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Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  September 2, 2025 Tuesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 Gospel:                            Luke 4:31-37 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  September 1 , 2025 Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 96:1 and 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13 Gospel:                            Luke 4:16-30 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: &quot...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Lori welcomes back Seminarian, Jack Cooper to discuss the next steps in his discernment to the Priesthood as he heads off to Seminary!   To listen to Jack's first episode: "Discerning the Priesthood"- episode 53: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2101473/episodes/14236985-discerning-the-priesthood-with-guest-seminarian-jack-cooper-53 Thank you for li...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 31, 2025 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                       Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 Reading 2:                       Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a Gospel:                            Luke 14:1, 7-14 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 30, 2025 Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 98:1, 7-8, 9 Gospel:                            Matthew 25:14-30 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to Ca...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 29, 2025 Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist Reading 1:                        1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 97:1 and 2b, 5-6, 10, 11-12 Gospel:                             Mark 6:17-29 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 28, 2025 Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Reading 1:                       1 Thessalonians 3:7-13 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17 Gospel:                            Matthew 24:42-51 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 27, 2025 Memorial of Saint Monica Reading 1:                        1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab Gospel:                            Matthew 23:27-32 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to Catholicism" ...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 26, 2025 Tuesday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:1-3, 4-6 Gospel:                            Matthew 23:23-26 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to Cath...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 25, 2025 Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b Gospel:                             Matthew 23:13-22 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new serie...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Lori is joined by Kim Streb, her 8th guest in the Summertime Series, "The Path to Catholicism"! Kim had a tumultuous childhood & young adulthood and ended up at RCIA, but she struggled with what was being taught and almost threw in the towel!  Two life changing events changed her mind and made her faith unwavering! Thank you for listening...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 24, 2025 Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      Isaiah 66:18-21 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 117:1, 2 Reading 2:                       Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Gospel:                             Luke 13:22-30 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her ne...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 23, 2025 Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 128:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 Gospel:                            Matthew 23:1-12 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 22, 2025 Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reading 1:                      Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 146:5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 Gospel:                            Matthew 22:34-40 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new seri...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 21, 2025 Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope Reading 1:                      Judges 11:29-39a Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 Gospel:                            Matthew 22:1-14 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to Catholicism"  SEND...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 20, 2025 Memorial of Saint Bernard, Abbot & Doctor of the Church Reading 1:                      Judges 9:6-15 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Gospel:                            Matthew 20:1-16 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to C...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 19, 2025 Tuesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      Judges 6:11-24a Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 85:9, 11-12, 13-14 Gospel:                            Matthew 19:23-30 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to Catholici...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 18, 2025 Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                      Judges 2:11-19 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab and 44 Gospel:                            Matthew 19:16-22 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "P...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Lori is doing Part 2 of her own Conversion Story for the "Path To Catholicism" Summertime Series!  Part 1 was Episode 122. She lets her audience know what happened AFTER she was initiated into the Catholic Faith and encourages new "FRESH" Catholics to keep the ball rolling in their own faith journey by getting involved and active in...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 17, 2025 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                       Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 40:2, 3, 4, 18 Reading 2:                      Hebrews 12:1-4 Gospel:                             Luke 12:49-53 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 16, 2025 Saturday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        Joshua 24:14-29 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11 Gospel:                            Matthew 19:13-15 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Path to C...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 15, 2025 Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Reading 1:                        Revelation 11:19A; 12:1-6A, 10AB Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 45:10, 11, 12, 16 Reading 2:                      1 Corinthians 15:20-27 Gospel:                            Luke 1:39-56 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR convers...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 14, 2025 Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr Reading 1:                        Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 114:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Gospel:                            Matthew 18:21–19:1 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: &...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 13, 2025 Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17 Gospel:                            Matthew 18:15-20 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new series: "Pat...

Send us Fan Mail Daily Readings:  August 12, 2025 Tuesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1:                        Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Responsorial Psalm: Deuteronomy 32:3-4ab, 7, 8, 9 and 12 Gospel:                             Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Cantor:                              Andrew Petracca Email Lori with YOUR conversion stories to be a possible guest of her new ser...