The Break

The Break

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick Vonhƶgen

A weekly show about faith and culture, with movie/tv reviews, questions and answers about faith, books, cooking, technology and video games.

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Episodes

The Seal of Confession, Strange New Worlds and Deep Nostalgia

In this episode: News: the clock is tickingā€¦ Movies/TV: Coming to America, Marvel Studiosā€™ Assembled: the Making of Wandavision; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Peculiar Bunch: why Iā€™m irked by a French book about...
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Maze Runners and Divine Providence

In this episode: News: new ideas for old churches Movies/TV: Maze Runner Trilogy; the Expanse, the Lost Pirate Kingdom (March 15 on Netflix), WandaVision Season Finale. Peculiar Bunch: what is Divine Providence?...
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WW84 problems, Penance, Save the Cat, Mars Rover Perseverance

In this episode: News: Iā€™m moving! Movies/TV: My issues with Wonder Woman 1984; WandaVision; Star Wars: the Bad Batch premiere announced Peculiar Bunch: whatā€™s the idea behind ā€˜penanceā€™? Books: Save the Cat! The Last...
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Tiny House Nation, The Expanse, Saint Lidwina

In this episode: News: filming in Schiedam post-Covid Movies/TV: Tiny House Nation; the Expanse Peculiar Bunch: the story of St. Lidwina Books: The Steal Like an Artist Trilogy: How to Be Creative, Show Your Work, and...
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Golfing on the Moon, Miracle Morning and February Traditions

TV/Movies: The Expanse! Peculiar Bunch: February traditions - Candlemas and Saint Blaise Books: Miracle morning - Hal Elrod. Community tip: The Green Mile. Science: Golf balls on the moon, image stacking Tech: Deep...
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Kong vs Godzilla, Mars Rover Perseverance, Apple VR

In this episode: Kong vs. Godzilla Disney+ Star Babylon 5 remastered What to do when you feel youā€™re losing the faith Book challenge update The Mar Rover Perseverance landing Appleā€™s VR headset and redesigned Macs...
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The Muppet Show on Disney Plus, Pet Vision, WhatsApp and Signal

In this episode of my weekly podcast, I give a shoutout to my newest Patrons, and talk about a number of other topics: Bernie Sanders goes viral Mira Furlan has died Muppet Show coming to Disney Plus; The Muppets ABC...
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Star Wars Rebels, Lectors, Acolytes and Robot Fish

In this podcast, I talk about Star Wars Rebels, the Motu Proprio of pope Francis regarding lectors and acolytes and about a number of other topics. Introduction and news Wandavision, Star Wars Rebels and Along Came a...
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We need to talk about what happened in Washington DC

The events in Washington DC; REVIEW: We Are the Champions (Netflix); Pope Francis announces The year of the family and Amoris Laetitia; Three books I'm reading in January; The earth is rotating faster; My Smart Home...
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The Holiday Show

The last show of 2020! With Wonder Woman 1984, introductions to philosophy and Bible studies, my Book Reading Challenge, Humankind: a Hopeful History and iPad accessories. The post The Holiday Show appeared first on...
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Remembering Jeremy Bulloch, Disney Plus, Churches and Corona

In this episode News: remembering Jeremy Bulloch Movies/TV: the Disney Plus Star Wars and Marvel line-up Peculiar Bunch: what to think about Sunday Mass restrictions in Corona times? Subscribe to the podcast feed...
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ā€˜Long Covidā€™, The Boys, The Mandalorian and the Lord of the Rings 4K

In this episode: News: ā€œlong Covidā€ therapy, churches in Corona times Movies/TV: The Boys (Amazon Prime), The Mandalorian (Disney Plus), Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit 4K restoration. Peculiar Bunch: why do priests...
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