This turbulent priest
The musings, interviews, ravings and opinions of a Catholic priest looking out on the world as the Western Empire crumbles
Podcasting since 2022 • 146 episodes
This turbulent priest
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The crisis of masculinity in the world and the church
In this week's episode I highlight how a serious crisis of masculinity in both the world and the church is deeply damaging both.
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Episode 146
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47:06
On the edge of the abyss: pondering the situation in Iran
In this week's episode I attempt to sidestep the politics of the situation in Iran and ask instead what we should make of it all as Catholics?
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Episode 145
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43:18
Hunger for God: a deep dive on fasting
In this Lenten episode I deep dive on the subject of fasting. It is a practice that was once entirely normative for Christians but which has fallen out of us for many. Is it time to re-evaluate our need for it?
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Episode 144
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Altar serving: a school of reverence
In this week's episode I ponder the role of altar serving, noting what aspects of this vital work has been lost in the modern era and asking how it might be reformed to help us in our future.
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Episode 143
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Epstein & the grooming gangs of England; a Catholic response.
In this week's episode I contemplate the grotesque scandals of Epstein in America and the Muslim grooming gangs in the North of England. And I ask what they have in common and what this reveals, from a Catholic perspective, about the loss of an...
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Great series of podcasts! I'm especially interested in English Catholicism which is quite different to what we have here in Ireland. Paul
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