Catholic Views
Catholic Views
Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls
Catholic Views is a weekly radio program broadcast Sundays around eastern South Dakota, but also available anytime online at www.sfcatholic.org. The program includes Biblical Bites with Dr. B, a look at an interesting “bite” from the week’s Scripture readings with Dr. Chris Burgwald, and an interview segment which highlights events and topics relevant to Catholics and others of faith. This is one of the longest running religious radio programs in the region, dating to the early 1960s.
Chiara Wang introduces the Recollect Journal
If you’ve ever desired to have a deeper relationship with God, this is the episode for you! Chiara Wang is with us to tell us about her faith journey and the new journal she has published, Recollect. Find out how it might help you draw closer to our Lord and grow in your faith.
Aug 20
28 min
Keri LeBrun trusts God’s plan for her life as a teacher
Diocesan Director of Schools Barb Rezak has big shoes to fill, but she has an extensive background in education to help her do it! Barb joins guest host Audrey Anderson to share her faith story and what she hopes to accomplish in her new role as director of Catholic schools. Barb has a deep love and appreciation for St. Benedict as well, so grab your coffee and join us!
Aug 13
28 min
Barb Rezac brings mission to Catholic schools
Diocesan Director of Schools Barb Rezac has big shoes to fill, but she has an extensive background in education to help her do it! Barb joins guest host Audrey Anderson to share her faith story and what she hopes to accomplish in her new role as director of Catholic schools. Barb has a deep love and appreciation for St. Benedict as well, so grab your coffee and join us!
Aug 6
28 min
Elsa Fokken shares her experience converting to the Catholic faith
Elsa Fokken shares her conversion experience to the Catholic faith. She talks about God reaching out to her from the other side of the veil while growing up. After having children, she and her husband simultaneously came to the decision that the Catholic faith needed to be central to their lives. She was welcomed into the Church at the Easter Vigil in 2026.
Jul 30
28 min
Your opportunity to support Bishop Dudley Hospitality House
The upcoming Taste the Goodness event on Aug 1 benefits the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House. Madeline Shield, the executive director, joins the show to talk about how the BDHH serves the community. She’s also joined by Scott, a guest of the house, who talks about his experiences and the joy of helping other guests.
Jul 23
28 min
TEC experiences continue to be a blessing for the Stangelands
Jason and Barb Stangeland join us to talk about their experience participating in TEC (Together Encountering Christ) throughout the years and how it continues to be a blessing for them and the friends they met along the way.
Jul 16
28 min
Angela Exner continues to follow God’s call in her work
Angela Exner shares her faith journey from being raised on a ranch in North Dakota to an encounter during her college years that re-energized her Catholic faith. She also shares her vision as she becomes the new director of the office of discipleship and evangelization for the diocese of Sioux Falls.
Jul 9
28 min
From little ways to big impacts: 40 Years of teaching the Catholic faith
Mady Johannsen shares her experience growing up Catholic and teaching at a Catholic school for over 40 years. Her experiences and teaching were inspired, in part, by St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s little way.
Jul 2
28 min
Fr. Thuringer offers the RIM guide for a rightly ordered life (Rerun)
Are you living a life based on RIM? If you put your relationship with God first, get your identity from that relationship, and find your mission from your identity in Christ, then you are! But, you might be living it backward, which leads to a life lived for yourself instead of God and others. Find out more about this simple formula for a life lived in Christ.
Jun 17
28 min
Baptist pastor follows the Church Fathers into the Catholic Church
It’s always moving to hear the conversion stories of former Protestant pastors, and this one is no exception! Chris Gromis and his family from Watertown converted this past Easter. He shares how he went from Baptist pastor to on-fire Catholic by discovering the Church Fathers and the books missing in Protestant Bibles. This is a journey not to be missed!
Jun 11
28 min
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