Well, I must admit that things have been busy and they are going to get even more busy. But I’m not worried about updating this blog because it doesn’t get much traffic.
The link below to Faith of Our Fathers is worth reading. The book is quite straightforward. Certainly it is dated here and there, but it has lots of clear thinking, and that’s a rarity these days.
“Unity of government is not less essential to the Church of Christ than unity of doctrine. Our divine Saviour never speaks of His Churches, but of His Church. He does not say : ” Upon this rock I will build my Churches,” but, ” Upon this rock I will build my Church,” from which words we must, conclude, that it never was His intention to establish or to sanction various conflicting denominations, but one corporate body, with all the members united under one visible Head ; for as the Church is a visible body, it must have a visible head.”
Cardinal Gibbons:
Faith of Our Fathers
Well, there’s a snag. There have to be some copyright investigations into the radio shows. I don’t think there is a copyright on the shows, but it has to be proven. I think they qualify as “orphan works.”
My interest in Old Time Radio shows is intersecting with my priesthood, and I’m actively working to help in gathering all episodes of this classic Catholic radio show. It’s progressing rather well. The episodes found in the archive mentioned below are a small sample. If you are interested in this sort of thing, be sure to download the episodes. I recommend “God and the Gambler” as a “trial” episode to listen to. It is quite well done. There is a little missing towards the end because of the tape breaking, but it doesn’t take away from the episode.
I’m developing an archive of rather obscure Catholic audio files… mainly from LPs and reel to reel tapes of yesteryear. These are things which I presume to be in the public domain or have received permission to post.
You will find something for a variety of ages and tastes there (i.e. lives of saints, radio dramas, etc.). The files are listed newest first, so part 2 is shown above part 1 for programs which have 2 parts.
Two pictures from today’s Missa Cantata at Franciscan University of Steubenville:
What do I listen to in terms of Old Time Radio? Ok, maybe you didn’t have that question in mind, but I’ll answer it anyhow:
For comedy: Give me a good ol’ Jack Benny show. It always seems to deliver at least one great laugh. I generally don’t feel it was a complete waste of time to listen to one of these for some comedy. I particularly like the later CBS shows.
Also, Fibber McGee and Molly tend to deliver some good laughs. The show tends to be about “nothing.” Ok, so Fibber has a hair-brained scheme or there’s a misunderstanding that isn’t discovered until the end of the show, but overall, there really isn’t much substance. That’s fine as long as the laughs are there.
I’ll discuss other genres in the future.
This is one great song. It’s not going to be a big hit. It could be, but listen to the lyrics:
You have not called me to be successful.
You have called me to be faithful.
I can do small things with great love
and make my life something beautiful for God.
Yesterday is gone.
Tomorrow has not yet come.
We have only today.
Let us begin.
Listen to the entire song:
Danielle Rose - Small Things with Great Love
You can also purchase the song for download.
God works in mysterious ways…. Here I am, preparing to celebrate a Missa Cantata - a High Mass in the Extraordinary Form - on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville next Sunday. I have never done this before, and I have only celebrated a few Low Masses.
I have some helps. One is this gem which should be re-released:
This is a great help, and although I plan on staying with simple chants, this High Mass is still an awesome (with the “frightful” connotation that is implied in this word) thing to prepare for.
It seems strangely appropriate…
But the banquet was ending
A plague was descending
The day of the locust at hand.