The Sign Podcast

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2008-05-29T20:18:00.002-04:00

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Episode #6 - Let's Get Dangerous Part II

2006-12-21T12:27:00.000-05:00

Intro to Justice Part 2

Hosted by Deacon Dennis Dolan and Wayne Gignac

We hear more from Dn. Michael Berstene and our special guest Thomas Massaro, SJ, Asst. Professor of Morality at West on Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA.

Last minute Christmas Shoppers. Three great gift ideas for a Just Christmas:

haitianhealthfoundation.org
heifer.org
openhearts.org

Hey, last minute shoppers! You're in luck! Some suggestions on how to strike a blow against consumerism this Christmas! Make the "birthday boy" smile!

Alternative gifts for the real meaning of Christ's mas(s). (Get it?)

Episode #5 - Let's Get Dangerous

2006-12-15T13:04:00.000-05:00

Intro to Justice Part 1

Dn. Michael Berstene Interviews:

Thomas Massaro, SJ, Asst. Professor of Morality at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA.

Values underlying Justice Teaching: (Creation, Human Dignity, Rights, Responsibilities for Others, Poor and Vulnerable)

Vision for the World: (Build a better World where the least have a chance to make it.)

Where To Begin? (Avoiding Paralysis, Taking the Long View, Small Steps, Cooperate with God v. Playing God)

Resources for Justice: Here's a link to some reviews of one of Massaro's Books: "Living Justice: Catholic Social Teaching in Action"

Dn. Pete's Snippet: The Sign's answer to Andy Rooney! Deacon Peter Gill shares his meditation on our need to get involved and our tendency to complain and expect someone else to make the world better!

A Just Christmas: Hey, last minute shoppers! You're in luck! Some suggestions on how to strike a blow against consumerism this Christmas! Make the "birthday boy" smile!

Alternative gifts for the real meaning of Christ's mas(s). (Get it?!)

www.openhearts.org

www.heifer.org

www.haitianhealthfoundation.org

Episode #4 - NADD Highlights

2006-11-28T16:09:00.000-05:00

CNN/NCR Vatican Correspondent John Allen Interview:

That's right! The "Go To Guy" for expert coverage of what is really going on in the Vatican! The journalist that is choice number one for both Al Jezeera and CNN, sits down with us to give us the big picture.

A timely piece as the media ramps up for unprecedented world wide coverage of Pope Benedict's November trip to Turkey.

Deacon Richard Santello Interview: Dn. Dick Santello's ministry spans almost the entire history of the restored diaconate. This pioneer leader on the local, national and international levels of diaconal service, shares with us his insight into the development of the diaconate. Particularly, it's impact on the growing edge of the areas of Spirituality and Justice in the life of the Church. A short and thoughtful look at an emerging area in the life of the Church as the number of deacons now exceed the number of U.S. priests in religious orders.

See?!!! We told you this was going to get better! ; )

(A "tip of the hat" on this one goes out to "Our Man in Newport": Dn. Peter Gill.)

Episode #3 - Spirituality 101: Part 2

2006-11-16T16:13:00.000-05:00

Spirituality 101: Part B

Wayne and Dennis conclude their introduction of the concept of Spirituality. It is unpacked by a variety of historical examples and real life applications.

New Segment! The Sunday Funnies: Wayne provides a little joy and humility with some laughs from actual church bulletins!

Expert interviews start next week -- with a bang!

Stay "Subscribed" and Enjoy!

Episode #2 - Spirituality 101: Part 1

2006-11-05T16:18:00.000-05:00

Spirituality 101/Part 1

Tracing the evolution of the concept of Spirituality from the New Testament to Today.

With the assistance of Lenny the podcasting cat and Maggie, the Boston Terrier (scourge of trespassing deer!), Deacon Wannabe Wayne and Deacon Dennis begin to define this key term for future explorations

Cf. The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, Michael Downey, ed., The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1993. (A great resource! More like a one volume encyclopedia by contemporary specialists in the various sub specialties of Spirituality.)

Geek Spirituality: Wayne introduces SQPN.com's Pray Station Portable. Learn to pray the Liturgy of the Hours on your mp3 player or computer! (Millions of monks can't all be wrong!!!)

Click on links below.

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The Diaconal Mission Service Team

Holy Family, Hebron CT

Episode #1: Introduction

2006-10-26T16:20:00.000-04:00

It's up, Mom!

Hi, Gang! Welcome to the very first podcast! Probably the worst in what will hopefully be a long line of improving efforts.

In this episode, we introduce what we hope this podcast will be. We make a bunch of mistakes and laugh a lot!

Enjoy it while you can because in the time honored tradion of podcasting, like all other episode 1 efforts, this one will be taken down as soon as possible.

Prayers would be good at this point.

Next cast will be the real deal. Booyah!

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2006-09-12T16:22:00.000-04:00

Coming Soon!

A seat at the Great Buffet that is the Ancient, Catholic, Wisdom Tradition!

Grown-up Spirituality for the REAL world!

Transformation inside (spirituality) and out (justice)!

(and a few laughs too!)

Link to Us

2006-06-18T19:04:00.000-04:00

How to link to thesignpodcast.com
more to come

Recommended Podcasts

2006-06-18T18:59:00.000-04:00

Good podcasts:

www.bustedhalo.com

www.sqpn.com

www2.catholic.com/audio/podcast/podcaster.php

The Crew

2006-06-18T18:57:00.000-04:00

Wayne Gignac is a deacon-candidate for the Diocese of Norwich. He is the co-host of The Sign Podcast and technical advisor for dmst internet ministries. Wayne is a noted motivational speaker and an entertainer of long standing. He is employed by ESPN in Brstol CT.

Deacon Michael Berstene is involved in parish ministry at Saint Bernard Church in Rockville. He is the Director of Diaconate Personnel for the diocese, a graduate of the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Institute at St. Paul’s College in Washington, DC and a past president of the Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity. Current Chairman of the New England Region of The National Association of Deacon Directors and a member of the dmst Parish Mission Band, Michael has a degree in business from the University of Connecticut and a Masters in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Deacon Dennis Dolan holds degrees from St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore and Boston College He is a graduate of the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Institute at St. Paul’s College in Washington, DC. Dennis has been an Asst. Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Norwich, Parish DRE and is past Chairman of Religion Departments at South Catholic and Aquinas High School. He is presently senior Catholic Chaplain for the CT Department of Corrections, a board member of the Diocesan Prison Ministry Board and Malta Prison Volunteers of CT. Dennis is a national columnist for the Paulist Father’s newsletter for Catholic Inmates Let’s Talk and a member of the dmst Parish Mission Band.

Deacon Peter Gill is the former editor of the Four County Catholic and member of the Diocesan Disciples in Mission Team. He now directs outreach ministry to homebound seniors and provides pastoral care and bereavement support to Bristol VNA & Hospice. Additionally, Peter serves as Catholic Chaplain for the mentally ill at Connecticut Valley Hospital and as deacon for the parish community of St. Colman, Middlefield CT. Dn. Peter is a member of the dmst Parish Mission Band.

Sister Patricia Cook, RSM, Ph.D., a co‐founder of the Program For Spiritual Direction at Sacred Heart University,earned a doctorate in systematic theology from Fordham University and a
certificate in ministry supervision from Yale University. She has taught theology on both
undergraduate and graduate levels, and was director of ministry formation for the Diocese of Norwich for 11 years. Since 1998, Sister Patricia has been chaplain for three men’s correctional facilities.

Jill Rauh is Senior Program Associate for the Education for Justice (EfJ) Project. She joined the staff at the Center of Concern in August 2004. Jill develops educational resources on Catholic Social Teaching and social justice, coordinates the project's marketing efforts, and communicates with EfJ members. Jill received her M.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in U.S. Foreign Policy in developing countries at George Washington University, and her B.A. in Theology and Communication Studies is from Marquette University. Before coming to the Center of Concern, Jill worked as coordinator of the citizenship and civic participation program at the Central American Resource Center in Washington, DC. Previous to this, she spent a year teaching and community organizing in Ecuador, South America, with Rostro de Cristo (Face of Christ).

Deacon Tom Casey is active in ministry at the Church of the Holy Family in Hebron and holds the position of Catholic Chaplain for the CT Department of Correction at the Gates facility in Niantic. Tom received his BA in Economics from Providence College and began his career with the U.S. Treasury Department. He went on to work in the banking and finance industry as Auditor, Comptroller, CFO, and CEO at various institutions. He received his Masters Degree in Dogmatic Theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Tom and his wife Rachel helped establish group homes for mentally retarded women and the St. Vincent dePaul Soup kitchens in Norwich and Middletown. Tom is a Certified Financial Planner. He served in the Regular Army and in the Reserves, achieving the rank of Captain.

What's This Podcast Thing?!?!?!

2006-06-18T16:49:00.000-04:00

What is this “Podcast” thing, ?!?!?!

“So… What is a podcast?” Same thing as Tivo or a VCR or a DVD. (Only different!)

A Podcast is an audio (or video) file, that can be automatically downloaded through a program via a RSS or Atom Feed, and listened to (watched) on your PC or mobile audio (video) device (called an mp3 player)

Think of a podcast as a pre-recorded radio or tv show. Think of the podcast catching program (the RSS) as aTIVO for the Internet. You tell the TIVO (Podcatcher) what you want to record by entering the Internet Channel (Feed URL) of the Show you want to hear (or watch). When a new episode of that show becomes available, the software downloads the show for you and keeps it ready for you to enjoy at your convenience.

This is called "subscribing" - only it's free! It just means that you get every new show delivered automatically to your computer. You don't have to go and get it every time. (Neat, huh?!)

What do you do now? Well there are several software programs available to get these shows for you. The most popular being iTunes. This does not mean you need an iPod to listen to the shows, any device that will play the format in which the show is encoded (mp3, wma, wav, etc.) will work just fine, including your computer! I use my iRiver MP3 Player to listen to the shows I've download (when I’m away from my PC).

That's the "To Go!" part of "Spirituality & Justice - To Go!"

So sit at your computer and listen or download it to an MP3 Player of some type and take it with you and listen in the car (Over your car radio. Don't drive with the headphones on, please!), at the beach, in the gym - where ever!

To subscribe to The Sign Podcast just go to our homepage and click on the iTunes 1 Click button. Each new episode of The Sign will be delivered to your computer free and automatically.

Is this a great country or what?!