Practicing Catholic Show

Did you find it difficult to keep up with all of the new laws passed by the 2023 Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Walz? It’s okay if you did, because we’re sitting down with Jason Adkins from the Minnesota Catholic Conference to understand what happened when it comes to abortion, so-called gender affirmation, marijuana and more.

Smart, funny, engaging, kind, witty and committed. Those are just some of the words people use to describe Sister Carolyn Puccio, a sister of Saint Joseph Carondelet who’s stepping-down as Delegate for Religious for the Archdiocese. She's sharing her story and a few fond memories of her 63 years in religious life as she steps down from her current role.

On June 10, the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis celebrated its annual Marriage Day with Mass, renewal of vows and a reception. Couples celebrating major milestones were honored in a special way by Archbishop Hebda. In light of the event, we're talking marriage and getting some expert advice. 

Joining us, Doctor Gary and Mary Williams, who live in Stillwater, attend Saint Michael and Saint Mary and have been married a brief 52 years. They also happen to be the parents of Bishop Joseph and Father Peter Williams, pastor at Saint Ambrose in Woodbury.

Wedding season is in full swing but the beautiful weddings we might be attending this year certainly take some prep work to get to the finished result! How are your organizational skills? For any married Practicing Catholic listeners, you might remember all the stress and planning that likely happened prior to your wedding day. The organizing and setup tend to be a huge point of stress for the engaged couple, but we have a Catholic wedding planner joining us today to share how she serves Catholic couples around our Archdiocese as they prepare for one of the biggest days of their lives!

An Activated Disciple Seminar May 20 was the latest step in a multi-year Archdiocesan Synod process. Archbishop Hebda is here to share more about this event and what's ahead for Synod implementation.

As Catholic Christians we know there’s so much more to marriage than a one-day event with a beautiful dress, a tux and “the Chicken Dance.”  As wedding season kicks into high-gear, we’re going to take a step back and talk about the vocation of marriage and why the engagement process is so important. Joining us for that, Father Michael Van Sloun – a retired priest and pastor of the Archdiocese and regular contributor to The Catholic Spirit.

As Practicing Catholics, you may have heard the phrase, “the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith.” And it’s true. The Eucharist is one of the most beautiful mysteries of Catholicism, and we have the honor of receiving Jesus in this way every time we attend Mass (if we’re in the right state to do so). But how do we share that mystery with others? Holy Cross Catholic Church in NE Minneapolis has been offering/hosting/inviting each of us to a public Eucharistic Procession for 18 years now, and Sam Backman of Holy Cross and Chorbishop sharbel Maroun of Saint Maron’s Maronite Catholic Church – both in Northeast - join us to share some insight into this beautiful tradition!

Joining us on Practicing Catholic's annual ordination show are Deacons Will Kratt and Kyle Etzel, to talk about their journey to priestly ordination and how we can specifically pray for them.

It's our ordination show on Practicing Catholic, where we’re meeting the men about to be ordained to the priesthood for our Archdiocese. Let’s spend some time with Deacons John Rumpza and Ryan Glaser.

It’s our annual ordination show on Practicing Catholic! We speak with Director of Vocations for our Archdiocese, Fr. David Blume, to reflect on how God has been and continues to be good to us by raising up men for the priesthood.