Episode #4845 The Story Continues…

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/]

Episode #4857 Veneration of Mary Takes Many Forms

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of Chicago Catholic. Today they focus their chat mostly on the June 7 issue of the Chicago Catholic. In particular they discuss Joyce’s article, Catholics express love for Mary through various devotions.  As they discuss they address the misconception that many non-Catholics have regarding Mary attempting to clarify that Catholics venerate Mary, holding her in high regard which is not the same as worshipping, which is reserved for God alone.  Lauretta mentions the photo of our very own Monstrance pictured in the issue for the story, which is the largest monstrance in the world.  They touch on and discuss a couple more stories in this same issue.   Joyce reminds listeners that the Chicago Catholic is free to all despite $1 cost printed on the face which is required for publication only and encourages everyone to pick up a copy at your local parish or visit their website at ChicagoCatholic.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]  https://www.chicagocatholic.com/ [https://www.chicagocatholic.com/]

Episode #4856 Five-Fold Scapular

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by visitors from Texas, former alumni and parishioner Hector Arroyo with his daughter Brianna Arroyo.  Father greets everyone and there’s reminiscing around past times and the lost community around the church.  After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduces the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes.  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.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. Father ends today’s show with commentary on the presentation of the five-fold scapular. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/] priestlypress.com

Episode #4855 The Many Beauties of the Faith

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Today Father Anthony opens with prayer adding the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer the trio discusses the need for energy that leads them into a discussion of parishioners with so much energy that leads them to the dynamic of the African church culture, the overwhelming energy and the beauty in it all.  Father touches on the gospel reading for Sunday and elaborates on it to offer the true significance of it to our faith.  After a break, Cristina talks about the movie, The Sacred Heart of Jesus: His Reign Has No End.  It’s a docudrama that speaks about the Sacred Heart of Jesus as revealed through Sister Margaret Mary in France over 350 years ago.  It highlights peoples encounters and conversions by means of the Sacred Heart. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]

Episode #4854 Harvest is Plenty-the Laborers Few

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and chats regarding events of the last week, the school closing being one of them.  He offers a recap of the life of the school as it went through its enrollment challenges to the large community support providing hundreds of thousands of dollars to support enrollment through scholarships via the Kostka Kids Fund.  Despite the huge efforts to maintain the school it succumbed to closure and the community is suffering through a “death” as they mourn the closure.  Father Anthony turns to prayer and then to the gospel reading from Sunday to address the “harvest is plenty…the laborers are few”.  He unpacks the gospel reading and focuses on drawing attention to the need to focus on growth and renewed ongoing focus on the parish now that the school is closed.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish [https://ststanschurch.org/]