Practicing Catholic Show

How fitting that the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage was in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis the same week leading up to the feast of the Visitation! This feast can be thought of as the first Eucharistic pilgrimage – Mary traveling with Jesus in her womb to visit her cousin Elizabeth.

Joining host Patrick Conley to talk about this feast, is Father Van Sloun, Director of Clergy Personnel and columnist for The Catholic Spirit.

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On May 13, 2016, Archbishop Hebda was installed as the shepherd of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. What a day it was and what a gift Archbishop continues to be to this local Church!  

Archbishop is back for his monthly visit to Practicing Catholic, joining producer Kayla Mayer to talk about his guiding us for 8 years and the news of Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Williams heading to the east coast.  

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If you’ve ever gone looking for a First Communion or Confirmation gift, a card congratulating a new deacon or priest on his ordination, or maybe Church supplies like lector guides, altar candles, or vestments - you’ve likely entered St. Patrick’s Guild on Randolph Avenue in Saint Paul. They’ve been providing all sorts of Catholic goods for 75 years, and now, they're celebrating and want to share the joy.

Tim Doran, who runs the shop with his family, joined host Patrick Conley to talk about the beginnings of the shop and what is to come.

Learn more about St. Patrick's Guild and their 75th anniversary celebration.

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This Archdiocese is home to many amazing ministries helping build up our local, national, and international Church. And one of them is NET Ministries. Recently, NET Ministries was assigned its very own chaplain, Fr. Chad VanHoose, currently the pastor at St. Jude of the Lake.

Fr. VanHoose joined host Patrick Conley to talk about NET Ministries and his new role there.

Learn more about how NET Ministries builds up the Church.

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“Being in the world but not of it”. As a Practicing Catholic, you’ve likely heard this phrase before. And it’s a lot easier said than done – especially with the amount of technological advances in our modern world. Joining producer Kayla Mayer to help us unpack what this means for modern Catholics and how we can better live this out, is Auxiliary Bishop Michael Izen, back for a monthly bishops' segment. 

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Even in 2024, mental health is a stigmatized yet incredibly important area of wellbeing. After the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re still recovering from the loss of personal interaction and for many people, the loss of loved ones. Producer Kayla Mayer was joined by Rebecca Brubaker, founder and CEO of The Elijah Institute, to talk about a Catholic effort to meet the mental health needs and improve access to services.

Learn more about The Elijah Institute.

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Over the past month-and-a-half we’ve gotten to know each of our soon-to-be priests, and this week, we’re wrapping up our Countdown to Ordination series. Producer Kayla Mayer chats with Deacon Chris Yanta and Deacon Hjalmar Gudjonsson about their vocation journeys and how they're feeling in these final days before ordination.

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As Practicing Catholics, we're always so grateful that the Catholic Church embraces the “transcendentals” of the True, the Good and Beautiful. Producer Kayla Mayer was joined by local Catholic artist Jenny Keller, who will be part of this year’s Art-A-Whirl at St. Clement's in Northeast Minneapolis.

Prefer to watch? Find the full interview with Jenny on our YouTube channel!

Find more JK Ceramics on Instagram and Etsy.

And meet Jenny in person at Art-A-Whirl!

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What do you know about Our Lady of Fatima? The anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima is May 13, and is known as the day where Our Blessed Mother appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal all the way back in 1917.

We sure can learn a lot from these children and the words Our Lady spoke to them. Joining host Patrick Conley to share more about this unique apparition is Barb Ernster, National Coordinator of the World Apostolate of Fatima.

Learn more about the World Apostolate of Fatima and take the pledge to join Our Lady's army.

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Hopefully you’ve been praying for the 13 men who will be ordained for the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on May 25th at the Cathedral of St. Paul. I’m so grateful that we’ve spent the past month interviewing the men who will soon be serving in our parishes, schools and elsewhere.  

Today, we’re getting to know Deacon Derek Gilde and Deacon Alexander Rasset.  

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