St. Florian's With Fr. Matthew Young

Ryan Rowley: From Army Ranger to Real Estate

Father Matthew Young talks with Ryan Rowley, a real estate agent in Newport, Kentucky, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq in the Army's 1st Ranger Battalion and how that has effected his life and how embracing his own struggles is helping others.

Lena Hill: What Kindness, Compassion, Please, and Thank You Can Do

Fr. Matthew Young joins recently retired 911 operator and dispatcher Lena Hill who organized and maintains and electronic group of about 6,000 people solely for the purpose of connecting people who have a need with what they need.

Matt Olson: A Sliver of Hope Saved My Life

A recently retired 31 year fire service veteran, Matt Olson, speaks with Fr. Matthew Young about managing and overcoming adversity caused by his mother's suicide, being sexually abused by a priest and no one believing him, job related trauma and stress, alcoholism, and suicidal ideation.

Joe Bowman: How Ticks Saved My Life

Fr. Matthew Young talks with Battalion Chief Joe Bowman of the Covington Kentucky Fire Department.  We talk about how he pursued fire engines as a kid on his big wheel, growing up without a positive father figure, serving in Iraq in the US Army, leadership, carrying around pain, the toughest Fire and EMS runs, the changing landscape of the fire service, and images you cannot forget.  We make some spiritual connection with the teachings of Jesus, messy human family situations, finding strength in weakness, seeing a larger human family, and finding hope in the world.

Brandon Gray: Heroin Under the Mattress

Fr. Matthew Young talks with Firefighter/EMT Brandon Gray.  A career firefighter with Independence KY Fire Protection District, Brandon is also a singer/songwriter.  Brandon performs three of his original songs.  We discuss being a follower of Jesus, faith, heroin overdoses, traumatic incidents, managing stress, adoption a child, racism, and resurrection.