Living the Liturgical Calendar

Are we spending more time keeping up with the latest shows and headlines than we are with the Word of God? Jeff invites us to “redeem the time” by trading a little screen time for Scripture, showing just how quickly many books of the Bible can be read. Email us with comments or q ...  Show more

When you hear the word cancer, everything changes. Matthew James Christoff joins Jeff to share his experience walking through cancer for the third time. In this candid and hope-filled episode, Matthew shares how his first diagnosis 25 years ago led to a life-changing encounter wi ...  Show more

We all have a liturgy to our lives, even if we don't call it that. So why bother with one that's old and global, too? Since Advent is the start of a new liturgical year, Seth and Tsh unpack what the calendar is and why it matters. Not so much a deep dive, this chat is more of a h ...  Show more

The religious observation of Advent has shifted and changed through the years. But how did we get to a point where an Advent calendar is also a non-religious Christmas countdown with chocolates or other treats?

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Fr. Mike reviews the major solemnities and feast days that make up the liturgical year and explains why they are important to celebrate. We learn that the liturgical year highlights key moments of the Paschal Mystery and commemorates the life of our Blessed Mother and the lives o ...  Show more

This week, join Fr. Barouyr for a discussion about the Armenian Church calendar, what it means, its purpose, and how we should interpret it. This episode is taken from an interview on Radio Voice of Van. For a 2024 Armenian Church calendar which you can load on your phone, visit ...  Show more