The Passing Currents Podcast

The Passing Currents Podcast

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The Passing Currents Podcast episodes

  • Episode 77: Do Yankee Fans Go to Heaven?
    In this week’s episode, Eric sits down with his old friend Greg. They discuss Greg’s upbringing in a non-religious family, his observations of the religious church-going life from the outside looking in, and whether or not it’s possible for a modern book (like Harry Potter) to “replace” the Bible as the foundational sacred text of our society. Finally, Greg asks a great question about the role of community in church.
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  • Episode 76: Emotional High, Spiritual High
    In this week’s episode (the first recorded at the brand new Studio C), the boys give their response to Brian’s interview last week with Michal and Karolina. They discuss the charistmatic renewal movement in the Catholic Church, highlighting some positives that they see in it, as well as some potential pitfalls the be wary of in this particular form of spirituality.
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  • Episode 75: Contemplatin' Charismatin'
    In this week’s episode, Brian sits down with Karolina and Michal (a.k.a The Two Most Peacefulest People on the Planet). He discussed with them their involvement in and experience of the charistmatic renewal movement in Catholicism, as well as their more recent exploration of the contemplative side of Catholicism—a side which some may see as contradictory to their charismatic experiences. Enjoy!
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  • Episode 74: UNLIMITED COSMIC POWER (Itty Bitty Living Space)

    This week, due to Brian and Eric being up to their necks in chaos and busyness, we have no new interview for you. We DO however, have the best back-up option ever. Last weekend, Dominican priest and longtime friend of the podcast Father Patrick Mary Briscoe traveled from the East Coast to the Diocese of Winona-Rochester to deliver a talk at the diocesan men’s conference. He spoke on the real presence of God, His impact in our lives, and effective discernment. The talk was absolutely brilliant, and we present that talk to you today. We hope you enjoy this tremendous presentation by the great Father Patrick Mary.

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  • Episode 73: The Purpose and Power of Pilgrimage
    This week (in the FINAL episode ever recorded in Studio A), Eric and Brian discuss Eric’s interview with his Poland friends (see Episode 72). Brian shares his own pilgrimage experience, his being with his wife on the Camino de Santiago, and the boys discuss the purpose of a pilgrimage, as well as how to have a pilgrimage experience for yourself without breaking the bank.
    Recommended Reads: The Power of Silence, Robert Cardinal Sarah; Discovering the Camino de Santiago, Greg J. Markey.
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  • Episode 72: Nine Nights In Krakow
    Three years ago, Eric attended World Youth Day in Poland. There in Krakow, amidst the throngs of millions from around the globe, he met five very special people: Charlie, Diana, Kaylee, Stephen, and Morgan.
    In this week’s very special episode, Eric sits down with those very friends, reunited with them for the first time since Poland, and asks them two question: when you went to World Youth Day, what were you looking for, and what did you find?
    Recommended Reads: Mother Theresa’s Secret Fire, Joseph Langford (Morgan); I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux, Fr. Jean J. D’Elbee (Morgan); Interior Freedom, Fr. Jacques Philippe (Stephen); The Family That Overtook Christ, Father M. Raymond (Kaylee); Life of Christ, Ven. Arch. Fulton J. Sheen (Kaylee); Victory Over Vice, Ven. Arch. Fulton J. Sheen (Kaylee); Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, George Weigel; A Man for Others: Maximilian Kolbe, Saint of Auschwitz, Patricia Treece;The Bible, God (Charlie).
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  • Episode 71: Back to Basics
    In this episode, the guys try to unpack Callum’s questions from last week, namely, if nothing’s wrong with the norvus ordo (read: “new mass”), why are so many younger Catholics running away from it? What will we do when this trend takes over the Church?
    Rec. Reads: Pope Paul VI, Missale Romanum; Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness: Why the Modern Age Needs the Mass of Ages, Peter Kwasniewski; The Rhine Flows into the Tiber, Ralph Wiltgen;What Happened at Vatican II, John O’Malley; http://cara.georgetown.edu/frequently-requested-church-statistics/
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  • Episode 70: Callumity in the Sacristy
    This week, Brian sits down with his friend Callum to discuss his journey into what some may characterize as “traditional Catholicism.” They also discuss some of the question surrounding “traddy Catholics", including: Is Novus Ordo valid? Is the Latin Mass even allowed anymore? And, most importantly, why do some “traditional” Catholics seem so dang crabby all the time? Enjoy!
    Recommended Reads: The Binding Force of Tradition, Fr. Chad Ripperger; Marcel Lefebvre: The Biography, Bernard Tissier de Mallerais; Summorum Pontificum, Pope Benedict XVI.
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  • Episode 69: No More Christian Nice Guy
    This week, Brian and Eric sit down to give their thoughts on Eric’s interview with their friend Spencer Flippin. They discuss the universal meaning of suffering, give some evangelical discussion strategies, and, most importantly, push back against the idea that the purpose of religion is to be a good person. They connect that very issue, as well, in their response to Spencer’s question on how we as Catholics can bear to call people to become Catholic when it is so clear that our church is full of sinners. It’s a loaded week, to say the least! Enjoy!
    Recommended Reads: No More Christian Nice Guy, Paul Coughlin; Real Choices: Listening to Women; Looking for Alternatives to Abortion, Fredericka Mathewes-Green; Architects of the Culture of Death, Donald DeMarco; Seeds of the Word, Bishop Robert Barron; Fides et Ratio, Saint Pope John Paul II; God or Nothing, Robert Cardinal Sarah.
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  • Episode 68: So A Podcast Host and a Bartender Walk Into A Bar...

    This week, Eric sits down with a very special guest: Spencer Flippin, who worked the bar at Kathy’s Pub for each of the Theology on Tap presentations this winter. Eric and Spencer’s discussion is a doozy, including (but not limited to) topics like: freedom, whether or not you need religion to be a good person, The West Wing, abortion, forgiveness, free will, Jim Gaffigan, suffering, the sex abuse crisis, and more. So, you know…a normal barroom chat! Enjoy!

    Recommended Reads: Interior Freedom, Jacques Philippe; Truth and Tolerance; Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Papa Benny).

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