The Nerdy Epistles: Recent Episodes
Venus De Coy and Lyn Solano
The Nerdy Epistles are the conversational thoughts and ramblings of two Catholic women who love to find and share the Catholic Faith in all aspects of Nerd Culture, and as well as a sharing of their lives in the day to day world.
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Happy 2022 Patrons – In this “lost episode” of The Nerdy Epistles Sister Lyn and Sister Lindsey sit down via a late-night Zoom chat with Sister Venus and talk about a Marvel Movie that has since this recording of the episode has gone on to be a pivotal movie in Phase 4. That movie is the long-lost Black Widow. In this episode, the church of Disney and Marvel, the movie, the beauty of the family dynamics, our love for Yelena, and what our hopes for in the future for this family and all Black Widows everywhere.
This original episode was recorded on August 15th, 2021. Mea Culpa ya'll.
On this episode of The Nerdy Epistles, Sister Lyn and Sister Venus are joined once again by Sister Lindsey to talk about Marvel's Falcon and the Winter Soldier series. During this time, they talk about the many themes this episode covers. While our main theme is restorative justice through a Marvel Lens, we also end up talking about Racism, Revisionism, The Dignity of the Human Person, Rights of Refugees, Sacramental Economy via Sacraments through The Blip, How the Blip is NOT the Rapture, and how to be better advocates for justice.
The first Marvel showcase this year, was the show WandaVision, an original TV show came out on Disney+ - In this episode of The Nerdy Epistles, Sister Lyn and Sister Venus along side our friend Sister Lindsey, explore the traumatic misadventures of Wanda Maximoff in her journey through life after Thanos and the Inifinity War. Along the way we talk about Marvel Brunches, the future of character development at Marvel, and explore all things love, grief, loss and trauma. Learn more about The Nerdy Epistles, check out our website at www.thenerdyepistles.com
Happy Lent everyone! No? That's okay. In this episode, Sister Lyn and Sister Venus talk about Lent 2021. We explore why Lent Sucks, how we can bear it and explore the endgame of Lent, which is our salvation through Christ and being made Fully Alive in our faith. Learn more about our Podcast on our Website: www.thenerdyepistles.com & Join the Starship Community: tinyurl.com/starshipcommunity
SPOILERS FOR STAR TREK DISCOVERY SEASON THREE* On the feast day of Martin Luther King Jr. we talk about a nerdy fandom of his, which also is a nerdy fandom of ours here on the podcast: Star Trek. We will talk about How his dream, and the dreams of Starfleet are one in the same. All the while debriefing on what has been an epic third season of Star Trek Discovery. Along the way, we talk about our response as Catholics; how many of the aspects of Season Three reflect on what is going on in our world today; and what we can do, to be That Dream and That Hope both Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and Starfleet aspire for us and hold onto for us. We dedicate this episode to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. - Thank you for your witness to the virtues of peace, non-violence and faith in our Lord.
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Happy New Year! As we prepare our mission deployments at Starbase Sacramento, we stop to take a moment and chat in one of the conference rooms, about something near and dear to our hearts, and that is the life of a minister. This episode is for all of you who are a part of the ministry life, and trying to think about what your 2021 goals should be. Along the way, we talk about The Capitol Riots, The Mandalorian, Our Spiritual Core Team Squads, Chick Fil-A Sauce Bottles, and fangirl about the Season Finale of Discovery. BONUS: We made a handout for this chat!! The link is in our show notes!!
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2020 has been such a wild ride! But in this episode, we stop and take stock of the adventures of 2020 and what we hope to see in 2021. This of course this leads to conversations about Revelations, Prayer Intentions that went too well, life in the Old Testament 2020, handing over our expectations and creating our spiritual Core Teams for 2021.
Thank you all for being a part of The Starship Community! Stay tuned for more episodes and adventures in the year to come! Please follow us on all our Social Media channels through @thenerdyepistles
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What does In & Out and Swollen Ankles have to do with Advent? In this special Mini-Epistle, Sister Lyn goes deeper from our last chat on Mama Mary, and shares even more about how the four candles of Advent tie into Mama Mary's journey from Advent into the Christmas Season.
This Mini-Epistle was recorded on Dec 5th for the Retreat: Mary's Revelation. We thank our friends at Our Lady of Grace Parish for their permission and support to share this talk on our podcast.
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The Sacraments. In the Catholic Faith, we are taught that the Sacraments are not only a part of our faith journey, but something that allows us to stay fed even during difficult times. In this episode, Sister Lyn and Sister Venus invite their friend Sister Sarah Mac, to talk about why the Sacraments are important, the boring yet funny administrative side to the Sacraments and What to Look for in Godly Sponsors and Godparents. All while referencing 90’s Pop and R&B Songs. We also look at how COVID has changed our sacramental and ministerial lives, and we share our Advent hopes for the Church in the year to come.
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What does Animal Crossing, Star Trek and "The Berrs" have to do with Advent? In this episode, after an extended docking at Starbase Sacramento, Sister Lyn and Sister Venus explore what Advent is like in the time of Corona and how to navigate the changes of our time, while channeling the true roots of Advent.
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Spiritual Direction has always been a topic of conversation in the Catholic community as a way we can help work out the tougher parts of our spiritual journey in terms of vocations and personal development. In this episode, we share our journey in spiritual direction, talk about spiritual accompaniment, mentorship and share some of our favorite nerdy leaders who we would totally be an accompanier, director or mentor.
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Life in the Starship Community can get kind of busy. So much so, we've been on some Away Missions. In this episode, we catch up on the adventures we had during our away missions, and we talk more about the things we love the most. Star Trek. :) We ask if Data had a soul worthy of Salvation, why people don't like Discovery and Picard and why is Jeri Ryan just goals in aging well. We also leave a teaser on things to come.
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This episode has spoilers for The Last of Parts I and II. This episode also has adult themes in regards to violence, war, trauma, suicide, and abuse. Listener Discretion is advised. In June 2013, a video game called The Last of Us hit shelves and created a resonance within the game community heralded as one of the greatest story-driven games ever created. In June of this year, it's sequel, came out and created a different kind of stir. In this second part, JP Maya and JP Breganza join Sister Venus as they talk at great lengths about this video game, it's narrative, how we felt about the story as a whole, and the Catholic implications with moral quandaries that it leaves behind for the Catholic gamer to ponder on. Show Notes are available on our Website: http://www.thenerdyepistles.com Join the Starship Community: https://tinyurl.com/starshipcommunity This episode has spoilers for The Last of Parts I and II. This episode also has adult themes in regards to violence, war, trauma, suicide, and abuse. Listener Discretion is advised.
This episode has spoilers for The Last of Parts I and II. This episode also has adult themes in regards to violence, war, trauma, suicide, and abuse. Listener Discretion is advised. In June 2013, a video game called The Last of Us hit shelves and created a resonance within the game community heralded as one of the greatest story-driven games ever created. In June of this year, it's sequel, came out and created a different kind of stir. In this first part, JP Maya and JP Breganza join Sister Venus as they talk at great lengths about this video game, it's narrative, how we felt about the story as a whole, and the Catholic implications with moral quandaries that it leaves behind for the Catholic gamer to ponder on. Show Notes are available on our Website: http://www.thenerdyepistles.com Join the Starship Community: https://tinyurl.com/starshipcommunity This episode has spoilers for The Last of Parts I and II. This episode also has adult themes in regards to violence, war, trauma, suicide, and abuse. Listener Discretion is advised.
To Boldly Go Where No Man has Gone Before is one of the greatest mantras from the Star Trek Series. In this episode, Venus and Lyn, bring on their good friend Jerome to talk about The United Federation of Planets and how Star Trek mirrors Catholic Social teaching and how we are Catholics are called to also “Boldy Go”. We also talk about the many challenges that come with being a Catholic who boldly goes and what to look forward to.
Show notes are available on our website: www.thenerdyepistles.com
We dedicate this episode to all the missionaries of Christ in our Catholic Church. Whether they are in foreign lands, on our poorest streets, or teaching the next generation of our church, you are the reason our Church is more than just a fictional novel. We are eternally grateful to your work.
What is it about Tony Stark that we have a love hate relationship with? How does he play a role in the Catholic narrative of Salvation? In this episode, Lyn and Venus talk about how the life, death, and legacy of Tony Stark, can be a framework for how we as Catholics should look at our lives, in terms of how we encounter the Lord, our Discernment process, What Sacrifice truly means, The power of the Sacraments, and Why Redemptive Suffering is actually good for you.
We dedicate this episode to St. Ignatius of Loyola whose feast day was on July 31st. A Tony Stark in his own right, we give praise for him for teaching the church to "give, and not worry about the cost". Full show notes are available on our website: http://www.thenerdyepistles.com
We’re now entering the 7th month of quarantine. While many of us have gone back to work or some sort of semblance of life, there are still many of you who are still stuck at home, working from home permanently, or have kids who are playing the same games over and over again and you are kinda ready for them to play something else.
So this mini-episode is for all of you. In this episode, Venus puts on her gaming hat, and shares her favorite games, that you can play while still doing your part in stopping the spread of the virus by staying home. Full show notes are available at our website: www.thenerdyepistles.com
In this episode, we introduce ourselves properly! Learn more about Sista Lyn and Sista Venus about all of our favorite Catholic and Nerdy. Everything from scripture, The Emoji Bible, space, saints, Myers Briggs and our love for The X-Files. Official Show notes can be found on our new website: https://www.thenerdyepistles.com/
In our pilot episode, Lyn and Venus have a rocky start to recording , so they create a second episode, which became their first. Follow us for more updates wherever you get your podcasts! Show notes available on our Facebook: fb.me/thenerdyepistles