Winds of Change Show

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. They comment on the summerlike weather we are experiencing. Father comments on having told couples getting married this fall that the couples had made good choice in choosing to marry in cooler months and here we are in a heatwave in October with temps in the 80's!  After prayer Father chats about his time at the school this morning, passing out rosaries to the students, seeing the celebration of Hispanic Heritage and sharing encounters with family members.  Father shares life details and the words of St. Therese-the Little Flower, her feast day was celebrated on October 1st. Given that October is the month of the rosary, Father speaks to this and encourages us to pray the rosary daily. REMINDERS: Father Anthony will celebrate the Blessing of the Animals at 10am tomorrow, Saturday October 4th and the Blue Mass at 10am on Sunday October the 19th in honor of our First Responders, all are welcome. Please join us! St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. As we begin the month of October, the Month of the Rosary, Father Anthony leads us in praying a decade of the rosary to initiate the show.  After prayer Father focuses on the Guardian Angels. He shares quotes of the Saints that encourage us to seek and invoke our Guardian Angels as he admits he does not but vows to do so going forward.  The group discuss Guardian Angels, the messengers of the Lord that are warriors meant to protect us.  They chat about the nine choirs of angels which each have distinct roles and authority.   REMINDERS: Father Anthony will celebrate the Blessing of the Animals at 10am on Saturday October 4th and the Blue Mass at 10am on Sunday October the 19th in honor of our First Responders, all are welcome. Please join us! St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father opens with a brief chat about a podcast designed primarily for an individual's own family, leading Father to believe that every family should have a family podcast.  Afterwards Father focuses on talking about and offering his two cents on the “Topic du Jour”. Among the topics of the day which he touches on are Catholicism-Theory vs Fact, Catholic Awards, the 19th Amendment and the Decline in Morality in society today.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Fr. Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Today is the last day of school, as of noon, the children are on summer break. Father Anthony shares the business of parish life, as there's always something to keep him busy here.  They chat about times past when parishes had multiple Priest as this is not the case in most parishes these days. Father share 5 Powerful tips from Monks to help you make better choices and lead a simpler life.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Lauretta hosts the program today and opens by calling on all Prayer Warriors to add The Day of Latter Saints in Michigan to their prayer lists for all impacted.  She thanks the prayer warriors for their ongoing commitment to prayers.  Lauretta discusses the Archangels and shares details on the purview of each saint: St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael. She then offers resources for coming to or growing in your faith, encouraging you to check out Encounter and Pentecost USA.  Lauretta then welcomes guest and former co-host Mary FioRito to discuss Catholic Awards Standards & Procedure to discuss the vetting and validations that must be followed in order for awards to be made in the name of the Church.  Their discussion helps us understand the importance of the vetting process that are required for awards to be made as they represent the Church.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. After prayer Father Anthony and the group chat about the need for God to be the center of life. With God and prayer, you can get through today and each day, but you must be humble and accept this reality and build a relationship with the Lord. The group discusses love, relationships and the practicality of life that one must consider. Father reminds us that life is not easy, was not intended to be but that we need to allow God to liberate us and allow His will for our lives to be. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish    

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony leads us in much needed prayer to open the show.  Afterward he welcomes Alice Babij (pronounced Bobby) of the St Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral.  She joins Father to discuss the life, the miracles, the wonderful short life story of one of our newly canonized saints: Saint Carlo Acutis (1991-2006).  Alice shares the huge impact Carlo Acutis had in his short life of 15years as captured in the book “My Highway to Heaven” by Rev Scott Haynes.  Carlo Acutis' message encourages people to remain unique to themselves.  The hope is that this current day saint can be a true model for our youth today.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father speaks regarding the quote which led the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Show to be removed from the air.  He unpacks the quote and multiple interpretations of it that have dominated TV and social media.  After this, he shares his presentation of Jacques Marquette which he will present at the Heritage Festival this weekend on September 27th in Bourbonnais Illinois.  If you're in Bourbonnais Illinois, join him at the Heritage Festival. Father Koys also invites you to an event that will take place at St. James the Saturday before Thanksgiving; Zachary King, a High Priest in the Church of Satan in California will be there presenting. Visit their website at https://historicstjames.org St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. We begin the show with greetings and go right into prayer. After prayer the trio speaks regarding language for a bit that leads into culture and labels.  After the break Father refers to the words of St. Anthony the Great “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying “You are mad; you are not like us.” They discuss this as Father unpacks the words.  Father Anthony chats about the positive impression he gathered from the Celebration of Life for Charlie Kirk.  They end the show on the thought of persons not praying because they believe that if they are in grave sin that God will not hear them, but that is false. God is open to all including sinners and all should pray to Him. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Lauretta hosts the program today and shares that today is the First Day of Fall-ALREADY!! Lauretta recaps regarding events over the last week and thanks the prayer warriors for their ongoing prayers.  She offers resources for coming to or growing in your faith. Check out Encounter and Pentecost USA.  Lauretta mentions being inspired by what she saw in the Celebration of Life that took place for Charlie Kirk. And in true Lauretta fashion she continues to challenge the prayer warriors and all to turn to prayer and forgive others to release the hurt and anger and reclaim your peace & joy. Lauretta then welcomes her guest, Anne Maire Miller of Aid for Women. Anne tells us about her organization and what they do to assist women in their pregnancy journey. They are sponsoring their annual fundraiser on September 25th. Vitis their website for more information or to register at www.helpaidforwomen.org or call 312-621-1107. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony refers to the morning school mass and the large number of older persons present as he celebrated Grandparents Day today at mass (celebrated on September 13th in the US).  The group chats about grandparents and the crucial role they play in our lives both American and Polish traditions.  Father did take the opportunity to remind the students to step away from social media in order to spend time with their grandparents. After prayer, Father speaks regarding the celebration of the Lady of Sorrows which was observed on September 15th. He questions Cristina and finally, Tony too, regarding what are the 7 sorrows our Lady suffered. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony focuses on speaking of the church and the Messianic hour. He speaks of the past and of how we've come to today regarding the mass, the parts, and how they come together and how we can actively participate to glorify God where we take the focus away from ourselves. We come to mass to honor and praise Him, to receive Him and offer thanks.  After the break father shares the words of St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian, who's feast day was celebrated on Sept.16th. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father open with reflection on what has happened over the last week with so much going on in the world. He focuses on speaking about optimism and pessimism in Catholicism. He uses Narnia to help offer insight on how to be optimistic as a Christian in a world in a time when a lot of negative, pessimistic stuff is going on.  To be optimistic is not really the virtue of Christian Hope, because Christian Hope includes hope in a power above and beyond us.  That's why we can never deny the cross, never make fun of it as many people are carrying the cross. The spirit of always being upbeat and happy at Catholic mass doesn't seem to fit because part of the mass is to give us the supernatural hope of God's ability to conquer the problem and walking with us in our sorrows. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. We begin the show with Spiritual “warfare” as Father Anthony's mic was just not functioning.  Father relocated to a different mic and prayed while we worked on technical difficulties-finally resolving towards end of prayer. Amen!! After break we regroup and start anew, Father discusses a few articles that have been written after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. One article in particular addresses a noticeable increase in church attendance. Another addresses the urgent need to reject relativism-Father was just speaking to this last week Friday, how timely he is. The group goes ahead and chats regarding these topics, always coming back to God is needed, He is the center and prayer is key! St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Lauretta hosts the program today and shares that today is the Feast of Our Mother of Sorrow and that Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 70th Birthday yesterday.  After speaking to the happenings over the last week, she welcomes her guest host Joyce Duriga, Editor of the Chicago Catholic, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago.  In this episode as cohosts, they discuss events happening around the Archdiocese. Joyce chats about a writers retreat that she attended and then shares details/connections to the Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati which were canonized this month.  There's hope that these young saints can inspire the youth. Lauretta renews her invitation to seek out Encounter Ministry to renew, revive and grow in your relationship with Jesus. You can go to the website at encounterschool.org/Chicago for more information and to register. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony opens with prayer after much focus yesterday on the tragic death of Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist and Co-Founder of Turning Point USA (Conservative Advocacy Group).  After prayer, Father Anthony talks about -ism's: subjectivism, relativism, and hedonism and offers the opinion that these -ism's are destroying our country, as they speak counter to the gospel.  These -ism's keep us from living a God-centered life.  We need to move away from these -ism's that tend to feed individualism and breed narcissism which draw us away from God and faith.  Let us not get angered by this shooting but turn to prayer and focus on God that He may become our center once again. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony focuses on the tragic death of Charlie Kirk, Conservative Activist and Co-Founder of Turning Point USA (Conservative Advocacy Group). He was shot dead at a Turning Point USA event taking place at the Utah Valley University.  Father shared about his life and his work praising his courage and ability to reach today's youth. Father speaks to the chaos and to the senseless loss of life, as we remember 9/11 and asks: What do we do? What needs to change? St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys returns to WOC Live Podcast.  He was traveling on pilgrimage to Medjugorje and Rome.  He focuses on speaking about these events and the thoughts and insights that were encouraged by his experiences.  He also chats and makes connections to a book he is currently reading on Sister Mary Grata as we get back to his brain wrinkling Wednesdays. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father makes the shift to the podcast after just celebrating a funeral this morning.  Talking about funerals, as they were in the past, leads them to step back in time and chat about how things were in the past while acknowledging that even then God was demanding.  Father Anthony points out that the greatest threat to us, the church, and the future of our humanity is our unwillingness to embrace the discipline of our faith.  He calls us to be humble and accept our cross and carry it as we honor the Commandments. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Lauretta hosts the program today and shares that it is the Blessed Mother's Birthday.  She thanks the prayer warriors and recaps the shooting Annunciation a week ago and offers up prayers for all impacted.  Lauretta then welcomes her guess, Dr. Mary Amore, Director of Mayslake Ministries.  Mayslake Ministries is a sacred center for spiritual direction, pastoral counseling, and spiritual formation serving adult Catholic Christian men and women who seek to deepen their walk with Christ. They have an upcoming event; A Joyful Evening of Conversation with Fr. Tony Pizzo offering reflections and personal stories about Pope Leo on Friday, September 26th at 7:00p.m.  To learn more about their organization, program and events please go to their website at mayslakeministries.org. You can also reach them by phone at 630-841-9000. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father references the Gospel of Matthew 23:9 where Jesus instructs us to call no man on earth Father.  Father asks the question “how would we address this if someone asks why we call our Father (Dad) or our priest “Father”.  They then discuss and unpack this together, concluding that our Holy Father is the Centrality of our Lives and as such is our Father. They recognize St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta, today's saint.  After prayer, Father talks about the different Rites in the Catholic Church.  Then ends todays talk by sharing the accomplishments and words of St. Gregory the Great who's feast day was September 3.     St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father welcomes Alice Babij (pronounced Bobby) of the St Nicholas Ukrainian Cathedral.  She shares the history of the connection of Father Pio to the Ukrainian Church. Father Pio is credited with thousands of miracles. She joins the show to invite everyone to the Cathedral on September 14, 2025 8:00am-4:00pm. The Cathedral is located at 830 North Oakley, Chicago, IL 60622. See you there!  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys intends to examine the origins of work while examining the impact of AI.  Father considers all the work that exist and contemplates whether Jesus purposely left this work to be done.  Given that He could have resolved everything that was needed at creation if he chose to do so.  Father considers AI and the impact it will have around the world, specifically the jobs that have and can be lost as a result.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Lauretta hosts the program and is joined by her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of the Chicago Catholic, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago.  Lauretta announces and welcomes Joyce as her cohost as she will join her every third Monday of the month.  In this initiating episode as cohosts, they discuss The Chicago Catholic and events happening around the Archdiocese.  A little later in the show they chat regarding the Pope Leo's First 100 Days and Cardinal Cupich's 50th Anniversary as a priest.  WOC welcomes Joyce Duriga and offer many thanks for her time and contributions. For more on the archdiocese happenings, please check out The Chicago Catholic at www.chicagocatholic.com  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  The group picks up the discussion from yesterday as Father shares details of the school's first mass that took place this morning.  Father shares the events that occurred and comments on the beauty of the mass and his reminder to the students as to what mass is all about.  They continue sharing in their discussion, emphasizing how the world seems to be in “disorder” recognizing that we are all moving forward to an end that we all are aware of, hoping that we could make better choices and focus on God rather than self.   The trio keeps coming back to the realization that the world needs God. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father mentions the sad and unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.  He offers prayers for all the families impacted by this tragedy.  And just as Father spoke of evil and hate on Tuesday's podcast, we are witnessing it too often in our time.  The group discusses this tragedy as it does hit too close to home for comfort…As our school gets ready for our First Mass.  The trio keeps coming back to the realization that the world needs God. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys intends to examine the origins of humanity.  But just prior to that stimulating discussion, he shares his sermon prepared centered on Sundays Gospel “Are there many to be saved”.  Afterwards he leads into his discussion on origins hoping to make connections between the book “Everlasting Man” by GK Chesterton and the Theology of the Body as he attempts to wrinkle your brain. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father and Tony and Cristina catch up after having a week off. After prayer Father poses the question: what do you find hard to talk about in the faith?  The group interjects their thoughts and Father initiates a discussion on Hell; discussing hell is hard…this entangles discussion about pure evil and hate.  The group has an engaged conversation that leaves one thinking!    St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Lauretta hosts the program and is joined by her guest, Deacon Ralph Poyo of New Evangelization Ministries.  Lauretta leads Deacon Ralph in a discussion about the need to evangelize, in particular the youth.  Deacon Ralph's ministry focuses on the need to evangelize.  He serves as the leader of the Youth Ministry at his parish. He shares his life stories and points out how impactful your life story is to connect with others. Sharing these stories helps connect to the gospel, it helps relate how God works in your life. Visit their website at www.NewEvangelizationMinistires.org  He will be presenting at a conference in Houston with Pentecost Today on October 10-12, 2025; see the website at www.pentecosttodayusa.org. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on, people in the Parish, and prayer.  Fr. Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer and in prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis as well as for the College of Cardinals and the Conclave.  On the show today, Father Anthony focuses on letters of the past that were written to Cardinals in regards to the upcoming Conclave of their times.  Interestingly enough, the letters could have been written to our Cardinals today, just in a different vernacular, for they definitely apply.  Fr. Anthony along with Christina and Tony chat about this and share their thoughts. Father reminds us that Ms. Barbara Labotka, Principal of Saint Stanislaus Kotska Academy (Pre-School to 8th Grade) will join us on the show tomorrow to discuss the school and its programming.  Join us and let others who have school aged children to join us to learn about the programming.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys intends to offer the listeners “tools” that we Catholics can utilize to convince our Christians friends who are considering Catholicism to go ahead and convert.  He approaches this discussion by looking at and addressing the obstacles that the author C.S. Lewis raised as his reasons for not converting to Catholicism. He also speaks regarding the Christian World and the divisions/differences that are identified via the various labels we call denominations. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Dave Carollo, Executive Director of the World Apostolate of Fatima guest hosts today and is joined by John Paul Gutschke, also from the World Apostolate of Fatima. Dave leads us in praying the Angelus and chats about the St. of the day, St. John Eudes.  Together, they talk about the significance of living a live according to God and the work of their organization.  Dave draws attention to the surge he sees in youth and young adults embracing or re-embracing the Catholic faith and John Paul concurs that he sees an increase in the young searching for truth.  They discuss the work and events of the organization and encourage you to visit their website to learn more Dave promotes the 100 Year Anniversary of Our Lady's Apparition and shares some of the events planned for the occasion. Visit the website at www.bluearmy.comor contact Dorothy at 908-246-6626. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Lauretta hosts the program and is joined by her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of the Chicago Catholic, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago.  Lauretta announces and welcomes Joyce as her cohost as she will join her every third Monday of the month.  In this initiating episode as cohosts, they discuss The Chicago Catholic and events happening around the Archdiocese.  A little later in the show they chat regarding the Pope Leo's First 100 Days and Cardinal Cupich's 50th Anniversary as a priest.  WOC welcomes Joyce Duriga and offer many thanks for her time and contributions. For more on the archdiocese happenings, please check out The Chicago Catholic at www.chicagocatholic.com  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Dave Carollo joins us live in the studio here in Chicago, on the Holiest of Days, along with his guest, John Paul Gutschke (joining us remotely), both from the World Apostolate of Fatima host today. Dave leads us in praying the Angeles and offers a reading for today.  Together, they talk about the significance of Good Friday and they share what it means to them personally.  Dave talks about our fallen nature and our need to take responsibility and to grow in strength to avoid submitting to our human nature.  They discuss the need and importance to guide people back to God and chat about strategies as to how to accomplish that along with the many works and efforts by the World Apostolate of Fatima-the Blue Army. Visit the website at www.bluearmy.com St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Today Father Anthony Christina and Tony chat about the period of Lent and how quickly time passes as we are one week from Holy week   Father leads us in daily prayer and after stresses the importance of us following God as Catholic to stay focused and keep Him at the center of our lives always.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys continues his dive into the book, Charity for Sale by Christopher Manion as he takes us takes us a short track back to the 1800's and unpacks the book as he discusses Liberation Theology. Father Koys invites you to join the St. James At Sag Bridge Church this Sunday for a talk with Dr. Michael Foley from Baylor University. The event is free but please go to their website and register St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish historicstjames.org

Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina talk about the goings on with the Parish School. The school is in the process of a major transition to classical education while maintaining the commitment to a sound Catholic Education. Fr. Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer.  After prayer, Father Anthony focuses on the five Dispositions of Prayer, highlighting Communion today. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Lauretta hosts todays show.  After recapping last week's episode and offering ongoing prayers for those impacted by the Texas floods, she welcomes Deacon Rich Holevote. They talk about the greatness of the program, Encounter Ministry, as they work to help lead all people to a greater relationship with Jesus.  The next summer intensive courses are scheduled for August on the 21st, 22nd, and the 23rd.  You can go to the website at encounterschool.org/Chicago for more information and to register. Please note there is a discount available of 50% off by using the discount code “JESUS” (all caps). St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. They briefly chat about summer and the heat were experiencing this summer and then Father leads us in prayer. After prayer, Father reads the commencement speech of Dr. Donald DeMarco, that by his own words is contrary to a traditional commencement speech, being brutally honest in his sincerity of what is ahead in life.  He then turns to the saint of the day, St. Dominick and speaks briefly regarding his life and legacy. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father mentions an unfortunate incident that occurred and his administering to the wounded individual and his family.  Father provides a brief update regarding the new principal for the school and then leads us in much needed prayer.  Father focuses on three readings that speak to our need to stay focused on prayer and reads the writings of St. Cajetan (15th Century) drawing attention to how the words apply still today. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys briefly chats regarding AI generated stuff and how its presented as gospel truth!  He points out the need for trustworthy news as a result of the effect of AI.  After recapping his sermon from last Sunday, he then focuses on the Catechist and Evangelization as he connects it to a book he is reading by Sister Mary Fox on following the pedagogy of God.  He discuss how to decide the best way to catechist and evangelize. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father and Tony and Cristina catch up after having a week off. They chat about Lollapalooza taking place this past weekend in Chicago and that leads to cultural chats and how people dress these days.  Father detours and chats about his “uniform” and being seen out of uniform when he ran errands, of course expecting to see no one in such a large city.  Father asks the group about their “first memories” and they briefly chat about first memories. Yesterday was the Feast day of St. Vianney and Father reads and unpacks the reading from Sunday and relates it to the writings of Tolkien.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Lauretta hosts the show today.  After recapping the current situation regarding Gaza and Israel and the food shortages and starvation that is occurring in Gaza, she welcomes Mary FioRito and they discuss the Jubilee of Youth gathering that took place on August 2nd 2025 in Rome.  They chat regarding the events that took place and how Pope Leo engaged with and encouraged the youth present.  They also mention the impact of Pope Frances on the Youth and the youth's perception that they felt Frances' presence there with them. They end the show offering suggestions for the youth and others; both to get involved and to encourage the young people to grow in their faith and to develop a relationship with Jesus. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

TGIF with Fr. Anthony, Tony, and Cristina.  Today the crew shares stories regarding pets and animals in general, recalling that they are God's creatures as well.  Father Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer before diving into the question: Does God get Angry? The lively discussion will most likely continue on Tuesday's podcast.  Join us.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Today Father Anthony analyzes the sound coming across on his headset before leading us in much needed daily prayer.  After much analysis we find the issue with his headset and its resolved but not until after he forces “Virginia” on the show.  Father continues to discuss the culture of the church; the current culture along with the lost culture and that which is resurfacing. As they move on to discuss prayer during the season of Lent, today, Father focuses on Intercession.  Continue tuning in to WOC with Father Anthony to continue the focus on prayer during Lent.  Lets grow in our intimacy with our Father.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys continues speaking about turmoil in his mind, that being relationship between church and state.  He connects to his last episode regarding the concept of Suzerainty.  He chats about current going-ons with religious freedoms being restored in the workplace and elaborates regarding the relationship between church and state.  He also shares regarding a blessing he gave a young girl a few months ago with the picture of Fr. Tolton and provides an update on her wellbeing. Suzerainty: political term that refers to a relationship where a powerful state has control over the foreign policy and economic relations of a weaker state (vassal), while allowing the vassal some degree of internal autonomy. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Fr. Anthony leads us in much needed daily prayer.  After prayer, Father Anthony focuses on an article by Terry Mattingly, “Crossroads - - Religion trends are full of Puzzles”.  Father Anthony looks to unpack the information in the article as he engages Christina and Tony in thought provoking analysis.  It calls for one to look deeper at the statistics to get a better understanding of what is actually happening.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Lauretta hosts todays show.  After recapping last week's episode and offering ongoing prayers for those impacted by the Texas floods, she welcomes Deacon Rich Holevote. They talk about the greatness of the program, Encounter Ministry, as they work to help lead all people to a greater relationship with Jesus.  The next summer intensive courses are scheduled for August on the 21st, 22nd, and the 23rd.  You can go to the website at encounterschool.org/Chicago for more information and to register. Please note there is a discount available of 50% off by using the discount code “JESUS” (all caps). St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

TGIF! Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Today is the Feast Day of St. James the Great. After a brief discussion on a couple of the saints and Jesus' Inner Circle, Father leads us in Prayer.  After prayer Father briefly talks about St. Sharbel; his history and life until his passing at 70* years of age.  Later he speaks regarding the upcoming sacred scripture and the liturgy, highlighting that as Christians we must emulate Jesus and draw close to Him as the only way to God is through His son.  He discusses prayer and how we should pray and pray regularly to draw close to God. *Correction: St Sharbel died at 70 years of age not 19 as previously stated. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Anthony with Tony, and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father mentions the death by suicide of a famous chef and the group chats about celebrities that have recently died by suicide and take note that they seem to have it all, money, success, jet set lives yet clearly something is missing.  Father reiterates our need to focus on God to build our lives centered on Him as the world will deceive you and offer you a fleeting life. After Father prays, he turns his focus to St. Bridget of Sweden whose feast day was yesterday. (today was feast day of St. Sharbel). He discusses the history of St. Bridget; her life, her acts, her impact and legacy. Father shares that we need to be honest and speak of the Cross were required to carry as it is a disservice to deny the reality and the challenges that are daily life. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Welcome to a Brain Wrinkling Wednesday with Fr. Tom Koys.  Today Father Koys speaks to the turmoil in his mind and elaborates through reference to a book he is reading on Pope Innocent III.  He connects his thoughts to the book and to events during the civil war in an effort to enlighten the listener with the ultimate goal being that we see how the balance between Subsidiary and Suzerainty is what we need and what Catholicism gives. Suzerainty: political term that refers to a relationship where a powerful state has control over the foreign policy and economic relations of a weaker state (vassal), while allowing the vassal some degree of internal autonomy. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish