Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's episode is a really solid conversation because it's relatable to all of us. It's also a reminder that this podcast is "a conversation that seeks to look at daily living through the lens of faith". A few key highlights... We can't view faith in an un-Catholic way Faith is a world view; not ju…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today Father Dave and Rick continue the discussion on Lent, starting with an explanation on the season and why we have it. Then they continue with a great discussion, including: Why we need to "take the time" The idea behind fasting and the discipline that goes with it Almsgiving How Lent is a great…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! This week's episode kicks off Lent, and the guys discuss Ash Wednesday, the meaning of ashes for some, and much more. They also go into detail on holiness as a pathway to freedom and the meaning of Christian purity. Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a fun…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's discussion continues our segment on holiness, specifically referencing the book: "Free to be Holy" by Matt Lozano. It's a very informative conversation, with some key highlights: Holiness is a reality that is likely misunderstood, even by those who go to church regularly If you died tonight,…

So how does this straight-to-streaming reboot of the Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy measure up against its two previous theatrically released interpretations? I'm joined on the podcast by my good friend and Hellboy fan Will Austin to discuss Hellboy: The Crooked Man, as our favorite demonic paranormal investigator crosses paths with witches an…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today's episode was intended to be a continuation from last week, which it was in a way, but ends up going in a slightly different direction when Rick asks Father Dave a question. However the result ends up being very real and interesting so we hope you enjoy. We'd also like to introdu…

In the wake of The Matrix, A LOT of virtual reality-themed movies went overlooked in the late 90s/early 2000s, but this week we're talking about one of the strangest which came courtesy of one of Canada's most certified freaks David Cronenberg. eXistenZ takes gaming to a new level, but when its game designer and her security detail are targeted by …

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a very interesting episode on the topic of holiness. Father Dave and Rick cover a lot of ground today, with a few key highlights: Misunderstood reality The book: "Free to be Holy" by Matt Lozano Spiritual battles Writings of the Desert Fathers Humility How appearing to be something is muc…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our important series on suffering. Today is part 3 which continues the discussion, including some great advice on how to help someone who may be going through a difficult time. We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a fun company called Sock Religious…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today we have a very impactful episode, continuing the discussion on suffering. There is a lot to unpack today, so here are a few highlights: Why it's important to look for answers in the lives of real people Scripture says God is Love A very interesting explanation on angels and what they want to h…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series, this time on the subject of suffering and the Christian response to it. It's an interesting discussion covering a topic many of us have probably thought about. A few key takeaways: How some use the problem of evil to argue against Christianity This argument is not a logical …

I know some of us out there have been hating this winter season, so allow us to heat things up as we talk about the Netflix original holiday romance film Hot Frosty. Lacey Chabert plays a widowed diner owner who inexplicably transforms a snowman in the center of her town into a living, breathing hunk who just wants to make her life easier. It's cer…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is the kickoff to a new series on faith, daily living and one of the greatest challenges we have to the faith today - people who don't see benefit through organized religion and how the church responds to it. It's an interesting episode to a very common objection. There's a lot t…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to a new season of Casting the Net! We are really excited to begin our THIRD season of the show and have many exciting topics we can't wait to cover. We'd also like to introduce you to a new partner to our show, a fun company called Sock Religious, a division of Catholic Concepts. Need …

Too much blood? Or not enough? That's the questions we're asking on this week's episode, as we cover one of the most "2000s" indie genre movies of the year 2000 based on a cult indie comic from the 80s, Faust: Love of the Damned. Contemplating suicide after the murder of his lover, John Jasper's is given the power to exact bloody revenge, and all i…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to our second episode on Advent. As we begin to close out the year, Father Dave and Rick focus in on some great points: How we're all busy, but now with the pressures and priorities of December, it can be the perfect storm. The need to make Advent devoted to letting God break into that situa…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to new episode on Advent. Today the guys discuss the Advent season with some great insights, including: How Advent lends itself to an experience If we get the best right then the good is better People want a relationship with God, but they can't always seem to connect the dots It takes openi…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on Why Be Catholic! Today is the last episode in the series and the guys do a great job wrapping it up. A few highlights: The concept of Spiritual vs Religious and how It's a self-absorbed reality and using tools of reasoning in discussing it Being a living witness to the …

When people talk about hidden gems, you really don't get more hidden of a gem than a 1940s supernatural crime noir thriller from 1991, starring Fred Ward, Clancy Brown, David Warner, and Julianne Moore, produced by Gale Anne Hurd, directed by Goldeneye and Casino Royale's Martin Campbell, and we an HBO original movie! This week, we dove deep into C…

It's the week after Thanksgiving, but we hope you're all still hungry. This week we're covering the Blumhouse Prime Original House of Spoils, as Ariana Debose plays an ambitious chef looking to make a name for herself. Hoping to turn a cozy inn into a fine dining restaurant, she quickly finds inspiration in the woods around the property, but also f…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on Why Be Catholic! Today our hosts go into more detail on the topic, with a few key highlights: How we are born with a natural desire for God and what it means Why God made man Eschatology and why it's so difficult to see Anytime you seek goodness, it's fine for a time, b…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on "Why Be Catholic"! Today Father Dave reflects on his recent experience with the Trappist Monks in the Genesee River Valley near Rochester, NY. Some key takeaways from today's episode: How the church is the body of Christ and meant to denote something more real than the …

Haven't done a Tangent episode in a minute! And what better time to do one for Early 2000s horror than . . . three weeks AFTER Halloween! In any event, We dive as deep as we can with this week's ep, and we'll make sure to pick up the slack on some glaring omissions, in future episodes. But whether you're a fan of supernatural thrillers, torture por…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series called "Why Be Catholic" here at Casting the Net. We hope you like it! Today's episode covers a lot, including: The idea that we are naturally finite creatures How we get faith and strength that last beyond our natural abilities Everything we have is a gift The importance of …

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today starts a new series on the fruits of the spirit. It's a slightly more in-depth episode discussing a few key topics, among others: How the fruits of the spirit are the goals for which we've been made to experience You have to want to be open to the workings of the spirit God can m…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on Gifts of the Holy Spirit. A few key highlights from today's episode: A discussion on the 3 Remaining gifts that deal with virtues of faith & hope How these gifts enable us to have a friendship with God How grace perfects nature Fortitude Piety The Im…

After 30 years, Axel Foley as at it again, as Eddie Murphy returns to arguably his most famous role for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. This time Detroit's "finest" must return to the west coast after his daughter is threatened and Billy Rosewood goes missing after they start digging into a drug case. But after all this time, can Axel's old tricks still…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back again! Today's episode is a continuation from last week in helping us to understand the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A few key highlights: "That to which we are inspiring prompts the questions that we're going to have and what we're going to seek in order to get there" - Fr. Dave The reaso…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today Father Dave and Rick go into detail on the importance of understanding the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In particular, they discuss: Really understanding the gifts of the holy spirit How to describe the Holy Spirit Understanding the applications of the working of the holy spirit wit…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today Father Dave and Rick continue the discussion we've had over the last few weeks on the Holy Spirit. And oh yeah, Rick is back this week! Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a fun company called Sock Religious, a division of Catholic Concepts. …

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a slightly different episode continuing our discussion on the Holy Spirit. Why different? Well, Father Dave is flying solo today as Rick was unable to attend the recoding session. But worry not, he does a great job and we expect Rick to be back again next week. Enjoy! We'd also like to in…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today Father Dave and Rick talk about the Holy Spirit, specifically: How we use analogies because God is transcendent The history of Basil the Great Defining the Holy Spirit How the Holy Spirit is used to implant the divine life into us Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affili…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a very informative episode where we conclude the series on Christian Anthropology. We could list out all the things Father Dave and Rick talk about, but it would be forever long. Instead, we suggest listening to the episode for yourself to see what we mean. Enjoy! We'd also like to introd…

From the director of Dead Alive and Meet The Feebles comes . . . the true crime tale of two teenage girls' burgeoning friendship leading to straight up matricide in 1950s New Zealand? This week, I'm correcting a major blind spot the films directed by Peter Jackson that I've seen, with Clarissa's first recommendation for the show, 1994's Heavenly Cr…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we begin to wrap up our series from the last few weeks with a great discussion on the nature of the church through Christ. A few highlights include: Unification "It's easy to love humanity in the abstract" Love having a unitive element to it How we become instruments of the body …

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on humanity into a deeper conversation. Some highlights include: Who are we as human beings and who is the redeemer himself "If something is finite that is valuable, we're more considerate of it's usage" - Fr. Dave Making sense of a world that is just s…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! We continue our discussion from the last few weeks on what it means to be human. In particular, the guys discuss: Human sin and what it means The Incarnate person How Christ is the archetype And much more... We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a fun company called…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to another engaging episode of Casting the Net! Today we continue with the general discussion on Christian Anthropology, but with a concentration on "body & soul" and human sexuality in modern society. As usual, the guys have a solid discussion with their own unique way of explaining things …

Nice to see a new spin on the "I have to do '(X) Task' to keep my ex-wife from moving her and our child out of state!" trop, as Jamie Foxx plays a freelance vampire hunter in the Netflix action movie Day Shift. In need of some fast cash, Foxx's Bud Jablonsky begs his way back into the vampire hunters' union, but things get complicated when he runs …

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is a continuation of sorts from the last couple weeks, where Father Dave and Rick dive into a discussion on Christian anthropology and what it means to be human. In particular, today's episode talks about: The foundation of the universe The idea that we are all stewards from God'…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is a continuation from last week discussing this very interesting topic. A few key takeaways from today's episode... What's unique about humans and thinking abstractly We are the only creatures on earth that God willed for himself We are the masterpiece of God's creation Enjoy! W…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series on Christian Anthropology! Today kids off the series with some discussion on what a human being is from a Christian perspective. And see the notes below from Father Dave on some explanation of what's in today's episode. CONTEXT: Vatican II (1962-1965) In his first papal encyc…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue our series on Discipleship, with the following focus: Being an intentional Disciple Spiritual and corporal works of mercy Lessons from Harriet Tubman How to reconnect with God The beauty in creation and Discipleship Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affi…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today's episode continues the conversation on Discipleship, this time with a focus on the work of Sherry Waddell, and her data based formula for helping to make disciples. In her research, she discovered that 95% of parishes were not making disciples, and she establishes the "Five Threshold…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! This week Fr. Dave and Rick talk about a host of topics, including: The desire and power of grace Discipleship and adventure stories Reminder that sacraments are encounters with Christ An interesting description on Angels Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partne…

Who doesn't want to watch J.Lo fight self-aware androids in a mech suit?!?! This week, we're covering the Netflix original Atlas, as Jennifer Lopez has to form an unlikely bond with an AI program, in the hopes of stopping another AI program from wiping out all humanity! Honestly, this is a surprisingly straightforward premise!…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Rick is back! Father Dave is very happy to have is co-host back after a couple weeks of absence. Today they discuss the importance of asking questions, and how we are all being called to be Disciples. Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a fun company called…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Father Dave is flying solo again on CTN this week, but that's ok because he gives a great "part two" on his upcoming Priest Convocation. If you've ever wondered what this is, or what it's for, then today is the day to find out! He also gives a nice reflection on the meaning of Liturgy. Enjoy! We'd a…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Father Dave is flying solo on CTN this week, but that's ok because he gives a great overview on his upcoming Priest Convocation. If you've ever wondered what this is, or what it's for, then today is the day to find out! Enjoy! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, a…

Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back for the second episode on Discipleship! Today the guys dive back into the topic with some great insights: Discipleship and encountering the living Christ Costly and cheap grace The cost of Discipleship ...And more! We'd also like to introduce you to a new affiliate partner to our show, …