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Two best friends, a lawyer and a CPA, invite you into their friendship to learn about, discuss and experience the joy, friendship and astonishing mercy of God in Jesus Christ. Hear talks, reflections and conversations on all aspects of the catholic faith, and how that faith changes the way we see the world, ourselves, and one another.

Pat Piccolo


    • Jan 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Live Your Eight Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 22:59


    Keeping with the theme of wakefulness, Pat reflects on the famous story of “doubting Thomas” after the resurrection. Retelling the events of the Gospel passage and plunging into those eight days that Thomas waited for Christ to show him the wounds of the passion, Pat reflects on how it's really the story of believing Thomas, of persevering Thomas, and how Thomas should be a model for us too.

    Stay Awake! A New Years Resolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 25:44


    Every New Year's Eve, we try to stay awake until midnight, to be there to herald a new year and time in life. But this tradition hints at an even deeper spiritual reality—the call to spiritual wakefulness. What does it mean to stay awake? How do we do so? Pat reflects on what the Gospel teaches us about these questions!

    Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 20:28


    Our lives and our world need forgiveness. Pat discusses why this is, and breaks open the depths of this important Christian teaching.

    Reflections on Fatherhood and Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 26:29


    Pat's second son was born just a few weeks ago. Here, he reflects on how this life change has impacted him, and shaped the way he sees his vocation and the Christian call to love!

    A Hard Teaching: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 23:49


    Do you struggle to believe Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist? Does adoration feel more like you “fake it until you make it”? Pat discusses how we can approach this great mystery and hard teaching in a new way, so that we can allow Christ to help us access the beauty of what the real presence actually means for us!

    A Conversation: The Eucharist and Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 31:12


    Have you ever asked or been asked: Is the Eucharist necessary for salvation? Or, why do Catholics have an “obligation” to go to church on Sunday? The Eucharist, the church teaches, is the source and summit of the Christian life—but what does that mean? Pat and John discuss!

    Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 18:31


    How do we define happiness? Even subconsciously, what do we believe is the way to happiness? These may be some of the most important and consequential questions a person asks in his/her life! Pat discusses the ways we are sometimes inclined to answer, how he has been inclined to answer in his own life, and what the Gospel has to say about it!

    Emptiness and Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 19:22


    Two words we don't usually put together: emptiness and hope. But how might Holy Saturday, with the church's empty tabernacle, teach us the truth about hope? Pat reflects!

    A Conversation: What Is It to Be Loved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 23:10


    It's Holy Thursday. The passion of Christ begins. The greatest event of love in history. But what does it actually mean to be loved? Pat and John discuss!

    A Lenten Reflection: The Truth About Suffering

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 25:19


    In lent, we talk a lot about suffering. But what are we supposed to suffer? To suffer is to “carry from underneath”—what does Jesus want us to carry, to bear, in this world? What did He really bear and carry—what did He suffer—when He carried the cross? And what does it mean for us? What does it mean for lent? Pat reflects and shares his thoughts on it!

    Why Say Nothing? Reflecting on Christ's Words to the Leper

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 11:36


    After Jesus heals the leper in Mark 1, He says something that confuses most of us: “see to it that you say nothing...” Why?! Isn't saying something to others, giving testimony, the point? Pat reflects on what Christ might want for the leper, and what He wants for us too!

    A Conversation about the Narrow Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 26:51


    Many of us have heard Christ's words, that “the way is narrow which leads to life.” But what does this mean for us, and how does it actually look or play out in our lives? John and Pat discuss!

    A Conversation: My Sacrifice and Yours

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 30:17


    What do you bring to the Mass? What is the treasure you offer to God? And how do you do it, practically speaking? John and Pat discuss!

    Advent Series 4: A Holy Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 24:28


    The advent story reaches its summit: the birth of Jesus Christ. Pat tells the story, exploring the mystery and beauty of this most holy night!

    Advent Series 3: Already, Not Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 24:41


    The last two weeks the drama has been building—the pregnancy of Elizabeth, the annunciation to Mary, unveiling in their bodies the mysterious movement and development of salvation history. This week, they meet. Pat reflects on the visitation of Mary with Elizabeth, the last episode before Christ's nativity!

    Advent Series 2: The Place of Fulfillment

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 26:16


    The advent story continues! It's week two of the Advent Series, and the story progresses to Mary's annunciation. Pat recaps last week's reflection on Elizabeth's pregnancy with John the Baptist, and segways into the conception of Christ in Mary. He continues to draw out significant elements of the narrative, and the meaning of the story for all salvation history, as well as for us today.

    Advent Series 1: Barren and Fruitful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 17:26


    As part of of advent, Pat plans a series of talks telling the story of the months leading up to Christ's birth, as told in the Gospel of Luke. After a short introduction to the plan, Pat begins the story where Luke does: with Elizabeth, and the conception of John the Baptist. Pat places it in the context of salvation history and draws out the implications for and applications to our lives today.

    A Conversation: Who is Your King?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 25:56


    The church year is ending. We just celebrated the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe. But why is this the last Sunday? What is the significance of this solemnity? Pat and John discuss, sharing personal reflections and insights.

    What is Your Creed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 12:58


    Amidst a challenging and contentious election and election season, how do we stay centered on Christ? Pat reflects, challenging listeners with a simple question that ultimately helps us recognize where we are placing our hope, for ourselves, our neighbor and our community: What is your creed?

    Love has a Face: Your Special Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 15:48


    Many of us have been told before that God has a “special mission” for our lives, a special way we were designed to help build His civilization of love—but what does that mean, and what does it look like to live it out? Pat offers some food for thought, sharing from his own personal journey in recent months.

    Who Do You Say You Are? A Conversation about Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 34:55


    Identity, arriving at a true understanding of who we are, is a major struggle in most of our lives as we cling to the things we “do,” what the world says, what others think, and sometimes even what we tell ourselves. John and Pat discuss, seeking to unpack what the Gospel teaches us about identity, and how to approach the great mystery that is our very self.

    What's Prayer Got to Do with It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 13:48


    How does prayer change the way we relate to one another? What does prayer, and the way we relate to God, got to do with our relationships with others? Pat dives in!

    A Conversation about Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 36:19


    What is the aim of our conversations? What is our goal when talking to others, about difficult topics or really anything? And how do we have fruitful conversations, holding to what we know to be true, while being open to others and recognizing the reality of their own subjective experiences? Pat and John discuss. They apologize for abrupt end, where the recording is unexpectedly cut off! But Pat gives a short wrap up to close.

    A Conversation: Freedom is Slavery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 30:39


    What is freedom? Pat and John discuss the ways in which we all are slaves to something, or some things, and the truth about freedom as revealed in the Gospel! Ultimately, it's what we are “bound to” that determines the depth and breadth of our freedom.

    Through the Lens of Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 20:30


    The world is broken—but how do we process the events of the world, of history and of our lives in a way that fosters love for our neighbor? Pat shares how he does so, using a simple tool that he explains here.

    Plan of Life, Not for My Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 31:20


    How does all we have been discussing about Christianity become real in our lives? How do we actually allow Christ into our day to day living, so we can truly live under the Father's blessing? Pat dives in and discusses how to create a plan of life where we give Christ permission to heal us and transform our day to day living!

    A Conversation: Obstacles—What Gets In The Way?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 30:47


    John and Pat discuss what prevents them from actually living out the faith, and what helps them work past those “obstacles” in their day to day living!

    One Word that Explains Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 26:28


    Pat ties together themes, ideas and concepts discussed in previous podcasts to drive home the meaning of the gospel: Healing. In doing so, Pat reflects on and discusses how this healing is to become Christ-centered, to live from Christ as the source of our life. Ultimately, this completely changes the way we see and experience the world around us, and one another!

    A Conversation: But Why Catholic?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 45:58


    Pat and John explore what drew them to the Catholic Church, and in doing so tell the story of their friendship. Ultimately, it's all grace revealing truth and beauty, drawing them through their friendship into deeper friendship with Christ! P.s. Pat apologizes for going off the rails in the middle for a little bit...but they hope it is all still edifying and inspiring!

    The Story We Are Living & The One Thing Necessary

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 27:10


    Following up on the previous podcast, Pat reflects on how we actually enter into the life that is truly life, and shares what he believes to be the one thing necessary to become fully alive. Asking a simple question—“What story are we living?”—Pat plunges into the Christian narrative to lay bare the voices of the world, the flesh and the devil, and hone in on the voice of the Good Shepherd!

    A Conversation: How Do You Measure Your Life?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 32:12


    Pat and John discuss how we measure our lives, and what it means to be truly successful. In doing so, they unveil what we are tempted to believe and how we often mistakenly gauge our lives, while seeking the true measure of a meaningful and “successful” life.

    Be Not Afraid! But How? (Part 2): Important Clarifications and Going Deeper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 19:20


    Building on the previous podcast, Pat provides a few important clarifications and, using more personal anecdotes and scripture passages, further explores how we allow Christ to shepherd us day by day, amidst all our various and emotional experiences!

    Be Not Afraid! But How? (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 20:49


    Pat discusses navigating difficult emotional situations, so that we can learn how to sincerely “not be afraid” and experience Christ's peace in the midst of life's challenges and our own turbulent emotions! This is only part 1, so stay tuned for part 2 and some important clarifications as we tread together into this deep water!

    A Conversation: Fatherhood and the Father's Blessing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 36:53


    Pat and John discuss their most recent experiences of fatherhood—John with the birth of his daughter, and Pat with his son's recent illness. They address their struggles and difficulties, but the way those experiences have helped them understand who they are called to be, and who God is to all of us as Father.

    A New Way: An Easter Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 21:24


    Pat reflects on the Easter scripture passages, relating them to personal experiences and our world today to unpack what they mean for us, and how they reveal Christ's invitation to newness of life, a new way of living!

    Patiently Waiting: A Holy Saturday Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 9:14


    Pat plunges into the tomb with Christ, and the upper room with the apostles, reflecting on the meaning of Holy Saturday in our own lives!

    Pick Up Your Cross: A Good Friday Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 20:43


    Pat reflects on Jesus' body, His picking up of the cross, and what it means for us today!

    Holy Thursday: A Conversation on the Last Supper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 35:23


    Pat and John reflect on Holy Thursday, including personal experiences and personal reflections, while discussing what Christ and the apostles must have been thinking and feeling 2000 years ago today!

    Just a Little Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 12:53


    A short episode by Pat, one of the two podcasters, letting you know who we are, what we're doing, and where our name “Cast Right Catholic” comes from!

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