Catholic Military Life

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Catholic Military Life episodes

October 22 Father Patrick Riffle on Chaplain Recruiting
The U.S. Navy's Catholic chaplain recruiter, Father Patrick J. Riffle, CHC, LCDR, USN, shares how American seminaries can help bring more priests on board as military chaplains by adopting a policy now in place at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
30 min
September 25 Lt. Gen. John Wissler
Retired U.S. Marine Lieutenant General John E. Wissler, who served in uniform for 39 years, reflects on the hard moral questions facing senior military officers. Lt. Gen. Wissler will speak at the Nov. 9-11, 2026 Catholic Military Conference in Chantilly, VA.
31 min
September 17 Father Peter Pomposello on Catholic Military Conference
Father Peter A. Pomposello, Jr., CH (MAJ), USA, reflects on the spiritual challenges of military service in a preview of his upcoming talk at the Nov. 9-11 Catholic Military Conference in Chantilly, VA.
30 min
September 09 Dr. Joseph Capizzi on Catholic Military Conferece
Catholic moral theologian Joseph Capizzi, Ph.D., mulls upcoming keynote on the ethics of military service at the Nov. 9-11 Catholic Military Conference in Chantilly, VA.
27 min
September 03 Juliana Gahr on Team Saint Paul
Juliana Gahr reflects on her two years on Team Saint Paul at Travis Air Force Base, accompanying airmen on their journeys of faith.
29 min
August 24 Gunny Riley on Debt Blaster
A military chaplain's counsel on debt management led retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Michael J. "Gunny" Riley on a post-service vocation counseling others. Here, he shares the story.
30 min
July 30 Catholic Military Conference
Exactly what is the Catholic Military Conference, set for Nov. 9-11, 2026 in Chantilly, VA? Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, the Very Reverend Anthony R. Frontiero, S.T.D., and General Counsel Elizabeth Tomlin, share how participants will come face-to-face with some of the most important moral choices confronting those who serve in today's military.
29 min
July 21 Professor Justin Litke on Semiquincentennial
All U.S. Military members are required to take an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution. With the Nation celebrating its 250th birthday, Catholic Professor Justin Litke, Ph.D., reflects on how Catholic teaching influenced the founding documents and where America stands today in pursuit of a more perfect union.
30 min
July 09 Father Chris Palladino, J.C.L., on New Role as Judicial Vicar
Father William (Chris) Palladino, J.C.L., of the Archdiocese of Boston reflects on his new role as AMS Judicial Vicar.
30 min
June 24 Sister Constance Veit, lsp, on the Pursuit of Happiness
As the United States and those who defend it in uniform celebrate the Nation's Semiquincentennial, Sister Constance Veit of the Little Sisters of the Poor, herself of a military family, reflects on the true meaning of Jefferson's words: "the pursuit of happiness."
30 min

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CATHOLIC MILITARY LIFE is a podcast of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The AMS was established as an independent archdiocese by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1985 as the only…