The Liturgy Guys

Mar 03 2023 264 ep. 35 mins 1.2k
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The Liturgy Guys is an initiative of Benedictine College and Adoremus Bulletin. Christopher Carstens and Dr. Denis McNamara sit down with host Jesse Weiler every week to talk about Catholic Liturgy. At the end of each episode our Liturgy experts take time to answer listener submitted questions. The goal of this podcast is to share the treasures of Liturgy with English speaking Catholics all over the world.

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Eucharistic Miracles | S7 E16

Mar 03 2023 40 mins  
"Eucharistic miracles are these kind of odd aberrations where the ordinary looks kind of boring, but then these extraordinary miracles where the host turns into blood or flesh is actually really the ordinary thing. But we think of it as a miracle."LG Question: Should priests sing along with the congregation?

Cultural & Cosmic Roots of the Blessed Sacrament | S7 E15

Feb 24 2023 43 mins  
The Liturgy Guys look at some of the roots of the eucharist in creation and in human culture. How is wine a hierophany? What is a hierophany anyway? Listen to find out!LG Question: If two Eucharistic processions converge, how do we handle having two monstrances with two hosts?

Jean Hani on the Eucharist | S7 E14

Feb 16 2023 47 mins  
We revisit one of Denis McNamara's favorite philosophers, Jean Hani, and his book The Divine Liturgy: Insights Into Its Mystery. Hani is one of the foremost thinkers on the sacrifice of the mass.LG Question: When praying the Rosary, do you have to focus solely on canonized scripture?

Liturgy Quiz X | Baptism Edition | S7 E13

Feb 09 2023 34 mins  
Let the quiz commence! Test your baptism knowledge against intellectual titans, Denis McNamara, Christopher Carstens, and Jesse Weiler.LG Question: Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?

Why Do You Believe in God? | S7 E12

Feb 03 2023 41 mins  
Christopher Carstens throws a curveball question to the group. Why do the Liturgy Guys believe in God? And why do we believe Christ our savior? This season is all about the Eucharist, but we can't begin to understand the Blessed Sacrament without asking ourselves these questions.LG Question: What are your five favorite Catholic books?To submit your Liturgy Guys Question, reach out

Pope Benedict XVI | S7 E11

Jan 26 2023 33 mins  
Pope Benedict XVI, through his teachings and leadership, laid the foundation for everything The Liturgy Guys are about. This week we discuss his enormous impact on the Church, and on our own lives.LG Question: Can priests arrange their altar like Pope Benedict XVI in the so-called "Benedictine Arrangement?"To submit your Liturgy Guys Question, reach out to us on Twitter, or questio

Saints and the Eucharist | S7 E10

Jan 19 2023 31 mins  
We're talking the saints. We're concluding the USCCB document on The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. It concludes with sanctity and holiness. And so we'll look at some of the saints who have had the Eucharist as a center of their life on their way back to God. And take that as the final word that the bishops want us to hear. Gain sanctity.LG Question: Is it poss

Conversion | S7 E9

Jan 12 2023 24 mins  
The topic today is conversion. Turning away from sin. The sacrament of penance is a great way to respond to the gift of the Eucharist.Liturgy Question: Why do some confession booths have three doors when only two people are talking? Tweet us or send your Liturgy Questions to [email protected] Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church

The Eucharist Transforms Us | S7 E8

Jan 06 2023 22 mins  
The Eucharist transforms us. We are alive in Christ, living more fully, and then we take that divine life out to the world. Liturgy Question: Sometimes my parish adds extra bell rings during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Are those rings needed, and what do they mean?

Responding to the Gift | S7 E7

Dec 29 2022 37 mins  
How do we respond to the gift of the Eucharist? With worship and thanksgiving. That's this week on The Liturgy Guys.