Faith Into Action Podcast

Episode 17: What the Saints Can Teach Us About Becoming Disciples of Jesus!

In this episode, Bishop Ron Hicks sits down with Justin Reyes, the Director of Catechesis and Evangelization, to talk about what we can learn from the saints about their path to holiness and how they made and were made into disciples for Jesus Christ. The conversation includes a discussion of St. Oscar Romero, St. Francis Xavier, St. Augustine, St. Monica, St. Theresa of Avila, St. Mother Teresa, and St. Carlo Acutis.

Episode 16: The Five-Step Discipleship Process with Bishop Ron Hicks

In this episode of the Faith Into Action podcast, Bishop Hicks shares the five-step process of being made and of making disciples. This process includes conversion, confession, communion, commission, and prayer. During the conversation with host, Justin Reyes, we also learn about the bishop's own personal experience of becoming a disciple, including the five years he spent serving orphaned children in the country of El Salvador. Learn more and read the bishop's pastoral letter, MAKE, at make.diojoliet.org.

Episode 15 | Introducing Bishop Hicks' MAKE Pastoral Letter

In this episode, our host, Justin Reyes talks with Bishop Ron Hicks about his new pastoral letter, MAKE. MAKE is a call to action for the people of the Diocese of Joliet to make and be made into disciples for Jesus Christ.  In this episode, Bishop Hicks shares his vision of catechesis, evangelization and faith in action and invites listeners to fall deeper in knowing, loving and serving Jesus and helping others to truly encounter and be saved by Him. To learn more about MAKE, visit make.diojoliet.org [https://make.diojoliet.org/]

Episode 14 | 75th Anniversary in Review with Bishop Hicks and Bishop Spies

It’s been an incredible year as we celebrated our 75th anniversary as a diocese. Bishop Hicks and Auxiliary Bishop Spies join the final episode of this special series to review the past year and what it means for the diocese moving forward.

Episode 13 | All Saints and All Souls with Fr. James Guarascio

Catholics have been putting their faith into action for 75 years in the Diocese of Joliet — and we have a lot to celebrate!  Fr. James Guarascio joins us to discuss the important Feast Days of All Saints and All Souls, celebrated in early November. Why do the saints matter? How do we find a patron saint? How do we continue to pray for our loved ones who have passed on from this life? Learn all this and more in episode 13 of our 75th Anniversary Series! New episodes are released on YouTube and podcast platforms each month. Find us anywhere you get your podcasts and be sure to hit follow or subscribe so you never miss an episode!