delivered right to your door, each month. Subscriptions start as low as $13.95/month, and $2 from each order will directly support our ministry efforts both at home and around the world. 

Dwight, You Ignorant Slut: building community based on Acts 2:42

Why is it that we all want to spend time with people, desperately longing for authentic, life-giving community, but are often so bad at building it? And why is it that anytime someone says "this is the way you build community!" we all secretly roll our eyes because we know, deep down, that pre-conceived "programs" don't really work, but that community must develop and grow organically? 

Katie and Tommy unpack and explore the concept of community in this episode, namely why we long for community and still often struggle to find it. They explore the marks of a good community: being present, being authentic, being vulnerable, and being unafraid to give fully of yourself with and for others, and they acknolwedge that ultimately, all experiences of community are a mirror of the communion of the Trinity, which means all community is important, all community is valuable, and if you’ve made it this far, you’ve now read the word community a grand total of ten times.  Sponsored By:Guadalupe Roastery : Join the Electric Waffle Coffee Club to support farmers, this podcast, and to help parishes bring speakers & musicians in to evangelize their communities. Subscribe today and get coffee delivered right to your door, each month. Subscriptions start as low as $13.95/month, and $2 from each order will directly support our ministry efforts both at home and around the world. Links:Follow us on TwitterThe Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving  — So the Catholics deserve the credit not only for the first Thanksgiving, but for the first real religious freedom in America. Not the Puritans whom we call Pilgrims.The Electric Waffle on Friendship (Season 1, Episode 7) 

The Current Crisis

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