Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT

Bishop Frank tells the stories of eight lesser-known saints: Peter Donders, Vincent of Saragossa, Marianne Cope, Josephine Bakhita, Jose Sanchez del Rio, Nikolaus Gross, Dulce Lopes Pontes, and Tarcisius.

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Bishop Frank reflects on Sandy Hook, suffering, and healing. In the second segment, His Excellency's stories of Christmases in Brooklyn.

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Susan DeBartoli is the author of Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, a beautiful book with daily readings for Advent. Each day helps you follow Padre Pio’s incredible example and welcome the Christ Child into your home and heart during Advent.

Little Flower Pilgrimages: https://www.littleflowerpilgrimages.com

On December 14th 2012, 20 first graders and six teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Monsignor Robert Weiss was the Catholic pastor in Newtown that day and still is today. Bishop Frank & Msgr Weiss reflect on that tragic day, as well as on Monsignor Weiss’s 50 years as a priest.

What is the purpose of the Synod on Synodality? What is happening and what are the next steps? Deacon Steve Hodson is spearheading the process in the Diocese of Bridgeport.

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Bishop Frank gives an update on parish reconfiguration in the diocese and the collaboration that is already happening among parishes. And then, a look at this week’s USCCB general assembly.

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Justin Fatica is the founder of Hard As Nails Ministry, which aims to speak straight to the hearts of adults and young people who suffer and to Catholics who feel disenfranchised. Justin travels around the country to spread the news that Jesus is the answer to our greatest need for healing.

Hard As Nails: https://www.amazingnation.org

Bob O'Brien serves on the Young Adult Council of the Diocese of Bridgeport, and helps coordinate the diocesan mentorship program called The Catholic Bridge, which launched earlier this fall and is a component of Bishop Caggiano’s "Call to Renewal".

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Bishop Frank speaks with Fran Schanne, JD about three Supreme Court decisions that were announced last summer: 1) Dobbs v Jackson, 2) Kennedy v Bremerton, 3) Carson v Makin. The three important decisions protect life and religious liberty.

The priests in the Diocese of Bridgeport recently had their convocation, featuring reflections from Scott Hahn. Bishop Frank talks about the convocation, as well as his recent trip to Rome and the topic of forgiveness.

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