The Break

The Break

Hosted by: Fr. Roderick VonhĂśgen

A weekly show about faith and culture, with movie/tv reviews, questions and answers about faith, books, cooking, technology and video games.

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Episodes

Black Widow, Kids in Church, Sleep and Mars Exploration

In this episode: My review of ‘Black Widow’ Kids in Church The importance of sleep Mars Exploration Flightsticks and external SSDs Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FatherRoderick Discord Server: Accessible to...
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Pixar’s ‘Luca’, Traditionis Custodes, Martian Chronicles, Consoles vs. PC

In this episode: News: Tokyo Olympic Games Movies/TV: my review of the Pixar movie ‘Luca’ Pasta tour with director Enrico Casarosa Peculiar Bunch: Traditionis Custodes. (Also read Pope Francis’ letter explaining his...
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Shadow and Bone, Millionairs in Space, Loki and Thrawn

In this episode: News: inundations in the south of the Netherlands, Delta variant spreading like wildfire. Movies/TV: The Loki Season’s finale, Star Wars TV shows, documentary tip: In Search of the Little Flower :...
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Ted Lasso, Godparents, Lego and Squids in Space

News: production update, renovation update. Movies/TV: Apple TV, Ted Lasso Peculiar Bunch: Godparents and godchildren...
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Raya and the Last Dragon

In this episode: News: vaccinations and vacations Movies/TV: The Bad Batch, Loki, Raya and the Last Dragon Peculiar Bunch: The Franciscans in Den Bosch Books: Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life – Marie...
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‘Sweet Tooth’ on Netflix – my review!

In this episode of my weekly podcast: Intro: why I haven’t been podcasting much lately World: vaccinations Movies/TV: My review of the Netflix series ‘Sweet Tooth’ Peculiar Bunch: the revision of the Code of Canon Law...
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The Bad Batch, Shadow and Bone, Religious Vows and Back to the Future

In this episode: My impressions of The Bad Batch, Shadow and Bone, an explanation of religious vows, Back to the Future, Mars exploration and video equipment. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FatherRoderick Discord...
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Why I LOVED ‘Nomadland’

In this episode of my weekly podcast, I talk about the Academy awards, Star Wars Day and a number of other topics: News: Star Wars Day on 4 May Movies/TV: Academy Awards and my review of this year’s best movie...
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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier – Season Finale Review

In this episode, I review the season finale of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, I talk about an essential ingredient for change in the church, I find a fellow Wheel of Time fan and I discuss the recent breakthrough...
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Why I was wrong about the Falcon and the Winter Soldier

In today’s episode of my weekly podcast, I explain why I was wrong about Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Other topics in this show: • Movies & TV shows: Indiana Jones 5, The Obi-Wan Kenobi series, The...
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Easter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ikigai, Mars rumblings

Happy Easter! In this episode: Movies/TV: how the 5th wave and the Maze Runner movies foreshadowed the pandemic; Sonic the Hedgehog Peculiar Bunch: the Exultet (link to the Exultet on OPChant) Books: Ikigai: The...
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Hanna, the Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Holy Week in a nutshell

In this episode: News: moving/decluttering experiences Movies/TV: Hanna (Amazon Prime), Age of Ultron, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Man of Steel and the Snyder Cut. Peculiar Bunch: Holy Week in a nutshell Books:...
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