Friends of the Bridegroom

Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss another round of questions about the Mass.  St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/ Synod Letter from Archbishop Hebda: https://www.archspm.org/synodletter/ If you enjoy the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast, be sure to leave a...

Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, discuss questions about the Mass submitted by families involved in Religious Education.  St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/ Synod Letter from Archbishop Hebda: https://www.archspm.org/synodletter/ If you enjoy the Friends of the Br...

Bonus Episode!   Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, gave a talk on October 26, 2024 while St. John the Baptist hosted the International Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit. This episode is a recording of that talk.  Exhibit website: http://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/Liste/list.html St. Paul Seminary video:  https://youtu.be/M5Sq4M5H7vk?si=erxUgaaMJbXlN5...

Host Father Ben Little, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, embark on the first "Homily Deep Dive" of the season with Father Ben's homily from the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time as the launching point. They discuss the concept of Spiritual Childhood and Father offers ways to grow in this disposition, as well as example...

With election season upon us, host Fr. Ben Little and guest Fr. Brian Park discuss the intersection of faith and politics. Together they walk through St. John Paul II's Pastores Dabo Vobis and unpack the Church's teaching on a priest's involvement in the policitcal sphere and it's impact on his ministry.  Fr. Brian Park's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fath...

Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, along with Director of Music Brenda Sevcik, introduce season three of the podcast. They share updates from the parish, recent graces, and of course- the fishing report.  Links:  St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School: https://stjohns-savage.org/ Youtube Video link: https://youtu.be/5CMg7PD9lnk Companions of...

Host Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, with co-host and Director of Marketing and Communications Sara Schneider, bring the second season to a close. They discuss some highlights of the year, some insight on liturgical living, The Chosen, summertime around the parish, and more! While this season comes to a close, it will give us a chance to brainstorm som...

Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, spend time talking with Kayla and Nathan Rooney. As one of our podcast formats, we like to spend time with families to connect and ask them how they practice liturgical living in their homes and/or how they incorporate following Jesus...

Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, discuss the recent Eucharistic Procession as a part of the National Eucharistic Procession and the one that happens at St. John the Baptist on Corpus Christi each year. Father Ben recounts the day to Sara and describes the atmosphere...

Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, discuss fitness and faith! Father Ben and Sara both have a commitment to their workout routine and discuss how that can strengthen their relationship with Christ and lead others to Him as well. If you are enjoying the Friends of the B...

Podcast host and Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, Father Ben Little, and his co-host/Marketing and Communications Director, Sara Schneider, dive into the GOOD aspects about tech and evangelization and prayer. Father Ben got a new "tech toy" and Sara took a BIG trip! Listen today to find our more about these things and learn the good aspects of using tech in our...

Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage MN is joined by co-host and Director of Marketing and Communications, Sara Schneider. Today, the two invited guests Kayla Rooney, Director of Religions Education and Evangelization, and Kristina Beer, Youth Evangelization Coordinator, to join in a conversation about moral clarity and the family. Together, we dissect a rece...

Father Ben Little, Pastor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage MN, is joined by co-host Sara Schneider, Director of Marketing and Communications for a "mini" Homily deep dive! A treasured series on the podcast is the "Homily Deep Dive" where Father Ben dissects a recent homily to give further thoughts, answer questions, or give comments. This time, the hosts do dis...

Pastor Father Ben Little and Director of Marketing and Communications Sara Schneider, meet again to visit over a meaningful conversation.  Today's conversation revolves around the recent gut-wrenching tragedy in our own backyard with the recent shooting of 2 Burnsville Police officers and 1 EMT who, as first responders, put their life on the line for the protection of citizens. They discuss t...

In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the liturgical season of Lent, fasting, its deeper meanin,g and more. If you are enjoying the Friends of the Bridegroom podcast, be sure to leave a 5 star rating and short review telling us what you enjoyed! Blessings to...

In this episode of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioner and Synod Evangelization Team (SET) Leader, Luke Bearth. Father Ben, Sara, and Luke discuss the the diocesan pursuit of the Synod, how it came to be, our role in it as a church, Luke's role as a lea...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioners Rod and Rita Kunkel. Father Ben, Sara, Rod, and Rita discuss the Kunkel's and how they came to have a heart for nurturing marriages, the marriage enrichment program at St. John's, and the upco...

In today's episode, Pastor, Father Ben Little and Director of Comm & Marketing, Sara Schneider welcome two special guests the the studio! We talk with 37 year veteran teacher, Jeanine Zetah and 1st year teacher Taylor Metcalf, who both teach the 2nd grade at St. John's School! Learn more about each of them, what they enjoy about teaching at St. John's School, the graces they&apo...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by parishioner and Altar Server, Mike Schneider. Father Ben, Mike, and Sara discuss the history of altar serving, how it works at our church, the importance of the role and more! We hope you enjoy this episode. If you...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are doing a Homily Deep Dive! In addition to a few minutes of St. John's chit-chat and catch up. Father Ben and Sara unpack his recent homily given at the recent Holy Day, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider are joined by Music Director, Brenda Sevcik. Together they discuss the recently re-released physical hymnals back in the pews and the role of Sacred Music in the Catholic Church. RESOURCES: Source and Summit If you enjoy the Frie...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the beauty in a silent retreat. The episode includes Sara discussing her recent experience of attending her first ever silent weekend retreat. She uncovers her expectations and experiences and shares a bit about the grace...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss the recent eruption of violence in Israel and Father Ben's pilgrimage to the Holy Land Father References an article published by Catholic Missionary Disciples that you made read and enjoy in full here . If you are en...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider discuss Father Ben's testimony of the Eucharist. The episode spring from the first Come to the Well Eucharistic Adoration event held at St. John's on September 27. This beautiful event brought a big crowd and was a powe...

In this edition of Friends of the Bridegroom, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School Pastor, Father Ben Little and his co-host Marketing Director, Sara Schneider do a Homily Deep Dive. The homily being dug into a little bit and discussed more at length was from the August 15, 2023, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. So this homily was only given one time! It was a well attended Mass,...