Natural Family Planning with the Experts: What is it, how does it work, and the resources that the archdiocese offers are shared in this episode of Living Our Faith.
 
Archbishop Listecki's guests, Tori Franke (Natural Family Planning Coordinator, Archdiocese of Milwaukee) and Dr. Richard Fehling (Institute for Natural Family Planning, Marquette University) explore bringing new life into the world through natural family planning methods.
 
Essential Natural Family Planning resources can be found here https://www.archmil.org/naturalfertilitycare.
 
Need help deciding the best method of NFP? Schedule a consultation with Tori Franke https://calendly.com/torifranke.

A spectacular Eucharistic Pilgrimage will make its way through southeastern Wisconsin June 18-26, 2024, traveling through our Catholic communities with special Masses and events. Archbishop Listecki’s guests discuss the excitement and how you can experience the pilgrimage as it stops at more than 50 of our parishes, retreat centers, and Marian shrines.  

Joining us today is one of the Perpetual Pilgrims on the journey, Danielle Schmitz, as well as Margaret Rhody and Fr. John Paul Mitchell (Archdiocese of Milwaukee), who are championing this once-in-a-lifetime procession with the Blessed Sacrament. Hear all of the details on Living Our Faith.

Visit the website for all of the event details https://www.archmil.org/evangelization/Eucharistic-Pilgrimage.htm

Fr. Tim Kitzke has the great joy of bringing young couples into the Church through the Sacrament of Marriage. He has witnessed and celebrated hundreds of marriages, guiding couples towards a deeper relationship with God. Join us for this enlightening conversation with Archbishop Listecki, Lydia LoCoco, and Fr. Tim Kitzke as they discuss the rich tradition of preparing couples for marriage in the Catholic Church.

Fr. Tim Kitzke is the rector of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and pastor of Family of Five Parishes Milwaukee’s east side. 

This episode is 1 of 4 in a series Celebrating God’s Grace through the Sacraments.

How to get started on end-of-life-planning: Talking about death and dying is difficult, yet this candid discussion will prepare you for those conversations and the steps you can take in advance. Archbishop Listecki’s guests talk us through a basic introduction to Catholic burials and end-of-life planning.  

Today’s guests are Father Phillip Bogacki (Christ King & St. Bernard Parishes), Sharon Hanson (Legal Counsel, Archdiocese of Milwaukee ), and Mary Thiel (Director of Catholic Cemeteries).

Author Michael Heinlein joins us to discuss his recent book, Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I.
 
A native Chicagoan who suffered from polio, Cardinal Francis George (1937–2015) served as Archbishop of Chicago and became an immense champion of the Catholic faith. Author Michael Heinlein offers us a glimpse into the Cardinal’s life—a priest who loved God, the Church, and its people.

Today’s guests will get you motivated and thinking about Holy Week on a whole new level. Joining us are Fr. Phillip Bogacki and Dr. Dan Scholz. Together with Archbishop Listecki, they present the Gospels of Holy Week through a personal and down-to-earth spiritual discussion. Fr. Brad Krawczyk is today’s co-host. 

An uplifting conversation with great people doing great work. Today, two leaders of the Urban Ministry, Fr. Tim Kitzke and Shandra Johnson talk about what the ministry sets out to achieve through their presence in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Learn more by visiting https://www.archmil.org/UrbanMinistry.

Sr. Isabel Bracero joins us for a beautiful reflection on Our Lady and the Most Holy Eucharist. This is the final episode of our 10-part series on the timeline of The Most Holy Eucharist and it's a great listen. Archbishop Listecki’s guest, Sr. Isabel is with the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary of Waukesha, WI.

Changing Lives Through Education: Many underprivileged Catholic parishioners desire a GED or a college degree but need financial assistance to achieve their educational goals. Today’s episode of Living Our Faith explores the relatively new and unique Tolton Catholic Scholars Program, designed to specifically help Catholics who are active in their parish receive financial aid to pursue their education.

Bianca Alva, a recipient of the Tolton scholarship, shares her life-changing experience of receiving one, and Dr. Kathleen Cepelka and Jon Baranko discuss how and why they started this critical program in underserved parishes of the archdiocese. Listen in!

To learn more or to give to the program, visit https://www.archmil.org/offices/social-justice/Tolton-Catholic-Scholars.htm.

The Sunday Gospels strike a chord within us, inspiring transformation, repentance, love, and mercy, yet the Sunday Gospels during Lent are especially profound and moving as Jesus comes to terms with his identity. Grow closer to God during these 40 days by joining Archbishop Listecki and his guest, Fr. Ricardo Martín, as they reflect on the five Sunday Gospels of Lent, offering meaning and understanding to scripture.

Fr. Ricardo Martín is the pastor of St. Adalbert parish and the Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Office at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.