sacred spaces

More Ps– Pictures and a Podcast of Portageurs on Pilgrimage

Saturday, March 29th, 2008
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Yes folks, this is another of my posts riddled with p’s, and I’m not even mentioning Popple this time (oops– too late).
What I do have is pictures and a podcast from Easter Sunday when my daughter and I joined the Portageurs who are making a pilgrimage with the Ark of the New Covenant from [...]

Day 42 of 40 Days of Catholic Media– with Father Bill Holtzinger

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
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For ten days in February, Fr. Bill Holtzinger led members of his parish from St. Anthony’s Church in Forest Grove Oregon on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. We talked about his experiences on the pilgrimage and his Pilgrim Cast podcast.
In keeping with the truism that no podcaster produces just one show, here is [...]

Day 41 of 40 days of Catholic Media with Doug Mumphrey.

Monday, March 17th, 2008
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Today, I talk with Doug Mumphrey of The ManlyCatholic Podcast. Enjoy.

Day 37 with guests Mac and Katherine Barron of Catholic in a Small Town

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
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During the weekly chatroom circus that is the live Ustream recording of Catholic in a Small Town, I pestered Mac and Katherine Barron to do an interview with me. As soon as their show recording was done, they called me on skype and we did this interview, live in front of the Ustream irregulars. [...]

Day 34 with guest Joe McClane

Monday, March 10th, 2008
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I had a wonderful conversation with Joe McClane of The Catholic Hack Podcast and Fullness of Truth Ministries. We talked about Lent, his pilgrimage to Rome, The Mission Trail in San Antonio, St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal, and Saint Marie Among the Hurons here in Midland. Enjoy.

Day 33: Our Lady of the Snow

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Huge storm last night.  Snowblower broken.  Shoveling and praying all afternoon.  Too tired to blog.
Enjoy this picture of Our Lady of the Snows Church in Owl River Alberta.

From Flickr: terrydonovan88.  cc-attribution-non-commercial, share alike.
This website gives a history of Our Lady of the Snow basilica in Rome, also known as Saint Mary Major.

From Flickr: LawrenceOP  cc-attribution-non-commercial, [...]

Day 32 of 40 Days of Catholic Media– Our Lady of the Highways- Vegreville, Alberta

Saturday, March 8th, 2008
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In July 2006, I stopped by at Our Lady of the Highway shrine in Vegreville, Alberta Canada. In today’s episode I talk about the shrine and have prepared an audio/picture slideshow so you can see and hear this special place I also include some audio feedback I sent to the Rosary Army Podcast while [...]

Day 21- Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Since she was four, our daughter has attended Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, also known as the Atrium at our home Parish of St. Margaret’s in Midland, Ontario. My daughter has enjoyed the hands-on and self directed approach to learning about our faith, and our entire family’s faith experience has been enriched by [...]

Day 19 of 40 Days of Catholic Media: St. Michael’s Cathedral

Sunday, February 24th, 2008
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While we were at Podcamp Toronto, my wife and I went to mass at St. Michaels Cathedral
which is the cathedral of our diocese and the home of the world famous St. Michael’s Boy’s Choir School. Of course we went to the one Sunday mass that doesn’t have music. It was a good one [...]

Day 15- Podcasting Priests on Pilgrimage Preach to a Pilgrim People

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Now say that title five times quickly.
Continuing on my theme of the spiritual importance of place and sacred spaces, today I’m going to highlight just a few podcasts where priests are sharing their pilgrimages through their podcasts.
First up is Father Bill Kessler, who hosts the Technopriest and Technochurch podcasts. In November, Father Bill went [...]

Day 13 of 40 Days of Catholic Resources–The Canadian Martyrs’ Shrine

Monday, February 18th, 2008

The other day, I talked with Zina Gomez Liss about the spiritual and cultural significance of places. Zina has been exploring the Catholic heritage of Boston in her videocast, Catholic City with Zina. My town of Midland also has a rich Catholic heritage. Our community is where some of the first Jesuit [...]