Fr. Joseph Johnson joins Patrick for the third of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic: Mary’s Role at the Cross (3:26) What is the context in these words of Jesus from the Cross? What Who does John represent in this scene? (13:25) What is Mary’s role in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Father Ryan Brady joins Patrick in studio to discuss The Gift of Giving and an encounter with Pope Leo (3:12)Father Brady meets the pope and gives a good gift from the heart. (9:15) the sacrificial effect of giving (12:46) How does giving make us better people? (20:31) Break 1 (21:36) Christina – At what point […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

IL – FatherTom McCarthy joins Patrick to discuss Listening During Lent As an Augustinian what was Pope Leo trying to say with his letter? (5:10) What prevents us from listening to God during Lent? How can we combat temptations to distractions when trying to listen to God? (13:41) what does it mean that Pope Leo says […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Check out this great show from March 11, 2025 Father Rob Krolljoins Patrick to discuss Mortification Where does the word mortification come from? (5:21) what does mortification include? How do we find the happy medium in mortification? (19:03) Laurie – A long time ago, my kids were going away from the faith. Stopped putting sugar […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Check out this great encore show from March 10, 2025 Father Bobby Bloodjoins Patrick to discuss Simplicity in the Spiritual Life What is simplicity? (7:58) What are traps that interfere with our relationship with Jesus? How do we know if we are needing to change something in our prayer life? Albert – We go through […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

IL – Fr. James Kubicki joins Patrick for the second of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic: Repentance Who was St. Dismas? (7:53) where does the word repentance come from? (17:31) Deacon Shawn – I think the comment about conversion vs repentance is tied together. Reading a […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fr. Allen Hoffa joins Patrick to discussSacramentals What is the goal of Sacramentals? (16:03) Karen – My brother when he was in his late teens was involved in drugs. My mom had placed a scapular inside his pillowcase. He didn’t know it. The next morning, she looked at the scapular and it was all knotted […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fr. John Eckert joins Patrick for the start of a special Lenten Series on the 7 Last Words of Jesus – today’s topic, Forgiveness What was he scene of the Crucifixion? How is trust in God the Father shown in this word? (16:20) Jason – I grew up in a tough household. Joined military at […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

(2:10) If you found yourself procrastinating on deciding what your Lenten practices will be, we are here to help you make a decision on today’s podcast. Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris of the Discalced Carmelites joins to discuss how we can better prepare ourselves for Lent. (11:12) Fragility reminds us how much we need the Lord. We […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Prayer Fasting and Almsgiving Fr. Dave Heneyjoins Patrick to discuss Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving (2:57) – Biblical foundations of Lenten practices (14:15) – Lenten practices as pillars of Catholic devotion (22:07) Break 1 (23:02) – Mary – I’m praying for my mom; will fasting help? (29:49) –Jordan– Giving up social media for Lent (38:51) Break […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fr. Tom Wilson joins Patrick to discussAdoration (3:07) what is Eucharistic Adoration? What makes Eucharistic Adoration different from other forms of prayer? (15:52) Linda – I’ve been doing adoration over 15 years. I started when God hit me on the side of the head and had me change my attitude about it. We have 24/7 […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discussMorality What is Morality? (5:05) Natural Law. (17:49) Sara – Currently not in a state of grace…haven’t been for 2 years. Divorced…very messy. Filing for an annulment. I’m in a relationship now. Praying that God helps me to see what my path forward is. (24:15) Break 1 (25:39) Paul […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more