Can I Getta Amen

Ever look at someone else’s gifts and wonder why you didn’t get what they got? Or hold back from using your own because you’re afraid you’ll mess it up? This week on Trailer Parked Theology, Josh and Kristi read the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14–30 and talk about gratitude, fear, and being faithful with what God has entrusted to us. With a few laughs along the way, we look at how the sma...

Why does the Catholic Church have different seasons, and what do they have to do with our everyday lives? This week on Trailer Parked Theology, we’re talking about Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and finding Jesus in the ordinary stuff. We share some things that changed how we look at the Church year, what giving something up can teach us, and why we don’t have to get prayer perfect to show up. W...

Do Catholics read the Bible? Growing up Baptist, Josh saw everyone bring their Bible to church. At Catholic Mass, he saw little missals—and assumed Catholics were reading something else entirely. In this episode of Trailer Parked Theology, Josh and Kristi share an honest, lighthearted conversation about misconceptions, discovering Scripture in the Mass, and learning how the readings fit together....

What can happen when we say yes to something God places on our hearts? In this flashback episode, Laura Huval, Maegan Rankin, Tony Daigle, and Courtney Pourciau join us to share the story behind Sing the Rosary. What unfolds is a conversation about much more than making music—it’s about healing, family, friendship, and learning to trust where God is leading. With plenty of laughter and some tender...

Sacred art can draw us into prayer and help us see our faith with fresh eyes. In this episode of Can I Getta Amen?, Kristi sits down with Catholic artist Kelly Bourgeois to talk about the ways God has worked through her creativity. Kelly shares the stories behind her paintings and statue restorations, including a portrait of Fr. Mark Beard, her painting of the Eucharist, and her work with the Piet...

We’re gathering around the table with Angie Devillier, Debbie Touchet, and Justine Bellard to talk about joy—and these ladies brought plenty of it! Through laughter and tender memories, they share how their faith has carried them through cancer, infertility, the loss of loved ones, and the challenges of motherhood. Angie reflects on facing cancer a second time. Debbie shares the surrender she lear...

How do families find hope after losing a loved one to suicide? This week on Can I Getta Amen, Deacon Barney Lejeune and his wife, Paula, join Kristi to remember their daughter Andrea and share how their grief led them to help other families facing suicide loss. Barney and Paula talk about Andrea’s life, the challenges their family faced, and the faith and community that have helped them carry thei...

Six years after her first appearance on Can I Getta Amen, licensed Christian counselor Kristy Suire returns to share what God has done through some of the most difficult years of her life. Kristy speaks honestly about codependency, family addiction, recovery, grief, trauma, and the painful process of releasing the people we love into God’s hands. She and Kristi reflect on the faith required when l...

What does it mean to let Mary walk with us through suffering? Kristi is joined by Candice Saltzman and Tonia Cormier for a beautiful conversation about Our Lady of Sorrows and the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows . They share how this centuries-old devotion became deeply personal through experiences of infertility, adoption, grief, family struggles, addiction, unanswered prayer, and surrender. Together...

Recorded in front of a live studio audience! This week on Can I Getta Amen , artist Candice Alexander joins us for a conversation about creativity, faith, and what happens when your work begins to feel like more than just a career. Candice shares how her journey as an artist began long before the religious work she’s known for today, how the Fleur-de-lis became part of her story, and how an unexpe...

What does it look like to make your faith your own when you're still figuring out who you are? This week, Kristi sits down with 17-year-old Ryleigh Oestriecher for a conversation about faith, friendship, suffering, and growing up Catholic in a culture that often makes it easier to simply fit in. Ryleigh shares openly about the health struggles that began early in high school—and the anger and...

In this episode of Can I Getta Amen , Kristi sits down with Connie LeBlanc for a conversation about healing, faith, forgiveness, suffering, and redemption. Connie shares honestly about the difficult experiences that shaped her childhood and the ways those experiences affected how she saw herself, her family, and even her relationship with God. But her story doesn't end there. Through Jesus Ch...

This week on Can I Getta Amen, Faith, music, and truth come together in this special conversation with Ted Broussard . Ted is a Catholic, a member of the St. Albert the Great Chapter of the Lay Dominican Order, and a lifelong student of theology, history, and the relationship between faith and reason. He's also spent decades immersed in music, studying Theory and Composition at the University...

In this episode of Can I Getta Amen, Kristi sits down with Margaret Trahan, Executive Director of the Catholic Legacy Foundation of Acadiana, to discuss faith-filled estate planning, Catholic investing, stewardship, and how Catholics can support the Church for generations to come.   Together they explore:    • What it means to leave a Catholic legacy  • The difference between endowments and donor-...

Father Michael Champagne joins us for a powerful conversation about faith, family, vocation, the Eucharist, and the incredible story behind Louisiana's beloved Fête Dieu du Teche. Raised in a deeply Catholic Cajun family, Father Michael shares how daily prayer, the Rosary, and Eucharistic devotion shaped his life and eventually led him to the priesthood and the Community of Jesus Crucified. H...

What happens when your identity is stripped away? For speaker and youth minister Tim Jara, that question became the doorway to encountering Jesus in a life-changing way. After an injury ended his gymnastics career, Tim found himself searching for purpose and belonging. What began as a Confirmation retreat became the moment Christ transformed his life through Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and...

Recorded live at Steubenville SOUTH 2026 , Kristi sits down with longtime conference leaders Fr. Dave Pivonka, President of Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Catholic speaker Paul George . Together they reflect on more than thirty years of Steubenville conferences, sharing stories of unexpected friendships, unforgettable moments, and the countless lives transformed by a single encounter w...

As we continue our Steubenville SOUTH Summer Series, Kristi sits down with three different guests whose stories all point to the same truth: God works through willing hearts. First, Jennifer and Carmen share how a simple invitation from their daughters grew into a thriving youth group in Iota, Louisiana. What started with just four teens became nearly sixty students through unexpected generosity,...

In this special Steubenville SOUTH 2026 episode of Can I Getta Amen , Tiffany and Kristi sit down with speaker, musician, and author Noelle Garcia for an honest conversation about faith, suffering, prayer, and the unique gifts God has given women. Noelle shares stories from her own life—including caring for her mother-in-law through dementia, raising six children, and the lessons God continues to...

Recorded live from Steubenville SOUTH 2026 , Kristi and Tiffany sit down with Catholic speaker Tanner Kalina and worship leader Josh Blakesley for a conversation about conversion, discipleship, worship, and learning to love God with your whole heart. Tanner shares his remarkable faith journey—from growing up Catholic in Texas, to pursuing comedy in Los Angeles, to encountering Christ in a life-cha...

What happens when God leads you down a path you never expected? This week we're bringing you two conversations from Steubenville SOUTH 2026 with former seminarians Trey Holmes and Will Brittain, along with special co-host Emmy and Ellise, as they reflect on life after seminary, discerning God's will, and discovering that holiness isn't reserved for priests or religious—it's mea...

In this special episode of Can I Getta Amen , we sit down with longtime Steubenville prayer ministers Tony, Angelle, and Beth to hear the stories most conference attendees never get to hear. From decades of serving youth to witnessing lives transformed through the Eucharist and the power of prayer, they share why they continue answering God's call year after year. Whether you're a youth...

  Welcome to our Steubenville South Summer Series! We're kicking off our Steubenville South Summer Series with three seminarians from the Diocese of Lafayette and Alexandria! Roman Mayard and Rolando "Bro" Broadhead join Kristi and her special co-host Elise Bourgeois for a fun, faith-filled conversation about their journeys to the seminary, the people who influenced them, and what i...

Does God really love me? Most Christians would answer "yes"... but do we actually live like we believe it? This week on Trailer Parked Theology , we're wrapping up our study of 1 John 4 by talking about one of the hardest truths to grasp: God loved us first. His love isn't a reward for good behavior, perfect prayers, or getting our lives together—it's where the Christian l...

Live from Holy Spirit Studios at the Abide Women's Conference, Kristi and Tonia sit down with Sarah Kaczmarek  to discuss the transformative power of the Father's love, encountering the Holy Spirit, and discovering our true identity as beloved sons and daughters of God. Together, they explore what it means to see ourselves through "God lenses," why we don't have to earn th...