Three Dogs North are Juice, C-Bisc, and Michael Metz. Topics are carelessly selected and poorly researched. The strength of the project lies in the fact that there is no way of knowing its audience. So please come in, grab a seat, and enjoy. Contact the Dogs at threedogsnorth@gmail.com. Follow us @ThreeDogsNorth.
Hosts Connor and Michael Metz explore perseverance, celibacy, and the problem of evil, inspired by Walter's 101st birthday.
18 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
S11 Episode 70 (live)- Fire! and friendship
Priests Michael Metz, Rob, and Connor share personal seminary stories and insights into their faith journeys in this live interview.
30 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
S11 Episode 69- Embarrassment of the Priesthood
In this episode, the dogs regroup after an 18 month hiatus (3:10). They talk about Connor’s keynote address at Rob’s parish (4:30) and the crucified Christ as the ultimate idol smasher (9:55). Connor reminisces about riding into Luquillo on a horse (13:30) and Mike shares his favorite part of the Palm Sunday liturgy (21:30). They all contemplate how unsettling Holy Week can be and the humility of the priesthood (23:00).
Quotes:
“Do you wanna control the future?” (Connor, 7:40)
“Creating a Eucharistic culture- it will bear fruit- but if you aim at the fruit you will make it something weird.” (Connor, 8:00)
“When you start reaching and grasping for joy is when you can’t find it.” (Connor quoting C.S. Lewis, 8:18)
“A lot of what we do is thinly veiled control of the future.” (Mike, 8:40)
“Idols always promise control and a better future and no more suffering.” (Connor, 10:20)
“I love that Palm Sunday is one of the days you get to say ass during the liturgy.” (Mike, 21:39)
“The sacraments are visible signs of the invisible reality. We cannot make invisible things visible by our strategies and teaching methods.” (Connor, 27:00)
“In a world that’s full of death, you have to shout.” (Mike quoting Flannery O’Connor, 27:40)
“My job is not to be a teacher; my job is to be a priest, to offer sacrifice and worship.” (Mike, 28:40)
“I am not God and yet he lives in me in a way that the people need to accept in order that he may do his work.” (Connor, 30:30)
Media Mentions:
Matthew 16:22
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
References:
SEEK
Fort Bragg
Mundelein Seminary
SIUE
UIC
C.S. Lewis
Bishop Robert Barron
San Juan, Peurto Rico
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Haiti
Juan Ponce de Leon
Luquillo, Peurto Rico
Hanoi, Vietnam
Paris, France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cancun, Mexico
Bebop
Rocksteady
J.R.R. Tolkien
Flannery O’Connor
Missionaries of Charity
Shout- Outs:
The bash bros. (Paul and Anthony)
Glossary:
kerygma (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerygma)
moral therapeutic deism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moralistic_therapeutic_deism)
intersticial (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interstitial)
paso fino (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paso_Fino)
Orcinus orca (derived from Orcus, Roman god of the underworld)
clericalism (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clericalism)
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S11 Episode 71- Five jump chumps
Published 6 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Something we've we've discussed as formators We had a meeting about the topic of celibacy. Actually, Father Karchi gave a really, really beautiful address last night here. BPF asks for rectors of seminaries once a year to address the entire community on celibacy. And Father Francis had us kind of do a little subcommittee of formators to brainstorm and just you know from our own work with the guys um what we're seeing and like what would be helpful because obviously it's scattershot you get the whole community together there's guys that are just starting formation there's guys that are about to be ordained so they're different they have different questions or different um concerns around the question of celibacy maybe um Maybe it's like, am I even called to this life or versus like, okay, I am, but how am I gonna live this in a healthy and integrated way? […]
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