With 9 days to go until Christmas, this week's reflection is simple: what brings you joy? 

In sports, we quickly determine that our local teams definitely don't!

It's a wide-ranging episode today after a long but incredibly fun and successful Parish Fair Weekend. After a special announcement, we connect the dots between Advent, Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the Annunciation, road construction, confession, and the fire at Notre Dame and it's re-opening this weekend. Enjoy the show!

In the sports segment, we share our thoughts on the CFP bracket and the logic (or lack thereof) of the committee.

We're back for Advent with a simple message for the season - Run to Jesus!!

Amid all the "busy-ness" of the holiday season, and with great anticipation for the celebration of Christmas, the prayers of the Mass for Advent implore us to run towards the Lord. May these next several weeks be filled with not only hopeful expectation but with intentional prayer and heartfelt preparation to make our hearts and home a welcome place for the Lord.

This weekend's Gospel is providential for the week ahead, as the Lord challenges us to love with everything we've got - all our mind, all our heart, all our soul and all our strength. Listen in as we attempt to describe what that looks like.

In sports, the Cam Ward show continues, the Dolphins lose another heartbreaker (but look much better!), and we start looking ahead to the College Football Playoff rankings and potential matchups.

We're back after a week off and this weekend's Gospel encounter between Jesus and the blind man, Bartimaeus, gives us plenty to reflect on throughout the week ahead. Jesus' question, "what do you want me to do?" Bartimaeus' eager response to the call of the Lord. The initial reaction of the disciples and their shift in attitude when Christ acknowledges Bartimaeus. Listen in as we peel back so many layers of this beautiful encounter.

In sports, the 'Canes beat the 'Noles and everything else is just noise. Is there some ACC chaos brewing, though??

This weekend's Gospel account of the encounter between Jesus and the rich young man offers us an opportunity to reflect on how we take God’s love for granted. What it is in our life that is holding us back from spiritual greatness? What is it that the Lord is challenging us to give up, sell, or walk away from in order to follow Him? 

In sports, the Panthers are back in action and we were there for the banner raising on Opening Night, College Football is doing College Football things, Fr Manny puts on his baseball commissioner hat to solve the problem with the Postseason, and the Dolphins couldn't hurt us this weekend!

This week we share Fr. Manny's homily for Respect Life Sunday. Please share it and join us in our efforts to defeat Amendment 4 this November.

It's an Izzy Monday!  Izzy returns to the podcast to help us breakdown the homily of Salesian Priest, Father Pat Andelucci, a family friend of hers.  We talk about what Jesus requires of us to be his disciples and the cost of being silent in the face of evil.  "Jesus feeds us. Jesus challenges us."

In sports, Ashley returns from her west coast trip and gives us a first-hand account of being present for the last baseball game of the A's in the Oakland Coliseum. Emotional stuff here.  We also whip around the NFL and ask who the best team is right now.  Brief talk about the Canes thrilling victory over Va. Tech, and it wasn't a catch! 

This week we reflect on our experience at the Live Like Bella Annual Ball and the providential connection to Sunday's Gospel as Jesus reminds us of our need to be childlike, embracing our littleness and relying on God our Father in everything.

In sports, we witnessed some extraordinary baseball history (and Fr. Manny went viral on X!), the 'Canes keep rolling, and Ashley just happens to call in from the West Coast while we're recording and gives us her take on the Dolphins game.

It's Fr. Manny's birthday today so please offer up a special prayer for him and consider making a special donation to Live Like Bella.

Don't forget to like, comment on, rate/review, and share the podcast! Have any questions you'd like Fr. Manny and Jorge to tackle? Send them in to [email protected] and listen in next Monday to see if we were able to answer it!

This Catechetical Sunday weekend, we reflect on the importance of Christian Service in the life of a missionary disciple. In reading from the Letter of St. James, we are challenged to "demonstrate [our] faith... from [our] works." This same challenge is given to us again by the Lord in the Gospel as He summoned the disciples and said to them, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." What are some types of service we can challenge ourselves to take up this week?

In sports, It's All About the U as Cam Ward continues to make an early case for the Heisman. Jorge rants about lightning protocols and delays. And hello early-season chaos in the NFL!

Don't forget to like, comment on, rate/review, and share the podcast! Have any questions you'd like Fr. Manny and Jorge to tackle? Send them in to [email protected] and listen in next Monday to see if we were able to answer it!