Welcome to this week's edition of Clarically Speaking. You may notice today that we do not have Father Anthony with us.

That's because Father Anthony is lame and decided to go on

holidays. So, and I haven't received any text updates from him. And so it's with great

sadness that I have to announce that he was probably eaten by a bear. He is a man with a great

beard, with great facial expressions, and very Italian. And it is so sad that he is not going to be with us anymore.

We pray for the repose of his soul as he enters into eternity, where he can speak with Jesus in his native language, Italian.

But to ensure that this podcast goes on, that you, the people receive content each and every

week, I have brought a guest with us today.

And it's at first for clerically speaking, because we brought a woman on the podcast.

So I would like to introduce to you my friend Shannon last.

Shannon, welcome to clerically speaking.

Hello, Father Harrison.

I guess today it's only somewhat clerically speaking.

Yeah, so does this mean you're in favor of women's ordination?

I was just going to say, we all know that women can't be clerics.

No lady clerics.

That's right.

So yeah, you'll find out why we brought her on the show later when we do pastoral

counsel, but I just, I needed to find someone for this week.

Father Anthony is not actually dead.

I'm sure he's fine.

I'm sure he's roughing it hard out there on Yellowstone.

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