Extraordinary Time
Extraordinary Time
Podcast Description
Extraordinary Time is the Catholic Courier's seasonal podcast for the church's liturgical seasons. The first season of the podcast -- Lent 2025 -- will accompany listeners through Lent with weekly Scriptural reflections plus highlights of
the Chrism Mass and Easter services. Episodes will feature the insights of priests, deacons, women religious and others from around the Diocese of Rochester.
The first episode of Lent 2025 will launch Feb. 26 and episodes will be released each Wednesday through April 16.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers around Scriptural reflections relevant to the Lenten season, particularly emphasizing themes of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Episodes feature discussions on topics such as the nature of Jesus, the significance of temptation during Lent, and being led by the Holy Spirit, illustrated through both Gospel readings and personal insights from guests.
Extraordinary Time is the Catholic Courier’s seasonal podcast for the church’s liturgical seasons through weekly Scriptural reflections. Episodes will feature the insights of priests, deacons, women religious and others from around the Diocese of Rochester.
Sister of Mercy Theresa Rutty reflects on the Gospel reading for March 15, 2026, the story of Jesus healing a blind man on the Sabbath to the Pharisees’ chagrin. Sister Rutty discusses the concept of the “freedom of the children of God” and what freedom truly means in this context.
For the text of the readings and Gospel: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031526.cfm
For the Catholic Courier's Lenten section (which includes the seven-part series on Jesus' Seven Last Words on the cross): https://catholiccourier.com/special-sections/lent-and-easter/
Extraordinary Time is a podcast from the Catholic Courier, the newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester. For more Extraordinary Time, visit https://catholiccourier.com/podcasts/ and stay up-to-date with Holy Week resources from the Catholic Courier at https://catholiccourier.com/special-sections/lent-and-easter/
Credits:
Host: Gina Capellazzi
Guest: Sister Theresa Rutty
Announcer: Robert DiJames
Music by Joseph DiJames
Edited by Gina Capellazzi
Special Guest: Sister Theresa Rutty, RSM.
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