Practicing Catholic Show

Fresh off the Candlelight Rosary Procession from the State Capital to the Cathedral, we’ve got “more Mary”! Barb Ernster from the World Apostolate of Fatima will tell us about a special 7-day tour of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima. archspm.org/events

World Mission Sunday is just about here. Deacon Mickey Friesen from the Center for Mission here in the Archdiocese will be here to explain this year’s focus and how we’re all called to be missionaries.

“Visiting the imprisoned” may be one of the most difficult of the Corporal Works of Mercy, right? Today, we’ll speak with Fay Connors – the co-founder of Twin Cities Prison Ministry – and hear about the great work being done with our incarcerated sisters and brothers.

With fall in the air and the changing of colors happening all around us, it’s also about time for a new season of local Catholic theater! Our friends at Open Window Theatre have an exciting feature this fall: The Originalist is running now through October 30, so here to fill us in on season 9 of Open Window Theatre is Jeremy Stanbary, Executive Artistic Director.

Now here on Practicing Catholic, we’ve touched a bit on Catholic social teaching and how it applies to practically living out our faith. The seven central themes of Catholic social teaching provide us insight into our duties as Catholics: caring for and upholding the right to life; honoring the call to family, community, and participation; creating safe environments and upholding just rights for w...

We are truly blessed in our Archdiocese to witness the fruits of many men responding to the call to the priesthood.  Maybe you or another Catholic you know is starting to really consider the call. What do you do next? Providentially, our Archdiocesan Office of Vocations has some tantalizing events coming up that are just the ticket! Fr. David Blume, Director of the Office of Vocations, is joi...

With the fight for life so prevalent in our society today, the support of moms from moms is of the utmost importance. In our home state of Minnesota, abortion is still protected at a federal level with regulation laws including a 24-hour waiting period for minors being struck down earlier this summer.  Teresa Collett, a professor of law at UST, lends counsel to “Mothers Offering Maternal Supp...

How many times have you held on to anger or resentment toward a friend or spouse out of stubbornness or maybe just a wounded ego? It can be hard to let go of feelings of resentment when we feel we’ve been wronged, but it’s what we’re called to do by Jesus himself: Forgive them not 7 times, but 77 times.  Here to help us navigate those feelings of hurt and begin to move into forgiveness is Mic...

Hey, are you a big football fan? I gotta admit, there’s nothing like Sunday afternoon football after a long week at work or taking care of the household. We tend to fill our weekends with all the things we weren’t able to get to during the week: sometimes it’s deep-cleaning, sometimes it's an extra hour or two of work, sometimes it’s staring at the TV for hours on end while binge-watching the late...

Do you remember those early years of marriage? Or, maybe you’ve just recently been married and are still settling into your new role as husband or wife. There’s so much learning to be done: learning to live with another person, learning to die to one’s self, and learning how to love as Christ loves his bride, the Church. This time of growth for newlywed couples can be difficult due to a number of...

The latter half of the year seems to be filled with devotion to Our Lady and I’m not complaining: August as the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, September as the month of Our Lady of Sorrows, and now coming up in October: the month of the Rosary! You can never have too much devotion to Our Lady (in my opinion) being that she draws us ever closer to her Son. Chatting with us this weekend abou...

What’s your favorite piece or style of sacred art? Is it an interpretation of a famous Biblical scene like the David? Do you prefer more modern pieces, or what about digital art? Regardless of your preferred style, there’s something to be said about the emotions that can be evoked upon gazing at a beautiful piece of art. Our guest today, Maria Widstrom, has spent two years studying sculptural art...

Discerning a vocation to the priesthood is a wonderful and complex process. We thought it might be good to hear what a guy could expect as he begins his time in the Seminary, especially in the new Propaedeutic Year, as called for by Pope Francis. Fr. John Floeder tells us what the heck a “Propaedeutic Year” is and describes the life of a seminarian in 2022. https://semssp.org/sps/priestly-formatio...

Roe v. Wade may have been overturned, but the abortion discussions, debates, and arguments are raging on all the more! How, as practicing Catholics, do we defend life with truth and love? Emily Albrecht helps us navigate our post-Roe culture.   https://equalrightsinstitute.com/ https://www.archspm.org/equipped-for-life-a-fresh-approach-to-conversations-about-abortion/

With parishes and schools back into religious education, RCIA, Bible studies, and other programs, what’s going on with our Archdiocesan Synod and its implementation? Archbishop Hebda himself joins us to get us up-to-date as he prepares to issue his first Pastoral Letter. 

The bell has rung, and we are back in class—Mass Class, that is! This month’s installment with Fr. Tom Margevicius will cover the preparation of the gifts and the Eucharistic prayer. Leave Fr. Tom a voicemail with your question about the Mass at (651)291-7737 to be featured on the air!

On Practicing Catholic, we’ve heard from our friends in the Archdiocesan Office for Mission of Catholic Education, the Catholic School Center of Excellence, and even current students on what it’s like to head back to the classroom after a full summer of fun. Maybe you or someone you know have sent kids back to a school at a local parish. But you know who we haven’t heard from? A Catholic school te...

Do you, or maybe a friend of yours, enjoy cultivating beauty within your home? Maybe you’re not much of a decorator but you can certainly appreciate a beautiful space such as a home altar, well-decorated prayer corner, or just a cozy living room.   On a broader scale, there’s nothing like stepping into a historic church (such as the Cathedral) and being struck by the beauty of the architectur...

First up, one of our most valuable resources is our time. What’s the best way to make a gift of ourselves to God and one another through giving our time at the parish level? How do we determine what to say “yes” to and what to say “no” to? (And...how can we say “no?”) Fr. Leonard Andrie of St. Therese, Deephaven is with us with some advice and guidance. 

If you’ve decided to give of yourself by being a volunteer catechist, core team member, small group leader, or any other type of volunteer, you won’t want to miss an upcoming day filled with inspiration, encouragement, prayer, training, and more... just for you! Madeline Olson from the Archdiocesan Office of Marriage, Family and Life will tell us more.  https://www.archspm.org/saint-paul-disciples...

We're not the only ones making the leap from summer sun to fall festivities – our Catholic schools and Archdiocesan Office for the Mission of Catholic Education are back at it and raring to go! Filling us in on the back-to-school fun is Alison Dahlman, Associate Director of Educational Quality and Excellence for the Archdiocese. Alison, welcome to the show!  https://www.archspm.org/omce/ &nbs...

AVAILABLE NOW: And speaking of friends, where’s one place you can go to catch up with old friends, make new ones, and support Relevant Radio and local Catholic schools? That's right: the Relevant Radio Christ Brings Hope Banquet is just around the corner. Sharing with us about this exciting event is Fr. Rocky himself, along with Karin Freihammer. Register here!  Listen to Practicing Catholic...

Next, making friends as young adults can be tough, but it’s so foundationally important...important enough that we wanted to re-air an interview with Catholic Beer Club co-coordinators Tim Cahill and Nestor Arguello. They’ll share how making friends with other young adults doesn’t have to be quite so difficult. https://www.catholicbeerclub-twincities.com/ Listen to Practicing Catholic Friday night...

Kicking things off, we are blessed to be in an Archdiocese with numerous apostolates and Catholic initiatives headquartered right here, in our backyard. A stellar example is Saint Paul’s Outreach, which “builds missional community on [college] campus[es] and beyond.” Regional Director Peter DeMarais is here to tell us just how they do that. https://www.spo.org/ Listen to Practicing Catholic Friday...

First up on the show today, Archbishop Hebda is with us to talk Faith Formation and why it’s important for our kids and for us adults, too! https://www.archspm.org/catholic-education-youth-formation/parish-catechesis/