Here are a couple of the things we talk about:

• The difference 8 years makes
• The Pope greets the Cardinals

So, comment below or send us feedback at feedback@hotcupofministry.ca. We can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/hotcupofministry or on the Twitter as @hotcupministry. Individually we are @frdarryl, @janekorvemaker, and @akorvemaker.

Pope Francis has been elected! Share your story!

What an exciting past few days! We naturally want to talk about it and so we’re planning to record a new joint episode of Hot Cup of Ministry and The SportsFathers early next week.

But we also want to hear from you and share YOUR stories. What was your experience of the conclave? Where were you when you heard about the white smoke and the name of our new Pope? What were your impressions of his first public words and actions as Holy Father?

Let us know! We’d love to be able to read or listen to your comments.

How can I share my story?

There are a few options:

• Write it in an email to us: feedback@hotcupofministry.ca
• Comment at the bottom of this blog post
• Record your impressions in audio form and email it directly to Fr. Darryl: frdarryl@saskapriest.com

We are hoping to record early next week, so if you get your comments to us this weekend there’s a good chance we’ll include it in the show!

Check out our initial reactions when we heard the news, and some of our other (awesome) thoughts.

Jane recommends an article by Brendan O’Neill.

Rex Murphy had a good reflection too. Check it out.

Fr. Matthew Ramsay wrote a neat reflection that was published in the Globe and Mail.

Pope Benedict XVI’s recently commented about Vatican II at a meeting with the priests of the Archdiocese of Rome.

What are your thoughts? How did you hear of the Pope’s resignation, and what were your initial feelings? What, in your opinion, will be Pope Benedict’s legacy? We’d love to hear from you!

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Stop the presses! Darryl has been MOONLIGHTING!!! Check out The SportsFathers

Colm Leyne, of Episode #16 fame, is turning 30. So help people have clean water.

The pope (Benedict XVI) is on the Twitter (the Twitface?): @pontifex. He’s good. He’s called it the “digital continent” (citation needed).

Some awesome possum Catholic blogs (according to Jane): Jennifer Fulwiler (and her own personal reality show Minor Revisions), Small Things from Ginny Sheller, and Kassie Rutherford. Darryl like the National Catholic Register blogs as well.

Song of the Week Month: I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) by the Barenaked Ladies (BNL) and Chris Hadfield, who is in freaking space!!!

Hashtag of the Week Month: #octothorpe

Question of the Week Month: What are your favorite Catholic blogs?

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Let us know what you’d like us to talk about in the comments below!

• Cat.Chat makes Vacation Bible School programs.
• Jane remains pregnant… for now.
• People were just dying to see Fr. Darryl.
• It’s great to be Catholic.
• St. Paul is currently without a bishop. Bishop Luc Bouchard was transferred to Trois-Rivières.
• Halloween vs. All Saints Day – holy or heretical? Or puppy dogs?
• Once again, we mention the Catholicism series.
• Andy and Jane really enjoyed greeting people before their wedding.
• Homestarrunner dot net: It’s dot com!
• Church Cheat Commandos! Rock, rock on!
• André Regnier, cofounder of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO), wrote a new book: Catholic Missionary Identity.
• Leah Perrault wrote a book too: Theology of the Body for Every Body. She has a related video too.
• The Church and New Media is good too.

We would love to have your suggestions, comments, questions. Seriously. We’ll even try to deal them in less than a year this time.

Hashtag of the Week: #storageshed

Question of the Week: How many Catholics does it take to make the Diocese of Prince George? (Turns out it’s 234,000 or so. Or 2.) What are you planning for Halloween?

Song(s) of the Week: The Sound of Silence. It’s not by The Byrds.

We welcome your input! Please comment below or send us feedback at feedback@hotcupofministry.ca. We can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/hotcupofministry or the Twitter as @hotcupministry. Andy wishes StarCraft 2 still played on his laptop.

Today we’re talking about the Year of Faith (YoF), starting in October. That’s all we know about it.

• Porta Fidei – the door of faith – it’s the document that announced the YoF
• “Caritas Christi urget nos.” See paragraph 7.
• Joy & enthusiasm.
• Highways lead somewhere. Highways have two-way traffic. Life is highway.
• Vatican document on the new evangelization was released in June: Instrumentum Laboris. Great stuff.
• The Catechism was released 20 years ago. Nifty.
• By saying nothing we say something too.
• The parish bulletin: the parish tweet of the ’50s.
• Fr. Robert Barron has a series: Catholicism.
• Lino Rulli has a book: Sinner.

Hashtag of the Week: #tomato

Question of the Week: Why are the Roughriders having a hard time finishing a game??!

Song(s) of the Week: A remix of Mr Roger’s Neighborhood

We welcome your input! Please comment below or send us feedback at feedback@hotcupofministry.ca. We can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/hotcupofministry or the Twitter as @hotcupministry. Andy requests donations of leggy voulin.

Yes, we are still here! Unfortunately, we’ve been very busy of late, between June liturgical busyness for Fr. Darryl and a move to a new house for Andy & Jane. But we can tell you that we *will* record a new episode as soon as we reasonably can, most likely at some point in July.

As always, we welcome your ideas and feedback!

And feel free to check out our past episodes.

• Jane’s been leading a visioning process for youth ministry. It’s been a long process setting goals for up to 20 years in the future.
• Focus attention to accomplish goals, rather than trying to do everything & accomplishing little or nothing.
• Setting boundaries, saying yes or no based on whether or not somethat actually fits the vision.
• Values were set, then the goals/visions will be based on those values.
• Centre for Ministry Development – CCYMN – WCACYM
• Core ideology – yin yang – balance – stability and progress – always in tension. Values create the stability.
• BHAG – Big Hairy Audacious Goal and a vivid description of what the community would look like if the goal was achieved.
• Get ye out of yonder comfort zone, sayeth the Lord!
• Use the tools that work, punk. Truth does not contradict truth.
• The Saskatoon diocese went through a visioning process recently too. Six priorities came out as areas to focus on.
• Trees have roots. Good roots are good. Jesus said so.

Hashtag of the Week: #potato

Question of the Week: Have you seen The Avengers? If you did, what did you think of it?

Song(s) of the Week: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” as performed by Queen.

We welcome your input! Please comment below or send us feedback at feedback@hotcupofministry.ca. We can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/hotcupofministry or the Twitter as @hotcupministry. And since Pentecost was recently, you should definitely send Andy spirits.

• Jane drinks kiwi berries.
• The Dedication of the Cathedral of the Holy Family will be taking place on Sunday, May 13th, 2012.
• It’s the culmination of a week of festivities. Woo woo!
• Someone from a NET team made a clever observation.
• Andy and Jane helped plan a family carnival to kick off the festivities.
• Warren, the balloon man, is awesome. He made Thomas.
  

  Spencer with Thomas the Balloon Tank Engine

  Out of balloons.
• The new building has stats. Darryl talks about them.
• Salt and Light will be recording the dedication.
• Apparently dedications are complicated. Go figure.
• The last cathedral dedication in North America was… probably the one in L.A. (2002)? In Canada, it’s probably been a few decades at least. Sacred Heart in Prince George (1960′s) might be the most recent?
• The Crystal Cathedral will be the new cathedral in Orange.
• Get tickets to the grand gathering.
• The Prayer of Dedication is pretty.
• Sticky is available for visual appreciation at andyland.ca
• Granite does not absorb oil, apparently.
• Remember: No kissing until after the blessing (of the altar).
• Sarah Hall made nice windows.
• Find people who have talents and are willing to share them.
• Google Docs, Dropbox and Backpack.

Hashtag of the Week: #cathedral2012 and #saskadedication

Question of the Week: Who will win the Stanley Cup this year? (Go Riders!)

Song(s) of the Week: “A Listening Heart” by Bob Hurd, composed and dedicated “to the faithful of the Diocese of Saskatoon on the occasion of the blessing of the Cathedral of the Holy Family”. It’s on the album Dining in the Kingdom.

Cathedral of the Holy Family