The Liturgy Guys

The Liturgy Guys

Denis McNamara, Christopher Carstens, and Jesse Weiler sit down every week to tell you everything you wanted to know about the Catholic Liturgy and more!

Episodes

March 3, 2023 40 mins

"Eucharistic miracles are these kind of odd aberrations where the ordinary looks kind of boring, but then these extraordinary miracles where the host turns into blood or flesh is actually really the ordinary thing. But we think of it as a miracle." LG Question: Should priests sing along with the congregation?

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The Liturgy Guys look at some of the roots of the eucharist in creation and in human culture. How is wine a hierophany? What is a hierophany anyway? Listen to find out! LG Question: If two Eucharistic processions converge, how do we handle having two monstrances with two hosts?

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February 16, 2023 47 mins

We revisit one of Denis McNamara's favorite philosophers, Jean Hani, and his book The Divine Liturgy: Insights Into Its Mystery. Hani is one of the foremost thinkers on the sacrifice of the mass. LG Question: When praying the Rosary, do you have to focus solely on canonized scripture?

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February 9, 2023 34 mins

Let the quiz commence! Test your baptism knowledge against intellectual titans, Denis McNamara, Christopher Carstens, and Jesse Weiler. LG Question: Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?

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February 3, 2023 41 mins

Christopher Carstens throws a curveball question to the group. Why do the Liturgy Guys believe in God? And why do we believe Christ our savior? This season is all about the Eucharist, but we can't begin to understand the Blessed Sacrament without asking ourselves these questions. LG Question: What are your five favorite Catholic books? To submit your Liturgy Guys Question, reach out to us on Twitter, or questions@liturgyguys....

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January 26, 2023 33 mins

Pope Benedict XVI, through his teachings and leadership, laid the foundation for everything The Liturgy Guys are about. This week we discuss his enormous impact on the Church, and on our own lives. LG Question: Can priests arrange their altar like Pope Benedict XVI in the so-called "Benedictine Arrangement?" To submit your Liturgy Guys Question, reach out to us on Twitter, or questions@liturgyguys.com.

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January 19, 2023 31 mins

We're talking the saints. We're concluding the USCCB document on The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. It concludes with sanctity and holiness. And so we'll look at some of the saints who have had the Eucharist as a center of their life on their way back to God. And take that as the final word that the bishops want us to hear. Gain sanctity. LG Question: Is it possible to have two mass intentions for one mass? ...

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January 12, 2023 24 mins

The topic today is conversion. Turning away from sin. The sacrament of penance is a great way to respond to the gift of the Eucharist. Liturgy Question: Why do some confession booths have three doors when only two people are talking?

Tweet us or send your Liturgy Questions to questions@liturgyguys.com The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church

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January 6, 2023 22 mins

The Eucharist transforms us. We are alive in Christ, living more fully, and then we take that divine life out to the world.  Liturgy Question: Sometimes my parish adds extra bell rings during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Are those rings needed, and what do they mean?

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December 30, 2022 37 mins

How do we respond to the gift of the Eucharist? With worship and thanksgiving. That's this week on The Liturgy Guys.

 

 

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December 15, 2022 29 mins

The Liturgy Guys conclude their review of Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church, the document published by the USCCB.

Season Seven is all about the Mystery of the Eucharist. Inspired by the National Eucharistic Revival.

For more Catholic content, visit Ex Corde at Benedictine College.

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December 8, 2022 42 mins

This week's episode is all about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Because this season is all about the National Eucharistic Revival. The Liturgy Guys continue their overview of the document put out by the USCCB, Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. Liturgy Guys is a production of Benedictine College

For more Catholic content, visit Ex Corde at Benedictine College.

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December 1, 2022 38 mins

The Liturgy Guys continue their review of Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church, the document published by the USCCB.

Season Seven is all about the Mystery of the Eucharist. Inspired by the National Eucharistic Revival.

For more Catholic content, visit Ex Corde at Benedictine College.

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The Liturgy Guys review Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church, published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.z

Season Seven is all about National Eucharistic Revival.

For more Catholic content, visit Ex Corde at Benedictine College.

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November 17, 2022 35 mins

The Pew Survey revealed that only one third of Catholics believed in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. But is that what the results actually reveal? Was the infamous Pew Survey asking the right questions? Ask your liturgy questions at questions@liturgyguys.com

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November 10, 2022 32 mins

The Liturgy Guys are jumping on board the National Eucharistic Revival. What is the Eucharist all about? Why is it a thanksgiving? Why is it a sacrifice? Why is a rite? Why it an offering? Why is it a mystery? This season, Denis McNamara, Christopher Carstens, and Jesse Weiler tackle the big questions about the Blessed Sacrament. Ask a Eucharist question questions@liturgyguys.com

 

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I bet you thought the Liturgy Guys were finished, didn't you? Well, so did they! But then Pope Francis wrote another Apostolic Letter about the Liturgy??? 

 

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June 25, 2022 33 mins

The Mass has ended, and so has Season 6 of the Liturgy Guys.  Go in peace.

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June 17, 2022 46 mins

Last episode was about how to receive the Eucharist.  And this one is too!

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June 10, 2022 36 mins

The Liturgy Guys discuss how to receive The Holy Sacrament!

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