Episodes

  • October is the Month of the Most Holy Rosary

    October is the Month of the Most Holy Rosary
    Oct 7 2025
    The Rosary is a devotional prayer, both mental and vocal, which honors the life of Jesus Christ and the mysteries of our salvation obtained by Him. The Rosary also honors the Blessed Mother of God who was so near to her Son throughout His Sacred Incarnation. Join Fr. Wade Menezes in celebration of Our Lady of the Rosary!
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    51 mins
  • Young Men Increasingly Turning To Catholicism

    Young Men Increasingly Turning To Catholicism
    Sep 30 2025
    Recent statistics show that young men – most notably in the 18 to 35 year-old range – are increasingly joining the Catholic Church in the U.S. and western Europe, often attracted by its historical continuity, communal aspect, and traditional structure which they find offers a sense of stability and meaning in a rapidly changing world. Join us in Open Line Tuesday as Fr. Wade Menezes dives deep into this counterculture trend.
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    51 mins
  • The Virtue of Modesty

    The Virtue of Modesty
    Sep 23 2025
    Modesty is the virtue that safeguards the dignity of a person in their association with others. It benefits both the individual and society (that is, “the other”) because it governs the exterior appearance and behavior of the person and thus helps make society civil and harmonious by helping to protect the virtue in “the other” person. Join us for this Mailbag edition of Open Line Tuesday with Fr. Wade Menezes.
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    51 mins
  • Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Human Suffering

    Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Human Suffering
    Sep 16 2025
    Suffering unites the sufferer with Jesus Christ and His Cross, which itself was meant to be saving and redeeming for all and helps us to be more sympathetic toward others who are suffering. Join us for Open Line Tuesday with Fr. Wade Menezes.
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    51 mins
  • St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

    St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
    Sep 9 2025
    Through his gentle but direct words, Carlo helped his parents rediscover and return to their Catholic faith. In 2006, he died from leukemia at age 15. He was Beatified in 2020 by a delegate of Pope Francis, and declared a Saint by Pope Leo XIV in 2025. Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati was born in Turin, Italy on April 6, 1901.Just before receiving his university degree, Pier Giorgio contracted poliomyelitis, which doctors later speculated he caught from the sick whom he tended. Neglecting his own health because his grandmother was dying, after six days of terrible suffering Pier Giorgio died at the age of 24 on July 4, 1925. Join Fr. Wade and the Church in celebration for our newest Saints!
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    51 mins
  • Labor Day and the Dignity of Human Labor

    Labor Day and the Dignity of Human Labor
    Sep 2 2025
    The ordinary Christian, who seeks holiness in his ordinary work, through faithfulness to daily duty, should be moved with great comfort to find out how often our Lord uses in his parables examples taken from work and working situations. Join Fr. Wade on this edition of Open Line Tuesday.
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    51 mins
  • St. Jane Frances De Chantal and Forgiveness

    St. Jane Frances De Chantal and Forgiveness
    Aug 26 2025
    St. Jane Frances De Chantal - Wife, Mother, Widow and Foundress of the Visitation Order (August 12). While married, Jane ably managed her husband’s estate to provide for the care of the poor and the disenfranchised. After the untimely death of her husband of nine years who was accidentally shot in a hunting accident, she retreated into prayer and an austere life. She met Francis de Sales in Dijon, France (in 1604) and together, they founded the Congregation of the Visitation, a Religious Order that welcomed women who were unable to join existing Orders because of their age or infirmity. By the time of her death in 1641, Jane Frances De Chantal had founded over 85 convents of Visitation Sisters.
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    51 mins
  • Liturgical Octave Celebrations

    Liturgical Octave Celebrations
    Aug 19 2025
    Octaves include the seven days following a particular Feast Day or Solemnity, with the Feast Day or Solemnity itself included – thus, a total of eight days (“octave” referring to “eight”). Prior to the Second Vatican Council, “Octave celebrations” were numerous in the Latin Rite. Join us for Open Line Tuesday with Fr. Wade Menezes.
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    51 mins