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The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

014: The Gospel Accordion to Bob Rice

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Question: What do adoption, 80s singer El DeBarge, and the spiritual life have in common? Answer: Bob Rice. Any man who plays the accordion (and has an album starring said instrument titled "The Gospel Accordion to Bob Rice") is just a little on the unusual side. But if by "usual" you mean boring and predictable, I'll take unusual any day. And trust me when I say this show was anything but boring and predictable. It goes in a lot of crazy directions, all of which point up to Christ. In addition to the oddities of his instrumentation, Bob is an author, speaker, musician, and theologian. Many of you have experienced his dulcet tones at a summer conference at Franciscan University or another venue. For those of you who have not, you're about to. Five will get you ten that you've never heard some of the things you'll hear on this podcast anywhere else. Grown men aren't supposed to have this much fun. So buckle up, prepare to smile, and click the "play" arrow below for a good time. God bless! Matthew "All who have been lost were lost because they did not pray." St. Alphonsus Liguori. Don't be lost! Grab your FREE copy of my quick guide to deeper prayer 8 Ways To Jumpstart Your Prayer Life!  It's an easy step-by-step summary of the spiritual giants of the Church designed to help you rocket to God! And don't forget to head over to iTunes and leave the show a rating! Doing so helps promote the podcast and gets Catholic material in front of people who may never otherwise be exposed to the faith. Thank you!!

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0:00.0

Hey, Matt!

0:02.7

Hey, Matt!

0:07.1

This is the Art of Catholic.

0:19.4

See what love the Father has given us?

0:21.5

That we should be called children of God.

0:24.1

And so we are.

0:27.0

That is our destiny, according to 1 John 3, 1.

0:30.4

Children of God.

0:31.4

Not just a name, but in reality.

0:34.0

Broadcasting from Studio No. 2 at the St. Paul Center for Viblical Theology, I'm Matthew

0:37.9

Leonard, and this is the art of Catholic.

0:41.4

Now in my last show, No. 13, which I don't think was any coincidence.

0:45.8

We talked pretty seriously about the topic of hell with Dr. Michael Healy, and it's been

0:50.4

a pretty popular show based on the downloads.

0:52.8

Well, today's show is equally great, but goes in a boldly different direction.

0:58.0

How could it not?

0:59.2

When my guest today is singer, songwriter, musician, theologian, Bob Rice.

1:04.0

And we're still going to deal with some great spiritual topics, but this show is definitely singer, songwriter, musician, theologian, Bob Rice.

1:05.0

We're still gonna deal with some great spiritual topics,

1:07.0

but this show is definitely a little lighter

1:09.0

than the last one.

1:10.3

Now, before we get to Bob, I wanna remind you

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