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March of Life; wooden shoes; Star Wars 3D; crowd-sourced Star Wars Uncut; Star Trek Online; Patrick Stewart interview; viral music; Global Catholic Television; mass-media vs. targeting small audiences; Pope Benedict XVI calls for silence.
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ZX81 programming and Hulk genes; Battlestar Galactica and Leonardo da Vinci; Star Trek Online Free to Play; Original Sin: Protestant and Catholic views.
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One quick comment on the episode picture. . . . “Don’t make Fr. angry, you wouldn’t like him when he’s angry!!” Can’t wait to listen to the episode Fr. Roderick! Keep up the good work! May 16th can’t come soon enough (opening weekend of The Avengers! I think!). Et cum spiritu tuo!
Great podcast and thanks for the info on One Date — I wrote more about this with links in my blog: http://www.calltoholiness.us/?p=777
: ) I enjoyed the episode sir. Thank you!
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Vatican released official documents for World Communication Day. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/communications/index_en.htm
Enjoyed your mention of STO. My older son and I played it for about a year when it was first released. We’ve picked up again now that it’s free-to-play. Would love to join the Starquest Fleet (or whatever you’ll call it). I look forward to hearing more.
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Getting organized in the new year; fighting the flood; Hans who?; Stargate Universe; The Asgard Run (book); Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek II; Sherlock Holmes 2; a new Consistory; SQPN’s goals for 2012.
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Inge’s feedback message was very interesting.
What is the dutch provider you are going to use for your off site backup ? I am looking into some options myself. Thank you in advance.
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At the end of 2011 and on the threshold of 2012, Fr. Roderick looks at the highs and lows of the past year. Topics: abuse in the Catholic Church; 15th anniversary of ordination; Vatican bloggers’ meeting; World Youth Day; our SQPN community; 2011′s highs and lows in movies, TV shows, geek stuff, music, health; apps, video games, food and SQPN.
It was a great year with SQPN, and honored to finally meet you at this past CNMC. Will pray for continued successes. Excited about Greg & Jennifers new website New Evangelizers–wrote in my blog http://www.calltoholiness.us/?p=721
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Your world on Twitter and Facebook; first reactions to The Hobbit trailer; Tintin; early Christmas memories; hope in a dark time; review: Disney’s A Christmas Carol in 3D; Gaming during the holidays: Star Wars – The Old Republic; Lord of the Rings Online; Bejeweled Blitz; The Creeps; Podcast Marathon Dec. 27.
Father,
I found your thoughts on the abuse tragedy in The Netherlands Church very moving and comforting. I live in the Boston area and witnessed how our leaders in the Dioceses tried to coverup/ignore the problem. Offending “alleged” priests were merely reassigned. Victims were victims again by the Church’s defense of these men. I was also very disappointed in the Pope’s public response to this horrible situation which included transferring Cardinal Law to a “plum” assignment in Rome instead of holding him accountable for his role in the coverup. This was so disheartening to US Catholics. Now I wondered if each Priest I encountered is an abuser. With that is a lack of trust in the church even at the parish level.
I intentionally did not capitalize “priest” when referring to these men in the previous paragraph. I believe they were never truly Priests. I wonder if they saw this “vocation” merely as an opportunity to place themselves in a situation where they would have access to children. We find this in other roles where adults are in positions of trust and responsibility such as Scout leaders, coaches, teachers, etc. These deviants are drawn to these roles.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing how you feel about the situation in The Netherlands. It must have been very difficult for you to speak publicly about it. But, I was reassured that there are REAL Priests that do care about the victims and didn’t make excuses for the actions of these “alleged priests.”
God Bless You Always,
Marianna
As for Jimmy Akin he is indeed a man of many talents and he is writing a low carb cookbook. Directly because of Mr. Akin and following his advice I have lost 59 pounds myself since June and am confident i finally found a healthy way to live I can maintain.
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On the road with TV show; the glass house; doing odd jobs for charity; SQPN Giving Campaign; Sound of Music; West Side Story; Family Man; You’ve Got Mail; Smallville; Catholic Weekend #100; comic book heroes; Ihnatko Almanac; getting organized.
Smallville is the longest running Sci-Fi show it ran for 10 seasons and this year finished.
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In this episode: Cold showers and the Camino; new SQPN affiliates; Shutter Island and Rise of the Planet of the Apes; Grimm; why Advent? New liturgy and old habits; Pixel Priest; ZX Spectrum; Final Fantasy XIII, the 2012 Giving Campaign.
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I have been listening to you talk about the show “Once Upon a Time” on The Break, and you insist on calling it a family show. Because of that recommendation, I almost gathered my family around the TV to watch it, but I went ahead and previewed it myself first. Certainly glad I did. I’ve watched nearly every episode so far (whatever is available on Hulu…7 of them as of today), and I must say it is NOT for family (i.e. kids less than about 16) viewing. There is so much of that show riding on illicit relationships between unmarried couples that I’m astounded that you continue to report it / encourage it as family viewing…a Priest! I enjoy listening to your podcasts and will continue to do so, but I cringe at what the world is coming to if this is considered a family show. I guess there is a reason I find less and less reason to turn the TV on anymore. Thanks for hearing me out.
For the past few years, I always happened to be in the United States around Thanksgiving. This year however, I will celebrate Thanksgiving in the Netherlands. But I want to try to recreate some of the great classic recipes that day. What is your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Help me out and post your tips and recipes in the comments below!
Green Bean Casserole
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/green-bean-casserole-recipe/index.html
Pumpkin Pie
This is the traditional recipe from the Libby’s brand pumpkin can. If you can’t get canned pumpkin you can probably substitute cooked, skinned, stings removed (if any) and mashed sweet potato or yams. We make it with 1/2 the amount of sugar shown in the recipe.
Some serve it with a dab of whipped cream on top.
Ingredients
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can LIBBY’S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 (12 fluid ounce) can NESTLE® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Combine sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs lightly in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell.
Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. (Do not freeze as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.)
source: http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18470/LIBBYS-Famous-Pumpkin-Pie/detail.aspx
What ever you do, don’t make Mama Stamberg’s Cranberry Relish!
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/18/142174351/mrs-stambergs-relish-goes-to-washington
Another part of Thanksgiving due in part to the folks at the Ocean Spray company is some sort of cranberry side dish.
This can be as simple as opening a can of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce (this is really a jellied solid product). This is available in two types whole berry cranberry sauce and jellied cranberry sauce. Here are links to that product pages:
http://www.oceanspray.com/Products/Sauces/Jellied-Cranberry-Sauce-(1).aspx
http://www.oceanspray.com/Products/Sauces/Whole-Berried-Cranberry-Sauce.aspx
For the jellied sauce we open both ends of the can and then carefully slip out the cylinder of solid jellied sauce and then slice it about 1/2 inch thick circles.
For the whole berry sauce, we take it out of the can and then stir it so it is like a thick chutney.
We serve both.
In addition, we serve a made from scratch cranberry relish. You can find it in Julia Child’s, “The Way to Cook” cookbook.
If you can’t get cranberries or cranberry sauce. A substitute you may have there is lingonberry sauce. Here they sell it at Ikea.
Father this is great ….enjoy. and good luck
Hello Fr. Roderick,
I enjoy your podcasts. Inside Spain is a favorite which I’m listening to over and over.
Now, from Massachusetts, home of the Pilgrims, some thoughts for your Thanksgiving dinner. My family’s traditional dishes are very easy.
Mashed or whipped potatoes (boiled potatoes, cream, onion flakes, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.
Mashed sweet potatoes (boiled sweet potatoes (or yams) and brown sugar to add some sweetness to taste.
FRENCH’S® GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE Recipe | Great Recipes from FRENCH’S® Foods is an American favorite for special meals.
My preference for dessert is chocolate cream pie, but pumpkin pie is tradtional.
For more ideas and great recipes check out:
Delicious Food Recipes – Arts and Crafts Ideas – Entertaining Tips – Gardening – Pets – Martha Stewart
I’m searching for my grandmother’s cranberry relish recipe to post. It is delicious! Can you buy cranberries in the Netherlands?
Happy cooking!
Marianna
P.S. Looking forward to your Advent program.
Believe it or not, cranberries actually grow in The Netherlands, on the island of Terschelling!
Oops, looks like the links didn’t work, so…
http://www.frenchs.com/recipe/frenchs-green-bean-casserole-RE1511
marthastewart.com
Here are cooking secrets for Thanksgiving from America’s Test Kitchen.
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/23/142528496/thanksgiving-secrets-cooks-tips-from-chris-kimball
Here’s my Thanksgiving menu.
Happy Thanksgiving Fr. and Inge! If it’s not too late I have a recipe for garlic roasted mashed potatoes.
Pre-heat oven to 425.
Ingredients:
1 3/4 – 2 lbs of potatoes (baked)
4 cloves of garlic (wrapped in tin foil and baked w/potatoes)
1 -2 tablespoons of olive oil
pinch of dried rosemary
1/4 cup of milk
salt and pepper for taste
After potatoes and garlic are baked, scoop out potatoes from skins into an open bowl. Remove tin foil from cloves and add to potatoes. Heat (low to med heat) olive oil on an open pan, add rosemary. Cook until “rosemary scent” is given off. Remove from heat and add to bowl of other ingredients. Start mashing with potato masher, adding milk gradually to remove “potato lumps”, add more milk if needed.
Re-heat in microwave and enjoy!
Thanksgiving blessings!
Dan
Hi Father Roderick, I know this is late, but this recipe is worth keeping for next year. Sweet potatoes (or yams) are a traditional Thanksgiving dish. Here is a recipe that my family raves about (the topping is essential). Hopefully you can convert it to metric measurements:
4 cups sweet potato, cubed
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoons rum (optional)
Topping:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Put peeled and cubed sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with water to cover. Cook over medium high heat until tender; drain and mash.
In a large bowl, mix together the sweet potatoes, white sugar, eggs, salt, butter, milk, rum, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Transfer to a 9×13 inch baking dish.
For the topping: Mix the brown sugar and flour in a bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture is coarse. Stir in the pecans. Sprinkle the mixture over the sweet potato mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the topping is lightly brown.
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have you read any of G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown stories? I really enjoy them and would love to hear what you think of the character of Father Brown, his method of solving mysteries, and his insights on human nature. “The Secrets of Father Brown”, if you will. 
Father,
I really enjoy your podcasts – especially Health and Holiness. I was looking for the Advent E-Treat. I can not find it on the sqpn site. please help. God Bless!
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Christopher Battles 6:15 am on January 26, 2012 Permalink |
Thank you sir. I enjoyed hearing this. I grew up watching The Next Generation so it was fun hearing that interview.
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