Two Guys, a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode 17: The Black Sheepdog Meets The Wildcard

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Rita Suva- Wife, daughter, sister, friend, native Austinite, Latina, Texas Longhorn, Director of Youth Ministry at St.Ignatius, Martyr Catholic Church, photographer, traveler, sports lover (especially of the Longhorns and lacrosse), reader, Catholic and aspiring saint.

Segment #1 – Current Events –

Father Corapi calls it quits…www.theblacksheepdog.us (Chris)
- http://www.ncregister.com/blog/fr.-corapi-has-lost-it?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NCRegisterDailyBlog+National+Catholic+Register#When:2011-06-18
- Here’s some audio of Fmr. Fr. Corapi’s statement. We could use on air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TfhGjfHWBM&feature=player_embedded#at=127
- More Audio http://theblacksheepdog.wordpress.com
- This is very interesting – http://abyssum.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/a-few-thoughts-on-father-corapis-announcement-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-71
- Fmr. Father Corapi has always used media as his main delivery mechanism for sharing the gospel and now, it seems, that he’s stepping into new media. Let’s discuss impact of this story and the challenges he faces. Do you think he will still be able to speak with authority, or has this hurt his credibility?
- This all reminds me of something that Pat Ryan talked about when we did our interview. “Not becoming bigger than the message”
Vatican donates to NeoStem to further adult stem cell research (Cristina).
- Fr. Tomasz Trafny Director, Vatican Department of Science and Faith“We strongly support adult stem cell research for two reasons. First, of course, because we have very clear ethical statement about the value of human life and each stage of it’s development. Second because adult stem cell research is safe not only from an ethical and moral point of view but from biological, medical point of view.”
- http://www.romereports.com/palio/Vatican-lending-hand-in-adult-stem-cell-research-english-4365.html
Researcher: Google queries on Catholic topics show major drop (Rita)
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/researcher-google-queries-on-catholic-topics-show-major-drop/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+catholicnewsagency%2Fdailynews+%28CNA+Daily+News%29
- Does this reflect another sign of Catholics “losing their Catholic identity? (Jason)
FDA issues graphic cigarette labels
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jun/21/apnewsbreak-fda-issues-graphic-cigarette-labels

Segment #2 – Church News –

Ordination Anniversary: Bishop Joe S. Vásquez on June 30, 1984
Bishop Joe Vasquez will be sharing his reflections on forgiveness and reconciliation at the next Theology on Tap, Tuesday, July 5 at Fado Irish Pub. The Sound of Substance band will begin playing at 6:00pm before the Bishops’ talk at 7:00pm. Find more details about T.O.T on the facebook event page. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129706720441900
Desert Solitude Retreat on June 30 – July 6 is a silent retreat with daily mass and prayer. Pat Stankus is a gifted retreat leader and spiritual director has led this retreat for fifteen years. The cost for the retreat for four nights is $325, for six nights the retreat is $470 and includes all meals. The registration sheet is in the show notes. Click to register
¼ of Texas diocese’s priests are from Ghana – http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=10697 – Jason
Bishops’ committee okays early introduction of some new Mass responses
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/bishops-committee-okays-early-introduction-of-some-new-mass-responses/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+catholicnewsagency%2Fdailynews+%28CNA+Daily+News%29

Segment #3 – Wildcard –