Catholic Musician Gerard Faucheux passed away in a tragic car accident with his parents on February 10. There is an online memorial page open for a couple more weeks. Song: The Mountains by Gerard Faucheux.
Feedback from:Anne Ishikawa better known as artyi, Barb in Nebraska, Pat_N_IN Said, Ian Maxfield and Lisa Hendey
Music: Michael Mette: Released his new album ALWAYS WHAT I NEED at a roller rink in St. Louis on Mardi Gras Tuesday Feb 16: Rock Roll-O-Rena Roller Rink
For the Kids: Holy Heroes Lenten Adventure: A 3 times weekly videocast hosted by kids for kids for the lenten journey.
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I would love to arrange an informal meetup group of Catholics using new media in Southern Ontario and Northern NY. Join me at Podcamp Toronto February 20, 21 if you can. It’s free to register.
Pope Benedict’s Messages for World Communications Day, January 24.
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1. In which we look back on the Catholic Roundup for 2009 and looking ahead to 2010.
2. Sarah shares her 2009 Catholic highlights and her 2010 resolutions.
3. Baby Report
Catholic Musician, Michael James Mette and his wife are expecting their fifth child in 2010. Song: “Know, Love, Serve”.
Catholic Musician ,Joel Stein and his wife are expecting their second child in 2010.
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Merry Chrismas. Our family has attended two Christmas masses today. We are now home and preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus later this evening. It has been quite some time since I recorded anything for Librivox.org . This week they are calling as many people who wish to record, A Visit from St. Nicholas by C.C. Moore. I could not resist such a classic. So here is my version.
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap—
When out on the lawn there rose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter,
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon, on the breast of the new-fallen snow,
Gave a lustre of mid-day to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny rein-deer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On! Comet, on! Cupid, on! Dunder and Blitzen—
To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall!
Now, dash away, dash away, dash away all!”
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So, up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys—and St. Nicholas too.
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof,
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack;
His eyes how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face, and a little round belly
That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump—a right jolly old elf;
And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle;
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
It is a pleasure to have Joe McClane of the Catholic Hack blog and podcast back for again this year on the Catholic Roundup Advent Calendar. Last December 13, Joe discussed the Old Testament prophecies pointing toward the birth of Jesus . Today, we have a special Advent episode of his radio program, Behold The Man.
Today on “Behold The Man” we talk about Advent! When did it start, what does it mean, how do you prepare your heart! It’s really a mini “Carols & Lessons” allowing us to journey through Salvation History to discover how the Nativity of Our Lord fulfills all of human history, destiny, and prophesy! God, put all on a young girl in a small village in northern Israel… her YES turned the tide and brought forth our Salvation. Come journey with me for the next 30 min.!
Music used in this episode:
The single, “Six Choral Introits: Advent” from the album “Love Is His Word”
The single, “Prelude: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” from the album “Hope In The Lord” by Paul Tate (MyCatholicVoice.com)
Bing Crosby “Silent Night” (1947 Single Version) [Sample]
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Today on “Behold The Man” we talk about Advent! When did it start, what does it mean, how do you prepare your heart! It’s really a mini “Carrol’s & Lessons” allowing us to journey through Salvation History to discover how the Nativity of Our Lord fulfills all of human history, destiny, and prophesy! God, put all on a young girl in a small village in northern Israel… her YES turned the tide and brought forth our Salvation. Come journey with me for the next 30 min.!
Music used in this episode:
The single, “Six Choral Introits: Advent” from the album “Love Is His Word”
The single, “Prelude: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” from the album “Hope In The Lord” by Paul Tate (MyCatholicVoice.com)
Bing Crosby “Silent Night” (1947 Single Version) [Sample]
Just so you know that someone is really “listening”, I watched the Ustream show a few times this morning. I kept going back to about the 20 minute mark, and “listened” a number of times. Then, when I saw it was up here, and that you had 4 hours of work in it, I “listened yet again.(you are to hard on yourself)
Mr Hack, may I call you, Joe? Well, how about Bro? You see, Bro, my life is really a struggle right now and there are moments when I am feeling lost, confused, afraid…wondering if the last 25 years of my life has been a lie. Doubting my call to live different from the world. To live without the “security” that most Americans live for. To have listened to Fr Al Lauer, founder of Presentation Ministries and author of the One Bread, One Body Devotional, when I started; for the Kingdom Press, a pro-life Printing Company that has printed the Devotional since 1987. To start off not knowing one thing about printing, much less really running a business. Well, if we count the over 10 years as a drug smuggler as “on the job training”, yea, maybe had a little.
I am facing some of the same things again in my life.Moving into areas that I know very little. This time though, I really, REALLY, need that “sign”, that sense of the Lord has it all worked out. At 54 with 3 of my 7 still in school, and unlike when I was being mentored by Fr Al, I am feeling alone, not able to “hear” what the Lord wants me to do, circumstances have kept me paralyzed like never before in my life.
If no one else, gets one thing from this teaching, I have! What it has given me, Joe, is a little more hope. Some light in the Dark Night of the Soul that I have been living in.
Thank you for the hours of work! Thank you for your inspiration! You have a passion, a fire, that I have allowed to become almost extinguished in my life. I need prayer, that I can rekindle that, “fire of my first love”!
Lord, please give me that “sign” that my brother spoke of. A renewed passion to teach and preach to the ends of the earth. And bless Joe and his family with all of their needs! Give Joe that “sign” as well. So that he knows, that he knows, that he knows, what YOU Lord, would have him do at this time in his life!
I appreciate the feedback! Back in 2004 I attended a Cursillo weekend up in NH and it was a very powerful experience. One of the many things I fondly remember is how the rector, Wayne, encouraged us to pray boldly to God. He said “God has eternity… you do not… give God a time-line and pray boldly!”
This weekend was in October of that year and only a month away from the Presidential election. I was very nervous as I was afraid that John Kerry, who is a pro-abortion Catholic, was going to defeat George Bush who is pro-life. I am unashamedly pro-life and will not consider any other factors until the slaughter of countless millions of Americans is put to an end.
So… coming off this weekend I began to pray boldly to God. I didn’t tell anyone what I was doing however, every day I prayed and asked God to send his Mother to America. I wanted a sign.. to shore up my faith. I believed… but needed my Father in heaven to strengthen me. I gave God a time line… he had till election night to send his Mother to visit America. I prayed this because I wanted a pro-life culture to come to the USA and end the culture of death. Our Lady who gave birth to Life for the world is the remedy to culture gone bad.
Every day I prayed this prayer… boldly to God… giving the time line… asking for the specific sign… no wavering! I am a child of God… He is my Father… I can ask… he can choose to give or not… either way; Praise God!
So, on the night of the election, after days and days of praying this, I watched the TV and saw George Bush sitting in the White house, along with his wife, daughters, and parents, sitting on the couch, with George sitting in the chair, as they watched the results, on TV, come in from the election. Nothing… I never saw Our Lady and didn’t hear anyone else see her either. I was very discouraged by this.
The next day I was at my desk, with Fox News streaming over the internet so I could hear the results, and listening to the recap from the night before. They even played the same video of the President sitting in his chair watching the results come in. Then… I received an email from my wife. She asked me…. “Did you see it”? See what? I asked. “Did you see the image Our Lady in the White House?
What!?! I never told anyone what I had been praying for. Not even my wife! I went back to the video from election night… there She was! Sitting next to President Bush, on the coffee table, an Icon of our Lady. I didn’t notice it before but there she was! I sat in awe of the majesty of God. This was NOT an endorsement of Bush…. this was my Father speaking to his little boy… sending him the desired sign to shore up his faith! I have a picture of the icon from that night and it still amazes me.
Pray boldly! Ask God for a sign… he has one ready for you! I have told this to many people who have then asked and received their sign from God. Let me know when you receive yours!
Dan Harms is the other half of the amazing Catholic nerdcore band, Popple (Think– They Might be Giants with rosaries). Last month, Popple released their wonderful new album, Hip, Hip, Hooray. If you are still searching for the perfect Christmas gift for one of your loved ones, you could not go wrong with Popple’s CDs or T-Shirts.
Today Dan drops in again with a tasty acoustic recording of I Saw 3 Ships. Dan says, “It’s an old British carol – evidently written somewhere around the 17th century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Three_Ships . Sting has some sweet versions of the song an I did a version of it in DADGAD tuning.”
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John and Heather Hack are a young married couple with two children; Jacob Riley (2 yrs old) and Madelyn Grace (1 yr old) who live in Savannah, GA. John’s a recent “revert” to the Catholic church and Heather’s a soon-to-be convert, attending RCIA classes. They share their daily walk of family, life, and faith on the Catholic Family Journal podcast.
Today John and Heather offer A Day in the Life of Advent. I think anyone with a young family can relate.
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Most Wednesday evenings, Nick and Pat Padley record their podcast, In Between Sundays live on Ustream starting at about 7:30 pm EST. When the podcast recording is finished, they usually do a segment for their Ustream Audience called, In Between Sundays After Dark where they usually record a funny voicemail for another podcaster. This week, Nick, Pat and their guest Father Jim Tucker from the Catholic Creativity Podcast and the Comments from the Koala videocast recorded the 3 Js of Advent for our Advent Calendar. Enjoy.
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Regular listeners of the Catholic Roundup will know that we are huge fans of Catholic Nerdfolk duo, Popple (Think Wilco at a prayer meeting). Last month, Popple released their wonderful new album, Hip, Hip, Hooray. If you are still searching for the perfect Christmas gift for one of your loved ones, you could not go wrong with Popple’s CDs or T-Shirts. About 2 years ago I interviewed Kyle Heimann from Popple on my other podcast about songwriters and songwriting, For the Sake of the Song. As a result, I was well aware of Kyle’s adroit mastery of
the craft of songwriting. I was therefore thrilled when he offered to write an original Advent composition for this year’s Catholic Roundup Advent Calendar. I hope you enjoy this never before released original DemiPopple Advent song.
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206-337-0611.
Today’s Catholic Roundup Advent Calendar contribution comes from Chris and Linus of the Life on Fire podcast. Tanya could not assist with the recording this time because she has a bad cold. Get well soon Tanya. I first became acquainted with Chris and Tanya on the Rosary Army forums in early 2006. They had just begun their podcast chronicling their life as a young couple who had recently become engaged. Over the past four years, they have shared their faith and their life, from their marriage, to job struggles, to buying their first home and the birth of their son, Linus. On their recent podcasts, you can often hear Linus happily gurgling in the background. Today Linus coos along as Chris tells us about his and Tanya’s experience of Advent the first year they were married. Enjoy.
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Today Zina is presenting us with a special episode of her videocast, Catholic City with Zina entitled, Unto Us a Child was Born.
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Paul Camarata is host of the, The Saintcast, a wonderful podcast about all things related to the saints. He is also known as the ‘voice’ of the SQPN production network.
Today he recounts the story of Saint Lucy on her feast day.
Last December in our first Catholic New Media Advent Calendar, Paul told us the story of Saint Juan Diego on his Feast Day, December 9 .
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Catholic Musician Gerard Faucheux passed away in a tragic car accident with his parents on February 10. There is an online memorial page open for a couple more weeks. Song: The Mountains by Gerard Faucheux.
Merry Chrismas. Our family has attended two Christmas masses today. We are now home and preparing for the arrival of Santa Claus later this evening. It has been quite some time since I recorded anything for 
It is a pleasure to have Joe McClane of the 
Dan Harms is the other half of the amazing Catholic nerdcore band, 
John and Heather Hack are a young married couple with two children; Jacob Riley (2 yrs old) and Madelyn Grace (1 yr old) who live in Savannah, GA. John’s a recent “revert” to the Catholic church and Heather’s a soon-to-be convert, attending RCIA classes. They share their daily walk of family, life, and faith on the 
Most Wednesday evenings, Nick and Pat Padley record their podcast, 
Regular listeners of the Catholic Roundup will know that we are huge fans of Catholic Nerdfolk duo, 
Today’s Catholic Roundup Advent Calendar contribution comes from Chris and Linus of the 
Zina Gomez Liss blogs at 
Paul Camarata is host of the,
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Dear Mr Hack,
Just so you know that someone is really “listening”, I watched the Ustream show a few times this morning. I kept going back to about the 20 minute mark, and “listened” a number of times. Then, when I saw it was up here, and that you had 4 hours of work in it, I “listened yet again.(you are to hard on yourself)
Mr Hack, may I call you, Joe? Well, how about Bro?
You see, Bro, my life is really a struggle right now and there are moments when I am feeling lost, confused, afraid…wondering if the last 25 years of my life has been a lie. Doubting my call to live different from the world. To live without the “security” that most Americans live for. To have listened to Fr Al Lauer, founder of Presentation Ministries and author of the One Bread, One Body Devotional, when I started; for the Kingdom Press, a pro-life Printing Company that has printed the Devotional since 1987. To start off not knowing one thing about printing, much less really running a business. Well, if we count the over 10 years as a drug smuggler as “on the job training”, yea, maybe had a little.
I am facing some of the same things again in my life.Moving into areas that I know very little. This time though, I really, REALLY, need that “sign”, that sense of the Lord has it all worked out. At 54 with 3 of my 7 still in school, and unlike when I was being mentored by Fr Al, I am feeling alone, not able to “hear” what the Lord wants me to do, circumstances have kept me paralyzed like never before in my life.
If no one else, gets one thing from this teaching, I have! What it has given me, Joe, is a little more hope. Some light in the Dark Night of the Soul that I have been living in.
Thank you for the hours of work! Thank you for your inspiration! You have a passion, a fire, that I have allowed to become almost extinguished in my life. I need prayer, that I can rekindle that, “fire of my first love”!
Lord, please give me that “sign” that my brother spoke of. A renewed passion to teach and preach to the ends of the earth. And bless Joe and his family with all of their needs! Give Joe that “sign” as well. So that he knows, that he knows, that he knows, what YOU Lord, would have him do at this time in his life!
In Jesus Name, Amen
Bro Jer
.Acts 2:42 my brother!
thanks
Thanks Bro Jer!
I appreciate the feedback! Back in 2004 I attended a Cursillo weekend up in NH and it was a very powerful experience. One of the many things I fondly remember is how the rector, Wayne, encouraged us to pray boldly to God. He said “God has eternity… you do not… give God a time-line and pray boldly!”
This weekend was in October of that year and only a month away from the Presidential election. I was very nervous as I was afraid that John Kerry, who is a pro-abortion Catholic, was going to defeat George Bush who is pro-life. I am unashamedly pro-life and will not consider any other factors until the slaughter of countless millions of Americans is put to an end.
So… coming off this weekend I began to pray boldly to God. I didn’t tell anyone what I was doing however, every day I prayed and asked God to send his Mother to America. I wanted a sign.. to shore up my faith. I believed… but needed my Father in heaven to strengthen me. I gave God a time line… he had till election night to send his Mother to visit America. I prayed this because I wanted a pro-life culture to come to the USA and end the culture of death. Our Lady who gave birth to Life for the world is the remedy to culture gone bad.
Every day I prayed this prayer… boldly to God… giving the time line… asking for the specific sign… no wavering! I am a child of God… He is my Father… I can ask… he can choose to give or not… either way; Praise God!
So, on the night of the election, after days and days of praying this, I watched the TV and saw George Bush sitting in the White house, along with his wife, daughters, and parents, sitting on the couch, with George sitting in the chair, as they watched the results, on TV, come in from the election. Nothing… I never saw Our Lady and didn’t hear anyone else see her either. I was very discouraged by this.
The next day I was at my desk, with Fox News streaming over the internet so I could hear the results, and listening to the recap from the night before. They even played the same video of the President sitting in his chair watching the results come in. Then… I received an email from my wife. She asked me…. “Did you see it”? See what? I asked. “Did you see the image Our Lady in the White House?
What!?! I never told anyone what I had been praying for. Not even my wife! I went back to the video from election night… there She was! Sitting next to President Bush, on the coffee table, an Icon of our Lady. I didn’t notice it before but there she was! I sat in awe of the majesty of God. This was NOT an endorsement of Bush…. this was my Father speaking to his little boy… sending him the desired sign to shore up his faith! I have a picture of the icon from that night and it still amazes me.
Pray boldly! Ask God for a sign… he has one ready for you! I have told this to many people who have then asked and received their sign from God. Let me know when you receive yours!
God Bless You
Joe