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How 'Bout a Vocation?

It was National Vocation Awareness Week recently, so we decided to put together some of the most interesting caller questions from the show on this topic. Questions such as: will prior sins hold me back from a religious vocation? Do I need to have a spiritual director to guide me? Can I have a calling to both religious life AND marriage? Hmmmm… (Originally aired: 01/13/09. The Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer is on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, Sirius 159, and XM 117, Monday thro ...

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Father Dave and Team Busted Halo discuss with a caller the theories and practice of saying "God Bless You" to someone after he/she sneezes. What do you think? Have a listen. (Originally aired: 01/29/10. The Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer is on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, Sirius 159, and XM 117, Monday through Friday, 7:00pm to 10:00pm EST. Give us a call with your questions and comments: 1-888-3-CATHOLIC, or at bustedhalo@thecatholicchannel.org. Go to www.sirius.com to get subscript ...

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Father Dave helps a listener understand the challenging concept of transubstantiation better. Another caller expresses his gratitude for the quality of the answer, and asks if he himself could use explanation as well. (Originally aired: 01/19/10)

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The devastating earthquake that has demolished Haiti and taken countless lives since striking Tuesday, including the life of the Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince, is surely weighing heavily on the minds of all of us.  But how can we help, what can WE possibly do to ease the suffering? On the Busted Halo Show to answer some questions and discuss what we can do and how to respond, is Tom Price from Catholic Relief Services. CRS is the official international humanitarian agency ...

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Michele Castle is a Catholic working mother of three, who worked for the church for 14 years, including being the director of Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina.  She now runs her own business as a health and wellness consultant promoting lifestyle change and a line of products aimed at cleansing our bodies of toxins and impurities, resulting in weight loss, increased energy, and overall improved health.(Originally aired: 01/06/10)

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In the newest edition of Busted Halo Show's ongoing feature Real World Catholic Leaders, Father Dave talks with Susan King. Susan is currently the Vice President of External Affairs and the Director of Journalism Initiative, Special initiatives and Strategy for the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Before joining the foundation, Susan served as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Labor, a presidential appointee confirmed twice by the Senate, where she oversaw th ...

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Father Dave explains to Team Busted Halo how there is in fact not just one Christmas, but five. (Originally aired: 12/29/09)

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We have been getting a lot of calls recently from people who are curious about the possible upcoming changes to mass that may happen soon. Father Dave tries to answer some of these questions in this segment from Mass Class Wednesday on the Busted Halo Show. (Originally aired: 10/07/09)

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In this newest installment of the Busted Halo Show feature âReal World Catholic Leaders,â Father Dave speaks with Geoffrey T. Boisi, chairman and chief executive officer of Roundtable Investment Partners LLC, and Chairman of the Board of The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Leadership - an organization of laity, religious, and clergy working together to promote excellence and best practices in the management, finances, and human resources development of the Catholic ...

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Friends of the show, all the way from Ireland, Father Eugene OâHagan, Father Martin OâHagan and Father David Delargy are the singing trio known as âThe Priestsâ.  Their new album Harmony is available now!  Itâs been called one of the top three new Christmas albums to buy this year, and itâs a  beautiful collection of 15 brand new recordings of some of the most beloved songs of all time including âAmazing Grace,â âThe Lords Prayerâ, and âSilent Night." Here on ...

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Shawn Raynond is co-founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy, which calls for the establishment of a public-service-oriented undergraduate school modeled on the U.S. military academies.  A bill before congress earned bi-partisan support this past year, and The Academy has earned endorsements from more than 90 college presidents, including three former superintendents of West Point. He is a partner at the law firm of Susman Godfrey LLP in Houston, Texas.  Earlier this year, he re ...

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A listener calls in with what is probably a common question, but one not often easily resolved: How do I get my kids to like church? (Originally aired: 10/15/09)

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Father dave talks with the incredibly talented author, Anne Rice! One of America's most read and celebrated authors, Anne Rice is known for weaving the visible and supernatural worlds together in epic stories that both entertain and challenge readers. Her books are richly filled with history, belief, philosophy, religion, and compelling characters that examine and extend our physical world beyond the limits we perceive. After two volumes of her moving life of Jesus Christ (Christ the Lord: ...

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Father Dave interviews Pastor Douglas Wilson from the new documentary entitled "Collision" which is based on the book and controversial debate between him and renowned atheist journalist Christopher Hitchens: Is Christianity Good For the World? (Originally aired: 10/27/09)

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Father Dave talks with Vatican-certified, practicing exorcist Father Gary Thomas about what's true and what's not about exorcisms and demonic possession, and what this means in terms of our faith life. Father Gary is the subject of the new book "The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist," which chronicles Father Gary's own Vatican training to become an exorcist, and also gives readers an inside look of the church's use of the rite of exorcism, and its role in c ...

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Living with a disease like multiple sclerosis is something many of us cannot imagine, but for some is a part of their everyday life. For Michael Weiss, MS has been a part of his reality since being diagnosed with the disease in 2004. Facing the disease head-on, Mike has spent much of his time in the last five years fundraising and raising awareness for the disease around the country. He has been ambassador to the New Jersey MS Coast-the-Coast and Walk MS 2009, and has been selected to parti ...

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In honor of October being the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Father Dave interviews Tracie Metzger, the co-founder of the Pink Ribbon Girls, a nationwide non-profit organization that offers education and awareness of breast cancer. (Originally aired: 10/13/09)

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Father Dave talks to one of the world's most successful and multi-talented artists, Harry Connick, Jr. about growing up Catholic, playing piano for the Pope, and his new album, entitled Your Songs. (Originally aired: 10/08/09)

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On Tuesdays on the Busted Halo Show, we let the callers ask two questions of faith instead of just one. Often times, the two separate questions come from completely disparate realms. In this particular case, Mike from California asks about the presence of suffering in the world, and also about becoming a deacon. (Originally aired: 09/09/09)

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Father Dave explains the meaning and significance of the oft-confused term "blessed are the poor in spirit." The two callers who had these questions about this quotation were greatly appreciative of his explanations: "Wow, that was a great answer." (Originally aired: 08/19/09)

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