In this episode, Fr. John Chrzan, pastor of St. Gilbert Church in Grayslake, IL, shares his passion for the Shroud of Turin and what a beautiful gift it is to the people of God in affirming us as a people of the resurrection! Fr. John also encourages listeners to consider the benefits of going on a pilgrimage to deepen one's faith and encounter the love of God in a new way. Finally, Fr. John shares his love of the Blessed Mother and how he sees her calling all of the children of God to unity in Christ, her Son! This beautiful program will enrich your Lenten journey and help you to learn about some of the ways that God reveals his love to us through his Church and how he is constantly calling us into deeper relationship with Him and with one another!

In this monthly episode of Fullness of Life, Andrea Velazquez, a young Catholic wife and mother, shares her personal journey of faith and how the Lord and Mother Mary have helped to lead her to God's will. In her journey, she shares both the highs and lows of her journey and how God's grace was always sufficient despite the real life struggles she encountered when things didn't work out the way she was hoping they would. Andrea's witness will help listeners to understand the movements of the Holy Spirit and the grace available to all of God's children when we pray and seek his will for our lives. Her courage in sharing her story of loss and hope and faith will inspire you!

In this heart-wrenching episode, Teresa Olivera, shares her story of tragic loss and how she learned to grieve with God's grace. This is a personal witness about one woman's journey through both an unexpected and sudden loss of one young son as well as the terrible suffering of losing her older son to a life of addiction. Despite this crushing cross, Teresa continued to cling to her prayer of the rosary and sought strength and hope through the sacraments of the Catholic Church. During a confession, she is encouraged to go and spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and indeed, she begins to receive the extraordinary grace she needed to surrender her suffering heart into the loving arms of the Savior. She now hosts a weekly Grieving Graces Group for mothers who have lost their children and this is brining new joy and hope to both her heart and the other mothers who have joined. Teresa's story will inspire you to continue trusting in God, no matter what suffering comes your way. 

In this episode, Fr. Christian Shiu, Associate Pastor of St. Gilbert Church in Grayslake, shares the importance of forgiveness in the lives of people seeking to follow Christ. Jesus shared the perfect example of forgiveness from the cross as he said, "Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do...". Fr. Christian emphasizes that when we struggle with unforgiveness, we are being held in chains but that the Lord will give us the grace to forgive if we ask him for help. He also encourages people to come to the sacrament of reconciliation to seek healing when we have wounds that prevent us from forgiving others. This show will inspire you to examine your heart and ask the Lord for the grace to forgive those who have hurt you. 

In this episode, Michelle Shaffer, Associate Director, Institute for Pastoral Leadership of the University of St. Mary of the Lake, shares her personal faith journey with both the highs and the lows. Her journey began with a firm foundation established by her parents and how that facilitated her own practice of the faith. She speaks about the blessings of marriage and family life when based in Christ. She also shares about her deepening hunger for a relationship with Christ after a weekend retreat, her first evangelization work through a simple angel pin, her ongoing work of evangelization by starting a Bible study and other faith formation efforts including serving as a youth minister. But with the beauty of the journey, she shares the hard times and emphasizes them as "opportunities to trust the Lord". Michelle's story will inspire you to learn about your own spiritual gifts and to live out your faith journey by growing in deeper intimacy with and trust of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

In this episode, Gina Waters, Director and Co-Founder of the Marian Servants of the Incarnate Wisdom®, the Houston Community Chapter of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence®, a Private Association of the Christian Faithful of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL, shares her personal witness about how the Lord drew her into fullness of life in him. Gina shares her history of being raised in a blended Catholic family, attending LSU to study Geology but then realizing the call to the vocation of marriage and being led out of the workforce to focus on her role as a wife and mother. The Lord then drew Gina into various ministries and she recognized her call to train as a Spiritual Director to help lead others to healing and discerning the Lord's will in their lives. Gina then realized the Lord's invitation to become a Marian Servant (MS) despite moving to Houston where there was no MS community. Gina shares glory stories about her own healing as well as a miraculous healing of a family member. Her witness will inspire you to open yourself more to the working of the Holy Spirit and Mother Mary!

In this episode, Danielle Medina, daughter of host, Letty Medina, shares her personal witness of God's call to live a life of faith. Danielle shares how the Lord pursued her throughout her high school and college years and met her exactly where she was at. She shares that a pivotal moment in her spiritual journey occurred when St. Paul's Outreach (SPO) missionary, Rachel, befriended Danielle and developed an authentic, caring relationship which opened the door to discussions about faith and prayer. The Lord then opened the door for Danielle to live in the SPO women's household as a student and eventually caller her to serve as a missionary, despite her feeling's of being ill-equipped for this work. Another highlight of Danielle's witness is her discovery of St. Faustina's Diary about Divine Mercy which allowed her to rejoice in her struggles and trust that the Lord's mercy was bigger than her limitations and that he could use her because of total reliance on him. This witness will remind you that we are all called to build up God's kingdom and we need to trust fully in him!

In this episode, Fr. Benedict La Volpe, OFM, rector and guardian of Marytown, the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe, shares beautiful insights about Mary, the Mother of God and our mother, given to us by Jesus, from the cross. Fr. Benedict highlights a bit of history about Marytown, currently located in Libertyville, IL. He discusses the inspiration for this "3rd Marytown" since the first one was founded by St. Maximilian in Niepokalanowa, Poland and the 2nd was also founded by St. Maximilian in Nagasaki, Japan. He also shares some of the highlights about why Mary is so important to the Franciscan order, starting with St. Francis and his devotion to Our Lady and some of the other important aspects of love of Mary and her role in salvation history. He concludes this show by sharing more about the Militia Immaculata (MI) and consecration to Jesus through Mary.