Traditional Catholic Audio

I was lucky enough to share a glass of wine with Bernard Gaynor, a Catholic who has never shied away from standing up for Catholic values. Bernard shared his family's rich military history, his personal experience having served three (3) military tours in the Middle East, his subsequent battles in the political realm fighting for Catholic values and finally what place Bernard's Catholicism plays in his day to day life. 

Dad and I sit down with a glass of Tellurian Redline Shiraz, and we take a journey from the Rhone Valley to the Barossa (with some stops in between) following the story of the Shiraz grape. Great wine, great stories, great times. 

Gerry storms back into the Lounge Room, bringing with him an update on the weird, the wonderful and the random on all things sport!!! We talk Rugby League (touching on the woes of the Brisbane Broncos), we preview the upcoming AFL season, and we touch on the politics of sport unravelling in America. 

My cousin David and I nurse craft beers (and combat the surrounding building works) while we talk the trials, tribulations and victories of Exodus 90. David also shares his insights from his travels in exotic Argentina. David also shares his perspective on how fatherhood has moulded and solidified his Catholic faith. 

Join Fr Joseph Ockerse and me as we take a virtual journey in far away Spain along the historic Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. Fr Ockerse walks us through the history, scenery and culture of the Camino pilgrimage and why everyone should put the Camino at the top of their bucket list. 

This week we pondered China's ever expanding influence in the Asia-Pacific and the ominous future consequentially facing Australia - whether there is reason to fear a growing communist superpower and how, if at all, we can make sense of the current socio-political situation. Join us in the Lounge Room for another riveting chat, one that we hope you enjoy. 

Armed with a glass of Grenache I ventured to the Lounge Room to be joined by the ever reliable Michael Massey and my dear dad, Brendan - where we discussed the conspiracy about conspiracies - a discussion stemming from what I found to be a provocative article in the Australian news paper. We embarked on a riveting discussion about the nature of conspiracy theories, and whether entertaining unpopular and unapproved ideas can be reasonable and useful. Join us for another discussion tied off with a weekly wine review. 

In this episode my uncle and godfather, Tom Spencer, takes me on a journey through his experience growing up as a Catholic. We explore fraternities and sororities, college campuses and college life and ultimately what is was that made uncle Tom the strong Catholic that he is today. 

This episode featured the ever reliable Michael Massey and the inaugural appearance of my dear dad, Brendan. We discussed what it means to be a Catholic in public life and further, the fact that so many prominent Catholics appear to be living contradictions. The conversation concluded with a comment on the Vatican's recent survey to gauge the relevance of the traditional mass under Summorum Pontificum - and a sneak peak into the beautiful bottle of Sangiovese that gradually disappeared over the course of the episode. 

Growing up, the lounge room in my family home was a forum where my family would engage in all sorts of discussion - from debating current affairs, philosophy, and religion - to arguing over different sporting feats and accomplishments. For me, still to this day, the lounge room symbolizes warmth, enjoyment and the exchange of and testing of ideas. I invite you to come join me in the lounge room to discuss a diversity of issues, through a traditionally Catholic lens. Tune in to the Lounge Room to hear the chats, ideas, opinions, and problems discussed and problems solved. Lots of laughter, good red wine - at least I, myself, think it so - benedicamus domino!