The Catholic Cafe

We've all prayed for peace in the Middle East, but, have you ever heard of the concept of peace through medicine? Join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth as we welcome Michelle Bowe, DM, President of the Holy Family Hospital Bethlehem Foundation, to discuss how a very special hospital in Bethlehem is making great strides towards peace in an area of the world torn by political, national and religious differences for centuries.

When the priest refers to the pilgrim Church on earth in the Eucharistic Prayers we here at Mass, what does he mean? While on pilgrimage in Lourdes, France, we invited His Excellency The Most Reverend Paul Loverde, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Arlington, to join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth of the FRENCH Catholic Cafe to explain what it means to be a Church on pilgrimage and how we can each live our own life as a pilgrimage as well.

So, what happens when an Anglican priest and his entire Anglican parish feel called to come into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church? To get the answer, we invited His Excellency The Most Reverend Steven Lopes, Bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter, to join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth of the FRENCH Catholic Cafe to explain what the Ordinariate is, and one way Anglicans can join the Catholic Church as a group.

Have you always wanted to go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes? Well, now you can! Join us in the Luxurious Corner Booth of the FRENCH Catholic Cafe, as Deacon Jeff, Robert Hutton and Fra Tom Mulligan launch our annual pilgrimage shows broadcast from Lourdes, France. The topic of today's show focusses on the concept of pilgrimage and why the pilgrimage has always played such an important role in the life of the Church.

Have you been Confirmed? Did you ever wonder what you are missing if you haven't been Confirmed? And, if you have been Confirmed, are you actually using the gifts you have received? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the importance of Confirmation and the resulting Gifts of the Holy Spirit that are received and intended to be used every day of our lives.

Have you ever wondered why our Saturday evening Masses count for Sundays? Or why we can go to the Easter Vigil and not have to go again on Easter Sunday morning? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom as they discuss their recent Easter Vigil experience, the ancient meaning of the vigil Mass and how we can learn a lot about how holy Mother Church calls us to live our everyday lives as lives of anticipation.

Most of us have heard the biblical story of the two disciples who meet Jesus along the road to Emmaus. Perhaps we've heard the story so many times that we fail to pay attention to all the details. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they move line through line through the story, and offer some insights about truly knowing Jesus through the breaking of the Bread.

Looking for a great spiritual experience this Summer for your kids? What about a great outdoor experience? What if you could have BOTH? Camp Wojtyla is a Catholic adventure program located in the heart of the Colorado Rockies and has been revealing God's majesty and love to kids from all walks of life for several years now, Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they welcome Keenan Fitzpatrick, a camp counselor and missionary for Camp Wojtyla, to discuss this wonderful outdoor adventure program and the greater need for spiritual development in our young folks.

We all remember the song, O Lord, it's hard to be humble...when you're perfect in every way! It's funny to sing about, but humility is, unfortunately, a little too rare these days. Living a true life of humility is challenging. Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they discuss the challenges to humility, and offer their top ten suggestions for helping you work on your own personal humility.

Do you know where the Gospels are found in the Bible? If you said the New Testament you'd be right...mostly. Did you know that the very FIRST Gospel was delivered to us well before the New Testament was ever written? Join Deacon Jeff and Tom in the Luxurious Corner Booth as they harken all the way back to the Garden of Eden and reflect upon the First Gospel, the Protoevangelium.