Practicing Catholic Show

How many times have you held on to anger or resentment toward a friend or spouse out of stubbornness or maybe just a wounded ego? It can be hard to let go of feelings of resentment when we feel we’ve been wronged, but it’s what we’re called to do by Jesus himself: Forgive them not 7 times, but 77 times. 

Here to help us navigate those feelings of hurt and begin to move into forgiveness is Michelle Muff, marriage and family therapist based out of Waseca, MN. 

Hey, are you a big football fan? I gotta admit, there’s nothing like Sunday afternoon football after a long week at work or taking care of the household. We tend to fill our weekends with all the things we weren’t able to get to during the week: sometimes it’s deep-cleaning, sometimes it's an extra hour or two of work, sometimes it’s staring at the TV for hours on end while binge-watching the latest Netflix special. 

But what are Sundays truly for? How might we begin to reclaim wasted time and pour those hours into meaningful connections with our families and friends? Here to help is Dr. Michael Naughton, director of the Center for Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas. 

Do you remember those early years of marriage? Or, maybe you’ve just recently been married and are still settling into your new role as husband or wife. There’s so much learning to be done: learning to live with another person, learning to die to one’s self, and learning how to love as Christ loves his bride, the Church. This time of growth for newlywed couples can be difficult due to a number of circumstances, but our guest today is here to help! Jake Voelker, Marriage and Family Therapist, is joining us to offer some tips for navigating the early years of married life with joy. 

https://www.parkdaletherapy.org/jake 

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The latter half of the year seems to be filled with devotion to Our Lady and I’m not complaining: August as the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, September as the month of Our Lady of Sorrows, and now coming up in October: the month of the Rosary! You can never have too much devotion to Our Lady (in my opinion) being that she draws us ever closer to her Son. Chatting with us this weekend about the month of the Rosary was Fr. Tom Margevicius: featured voice of our Mass Class series, Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Worship, and pastor now at the Churches of St. Mary in LeCenter, St. Henry in Sharon, The Nativity in Cleveland and Immaculate Conception in Marysburg.

https://www.archspm.org/candlelight-rosary-procession/ 

What’s your favorite piece or style of sacred art? Is it an interpretation of a famous Biblical scene like the David? Do you prefer more modern pieces, or what about digital art? Regardless of your preferred style, there’s something to be said about the emotions that can be evoked upon gazing at a beautiful piece of art. Our guest today, Maria Widstrom, has spent two years studying sculptural art in Florence, Italy and will be filling us in on what she’s learned as an artist.

https://www.facebook.com/Mariatheresefineart/ 

Discerning a vocation to the priesthood is a wonderful and complex process. We thought it might be good to hear what a guy could expect as he begins his time in the Seminary, especially in the new Propaedeutic Year, as called for by Pope Francis. Fr. John Floeder tells us what the heck a “Propaedeutic Year” is and describes the life of a seminarian in 2022.

https://semssp.org/sps/priestly-formation/pre-theology-program/

Roe v. Wade may have been overturned, but the abortion discussions, debates, and arguments are raging on all the more! How, as practicing Catholics, do we defend life with truth and love? Emily Albrecht helps us navigate our post-Roe culture.  

https://equalrightsinstitute.com/

https://www.archspm.org/equipped-for-life-a-fresh-approach-to-conversations-about-abortion/

With parishes and schools back into religious education, RCIA, Bible studies, and other programs, what’s going on with our Archdiocesan Synod and its implementation? Archbishop Hebda himself joins us to get us up-to-date as he prepares to issue his first Pastoral Letter. 

The bell has rung, and we are back in class—Mass Class, that is!

This month’s installment with Fr. Tom Margevicius will cover the preparation of the gifts and the Eucharistic prayer. Leave Fr. Tom a voicemail with your question about the Mass at (651)291-7737 to be featured on the air!

On Practicing Catholic, we’ve heard from our friends in the Archdiocesan Office for Mission of Catholic Education, the Catholic School Center of Excellence, and even current students on what it’s like to head back to the classroom after a full summer of fun.

Maybe you or someone you know have sent kids back to a school at a local parish. But you know who we haven’t heard from? A Catholic school teacher! And bonus points if they’re also a priest!

Joining us today for a unique perspective on the importance of parish schools and what it’s like to balance the roles of “Father” and “teacher” is Fr. Paul Hedman, parochial vicar at St. Peter’s in Forest Lake.

https://school.stpeterfl.org/