Practicing Catholic Show

Regular Practicing Catholic listeners may know that host Patrick Conley is a liturgy nerd. And this is especially true of the liturgical calendar. But, when it comes to liturgical seasons, there are definite “feels” to Advent and Christmas, and to Lent and Easter, but what about Ordinary Time? How do you live out a season that is Ordinary? Joining Patrick to help us understand more about this liturgical season and how to live it well is our Archdiocesan Director of the Office of Worship, Father Tom Margevičius.

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Many of you listeners have a dedication to the Holy Rosary, and you may pray it daily. Perhaps you and your family pray the Family Rosary Across America with Fr. Rocky and Maggie every day at 7 p.m. on Relevant Radio. But as with all of our practices of prayer, there’s always an invitation to go deeper. Host Patrick Conley and Fr. Rich Simon, host of the Relevant Radio show Father Simon Says, talk about what makes the Rosary such a powerful prayer.

For many of us, the immigration crisis at our southern border seems so far removed from our everyday lives here in the Archdiocese. Sure, we may read something online or in the paper or watch some news coverage on TV, but it’s hard to know what’s really happening with our sisters and brothers who are trying to immigrate to the United States. Producer Kayla Mayer got to sit down with "the Pope's favorite nun", Sister Norma Pimentel, the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, to talk about the immigration crisis and why it matters to us all.

Prefer to watch? You can find the FULL interview on our new YouTube channel!

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If you’re a regular listener to Practicing Catholic, you know we’ve been having some talk about relics recently on the show (and if you missed them, check out our interviews with Archbishop Hebda and Sean Pilcher). This time, host Patrick Conley chats with Fr. Leonard Andrie, pastor of the Church of St. Therese in Deephaven, to talk about some special family relics that are set to come to the Archdiocese and are making a special stop at the Church of St. Therese.

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Most of our listeners either remember or are experiencing for yourselves the whirlwind of being in your 20s and 30s. With so many life changes occurring and having to navigate the world for the first time on your own, it’s good to have a Catholic community around you to empathize with you and redirect your eyes to the Lord. Our Lady of Grace in Edina has a vibrant example of one such community in their Young Professionals group, and producer Kayla Mayer is joined by Fr. Kevin Finnegan, the pastor at Our Lady of Grace, and Tyler McCollum, an Associate for Mission, to learn their secret for bringing young adults together and why it’s an important ministry. 

Looking to get connected with a Catholic young adult community? Check out what the Young Professionals group is up to here: https://www.olgparish.org/yp

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What do you know about the women Doctors of the Church? Maybe you have a devotion to one or more of them. They’re certainly worth getting to know! Helping us do just that is DeAnn Brandel, the Office and Communications Manager for the Church of St. Patrick in Edina, who sat down with Patrick Conley to share a special opportunity for women to spend a day with these four holy women!

Find out more and register for the retreat here: https://www.stpatrick-edina.org/womensretreat

Veneration of relics of saints is something unique for Catholics, and it has been a fall filled with relics here in the Archdiocese. First, a large relic of Saint Jude was here recently, and coming up in a couple of weeks, relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux and her parents – Saints Zelie and Louis Martin - will be touring the area.  

Our shepherd, Archbishop Hebda, joined producer Kayla Mayer to help us understand why these relics are important and discuss the difference between veneration and idolization.

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Hundreds of people involved in the world of Restorative Justice are about to descend on the Twin Cities for their biannual national conference. If you’re not familiar with the term "restorative justice", you may be familiar with some of its practices – like bringing offenders, victims and the community together – with the ultimate goals of accountability and the repairing of harm.

Fr. Dan Griffith, rector of the Basilica of St. Mary and founding Director of the Initiative of Restorative Justice and Healing, and Caitlin Morneau, Director of Restorative Justice for the Catholic Mobilizing Network, sat down with host Patrick Conley to share more about the intersections between restorative justice and the Catholic Church.

Learn more about the Catholic Mobilizing Network and support their mission: https://catholicsmobilizing.org/

Learn more about the Initiative on Restorative Justice and Healing: https://law.stthomas.edu/about/centers-institutes/restorative-justice-healing/

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Big-box home goods stores are easy to come by around the Twin Cities metro, but what if you could shop small for your home goods at a place that embraces a Catholic way of thinking? Turns out, you can! MarySarah Stokman, proprietor of The Olive Branch, a home goods shop in the Mac-Groveland neighborhood in St. Paul, sat down with host Patrick Conley about how her store can invite you to find grace in your everyday home goods.

Check out what The Olive Branch has to offer on their website: https://olivebranchshop.co/

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What’s your devotion to relics of the saints? What role do they play in your spiritual life? Here on Practicing Catholic, we're still learning. That’s why host Patrick Conley sat down with Sean Pilcher, the director of Sacra: Relics of the Saints, an apostolate established to restore, authenticate, and promote the veneration of sacred relics. 

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