Author: Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley

Stephanie Foley serves as a Digital Media Producer at Relevant Radio®. She is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she studied journalism, and she has worked in Catholic radio for 12 years. Stephanie is a wife, a mother of three boys, and in her free time she enjoys reading, running, and really good coffee. You can find more of Stephanie’s writing at relevantradio.com and on the free Relevant Radio mobile app.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda to Receive Twin Cities Christ Brings Hope Award

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Articles

Archbishop Bernard Hebda, of the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis, is not only a member of the Relevant Radio® board of directors, but also a regular guest on Relevant Radio programs, offering spiritual insights and guidance to many listeners across the country. And in his own archdiocese, Archbishop Hebda is a strong spiritual leader […]

National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Offers Opportunity to Grow in Faith to Renew America

April 24, 2019April 23, 2019 Articles

The most important thing that Catholics can do for their country is to pray for it, and Tuesday in Washington, D.C. more than 1,000 Catholics gathered to do just that. The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast (NCPB) brings people from around the country to Washington, D.C. each year to pray for America, its citizens, and its […]

Praying For and With the Sri Lanka Bombing Victims

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Articles

As people gathered to celebrate Easter in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday, a series of bombings ripped through several churches and hotels, killing many who had gathered to celebrate the Lord’s Resurrection. With more than 300 dead and another 500 seriously injured, people around the world are grieving the violence that has once again been […]

Celebrating Earth Day in a Catholic Way

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Articles

Today we celebrate Earth Day, a holiday that began in 1970 to promote the beauty of nature and the importance of environmental protection. It is a great opportunity for all Catholics to take some time to thank God for the gift of creation, and work toward caring for our common home. Almost four years ago, […]

Rejoice! The Lord is Risen!

April 21, 2019April 17, 2019 Articles

Happy Easter! The Lord is risen! From all of us at Relevant Radio®, we wish you and your family a blessed and joyous Easter. May the joy of the Risen Lord live in your hearts now and forever! Together with the Church, we rejoice as we sing out the Easter Proclamation: Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, […]

Holy Saturday: What Did Jesus Do in Hell?

April 20, 2019April 18, 2019 Articles

Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and the underworld has […]

Trading Places with Barabbas

April 19, 2019April 17, 2019 Articles

If you go to a Good Friday service today, or simply read the Passion narrative at home, it is easy to read it as an event that took place long ago. While incredibly sad, we already know the ending. But before we skip ahead to Easter, it is important to enter into Good Friday, because […]

Celebrating the Birthday of the Priesthood

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Articles

Today is Holy Thursday, when we remember the Last Supper and celebrate the institution of the Eucharist. But it is also a day when we celebrate the institution of the priesthood. During the Mass of the Lord’s Supper tonight, many parishes around the world will have twelve (or more) parishioners come up to have their […]

Embracing the Quiet of the Triduum

April 18, 2019April 11, 2019 Articles

Have you felt a quiet settle over you today on this Holy Thursday? A sort of solemn reverence as we journey with Christ to Calvary? As the Church begins the Triduum, it seems natural that our souls would quiet themselves in reflection of Our Lord’s suffering and Passion. “The quiet … is a kind of […]

The Graces of the Divine Mercy Novena

April 17, 2019April 11, 2019 Articles

On Good Friday, we’ll be smack-dab in the middle of the Triduum. Chances are that Divine Mercy Sunday will be far from your mind, but it will be just nine days away. That means that this Friday, the Divine Mercy Novena begins. The Lord promised St. Faustina, “By this novena, I will grant every possible […]

3 Practices to Make Your Holy Week More Meaningful

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 Articles

Holy Week has begun, and as we anticipate the Triduum you may be looking for ways to enter into Holy Week and make it more meaningful. Monday on The Inner Life®, Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR stopped by to offer some suggestions of Holy Week practices that will help you enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery […]

Why the Fire at Notre Dame Was Felt Around the World

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 Articles

On Monday, people around the world stood shocked as Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was engulfed in flames. Footage of the cathedral’s iconic spire collapsing was like a punch to the gut, and as the fire raged it looked as though the entire structure would be lost. Although the roof of the cathedral collapsed, it […]

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