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A special Christmas show with Mark Hart, The Bible Geek. Lino and Mark talk about Christmas, the Bible, and, you know, stuff like that. Merry Christmas!

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A musical podcast everyone can enjoy, as neither Lino nor Fr Rob are singing! Lino meets Paul Shaffer, who plays piano on a beautiful rendition of "O Holy Night". Then, the Advent Calendar is opened up with...Bob Dylan. Finally, Fr Rob talks about Dave Brubeck and Lino reminisces about Bill Withers (rest in peace?).

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After purchasing Christmas cards, Fr Rob begins an online chat with some dude that lasts more than 30 minutes. A sin? No. Funny? Yes. Lino and Fr Rob read the transcript. Then comes minor confessions, where callers make their own non-sinful confessions. The guys then critique a local news report of a pastor selling drugs. And hilarity ensues...

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Fresh off another "sacred and profane" Thanksgiving, Lino recounts the day spent with his family: pasta, Pops passing out, and popovers! Then, a legend in rap makes an appearance: He's the Run in Run-DMC; now known as Rev Run! Word.

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Lino has recurring dreams of Count Chocula chasing him with a lawnmower, which causes Fr Rob and Lino to do a song parody of Aerosmith's "Dream On". Then, more singing: this time a young woman singing an inappropriate song at a funeral. Plus, Fr Rob breaks down Lino's latest appearance on FoxNewsLive talking elections - and the guys take a call which no one can top.

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Lino visited Athens, GA for a college football game with old friends and met another old friend: anti-Catholicism! Then, Benedict XVI's general audience (including his brand new telegram machine?), and Lino's General Audience...including an argument about what exactly a powder room is.

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Lino and Fr Rob return to the airwaves post-Hurricane Sunday: how have they handled the aftermath? Then Mark Hart, The Bible Geek, talks natural disasters (including disasters during Halloween). And who would you cast as Jesus? As always, Fr Rob has the worst idea...

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Lino is confirmation sponsor for Gaby in Salt Lake City and checks in with how the confirmation is going - while Fr Rob checks in and out of studio due to "stomach issues". The guys play an exciting round of "Who's Your Daddy?". And Lino finds ex girlfriends on facebook...turns out Fr Rob has done the same!

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Lino hits the piano and plays another Saturday Night Concert, followed by some classic song parodies based on his athletic prowess. Then Fr Rob challenges Lino to a round of Saint Who?. And then Lino returns to music as the boys reminisce about Metallica.

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Lino talks about his recent trip to Notre Dame, with Program Director Fr. Jonathan Morris, to see the Fighting Irish play Michigan. Also, Lino and Fr. Rob play Seven Deadly Questions, where they HAVE to answer questions emailed to them from listeners, and Fr. Rob's favorite source for accuracy....Wikipedia!

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Lino hasn't been able to visit his parents lately and he feels like he's been a bad son. So, what does he do to make up for it? He calls them live on the air, like any good son would!

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Lino talks about his experience at the pyramids and Mark Hart tells Lino and Fr. Rob about Mt. Sinai's appearances in the Bible. Also, Lino breaks the law, gets busted and is not contrite.

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Lino and Fr. Rob are back after a week-and-a-half off and Lino talks about his experience climbing Mt. Sinai. Find out what he read and what he listened to once he was at the top.

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While Fr. Rob was on vacation, Lino took the Catholic Guy Show to Mesa, Arizona home of Mark Hart the Bible Geek. Here are a few highlights, including Fr. Rob calling in from San Francisco, Mark and Lino's bowling sojourn and bet and how Mark Hart discerned becoming the Bible Geek.

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Fr. Rob admits to Lino that every once in a blue moon, he does cry over the prospect of living alone. Also, Fr. Rob wasn't the only one with a stomach bug a couple weeks ago. Just ask 50 or more people who got sick after the St. Patrick's Irish Picnic in McLean, Tennessee. And, Lino gets into a conversation with an ex and both ponder if they've truly gotten everything out of life.

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Enjoy the hightlights of Fr. Jim Chern's most recent appearance on the Catholic Guy Show while Fr. Rob is home recuperating from the effects of a bad hamburger. Highlights include Lino's mom calling in from the streets of NYC, Olympic audio and, everybody's favorite, What's Up with That with Fr. Jim.

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Lino and Fr. Rob dissect Catholic Channel Program Director, and FOX News contributor, Fr. Jonathan Morris' latest appearance on FOX & Friends talking about Chick-Fil-A. He definitely tops himself on this one. Also, Fr. Rob's news segment gets interrupted with a lengthy Hobbit discussion and Lino ascends into heaven to interview the saints. Find out which ones step in front of the mike.

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Lino and Fr. Rob are back from their French pilgrimage and, here, they highlight some of the shenanigans (and serious moments) that occurred. Listen out for another classic karaoke from Fr. Rob.

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Lino and Fr. Rob find audio of Catholic Channel Program Director's recent, and very intense, appearance on FOX & Friends and can't help but goof on it. Also, after Lino gets a vicious email chastising him for the way he runs his radio program, he and Fr. Rob bring back Traditional (or boring) Catholic Radio.

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Lino and Fr. Rob play some great audio of Mystic Wayne and Mitt Romney getting pranked, respectively, which leads us into Minor Confessions where listeners confess their pranks. Also, Lino tries to convey a beautiful Father's Day message augmented by Harry Chapin's classic song "The Cat's And The Cradle," but it ultimately gets derailed by Father Rob who had no idea the song was about a father and son relationship.

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Lino spent a week in Ireland with Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Catholic Channel program director Fr. Jonathan Morris. He tells Fr. Rob about traveling through the countryside with Fr. Jonathan and talks about his driving habits. Meanwhile, Fr. Rob stayed behind in New York and seems to have gotten dumber. Also, Lino and Fr. Rob play the latest insane soccer call when Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in an exhibition game.

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Lino has fun messing around with a segment on Seize the Day, the morning show on the Catholic Channel hosted by Gus Lloyd. Also, Lino and Fr. Rob goof on a Houston TV news report of Jesus appearing in shower mold and Lino grades Fr. Rob's Pentecost Sunday homily.

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Fr. Jim joins Lino for his inspirational thought; Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez drop by to talk about their faith and their new book Along the Way and it's an 11th commandment about the proper pronunciation of the word "eclair."

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In honor of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo, Fr. Rob converses with callers in Spanish and gives a rousing rendition of La Cucaracha. Also, Lino and Fr. Rob dissect an interview with a secretly married Australian priest to see if he makes any sense and, not one, but two celebrity interviews; Bear Grylls, of Man vs. Wild fame, and Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia whose promoting his newest film For Greater Glory.

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In his effort to become a fully-fledged broadcaster, Fr. Rob seeks to boost his resume and goes on four Catholic radio programs in one day. Find out just how he did it.

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Lino and Fr. Rob celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's 85th birthday in style with German beer and song. Fr. Rob has righteous anger over being excluded from a national Catholic Channel Wonder Word. Also, Lino ascends into heaven to interview some saints and we close with another birthday greeting. This time, it's to Lino's dad.

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Lino and Fr. Rob debates the validity and origins of the proper response to the Easter greeting "He is risen!" Bubba Watson proclaims his faith and shows genuine emotion after winning the Master's. Also, Lino gets to pay a personal visit to the Stanley Cup in a hotel room and Mark Hart drops in for a game of Bible quotes vs. movie quotes.

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Lino goes on FOX again only to have his name butchered worse than ever before and Lino and Fr. Rob look back at the Lenten song parodies then give us one more for old times sake. Plus, Jason in San Angelo checks in. Honest Jason told us that his Lenten observance was to go to daily mass, which he had yet to fulfill. Lino and Fr. Rob wager on whether or not he'll go in the final week of Lent. Jason has the results. Tune in to see who won.

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It's a special Holy Thursday 2012 edition of the Catholic Guy Podcast. Mark Hart joins Lino and breaks down Holy Week in the Bible as only he can.

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Father Jim Chern joined us in studio on Friday, March 23rd and he and Lino relived their pilgrimage to Rome, which occured just a few short weeks before.

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The Catholic Guy podcast returns! Lino and Fr. Rob confess their broken Lenten observances of no flirting/dating and no texting, respecitively; Matt from Fr. Wayne, who battled leukemia, calls in to thank Lino for the prayer announcement and announces that there's a new lady in his life and he thinks this is the one. Plus, Lino pranks Mark Hart the Bible Geek on Facebook and Fr. Jim Chern joins Lino for another edition of What's Up With That?

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Lino accomplishes another Catholic Channel first by broadcasting from inside the Jacuzzi in his hotel room at a priestly retreat in Saskatchewan, Canada. Also, another Lenten song parody. This time it's Fast Like Lino, off Maroon 5's Move Like Jagger.

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The Lenten song parodies continue with Lino and Fr. Rob taking on The Power Of Lent, based off Huey Lewis & the News' mid-80s smash The Power Of Love. They also talk about how to try and get over your sins. Lino talks about watching the romantic comedy Something Borrowed, starring Kate Hudson and we end with Fr. Rob's Righteous Anger and he talks about his disdain for athletes who get too emotional at retirement press conferences.

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Lino and Fr. Rob kick off Lent with a song parody of Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" entitled "All Lent Long," Lino talks about his lunch with Cardinal Dolan and all the prep that went into that and Lino appears on FOX News Live as part of a religious panel, discussing President Obama, Rick Santorum and other religious hot topics.

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Lino tells us that before one particular show, Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, Fr. Rob's radio hero, told him he needs to step it up as co-host. Fr. Rob then tells about how, at a recent funeral, he had a difficult time figuring out the gender of the deceased. Plus, we find out that Fr. Rob cannot say the word "Valentines."

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Lino ascends to heaven to interview the saints, Lino and Fr. Rob seriously discuss the idea of Fr. Rob singing La Bamba on America's Got Talent and Lino shares his recent visit to the therapist's office on Free Therapy Tuesday.

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While talking about going on safari in South Africa, Lino and Fr. Rob get into a very interesting discussion on whether or not we're all related through our first parents, Adam and Eve, plus Fr. Rob gives spiritual advice to some newsmakers.

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Lino gets back from his African safari and is stunned that Fr. Rob did not pray for him while he was away. Also, Lino and Fr. Rob analyze Jefferson Bethke's YouTube video sensation "Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus."

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The Catholic Guy Podcast #79: Actor/producer Mark Wahlberg stops by the studio to talk about his Catholic faith and his new film Contraband. Also, a day after the People's Choice Awards, Lino hosts the Catholic People's Choice Awards where callers nominate their favorite male saint, female saint and best martyrdom. And, lastly, with news of legendary dessert snack company, Hostess, filing for bankruptcy, Fr. Rob unveils his plan to get them back on their feet.

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The Catholic Guy Podcast #78: Father Rob, who recently lost 50 lbs. due to dedicated dieting, is tempted by his vice, Chicken McNuggets, when new producer Scott walks in with a bag full of McDonald's. Archbishop of New York, and our boss, Timothy Dolan calls in the day the Vatican announced he was a cardinal and tells us what his current title is. Also, Fr. Rob and Lino discuss with the listeners about the entrapments of a bogged-down prayer life and different ways you can trim down that list.

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