科學家和神父的工作範疇可謂南轅北徹，但當這兩個身份同時存在在一個人身上，會帶來甚麼經歷？Fr John McCarthy既是一位天主教神父，同時是一位深深迷上共生生物「地衣」的科學家。他將帶我們深入森林和實驗室認識地衣，並分享他在科學研究中所獲得的信仰反省。

近年來越來越多人關注到農藥、化學肥料、基因改造的農作物等等對人類健康的影響。一些人為了健康而開始自己栽種蔬果，而一些神父修女也開始推廣有機耕種。究竟有機耕種同信仰有甚麼關係？

Lay Catholics don’t get to see their bishop very often but I remember when I was growing up, I had always admired my bishop like a familiar father figure but simultaneously felt like he was high above my level. This episode is the fifth of my vocational series, where I ask my guests to pick a song relating to their vocational discernment and to answer these seven simple questions: 1. Please introduce yourself and how we got to know each other. 2. Explain your song of choice and how it relates to your discernment. 3. Please explain your vocation in general and what it means to you. 4. How did you discern your vocation in general? Were there any challenges? 5. Why did you pursue your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? 6. How has your faith changed since entering this vocation? 7. If you could advise your 18-year-old self about your vocation, what would you say? One day, I emailed the Archdiocese of Toronto and was absolutely delighted when I got to interview the only bishop I ever remembered having … Thomas Cardinal Collins! Cardinal Collins is a man of deep faith and wisdom and has always felt a strong connection with his priests and bishops. From his high school teacher Fr. John Newstead to the bishops of his home Diocese of Hamilton—Bishop Lloyd Ryan, Bishop Paul Reding, and Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Tonnos—and his bishop in London, John Sherlock. Cardinal Collins was ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Hamilton before being appointed rector of the seminary in London (Ontario), consecrated Bishop of St. Paul (Alberta), Bishop of Edmonton, and finally Archbishop of Toronto. I was surprised by how Cardinal Collins discerned his call to the priesthood and found his assessment of the times and his term as bishop to be very insightful. During COVID-19, the Archdiocese is live-streaming daily and Sunday Masses. You can find their website at https://www.archtoronto.org/. The song you heard in the intro was “Wayfaring Stranger”, by The Quebe Sisters and the song Cardinal Collins chose was the “O God Beyond All Praising”, as performed here by the Villanova Pastoral Musicians. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share wherever you listen to your podcasts! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

You might think that God calls men to become His priests in the same way. But no two vocational stories are ever exactly the same. Were they devout as children? Did they always want to become a priest? Did they ever desire another vocation? Did their peers and family support or dissuade them? You generally don’t get to ask your parish priest these sorts of questions, so let me ask one for you. This episode is the fourth of my vocational series, where I ask my guests to pick a song relating to their vocational discernment and to answer these seven simple questions: 1. Please introduce yourself and how we got to know each other. 2. Explain your song of choice and how it relates to your discernment. 3. Please explain your vocation in general and what it means to you. 4. How did you discern your vocation in general? Were there any challenges? 5. Why did you pursue your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? 6. How has your faith changed since entering this vocation? 7. If you could advise your 18-year-old self about your vocation, what would you say? I am really excited about this episode because I get to chat with Fr. Peter Turrone whom I know from my time at the Newman Centre, the Catholic chaplaincy at the University of Toronto. Currently the Pastor and Executive Director there, he grew up Catholic but did not take ownership of his faith until a Confirmation retreat experience drew him to a personal encounter with Christ. After his undergraduate studies at York University, he later earned his neuroscience doctorate at the University of Toronto, where he was active at the Newman Centre. At first, he was ordained a priest in the Consolata Missionaries and sent to proclaim the Gospel in Mongolia. For health reasons, he was then incardinated a priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto and then transferred to the Newman Centre chaplaincy. You can learn more from their website at www.newmantoronto.com. The song you heard in the intro was “Wayfaring Stranger”, by The Quebe Sisters and the song Fr. Peter Turrone chose was “What a Beautiful Name”, by Hillsong Worship. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share wherever you listen to your podcasts! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

Jacqueline周詠雯本來是多倫多的執業醫生，但天主卻藉著主業會令Jacqueline更親近祂。為了追隨天主的召叫，Jacqueline更願意暫時放下專業資格，遠赴羅馬攻讀神學。

Nowadays, the average Catholic doesn’t get to see many nuns. While they used to run schools and hospitals, these are now secular institutions and we might only catch a glimpse of them assigned to different parishes or at retreats. What is the life of a religious sister like? Do they pray all day in their convents? This episode is the third of my vocational series, where I ask my guests to pick a song relating to their vocational discernment and to answer these seven simple questions: 1. Please introduce yourself and how we got to know each other. 2. Explain your song of choice and how it relates to your discernment. 3. Please explain your vocation in general and what it means to you. 4. How did you discern your vocation in general? Were there any challenges? 5. Why did you pursue your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? 6. How has your faith changed since entering this vocation? 7. If you could advise your 18-year-old self about your vocation, what would you say? Listen to me chat with Sr. Mary Grace from the Sisters of Life, whose journey so far has brought her from Australia to New York to Toronto, where she is currently assigned. The Sisters of Life are a female religious order dedicated to protecting human life in our culture and helping women in crisis pregnancies. They also hold retreats for the public. You can find their website at https://sistersoflife.org/. The song you heard in the intro was “Wayfaring Stranger”, by The Quebe Sisters and the song Sr. Mary Grace chose, “I Will Wait”, by Mumford & Sons. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share wherever you listen to your podcasts! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

Deacons have always been a mystery to me – they are married and sometimes have secular jobs outside of their work in the parish but they also help out with a lot of church duties, and even give homilies. Are they closer to lay people or consecrated religious? This episode is the second of my vocational series, where I ask my guests to pick a song relating to their vocational discernment and to answer these seven simple questions: 1. Please introduce yourself and how we got to know each other. 2. Explain your song of choice and how it relates to your discernment. 3. Please explain your vocation in general and what it means to you. 4. How did you discern your vocation in general? Were there any challenges? 5. Why did you pursue your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? 6. How has your faith changed since entering this vocation? 7. If you could advise your 18-year-old self about your vocation, what would you say? Listen to me chat with Deacon Mark Neugebauer, whose epic faith journey has included stops at Conservative Judaism, Messianic Judaism, and Evangelical Protestantism on his way home in the Catholic Church. He is currently the Deacon at Blessed Trinity Parish in the Archdiocese of Toronto and formerly worked as an elementary school teacher before being recommended by his parish to become a permanent deacon. The song you heard in the intro was “Wayfaring Stranger”, by The Quebe Sisters and the song Deacon Mark picked was the hymn “It Is Well With My Soul” (I picked the version by Anthem Lights). If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share wherever you listen to your podcasts! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

馬天恩神父和他的團隊在五十五天中，把瑪利亞．葛萊蒂的主要聖髑帶到美國的五十四個城市，希望藉著聖女的故事，讓更多人意識到不論待己待人，都需要多一點慈悲。

Husband, Wife, Monk, Friar, Sister, Father, and … Consecrated Virgin? If you’re like me, you have never heard of Consecrated Virginity before as a vocation in the Catholic Church. But this vocation’s history stretches back to the early days of the Church and is being revived in recent years. This episode is the first of my vocational series, where I ask my guests to pick a song relating to their vocational discernment and to answer these seven simple questions: 1. Please introduce yourself and how we got to know each other. 2. Explain your song of choice and how it relates to your discernment. 3. Please explain your vocation in general and what it means to you. 4. How did you discern your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? Were there any challenges? 5. Why did you pursue your vocation with this diocese/order/person in particular? 6. How has your faith changed since entering this vocation? 7. If you could advise your 18-year-old self about your vocation, what would you say? Listen to me chat with Erin Kinsella, the Directory of Campus Ministry at the University of Toronto’s Newman Centre, as we learn about her conversion, her early years, and how she discerned Consecrated Virginity at the Archdiocese of Toronto. The song you heard in the intro was “Wayfaring Stranger”, by The Quebe Sisters and the song Erin picked was “Halo”, by Beyoncé. If you have any friends and family that you think would like this podcast, please share wherever you listen to your podcasts! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

在天主教會冊封的聖人當中，聖瑪利亞．葛萊蒂是其中一位最年輕的，離世時年僅十一歲。瑪利亞因拒絕鄰居亞歷山度的侵犯而遭襲擊，傷重不治，死前寬恕了亞歷山度。《愛●常傳》跟隨馬天恩神父前往她在意大利的故居，向這位勇於寬恕的聖女學習。

We’re back to Ordinary Time again and it’s time for a new season! Among the new changes, Lyndon will be the sole host going forward and has found a job. There will also be more interviews and reflections from reading material and prayer. Episodes will be more varied and sporadic this time, so check for updates from time to time. 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! You can drop a comment or question for me to answer in a future episode at theholycatholicbrew@gmail.com.

從四年前開始，位於多倫多唐人街的嘉模聖母堂，每年五月底都舉行聖母出遊，讓信眾有機會公開宣認自己的信仰。究竟是甚麼驅使他們，不怕艱苦困難，冒着日曬雨淋，去盡心盡力籌辦這樣的大型活動呢？《愛●常傳》特别為你去唐人街找答案。

每人都嚮往公義，但要達致公義，愛德的工作是不可或缺的。在忙碌的生活中，在為自己與家人的需要籌謀的同時，我們可會留意到社會上有一些人，很需要我們伸出援手？《愛●常傳》帶大家看看天主教徒怎樣以不同方式在生活中實踐慈悲。

Irene洪詠華於2017年舉辦了她首次個人畫展，這畫展背後原來是她用了十年來實現的夢想。藉著繪畫抽象畫，Irene更走近天主。

什麼是在職貧窮？香港天主教勞工事務委員會於2017年11月舉辦了「七天貧窮」體驗活動，讓教友以最低工資的生活水平生活一星期。

人生只得一次，犯錯之後，有沒有可能扭轉以後的命運？三十出頭的Hawkins雖然曾經跌入生命的低谷，但憑著信靠天主，他找到生命的路向。

慈幼會士鮑嘉天神父，一生在香港聖類斯中學服務，他對兩棲爬行動物的熱誠、謙遜認真的態度，令無數學生受益匪淺。

今天的加拿大在很多人的眼中，是個相當宜居的國家，但在十七世紀，剛開發的加拿大卻是個充滿著艱難的地方。《愛•常傳》帶大家看看真福加大利納修女及聖方濟各拉瓦爾主教為怎樣歷盡艱辛，為加拿大奉獻一生。

加拿大的滿地可在三百七十多年前剛開埠時，與現時有天淵之別。山上的十字架地標，揭示這城市與天主教信仰的關係。《愛‧常傳》帶大家看看兩位同樣名叫Marguerite瑪加利大的聖女─聖瑪加利大‧波爾橋(St. Marguerite Bourgeoys)和聖瑪加利大‧杜維爾(St. Marguerite d'Youville)，怎樣為滿地可市的初期發展作出重要貢獻。

Grace continues to share with us what she has encountered and what she has learned from her Panama WYD experience.

多倫多市中心有一所獨特的大學女生宿舍，讀書環境理想，還給學生家的感覺。洗衣、煮飯、工作社交、哲學思考、甚至信仰和靈性上，都一一照顧到，令每個住宿的學生都得到難忘的經驗。這就是由天主教組織主業會協助管理的Kintore College。

執事聖職在早期教會已存在，卻曾經沉寂過一段長時間。2018年五月，適逢「全球華人終身執事交流大會」於多倫多舉行，《愛‧常傳》與多位終身執事傾談，探討他們在教會和社區扮演的角色。

2018年年初，聖方濟各‧沙勿略的聖髑─一隻曾為十萬人領洗的右手─在加拿大進行巡迴之旅，更有聖堂在一日內吸引了過萬人到訪。《愛‧常傳》帶大家認識聖方濟各‧沙勿略的生平，亦藉此機會了解聖髑之旅的主辦機構Catholic Christian Outreach─一群現代傳教士。

孩子純真和謙卑的本性，往往令他們對信仰更開放，而在家長陪同孩子在信仰的旅程邁進時，他們不但跟孩子走得更近，也同時拉近與天主的距離。Federation of North-American Explorers (FNE)不但協助孩子與耶穌相遇，也提供機會讓家長與孩子在信仰路上同行。