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Christmas is here (or almost, as we recorded) and Dom and Melanie reveal how their Advent has gone and what the plan is for Christmas Eve (including the Feast of Seven Fishes); talk about a great audio course on language; and discuss what to do when one person has seen the Star Wars movie and the rest of the family has not yet.
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Would you like some tea? Fr. Andrew, Thomas, Angela, and Mike get philosophical and discuss whether or not droids are determined by their programming (by nature) or whether they can be taught to act differently (by nurture) and how this applies to us as human beings. They also discuss the nature of Force acts and whether The Child’s Force abilities are influencing the characters around them.
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You may know his name as director of It’s A Wonderful Life, but as Tom and Noelle Crowe reveal, Frank Capra was a talented Catholic storyteller dedicated to revealing the truths of the Gospel through the cinema and thus created an enduring character that remains part of Christmas traditions today.
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This brief animated episode both pays homage to some Original Series stories, but also prefigures The Motion Picture as well. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss planet-eating stellar clouds with digestive and nervous systems, mind melds, and saving the children.
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The Skywalker Saga has ended and Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Chip Hines are here to give you their first impressions, fresh out of the theater. First, some spoiler-free comments and then, after a warning, a spoiled discussion that delves into the universal themes we find here and in all of Star Wars.
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The Bible says, that when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, wise men (or in Greek, “magi”) came from the East to find Him. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the mystery of who these magi were; whether they were kings; if there was just three of them; what a magi was; and they knew to come look for Jesus.
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With the recent news about Ring cameras being “hacked”, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett discuss where the responsibility for security lies, with owners or manufacturers. Plus, bone marrow donor chimaerism, the Far Side online, and Apple Watch helps an autistic child.
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Continuing our Big Finish of 2019, Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about this Big Finish audio play featuring the Sixth Doctor and the Valeyard. The tables are now turned and it’s the Valeyard on trial for his life. And the Doctor has to defend him. But what’s really going on?
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The Betts discuss an unusual game the kids play during cleanup times involving the fictional Lord Cromwell; Melanie and the kids ditch an afternoon of school to walk in the snowy woods; Dom wants a bigger Christmas tree; and they recall the beautiful homily about Gaudete Sunday.
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Is Mando Batman? Fr. Andrew, Angela, Mike, and Andrew H. discuss Ch. 6, how it draws out how the Mandalorian has changed (and hasn’t) since meeting the Child. Plus all the cameos and Easter eggs scattered throughout this episode.
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St. Mary Cathedral in Galveston is the Mother Church of the Catholic Church in Texas. Tom and Noelle Crowe tell the story of St. Mary’s and of Catholics in Galveston, who endured together through rapid growth and upheaval, fatal epidemics, and devastating storms.
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What if a petulant, immature teenager had god-like powers? That’s the premise of Charlie X, which Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss in this episode, as well as the emergence of Kirk as a 1960’s-style father-figure.
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To end the first year of Catholic of Oz, Lindsay and Caroline reflect back on 2019 and on their Advent journey to Christmas; discuss theories about the star of Bethlehem; and recommend their favorite Christmas movies in both drama and comedy genres. Thank you for listening in 2019 and we look forward to 2020.
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When strange objects appeared over Colares, Brazil in 1977, locals were terrified as light rays from the UFOs struck and injured people on the ground and some even died. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what happened, what the investigations said, and what the objects could have been.
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Even good passwords are no longer considered enough to be secure online today, so Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss the basics of two-factor authentication and some best practices. Plus our final installment of Christmas gift ideas for tech geeks.
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To start the “Big Finish to 2019,” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this innovative 7th Doctor story told in the form of a series of radio broadcasts, a format only possible through an audio play like this. To finish out the year, SDW is doing four special episodes featuring favorite Big Finish audio plays.
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The Betts get their first snow day of the season and Dom discovers he doesn’t have to do all the snow clearing any more. The kids go Scouting for Food, while Melanie re-discovers her baking mojo, and then they discuss when the Immaculate Conception is not the Immaculate Conception.
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Is this chapter of The Mandalorian just fan services or does it serve a deeper purpose in the story? Fr. Andrew, Thomas, Angela, and Mike also talk about how the climactic moments remind them of both Eve’s temptation in Eden and Jesus’ temptation in the desert, and the fall that comes from pride.
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