Winds of Change Show

Episode #4701 – Call No Man Your Father

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father references the Gospel of Matthew 23:9 where Jesus instructs us to call no man on earth Father.  Father asks the question “how would we address this if someone asks why we call our Father (Dad) or our priest “Father”.  They then discuss and unpack this together, concluding that our Holy Father is the Centrality of our Lives and as such is our Father. They recognize St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta, today’s saint.  After prayer, Father talks about the different Rites in the Catholic Church.  Then ends todays talk by sharing the accomplishments and words of St. Gregory the Great who’s feast day was September 3.    

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Episode #4700 – Father Pio Relic at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father welcomes Alice Babij (pronounced Bobby) of the St Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral.  She shares the history of the connection of Father Pio to the Ukrainian Church. Father Pio is credited with thousands of miracles. She joins the show to invite everyone to the Cathedral on September 14, 2025 8:00am-4:00pm. The Cathedral is located at 830 North Oakley, Chicago, IL 60622. See you there!

 St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Episode #4699 – Meditating on Work over Labor Day

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys intends to examine the origins of work while examining the impact of AI.  Father considers all the work that exist and contemplates whether Jesus purposely left this work to be done.  Given that He could have resolved everything that was needed at creation if he chose to do so.  Father considers AI and the impact it will have around the world, specifically the jobs that have and can be lost as a result. 

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Episode #4698 – Archdiocese Happenings (Reair 081825)

Lauretta hosts the program and is joined by her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of the Chicago Catholic, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago.  Lauretta announces and welcomes Joyce as her cohost as she will join her every third Monday of the month.  In this initiating episode as cohosts, they discuss The Chicago Catholic and events happening around the Archdiocese.  A little later in the show they chat regarding the Pope Leo’s First 100 Days and Cardinal Cupich’s 50^th Anniversary as a priest.  WOC welcomes Joyce Duriga and offer many thanks for her time and contributions. For more on the archdiocese happenings, please check out The Chicago Catholic at www.chicagocatholic.com 

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Episode #4697 – The Disorder in the World

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  The group picks up the discussion from yesterday as Father shares details of the school’s first mass that took place this morning.  Father shares the events that occurred and comments on the beauty of the mass and his reminder to the students as to what mass is all about.  They continue sharing in their discussion, emphasizing how the world seems to be in “disorder” recognizing that we are all moving forward to an end that we all are aware of, hoping that we could make better choices and focus on God rather than self.   The trio keeps coming back to the realization that the world needs God.

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Episode #4696 – Another Tragedy-That Hits Too Close to Home

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father mentions the sad and unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.  He offers prayers for all the families impacted by this tragedy.  And just as Father spoke of evil and hate on Tuesday’s podcast, we are witnessing it too often in our time.  The group discusses this tragedy as it does hit too close to home for comfort…As our school gets ready for our First Mass.  The trio keeps coming back to the realization that the world needs God.

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Episode #4695 – The Beginnings

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys intends to examine the origins of humanity.  But just prior to that stimulating discussion, he shares his sermon prepared centered on Sundays Gospel “Are there many to be saved”.  Afterwards he leads into his discussion on origins hoping to make connections between the book “Everlasting Man” by GK Chesterton and the Theology of the Body as he attempts to wrinkle your brain.

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Episode #4694 – What do you find hard to talk about in the Faith?

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father and Tony and Cristina catch up after having a week off. After prayer Father poses the question: what do you find hard to talk about in the faith?  The group interjects their thoughts and Father initiates a discussion on Hell; discussing hell is hard…this entangles discussion about pure evil and hate.  The group has an engaged conversation that leaves one thinking!   

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Episode #4693 – New Evangelization Ministry

Lauretta hosts the program and is joined by her guest, Deacon Ralph Poyo of New Evangelization Ministries.  Lauretta leads Deacon Ralph in a discussion about the need to evangelize, in particular the youth.  Deacon Ralph’s ministry focuses on the need to evangelize.  He serves as the leader of the Youth Ministry at his parish. He shares his life stories and points out how impactful your life story is to connect with others. Sharing these stories helps connect to the gospel, it helps relate how God works in your life. Visit their website at www.NewEvangelizationMinistires.org  He will be presenting at a conference in Houston with Pentecost Today on October 10-12, 2025; see the website at www.pentecosttodayusa.org.

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Episode #4691 – Conclaves of Yesteryear and of Today (Reair 050125)

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on, people in the Parish, and prayer.  Fr. Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer and in prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis as well as for the College of Cardinals and the Conclave.  On the show today, Father Anthony focuses on letters of the past that were written to Cardinals in regards to the upcoming Conclave of their times.  Interestingly enough, the letters could have been written to our Cardinals today, just in a different vernacular, for they definitely apply.  Fr. Anthony along with Christina and Tony chat about this and share their thoughts. Father reminds us that Ms. Barbara Labotka, Principal of Saint Stanislaus Kotska Academy (Pre-School to 8^th Grade) will join us on the show tomorrow to discuss the school and its programming.  Join us and let others who have school aged children to join us to learn about the programming.

 St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish