Fr Merv Duffy, SM, and Gavin continue to work through the Ten Commandments in the July episode of Catechiwi. This month, it’s commandments five and seven: Thou shall not kill and Thou shall not steal. As we’ve found with the ... The post Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 3 appeared first on The 15th Station.
In this month’s Catechiwi episode, we continue our series on The Ten Commandments started last month. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, talks to Gavin about the third and fourth commandments: Remember to keep holy the Lord’s day and Honour your father ... The post Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 2 appeared first on The 15th Station.
Catechiwi returns on a new date — the first of the month — as we start a series of podcasts on The Ten Commandments. Fr Merv Duffy, SM, the dean of studies at Good Shepherd College in Auckland, returns as ... The post Catechiwi: The Commandments, Episode 1 appeared first on The 15th Station.
In our final episode of 2010, Catechiwi welcomes back Bishop Patrick Dunn as he talks about a topic he literally wrote a book on: Priesthood. Bishop Dunn speaks about some of the theological aspects of the priesthood as well as ... The post Catechiwi: The ministerial priesthood appeared first on The 15th Station.
Fr Neil Vaney talks to Catechiwi about ultimate destinations. What does the Church have to say about heaven, about hell and about purgatory? The post Catechiwi: Heaven, Hell and Purgatory appeared first on The 15th Station.
On October 17, Pope Benedict XVI will canonise Blessed Mary MacKillop, making her St Mary of the Cross (MacKillop). Mary, born and raised in Australia, was a co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart and spent ... The post Catechiwi Special: Australasia’s First Saint appeared first on The 15th Station.
As the western world sees an increase in the number of people claiming to be atheists or at least have no religion, this month’s episode of Catechiwi looks at St Thomas Aquinas’s five proofs for the existence of God. Auckland-based ... The post Five proofs for the existence of God appeared first on The 15th Station.
Catechiwi — The Four Marks of the Church Each Sunday, Catholics profess that they believe in a Church that is one, holy, catholic and apostolic. What do those words mean? And how does that differ — if at all — ... The post Catechiwi — The Four Marks of the Church appeared first on The 15th Station.
The Church’s calendar is sometimes said to have a “rhythm” as we cycle from Advent to Christmas through Ordinary Time into Lent, Eastertide and back into Ordinary Time. How did this pattern evolve? When did Christians start keeping Sunday as ... The post Catechiwi – The Rhythm is Gonna Get You: The Church Year appeared first on The 15th Station.
Two months ago, it was a discussion on the evangelical counsels: Poverty, chastity and obedience. This month, we’re talking about ecumenical councils, and specifically the Council of Nicaea in the fourth century. This was the Council that gave us the ... The post Catechiwi – The Council of Nicaea appeared first on The 15th Station.
We often think of Christmas and Easter as the two great feasts of the Church’s year — and they are. But Ascension and Pentecost, the two dates at the end of the season of Easter, are also incredibly important dates ... The post Catechiwi – Ascension and Pentecost appeared first on The 15th Station.
They’re the evangelical counsels — better known today as the religious vows. For centuries, religious priests, brothers and sisters have been adhering to the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. But, as Fr Bernie Thomas, OFM, explains, those principles provide ... The post Catechiwi: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience appeared first on The 15th Station.
Catechiwi’s resident expert Fr Merv Duffy speaks about Lent, the season of preparation for the pinnacle of the Church’s year: Easter. Fr Merv talks to Gavin Abraham about the origins of Lent, the three Christian actions we are called to ... The post Living Lent Well appeared first on The 15th Station.
After hearing from Fr Merv Duffy last month — last year even — on the various forms of prayer, this month’s episode of Catechiwi looks at the Holy Mass, generally considered to be the ultimate form of prayer. When was ... The post The Ultimate Form of Prayer appeared first on The 15th Station.
It’s something we should be doing every day, multiple times each day. No, not brushing your teeth (though that’s good too). In the December episode of Catechiwi, we speak to Fr Merv Duffy, SM, on prayer. Fr Merv, a Catechiwi ... The post Catechiwi: Teach Me How to Pray appeared first on The 15th Station.
When Christ walked the earth, it was his wish that the Church should be “one”. However, over the past 2000 years, the Church has had major splits and minor splits, leading to countless Christian churches around the world. Since the ... The post Catechiwi – with a Vatican official appeared first on The 15th Station.
Catechiwi welcomes a very special guest for our October programme with Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland making his first “appearance” on the show. Gavin Abraham speaks to Bishop Dunn about evangelisation. It’s been around since Jesus sent the disciples out ... The post Catechiwi — with Bishop Patrick Dunn appeared first on The 15th Station.
In this latest episode of Catechiwi, Gavin Abraham interviews Dutch priest Fr Roderick Vonhogen — currently visiting Australia and New Zealand — on another fundamental question of the Faith. Fr Roderick answers the question “Why did Jesus have to suffer?” The post Catechiwi — The Theology of Suffering appeared first on The 15th Station.
Catechiwi returns for another show examining the basic tenets of the Catholic Faith. In this month’s episode, Fr Peter Fitzsimons explains the Church’s understanding of and teaching about saints. Who can become a saint? What does that process involve? How ... The post Catechiwi – The Saints Come Marching In appeared first on The 15th Station.