This past weekend marked the beginning of the Pauline year, in honor of St. Paul, a true evangelist. In parallel with the beginning of this Pauline year, I have begun recording a new podcast called 5 Minutes a Day,
5 Days a Week. For those of you who don't know what a podcast is, it's basically a fancy term for a radio-like program in which you can download MP3 audio files to play on your computer or your iPod. (No, you don't need an iPod!)

The idea of this podcast is to encourage you to commit to just
5 Minutes, 5 Days a Week: a small commitment to Jesus and His Church during the week (Monday to Friday) when it's easy to forget what it means to be a Christian.

Why just 5 Minutes? Other than the obvious fact that it would be pretty hard to do a show called "10 Minutes a Day, 10 Days a Week," I chose 5 minutes for the very reason that it's a small commitment. Too often I see people (myself included) making large commitments, only to be discouraged when they fail. What could be easier than downloading 5 shows a week and simply listening to them as you drive to work or walk to class?

As for the content, it will include "all things Catholic." It will not be primarily an apologetics show, though there will be some apologetics involved. There are a number of reasons for my choice of content, but the primary reason is that I want this show to be a show for you personally, not a show about how to defend yourself against those who question you. There are already a number of good apologetics resources online, which I wholeheartedly support. But the focus here will be slightly different. I want the content to be focused on the fundamentals of being Christian; that is, I hope that what I provide will be practical in a day-to-day sense, livable, and more importantly, will help you and I to build a greater relationship with Christ, in addition to a greater understanding of the Church itself.

I am new to this, so I hope you will be patient with me as I figure out how to get the sound quality better (any ideas?) and how to make the content interesting and more accessible for you. Feel free to post questions below (technical or otherwise) in the comments section below and I will answer them. As always, let me know what I can do to improve the content or the technical presentation, and let me know what you find useful or not. In the meantime, I hope you can commit with me to 5 Minutes a Day, 5 Days a Week!