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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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CI#83 - Lost in Rome

In this episode, I get completely lost in Rome; we discover a special red stone on Saint Peter’s Square and we talk about spotting Pope Benedict XVI.
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CI#82 - The Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and a Ride Along the Tiber

In this episode of the Catholic Insider, we visit the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon. From there, I’ve only got 10 minutes to go to the Vatican, but will I make it in time?
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CI#81 - Piazza Venezia and the Pontifical Gregorian University

In this episode, we will ride by bike on the bumpy Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Colosseum to the Piazza Venetia. And from there, I will take you to the Pontifical Gregorian University, one of the oldest universities in the world!
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CI#80 - The Colosseum and the Forum Romanum

In this episode of the Catholic Insider, we will navigate the busy streets of Rome by bike to see the magnificent Colosseum and the ancient Forum Romanum!
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CI Video #5: Carnaval in Sittard

Fr. Roderick travels to Sittard in the Netherlands to celebrate Carnaval.
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Catholic Insider #79: Circus Maximus

In the next couple of episodes I will take you on a tour across the busy streets of Rome.. on a bike! We will ride over the bumpy roads through heavy traffic to visit a number of spectacular places in this beautiful old city. I made these recordings in April of 2006. It’s springtime, the […]

Catholic Insider #78 - St. John Lateran 2

In this new episode of our series about Rome and its surroundings I will take you back to the basilica of St. John Lateran for the second part of our tour.
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New Catholic Insider Series

I have selected and edited a number of new audio documentaries and soundseeing tours that I will share with you during the next couple of weeks. This new Catholic Insider series will take us back to Italy, where we will explore the surroundings of Rome and the city itself. We will start at the Porta […]

CI Video #04 - Where is King Kong?

Spiderman, Godzilla, X-Men, King Kong and Men in Black all have one thing in common: their adventures take place in New York City. In this episode of the Catholic Insider Video Podcast we will drive around Manhattan to see the Big Apple with our own eyes!
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