What’s the number one reason people give for not going to Mass on Sunday?   You know, fewer people go to Mass on Sundays in our country today than 50 years ago. You know what the number one reason is? I almost always hear this: “Father, I don’t have time.”  Think about that. I don’t have […]Read more

We are here in the real presence of Jesus, in the Holy Eucharist, in the monstrance. He’s truly here. This is not a symbol. So, Lord, with Your permission, allow me to speak in Your presence and tell another story about the Holy Eucharist.   God is still in control of the weather.   Hi everyone, this […]Read more

Why on earth would a priest hear your confession while he’s having a heart attack? Hi everyone. This is Father Rocky in the Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay, WI.  Why on earth would a priest hear your confession while he’s having a heart attack? The only reasonable explanation I can give is […]Read more

Have you ever wondered why we’re supposed to be quiet in church? Hi, this is Father Rocky in the Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay, WI, with another lesson on the Holy Eucharist as part of our ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounters. So, have you ever wondered why we’re supposed to be quiet […]Read more

What is the greatest sacrament of them all?   Hi everyone. This is Father Rocky in the Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier in Green Bay, WI for another lesson on the Holy Eucharist.   What is the greatest sacrament of them all? It’s the Holy Eucharist, the Most Blessed Sacrament, because it contains God Himself, Jesus Christ, […]Read more

God is still in control of the weather.  Hi everyone. This is Father Rocky in the Chapel of the Nativity at Relevant Radio in Green Bay, WI with another story about the Holy Eucharist. I want to tell you three stories of three times I was at Mass outdoors when it rained. The first time, […]Read more

Can you see faith? Can you hear faith?  Hi everyone. This is Father Rocky in the Chapel of the Nativity at Relevant Radio in Green Bay, WI with another story about the Holy Eucharist in our Eucharistic Encounters series.  Can you see faith?   Well, I’ve got a story to tell you. But first, it begins […]Read more

It’s dangerous to work in a tuberculosis ward in a hospital. Really dangerous.   Hi, everyone. This is Father Rocky in the Chapel of the Nativity and Relevant Radio in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with another story about the Holy Eucharist for our Eucharistic Encounters series.  This story took place in Paris after the French Revolution – […]Read more

Have you ever visited the most beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel in the world? I’m very blessed to have grown up in Mundelein, Illinois, where on the edge of the town next to the seminary for the archdiocese is a magnificent perpetual adoration chapel. Everybody calls it Marytown and it’s pretty popular now – it even […]Read more

“I wouldn’t touch a leper for a million dollars,” he said to Mother Teresa. Perhaps you’ve heard the story before. Someone approached Mother Teresa, who used to take care of lepers in the streets of Calcutta, and he said, “Mother, I wouldn’t touch a leper for a million dollars.”    She said, “I wouldn’t touch a […]Read more

How is it that really poor people can do really big things? This story is something I witnessed for myself before I came to Relevant Radio. I worked in youth ministry for about thirty years, and for the last 15, I accompanied 12 to 15 young men and a couple of counselors to the villages […]Read more

How could a little piece of paper weigh more than a side of beef?  This story takes place in a poor suburb of Paris in the mid-1800s. One day, this little old lady is walking down the cobblestone street with her cane in her hand. She’s very poor and very hungry, so she walks into […]Read more