Fr. Chris Decker

Father Chris Decker is a priest for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was ordained in May of 2007 and is currently a parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Denham Springs, LA. Fr. Chris likes to draw and dabble in graphic design when his time at the parish permits. He blogs almost regularly and is a co-presenter of the catholicunderground.com podcast.

CU Episode 65: You Don’t Say

In this episode, we talk about a new Catholic Pro-Life Film Festival, our picks of the week, we introduce a new segment called the cu subway, answer some backChat, news about CatholiCon, our long lost live show, and the usual cutting up.

Episode 63: Under the Wire

Our last podcast of 2007!  We chat about the new Catholic former Prime Minister of England, we speak about how to charitably welcome your friend into the world of electronics, we explain a little further the idea of affiliating with SQPN, and we listen to an audio backchat.  Happy New Year!

CU Special: Lessons and Antiphons

Our 2nd annual Christmas special.  Included are readings foretelling Christ's coming, and some of the 'O Antiphons' of Vespers.  Enjoy!

Episode 62: Load Up the Ark, ‘Cause We Got A Zoo.

The special format episodes continue as we devote a whole show to backchats we have received over the course of the year.  We promise we'll give some time to some of the audio backchats we have received!  We talk about orthodoxy once more, papal primacy a bit, ministering to one's family, and why Joshua works [...]

Catholic Underground First of Five New Podcasts to Join SQPN

12/20/2007 - 10:41 EST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ADVISORY   CONYERS, GA – In celebration of the remaining days of Advent, the Star Quest Production Network (SQPN.com) – the Internet’s most popular portal for Catholic podcasts – will be adding five new shows to their line-up of popular Catholic programming.   “We are rounding out our [...]

Episode 61 [Remastered]: Does the Compass Always Point North?

 
In this special episode, we break from the usual format to speak with Pete Vere, JCL, a canon lawyer, artist, and father, and his in depth study of the books by Phillip Pullman and the new movie "The Golden Compass."
SIGNIFICANT UPDATE:  We've corrected the audio difficulty which was indeed caused by our sydication service.  Uploading [...]

Episode 60: The Pope’s New Brooch and Other Stories

 
In this episode, we chat about the Pope's Vesture once more, we speak about His New Encyclical "Spe Salvi", and we talk about cu sixty, CatholiCon, the new donate button, the prospect of a LIVE show…oh so much for our sixtieth!  Happy Advent!
 

Episode 59: ChristmasLent

In this episode, we talk ChristmasLent, prepping for Christ's coming, our Orthodox bretheren dash into podcasting, as well as a good deal of backchat and our new ventures at cu.  Enjoy! 

Episode 58: No Matter How You Slice It

In this episode, we talk about forming a Catholic Open Source movement, our CU pick of the week is in there somewhere, and a very merciful bishop attempts to save the souls of some lady sheep.  Also, some audio backChat, no news is good news on the CatholiCon front, and we chat a little [...]

Episode 57: A Quorum on Tahini (and NyQuil)

In this episode, we discuss what we're excited about with the new Leopard operating system for Mac, we talk about the Holy Land losing their Christian TV station, and we welcome back an old friend.  Also, our picks of the week, our new audio backchat feature, and prayer requests for Joshua's brother.