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Episode 23: Beauty from Ashes with Maria Walther Nov 06, 2015

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We all go through difficult times, but a miscarriage or the death of a young child is a uniquely horrific pain. Maria Walther shares with us about the pain and the joy, the loss and the hope that sustains us when a mommy miscarries. While many people shrink away when someone is suffering, Maria reaches out with love and care.

She discusses how Facebook has become for her Grand Central Station for prayer and intercession, receiving requests and calling on her friends to pray. I cannot think of another person who exercises the "spirituality of accompaniment" more than Maria.

Luke shares a little bit about how the loss of his father drew him to God and Gomer talks about where his boy Noah got his name, and how that name made something beautiful happen.

You will enjoy this episode. You will not cry. At all. I promise.

Music provided by www.BenSound.com.

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Episode 22: 22 The Church Needs More Andrews Oct 30, 2015

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Luke and Gomer discuss how hard it is to evangelize your own families and how easy it is to become an overzealous, preachy, arrogant jerk to your family instead. Luke recounts some personal experiences on how, back in college, his home visits were filled with arguments with his family. That is, until his mom told him he was being arrogant.

What leads us to place of arrogance? How can we avoid it? How do we stop using the truths of the faith as baseball bats against others?

Luke let's us in on the secret around minute 30 and Gomer gives you the best tip possible on how to evangelize one's parents, especially if you are young.

Here's something things to help you out (Amazon.com affiliate links help us out!)

How to Share Your Faith with Anyone by Terry Barber
Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It by Jennifer Fulwiler
Not God's Type: An Atheist Academic Lays Down Her Arms by Holly Ordway
Life Teen Blog: That Awkward Silence by Mark Hart

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21 The Ice Bearded Fr Mike Schmitz Oct 23, 2015

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We interview Fr. Mike Schmitz, of the Diocese of Duluth and the University of Minnesota Duluth Newman Center. He's a phenomenal homilist and you should subscribe to his homilies. He also grows an amazing beard every winter, has a vast comic book knowledge, and deeply loves his vocation to the priesthood.

Chris Farley, our beloved actor
Tommy Boy
Christopher Nolan Batman Trilogy
Life-sized Replica of Han Solo frozen in carbonite for $7,000
Here is an amazing article by Dr. Peter Kreeft on Discernment. I read it 10 years ago and it is just as good today as it was back then.
When Catholic schools go lame, they do the Enneagram and Primal Scream
OH BOY! You should definitely read Theology and Sanity by Frank Sheed! (and if you click this particular link it is connected to our Amazon Affiliate account and you help support the show!)
Fr. Mike and Mike Gormley, united by the SOLT mission in Belize!
When Homosexuality hits home.
Fr Mike's article: My Side of the Confessional: What Is It Like for a Priest?

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Special Guest: Father Mike Schmitz.

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Episode 20: 20 Because It's Lent and I'm Fat Oct 13, 2015

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In our most theological podcast to date, Luke asks a question from Alicia to Gomer, then Gomer talks FOR. EV. ER.

From the Catching Foxes Podcast Facebook Page

Here's a topic that I am wondering if you guys could touch on. Sacrifice. Not in the Lenten way but in the old world way. Why was sacrifice important? What was it? Why the sacrifice of the Mass and why we have the liturgy of the Eucharist that we have? Why did Christ offered himself as a sacrifice and how can we tap into that notion today as 21st-century people?

This is huge. First, we actually talk about Lenten sacrifices for about 10 minutes and Luke does a killer impression of a Catholic consumer of Starbucks during Lent. Then we open up the slaughterhouse and talk about killing animals to escape sin. Oh yeah. We go there. You'll hear words like "substitution," "orgies," "appeasement," and "theLukethe." Also we talk about the most annoying and amazing story in Scripture: the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by his father Abraham, and when you hear it this way, you'll appreciate it a whole lot more.

And, consequently, you'll appreciate the Mass a whole lot more as well.

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Episode 19: 19 I Was Twenty Euros Short Oct 05, 2015

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Brother Peter Francis is the nicest bear-man you will meet this side of the Misty Mountains and so we just let him talk for an hour and a half.

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      <p>This is the very essence of Brother Peter Francis- no thought of himself, just the hilarious joy every teenager at camp would get out of his full-habit belly flop!</p>

We dive into his background as the "Guy on the Couch" in my first apartment after college. Then Luke reminds me that also was the "Guy on the Couch" in my apartment for a while. This forces me to take stock of my life, especially the quality of my friends and their poor life choices.

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      <p>The Servants of Christ Jesus!&nbsp;I should totally get some sort of "founding" credit. Half the Order is related to me or my parish in one way or another!</p>

We reminisce about his Middle School youth ministry days and the ancient art of Lectio Divina. We also talk about how he was my Jedi Master in the Holy Spirit, teaching me to pray "in the Spirit" at 2:00 AM in my dirty kitchen.

My favorite part was how he discovered his call to leave everything behind and enter the Servants of Christ Jesus religious order. Luke's would probably be Br Peter's experience of homelessness in Barcelona as his poverty pilgrimage seemingly tanked.

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      <p>Day Five, praying the rosary with thousands of pilgrims, he finds his close friends standing right in front of him. What a story!</p>

You better be wearing cheap socks, because their about to be blown off your feet!

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Episode 18: 18 Papal Bonus Episode: Gomer and David Sep 29, 2015

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David knows what it means to pray, preach and proclaim, and he watched the Francis Effect hit the streets of Philly. Listen in as he describes the impact of Pope Francis on our country.

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Episode 17: 17 Papal Bonus Episode: Luke and Scott Sep 29, 2015

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Two incredibly handsome men discuss the Pope's historic visit to Congress for the World Meeting of Families. Scott is a youth minister and Catholic school teacher. Luke is... nevermind. Either way, they both work for "THE CHURCH" and discuss what the Pope is doing and saying in America. Conservative and Liberal views will be discussed and whether or not is it cool to roll one's eyes for "yet another speech on Global Warming."

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Episode 16: 16 My Lack of Self-Confidence Makes Me Better Than You Sep 29, 2015

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THE MOST EXPLICIT LISTENER MAIL!

We dive into our Facebook account messages and posts for your questions that you wanted us to answer. Seeing as how we are super smart and such, we cover them all in our 10 minutes or less format of choice. You asked. We answered. Your welcome!

But first we yell at our listeners for saying that we talk too long. YEAH, DUNCAN, I'M TALKING TO YOU. THIS EPISODE IS OVER AN HOUR LONG. DEAL!

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Matt Walsh: Friend? Asshole? Friendly Asshole? Is he me?
What is the "the world"? Am I supposed to love it? Hate it? Tickle its armpits?
How bad is cussing? (Especially considering the Matt Walsh comment above)
Should Nancy Pelosi be Excommunicated for her public stance advocating for abortion?
Should Democrats be more heard out by Catholics today?
Then Luke plunges into his experience at the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, which is cool, but has nothing to do the topic...
Kim Davis, a very nice lady from Kentucky who I'm sure she means well...
Then Luke throws out his authentic, original, artisanal question: "Why do we think that screaming at the top of our lungs about how right we are is more convincing than Christian joy amongst intense pain and suffering...?" (Gomer responds with an AMAZING quote on Christian boldness)
Oh crap, then humility vs pride is asked, and we loose our minds arguing over whether it is OK to have self-confidence and the role of ordered/disordered self-love
Also, "Avant Garde Post-Modern Jazz" DRINK!

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Gomer is listening to Days of the New and Luke is listening to Colin Stetson's To See More Light.

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Episode 15: 15 Perched Like a Bird Sep 23, 2015

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This episode is hilarious, challenging, inspirational and terrifying, and that's just the first five minutes! Listen to special guest, David VanVickle, as he tells us about three hugely important things in his life: his job as the Director of Evangelization at a Catholic parish in Pittsburgh, his life in the Charismatic Renewal, and his role in Deliverance ministry and Exorcisms.

When you finish this episode you will want to get some holy water, call your favorite Tamborine-playing charismatic over for some prayer, and check to make sure those really are squirrels in your attic. Also, listen to the Ghostbusters' theme song, too.

I'm serious when I say that this episode challenged me. It will challenge you, too.

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Episode 14: 14 PICTURES NEED TAKEN Sep 15, 2015

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This is the most anticipated podcast episode of the century: LUKE IS GETTING MARRIED AND ALL THE BROS SHOWED UP AND LEFT THEIR WIVES AT HOME.

Hilarity and inside jokes ensue.

This will probably alienate you as a listener if you didn't know us back at Franciscan University of Steubenville, but we hope the addition of Lord of the Rings' style narration helps you follow along the epic tale. It's the fellowship of the wedding ring. Or something.

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