St. Basil Catholic Church Brecksville Podcast

The pick is in! Joe, Cari, and Tommy, to prepare for the upcoming football season did a draft of their own, drafting the saints to play on their team.  Learn about some new saints and consider who would be best for your team!  Want to try with your family and friends? Download the page here: https://basilthegreat.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Saints-Fantasy-Draft.pdf    Come, follow us: Parish We...

As we think about our own stories, there are sorrowful, glorious, joyful, and luminous mysteries that have shaped who we are.  Jesus cares about those stories, and wants to understand your heart even more. Can you take the time to sit with Him and share?  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Aaron Graham, who we welcomed into the Church at the Easter Vigil this year, shares his story of faith with Fr. Liptak.  From what led him to the Church, what questions people asked him along the way, to how the faith is impacting his daily life now, Aaron shares with us the joy of a life of faith, and why we should not be afraid to share our Catholic faith with those in our lives that are searchi...

The fire of the Holy Spirit burns within us and animates us, so that when we encounter division we can call upon Him to be with us and bring His love to the world.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Through Mary, we are given access to Jesus.  She gives of herself to her Son, saying "this is my body," so that He in turn is able to give the ultimate gift of himself to us, saying "this is My body."  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan sits down with parishioners and parents of three, Michael and Mary Beth Jacob to discuss parenting and how they incorporate faith and prayer in their family's life.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Our society tells us we need the next thing, fast, bright, shiny, and loud. But what would happen if we waited, and allowed silence to come into our lives and make profound change?  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Life Teen doesn't stop for the summer, rather it kicks into an amazing time of summer ministry, with camps, conferences, and different opportunities for teens to encounter Christ.  Cari talks with Joe, our youth minister, and Emily, one of our teens, about the graces they received from the Lord this summer.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify...

There are different parts of our hearts that work together like a symphony, and though some parts are ready for God to come and be present, other parts are not.  What are the parts of us that are not ready for God? And how can we begin to work on opening those parts up to God? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Have you heard of a dean? A deanery? Wondering what it means for the Diocese of Cleveland, our deanery, and our Parish? We welcomed Robert Koonce, Director of Deanery Operations for the Diocese of Cleveland, to the podcast to help us understand.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

In our hearts are many desires, and often we can feel like they are unfulfilled.  Do we truly know what it means to give those desires to our Father, a good dad, who wants to give us everything? Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

In OCIA, the team accompanies those questioning and discerning the Catholic faith throughout the year.  Fr. Liptak talks with our seminarian, Matthew Wasinski about his experience helping with OCIA this year and some of those questions that made him think along the way.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

In the story of Mary and Martha, Jesus calls Martha out of herself and her serving to relaxation and prayer. What is it that we need to be called out of? Fights with a friend? Anxieties about work? Messy homes? Allow Jesus to call you out of it and into His peace.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan welcomes Randi Blanton as our new Office Manager. In this interview, we get to know Randi, her story, and how she ended up here with us at St. Basil the Great Catholic Church in Brecksville, Ohio. Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Who is Jesus? When encounter Him, who is He? Our Lord? Our God? Or our very breath? May we come to know Jesus so closely that He be our very breath.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Cari Reagan, Katie Rosen, and Alli Blackburn discuss why it is important to bring kids to Mass, and tips and tricks for how to handle the wiggles and cries, and celebrate the wins as you raise your child in the faith.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

As the faithful, we do the work of God in our everyday life. At St. Basil, this comes in many ways through many hands in many ministries.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan sits down with our seminarians, Ike Dawson and Dylan Ennis that will be entering the Propaedeutic Immersion Year, a year set apart for their discernment, for deepening prayer, becoming comfortable with silence, and learning to truly listen to the voice of God.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Jesus asked Peter and Paul important questions in their journeys of faith.  As we sit with Jesus, will we put down our guards and allow him to ask us "why?" Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

When we practice our sports, instruments, arts, we become a better baseball player, trumpeter, or artist. However, when we sit with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament we become more like Him, we become saints.  Cari Reagan shares this message with the 4th-8th grade students in Summer Children's Faith Formation before a time of Eucharistic Adoration.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   | ...

As we gather together around the altar, we approach the Eucharist not merely as individuals, but as a family.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Why spend money on a beautiful church rather than giving it to the poor?  Fr. Ryan answers this question for our Life Teen high schoolers.   Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music  

Guest priest, Fr. Eric Garris, vocation director for the Diocese of Cleveland, shares an inspiring message, helping us to realize that in our givenness, the way we give ourselves to others, we find joy, peace, and the very heart of God.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

We often misconstrue holiness for perfection or the chorus of angels singing around us.  But holiness looks like living out our everyday life well, and sharing our joy with the Lord.  Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music

Fr. Ryan and Cari talk about what is new at St. Basil, reflect on the year, and share what is to come. Come, follow us: Parish Website   |   Facebook   |   Instagram   |   YouTube   |   Spotify Music