Catholic Café

Looking for a great spiritual experience this Summer for your kids? What about a great outdoor experience? What if you could have BOTH? Camp Wojtyla is a Catholic adventure program located in the heart of the Colorado Rockies and has been revealing God's majesty and love to kids from all walks of life for several years now, Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they welcome Keenan Fitzpatrick, a camp counselor and missionary for Camp Wojtyla, to discuss this wonderful outdoor adventure program and the greater need for spiritual development in our young folks.

We all remember the song, "O Lord, it's hard to be humble...when you're perfect in every way!" It's funny to sing about, but humility is, unfortunately, a little too rare these days. Living a true life of humility is challenging. Join Tom and Deacon Jeff in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the challenges to humility and offer their top ten suggestions for helping you work on your own personal humility.

Do you know where the Gospels are found in the Bible? If you said the New Testament you'd be right...mostly. Did you know that the very FIRST Gospel was delivered to us well before the New Testament was ever written? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they harken all the way back to the Garden of Eden and reflect upon the First Gospel, the Protoevangelium.

Do you want to solve all the world's problems? (Well, at least the BIG ones?) Perhaps we should start by "listening" to all the various points of view out there. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the virtuous gift of listening and how it could literally change the world as we know it.

Guests: Deacon Jeff Drzycimski and Tom Dorian

Have you ever wondered about deacons in the Catholic Church? What is their role? Where did they come from? Why are there so many? Most folks haven't stopped to think about the true function, purpose and theological significance of the Permanent Deacon. Could God have an incredibly important plan for the deacons of His Church? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they take on the topic of why there are so many deacons...and why there are many more coming!

Guests: Deacon Jeff Drzycimski and Tom Dorian

Many non-Catholics (as well as many Catholics) ask the question, "Why does the Church have sooooo many rules?" Don't do this! You can't have that! Refrain from the other thing! There do seem to be a lot of rules. Didn't Jesus come to liberate and free us from bondage and oppression? Why so many rules! Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner booth as they tackle the tough topic of rules, laws, prohibitions and mandates in the life of the Church.

Where am I going? How did I get here? We ask ourselves these questions so often. Usually, in hindsight, we can see that we've been on a journey and that God has been actively involved in guiding, protecting and caring for us as we amble our way toward him. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they welcome Renee Hendrix, a NICU nurse and a former Baptist, to discuss her amazing journey with God

Making Your Lent Matter

Guests: Deacon Jeff Drzycimski and Tom Dorian

Summary: Is Lent just a liturgical season of the Church that you just "endure?" Has it lost its meaning for you? Do you want to change that? Do you want to make Lent really matter? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss how we can discover how to get more out of Lent by looking closer at how Jesus prepared for his own temptation in the desert by the devil.

Finding God In Movies

Guests: Deacon Jeff Drzycimski, Tom Dorian and Joe Thordarson

Summary: Have you seen the latest Star Wars movie? If you did see it, did you find yourself thinking spiritual thoughts? Believe it or not, even though the creators of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may or may not have intended it, many viewers of these types of action-adventure and fantasy films can sometimes see eternal Truths communicated through the storyline. Join Deacon Jeff, Tom and Joe Thordarson (resident geek) as they sift through the fact and the fiction of the messages we may find in Star Wars movies.

The Many Ways God Speaks

Guests: Joe Thordarson

Summary: Did you grow up with comics and super heroes and Star Wars? Do your kids spend a lot of time watching, reading and talking about these things? Maybe...just maybe, God is speaking to them. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom as they welcome Joe Thordarson, host of Geek Tank Radio and self-described Super Hero nerd, to the Luxurious Corner Booth of The Catholic Cafe as they discuss the potential for positive messaging in the realm of fantasy and comics and super heroes.