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Father Anthony seeks to bring the true Catholic faith into hearts through his words and experiences. The Show points to the negative trends of today’s culture in our world and takes notice.
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Today Father Anthony Christina and Tony chat about the period of Lent and how quickly time passes as we are one week from Holy week Father leads us in daily prayer and after stresses the importance of us following God as Catholic to stay focused and keep Him at the center of our lives always.
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys. Today Father Koys continues his dive into the book, Charity for Sale by Christopher Manion as he takes us takes us a short track back to the 1800’s and unpacks the book as he discusses Liberation Theology. Father Koys invites you to join the St. James At Sag Bridge Church this Sunday for a talk with Dr. Michael Foley from Baylor University. The event is free but please go to their website and register
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Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on with the Parish School. The school is in the process of a major transition to classical education while maintaining the commitment to a sound Catholic Education. Fr. Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer. After prayer, Father Anthony focuses on the five Dispositions of Prayer, highlighting Communion today.
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Lauretta hosts todays show. After recapping last week’s episode and offering ongoing prayers for those impacted by the Texas floods, she welcomes Deacon Rich Holevote. They talk about the greatness of the program, Encounter Ministry, as they work to help lead all people to a greater relationship with Jesus. The next summer intensive courses are scheduled for August on the 21st, 22nd, and the 23rd. You can go to the website at encounterschool.org/Chicago for more information and to register. Please note there is a discount available of 50% off by using the discount code “JESUS” (all caps).
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. They briefly chat about summer and the heat were experiencing this summer and then Father leads us in prayer. After prayer, Father reads the commencement speech of Dr. Donald DeMarco, that by his own words is contrary to a traditional commencement speech, being brutally honest in his sincerity of what is ahead in life. He then turns to the saint of the day, St. Dominick and speaks briefly regarding his life and legacy.
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father mentions an unfortunate incident that occurred and his administering to the wounded individual and his family. Father provides a brief update regarding the new principal for the school and then leads us in much needed prayer. Father focuses on three readings that speak to our need to stay focused on prayer and reads the writings of St. Cajetan (15th Century) drawing attention to how the words apply still today.
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys. Today Father Koys briefly chats regarding AI generated stuff and how its presented as gospel truth! He points out the need for trustworthy news as a result of the effect of AI. After recapping his sermon from last Sunday, he then focuses on the Catechist and Evangelization as he connects it to a book he is reading by Sister Mary Fox on following the pedagogy of God. He discuss how to decide the best way to catechist and evangelize.
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
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. They chat about Lollapalooza taking place this past weekend in Chicago and that leads to cultural chats and how people dress these days. Father detours and chats about his “uniform” and being seen out of uniform when he ran errands, of course expecting to see no one in such a large city. Father asks the group about their “first memories” and they briefly chat about first memories. Yesterday was the Feast day of St. Vianney and Father reads and unpacks the reading from Sunday and relates it to the writings of Tolkien.
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Lauretta hosts the show today. After recapping the current situation regarding Gaza and Israel and the food shortages and starvation that is occurring in Gaza, she welcomes Mary FioRito and they discuss the Jubilee of Youth gathering that took place on August 2nd 2025 in Rome. They chat regarding the events that took place and how Pope Leo engaged with and encouraged the youth present. They also mention the impact of Pope Frances on the Youth and the youth’s perception that they felt Frances’ presence there with them. They end the show offering suggestions for the youth and others; both to get involved and to encourage the young people to grow in their faith and to develop a relationship with Jesus.
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
TGIF with Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina. Today the crew shares stories regarding pets and animals in general, recalling that they are God’s creatures as well. Father Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer before diving into the question: Does God get Angry? The lively discussion will most likely continue on Tuesday’s podcast. Join us.