On the anniversary of the day Jorge Mario Bergolio was elected pope and took the name Francis, I want to continue the list I started on Episode 3 of the podcast. To be honest, Ges and I didn't even realize on Friday that the anniversary of our current pope's election was right around the corner.... Continue Reading →
We here at ChurchDrunk like words. Words matter. Like, for example, when one says that millions and millions of people showed up for an inaugural event, but photographic evidence shows that perhaps this is not the case...those words suddenly matter! There are other words that matter (many of them spoken by the very same sentient... Continue Reading →
Take a wander through the wormhole with Dizzy and Ges as we cross over to the world that exists "backstage" in American Gods, one of our favorite novels. It's sure to bring out the enlightened bookworm in all of us! Plus, Dizzy gives us an update on our most recent reason to hold onto Pope Hope in this season of Lent.
We often think about Lent as a personal journey - our own 40 days in the desert with Jesus. But what are the social implications of Lent? What about the the global impact of a billion Catholics all Lenting together? The reach might be even larger than we think if we shift our collective consciousness... Continue Reading →
Do the rapid decline of the natural environment and the steadfast march of the patriarchy make you want to scream? Us too! In this episode of Church Drunk, we connect with our inner Franciscan hippies to discuss how Lent can help us to confront the terrifying reality of climate change and grapple with the state of gender relations in the church.
Like so many great spiritual endeavors, ChurchDrunk begins with a dilemma. Do we kick things off with an Ash Wednesday launch, wandering the streets in sack cloth and simmering in a stew of penitent austerity, or do we jump in early with an homage to the vibrant, jiggling, saturated revelry of Fat Tuesday? Well, in... Continue Reading →
Time to jump in and learn the rules of Church Drunk, a podcast about the unspeakable, unthinkable, thoroughly inexplicable draw of the tractor beam that Mother Church has trained squarely on the souls of many young Catholics on the road to enlightenment. We begin our journey together on Ash Wednesday, a special day to remind us that we're all sinners and we're all gonna die. Yay!
Meet Dizzy & Ges and get a brief overview of what Church Drunk is all about. This is your opportunity to dip your pinkie toe in and test the waters before diving head-first into the fury of a Church Drunk Lent!
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