In this episode: Maria Johnson, Steve Nelson, Jeff Nielsen, Fr. Cory Sticha Happy New Year from the Catholic Weekend crew! Sports Report; Organizing for taxes; Saints Name Generator; Pope Francis travels; Papal address to Roman Curia; Steve’s and Fr. Cory’s roadtrips; 5 ways to keep the Christmas spirit year-round; Maria’s and Sarah’s book writing progress; Panelists’ 2015 travel plans; Cat fur coats? Links discussed during the show: When you shop at Amazon, please visit this link to help support SQPN: http://sqpn.com/amazon-affiliate-links/ SQPN’s Giving Campaign: We made our goal, raising $18,674! Of course, we always accept more donations. Go to http://sqpn.com/donate to help today! SQPN Announces Ten-Year Jubilee Celebration: CNMC to take place in Atlanta, GA on June 7, 2015! Keep up with announcements on the SQPN website | Facebook | Twitter Jennifer Fulwiler’s Saint’s Name Generator. Here are the panellists’ results: Maria: Blessed Titus Brandsma Steve: St. Gabriel the Archangel Jeff: St. Dominic Savio Fr. Cory: Pope St. Pius V Learn more about the saints at Saints.SQPN.com Fr. Lombardi: Pope Francis’ Year in Review Article: Pope’s Address to Roman Curia Steve’s Roadtrip: Touching Base From Mountain Catholic: 5 Ways to Keep the Christmas Spirit Year-Round Picks of the Week Maria: As Morning Breaks: Daily Gospel Reflections by Lisa Hendey (SQPN Affiliate Link) Steve: A Catholic Writer’s Prayer by Pat Gohn Jeff: Video from our friends at Trideo.com: The Year of Pope Francis in photos based on a slideshow of Famiglia Cristiana Fr. Cory: Pope Francis’ suggested New Year’s resolutions Our Blogs Click here to find out where to find your favourite Catholic Weekend personalities! Subscribe to the feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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