First, where the heck did summer go???  Jeez o man, we cannot believe the leaves are starting to turn already! 

You'll probably find this show a little more 'raw' when compared to a typical show.  In the interest of time, we've decided to keep some of the 'screw ups' that we would have otherwise edited out...  hope it isn't terribly distracting!  We hope you agree this is a great show, it's packed with your emails and our responses...  this was truely a listener inspired show, thank you!!!

Here's the link to Sarah's eBay store

On another note, let us never forget 9/11 (a very moving clip at the end of the podcast titled 'Silent Night 9-11'

Thanks for all of the emails and posts on the web site over the past several weeks.  It felt really good to turn out a new show and get some of the podcast rust off of us that has developed.  Please continue to send us your conversion stories, thoughts & reactions to topics discussed along with anything else you would like to contribute!

Hey Gang - Inspiration has struck...  Sarah and I decided to do something a little different this time. We recorded this show using GarageBand on her MacBook outside.  Hopefully the sound quality is acceptable and I'm wondering if anyone can confirm that those are frogs in the background.  Honest, we have no clue! 

Thanks to everyone who has posted on the web site and sent emails.  As we mentioned a few shows ago, it's your questions and thoughts that are going to shape the show and determine how often they come out for the most part! 

Below is an Amazon link to the book recommended by Jason as part of his email on favorite Saints...

Hey Gang, the well is dry currently for July's Conversion Cast. Will this be the first month without one??? Who's going to answer the call??? Don't just expect the other lister to send in theirs!!!

On a brighter note, we have received a great Saint related email for our next show, thanks to Jason for stepping up!

Thanks gang for your help, we all benefit.

--rob

Hey Gang - thanks for sticking with us.  This was a fun show to produce as we worked our way through a couple emails and ended up spending a good amount of time talking about one perticular email of a couple in the early stages of working out this religion thing...  it brought back a ton of memories!

Also in this show, I mentioned video podcast Mormon Cast.  It's a weekly video podcast that presents a variety of topics from cooking to LDS movies...  well produced.  Check out the website at www.mormoncast.org

**CALL FOR CONTENT***For shows planned in July, we're looking for you to contribute in a couple specific topics.  The first will deal with Patron Saints.  Who is your Patron Saint and why?  Tell us a little about this person and why they are so special to you.  The second topic will deal with the topic of Exorcism.  Not sure how deep or where this one will go, but it should be interesting!!!

Thanks to all who visit the website and have voted for us at Podcast Alley!

A rainbow is seen in the sky as the Pope Benedict XVI pays his respect to the victims of the former Birkenau Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, southern Poland May 28, 2006. Calling himself 'a son of Germany,' Pope Benedict prayed at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Sunday and asked why God was silent when 1.5 million victims, mostly Jews, died in this 'valley of darkness.' REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Notes and other stuff coming soon...

Although I'm sure some of you have already seen this video from our website, I thought it would be nice to share with all and the timing couldn't be better, right?

Sarah and I are so happy on this day when those of you who have walked the long journey through the RCIA classess with curiosity, excitement, perseverance and prayer. TODAY IS THE BIG PAYOFF!

In this video, you see Sarah come into the Catholic Church along with several of the friends we came to know so well during the classes. Although the shots don't really show her face too often, you can sorta figure it out. She took on the name 'Anne'. Father Tom presided over the Mass (and married us as a little side note).

Please share your experience with us!!! If you were received into the church this year, tell us about your experience, was it what you had hoped it would be? How did you feel receiving Our Lord during Communion for the first time? We REALLY want to hear what it was for you...send pictures...voice mails...emails...anything. Welcome Home...

Looks like Apple's imaging product 'Shake' was used for developing some special effects shots in an upcoming movie about the life of Joseph Smith. 

http://www.apple.com/pro/film/rowland/

I'm always amazed at the advancements in digital special effects.  I'll have to look for a release date - if anyone knows anything else, I'd love to hear from you!

Here's a special CMP that I had to get out to everyone. Ray provided a wonderful reversion story and I accidently didn't include it in April's show. It's good... real good and something that anyone who has gone down the road of a mixed faith relationship can associate with. The original text of his story can be found HERE. As I mentioned in the beginning, I tried my best to translate his post for ease of reading in the show (and I hope I did a good job).

After listening to this show, you'll understand the picture a little better, but it is just one of many examples of how Sarah is a little more laid back than Rob.

Hey Gang we hope you enjoyed this month's conversion stories and we're really looking forward to the feedback we (hopefully) will receive to the many LDS questions we presented throughout the podcast.

In this show we also mentioned two new Catholic podcasts that we subscribe to and really enjoy. They are:

The Catholic Adventurer Podcast and The Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses Podcast

Music played during the conversion story was provided by the Podsafe Music Network. Many thanks to Jim Farley for his beautiful songs Silver and New Beginnings. Jim's website can be found HERE

This is possibly one of the funniest parody videos out there and I just had to share with with you.

Baby got book

It's been way way wayyyyy too long since we put out a new show, but we are pulling one together this evening. WE PROMISE!

This is what happens when I have too much time on my hands, but Sarah is unable to assist in putting a show together. After watching this (assuming it works), I'm sure you will understand why we prefer the audio format. I've got a face for radio... Anyway, thanks for indulging me as I play around for a couple minutes.

Thank you to everyone who emailed us and left voice mails, it's this interaction that makes the CMP so special!

Please visit Julie's blog Happy Catholic when you have a chance, it's one of the best Catholic blogs out there!

Also, thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for allowing podcasts like us to have access to wonderful (and license free) music!

If you're wondering what the image for this show has to do with anything, well... you'll just have to take a listen to the conversion story...

We're getting ready to celebrate our one year anniversary of producing the CMP and ask everyone to share a though about the show. Maybe something Sarah or I said made you laugh, tugged on a heartstring, moved you to do something or just generally brightened up your day. We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a voice mail at 678-292-0191.

First, thanks to Josh for sending the amazing picture for this week's show. This is a photo he took inside Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio. More about the Cathedral can be found HERE.

We're certain that all Catholic Podcasters will be discussing the many meanings behind Lent this week and in the week's to come - it is a very special time in the Church's year. The New Advent website has a very good overview of the history, meaning and purpose for Lent.

For those of you who enjoyed the opening prayer in this show, the name of it is 'Prayer to Saint Ambrose' and can be found HERE.

Please drop us an email or better yet a voice mail telling us what you intend to sacrafice during Lent.

Hey Gang, it's that time of the month again. Sarah and I would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has voted for the CMP and continued to maintain our Top 100 position in the Podcast Alley rankings out of over 14,000 podcasts!!! UNREAL! THANK YOU...

VOTE At PodcastAlley!

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Thanks to Katherine for sharing this beautiful picture of her children and pulling together a great Conversion Story! In this Conversion Cast, we have three wonderful stories. This truly is YOUR show and we're very thankful that this special feature has been able to continue on...

Throughout most of this show, I added background music which was pulled from the Podsafe Music Network

Here are the list of song in order as they appeared:

• CMP Theme 'Faith' by Tony St. Tone (not on Podsafe Music Network)
• Mark Heimonen - Always
• Carlos Tabora - Remember When
• Randy Knaub - Feels like Heaven
• Rob Costlow - Bliss
• Denis Kitchen - My Friend
• Grigor Iliev - Remains from the Past
• Johnny Owl - Melody
• Steelers Fight Song - Here we go! (not on Podsafe Music Network)

Hey Gang, hope everyone is doing well. It's been a while since Sarah and I were able to produce a new podcast and I was starting to get the shakes...so, we decided to do two in the same night! Yep, it's a bonus CMP cast filled with your emails, discussion on the US Supreme Court and our thoughts regarding a fellow CMPer's situation at work.

Two web sites were mentioned in this podcast:

HERE is the link to Julie's Happy Catholic Blog. She's got a great site with tons of interesting reading for all to enjoy. Including her conversion story. (Sorry Julie that I was not able to access it during the recording of the show, although I do see that it's back up now...)

Next is one of the original CMP listeners, Brad. HERE is the link to his blog. This is not only an interesting blog which follows his relationship with his LDS girlfriend, but also a great resource for Catholic Apologetics.

OK gang, we've got a new show for you filled to the brim with your voice mails, email, and the interesting banter between Sarah and Rob that you've come to love... We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward to your feedback.

OK CMP'ers, we would like to ask you to email us digital pictures. As a true community, it cannot just be Sarah and I sharring photos! We'd love to see all of you in action too! Load us up!!! We have 2 GB of disk space with Gmail and I'd love to see it full with your pictures! No limits or specific topics, just send away... Sarah and I have been kicking around some ideas on how to continue to grow this great community we all belong to and it's time to pull all of you in even more!

As if you didn't know it already, our email address is catholicmormon@gmail.com

Ohh, by the way... GO STEELERS!!!

Hey everyone, welcome to the first CMP of 2006... finally!!! Thanks to everyone who has been on the wagon with us and welcome to all of those who found out about podcasting during the Christmas break!

Special thanks to Fr. Finelli at iPadre.net Podcast for the great tour of a Catholic Church. Please check out his show, we think you'll like it!

Also, be sure to check out the first two comments, they are the emails Rob mentioned during the show from Tom and John. Sorry guys that I wasn't able to fit them in during the show, but Sarah and I did want to share them with the CMP community.

Also mentioned in this podcast is the "7 Habits" by Dr. Stephen Covey. You can find his main web site at FranklinCovey.com

Please continue to show support for the CMP by voting for us at Podcast Alley and sending in your voice mails to the CMP hotline at 678-292-0191.

Well CMP'ers... Sarah and I started to record a show on Friday night (our only real chance during the weekend) and our mixer died about three minutes into the show. It runs on a 9v battery - I know...pretty cheap, but it gets the job done - and we were amazed to find that NONE of the kids toys used a 9v battery that I could borrow.

Sooo... that's why we have nothing new for this past weekend. We are VERY sorry about this as we know how many of you look forward to a new show.

We will have January's conversion cast and other fun stuff for you at the end of this week.

A HUGE thanks to everyone who has voted for us at Podcast Alley and please keep the audio clips, Gizmo phone calls (678-292-0191) and other emails coming! We promise to make this up to you very very soon. In the meantime, you can check out some of the Christmas photos I uploaded to our Flickr acocunt by clicking on any of the pictures to the left on our website or the other great Catholic podcasts at Disciples with Microphones!

First of all, Merry Christmas to the CMP Community around the world. May the Blessings of God be with you throughout the year!

This is the special Christmas Traditions show Sarah and I have been talking about over the past month or so.

Although we only received a few tradition stories from the listenership, we were able to pull together a great show that includes a brief conversation with our two oldest children - Robbie and Abby along with a very nice chat with Rob's parents.

From time to time you will hear music in the background courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Below is the song list in the order they are played:

• We Three Kings - classical guitar trad Christmas carol - Derek K. Miller
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Chris Barker
• Silent Night - Julie Melton
• Silent Night with It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Doug Boldt
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel with What Child Is This - Doug Boldt
• Oh Come All Ye Faithful - Gary Sunblad

Sorry folks, but the snow came and the weekend plans changed. We'd like to thank everyone for the positive feedback on the December Conversion Cast and all of the votes for the CMP at Podcast Alley...

Abby brings this peace offering of a snowball to all of you in exchange for the week off. We have uploaded many new pictures to the Flickr photo page. You can link directly to the photos by clicking on any of the Flickr images on the left side of the blog page.

Please continue to send in your family traditions for the CMP Christmas Show!

Can you believe it's December already??? Seriously, where did this year go...

Anyway, we've got another great CMP for you and a couple really good conversion stories are featured.

Please remember to VOTE at Podcast Alley for the CMP and all the podcasts that you find yourself listening to!

Music in the show comes from the Podsafe Music Network and the featured artists were Doug Boldt and Allison Crowe. Please checkout their music and thanks to them for making it available to us and all podcasters!

We're coming up on the last call for Family Tradition stories...please be sure to get them in to us via email or the Gizmo CMP voicemail line. Finally, thanks to Josh for sharing the picture of his year-round Christmas Tree we mentioned in last week's podcast.