Fathom the Heart

Bonus 015 - Unpacking the Mission

Ben sits down with recent FTH guest Deacon Nathan Frankart to unpack the St. Mary's 2026 Parish Mission, talking about the vertical and horizontal components of worship and our call to mission! The 3 nights of the Mission can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@st.marymedia6612/videos We again discuss A Flourishing Apostolic Church, the recent Apostolic Letter from Bishop Edward Malesic of the Diocese of Cleveland, which can be found at https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/files/assets/a-flourishing-apostolic-church-web-version.pdf Edited by Jim Vogel, Deacon Nathan Frankart and Ben Kroger

021 - Deacon Nathan Frankart - Be My Disciple!

We begin the second season of Fathom the Heart with Transitional Deacon (and soon to be Priest!) Nathan Frankart of the Diocese of Cleveland. We explore his earliest memories of the movement of the Holy Spirit and how the Jesus gently and patiently called to his heart. Bishop Malesic's Apostolic Letter can be found at: https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/files/assets/a-flourishing-apostolic-church-web-version.pdf Venerable Emil Kapaun's story and cause can be reviewed at: https://frkapaun.org Edited by: Ben Kroger and Josh Metzger Music Licensed by: Fesliyan Studios, Inc.

020 - Cathleen Remenaric, Divine Joy in our Crosses

Revelation 21:4 states that "he will wife away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away." From this side of the veil, however, that eventuality can seem so distant. Pain in this life can seem like a constant companion and we are living so immersed in the "former things" that their departure can seem very far away indeed. Cathleen has found herself accompanying a number of those very dear to her as they approach the final veil and joins us to share some of the blessings that emerged from the weight of those experiences. The book Cathleen mentions is Into Your Hands, Father: Abandoning Ourselves to the God Who Loves Us, by Wilfrid Stinissen. Also mentioned is The Reed of God, by Caryll Houselander Edited by Josh Metzger and Ben Kroger Music licensed by Fesliyan Studios, Inc.

Bonus 014 - O Magnum Mysterium

Fr. David's Poetic 2025 Christmas Homily Readings for the Vigil Mass of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) can be found at https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122525-Vigil.cfm Reading I: Isaiah 62:1-5 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 Reading II: Acts 13:16-17, 22-25 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25 Edited by Fr. David Chojnacki Music licensed by Fesliyan Studios, Inc.

019 - Jen Ricard, Executive Director of TOB CLE

We are joined by Jen Ricard, Executive Director of TOB CLE (Theology of the Body - Cleveland) as she shares her story of how deep encounter with the Sacred Heart of Jesus brought her from reluctant Catechist, unsure if she was even at home in the Catholic Church, to passionate evangelist of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as communicated through the rich teaching of Pope St. John Paul II. Edited by Josh Metzger and Ben Kroger Music Licensed by Fesliyan Studios, Inc.