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

Catching up with Catholic Weekend; Fr. Cory’s cabin vacation; Steve installs El Capitan; Maria’s Cuban pilgrimage; Listener feedback; Chris Farley; Media coverage of Pope Francis’ visits to Cuba and the U.S.

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Links discussed during the show:

Preorder Maria’s book, My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Love (SQPN Affiliate Link)
Maria, Sarah, and other well-known Catholic bloggers appear on Sarah Reinhard’s latest book, Word by Word: Slowing Down with the Hail Mary (SQPN Affiliate Link)

Picks of the Week

Maria: Episode 7 of the Catholic Hipster Podcast
Steve: Episode 193 of the Among Women podcast: Pat Gohn’s mini recap of the #PopeInPhilly with Lisa Hendey
Jeff: The Catholic Convert Podcast
Fr Cory: Have hotel, will say Mass (program in which clergy can stay in hotel for free in exchange for saying daily Mass in chapel)

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CW288: Ministering in Montana; Maria in Cuba, and Pope in U.S.

September 5, 2015

by Lyn Francisco

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In this episode: Maria Johnson, Jeff Nielsen, Fr. Cory Sticha

Montana wildfires and rain; Ministering to the Native American community; Nuns and schools; Maria going on Cuban pilgrimage; Pope in U.S. and media attention; Absolving the sin of abortion; Maria’ wedding anniversary; 450th anniversary of the first Catholic Mass celebrated in the U.S.; Facebook name policies.

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Links discussed during the show:

Preorder Maria’s book, My Badass Book of Saints: Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Love (SQPN Affiliate Link)
Pope Francis tells Americans to “Be Courageous”
For Year of Mercy, Pope Francis extends possibilities for absolution

Picks of the Week

Maria: DragonCon
Jeff: Lisa Hendey’s son, Adam, has an IndieGogo campaign currently running. He is trying to raise $5,000 so that he can record his debut solo album. His campaign is in its last days. Please consider donating to his campaign.
Fr Cory: Chris Stefanick on Fr. Vincent Capodanno

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CW257: Cayman Islands, Air Travel, and the Media

January 24, 2015

by Lyn Francisco

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In this episode: Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, Jeff Nielsen, Sarah Vabulas

Steve in the Cayman Islands! Sarah’s sudden move; Maria’s headshot; American Sniper movie review; Sergeant York movie; Devotionals then and now; Pope Francis recent airplane press conference and media misinterpretations; Vet your sources; March for Life; Snow; Deflategate and NFL playoffs; Travel to Cuba.

Links discussed during the show:

SQPN Announces Ten-Year Jubilee Celebration: CNMC to take place in Atlanta, GA on June 7, 2015! Keep up with announcements on the SQPN website | Facebook | Twitter
Papal airline press conference:
- Full text of Pope’s in-flight interview from Manila to Rome
- From Simcha Fisher: About the Pope’s “don’t be like rabbits” remark

Picks of the Week

Maria: Article by Marge Fenelon: Who are your four friends?
Steve: Vacation!
Jeff: Article by Dr. Gregory Popcak: Pope Francis and Catholic Rabbits—5 Points to Consider
Sarah: A new video from Fr. Darryl Millette: “Are You Ready?” 2 Unlimited Parody–Autotune the Church

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CW256: Winterruption, Big Masses, and Silence

January 16, 2015

by Jeff Nielsen

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/CW256.mp3Podcast: DownloadIn this episode: Maria Johnson, Fr. Darryl Millette, Fr. Cory Sticha, Stephanie Zimmer Deacons and acolytes; Maria’s book is finished; “Winter-ruption;” Pope Francis in Asia; Big Masses; Sports and TV talk; Steph’s 200th podcast; Looking for pictures from past CNMCs; St. Joseph and resting in prayer; Noise and Silence; Bl. Junipero Serra to be […]

CW255: Cold Weather, Spilled Water, and Glass Doors

January 10, 2015

by Jeff Nielsen

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/CW255.mp3Podcast: DownloadIn this episode: Maria Johnson, Jeff Nielsen, Fr. Cory Sticha, Sarah Vabulas This episode was sponsored by Stan Sienkiewicz. Brrr, it’s cold out there! Sarah’s and Maria’s manuscripts; SQPN reaches its fundraising goal; The spilled water incident from Daily Breakfast #173 (2006); Running into glass doors; Feedback from Melanie and Matthew; 12 Days of […]