Eucharistic Encounter Encore: “August” in the Code of Canon Law

June 19, 2024June 18, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

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 ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter Encore: Expressway Churches

June 12, 2024June 11, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Did you ever wonder why there are so many beautiful Catholic churches right next to the expressways in our big cities in America?   If you live in a big ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter Encore: Fr. John Hilkert

June 5, 2024June 11, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

It was Good Friday afternoon, and the old priest wouldn’t let me open the confessional door.   Hi everyone. This is Father Rocky at the Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter Encore: Only Judas Complained

May 29, 2024June 11, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Pop quiz: Do you remember who said, “Why wasn’t that sold and the money given to the poor?” Hi everyone, this is Father Rocky with another story about the ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter Encore: “That’s Why We Had to Start in the Chapel”

May 22, 2024May 17, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

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 ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter Encore: The Value of a Mass

May 15, 2024June 11, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

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, ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 33: O Salutaris Hostia

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Hi everyone, this is Father Rocky in the beautiful new Chapel of the Proclamation in Lincolnshire, Illinois, the headquarters of Relevant Radio.    The past few weeks I’ve been unpacking ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 32: Tantum Ergo

April 24, 2024April 23, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Hi, this is Fr. Rocky in the beautiful new Chapel of the Proclamation at our headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois. And today I have another story about the Holy Eucharist ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 31: Adoro Te Devote

April 17, 2024April 16, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Hi, this is Fr. Rocky in the Chapel of the Proclamation in Lincolnshire, Illinois. It took us three years to build this chapel, and we have Mass here every ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 30: Lauda Sion

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

We’re here today in the Chapel of the Proclamation, and I’m so happy I can share with you what I’ve learned to appreciate about the Eucharist to prepare you ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 29: The story of Mrs. Peggy O’Neill

April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

Hi, this is Fr. Rocky in the beautiful new Chapel of the Proclamation in Lincolnshire, Illinois – our headquarters. I sure hope you can come see it someday – ... Read more

Eucharistic Encounter 28: The Center of Absolutely Everything

March 27, 2024March 25, 2024 Articles, Eucharistic Encounters

If you had to bring Holy Communion to a dying person, and you were told by the priest to do it with maximum reverence, what would that look like?  ... Read more