Practicing Catholic Show

There is a homegrown ministry here in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis that you could say, is “sprouting and growing.”  

Nancy Bandzuch, creator of the daily podcast “Catholic Sprouts”, returns to Practicing Catholic to talk about her new partnership with the Augustine Institute and FORMED.

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If there’s a series to listen to and share simply because of the hope and excitement it’s generating, it’s this one - “Countdown to Ordination". Each week, we’re meeting two of the thirteen men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis on Saturday, May 25th. Deacons Michael Panka and Nick Vance joined producer Kayla Mayer to talk about their vocational journeys and what they're looking forward to as a Catholic priest.

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Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Williams stops by to talk about Easter and why it’s important for us to be “Easter people.”

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Bishop Andrew Cozzens, our former auxiliary bishop and now-Bishop of Crookston, has an update on the Eucharistic Revival in the United States and the upcoming Eucharistic Pilgrimage that makes its way through Minnesota next month.

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This week we begin our pre-priestly ordination interviews with Deacon Ryan Sustacek – who'll be ordained May 25 – with twelve other men. Joining him will be Father Joseph Taphorn, rector of the the Saint Paul Seminary, to talk about this large class of men and their journey to the priesthood.

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Saint John Paul II’s biographer is on the show. We sit down with George Weigel – a well-known writer and commentator on life in the Catholic Church – to hear about his upcoming talk here in the Archdiocese on “The Continuing Importance of Vatican II.”

If you’re an Easter Vigil attendee, you're be blessed to witness our newest sisters and brothers come in faith into full communion with the Catholic Church. Director of Discipleship at Nativity of Our Lord in Saint Paul, Mahalia Marcelin, joins host Patrick Conley to chat about how we can best welcome these women and men into the life of the Church.

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Many of us probably remember our Confirmation, whether it was as a teenager or as an adult. We’re entering the Confirmation season in the Archdiocese, when our bishops will be busy Confirming thousands of our young people. Joining host Patrick Conley to dig deeper into what this sacrament is and how we can unlock the Holy Spirit's presence in us is Archbishop Hebda, back for his monthly segment.

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In Minnesota and western Wisconsin, it seems we’re never far from family farms, which helps us to have an appreciation for those who grow and harvest our food. 2024 is a big year for our sisters and brothers in faith and agriculture, as the Church celebrates 100 years of Catholic Rural Life – which is based in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Monsignor James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, will be part of that celebration in May. He joined producer Kayla Mayer to reflect on how his rural upbringing influenced his faith and what all Catholics can relate to and take away from rural life.

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Are you part of a small group? Some listeners probably have been for many years, while others likely just joined this Lent, as part of Archbishop’s Pastoral Letter vision to eventually have all Catholics in the Archdiocese part of a small group.

Joining host Patrick Conley to chat about why they’re so important to connecting folks to their faith and parish and form evangelists, is Andrea Krautkramer, small group coordinator at St. Hubert in Chanhassen.

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