Do you enjoy our free weekly shows? If so, you will love our premium community. Four segments each week and an active community. Join hundreds of Catholics around the world. Learn more: <a href= "https://www.coffinnation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Coffin Nation program.</a>  Support this show: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Donate</a>. Thank you! ____________________________________________________________________ Catholics of the Eastern persuasion take fasting seriously. It looms large in their approach to penitential Seasons in the Church’s calendar. Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo (formerly Deacon Sabatino) founded the Institute of Catholic Culture, and has since served as its Executive Director. He also serves as the Director of the Office of Catechesis and Evangelization for the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton. And is the father of seven. He is convinced that the sense of apathy and misunderstanding toward the great benefits of fasting has got to change. Fasting not only has health benefits but it is badly needed today for Christians who desire to grow and self-mastery and love of Christ. Listen in! Read the rest of show notes and get the resources here: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.patrickcoffin.media/show" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patrick Coffin Show</a>

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171: The Straight Goods on Fasting—Father Hezekias Carnazzo

<div class="x_gmail_default">Do you enjoy this podcast? Support our work and get the benefits of being a premium member of our community. Learn more here: www.coffinnation.com</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> </div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> **************************************************************</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> </div> <div class="x_gmail_default">I saw Jean Vanier speak at two different conferences. The first was in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in the mid-80s; the second on a farm retreat north of Toronto in the early 90s. It was at the latter where I met and spoke with him briefly. I had read a couple of his early books. If you are Canadian and Catholic, Jean Vanier is a household name to you. A dozen schools are named for him across the country, and he won dozens of accolades and honorary degrees—all manner of worldly admiration.   Under the inspiration of a Dominican priest named Father Thomas Philippe,  Jean Vanier as the founding myth goes, visited two mentally handicapped man and decided to have them come live with him and that was the beginning of L'Arche, now a worldwide Federation of group homes for the mentally handicapped When he walked into a room or strode casually up to a lectern before a large crowd, his beautiful face always seem to be beaming. His tall frame radiated a palpably peaceful aura, which has been compared to being in the presence of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was a friend of his. We now know that Jean Vanier was also a serial sexual predator.   After all the heartache and anger and disillusionment felt by millions of Catholics since the long Lent of 2002, now JEAN VANIER? You kidding me? The truth is, he seems to have learned is diabolical strategies for taking full advantage of women from none other than Father Thomas Philippe, his mentor in spiritual father, a despicable and manipulative fraud. In this video, Patrick asks the questions that have not been answered about this tragic, shocking fall of a man once hailed as a living saint.</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> * The Holy Office punished Thomas Philippe in 1956 with severe restrictions and sanctions, which means his despicable behavior was known by the Vatican. Why was this not flagged decades earlier? * We know of 14 women who say they were abused by Philippe long *after* his formal punishment for doing the same thing in the early 50s. How many more lives were badly damaged because Vanier gave him cover—and access to a steady flow of vulnerable women? * Pope Francis publicly mentioned that he had talked to Vanier the week before he died in May 2019, and went out of his way to praise his life work. As of this moment, the Pope has not said a word, either about the victims nor the scandal itself. Why not?</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> * Finally, how could a man who lived a very public life as a model of morality and goodness have so successfully segmented and hid this level of evil?   In addition to praying for his victims, and for his soul, I also pray for the community he started. The prophetic witness of L'Arche is even more urgently needed today than it was in 1964.</div>

Do you enjoy this podcast? Support our work and get the benefits of being a premium member of our community. Learn more here: www.coffinnation.com   **************************************************************   I saw Jean Vanier speak at two different conferences. The first was in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, in the mid-80s; the second on a farm retreat north of Toronto in the early 90s. It was at the latter where I met and spoke with him briefly. I had read a couple of his early books. If you are Canadian and Catholic, Jean Vanier is a household name to you. A dozen schools are named for him across the country, and he won dozens of accolades and honorary degrees—all manner of worldly admiration.   Under the inspiration of a Dominican priest named Father Thomas Philippe,  Jean Vanier as the founding myth goes, visited two mentally handicapped man and decided to have them come live with him and that was the beginning of L'Arche, now a worldwide Federation of group homes for the mentally handicapped When he walked into a room or strode casually up to a lectern before a large crowd, his beautiful face always seem to be beaming. His tall frame radiated a palpably peaceful aura, which has been compared to being in the presence of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was a friend of his. We now know that Jean Vanier was also a serial sexual predator.   After all the heartache and anger and disillusionment felt by millions of Catholics since the long Lent of 2002, now JEAN VANIER? You kidding me? The truth is, he seems to have learned is diabolical strategies for taking full advantage of women from none other than Father Thomas Philippe, his mentor in spiritual father, a despicable and manipulative fraud. In this video, Patrick asks the questions that have not been answered about this tragic, shocking fall of a man once hailed as a living saint. * The Holy Office punished Thomas Philippe in 1956 with severe restrictions and sanctions, which means his despicable behavior was known by the Vatican. Why was this not flagged decades earlier? * We know of 14 women who say they were abused by Philippe long *after* his formal punishment for doing the same thing in the early 50s. How many more lives were badly damaged because Vanier gave him cover—and access to a steady flow of vulnerable women? * Pope Francis publicly mentioned that he had talked to Vanier the week before he died in May 2019, and went out of his way to praise his life work. As of this moment, the Pope has not said a word, either about the victims nor the scandal itself. Why not? * Finally, how could a man who lived a very public life as a model of morality and goodness have so successfully segmented and hid this level of evil?   In addition to praying for his victims, and for his soul, I also pray for the community he started. The prophetic witness of L'Arche is even more urgently needed today than it was in 1964.

The Truth About Jean Vanier

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Join our premium program: www.coffinnation.com Support our show, with a one-time or recurring donation, click here: Donate. Thank you ************************************************************** For a man who has won nine Grammy Awards, recorded over 60 albums, and performed with the very best of American artists, José Feliciano is as down to earth as they come. With his ready laugh, self-deprecating humor, and penchant for bad puns, the self-taught guitar prodigy wants to talk about his Catholic faith, from which he drifted a few years back.   Read the rest of the show notes on our website: www.patrickcoffin.media/show  

168: Blind Faith In Music—José Feliciano

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Amazonian Synod Docs For Dummies

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Check out our community program: members' forum, weekly webinars, 3 weekly shows and much more. Join other Catholics around the world: www.coffinnation.com ************************************************************** China is often in the news—for finance, international business, cuisine, and more recently, the Wuhan coronavirus. But the 800-pound panda bear is the fact that China invented totalitarianism centuries before Christ, a collective reality of self-understanding that was tailor-made for the Communist revolution when it arrived. China expert Dr. Steven Mosher has both a historical and religious context. As a historian, he knows the pattern of oppression and bondage under Communism. As a Catholic convert, he knows how critical China is to the mission of the Church.   For the rest of show notes, watch this episode at www.patrickcoffin.media/show    

167: China: the World’s Biggest Bully—Dr. Steven Mosher

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If you'd like to bring me to your conference or local church — at no expense to the parish— learn more here.   ************************************************************** One of the great providential blessings of living as a Catholic under the confused and confusing papacy of Pope Francis, is that there's a new hunger out there to learn the truth about the Catholic faith. Not the liberal agenda version, not the “Jesuit tradition” version, not the LA Religious Ed Congress version, not the Feeneyite or the extremist SSPX version, and not the clap-happy, self-help therapeutic moral deism version. I mean Catholicism, I mean the deposit of faith, what Jude 1:3 calls “the faith once delivered to the saints.” Could you summarize the teaching of Vatican I, or the Council of Trent in a few sentences? Do you know what was defined at the Council of Ephesus, or the First Council of Nicea? It's like the entire Catholic Church, at almost all levels, has a case of collective amnesia when it comes to grasping what went on between the resurrection and 1962. Then you need to dig into the deposit of faith. Are you a member of Coffin Nation? Check it out. Learn more about our community program here. 

Theology Hunger Is Real

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The lame scream media are hell-bent on keeping us in a constant state of fear. In the 1960s. it was the overpopulation bomb sold by people like Paul Ehrlich. Then it was UFO scares. For the rest of the show notes: www.coffinnation.com/videos And if you're tired of watching the culture spiral down the drain join Coffin Nation, the largest culture restoring community in the world, now in 25 countries. Learn more here: www.coffinnation.com.  Love to see you there. 

Mass Hysteria Scares? Ignore 'Em!

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Top 10 Annoying Social Media Phrases

Check out our premium community, join hundreds of Catholics from all over thw world! <a style= "color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.coffinnation.com">www.coffinnation.com</a> **************************************************************   Here is my review for the new Sam Mendes World War 1 drama, 1917. The movie showcases a wise blend of newcomers and veterans. Director Sam Mendes has decades of experience in the theater and went on to direct movies like American Beauty, Skyfall, and Road to Perdition I just read that he directed Dame Judi Dench on the stage in England at the age of 24. The Director of Photography is Academy Award winner, Roger Deakins, whose credits include Kundun, The Shawshank Redemption, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, and the underrated movie “The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford” based on a book by Deacon Ron Hanson. 1917 blends together all that experience to deliver a quiet wallop. While the subject matter is harrowing and mostly terrifying, one has to use the word beautiful to describe the visuals throughout. More on that in a moment. Two very well-known actors have small but critical roles as military commanders, Benedict Cumberbatch—who has one of the most magnificent speaking voices in the world—and Colin Firth. Both of these great actors seem born to play characters from the past. On the other hand, Mendes’ co-writer is a relative newcomer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who has written a few short films and a TV series. There’s nothing green showing here, though. The dialogue is pithy and rings true to the context and the period. Almost unknowns in the two lead roles: Dean-Charles Chapman as Lance Corporal Blake and George MacKay as Lance Corporal Schofield. These are fine young actors who are mostly unknown to American audiences. and this is a good thing because, from the opening scene, they are a blank slate. The fact that both characters are a bit on the bland side is also a plus because they become “everyman” making it easier to vicariously follow their mission behind enemy lines and alert a British general to halt an invasion that intelligence has discovered is a German trap. The emotional stakes have to do with the fact that Lance Corporal Blake's brother is set to be unleashed into this trap along with 1600 other British soldiers. And this is where 1917 draws an easy comparison with “Saving Private Ryan.” The brutal depiction of what was called The War to End All Wars coupled with the emotional impact of saving a brother makes for a very watchable movie. But 1917 in its basic story components it's much more similar to Gallipoli, the 1981 World War One drama that proved to the world that Mel Gibson could you more as an actor than motorbike to the desert a black leather outfit and bad hair. Gallipoli and 1917 share the same trope of gung ho soldiers maybe or maybe not being stopped before going over the top into enemy fire. No spoiler alerts, so I’ll stop right there on that. 1917 opens and closes with bookend images that show how many physical and emotional miles the characters have undergone. Again, simple and unadorned. Everyone's talking about the single continuous shot which of course is not literally true, as was the case with the Oscar-winning Birdman, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu. It WAS the case with the 2002 movie Russian Ark, directed by Alexander Sokurov, and LITERALLY a 90-minute continuous steadicam shot. With 1917, Mendes and Deakins have pulled off a two-hour magic trick by seamlessly blending the cuts along the way to give the uncanny appearance of one single camera perspective, mostly handheld and mostly traveling backward which adds to the sense of disorientation. If you're wondering where they spent the estimated 100 million dollar budget, this is it. cameras mounted on dollies, on cranes, on steady-cam operators, and even on motorcycles, all to take the viewer on a dangerous and unpredictable adventure into hell. Unlike with most war stories that introduce the characters’ backstories, 1917 jumps right into the mission, we don't know who these men are, we're not sure where they came from, we're only half sure of where they're going, And we certainly don't know if they'll live through it. 1917  does not have the same explicit blood and guts visuals of a “Saving Private Ryan.” The obstacles met and the dangers faced by the two leads is more Hitchcock than Spielberg. The non-stop action includes a few stops for breathers, one of which is a beautiful scene involving a young French woman and a baby in the middle of a German-controlled village. I'll mention one more. Special mention here goes to a haunting rendition of a 19th-century gospel ballad called “Wayfaring Stranger,” which has been covered by Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Ed Sheeran, and Jack White. In 1917, we are treated to an angelic acapella version by actor Jos Slovick, who, standing in the middle of the clearing in the forest in front of absolutely exhausted sitting men—many of them teenagers—sings the song like a liturgical hymn. It's one of those memorable movie moments that provides a consoling elixir for both the characters and the audience. For a few moments, a war-torn forest becomes a cathedral. It reminded me of the montage scene with Jose Feliciano haunting version of “California Dreamin’” smack in the middle of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece black comedy, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” All this to say that 1917 is going to clean up at Oscar time. Finally, an Academy Award win that makes sense! _____________________________________________________________________

Check out our premium community, join hundreds of Catholics from all over thw world! www.coffinnation.com **************************************************************   Here is my review for the new Sam Mendes World War 1 drama, 1917. The movie showcases a wise blend of newcomers and veterans. Director Sam Mendes has decades of experience in the theater and went on to direct movies like American Beauty, Skyfall, and Road to Perdition I just read that he directed Dame Judi Dench on the stage in England at the age of 24. The Director of Photography is Academy Award winner, Roger Deakins, whose credits include Kundun, The Shawshank Redemption, Oh Brother Where Art Thou, and the underrated movie “The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford” based on a book by Deacon Ron Hanson. 1917 blends together all that experience to deliver a quiet wallop. While the subject matter is harrowing and mostly terrifying, one has to use the word beautiful to describe the visuals throughout. More on that in a moment. Two very well-known actors have small but critical roles as military commanders, Benedict Cumberbatch—who has one of the most magnificent speaking voices in the world—and Colin Firth. Both of these great actors seem born to play characters from the past. On the other hand, Mendes’ co-writer is a relative newcomer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, who has written a few short films and a TV series. There’s nothing green showing here, though. The dialogue is pithy and rings true to the context and the period. Almost unknowns in the two lead roles: Dean-Charles Chapman as Lance Corporal Blake and George MacKay as Lance Corporal Schofield. These are fine young actors who are mostly unknown to American audiences. and this is a good thing because, from the opening scene, they are a blank slate. The fact that both characters are a bit on the bland side is also a plus because they become “everyman” making it easier to vicariously follow their mission behind enemy lines and alert a British general to halt an invasion that intelligence has discovered is a German trap. The emotional stakes have to do with the fact that Lance Corporal Blake's brother is set to be unleashed into this trap along with 1600 other British soldiers. And this is where 1917 draws an easy comparison with “Saving Private Ryan.” The brutal depiction of what was called The War to End All Wars coupled with the emotional impact of saving a brother makes for a very watchable movie. But 1917 in its basic story components it's much more similar to Gallipoli, the 1981 World War One drama that proved to the world that Mel Gibson could you more as an actor than motorbike to the desert a black leather outfit and bad hair. Gallipoli and 1917 share the same trope of gung ho soldiers maybe or maybe not being stopped before going over the top into enemy fire. No spoiler alerts, so I’ll stop right there on that. 1917 opens and closes with bookend images that show how many physical and emotional miles the characters have undergone. Again, simple and unadorned. Everyone's talking about the single continuous shot which of course is not literally true, as was the case with the Oscar-winning Birdman, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu. It WAS the case with the 2002 movie Russian Ark, directed by Alexander Sokurov, and LITERALLY a 90-minute continuous steadicam shot. With 1917, Mendes and Deakins have pulled off a two-hour magic trick by seamlessly blending the cuts along the way to give the uncanny appearance of one single camera perspective, mostly handheld and mostly traveling backward which adds to the sense of disorientation. If you're wondering where they spent the estimated 100 million dollar budget, this is it. cameras mounted on dollies, on cranes, on steady-cam operators, and even on motorcycles, all to take the viewer on a dangerous and unpredictable adventure into hell. Unlike with most war stories that introduce the characters’ backstories, 1917 jumps right into the mission, we don't know who these men are, we're not sure where they came from, we're only half sure of where they're going, And we certainly don't know if they'll live through it. 1917  does not have the same explicit blood and guts visuals of a “Saving Private Ryan.” The obstacles met and the dangers faced by the two leads is more Hitchcock than Spielberg. The non-stop action includes a few stops for breathers, one of which is a beautiful scene involving a young French woman and a baby in the middle of a German-controlled village. I'll mention one more. Special mention here goes to a haunting rendition of a 19th-century gospel ballad called “Wayfaring Stranger,” which has been covered by Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Ed Sheeran, and Jack White. In 1917, we are treated to an angelic acapella version by actor Jos Slovick, who, standing in the middle of the clearing in the forest in front of absolutely exhausted sitting men—many of them teenagers—sings the song like a liturgical hymn. It's one of those memorable movie moments that provides a consoling elixir for both the characters and the audience. For a few moments, a war-torn forest becomes a cathedral. It reminded me of the montage scene with Jose Feliciano haunting version of “California Dreamin’” smack in the middle of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece black comedy, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” All this to say that 1917 is going to clean up at Oscar time. Finally, an Academy Award win that makes sense! _____________________________________________________________________  

A Review of the Movie 1917

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In the early part of November 2019, I decided to do something that I have been thinking about for a couple of years. And never really imagined I would do. And that is, I quit drinking. Read the rest of the show notes on my YouTube Channel. While there don't forget to subscribe! FREE videos released every Tuesday and Saturday. For more content and other VIP perks join our premium community: www.coffinnation.com

Weekend Commentary: Why I Quit Drinking

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 Enjoy this podcast? You would love our premium shows. Join our community platform at www.coffinnation.com Subscribe to this podcast and our YouTube channel. ___________________________________________________________________ His official title was Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC), kind of a big deal for any Anglican clergyman. Then Rt. Rev Gavin Ashenden held the position from 2008 until 2017, when he left following, inter alia, a public liturgical reading in a Glasgow cathedral from the Quran that denied the divinity of Christ.  A good Protestant, he protested. And then he parted ways with the established church. The rest of the story is told in this interview with England’s highest-profile Catholic convert, received into the Catholic Church in December 2019.   For the rest of show notes and resources mentioned: www.patrickcoffin.media

162: From Chaplain to the Queen to Catholic Convert—Gavin Ashenden

<div class="x_gmail_default">I am updating something I said 12 months ago, this time focusing on how to crush 2020. </div> <div class="x_gmail_default">If you want to make the absolute most out of the coming year, here are my top 10 tactics for total tenacity and triumph…..And I apologize for the terrible alliteration. In no particular order: 1. Don't make a New Year's resolution. Make a plan.  2.  As Nir Eyal says in his fine book “Indistractable,” master your internal triggers. Listen to them. My interview with him: </div> <div class="x_gmail_default"><a href= "https://www.patrickcoffin.media/how-to-distract-proof-your-brain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth= "NotApplicable">https://www.patrickcoffin.media/how-to-distract-proof-your-brain/</a> 3.  Speaking of writing things down, well everyone gets excited about to-do list, write a not-to-do list. </div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> 4.  Cry more. The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35 and describes what Jesus did when he learned that his friend Lazarus had died. “Jesus wept.” 5. Pick up your smartphone and delete your social media apps. Delete them. I dare you. 6. Small is huge. A lot of us get grandiose ideas about how this year's going to be different/way better/more powerful etc than last year, and we forget that small wins are the key to success. </div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> 7.  Don't lie to yourself about your willpower. None of us have strong willpower. You are weak, and I am weak, and we both need constant, deliberate reliance on the grace of God to do anything well.</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> 8.  Get thee to a Latin Mass. Go for the sumptuous silence, the reverent atmosphere, the sight of young large families, the smells and bells, the fellow Catholics actually singing, and the aerobic exercise afforded by sitting, standing, and kneeling. 9. Don't argue about the Faith. Even if you win the argument, as Bishop Sheen said, you can lose the soul. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but...</div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> </div> <div class="x_gmail_default">10.  Join Coffin Nation, the largest community of culture builders in the world. Find out what members in 25 countries get you currently don't: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href="http://www.coffinnation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-auth= "NotApplicable">www.coffinnation.com</a> </div> <div class="x_gmail_default"> </div> <div class="x_gmail_default">Happy New Year! Take 2020 by the lapel, and show it WHO’S the BOSS!</div>

I am updating something I said 12 months ago, this time focusing on how to crush 2020. If you want to make the absolute most out of the coming year, here are my top 10 tactics for total tenacity and triumph…..And I apologize for the terrible alliteration. In no particular order: 1. Don't make a New Year's resolution. Make a plan.  2.  As Nir Eyal says in his fine book “Indistractable,” master your internal triggers. Listen to them. My interview with him:  https://www.patrickcoffin.media/how-to-distract-proof-your-brain/ 3.  Speaking of writing things down, well everyone gets excited about to-do list, write a not-to-do list.  4.  Cry more. The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35 and describes what Jesus did when he learned that his friend Lazarus had died. “Jesus wept.” 5. Pick up your smartphone and delete your social media apps. Delete them. I dare you. 6. Small is huge. A lot of us get grandiose ideas about how this year's going to be different/way better/more powerful etc than last year, and we forget that small wins are the key to success.  7.  Don't lie to yourself about your willpower. None of us have strong willpower. You are weak, and I am weak, and we both need constant, deliberate reliance on the grace of God to do anything well. 8.  Get thee to a Latin Mass. Go for the sumptuous silence, the reverent atmosphere, the sight of young large families, the smells and bells, the fellow Catholics actually singing, and the aerobic exercise afforded by sitting, standing, and kneeling. 9. Don't argue about the Faith. Even if you win the argument, as Bishop Sheen said, you can lose the soul. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but...   10.  Join Coffin Nation, the largest community of culture builders in the world. Find out what members in 25 countries get you currently don't: www.coffinnation.com   Happy New Year! Take 2020 by the lapel, and show it WHO’S the BOSS!

10 Ways to Crush 2020

Hi, do you enjoy this podcast? If you do, you will love our premium content and our supportive community. Learn more here: <a href="http://www.coffinnation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.coffinnation.com</a> ______________________________________________________________________ Despite teaching at prestigious universities, René Girard (1923—2015) was an outsider to the world of academe. The French philosopher and social critic began teaching literature because he needed a job. This venture set up his discovery of just how similar the various novels and classics were that he was lecturing on. He realized over time that, primarily, people want what other people want, a dynamic he called mimetic desire. ______________________________________________________________________ For the rest of the show notes: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.patrickcoffin.media/show" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@patrickcoffin.media</a> Please rate and review this podcast and Subscribe in <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.youtube.com/patrickcoffinmedia" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">YouTube!</a>

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161: René Girard on What Makes Us Tick—Gil Bailie

Join our premium content platform at <a style= "background-color: #ffffff; color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.coffinnation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.coffinnation.com</a>   Christmas is a season, so, Merry Christmas! In this video, I dive into some word origins and Bible verses that have to do with the brevity of life. Natura is the Latin root for nativity and nature and natural — and it has to do with things coming into being. We often treat life like a giant game of dodgeball and we hear about someone dying we think “Oh, that’s too bad they got hit with the ball” as if we’re never going to get hit. We’ll be the last man standing forever. The word of God teaches us otherwise. you and I will spend a brain-fracturing long amount of time in eternity in the life to come, whether in heaven or in hell, compared to the short decades we spend here in this life. With each 52-week unit of time known as one year that we experience the subsequent 52-week units of time seem to go by faster with each passing year. Isn’t that true? Didn’t Christmas seem to come around every 10 years or so when you were a little kid? So here are seven Bible verses on the brevity of life: 1. Psalms 90:10 2. Psalms 144:4 3. Job 9:25-26 4. 1 Chronicles 29:15 5. Luke 12:20 6. James 4:14 7.  Hebrews 2: 14-15 The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ have changed death from a black pit into a well-lit door. The great playwright and Catholic convert Tennessee Williams wrote something fascinating and very practical about the brevity of life. I’ll close with this: “In the time of your life–live!” That time is short and it doesn’t return again. It is slipping away while I write this and while you read it, the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition.”   Join our premium content platform at <a style= "background-color: #ffffff; color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.coffinnation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.coffinnation.com</a>

Join our premium content platform at www.coffinnation.com   Christmas is a season, so, Merry Christmas! In this video, I dive into some word origins and Bible verses that have to do with the brevity of life. Natura is the Latin root for nativity and nature and natural — and it has to do with things coming into being. We often treat life like a giant game of dodgeball and we hear about someone dying we think “Oh, that’s too bad they got hit with the ball” as if we’re never going to get hit. We’ll be the last man standing forever. The word of God teaches us otherwise. you and I will spend a brain-fracturing long amount of time in eternity in the life to come, whether in heaven or in hell, compared to the short decades we spend here in this life. With each 52-week unit of time known as one year that we experience the subsequent 52-week units of time seem to go by faster with each passing year. Isn’t that true? Didn’t Christmas seem to come around every 10 years or so when you were a little kid? So here are seven Bible verses on the brevity of life: 1. Psalms 90:10 2. Psalms 144:4 3. Job 9:25-26 4. 1 Chronicles 29:15 5. Luke 12:20 6. James 4:14 7.  Hebrews 2: 14-15 The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ have changed death from a black pit into a well-lit door. The great playwright and Catholic convert Tennessee Williams wrote something fascinating and very practical about the brevity of life. I’ll close with this: “In the time of your life–live!” That time is short and it doesn’t return again. It is slipping away while I write this and while you read it, the monosyllable of the clock is Loss, loss, loss, unless you devote your heart to its opposition.”   Join our premium content platform at www.coffinnation.com

On the Brevity of Life

Support this channel with a one-time or recurring donation: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href="https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">patrickcoffin.media/donate</a> Join our premium program: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "http://www.coffinnation.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">coffinnation.com</a> ************************************************************** This episode debuted exactly two years ago, and I could think of no better show this year to honor my all-time favorite movie, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) through the eyes of two women with close ties to its creation. If Mr. Capra didn’t write it, why do I call it “Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life? It’s because that’s how the movie was marketed, which helps explain why the film got only a so-so reception when it was first released. Most of Mr. Capra’s pre-World War II movies were so sweet-hearted that they later earned the moniker “Capracorn,” not meant as a compliment. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most critically acclaimed films ever made. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, and placed number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, it also ranked number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Think about that. In light of the fact that hundreds of thousands of movies have been made, this is a jaw-dropping achievement. By the end of the Second World War, though, the mood of the movie-going public had shifted, as I wrote about the making of the movie in National Review a few years ago HERE. The next day after it was published, an appreciative email from a woman named Mary Owen arrived in my inbox. Turns out, Mary is the daughter of actress Donna Reed, who played Mary Bailey, the wife of James Stewart’s George Bailey. I thanked her for the lovely email and we had a few back-and-forths. After my podcast was up on two feet and spreading around the world (110 countries and counting), I thought it would be fun to have her on the show to talk about her mother’s role in this now-international favorite Christmas movie and to learn some back story to her mother’s career and her commitment to writing back to the G.I’s who wrote to her from the trenches and the gun turrets of World War II. The interview segues nicely into the next one, a rich conversation with actress Karolyn Grimes who played Zuzu, one of the four Bailey kids. Remember Zuzu’s petals? This was a real treat for me who loves the movie so well, and I know it will be for you as well. I learned, among other things, how much Mrs. Grimes suffered as a teen when her mother died and then the next year her father was killed and she became a ward of the state—then “rescued” by an aunt and uncle in Missouri, which was an unhappy home situation. Karolyn also played Debbie, the daughter of David Niven and Loretta Young in another Christmas favorite, The Bishop’s Wife. For those of us who can’t gobble up enough trivia and true stories about It’s a Wonderful Life, Mrs. Grimes is a treasure trove of first-hand memories and insights! For the show notes: <a style="color: #e67e23;" href= "https://www.patrickcoffin.media/donate" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.patrickcoffin.media</a>

Support this channel with a one-time or recurring donation: patrickcoffin.media/donate Join our premium program: coffinnation.com ************************************************************** This episode debuted exactly two years ago, and I could think of no better show this year to honor my all-time favorite movie, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1947) through the eyes of two women with close ties to its creation. If Mr. Capra didn’t write it, why do I call it “Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life? It’s because that’s how the movie was marketed, which helps explain why the film got only a so-so reception when it was first released. Most of Mr. Capra’s pre-World War II movies were so sweet-hearted that they later earned the moniker “Capracorn,” not meant as a compliment. It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most critically acclaimed films ever made. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, and placed number 11 on its initial 1998 greatest movie list, it also ranked number one on its list of the most inspirational American films of all time. Think about that. In light of the fact that hundreds of thousands of movies have been made, this is a jaw-dropping achievement. By the end of the Second World War, though, the mood of the movie-going public had shifted, as I wrote about the making of the movie in National Review a few years ago HERE. The next day after it was published, an appreciative email from a woman named Mary Owen arrived in my inbox. Turns out, Mary is the daughter of actress Donna Reed, who played Mary Bailey, the wife of James Stewart’s George Bailey. I thanked her for the lovely email and we had a few back-and-forths. After my podcast was up on two feet and spreading around the world (110 countries and counting), I thought it would be fun to have her on the show to talk about her mother’s role in this now-international favorite Christmas movie and to learn some back story to her mother’s career and her commitment to writing back to the G.I’s who wrote to her from the trenches and the gun turrets of World War II. The interview segues nicely into the next one, a rich conversation with actress Karolyn Grimes who played Zuzu, one of the four Bailey kids. Remember Zuzu’s petals? This was a real treat for me who loves the movie so well, and I know it will be for you as well. I learned, among other things, how much Mrs. Grimes suffered as a teen when her mother died and then the next year her father was killed and she became a ward of the state—then “rescued” by an aunt and uncle in Missouri, which was an unhappy home situation. Karolyn also played Debbie, the daughter of David Niven and Loretta Young in another Christmas favorite, The Bishop’s Wife. For those of us who can’t gobble up enough trivia and true stories about It’s a Wonderful Life, Mrs. Grimes is a treasure trove of first-hand memories and insights! For the show notes: www.patrickcoffin.media

160: It’s a Wonderful Movie—Mary Owen and Karolyn Grimes

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