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CU Episode 85: Eli’s A Comin’

Joshua LeBlanc — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:07:14 +0000

In This episode, we look at the hurricane phenomenon and how the faithful look at natural disasters. We offer our picks of the week, and a special cu metro looking at another type of hurricane warning for Washington D.C.

Episode 85, Shownotes

By Fr. Ryan • August 27, 2008

Educators are packing – and not just info!

Hurricanes are a big deal for us here in the deep south on the Gulf Coast and so we talk with Fr. Spruil (Diocese of Birmingham) about the storm, about Hurricane Katrina and about the nature of Hurricanes and natural disasters in general.

Our Picks

Fr. Ryan, Wikipanion (iTunes Link)
Fr. Chris, How to Cover the Catholic Church; USCCB Publishing
Fr. Mark Spruill, Comodore 64 & Sanka Coffee (and a classic Sanka moment)
Joshua, Recorder iPhone app

The CU Metro

Only one stop this week: Crazyland. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made some wonky statements about the Catholic Church, Abortion and the Beginning of Life. She also woefully misrepresented the thought of St. Augustine. Here are the links we alluded to:

The Music

Peace, Thad Helderman
Jesus Alone, Megan
I am Strong, Stephanie

Fr. Chris: blog twitter facebook
Fr. Ryan: blog twitter facebook
Joshua: cybercatholics.com blog twitter facebook

CU Episode 84: Ketchup Chips Without a Permit.

Joshua LeBlanc — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:49:56 +0000

With Fr. Chris podcasting live from Toronto this week, the cu crew talks about the back to school rush (or lack thereof) and some ways you might remain Catholic while heading there. We offer up our picks of the week for your perusal. the cu metro rolls on: begging a right says the Vatican, unfortunate events in Beijing, and the papal prayer intentions for August. Backchat heads to its vacation spot one more week, and Fr. Ryan talks about his one great Canadian love…if you wait for it.

Shownotes, Episode 84

Fr. Chris is coming to us from the Great White North of Canada and from the Salt+Light Studios.

We begin with the I Feel Rich iPhone app. It’s crazy. See also this.

It’s back to school time and we’re talking about the education of Children.

Pope John Paul II: 2004 SYMPOSIUM ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION: “To give youth a future, it is important that education be understood as a search for the integral and harmonious development of the person, as the maturation of the moral conscience to discern good and act accordingly, and as attention to the spiritual dimension of young people as they develop.”

Pope John Paul II: 2004 SYMPOSIUM ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION: “True education must start from the truth about man, the affirmation of his dignity and transcendent vocation. Looking at every young person in this anthropological perspective means seeking to help him develop the best of himself so that in exercising all his skills he may carry out whatever God calls him to do.”

Romans 12:2: “I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing. So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.”

2 Timothy 2:1-2: “So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.”

Education Links:

on the U the Catholic Vocations Podcast
Busted Halo (also podcast and on Sirius – this site is not strictly Catholic and some material may diverge from sound Catholic Teaching)
Student podcasters
The University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Our Picks

Fr. Ryan, GTD TiddlyWiki
Fr. Chris, TheTechStop.net
Joshua, NuevaSync
Daniel, WordPress 2.6

The CU Metro

Begging is a Human Right says the Vatican
Americans killed by suicide stabber in China
Papal Prayer Intentions for August:
General Intention: That the human family may know how to respect God’s design for the world and thus become ever more aware of the great gift of God which Creation represents for us.
Mission Intention: That through discernment of gifts and commitment to spiritual formation, holiness may be promoted among the people of God.
For More info, ApostleshipOfPrayer.org

The Music

“Agama”, Franck Colman and Black Yovo
“I-70 Hot Springs”, Justin Gordon
“Life’s Bright Colours” (Note the special, one-time-only Canadian spelling), Canopy

CU Episode 74: Kills Dead Air Dead

Fr. Roderick — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:52:04 +0000

A podcast about a broadband belfry near Belfast, tweets and books of faces, papal palm piloting, and other possible alliterations. also, picks of the week, backchat, and a brand new website.Episode 74: Kills Dead Air Dead.

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CU Special #5: For the Parousians About to Rock, We Salute You

Fr. Roderick — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:20:44 +0000

Frs. Chris and Ryan, along with Josh traipsed to an undisclosed appartment on the campus of Louisiana State University to meet with the college group who calls itself “Parousians.” They’ve come quite a long way since episode 21! Give a listen!

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CatholicUnderground.com covers Papal visit

Fr. Roderick — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:42:25 +0000

Join the catholicunderground.com crew April 15-17 for a live podcast and continuous LIVE video coverage from the nation’s capital as Pope Benedict XVI makes his innaugural visit to the United States.

Click here to go to the uStream feed on CU|TV

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CU Episode 73: T-Minus

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:34:35 +0000

We’re joined this week by Corey Campeaux, our Washington Bureau Chief and Managing Editor, who gives us a pulse on papal preparedness in DC. We discuss catholicunderground.com’s coverage plans, the first ever cu meetup, and offer some picks of the week for your enjoyment. The usual cu metro and backchat follows. Also, watch out for leaping nuns.

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CU Episode 72: Fr. Decker Goes to Washington

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:20:23 +0000

This week, we muse on our Triduum liturgies, speak about catholicunderground.com’s plans to go to Washington DC to see the Holy Father, we discuss the possibility of a cu meetup there, and we tackle the usual picks of the week, backChats, etc.

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CU Episode 71: Times Seven Times

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:10:52 +0000

The Week of Weeks approaches! To mark this, we opine about our college days at the Benedictine monastery where the liturgy was rich and the prayer was deep.
We have some picks of the week for you, audio backChat galore, and some shameless self promotion.(You also get extra credit if you listen to this episode…actually, we can’t back that up.)

EDIT: The file has been repaired. I’d like to sarcastically thank LibSyn.

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cu special 4: live! did you say…

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:42:45 +0000

Our first live show….delayed much longer than it should have been, wrought with low quality audio, but darn fun! Thanks to those who chimed in. We look for another opportunity to have a live show!

Episode 70: Checking Our Guts

Fr. Chris Decker — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:23:36 +0000

This week: We interview Tarek Saab, president and CEO of T. Saab Media, LionHeart Apparel, and author of the new book "Gut Check". We visit the cu|metro stops for this week, and answer some backChat.

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Catholic Underground

Fr. Roderick — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:42:36 +0000

Show episodes will be added soon; in the mean time, click on the link to visit the Catholic Underground website!

Catholic Underground Podcast

CU Episode 69: Call No Web 2.0 Application Your Father.

Fr. Chris Decker — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:26:48 +0000

This week: Father Jason Vidrine joins us to speak about the nonsense afoot at Facebook, who seems to be removing priestly titles from its sacerdotal users. Also, our picks of the week, a trip through the cu|metro, and some Christopher Walken inspired BackChat. Wow!

CU Episode 68: …But You Won’t Peddle It To Meh.

Fr. Chris Decker — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:25:53 +0000

This week: digital rights management re-re-redux. Also: the cu Pick of the Week, the cu|metro, backChat, and we somehow forget that Lent is coming… Also, special guest Jonathan Hemelt reminds us of the lenten season with his pick of the week. Nostra culpae?

EDIT! This file works!

Episode 67: Too Many Bureau Chiefs, Not Enough Bureaus

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:00:45 +0000

This week: Presidential Chairs and you, a primer; World Communications Day; the cu|metro, backChat, and a text report from our Washington Field Correspondent.

CU Episode 66: Oh, He’s Gone Crosseyed.

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:00:54 +0000

This week, making memories Catholic-tech style, cu picks of the week, a news roundup via the cu metro, and a backchat or two. Hillarity Ensues.

Episode 66 Shownotes

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:59:56 +0000

Get your Apple MacBook Air in its own… Manilla Envelope?

Get the EyeFi mentioned here and memorialize family, friends – anything you want to remember.

cu pick of the week

Fr. Ryan – Some Wear Clerics
Fr. Chris – thehiddenpearl.org
Josh – Gyration Optical Air Mouse and Compact Wireless Keyboard Suite

cu|metro

Stop 1 – March for life
Stop 2 – Pope Blesses Lambs on the Feast of St. Agnes (what is a Pallium you ask?)
Stop 3 – The Jesuits choose a new Superior General
Stop 4 – zAlternator
Stop 5 – NBC and iTunes decide to reconcile

the music

Justin Bianco – Token
Zilla – Wicker Pilots
Falik – Bonus Track

CU Episode 65: You Don’t Say

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:00:53 +0000

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:15:26 +0000

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:32:44 +0000

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.

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:44:37 +0000

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 well with animals.

Also, listen for a special announcement in the CU news portion!

Catholic Underground First of Five New Podcasts to Join SQPN

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:25:27 +0000

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 annual giving campaign that makes it possible for us to provide so many free and exciting Catholic programs on the Internet,” says Greg Willits, Chief Operations Officer of SQPN. “And as our way of thanking our listeners for their generosity, we felt this was a perfect time to start adding new shows, one a day, leading up to Christmas. It’s five days of Christmas presents for the Catholic podcast listening audience.”

Podcasts, which are similar to radio shows, are free, downloadable audio and video files that can be listened to or viewed on computers or portable media devices such as MP3 players, CD players, and iPods. This past year SQPN broke new ground with video productions such That Catholic Show, a popular new video series co-produced with Rosary Army (www.RosaryArmy.com).

“2008 will continue to bring new programs to SQPN, including new video podcasts and a new season of That Catholic Show,” says Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, founder of SQPN. “But we couldn’t wait until the new year to launch these new affiliate podcasts, so we’re announcing the first of five new programs today.”

The first new show being added to SQPN is Catholic Underground, hosted by Fr. Chris Decker (a priest for the Diocese of Baton Rouge), Fr. Ryan Humphries (a priest for the Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana), and Joshua LeBlanc (co-founder and president of cyberCatholics.com).

Following the success of several podcasts aimed at presenting weekly technology news and podcasts covering life in the Catholic sphere, the members of catholicunderground.com have created a podcast that speaks to both Vatican II and Pope John Paul the Great's call for those in media to responsibly and courageously bring technology to the transmission of the Gospel.

“At catholicunderground.com, we're amazed at how God is bringing about the new springtime of the Church through the use of technology,” says Fr. Decker. “SQPN has been a great resource for those who are discovering the Catholic faith or are re-discovering it after some time away. We're proud to be part of that continuing mission and honored to join the SQPN extended family.”

Information and links to subscribe to Catholic Underground can be found at www.CatholicUnderground.com and www.sqpn.com.

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:49:51 +0000

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 the file caused a file corruption which caused iTunes to misread the file. Enjoy now the remastered Episode 61! Sorry for any inconvenience and/or dashed dreams.

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:53 +0000

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:16:29 +0000

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

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:39:38 +0000

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 about scripture and tradition. Wow!

UPDATE: If you've got a version with no song at the end, we fixed it. You can delete the one in your iTunes library and re-download it by hitting "Update Podcast" again, or you can get it by downloading the link above. Sorry!

Episode 57: A Quorum on Tahini (and NyQuil)

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:35:55 +0000

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.

Episode 56: Envoyage!

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:07:03 +0000

A special episode with Caroline Schermerhorn, contributing editor of Envoy Magazine, now back in print and awaiting its second issue. She interviews us for a piece she's doing in the re-newed magazine, and we let you listen in! Also, we offer our picks of the week!

Episode 55: AEE!$

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:31:17 +0000

who can really say what we chat about this week? Monitors so solid you can eat (sushi) off of them, China putting the nix on your travel rosary, Microsoft “patents” the iPhone, videogames as a ministry tool, picks of the week, a very special backChat, and merch.

Episode 55 Shownotes

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:27:50 +0000

Butcher block broken? Try this LCD

Hackers find a way to put new firmware on old iPods

Thou shalt not kill – except in Church and only in video games

cu pick o' the week

Fr. Ryan – VLC Player and Tubesock
Fr. Chris – NewsDesigner and Starkovich's Rome
Josh – The Science before Science and YouTube to iPod Video Converter

The music

Rocket City Riot – From This Day
Tom Paul – The Essence of a Smile
Curandero – La Tormenta

Episode 54: Here in This Space.

Fr. Chris Decker — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:28:01 +0000

we give a good bit of discussion over to the phrase “modernist heresy,” the gist of which is as old as each new generation, we’ve got some new picks of the week, as well as a the idea of a la carte cable television. Also, we cover some of the backChat on our website over the past week.

Episode 53: The Recording of Podcast in the Internet.

Fr. Chris Decker — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:50 +0000

We talk about a familiar design on a chinese mp3 player, the pope’s exhortation for bishops to speak up against error, the latest lack thereof, our picks of the week, the growing desire for ongoing formation in our Faith, and we handle some seminarian Backchat.

Episode 52: Hello Sinfire.

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:57:17 +0000

In this episode we talk about adulterous alibis and whether or not sin really matters, we discuss our Picks of the Week, and we open the door up to discussing the future of catholic vidcasting. Also, we answer our first manual backchat!

Episode 51: Life after 50

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:41:25 +0000

This episode we discuss the pope’s vestment choices, the new iPhone hacks, bishops defending the Eucharist (wow!), our picks of the week, a life update on all of us, and we handle some backChat!

UPDATE: The show is now online after a few (quite unexplainable) errors were fixed.

Episode 50: Halfway to Nowhere

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:27:28 +0000

iPhone price drops, cu pick of the week, reality shows about reality revealing something about our culture?, the quasi-live drawing of our iTunes gift card promotion winner, an update on CatholiCon 2008, and a host of other madness top our 50th show this week.

Nota Bene: Skype was allocating bandwidth like a stingy child on Christmas, so there were some noticeable issues in the audio quality. Just so you know, before you start drafting backChat to this effect! fr.C

Episode 50 Shownotes

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:41:03 +0000

Steve Note

Apple drops price of 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399
Get the 4GB iPhone while supplies last!
Apple also introduces new iPods
Josh doesn’t tell Fr. Chris “I told you so”

CU Pick of the Week

Father Ryan – PixelMater and Rituale Romanum
Father Chris – iProcrastinate
Josh – iFixit (and the “I void warranties T-Shirt“)

Life in the Reality Lane

The Vows TV Show
Pokemon Card E-bay auction
E-bay Mom has a blog

Daniel Halley is the lucky $15 iTunes card winner! Congrats.
Fr. Chris couldn’t resists a picture of the drawing!

CatholiCon has a website

Music

Bob – Quietman in a Loud Shirt
Jack Jeffery – Parsonian Segue
Rabucori – Starshine

Episode 49: The Sound of Awkward Silence

Fr. Chris Decker — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:39:48 +0000

We discuss why bad things happen to good people, Introduce the new segment entitled “Pick of the Week”, and we get a handle on more iPhone mumbo-jumbo, also, we answer some backChat!

Episode 48: One! Ah Ah Ah!

Fr. Chris Decker — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:50:36 +0000

Our First Anniversary Episode! In this episode: The Fall of Father Decker (thechnologically speaking). We talk further about the idea of CatholiCon, we discuss the 5 Worst Looks for Christians, the worldwide Skype blackout. We also take on some backChat!

Episode 48 Shownotes

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:00:12 +0000

Fr. Decker sat on a wall, Fr. Decker went to the Apple store and had a great fall — he bought an iPhone.

CatholiCon 2008

We’ve received lots of excellent feedback from many of our listeners. We’re currently collaborating with other podcasters such as Greg and Jennifer Willits of Rosary Army and Fr. Roderick Vonhogen of the Catholic Insider.

If you’d like to provide us with your ideas and suggestions for CatholicCon, check out Sean McGaughey’s Facebook group Catholic New Media Conference.

Elizabeth Lev (via Zenit) tell us the Five Worst Looks for Christians:

Cardinal Socks
Virgin Mary Belt Buckles
The Rosary Necklace
Crucifixes (or should that be Crucifixi), chaplets, and scapulars as accessories.
Satanic Imagery

Much ado about Skype — Skype was down for 36 hours. What happens if we can’t use Skype? Here are the alternatives:

the gizmo project
GoogleTalk
ISDN
Plain Old Telephone Service – it’s what us geeks call POTS lines.

It was our one year anniversary on the 20th of August and besides still being friends, we actually have more listeners than we started. We’re thanking all of you for your support by giving one lucky listener a $15 iTunes gift card. Send in your backchat to backchat@catholicunderground.com (only once please) and you’ll be entered to win. We’ll draw the lucky winner from Fr. Chris biretta (again not the TV show, the car, or the firearm.) The Winner will be announced on September 3.

This week’s music

Celtic Stone – Rocky Road to Brenham
Ric Seaberg – Jesus didn’t have a car

Episode 47: GodModding and CatholiCon?

Fr. Chris Decker — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:07:52 +0000

GodTube-ing, God-modding your hardware, Fr. Partain’s Folly, CatholiCon? ? ? and backChat in French!