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Today we have a special, heartfelt message from Father Dave on the passing of Pope Francis. 

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It's Holy Week!  Today's episode is all about this special week in our Lenten season, including some key highlights:

• Why it's the most consequential week for Christianity
• There's a lot going on!
• Shouldn't be a mad dash at the end of lent
• Recognizing the challenges and rewards during Holy Week for the vocation of the priesthood
• We should keep things in perspect...

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Today's episode is all about Palm Sunday.  So of course, Father Dave and Rick have a lot to say!  A few key takeaways...

• When Christ is killed, then rises from the dead, that's God's judgement on injustice, hatred, malice, egoism, violence
• Explanation on the various types of violence
• Importance of the Virtues
• How practice is the art of Christian living, and the importa...

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Welcome back to our series on Lent!  Today they discuss some key points about Lent, with some centered around Rick's recent vacation.  A few key takeaways:

• No timeout on Lent during vacations, activities, etc...
• Cherry blossom analogy with Easter from Rick
• Don't need to extreme practices during Lent; you can keep doing what you are doing, just with greater intensity
• Lent is...

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Today Father Dave and Rick continue their discussion on Lent, with a specific focus on the parable in this week's Gospel. A few key points to pay attention to...

• The importance of checking in with others during Lent
• Importance of proper interconnection
• How, when we repent, we're not earning God's mercy, but are actually changing our attitude toward God

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Today's episode is a really solid conversation because it's relatable to all of us.  It's also a reminder that this podcast is  "a conversation that seeks to look at daily living through the lens of faith".  A few key highlights...

• We can't view faith in an un-Catholic way
• Faith is a world view; not just a Sunday thing
• The real meaning of repentance
• Deta...

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Today Father Dave and Rick continue the discussion on Lent, starting with an explanation on the season and why we have it.  Then they continue with a great discussion, including:

• Why we need to "take the time"
• The idea behind fasting and the discipline that goes with it
• Almsgiving
• How Lent is a great time for spiritual development and moderating and controlling impulses tha...

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This week's episode kicks off Lent, and the guys discuss Ash Wednesday, the meaning of ashes for some, and much more.  They also go into detail on holiness as a pathway to freedom and the meaning of Christian purity.  

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Today's discussion continues our segment on holiness, specifically referencing the book: "Free to be Holy" by Matt Lozano.  It's a very informative conversation, with some key highlights:

• Holiness is a reality that is likely misunderstood, even by those who go to church regularly
• If you died tonight, why should God let you into heaven?
  • What the church teaches...

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Welcome back!  Today's episode was intended to be a continuation from last week, which it was in a way, but ends up going in a slightly different direction when Rick asks Father Dave a question. 

However the result ends up being very real and interesting so we hope you enjoy.  

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Welcome to a very interesting episode on the topic of holiness.  Father Dave and Rick cover a lot of ground today, with a few key highlights:

• Misunderstood reality
• The book: "Free to be Holy" by Matt Lozano
• Spiritual battles
• Writings of the Desert Fathers
• Humility
• How appearing to be something is much easier than actually being something; we want to be perceived as something ...

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Welcome back to our important series on suffering.  

Today is part 3 which continues the discussion, including some great advice on how to help someone who may be going through a difficult time. 

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Today we have a very impactful episode, continuing the discussion on suffering.  There is a lot to unpack today, so here are a few highlights:

• Why it's important to look for answers in the lives of real people
• Scripture says God is Love
• A very interesting explanation on angels and what they want to hear from us
• How some good things exist only because evil exists as well, such as...

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Welcome to a new series, this time on the subject of suffering and the Christian response to it.  It's an interesting discussion covering a topic many of us have probably thought about.  A few key takeaways:

• How some use the problem of evil to argue against Christianity
• This argument is not a logical problem for Christianity but rather a psychological one
• How we need answers th...

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Welcome back!  Today is the kickoff to a new series on faith, daily living and one of the greatest challenges we have to the faith today - people who don't see benefit through organized religion and how the church responds to it.  

It's an interesting episode to a very common objection.  There's a lot to unpack today, so dive in and enjoy the show.  

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Welcome back to a new season of Casting the Net! 

We are really excited to begin our THIRD season of the show and have many  exciting topics we can't wait to cover.  

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Welcome to our second episode on Advent.  As we begin to close out the year, Father Dave and Rick focus in on some great points:

• How we're all busy, but now with the pressures and priorities of December, it can be the perfect storm. 
• The need to make Advent devoted to letting God break into that situation to help us
• The constant need, especially during Advent, to turn our atten...

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Welcome to new episode on Advent. Today the guys discuss the Advent season with some great insights, including:

• How Advent lends itself to an experience
• If we get the best right then the good is better
• People want a relationship with God, but they can't always seem to connect the dots
• It takes opening yourself up because he can't make you do that
• Advent is a short season, bu...

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Welcome back to our series on Why Be Catholic!  Today is the last episode in the series and the guys do a great job wrapping it up.  A few highlights:

• The concept of Spiritual vs Religious and how It's a self-absorbed reality and using tools of reasoning in discussing it
• Being a living witness to the faith
• How we frequently fail to live up to the ideals we claim to believe in a...