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Episodes
33 episodes
25 Years of Café Catholica with Fr. Sean Horrigan and Vivian Ramos
This summer, we are celebrating 25 years of Café Catholica - our annual young adult summer series! Listen as Fr. Sean Horrigan and Vivian Ramos, two members of the team that helped to launch Café Catholica 25 years ago, reminisce about the begi...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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32:16
Living the Corporal Works of Mercy - Ministering to Those in Prison with Scott Underwood, Trey Mirenda and Tony VanDerbur
Most of us are familiar with the Corporal Works of Mercy, but the instruction to visit those in prison can be a challenge to many Catholics. Maybe we are held back by fear or intimidation or perhaps we don't know how to help or where to start.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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42:22
Getting to Know Our Future Priests with Dcn. David Ramirez, Dcn. Viet Nguyen, and Dcn. Luis Armas
Join us for a conversation with our three seminarians - Dcn. David Ramirez, Dcn. Viet Nguyen, and Dcn. Luis Armas - who are about to be ordained as priests for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. at the Co-Cathed...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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44:21
A Post-Dobbs Pro-Life Update with Julie Dumalet
Almost two years ago, with their decision in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and officially overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States. Sinc...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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50:48
High School Youth Ministry and the Archdiocesan Youth Conference with Brian Henritze and Jeanette Gonzalez
We often hear about high school-age teenagers today having to deal with issues and facing challenges that many of us never had to deal with when we were their age. And the idea of working with them and accompanying them on their faith journey...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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47:24
We are an Easter People! with Fr. Richard Hinkley
"We are an Easter people, and alleluia is our song!" Happy Easter! As Catholics, we will celebrate the season of Easter for 50 days until Pentecost. But what does it mean to be an Easter people? How do we maintain that joy long aft...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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29:35
The Sacred Triduum with Fr. Richard Hinkley
We have entered Holy Week, and this Thursday evening, we will leave the season of Lent and enter into the Sacred Paschal Triduum, which begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, reaches its high point in the Easter Vig...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:03
Courage and EnCourage - Ministry to Persons Who Experience Same-Sex Attraction
Several months ago, the Archdiocese welcomed the Courage and EnCourage apostolates to our list of ministries. The Courage apostolate is the Church’s invitation to people who experience same-sex attractions, who desire to live in accord with the...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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37:11
Sharing the Faith with Jr. High Preteens w/ Randy Adams and Cindy Martin
A 2018 study on young adults leaving the Catholic Church conducted by St. Mary’s Press found people stopped identifying as Catholics at a median age of 13, long before they ceased attending a parish. That’s around the 7th or 8th grade.So...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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55:02
Pueri Cantores w/ Dr. Dan Girardot and Lizzie Cook
Pueri Cantores with Dr. Dan Girardot and Lizzie CookFebruary 19, 2024Season 02, Episode 04The Pueri Cantores festival is coming to Houston in a couple of weeks. We’ll learn what it is, who’s involved, and how it took one local C...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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53:38
Ash Wednesday and Lent w/ Fr. Richard Hinkley
Ash Wednesday and Lent with Fr. Richard HinkleyFebruary 12, 2024Season 02, Episode 03Ash Wednesday is this week, which marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Fr. Richard Hinkley joins us for a chat about how we should approa...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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36:42
2024 Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) w/ Nick Sawicki and Deacon Jeff Willard
2024 Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) with Nick Sawicki and Deacon Jeff WillardFebruary 5, 2024Season 02, Episode 02The annual Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) campaign is here! Each year, we still get questions about what it is, how th...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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36:32
Catholic Schools Week w/ Dr. Angela Johnson and Maribel Mendoza-Rojas
Catholic Schools Week with Dr. Angela Johnson and Maribel Mendoza-RojasJanuary 29, 2024Season 02, Episode 01We're celebrating Catholic Schools Week here in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston! Join us for a conversation with Dr...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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38:06
Cardinal DiNardo's Christmas Message
A Christmas message from His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo to the faithful of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
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The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 23 - O Emmanuel
December 23O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law:come to save us, Lord our God!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat ...
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The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 22 - O King of the Nations
December 22O King of all nations and keystone of the Church:come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that acco...
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2:27
The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 21 - O Radiant Dawn
December 21O Radiant Dawn,splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in theshadow of death.The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth ce...
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The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 20 - O Key of David
December 20O Key of David,opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:come and free the prisoners of darkness!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that ...
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The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 19 - O Root of Jesse
December 19O Root of Jesse’s stem,sign of God’s love for all his people:come to save us without delay!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antiphons that accompa...
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2:30
The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 18 - O Leader
December 18O Leader of the House of Israel,giver of the Law to Moses on Sinai:come to rescue us with your mighty power!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antip...
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2:35
The "O Antiphons" of Advent: December 17 - O Wisdom
December 17O Wisdom of our God Most High,guiding creation with power and love:come to teach us the path of knowledge!The Roman Church has been singing the "O" Antiphons since at least the eighth century. They are the antipho...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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2:27
Singing the 'O Antiphons' with Zachary Turner
Singing the O Antiphons with Zachary TurnerDecember 11, 2023Season 01, Episode 12Next Sunday, we enter the second half of Advent. Beginning on Dec. 17, the Church will sing the 'O Antiphons' as part of Evening Prayer. These anti...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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21:16
Back to the Beginning with Lisa May
Back to the Beginning with Lisa MayDecember 4, 2023Season 01, Episode 11As the fifth-largest diocese in the United States, it can be hard to imagine what the Catholic Church in Galveston-Houston looked like hundreds of years ago...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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33:00
#GivingTuesday with Michael Schillaci and Nick Sawicki
#GivingTuesday with Michael Schillaci and Nick SawickiNovember 27, 2023Season 01, Episode 10Tomorrow is GivingTuesday, an event created as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. In the midst of all of our spendi...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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23:12
A Day in the Life of a Vocations Director with Fr. Richard McNeillie
A Day in the Life of a Vocations Director with Fr. Richard McNeillieNovember 20, 2023Season 01, Episode 09This episode should have been recorded a few weeks ago during National Vocations Awareness Week, but Fr. Richard is always...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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24:50