CI#84 - Relics, Parking Spots and Ice Creams
In this episode we try to get into one of Rome’s biggest religious souvenir stores, we discover some weird merchandise, we learn about the Patron Saint for Free Parking Spots and we sample two of Rome’s best ice creams!
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hey, how about “Catholic Culinary Show”?
The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living is loaded with recipes associated with Saint’s Feast Days. http://www.badcatholics.com/ Great companion to Lawrence’s idea for a Catholic Culinary Show.
This is not meant to be inflammatory, and I say this as a practicing Catholic — but the word relics and the concept of relics strikes me — and maybe I’m misinformed as something of a creation of medieval pilgrimage life, and rarely if ever can be authenticated - nor do we as Catholics have anything that might suggest relics themselves have importance other than “sentimental” value we might place upon them ourselves. I was just wondering other than the medieval sources — are there actual biblical sources for the importance of relics. Again, I’m not trying to stir controversy, just always thought of relics as something of a “relic” of the middle ages, on the level with “indulgences” that are considered anachronisms as such by the modern church.
I’ve heard that the patron saint of parking spots is Mother Cabrini. The prayer for a parking spot goes as follows:
Mother Cabrini, Mother Cabrini, please find a spot for my little machiney.
I just thought I’d share that.
Ken
Be sure there are traditional and biblical sources for both relics and indulgences. Please take a look at those articles from the great site of Catholic Answers.
My first comment vanished, but came back!
Ken, the veneration of relics is not a medieval phenomenon, but started in the early church when Christians celebrated the holy eucharist “on the tombs of the martyrs” - this is why even today a consecrated altar contains relics.
I do not know why you think relics and indulgences “are considered anachronisms as such by the modern church” - they are not (at least not if the meaning of “the modern church” is “the roman catholic church today” …), though many catholics may see them like that.
But, like it is with the veneration of saints in general: no catholic is obliged to pray to saints - and no catholic is obliged to venerate relics or to win indulgences. So, if it is “anachronistic” for you: just don’t do it.
It’s so great that brother Pat is back in the shows again !!!
You two are just con-genial when producing shows together.
Father, I would strongly encourage you to keep in touch with Bro Pat again and record some DB shows - via skype - with brother pat as sidekick.
Mike,
How do we make these emoticons here?
@ Matheus
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Thank you very much Mike, for answering me. I’ve already found the codes for the emoticons, but how do I make them appear on the comment? Must they be between quotes?
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Just type in : - ) (without blanks) to get
OK. Thanks again, Mike.
Replying to Ken,
“the even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and pallets, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.” Acts 5:15
And God did extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. Acts 19:11-12
So Elisha died, and the buried him…And as (another) man was bing buried…he was cast into the grave of Elisha. As soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet. 2Kings: 20-21
Father Bless!
Fr. Roderick, I apologize in advance for posting an off topic comment, but I’m desperate. I’ve recently run into a bit of bad luck with regards to my itunes music and my old iPod. I ended up losing all my music and my podcasts. I replaced my ipod and have been reripping all my CDs and resubscribing to my favourite podcasts including of course, Catholic Insider. Recently I wanted to introduce my own parish priest to podcasts and felt that your episode “Habemus Papem” would be spectacular to show the power of podcasts to him. Alas, I can’t seem to download it. The links all fail and I can’t find it in your archives. I’ve left several messages on SQPN’s feedback and sent a few emails as well. Please Fr. I loved that episode and would be overjoyed to have it again. Can you see that it’s somehow restored to the archives?
Thanks in advance Father!
-Devin
Devin, the old episodes were located on our old server. Since we changed servers, they are no longer available. We are working on a solution. However, if you want to introduce people to our podcasts, you can download and use our free sampler CD, that also includes some Catholic Insider clips.
Father Bless! I’ve downloaded the SQPN sampler and will share it with my priest.
I will do my best to be patient as you work on a solution for getting the old podcasts. 
Thank you Father!
Desole Pere Roderick que je sois jalouse de votre “gelati.” =) This was my first Catholic Insider and I really enjoyed it! I’m looking forward to your Brittany cast, as I lived there for a couple of months.
Merci pour partageant vos vacances!