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The first Mass celebrated in America may have been celebrated in Eastertide in Florida in 1513. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell the story of Ponce de Leon’s expedition to the unexplored land, which first brought Catholicism to these shores centuries before independence.
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Happy Easter! Lindsay, Lino, and Caroline discuss Mary Coloe’s explanation of how St. John’s Gospel shows we are children of God; get an update on the James Webb Space Telescope; and discuss what’s been entertaining them lately.
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It’s a very quippy episode!Jack, Lisa, Fr. Cory, and Victor discuss this story of a bounty hunter with a heart of gold who gets the drop on SG-1 and then trades barbs with O’Neil until he eventually does what you think he will. Is that enough for a good story?
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UFO researchers have often talked about encountering mysterious floating orbs, including at Skinwalker Ranch. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the blue orbs that induce fear and may even be causing harm and what may explain them.
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If you’re looking to get outdoors more, whether after winter or after lockdown, Dom Bettinelli and Pat Scott have apps and web sites to recommend that will help you find great walking trails, look at the stars, learn more about that mountain, bird, or plant nearby, or play a fun game.
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The Sea Devils are coming back for the 13th Doctor, so Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha review their first appearance with the 3rd Doctor, which was a high seas adventure that included the Master and the Royal Navy!
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No matter how your Lent is gone, Holy Week is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. Dom and Melanie discuss how this week gives us a chance to enter the Easter feast with a new momentum, whether we’ve hit a spiritual homerun these 40 days or if we never got out of the batter’s box.
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Our Star Wars RPG adventure continues as Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, Mike Creavey, Andrew Hermiz, and Thomas Sanjurjo are rejoined by Angela Sealana, who brings a new character to the story who will increase tensions while the crew is trying to get out of a tight spot. Also, they discuss why RPGs.
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Is it a filler episode? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this unusually short episode which offers just a few plot advances; then discuss anxiety disorders, Agnes and the Borg Queen, and the possible fates of several main characters.
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While the current Major League record holder for most home runs in a season has an asterisk in the book, Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us that Roger Maris, the previous record holder, was also subjected to controversy over his record. But this quiet man of faith should not be doubted for his accomplishment.
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The Thylacine, aka the Tasmanian Tiger or Tassie Tiger, is extinct, but as Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino, scientists now think it may be possible to bring them back. How is that possible? Will they still be the same animal? And is it moral and ethical to do so even if we can?
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Back through the looking glass. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams talk about the two Sams; more Carter-O’Neil shipping; and the upside of the classic episodic show that doesn’t have to support a season-long story arc. Plus Teal’c’s self-therapy.
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In an English village in the 1100s, two green-skinned children appeared one day and some have claimed they were aliens or fairies. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli consider who were the green children of Woolpit, where did they come from, and why were they green?
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What are the biggest software and hardware flops? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Joseph Sund, and Victor Morton discuss their choices for the dubious award and note how often the flops were just ahead of their time and showed up as successful products later in a different form.
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Star Wars changed everything about SciFi at the movies. Thomas Sanjurjo, David Handlos, and Dom Bettinelli look at the distinct eras and genres of science fiction movies from the 1950s to 1977 and then the non-space-opera SciFi afterward.
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Until recently, most of this 2nd Doctor story was lost, but in 2021 it was completed with animation substituting for the lost footage. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this base-under-siege story of the Great intelligence’s return, the robot Yeti, and the introduction of Lethbridge-Stewart.
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Putting the new grill through its paces, Dom and Melanie try out a Brazilian steakhouse beef cut. They also discuss some Scouting and special needs challenges; talk about Amish popcorn; delve into the latest Marvel offering; and dig into the Gospel of the woman caught in adultery.
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To the moon, Renee! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest Picard, including an ancestor that must fly, another editing genes, more threads that will need future episodes to be tied, indications of a Queen, and a special voicemail from the Continuum.
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Jean Cheverus was the first bishop of Boston and as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us he was beloved throughout his diocese, by both Catholics and Protestants alike. By the time he moved on in 1823, the Catholic community in Boston had grown in faith, numbers, and impact on city.
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After attending Archbp Peter Comensoli’s annual Patrick Oration on St Patrick’s Day, Lindsay and Caroline and share their insights along with Lino who; they discuss the implications of bringing back extinct animals; Lindsay and Lino review The Batman; and Caroline shares her latest obsession: Is it Cake?
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