The Gaudium et Spes Podcast

Bishop Wack begins a two-part series on the roles and responsibilities of a bishop in the Catholic diocese.

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini talk with Msgr. Stephen Bosso about his journey into priesthood and providing education to seminarians for over thirty-five years.

Bishop Wack concludes his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Book of Hebrews, the Catholic Letters, and the Book of Revelation.

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini talk with Sophie, Chris, and Grace about their faith journeys and becoming Totus Tuus Missionaries.

Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Pauline Letters.

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini talk with Ryan and Layne Lillie about their daughter Hannah's health struggles and the modern day miracle of her recovery.

Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. To find out more information on the Sharing the Gift campaign: https://ptdiocese.org/pastoral-letter

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini chat with Aaron Slayback and Peter Jutras about a day in the life of a seminarian. Click HERE to find out how you can support our seminarians.

Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Wisdom books of the Bible. To find out more information on the Sharing the Gift campaign: https://ptdiocese.org/pastoral-letter

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini sit down with Casey and Matt Genelin to talk about Matt's struggle with alcoholism and how surrendering to God’s will restored their marriage. Recommendations from Matt and Casey Genelin to enrich your marriage: Catholic in Recovery offers hope and healing for those recovering from addictions, compulsions and unhealthy attachments. Adventures in Marria...

Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Prophetic books of the Bible. 

Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini sit down with Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Executive Director Matt Knee and Arielle May, program specialist for emergency assistance in Fort Walton Beach, to talk about the mission of Catholic Charities.

Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the first five books of the Bible. 

Hosts Chez Fillipini and Susanne McNinch sit down with Amanda Jansen, Director and Lead Teacher of Mother Clelia Morning Star High School, to discuss how her school provides a faith-filled, Catholic education to students with special needs. 

Bishop Wack begins his newest teaching series on the Scriptures by offering an introduction to the sources of divine revelation and outlining the composition of the Bible.

Host Sharmane Adams sits down with Ret. Navy Cpt. Susanne McNinch, a St. John the Evangelist parishioner, to discuss how she balanced faith, family and her military career.

Bishop Wack wraps up his teaching series for 2021 with a teaching from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" on Christian Prayer.

Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Fr. Dustin Feddon about his conversion to the Catholic faith, his vocational discernment process and the positive impacts he is making as a pastor in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

Follow along with Bishop Wack as he provides a history of the Ten Commandments and offers an insightful teaching on each of them.

Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Bishop Wack about his first pastoral letter, Sharing the Gift. Bishop Wack talks about his inspiration for writing the letter, the meaning behind it and the hopes he has for evangelization following its release on the 46th anniversary of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee. Hard copies of Sharing the Gift will be available in every parish througho...

Bishop Wack continues his journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church with a teaching on moral life in Christ. Stay tuned for part two, where he will offer his thoughts on the Ten Commandments and take a deeper dive into Christian ethics.

Host Sharmane Adams sits down with Shannon Gottstine, parishioner and teacher in the diocese, who shares how her unwavering faith sustained her through a hard season of life.

Bishop Wack offers a teaching on each of the seven sacraments and explains how they are vitally important to the Catholic faith.

Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Father Paul White, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Mary Esther, FL, about how he became a parish pastor in the diocese after monastic life.

Bishop Wack teaches on the second pillar of the Catechism of the Catholic Church — the Celebration of the Christian Mystery. As this section of the Catechism is very detailed, he focuses on the Mystery of the Liturgy in this teaching episode, and will teach on the Mystery of the Sacraments in the next.