Catholic Banter
A podcast all about Catholic ministry and life, with a slight bias towards youth and young adult ministry. Join Jack Regan and Lizzie Wakeling for polite seasoned banter on a variety of different topics. Get in touch on Twitter/ Facebook @CatholicBants
Episodes
20 episodes
#19 - Don't Baptise Your Grandchildren in the Bath!
Jack & Lizzie start their new series on the sacraments by looking - quite naturally - at Baptism. What is it? And how does it change us? What does it mean to be baptised people?The book Jack mentioned isn't called 'What's in a name?...
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#18 - Trump, Mandela, God's Love, and a Few Other Things
Jack and Lizzie continue with the Discovery Course from CCO. They also talk about Trump, Biden, politics, Covid, Snow and why Lizzie's mic sounds funny. Enjoy...
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#17 - Who Needs a Plan Anyway?
In a rare unplanned episode, Jack and Lizzie discuss vaccine ethics, Catholic humour, ecumenical councils, 'Catholic guilt' and the Primary of Conscience. Note that this episode was recorded before the new Covid rules were announced and...
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#16 - Totally and Utterly Fratelli Tutti
This week, Jack and Lizzie discuss the latest Encyclical from Pope Francis. Yeah, it's like a really long letter where the Pope teaches us stuff - and this one's really good. It's got a lot to say about the world we live in. So, sit back as Jac...
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#15 - The Overwhelming, Never Ending, Reckless Love of God
We're back! Admit it - you've missed us, right?In this first episode of the new season, Jack and Lizzie go through the 'Discover Course' from CCO and talk about the Love of God.Despite the title, the episode isn't actually reall...
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[Summer Break]
Just a quick one to explain that we're on a summer break and we'll be back in September with some great new content.To be honest, that explanationpretty much nails it, but you should probably listen to this very short trailer anyway. I ...
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#14 - Six Days a Priest (with Father Tom Kent)
In possibly our most awesome episode yet, we're joined by a brand new priest. Father Tom Kent was ordained on Saturday July 11th, just six days before we recorded. He sat down to speak to us about his journey, his training, what it...
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#13 - More Stuff That's Wrong (Mythbusters, Part Two)
This time, we take a look at some common myths about the Catholic Church that we might hear from our non-Catholic-but-still-Christian friends. Do we worship Mary? Do we think confession is like a carwash? Do we think the bible doesn't matter th...
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#12 - So Darn Holy (Our Favourite Saints)
This week, Jack and Lizzie talk about sainthood and a few of their favourite saints. These are the guys and girls we talk about:The big ones:St John Paul IISt BernadetteSt Therese of LisieuxSt Michael the Archangel
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#11 - Things That Are Wrong (Mythbusters, Part One)
Join Jack and Lizzie as they take apart some commonly held - yet totally untrue - assumptions about the Catholic Church. Did the Church help Hitler? Do we hate the gay community? Is the Church full of abusers? Are we anti-women?I mean, ...
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#10 - When Love Conquered Death (Proving the Resurrection)
Jack and Lizzie talk about whether or not we can prove and defend the resurrection. I mean, we can, of course, but it's kinda fun seeing how they get there! They also talk about what it means to have a relationship with the Risen Christ, and a ...
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#9 - When We Pay It Forward (Evangelisation - with Father David King)
This week, we're joined by our first guest, the brilliant Father David King, who gets in on the banter and talks to us about life as a priest in the lockdown, about his journey to faith and, most of all, about evangelisation.How can we ...
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#8 - When JPII Drops the Mic (Theology of the Body)
Join Jack and Lizzie as they bite off way more than they can chew in an unusually theology-heavy podcast looking at Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. What does it mean to be human? Why do we have bodies? What is sexuality really...
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#7 - When Man Plays at Being God (Ethics, basically...)
Following on from the last episode on Faith & Science, we take a look at some of science's darker accomplishments and how we decide which tools to use, which to use sparingly, and which to keep in the drawer. It's a good one. I mean, I'm bi...
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#6 - When Faith and Science Make Friends
We're celebrating the fact that we're still in lockdown by asking if faith and science are compatible..?I mean... (spoiler alert...) they are. They totally are. But it's worth having a listen to see how we get there!Also - check...
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#5 - When the Church went on lockdown
In this - shorter than usual - episode, we reflect on what it means to be a Catholic Christian in this time of Covid-19, Lockdown, and online Mass streaming. We try to look for the positives, try to help you to make sense of it, and offer a few...
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#4 - When we invest in young people, awesome things happen
This week Jack and Lizzie shamelessly retreat into very familiar territory as they talk about youth ministry. What is youth ministry? Who is it for? What's working? What's not? And who is likely to win this year's Champion's League.Okay...
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#3 - When we sing, we pray twice
For Episode 3, we’re talking about songs. Mostly Christian ones, but we’ve thrown in a few wildcards as well. If you want to get in touch, we’re on Twitter @CatholicBants. Here – before you ask - are the songs we discuss with so...
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