Episodes
COZ117: Melbourne’s St. Patrick Cathedral is a beautiful testament to the faith of Australian Catholics and Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss its construction and history, including challenges the builders faced and the perseverance required to complete it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 04/20/24
Published 04/20/24
COZ116: It’s time again for the Patrick Oration by Archbishop Peter Comensoli, and Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle discuss his topic of sharing Christ and the archbishop’s plan to transfigure the cathedral to speak to future generations. Plus eclipse talk! Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links...
Published 04/06/24
COZ115: Sharing a friend’s faith journey, Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle compare it to the thresholds of faith as described by Sherry Weddell in her book, “Forming Intentional Disciples.” Plus a science discussion of surprising ancient Egyptian baboon DNA. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links...
Published 03/23/24
SCI061: The Moon is indeed shrinking. Caroline Knight explains to Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle how the Moon is contracting and cooling over time, causing moonquakes, shrinking about 150 feet every few hundred million years, and potentially affecting future Artemis lunar missions. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Let’s Science. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 03/02/24
COZ114: Pope Francis’s Lenten message is that God leads us to true freedom. Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle discuss and share their reflections; Caroline explains why the Moon is shrinking; and the panel talk about He-Man, Masters of the Air, and Fisk. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for...
Published 02/24/24
COZ113: What is intentional discipleship? Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle discuss the book “Forming Intentional Disciples” and the steps toward discipleship or thresholds of conversion. Plus, Caroline draws parallels between the Pikmin video games and real-life biological processes. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at...
Published 02/10/24
COZ112: Returning for 2024, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the purpose of a Catholic parish and renewing a parish church for its purpose, working off some new books Lindsay has read. Plus, some science about the world famous “little penguins’ penguin parade.” Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 01/27/24
COZ111: To end 2023, Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle have a video Christmas party discussing uniquely Australian Christmas traditions, ranking Christmas movies, telling Christmas cracker jokes, and considering which native Australian plants make excellent Christmas trees. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...
Published 12/16/23
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Published 12/07/23
COZ110: We were born in a time such as this to do God’s mission. Lindsay Sant reflects with Caroline Knight and Lino Saubolle on the Proclaim 23 Conference he attended where this was the message. Plus, in the science segment: starfish are just heads! Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: *...
Published 12/02/23
COZ109: Pope Francis has updated his mission for the Pontifical Theological Academy so Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino reflect on the role of theology in the spread of the Gospel. Plus tracking an Alaskan woolly mammoth through isotopes, a real life Among Us, and VR Nintendo Switch. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?...
Published 11/18/23
COZ108: The Synod on Synodality is done so Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle discuss the synod’s Letter to the People of God and reflect on what it means for them. Plus Caroline shares exciting science news about asteroids. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Letter of the...
Published 11/04/23
COZ107: Pope Francis has issued a new apostolic exhortation, Laudato Deum, so Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss its science and faith elements which are part of the call to action to promote an attitude of integral ecology. Plus, they discuss the Vesuvius Challenge. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for...
Published 10/21/23
COZ106: The Synod on Synods has begun in Rome and Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle get us up to speed on what it’s all about and share a preview of the meeting from synod delegate Australian Bishop Shane MacKinlay. Plus dinosaur extinction, Star Trek, and tennis. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 10/07/23
COZ105: Australia’s bishops publish a social justice statement each year, so Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the latest which comes in the context of the upcoming Australian referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and includes the input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at...
Published 09/23/23
I need to ask for your help, but first I want to thank you for listening to StarQuest and supporting our mission of exploring the intersection of faith and pop culture. Over the past five years–since 2018–StarQuest has grown by leaps and bounds, more than at any time in our previous 12 years. With more than a dozen programs and hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers each month, we are able to bring the Gospel to the world in a unique and entertaining way. This summer, we marked...
Published 09/14/23
COZ104: World Youth Day has finished and Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle reflection the event based on the experiences shared by some Australian pilgrims, plus the science of magpie swooping and the the Women’s World Cup. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Pope Francis speaks with...
Published 08/26/23
COZ103: The Australian Bishops’ office for evangelisation have a new reflection on the topic that Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle dig into for pastoral and theological fundamentals. Plus Caroline excites with science of exotic exoplanets and then the panel discusses what’s entertaining them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a...
Published 08/12/23
COZ102: It’s time for parish renewal and Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle discuss the experience in Melbourne, including a Jesus-centered vision, commitment, teamwork, and empowering leaders. Caroline explores the science of heatwaves, and it’s time for FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup – Go Matildas! Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a...
Published 07/29/23
COZ101: The Synod is on the way so Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino unpack the working document that will guide the synod participants this October, finding hope in the prayer-based focus. Caroline then shares new discoveries about shooting stars on the Sun, and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 07/15/23
COZ100: The Catholic of Oz celebrate 100 episodes! Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino have some fun on this milestone with congratulation messages, a quiz about past episodes, a guess the top ten moments of science chat and live pet reveals. Thank you to the listeners who have been on this journey to 100 episodes and we can’t wait to share 100 more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer...
Published 07/01/23
COZ099: Back from Malta, Lino fills in Lindsay on his trip and then they discuss the Vatican’s new document on being disciples of Jesus online; the science of mushroom communication; and Netflix’s ‘FUBAR’ and Lino’s inflight movies, including ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’ Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 06/17/23
COZ098: For Pentecost, Lindsay and Caroline discuss Jesus’ giving of the Holy Spirit in John’s Gospel; talk about Australian Drop Bears and other ancient, interesting creatures; and catch up on shows they’re watching like Nora from Queens and Men in Black. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer Catholics of Oz. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...
Published 06/03/23
COZ097: The Uluru Statement from the Heart is a major topic in Australia and has garnered significant support from the Catholic bishops. Lindsay Sant and Caroline Knight discuss the statement and make the moral case for voting ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum. Additionally, in the field of science, they delve into the topic of the Moon, while in entertainment, they review some recent movies. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and...
Published 05/20/23