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Liturgical traditions and the meaning of Advent.

This Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent — also called Gaudete Sunday. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and Kyle Kopy discuss how Catholics can make these last few days of Advent a spiritually fruitful time of preparation for Christmas.

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Adult family members arrested for violence.

Recently in Nashville, a juvenile was physically assaulted by Muslim members of his own family for becoming a Christian. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and Kyle Kopy discuss violence against Christians and how Catholics can respond to various kinds of persecution.

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Target trees in several German cities.

Today, environmental activists in Germany vandalized Christmas trees on display in seven cities. It's the latest stunt by climate activists meant to highlight their fears that fossil fuels could lead to irreparable harm to the environment in just the next few years. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and David Nussman discuss climate change, Christmas trees, leftist activism and more.

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Believes roles have been secularized.

Bishop Mario Vaccari, head of a small diocese in Tuscany, has temporarily suspended the practice of picking godparents for baptism and a sponsor for confirmation. He expressed concern that the roles were being used for secular purposes, far removed from their profound spiritual meaning. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and David Nussman discuss what it means to be a godparent at a child's baptism or a sponsor at a child's confirmation.

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Discussing today's feast.

Today, Dec. 8, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. It is a holy day of obligation. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and Kyle Kopy talk about the four Marian dogmas, Mariology and devotion to the Blessed Mother.

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Spanish Catholics organize public Rosaries amid fears of crackdown.

Video shared online appears to show leftists in Madrid wearing costumes to mock the Blessed Mother, the priesthood and religious life. This is happening as a response to public prayer rallies by faithful Catholics. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Kyle Kopy and Rodney Pelletier discuss Spain's Catholic history and the ongoing situation involving public prayer.

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Interviewing Fr. Stephen Imbarrato.

In this wide-ranging interview, Fr. Stephen Imbarrato — known for his ardent pro-life activism — gets frank about his life before the priesthood, the abortions he was responsible for, the tragic suicide of his son, and how God's mercy transformed him into the priest he is today.

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Lawmakers grill head of FBI.

This week, FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Some of the GOP senators challenged him over an internal memo, leaked earlier this year, discussing so-called radical traditionalist Catholics. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney Pelletier and Kyle Kopy discuss the fallout from the memo.

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Milestone in restoration efforts.

The spire of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is back, an important hallmark in the extensive repairs being done to it following the 2019 fire. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Simon Rafe and Rodney Pelletier discuss the cathedral, church architecture, and Western civilization.

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An interview with Catholic author Leila Miller.

We're in the midst of the holiday season. It's a time of joy and cheer, but it can also be a time of stress — particularly for those whose parents are divorced. In this episode of The Download, hosts Simon Rafe, Rodney Pelletier and Bradley Eli sit down for a discussion with Leila Miller, author of the book Primal Loss: The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak.

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