Personally Speaking with Msgr. Jim Lisante

In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by television and radio personality Brian Kilmeade. Not many broadcasters can say they’re on the air for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, but that’s what Brian Kilmeade has been doing since 2006. He is co-host of “Fox & Friends”, the top show in morning cable TV. Brian is also a #1 NY Times Best-Selling author. His latest book is titled, “Uniting the States: Six Crucial Moments That Forged the American Miracle”. In this book Brian profiles, six early Americans, six extraordinary men, who helped define what freedom would mean for our fledgling nation.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actress and singer Jenny Powers. Jenny’s Broadway credits are playing Rizzo in “Grease” and Meg in “Little Women”. Her TV and film credits include the Hulu series “Fleishman is in Trouble” as well as guest stars on “Blue Bloods”, “The Good Wife” and “Law & Order”. Jenny talks about her life, her career, her marriage and family, and the faith and values that matter most to her.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante re-airs one of his favorite interviews, with Mother Dolores Hart. Mother Dolores is a Benedictine nun who was a former actress. She made her screen debut in 1957 opposite Elvis Presley in “Loving You”. At the height of her career, Dolores decided to become a cloistered nun entering the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Msgr. Lisante visited Mother Dolores at the Abbey to talk about her life as an actress and as a cloistered nun and founding an open air theater at the Abbey.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Kathy Troccoli. Kathy is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, author and speaker. Through her music, books and speaking, Kathy has spent decades inspiring others with a message of hope and healing. Her influence has also reached beyond Christian music, including the chart-topping hit “Everything Changes” and a Top 10 single with the Beach Boys, “I Can Hear Music. Kathy believes that her music is a God given gift and she talks about her life, her career and her faith journey.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor Maxwell Caulfield. Maxwell made his film debut in “Grease 2” in 1982 and on ABC television, the role he’s best known for is “Miles” in “Dynasty” spin-off “The Colbys”. He has a number of film and television credits as well as extensive stage work including “Chicago” and “The Elephant Man”. Maxwell is currently starring in the one-man play, “Pilate: The Lost Gospel” this summer at the Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland. He talks about his life, his marriage, and playing Pontius Pilate.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Congressman Riley Moore. Congressman Moore represents West Virginia’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Moore started his career as a welder in a mining operation, and later went on to earn degrees from George Mason University and the National Defense University. He is a devout Catholic, married to his wife Mina, and together they have three children. Congressman Moore talks about his life, his family, why he went into public service and the Catholic faith that informs his decisions.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Kelsey Reinhardt. Kelsey is the President and CEO of CatholicVote. Kelsey spent nearly a decade with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, deepening her faith and eventually discerning a different vocation before professing final vows. After religious life she stepped into key leadership roles at EWTN News. She also served as Interim Executive Director of Catholic News Agency. Kelsey talks about her life, career, her Catholic faith and values, and the role CatholicVote plays in supporting the timeless truths of the Catholic faith.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor and singer Aaron Lazar. Aaron’s film and television credits include, “The Wolf of Wall Street”, and “J.Edgar”, and recent television appearances include CBS’ “The Equalizer”, and “Yellowstone”. Aaron has starred on Broadway 11 times from his debut in “The Phantom of the Opera” to “A Little Night Music”, “The Light in the Piazza” and the first revival of “Les Miserables”. Since January of 2022, Aaron has been in the fight of his life against ALS, a neurological disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, that progressively steals a person’s ability to walk, speak, eat, use their hands and breath on their own. Aaron made a decision “not to live afraid” and instead has focused on healing himself emotionally, spiritually and also physically. He talks about his life, his career, fatherhood, his faith, and living with ALS.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Fr. Rich Conlin. Fr. Rich is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia. Before answering his call to the priesthood, Fr. Rich was an NCAA Division 1 competitive golfer for St. Mary’s College of California, and he also worked as an accountant. His mother asked him to go to Confession for her birthday, something he hadn’t done in five years. Fr. Rich says it was there his life changed forever. His faith began to grow through daily Mass and frequent reconciliation and he decided to give his life to God. Fr. Rich Conlin talks about his life, his Catholic faith, and going from golf into the priesthood.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Msgr. James Kelly. Msgr. Kelly is a priest from the Diocese of Brooklyn. Born in County Limerick, Ireland, he trained for the priesthood at the Irish College in Rome where he was ordained in 1960. That same year he arrived at St. Brigid’s Church in what is now Bushwick in Brooklyn, NY. In 1977 he was installed as pastor and spent nearly four decades transforming the parish with practical compassion. Msgr. Kelly recognized the growing legal needs of immigrants, who were mostly low-income residents, and he earned a law degree from St. John’s University in 1980. He went on to offer free legal counsel and assistance, particularly in immigration matters.

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