Ordinary Old Catholic Me
There are lots of Catholics like me out there. We are lifelong practitioners of a certain age, folks who remember Pre-Vatican Two and were thrown into the deep end of Post-Vatican Two where we still swim. We are well read, but we are not theologians. We need to stick together so that we can navigate the tides of modern life which are probably just as choppy as they were 2000 years ago. Ordinary Old Catholic Me is Ordinary Old Catholic You. Let‘s walk together!
Episodes
Saturday May 27, 2023
Thoughts On Just How Little I Know
Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023
I have begun to immerse myself in the riches of the Catholic Faith and her teachings. And the journey (the Journey of the Hero of a Thousand Faces) has revealed to me the dearth of knowledge I have had, despite calling myself a life long Catholic. Thoughts on that on Ordinary Old Catholic Me.
Sunday May 21, 2023
We ARE Seeing the Chaos
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
So many of the episodes of this podcast are inspired by things that I observe and read in the course of my week. I find myself responding audibly without anyone else being present, and then I remember: I can talk about this on the podcast! And so here I am talking about a late diarist, Edward Robb Ellis, and one of his entries and how I see it as, you know, an ordinary Catholic.
Sunday May 14, 2023
When We Meet Again
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
A good friend is no longer with us and I just need to talk about it in Ordinary Old Catholic Me.
Sunday May 07, 2023
Getting a Handle on Anger, I Pray
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
If I cannot maintain calm in simple challenges, without anger, the how will I be able to do so when the big challenges come? Reflecting on a week's worth of the small and considering where, to whom, I must go for help. Her initials are BVM.
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Suffering: When Theology and Reality Clash
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
I suppose not for the first, or the last, time, I'm thinking about suffering. It's always been around me, and you, but sometimes, it presses closer to the people you love, which causes pain and a sense of powerlessness, and then to yourself, which can make you forget that suffering is the road to sanctity. It seems counterintuitive, but there it is. I have to hold fast. We have to hold fast. Christ joined us in our suffering to transform it. A paradox that only constant immersion in the faith can reveal and demonstrate. It ain't easy, is it?
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
What’s In a Name?
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
I have been considering my name, the first name which is from Arabic Lore, and how it might have been a hurdle in my religious evolution but how the balance of my name, middle and Confirmation, have been a force to propel me forward. This is not something I gave much thought to until the last few years. Really it is all speculation. What do you think?
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
From Trembling to Alleluia Part Two
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
So, since last week, we have celebrated the Act that makes our faith tick--the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some thoughts on that enormous subject from Ordinary Old Catholic Me to Ordinary Old Catholic You.
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
From Trembling to Alleluia Part One
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
We are in the midst of the Triduum. Some reflections of this Catholic about the times, old and new. And what it all means to me.
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Practicing Dying (This Week)
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Obviously, one must practice dying every day, every moment, not just during one week. I am being slightly facetious by this title. But the truth is, that this week I had the opportunity, due to a bad cold, to spend time alone, in bed, and consider the path to salvation, which is dying to self and following Christ. Easy enough to say. Not easy, as we know, to do.
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Give Me That New Heaven and New Earth!
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Trying I am to be a little more cheery in my podcast today. So I am focusing on something nice, better than nice, spectacular, the New Heaven and New Earth. That's where I want to go. How about you?
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