In this repeat episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by I’ll be joined by singer, pianist, and actor Harry Connick, Jr. Harry’s latest album is called, “Alone with my Faith”. In addition to traditional and familiar songs, like “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace”, Harry wrote and recorded new music that tells the story of his experience during the lockdown, when he was “alone with his faith”.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by television news anchor, reporter and author Patti Ann Browne. Patti Ann is best known for her 17 years with Fox News Channel and she’s also a veteran of MSNBC and News 12 Long Island. She has written a new book called, “Write Your Own Story:  How I took Control by Letting Go”, in which she shares stories from her life on and off the air and speaks about the Catholic faith that sustains her

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by John Gleeson. John has had distinguished careers as a federal prosecutor, federal judge, and practicing defense attorney. John Gleeson’s latest book is called, “The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America’s Most Notorious Mobster”, a chronicle of good triumphing over evil.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined actor Richard Thomas. Richard is still recognized around the world for his Emmy winning role as John-Boy Walton in the iconic television series, “The Walton’s”. He is currently portraying Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of the national tour of “To Kill a Mockingbird”. Richard talks about his life, career, family, the values that sustain him, and the important message “To Kill a Mockingbird” has for us today.

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In encore episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by the Tony and Emmy Award winning actress Kristin Chenoweth. Kristin has written her first children’s book titled, “What Will I Do With My Love Today?” which touches upon the beauty of adoption.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by NFL player Nate Solder. Nate played offensive tackle for the New England Patriots, winning two Super Bowls as a member of the team. He signed a four year contract as an offensive lineman with the New York Giants in 2018. In 2020 Nate announced he would not be playing in the 2020 NFL season citing health concerns surrounding his family. He is currently a free agent. Nate talks about his life, career, family, and  why he puts his faith and family above football.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by actor Billy Gray. Billy’s film and television career spans over 40 years. He starred as “Bud” in the television series “Father Knows Best” earning him an Emmy nomination and he acted in more than 200 movies opposite stars including, Humprey Bogart, Bob Hope, Patricia Neal and Barbara Stanwyck. From 1970 to 1995 Billy was a Class A motorcycle speedway racer and race promoter. He then turned to inventing and entrepreneurship. Billy talks about his life his career, family, and the values that matter most to him.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. Mike played most notably for the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, and in 2016 he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He is known as the best-hitting catcher of all time, having the most home runs as a catcher in Major League Baseball history. Mike speaks openly about the importance of his Catholic faith and the values that matter most to him.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by television journalist Bill O’Reilly. For 20 years Bill reported and opined on current events on “The O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel and his show became the most viewed cable news broadcast in America. Bill hosts “The O’Reilly Update’ which is heard on more than 225 radio stations around the country. He’s the author of 16 number one ranked non-fiction books including the historical “Killing” series which is the best-selling nonfiction series of all time with nearly 19 million books in print. His latest book is called, “Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against the Terrorists” which reports on America’s intense global war and manhunt against the terrorist extremists who planned and executed not only the attacks on 9/11, but hundreds of others in America and around the world. He talks about what is going on in the war on terror, as well as his thoughts on getting more people back to Church.

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In this episode of Personally Speaking, Msgr. Jim Lisante is joined by Tony nominated actor Michael Oberholtzer. Michael recently played Sean Mungitt in Broadway’s critically acclaimed revival of “Take Me Out’ which earned him a Tony nomination for “Best Featured Actor in a Play”. Michael has appeared on film and television in Amazon’s “Sneaky Pete” and “Good Girls Revolt”, “The Americans”, “Forever”, and “Law and Order”. He talks about his life, his career, family, and the values that matter most to him.

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