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Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P. and Corinne Riley discuss the Catholic faith, culture, and life within the context of the Catholic ministry at the University of Virginia.


    • Mar 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Ep.20 – On Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 41:47


    Episode Notes How to deal with the reality of our own personal failures in light of being disciples of Jesus Christ Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.19 – Finding "The One" (Live Recording)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 52:20


    Episode Notes Fr. and Corinne welcome a special guest to discuss the topic of how to know when you have found "the one" in a relationship . Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.18 – On Confession

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021


    Episode Notes Fr. and Corinne jump into the Spring semester of 2021 by taking a look at the sacrament of Confession, how to prepare to go to confession and some aspects of the sacrament from the priest's perspective. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.17 – On Dating (Live Recording)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 68:37


    In a Grounded Catholic first - Corinne and Fr. record a live podcast episode on their top tips for healthy dating practices as Catholics. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.16 – Hope Does Not Disappoint

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 43:01


    Confusion over what it means to live with Christian hope is quite common. Fr. and Corinne dive into the theological virtue of hope and how to live with authentic hope. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.15 – New Church Dedication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 39:48


    With the dedication of the new St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Corinne and Fr. talk about the new church - its architecture and the beauty of the rite of the dedication of a church. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.14 – Stan the Man - Bl. Stanley Rother (feat. Dan LeDuc)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 50:27


    Dan LeDuc joins to talk about the inspiration of Fr. Stanley Rother, an American born missionary and martyr. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.13 – Fill Your Cup For Christ (feat. Kramer Soderberg)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 42:25


    Kramer Soderberg joins Fr. and Corinne to discuss growing in the Catholic faith with lessons learned from his experience as college basketball coach. Follow Kramer on Instagram @acatholiccoach and buy his new book "Fill Your Cup For Christ" on amazon.com. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.12 – St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 56:11


    Catholic Hoos has a new patron saint, at least for the 2020-2021 academic year. Corinne and Fr. discuss the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe and why he is the patron saint of Catholic Hoos for this upcoming academic year. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.11 – The Danger of Being Close to the Lord and the Role of Emotions in the Spiritual Life (feat. Austin Farinholt)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 44:32


    Corinne and Father are joined by Austin Farinholt from James Madison Univ. in a episode that has an overabundance of laugher and jokes. There are the occasional spiritual insight about the risk of proximity to the Lord and how to properly deal with our emotions in the spiritual life. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.10 – Choosing Rest: The Importance of Hobbies in a Productive Culture (feat. Genevieve Riley)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 46:19


    Corinne and Father are joined by Genevieve Riley (Corinne's sister) to discuss the need to rest well and cultivate hobbies in a culture that only values busyness. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.9 – On Racism (feat. John Kronstain)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 43:37


    Fr. Joseph-Anthony is joined by John Kronstain to discuss the reality of the sin of racism in our country, church, and lives. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.8 – Digging Into Discernment (feat. Katie Zigadlo)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 46:50


    Fr. and Corinne are joined by Katie Zigadlo to dive into a favorite Catholic buzzword - DISCERNMENT. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.7 – The Blessed Virgin Mary and the Hipster Holy Family

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 40:16


    To kick off the month of May in honor of Mother's Day, Corinne and Fr. Joseph-Anthony spend some time discussing the role of Jesus' mother in His life as well as ours. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.6 – The Struggle of Waiting for That Which is Better (feat. Bill Donaghy pt.2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 21:09


    Part 2 of the interview with Bill Donaghy. Fr., Corinne, and Bill Donaghy continue their discussion while focusing on the struggle to forgo immediate gratification and wait for those things which are better and more fulfilling. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.5 – Poland: Home of the Saints, Pilgrimage, and Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 56:19


    Fr. and Corinne tell some of their favorite stories from their time in Poland. It has been a place of pilgrimage and transformation for each. But above all it has been a location of Divine Mercy.Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.4 – Easter in Lockdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 28:23


    Corinne and Fr. talk through their experience of Holy Week via live stream and how to celebrate the joy of the resurrection and new life with pandemic restriction still in effect.Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

    Ep.3 – Not Your Grandmother's Holy Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 58:07


    We talk about how the pandemic lockdown has affected how we communicate with each other and go further into how to enter into a unique Holy Week. Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

    Ep.2 – Music, Beauty, and the Wild (feat. Bill Donaghy pt.1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 19:35


    Bill Donaghy joins Fr. Joseph-Anthony and Corinne to discuss the importance of music and beauty for the human soul.Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

    Ep.1 – Introductions - Who we are and why this podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 24:11


    Get to know Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P. and Corinne Riley as they start a new podcast for Catholic Hoos at the University of Virginia Music: Landscape by jantrax | https://soundcloud.com/jantr4x Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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