CW271: Mothers, Mary, and the Year of Mercy

In this episode: Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, Jeff Nielsen, Fr. Cory Sticha, Sarah Vabulas

Mother’s Day; Walking with Mary this May; Year of Mercy and Divine Comedy; Tom Pringle’s college seminary graduation; Sarah’s book update; Sports and priorities; What is the point of the Mass? Five simple lessons about priests; Catholic-speak.

Links discussed during the show:

CNMC 2015! It’s coming soon! Register if you haven’t already!
Preorder Sarah’s book, The Catholic Drinkie’s Guide to Homebrewed Evangelism from Amazon (SQPN Affiliate link)
Walking with Mary this May
Pope suggests ‘Divine Comedy’ as important reading for Year of Mercy
Pope: Love of sports doesn’t mean ‘timeout’ from church, friends, poor
From our friend, Domenico Bettinelli: What is the Point of the Mass?
Five simple lessons about priests

Picks of the Week

Maria: 1010! game: Website | iOS | Google Play | Amazon app (SQPN Affiliate Link)
Steve: Shout-out to law enforcement officers for all the good they do.
Jeff: John Clem’s Top Catholic Tweets, formerly Sweet Tweets, moving to a new home next week.
Fr Cory: Feast of the Ascension is this Thursday, May 14. (Or moved forward to the following Sunday, May 17, in most Dioceses in the U.S.)
Sarah: Shout-out to Tom Pringle, who graduated Summa Cum Laude from St. John Vianney Seminary!

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