Among Wolves

The second half of our “catch-up” episode that we started last year here are the topics we hit this go around: How College is a scam How to write High School Confirmation Retreat talks How CoVid broke Dylan How Michelle Obama ruined school lunches in New York Gratuitous Sounds clips 49 stars Special Guest: Dylan Barnard.

This episode features Dylan Barnard! We talk the Archdiocese of LA Religious Education Conference, the idea of desire requiring sacrifice, and cloning for some reason. Anyway, this will be a 2 part episode that will conclude at our next release where we'll talk about how college is a scam, proper confirmation retreats, and Dylan's CoVid panic attacks. Special Guest: Dylan Barnard.

So in this one Neil and I sip on some Glenmorangie Scotch courtesy of listener and friend Jeff! Scotch was great and the conversation was better! Here is the list of things we discussed in this one: Christmas and New Years Banter The Neil Relegation League (or the Not Real League) Helping Non-Catholics understand the Pope Changes in language, changes in art Pope Benedict's Death Kevin Conroy's Dea...

I’m drinking nothing but water while I teach this class on the Sacramental Economy. I take a quote from the Catechism (CCC 1131) and break it open showing the Old Testament prefigures, how Jesus perfect it, and how through the Holy Spirit all that belongs to Jesus is given to us for his glory (Jn 16:14). I close off with the reciprocal nature of the Sacraments, how we are not mercenaries working f...

So had a dramatic couple of weeks and Neil and I haven't gotten together to record a fresh episode, but we did record this intro to the Sacraments of Initiation that was intended for high school freshmen. We had a great conversation and in a very basic way broke down the three sacraments of initation. Enjoy!!! Special Guests: Gevie Hall and Lisa Whitney.

DISCLAIMER: We are talking St. Nicholas and there are spoilers here for small children, but also you shouldn’t be listening to our show with small children around in the first place. Shame on you. Merry Christmas!!!! We drink Tullibardine scotch while friend and fan of the show, Teri Love, drinks hot cocoa! For this one we talk all things St. Nicholas. I spring a pop quiz about St. Nicholas on Nei...

It’s been a crazy month of November and we can’t wait to talk with you all about it, but Neil and I just haven’t been able to get together to record. So here is a talk that I gave all on the nature of the liturgy and how to enter into it, it’s a talk I gave to confirmation volunteers during their preparation for the coming year. Hope you enjoy it!

So first we talk about what we’re drinking, then we listen to the final Coffee & Creed with Connie Clough, then these four awesome young adults share their experience of Coffee & Creed and Church hurt and the struggle to be a faithful young adult in our diocese. Take a listen for some encouragement!

EXPLICIT CONTENT. We swear in this one. Well…Neil swears in this one. I edit out a bunch of it but then run out of time and just let the rest go which is why we’re releasing it as a bonus episode rather than a regular one. Neil and I talk Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends and how disappointing the ending of the series was. Massive Spoilers, but honestly don’t pay to watch Halloween Ends, listen...

Welcome to our Annual Halloween Special! If this is your first time, we talk about Halloween plans then discuss a horror movie! I’m drinking Stone’s Hazy IPA, Neil has Big Dog’s Red Hydrant Brown Ale, and we’re both drinking Dubliner Irish Whiskey. Neil prepared this time!!!! And we recorded for 4 hours lol. So we’re gonna split this up and cut things out, but this one covers a couple cool Hallowe...

Ok we warm up talking about 90s action films, and suddenly realize that our guest Shannon doesn’t know who Silvester Stallone or Steven Segal is. We’re drinking Sam Adams Oktoberfest because it’s a reliably delicious Oktoberfest. About 20mins in we get around to talking about the actual topic…you’re welcome. At Coffee and Creed Bishop Thomas did an open Q&A panel, we didn’t record the panel bu...

During part 2 we interview three more people about the faith and life and Las Vegas. See below for their information and links when applicable: Caitlyn Kano, the executive director of Compass Catholic Ministries . Compass Catholic exists to inspire individuals and families to unite their faith and finances by providing information and tools, illuminated by our Catholic faith, allowing them to beco...

In this 2 parter we first talk about our good friend and Bishop GLT and his opening address to the conference including the 5 goals he would like to accomplish during the Eucharistic revival. Then we briefly discuss Dr. Scott Hahn’s evening Keynote after our good buddy Garret brings us a couple glasses of wine “the finest wine of Idaho”. Key take away is that the Eucharist was a “Sacrament before...

Neil and I are drinking Aberlour’s A’Bunadh Single Malt Scotch along with the Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier . The whiskey was great the beer was so-so, come on and get it together Hofbrau, Oktoberfest is supposed to be your thing! In this special episode we talk the problem with the over saturation of entertainment in the market and how it is the symptom of a culture that prizes techne over virtue. Grat...

In this one Marc Sayre gives a talk on Evangelization. It was an awesome talk and he has some solid practical take-aways for our own personal mission field. I’m drinking Modelo Especial, and Neil isn’t here…He was at home cause he has responsibilities called children. So Gevie, Lisa, and Elyssa step in to fill his shoes. After the talk we give our commentary on it as usual enjoy the episode everyo...

Alright this one's different. Neil and I record bumpers for introduction and take-aways. The talk was recorded at Tru Bru and the audio quailty is so-so, but the content was great! Bishop spoke about the "what" and "how" of prayer while Neil drinks Big Dog's Amber Lager, and I drink Sierra Nevada's Hazy IPA. Look for vegasyaministry on Instagram to get sign up to attend the next event! Find amongw...

This episode was recorded before Roe vs Wade was overturned so we’re talking about abortion without that background information, it was also recorded before Bishop McElroy was added to the college of cardinals so technically we were ahead of the game, but because of slow editing and vacations we released everything behind the game? Also… do you remember “the game”? Here are some of the background...

Neil and I get together with the most epic group of Catholic Men this side of the Mississippi about once a quarter to smoke cigars, drink whiskey, and talk about stuff. This go around we talk about The Big Lebowski, deaths we’ve experienced, and how the workforce has changed (for better or worse) after CoVid. Simple Cremations if you're listening after this show no more free advertising, but we're...

Today Neil and I drink The Busker Irish Whiskey [ https://www.thebusker.com/legal/?redirect_to=%2F ] , and it wasn’t good. Well I didn’t like it, it’s way too sweet and has a strange caramel/vanilla flavor like artificial syrups, but Neil thought it was good. Although I’m pretty sure he would drink rubbing alcohol if that was all he had in the cabinet. Gratuitous Sound Clips: System Of A Down - To...

At least our prayer life is more consistent than our podcast life. We haven’t given up and we’re not ignoring you, life’s just been busy. Can we still be friends? Neil and I are drinking Tomatin Scotch Whiskey ( https://tomatin.com/ ) and we talk Neil’s Easter Traditions then we dissect The Batman! Dun du na naaaa na! What did we like? What did we not like? What do we think the movie was trying to...

Shownotes: “Five minute” recaps of our year so far. Includes Neil and I getting sick, the superbowl, funerals, middle school events, disney on ice, CoVid, Dr. Dre, Spiderman No Way Home Neil is drinking Jameson Black label and the Cuckoo Dunkel from Crafthaus and I’m drinking a basic Corona LENT is coming! We talk about dumb or difficult things we gave up for Lent before. We talk about Living Stat...

Christmas episode? New Years episode? Nope! We were too busy hanging out with our kids and family to do one of those! But talking about sex and lust? We can definitely do that. This is technically a class we taught for High Schoolers, DISCLAIMER: the episode released for High Schoolers was extensively edited because Neil. lol. Things to check out: YouCat : This is a Catechism for teens that is a l...

Neil is drinking New Belgium’s Trippel from Fort Collins Colorado, and I’m drinking Sierra Nevada’s Oktoberfest . Here are the notes from the show: VHS and the lack of release of the Black Cauldron. Have you ever seen the Black Cauldron? Probably not, and Neil stumbled on an article discussing the lack of VHS release and the strange, and short lived re-release. Check it out here: https://kyleloves...

Neil is drinking Sam Adams Oktoberfest and I have just a regular old Corona, because I didn’t plan ahead to get a more suitable Halloween beer. On our Halloween special we’re going to break open John Carpenter’s Halloween because it’s a great movie and the beginning of a genre. Here is the outline of the show: “What are you drinking?” & “Let’s talk about Beerfest” John Carpenter’s Halloween Sy...

Here Neil and I talk about Generations for a little bit, then Jurassic Park, then our friend HB (who’s name and occupation will not be disclosed because reasons) comes out and has an awesome conversation with us! Here is the outline of the show: Generation Boomers vs Zoomers CGI problems and why Jurassic Park still holds up The unique responsibility of the Bishop dealing with public figures Church...