Episode #4862 Celebrating 250 Years of America

Episode #4862 Celebrating 250 Years of America

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Deacon Rich Holevoet, Director of the Encounter School of Ministry in Chicago.  Lauretta kicks of the show with a shout out to the prayer warriors, calling them up to prayer! She recalls our founding fathers praying for guidance from God in the initiating of the constitution.  This leads her to revel in what a great nation America is mentioning all the gifts America is truly blessed with and calling us to celebrate all of that on this 4th of July as we celebrate our 250th Anniversary.  She then brings on Deacon Rich to discuss the Encounter School of Ministry.  He describes the school, its mission and its programs, encouraging you to join them for the Encounter Summer Intensive at St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights this August 6th-8th. After the final break Deacon Rich Holevoet discusses the Encounter School 2-year Program. For more information on the Encounter School of Ministry and the programs they offer, visit their website, see the link below.  Remember to Pray and go celebrate America!!!   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]  encounterschool.org/chicago/ [https://encounterschool.org/chicago/]

Episode #4861 Five-Fold Scapular Part II

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony joined today by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony greets everyone, mentioning he’s transitioning from just completing a funeral, he offers prayers for the rest of the soul of the deceased and their family.  Father leads us in prayer adding the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer, Father mentions the 4th of July celebrating our nation yet there’s so much polarization in our country and in the church. This leads him to wonder if there is a tipping point where God decides to step in to bring us down in order to build us back up?  They discuss this idea as they look to biblical events to help support their ideas.  After a break, Father asks Alice to continue her discussion over the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five-Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes, which they began discussing last week Friday.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  Today Alice focuses on sharing the many miracles credited to the various scapular folds.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/] priestlypress.com

Episode #4860 I’m Not Worthy

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and the group chats regarding the joys of reuniting with former parishioners and alumni Hector (wife Magdalena) and Lizbeth, on Tuesday’s show.  They chat around the changes they see in their visitors from Texas, but more importantly the growth and maturity witnessed and their strong identity in their faith as fostered by their Dad (who was present in the sidelines).  After prayer, Father focuses on the readings for this upcoming Sunday in Matthew’s gospel.  Father unpacks the readings and point out how it clearly points out that we are not worthy of Him.  He discusses the importance of placing God above all. He discusses moments in the church history where this is evident and how it affects the timeline of the church establishment from Jesus’ days with his disciples, the participation of his mother Mary, to his crucifixion and the resurrection.  He chats about living a sacrificial life as God calls us to do and a move towards personal metanoia.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]

Episode #4859 Father Koys Returns from Sabbatical

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he returns to St. James Parish in Lemont from sabbatical in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.  Today after sharing with us some of his experiences while away at sabbatical, from shows watched to art projects worked on, Father Koys dives into the Voter ID requirements for voting being discussed and his amazement as to why anyone would be against it.  Afterwards he discusses the idea that the “US does not have a strong sense of identity” wondering if this is strictly tied to ethnic identity.  He also discusses the war with Iran, the possible implications of its aftermath, expressing hope for the Christians in Iran to have a better outcome and that any US govt. funding be controlled by the Christians in Iran, in efforts to keep that money from possibly funding the nuclear program.  He ends the program discussing an interesting article he read on the Catholic population in Iran.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]

Episode #4858 Fatherhood

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony welcomes back visitors from Texas, former alumni and parishioner Hector Arroyo with his wife Magdalena and elder sister Lizbeth Villegas (also a former parishioner and alumni).  The families now live in Texas and are faithful listeners to the podcast. Father leads us in prayer and after focuses on discussing fatherhood in honor of Father’s Day this past Sunday.  He begins by reading the poem, The Lost Boy by William Blake (1789).  Father then invites his guest to offer their thoughts on the poem: Hector approaching from a positive perspective while Father and Lizbeth approach from the negative…the poem is actually symbolic of a terrified child abandoned by his father.  This leads them into a discussion on fatherhood, the role of the father in the family and as spiritual leader.  They discuss impacts as to when this is in place and when it is absent and how family and society as a whole are impacted. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]