New musical sounds!

May 29, 2017 | Blog

One of my longtime hobbies has been to record/play music. (See the "Music" button above for some stuff that we did about 7-8 years ago.) Unfortunately, I haven't had much of a chance to do any recording lately but I think it's time I got back into it. I've especially been interested in some of the nifty features found in the latest versions of Apple's Logic Pro X. With its MIDI abilities I'm able to connect my old keyboard and make it create just about any instrument sound you can think of. To aid with this, I picked up some new, professional instrument sounds from EastWest Sounds Online. Here's a quick video of the pipe organ sound from their Symphonic Orchestra Silver package. I hope to try out other instrument sounds soon. The package basically comes with a full orchestra worth of samples and they sound amazing. I'm excited to do more with them! (And yeah, my keyboard stand bounces around a lot... 😜)

Homilies from the Catholic Guy Pilgrimage to Rome, March, 2017

Mar 13, 2017 | Blog

In March, 2017, I was blessed to join Lino Rulli and a group of 40 listeners on a Catholic Guy pilgrimage to Rome. During this time, we celebrated Masses in various churches. Audio from my homily for each day has been published as a separate post on this website for those who subscribe to the podcast feed. I've also collected them all here on one page. Simply click the play button to hear each homily:
March 5, from Sant'Andrea Della Valle (Gospel + homily)
March 6, from St. Mary Major (Gospel + homily)
March 7, from St. John the Baptist of the Florentines (Gospel + homily)
March 8, from the Major Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Gospel + homily)
March 9, from the tomb of St. John Paul II, in St. Peter's Basilica (homily only)
March 10, from the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (homily only)
 

Holy Spirit Parish – FIFTY YEARS!

May 1, 2016 | Blog

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Today we celebrated a special Mass in honour of the 50th anniversary of Holy Spirit Parish! It was presided by Bishop Donald Bolen and afterward there was a reception in the parish hall. It was a fantastic afternoon! One of the very awesome things is that a song was written in honour of the day: "Holy Spirit" by Sally Meadows and Stan Garchinski. Listen here: Download MP3 here.

The Sports Fathers Episode #49 (Sept. 1, 2015): I Just Hope We Can Win a Game!

Sep 2, 2015 | Blog

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Logo_Icons_SportsFathersB3Some big news in Riderville, as the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL part ways with their General Manager, Brendan Taman, and Head Coach, Corey Chamblin. Fr. Darryl discusses this with Frs. Geoffrey Young, Andrew Schoenberger, Cory Sticha, and Travis Myrheim. The MLB playoff hunt is also discussed, especially the Toronto Blue Jays and the incredible season being had by the St. Louis Cardinals. All that and more… next! Enjoy & share it around! We have a lot of fun putting these together. :-)

The Sports Fathers Episode #48 (July 20, 2015): Baseball, Golf, and a CFL Rant!

Jul 21, 2015 | Blog

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Logo_Icons_SportsFathersB3After taking a bit of a hiatus to move to a new parish, Fr. Darryl returns in this episode to talk about the MLB All Star Game with Fr. Kyle Schnippel and Sarah Vabulas. Also making an appearance is Fr. Kyle Sanders who breaks down the recent Open Championship in PGA golf. Finally, Fr. Darryl goes on a bit of a rant about the CFL! Enjoy & share it around! We have a lot of fun putting these together. :-)