Holy Week and Easter are already upon us … can you believe Lent is over already? In this episode, Lyndon explains (very excitedly) some stuff that he’s read about (accuracy is not guaranteed) the Old Testament and the often overlooked connections to Jesus, His Passion, and Resurrection. We’ve often heard of Jesus of Nazareth being a Jew, but how does the Jewish experience change the way we should view and worship “The King of the Jews”? If you have the focus to sit through this (admittedly rather dense) episode, you’ll hear about the Exodus from Egypt, the Passover meal, the Eucharist, and what Jesus rising from the dead means for us today.

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “Ma Nishtana” by Micha Gamerman; the transition music was by Broken Elegance. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon and Jeremy chat about discernment again, but this time taking a more structured approach. We talk about what discernment is, how it’s different from just taking care of your responsibilities well from a secular point of view, how it’s nothing to be scared of, and that discernment needs to be done in the context of a relationship with God, and not done by trying to discover a secret list of rules from God.

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “Dance with Who Brung Ya” by The Western Swing Authority; the transition music was by Jahzzar. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon and Jeremy chat about how doing the will of God is REALLY different from what secular society thinks, even what Chinese society thinks. Just being a nice person who works hard to get a good job and raise a good family isn’t enough - there are tons of people already like that outside the Church. We also talk about why God doesn’t just talk to us audibly (that would make things soooo much easier) and why He permitted the Catholic Faith to enter China so late - was He playing favourites?

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “All My Days” by Alexi Murdoch; the transition music was by Broke For Free. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon talks about the recent suicide at the University of Toronto and reflects on what he sees as the dehumanizing bureaucracy with which our institutions deal with human lives and try to avoid bad publicity (although he might just be plain mistaken … who knows?). He also reflects on practical steps that we as Christians can personally take to revive a civilization of love.

CBC article on the incident: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/university-toronto-suicide-campus-1.5061809

University of Toronto student article on the situation: https://thevarsity.ca/2019/03/18/u-of-t-acknowledges-death-at-bahen-centre-police-deem-incident-non-suspicious/

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “Angel Island” by The Brother Brothers. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon talks about we tend to mix up our gifts with the person who gave them. Hmm, do I like the video game console that Mom and Dad gave me, or Mom and Dad? How do we get a proper perspective on things and people this Lent?

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “I Feel Fine” by The Beatles and the transition music was by Jahzzar. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon and Jeremy talk about prayer. The thing that you do while kneeling and saying some memorized words to God? Is it? Well, listen to this episode and hear from a man studying for the Catholic priesthood himself to find out yourself. We’ll be talking about what it means to pray, our personal experience of prayer and some common misconceptions that people have about prayer.

For those of you with bad memory (no worries), here are the four tips that Jeremy gave on prayer:

1. Personal prayer can look different from the way other people prayer … and that’s ok, but some public prayers (like the Mass) are non-negotiable
2. Start praying with bits and pieces at a time
3. Consistently showing up to pray is more important than the quality
4. If you’re distracted in prayer, let that be your prayer to God

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons; the song in the middle was “Oh Daddy” by Fleetwood Mac and the transition music was by Jahzzar. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

In this episode, Lyndon talks about how he used to be repulsed by Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular because of the image that he had of faith from the surrounding culture. What happens when humans are made for meaning and purpose in life but don’t find it from their image of Christianity or from the consumerist culture? Does the Church have an adequate response to the messiness of life?

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons, and the song in the middle was “Leper Messiah” by Metallica. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!

This is the first episode of our new podcast, The Holy Catholic Brew! In this episode, Jeremy and Lyndon talk about how the podcast started, the meaning of the name, who we are, how we met, and how we approached the faith and God.

Throughout the conversation, we mentioned lots of acronymous groups that we joined at one point or another. So you can keep up with them, here’s a handy list:

UTCCC = University of Toronto Chinese Catholic Community: https://utccc.wordpress.com/

St. Agnes Parish = St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church: https://stagneskouyingtsao.archtoronto.org/

YOSAC = Youth Of St. Agnes Church: https://stagneskouyingtsao.archtoronto.org/Ministries/youth-ministries/yosac

GT = Ga Tung = Eastern Canada Chinese Catholic Living Camp: https://eccclc.ca/

Newman Centre Toronto: http://www.newmantoronto.com/

The song you heard in the intro and outro was “Roll Away Your Stone” and “Awake My Soul”, both by Mumford and Sons. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share us with them wherever you listen to your podcasts!