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Welcome back! Today's episode is a lot of fun with a good amount of laughs between Father Dave and Rick. It's a great discussion talking about the reality of caring for the baby Jesus, who after all, was human; what that must have been like. They also talk about the Christian struggle, how the fruits of the feasts have to extend into our ordinary daily lives, and much more. Enjoy!

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Welcome back to our 4th season of Casting the Net! Today we kick off the new year with some great insights into starting things off the right way. A few highlights...

• Remembering that for Catholics, Christmas is a season; it doesn't end on December 26th
• The threat of spiritual consumerism
• Some details on the Magi
• And much more!

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Welcome back for both our final episode on Advent, and the final episode of our 2025 calendar year.

We appreciate your support, comments and suggestions for our show and are already looking forward to the 2026 season.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Casting the Net!

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Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on Advent, specifically the third reflection in Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's book titled: "Stepping out of the Night". A few highlights from the show:

• The Immaculate Conception and what it really is
• Threats to our identity
• In the human face of Jesus shines the light of our Father
• Advent isn't just sentimental; it's luminous
• Be awake for God and for other people
• Engage in the traditions that keep Christ the center of your Advent season

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Today we continue our series on Advent, specifically with a reflection from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (a.k.a. Benedict XVI) entitled, "Dare to Step forward Toward God's Mysterious Presence"

A few highlights:

• Our situation in the modern world is liquid; great explanation by Rick
• Freedom left unconstrained is anarchy
  • It's like playing a game without rules
• In the Advent season we're trying to turn back toward God
• How we need to step towards God's mysterious presence; this is what it's all about

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Today is the first episode in our new series on Advent. Kicking things off, Father Dave and Rick have a few key highlights today:

• The mechanics on how the new liturgical year works
• What makes Advent a "season of hope"; the theological Christian virtue of hope...not the Hallmark version
• Quotes from Pope Benedict to help explain this definition of hope
• Why God became like us

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Welcome back! Today is a continuation from the last couple weeks on the topic of antisemitism. It's a little heavy as Father Dave says later in the episode, but certainly important.

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Today's episode continues our series on anti-semitism, in particular the topic of hatred. A few key takeaways are below:

• The impulse doesn't have to control you
• Anti-semitism is really just a specific form of hatered
• We become the actions we perform
• Hatred is the culmination of bad choices over a period of time

Enjoy.

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