Welcome to Catholic Stuff You Should Know, the J10 Initiative.

Alright, go on up guys.

We're here to accept the award on the Alpha Robo Tie for best non-speakers to Lagotus.

We're really just here to celebrate Rob. It's a great night for him.

Rob, thank you so much. We just want to continue to just keep talking about Rob tonight.

Exactly. We're just here to rejoice in Rob.

No, it's a great honor to be with you. I'm so thankful that Rob brought me into this world.

Love you, dad.

No, I didn't do that.

Alright.

So we usually pray before our podcast. So anytime you add scotch and bourbon to microphones, you usually need to ask the intercession of the Guardian Angels and patrons saying.

So let us begin.

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all things.

Treasury of blessing and giver of life coming dwell within us, cleans us of all stain and save our souls, O gracious one, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

And then we press record and welcome to the podcast.

Yeah, welcome to the podcast. So what we're doing tonight is just kind of a live podcast, which as Rob learned working with us over the last year, is possibly the most unprofessional possible in the history of the Catholic Church.

Right.

Including like a couple days ago when Tom, I ran into him at the Good Shepherd. What are you guys talking about? We're like, we'll figure that out by Thursday.

So we have done this so for 10 years and we've recorded over 500 episodes.

And the story behind it is what we want to share tonight a little bit about why the podcast began.

And I think that's what you should know. But behind it is a community of priests, some of whom are friends here called the Companions of Christ. And really what is distinctive. Thank you.

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