In this episode, the dogs answer the following questions (live):
- Question #1: Do you have a karaoke song that you like to sing? (Emily, 12:28)
- Question #2: What is the most memorable seminary story? (Nate, 14:00)
- Question #3: How many years were you together? (28:10)
- Question #4: How did you decide to become priests? (John, 29:00)
- Question #5: With the richness of the Catholic faith and so many things to learn, where do you even start? (Jill, 49:00)
- Question #6: What is the hardest part of being a priest? (58:35)
Quotes:
”All that we wanted to maintain is that we would spend time in friendship together.” (Michael Metz, 9:10)
“We’re not good enough at life to give solid advice.” (Rob, 11:25)
“The Holy Spirit had brought us together.” (Connor, 16:00)
“The environment that we were formed in began to shape you.” (Michael Metz on Mundelein’s campus, 21:40)
“Jesus called and asked me to be his priest.” (Michael Metz, 29:30)
“The more I lived out the Catholic faith the happier I was.” (Rob, 32:20)
“In trusting Jesus is how we become who we’re supposed to be.” (Rob, 34:25)
“You are trying to love me way more than I am trying to love you.” (Connor on God, 47:00)
“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” (Rob trying to quote Rocky, 50:45)
“You have to be in love with the Christ of the Gospels.” (Connor, 52:00)
“Catholicism is all relational, it’s all from Christ and toward Christ.” (Michael Metz, 56:20)
“Living with a relentless integrity and never letting that go.” (Michael Metz on the hardest part of the priesthood, 58:40)
“Our lives are hidden with Christ in God.” (Connor quoting St. Paul, 1:00:30)
“I believe God’s love is so real, I’m going to stake my whole life on it.” (Michael Metz, 1:03:20)
Media Mentions:
- 3DN S7 Episode 10 (LIVE at SEEK2019)
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Don’t Stop Believin’
- Wagon Wheel
- Rocky movie franchise
- Luke 4:14- 30, John 8:59, John 10:31- 39 (“His hour had not yet arrived”)
- John 20:11-18 (Mary seeing Jesus in the garden after the Resurrection)
- Psalm 63
- Colossians 3:3 (“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”)
References:
- SEEK 2019
- Newman Center at UIC
- FOCUS
- Archdiocese of Atlanta
- Bishop Robert Barron
- Fort Bragg
- Pope St. John Paul II Chapel
- Mundelein Seminary
- St. Mary’s Lake
- Holy Land
- canonical retreat
- The Mount of Beatitudes
- Sea of Galilee
- Jameson Irish Whiskey
- John Paul II
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- 30- Day Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Bethany
- Jerusalem
- Aristotle
- John Henry Newman
Shout- outs:
- Willie Jansen
- Bryan Roberts
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