2020 has signalled a new dawn for Yiddish. Hit Netflix series Unorthodox has beamed the language into millions of loungerooms for the first time. Video conferencing platforms have connected Yiddish speakers – from beginners to advanced –living in lockdown. A Yiddish translation of Harry Potter sold out in days.But in Sydney – the city that hosted Australia’s first ever Yiddish theatrical performances and was once home to the much-loved Yiddish Entertainment Group – the language has been on a ...
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The Episcopal Podcast is an initiative of intellectual formation by Bishop Richard Umbers, auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Sydney. In the context of a fortnightly informal discussion with co-hosts and guests, the podcast aims to bring awareness to the riches that make up the Christian intellectual tradition, which includes philosophy, theology, history, the sciences, languages and the arts. Conversations will last between 30 and 45 minutes and be organised around discussions on specif ...
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With Co-host Silvana Scarfe Special Guest, Dr Dawn Eden Goldstein. Dawn holds a doctorate in sacred theology and is an award-winning author with titles such as Sunday Will Never Be The Same, The Thrill of the Chaste, and My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds With The Help of the Saints. Dawn was born and raised Jewish. In 2000, she was baptize…
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In Episode 16, Bishop Richard speaks with Fr. Don Richardson, Dean of St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. They discuss Church Architecture and Fr Don's new book, Beauty and Light with Faith. Fr Don Richardson has been Dean of St Mary’s Cathedral since 2016, but his association with the cathedral goes back further. He regards St Mary’s as his spiritual …
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In Episode 15 Bishop Richard Umbers is joined by Dean of St Pauls College Sydney, Dr Antone Martinho-Truswell and Dr Michael Elias from the CSIRO, to discuss the relationship between the theory of evolution and the Catholic faith. Dr Antone Martinho-Truswell is Dean of St Pauls College Sydney and Research Associate of the Department of Zoology at t…
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One of the youngest priests to be Ordained in the Archdiocese of Sydney, Fr Jonathan Vala joins Bishop Richard Umbers to discuss his discernment process and seminary formation.By Archdiocese of Sydney
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Welcome to the Episcopal Podcast, the show where we apply the life of the mind and the adventures of contemporary culture and bring it to our experience in Christian living. Our Guest today is Dr Michael Dauphinais who is Professor and Chair of Theology at Ave Maria University, Florida, where he previously served as Dean and Vice President of Acade…
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers, Silvana Scarfe and Matt Tan discuss the Four Last Things in an episode on "Eschatology". Eschatology, Joseph RatzingerBy Archdiocese of Sydney
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Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe chat with guest, Thomas Wilson, the Director of Music for St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. In this episode, Thomas speaks about the importance of Sacred Music and it's place in the Liturgy, what the day-to-day life of a Director of Music for the Mother Church in Australia looks like, and some tips for those not familiar…
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S2EP10 - Romano Guardini & The Munich Defence of Christian Humanism
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe speak with Professor Tracey Rowland about her forthcoming book titled Beyond Kant and Nietzsche: the Munich Defence of Christian Humanism (2021). Each of the key figures covered in Prof Rowland's book is someone who was influential in Munich in the years between the end of the First World War and th…
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In this episode, Bishop Richard and Silvana Scarfe speak with Dr Paul Morrissey, President of Campion College Australia, about the ins and outs of the liberal arts, the benefits of studying a liberal education and what Campion College offers, as Australia's first Liberal Arts college. To find out more about Campion College, click on this link: http…
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe are joined by Anna Krohn to discuss the life, writings and philosophy of Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977). To find out more about research, conferences, reading groups, discussion and on-line news in the promotion of the thought and life of Dietrich von Hildebrand - the Hildebrand Project - based…
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In this episode Bishop Umbers chats with Richard Sharpe and Jeremy McLellan about all things humour, wit, and stand-up comedy in light of the phenomenology of the human person. Richard Sharpe is a Latin Tutor at the Lyceum Institute. An American and cradle Catholic, his undergraduate and graduate studies in philosophy brought him to a study of the …
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S2EP6 - Assyriology & Why Catholics Should Care
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe chat with Michael Harazin, who is about to commence post-graduate studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, about the cultures which shaped the Ancient Near East and Mesopotamia.By Archdiocese of Sydney
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S2EP5 - Architecture & Why Catholics Should Care
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Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe dive into the world of architecture with Kamila Soh - a postgraduate student and tutor of architectural history and theory at UNSW.By Archdiocese of Sydney
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe chat with Bishop Daniel Flores, Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, about St Thomas Aquinas's Commentaries on Sacred Scripture.By Archdiocese of Sydney
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In this week's episode, Bishop Umbers, Silvana Scarfe and Tom Gourlay dive into the world of Christopher Dawson, a twentieth-century British scholar. Resources: Progress & Religion: An Historical Inquiry by Christopher Dawson The Dawson Society Macrina MagazineBy Archdiocese of Sydney
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Matt Tan discuss the works and thought of Canadian philosopher, Charles Taylor, with our guest, the Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Bishop Mark Edwards OMI. Resources: Charles TaylorBy Archdiocese of Sydney
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In this episode, Bishop Umbers and Silvana Scarfe discuss post-modernism with Natasha Marsh, lecturer and tutor. What is post-modernism and what are its defining features? What can we learn from post-modernism as Catholics? Resources: Jean Francois Lyotard A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles DickensBy Archdiocese of Sydney
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In our final episode for the season, Bishop Richard and Matthew discuss Buddhism with Ben Moretti, a data scientist who has been involved in Buddhism for 30 years and was President of the Buddhist Society of SA. Who was the Buddha? What do some of the Buddhist catchphrases actually mean? Are there things that Catholics and Buddhists can learn from …
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In this episode, Bishop Richard and Matthew Tan interview Fr Harrison Ayre, half of the famous Clerically Speaking podcast, to discuss the thought of Joseph Ratzinger or Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. We find out the influence of Augustine, the importance of bureaucracy and the centrality of the heart. Resources Harrison Ayre & Michael Heinlen's new b…
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In this episode, Matthew Tan and Silvana Scarfe put Bishop Richard's reputation as the "memeing bishop" under the spotlight. Together, they try to undertake an exegesis on his memeing, what some of his memes mean, what evangelical freight do they carry, and whether this is a good use of episcopal time. Resources Bishop Richard's Instagram Bishop Ri…
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In this episode, Bishop Richard and Matthew Tan interview Dr. David Wilmington of Petra Academy on the life and thought of St. Bonaventure, the Franciscan classmate of the Dominican Thomas Aquinas. We look at some similarities to Thomas, as well as important differences. We also look at how knowing Bonaventure can make a difference to Christian liv…
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In this episode, Bishop Richard, Silvana and Matthew discuss personalism and why Catholics should care. What is the Christian account of the human person, and where can some of the philosophies of the human person lead us in the spiritual life? We also discuss why having belly buttons matters... Resources Christian Existentialism John Paul II & Phe…
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In our second and final part, we meet Sydney’s last remaining formalised Yiddish group – the Sunday group – who meet once a month for a schmooze and bagel. Numbering around 30, these babyboomer women (and a small number of men) are passionate about the language’s survival. For them, Yiddish evokes childhood memories; speaking it is a tribute parent…
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S1EP10 - Shakespeare and Why Catholics Should Care
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In this episode, Bishop Richard & Silvana speak to Angela Schumann, teacher and doctoral student in literature at Monash University, on the work of William Shakespeare. What separates Shakespeare from other writers in the English language? What does the work of William Shakespeare have to do with the life of faith? What can Catholics learn about th…
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In Part 1, we meet three women (Carla, Rosa and Rosita) who grew up in vibrant post-war Jewish Sydney, among a community of Yiddish speakers, Bundists and performers. The women recall a time when the Folk Centre, a small club house for Yiddish speakers located in Bondi Junction, bustled with newly arrived refugees and migrants. Central to this peri…
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In this episode, Bishop Richard and Nic Zumaran speak with Rev Dr Andrew James on moral reasoning and focus in particular on casuistry. What is casuistry, and what impact does it have on the spiritual life and theological study? What other forms of moral reasoning are there? Resources John Paul II - "Veritatis Splendor" Servais Pinckaers - "Sources…
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