Special guest, Susie Vreeland, joins the podcast to discuss the Harrison Butker commencement address at Benedictine University. Father Craig, Jimmy and Susie discuss the conclusion that no one male or female will find their ultimate fulfillment in their career. People find their ultimate fulfillment with their relationship with God, family, and their community.

In this episode Father Craig discusses how when you combine the Great Commission that happened at Pentecost with the Greatest Commandment to Love Your Neighbor as yourself, Christians are given the great Challenge. Listen in to hear how to accept and with Gods grace live up this challenge.

Father Craig invited two parishioners to discuss the women's Acts Retreat for 2024. It is occurring in 2 weeks if you are interested. The guests talked about the great results they have experienced in going on the Acts Retreat and what people who are interested in the Acts Retreat can also expect. Anyone who is interested in going to the Acts Retreat, please sign up here: https://www.osvhub.com/mqpwg/forms/women-s-acts-retreat-may-16-19-2024

Father Craig talks about how Christianity is more than just being "nice" and Christ was so much more than just a moral teacher or philosopher. Christianity is an all encompassing choice to pick up your cross and follow Jesus. If the appeal to "join the church" is that is will nice and unchallenging it is false advertising and misses half of the power of being a Catholic Christian

Father Craig discusses how truly deep and meaningful the Passion Story and how to have that lead you in your Holy Week

Father Craig does a deep dive on the CS Lewis Article: Men Without Chests. He discusses what it means to be someone who in the Christian life is called to be "All Heart or Magnanimous" as opposed to someone with out a chest "No Heart". He also discusses that to be magnanimous it requires alignment with Truth and Objective values and it is impossible to be "All Heart" inside a subjective world view.

Father Craig goes through the best practices and mindset anyone can have to make sure that Lent is as meaningful and as impactful as possible.

Father Craig and Jimmy discuss what Real Freedom truly means and more importantly what True Freedom is not. They discuss these three Catholic ideas on freedom: freedom to pursue excellence vs freedom from constraint disciplining desire so that the good becomes inevitable freedom to pursue what we ought to do.

Father Craig and Jimmy Vreeland team up to discuss the Hero's Journey during the MQP Exodus 90 Kickoff.

Father Craig discusses the traditions, dates, and rituals that represent the Christmas season, and he shows how all of them point back to Jesus. He also brings up the point that Advent is a time to prepare for Jesus' coming by reflecting on how we have been living, repenting, and pursuing the adventure of Christian Spirituality