RED-C Roundup

239 Elizabeth Lev: The Silent Knight A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art

Deacon Mike Beauvais interviews Elizabeth Lev about her book, The Silent Knight A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art.  Deacon Mike asks his favorite questions about the art in her book that intrigues him most, but he also gives a general review in his discussion with Elizabeth.  The Silent Knight explores and chronicles the remarkable rise of Joseph’s iconography through masterpieces by some of history’s greatest artists. Each chapter of this book reveals a different facet of Joseph, contextualized in the history, spirituality, or controversy of the age, and demonstrates how artists applied their creative talents to communicate Joseph’s intercessory power to their audiences. This fascinating interview is a fitting one for the final week of The Year of St. Joseph!

238 Beth Cowles: Discovering the Liturgical Calendar

On Wednesday, November 24, 2021, host Judy Comeaux spoke with John Pisciotta, founder of Pro-Life Waco (PLW). He invited listeners to attend their Rise Up Waco event on Saturday, November 27 from 8-10 AM; to join PLW every fourth Saturday for prayer and witness in front of Planned Parenthood; and to participate in 40 Days for Life's "mini-40 Days" campaign on November 30 and December to pray in advance of oral arguments in the Dobbs case at the United States Supreme Court. You can find more information about all the work of PLW at www.prolifewaco.com.

In the second part of the show, Judy welcomed a good friend, Beth Cowles, a veteran director of religious education and graduate of Franciscan University's graduate school of catechetics. She and Judy took listeners through the historical development of the Catholic Church's liturgical calendar, especially highlighting how biblical it is and how it is yet another way in which Christianity fulfills the beliefs and practices of ancient Judaism. Judy and Beth concluded with an overview of the purposes and practices of Advent, which begins this Sunday, November 28. Beth and her husband, Kristofer, run the non-profit faith formation apostolate, Holy Owned and Operated, and produce the weekly podcast "On the Road to Perfection." You can find out more and sign up for her weekly mass preparation email at their website, www.holyownedandoperated.com. And remember, when choosing between the values of heaven and the values of earth, always round up!

237 Life as a Deacon: Deacon Mark Olivieri

Host Pam Marvin interviews Deacon Mark Olivieri about his early life and call to the diaconate 5 years prior. Throughout the interview they wove in the virtue of humility,  how that plays out in both of their lives, and a practical tool to increase in our humility.  Deacon Mark spoke about the tsunami of grace that flooded his life when he said yes to his vocation as deacon. He also spoke about Ignatian Spirituality silent retreats, which he now leads at his local parish. Deacon Mark also spoke about his and his wife’s ministry of marriage preparation, his involvement in prison ministry, spiritual direction, and about his recent homily on the end times and preparing for our death by the way that we live.

236 Remaining Faithfully Catholic: Kevin Wells

Host Gene Wilhelm interviews Kevin Wells, speaker, author, and evangelist in this episode of RED-C Roundup. Gene spoke with Kevin about his early upbringing and his background in the Catholic Faith as well as sports broadcasting and journalism. They also visited about how we use the talents and gifts that God has given us, no matter our lot in life. Kevin draws upon examples in his own life of marriage struggles, dire medical challenges, various work and ministry callings, and challenging the priests and bishops of today to be who is so needed to save our Church.

235 Veteran Services and CCCTX: John Paci and Mary Saladino

Host Deacon Mike Beauvais visited with John Paci, Director of Catholic Charities of Central Texas and Mary Saladino, Case Manager for the St. Michael's Veteran Services Program at CCCTX.  John Spoke about the past year of accomplishments for their organization and what is in store for the year ahead.  Mary spoke specifically about National Veterans and Military Families month, the importance of serving veterans in our community, common issues that veterans and their families face, and how Catholic Charities meets their needs in our community.

234 Fr. Bruce Nieli, CSP: Spirit-filled Catholics Pursuing a Spirit-filled America

Host Judy Comeaux interviews Paulist Father Bruce Nieli, CSP from the Diocese of Austin about his article in the Catholic Spirit, “May we be Spirit-filled Catholics pursuing a Spirit-filled America.”  They spoke about a potential religious awakening in our country as the most recent pandemic comes to an end. As it states in his article, “May we take the lead and accept the challenge and opportunity offered by Servant of God Father Isaac Thomas Hecker a century and a half ago, to pray and work for “a new awakening of the spirit of Christianity in America” - a truly Spirit-filled America: One Body, one Spirit, one nation, one creation!”

233 Gary Michuta: Revolt Against Reality

Host Thaddeus Romansky interviews Gary Michuta, author of the book, Revolt Against Reality.  We seem to be living in an age of insanity. Crimes against children, born and unborn; marriage defiled and redefined; the madness of transgenderism; the looming terror of trans-human-ism . . . the list goes on and on. And it’s getting uglier out there every day. Everywhere you look, the culture is twisting truth into lies and lies into truth.  In this interview, Gary Michuta explains how an army of liars, manipulators, and bad actors has conspired literally from the beginning to thwart God’s plan for man—a plan of order and peace, centered on the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.

232 Ben Walther: Promptings of the Holy Spirit

Host Gene Wilhelm visits with Ben Walther, his longtime friend, singer and songwriter, and campus minister at Walsh University in Ohio.  Ben shares his life path through his growing up in the Dallas, Texas area to his studies at Franciscan University, to his career as worship leader and singer/songwriter for Oregon Catholic Press, to his position as a Catholic campus minister at Walsh University.  Throughout Ben's stories, clear examples of he and his wife answering promptings of the Holy Spirit in family, career, and ministry decisions in their lives.  This is a great story of perseverance and courage to follow God's will in all things!