Winds of Change Show

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses The Bible and how the Word of God is a person which The Bible is an earthy view of. Today Father Koys opens with St Jerome whose feast day is today, before going into the nature of the Bible and how Catholics and Protestants differ in our approach to scripture. He further offers historical insight into this topic discussing a story of a mission of St Isaac Jouges in upstate New York and later compares the new Act of Contrition with the older form some may remember. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and opens with prayer.  After prayer Father focuses on the Feast of the Archangels, the feast day and the Archangels themselves.  Father tells us that they are not only messengers but warriors, protectors and executors of divine justice.  He discusses the concept of invincible power of the Prince and Principality of the Archangels.  Father and the group also make connection to Episode #4897 Chaplet of St. Michael with Alice Babij (Bobby) where they discussed the Nine Angelic Choirs.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

It's Monday and Lauretta has two guests, first she is joined by Dr. Mary Keen Kirchoff to talk about the recently legalized assisted suicide law in Illinois and why we as Catholics cannot remain silent on this gravely unjust practice. Lauretta and Dr Kirchoff discuss the morality on death in the medical field and why assisted suicide unlike other medical decisions on death is gravely immoral and always a tragedy where it is permitted or incentivized. There will be a speaking event October 15th at St Bernardine in Forest Park, IL. Call 899 if you or someone you know is in crisis. Later Lauretta is joined by Mary FioRito from the Chicago Bible Society to talk about their luncheon Wednesday next week, their work to help jail inmates have access to the Word of God where they otherwise have little access, and discuss the Hallow app and how Catholics can participate. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.chicagobiblesociety.org/

In order to truly understand the gift, which he was blessed with, we must listen to his words.  Enjoy this short presentation.

Father Anthony with Tony today chat regarding the beatification of Fulton Sheen.  The beatification is taking place today September 24, 2026 at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  Father shares details regarding the process to sainthood and the virtues necessary for consideration.  Father shares information regarding Fulton Sheen's life, his evangelization and the miracle qualifying him for sainthood.  After much needed prayer, Father turns to the words of Fulton Sheen reading through several of his quotes.  Father recognizing Fulton Sheen as a gifted orator who spoke provocatively with a truly impactful delivery.  Father reflects on his profound and commonsensical words that could pierce the heart.  Father encourages everyone to search and find his show either on the internet, tv, or CD's and listen to them to allow his words to transform you.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses Americanism in light of Fulton J Sheen's beatification tomorrow. Today Father Koys talks about Fulton Sheen's interpretation of the Americanism heresy from Pope Leo XIII and the shifts in the Church during Sheen's time in relation to this topic. He further offers historical insight into this topic of Americanism from Fulton Sheen and Pope Leo XIII. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish https://historicstjames.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the start of Fall, and people in the Parish.  Father talks about a rupture across the Church as many have fallen away but some, especially a small faction of the young, are coming back. After prayer, Father mentions the Book of Sirach and it's teaching of “to know God, to love God, to serve God.” They discuss the importance that God knows our suffering no matter how deep, and that He wants to be found even when we feel like he isn't there. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Lauretta opens Winds of Change with a request for prayer for Jimmy Lai, listener, Dave and for peace in Israel. Lauretta discusses the tragic murder of Loyola student; Sheridan Gorman killed at the hands of an illegal alien not detained because of “sanctuary” dictates as well as the senseless murder of Katie Abraham. Lauretta unpacks the significance and customs of every day during Holy week. She further discusses the actions of tone-deaf Brandon Johnson and J.B Pritzker and asks for prayer for their conversion. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony are joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) as they gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and reflects on the memory of 9/11 and the grief mothers experience during loss of their own children in reflection of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows this week. After Prayer, Alice returns today to share the book, “The 7 Dolors of Mary: Entering the Mystery of Mary's Sorrows.” Alice goes over the 7 Dolors or Sorrows of Mary and how Our Blessed Mother's sufferings are linked to Christ and are connected to our own salvation as Catholics. After the break Father closes with a prayer. The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today, to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father opens daily prayer and afterwards talks about the decline of faith in our society and how to navigate this as Catholics. Father then talks about two Saints whose feast days are today Saint Robert Bellarmine and Saint Hildegard who guided the faith during their times which were changes of era. They discuss what these Saints mean for us as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses the birth of America from a Catholic perspective. Today Father Koys talks about the Catholic principles of subsidiarity and suzerainty in America's founding and how while flawed it is a reflection of the Church. He further offers historical insight into the question of America as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish https://historicstjames.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father talks about the sufferings of Mary, Mother of God and its connection to the Passion of her Son as today is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Father then talks about Our Lady's appearance for those in suffering in recent times such as Our Lady of Kibeho in the lead up to the Rwandan genocide. They discuss what Our Lady's sufferings means for us on this holy day as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

It's Monday and Lauretta's guest, Joyce Duriga from the Archdiocese newspaper the Chicago Catholic returns to talk about the many events of the past few days from 25 years since the fateful day of September 11th to Pope Leo XIV's Birthday and the celebration today of the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross. Lauretta talks with Duriga about the recent law now in effect legalizing assisted suicide in the State of Illinois and Cardinal Cupich's fight for the rights of Catholics to not partake in this sad new development in our State. There will be a conference on Learning About Assisted Suicide on October 15th at St. Luke and St. Bernardine parish in River Forest, IL. Given this topic today and September being Suicide Prevention Month, if you or someone you know is at risk of suicide or going through a needy point in life the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is open and confidential 24/7 by dialing 988. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony are joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) to gather to pay respects and reflect 25 years to the day of the 9/11 terror attacks.  Father greets everyone reflecting on the memories of that fateful day and his experience with funerals. Father then reflects on Christ's suffering at His Passion on The Cross and how many heroes suffered and survivors have had to live in agony decades after the attacks. The show is closed reflecting on the state of America and the memory of the attacks 25 years later in 2026. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father focuses today on the topic of love and it's 6 most common misunderstandings from the Christian philosopher Peter Kreeft.  They talk about how we can love someone even when we don't like them at all. They discuss how love or agape is willing the good of the other and how it is above kindness or feelings and is the very essence of God. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys is still on sabbatical and is staying with his sister Mary Lou in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Father explores good and bad signs on how we interpret them. Father further explores the concept of guardrails. Ideally when we make a commitment, say in a committed relationship the contemporary thought is that marriage is not necessary. Because of concupiscence with no guardrail such as the confines of the Sacrament of Matrimony, there may be fertile ground for temptation. Living together within guardrails of the Sacrament of Matrimony the maintenance of a loving relationship is greatly assured. Guardrails such as the 10 Commandments are necessary for society to function as God provides them for us to have a true faith. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after Labor Day weekend, to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father offers daily prayer and afterwards talks about the importance of Our Lady and the parish's Family of Faith program and how to make our families live in faith and our homes sanctuaries of peace. Father then talks about the birth of Our Lady as today is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it's cosmic and historical significance. They discuss what this event means for us on this holy day as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Alice and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and after some moments in prayer they briefly chat over quotes from Pope Saint Gregory the Great after his Feast Day yesterday. Father then asks, how do we enter the silence of God? That moments of silence can help us build a deeper relationship with Our Lord when we set time aside for Him. After a break Alice talks about the St Michael's Lent and how prayer, fasting, and almsgiving helps us in spiritual weakness and confidence in the power of God when we feel like he is not there. The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony regroup today to discuss the goings on since Tuesday. Father greets everyone and chats about how we bring the youth to the faith and how a few minutes of silence with God in Eucharistic Adoration grows our rock of faith in God. He then focuses on Pope Saint Gregory the Great as we face the crisis of lukewarm faith and polarization of the Church in our times. They discuss what that means for us as Catholics and how to maintain a spirit of faith as we move on in our society. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk through the various types of “Zionism” with one of the corollaries discussing Israel's right to their homeland. Father Koys plays a segment of Christian comedian, Nate Bargatze who offers insight as to whether Israel has a right to the land they occupy. Father Koys discloses an art project that he's working on and discusses St. Boniface's demonstration of faith in the face of persecution: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/st-boniface-and-the-christmas-tree Father also plays excepts from Mike Huckabee speaking about Zionism. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony regroup today after a week's break to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and chats about how psychology has become a false god of sorts since the 1970's and the writing off of faith as just mythology. He then focuses on the importance of living our lives in spite of earthy suffering as Christians in discussions on Vatican II, the choice angels and humans have in eternal salvation or condemnation, the sufferings of the prophet Jeremiah, and Peter's rebuke of Christ in the Gospels. They discuss what that means and for us to be conscious of whether we are truly leading Christian lives as were called to as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It's Monday and Lauretta's quest, Alicia Cergnul talks about her nonprofit organization Sent Global Mission, which is dedicated to feeding the body and soul of people worldwide. Lauretta talks with Alicia about her calling to help those in need. After seeing tragedies and the effects of the cycle of poverty around the world Alicia founded Sent Global Mission as she was guided by her Catholic faith. She heeded the call in Mozambique and has built a medical clinic and other charitable works such as feeding the hungry and giving education in practical skills and faith to those who have little to no means. Alicia also expands upon her upcoming work with her organization in Guatemala, Jamacia, and Tanzania. To learn more or make a contribution please visit their website. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.sentglobalmission.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony are joined by Alice Babij (Bobby).  Father welcomes us and mentions the positive feedback he's received regarding the student's reverent behavior when they attend Church events at other Churches, the effect of the school's core teachings in Catholicism. After Prayer, Alice returns today to share the book, “The Three Marys at the Foot of the Cross” by Fr. Scott Haynes.  In the book, Fr. Haynes invites women to walk spiritually to Calgary alongside these women.  In the reflections we come to see that feminine love, when tested by suffering, is one of the strongest loves found. We see through scripture, that these women demonstrated fidelity, sacrifice and hope.  Their example shows that when Love remains-God is nearby. The book is available at priestleypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  www.priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish, chatting briefly about the weather.  Father focuses today on speaking about the Church (Big C) explaining that Catholic is not a denomination, it is the Church.  They chat about the differences within our society and how it impacts parishioners, church attendance, church tradition, and society overall.  They discuss the need to remain true to Catholicism despite all the challenges faced with today and keep the Church as a reverent and holy place.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses the multiple heresies of Modernism confronted by the Church. Today Father Koys dives into the Heresies of Modernism and Vital Immanence building upon last week's show. He further offers historical insight into Pope Puis X's views of modernism in his time. Father encourages us to join him at St James for an upcoming presentation with speaker Hugh Owens this September, please visit their website for greater details.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish https://historicstjames.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend, chatting and catching up as we lose an hour for Daylight Savings Time and we dread Monday.  Father offers daily prayer and afterwards turns to the readings of this past Sunday. They chat about the Book of Exodus as the people grumble about their situation. The group recognizes how we, the people of today do that also.  Father gently reminding us that we take one day at a time and that we focus on God to get through the struggles of each day.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

It's Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Dr. Peter Howard, Founder and President of the Fulton Sheen Institute Movement.  He joins Lauretta today to discuss Fulton Sheen and his upcoming beatification on September 24, 2026 at the Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  Dr, Howard shares a bit of his life journey and how he came to connect with Fulton Sheen, the impact that connection had and how it changed his life.  Lauretta and Dr. Howard discuss details of Fulton Sheen's life and his works as well as the miracle leading to his beatification.  They share details around the beautification itself, the all-day conference sponsored by the Fulton Sheen Institute that will take place the day before the beautification as well as the Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in November of this year.  Please visit the websites for greater information and to register for the events.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish www.fultonsheenmovement https://fultonsheenconference.com/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and they briefly chat about the need to know the saints, read about them and see their humanity.  After prayer, Father talks about the life of St. Jane de Chantal, who's official feast day is August 12th but was honored on August 21st in traditional liturgical calendar.  He reads from her writings as he continues to emphasize the need for saints in today's time.  After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduces the book “The Chaplet of St. Michael”, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book explores the saint's chaplet, known as the Rosary of the Angels.  It honors St. Michael and the nine Angelic Choirs.  It was approved and indulgenced by the venerable Pope Pius IX in 1851.  Those who pray this chaplet have an escort of nine angels and daily prayer of this chaplet delivers his continual assistance and delivery from purgatory.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and mentions a few articles he's come across, relevant to today, that he may review and discuss during the show.  Father leads us in prayer and afterwards turns to Bishop Mutsaerts' Open Letter to Leo XIV on synodality, which was published in The Catholic Herald (August 14, 2026).  Father Anthony reads from the letter and with the group adds commentary and discussion highlighting the key points made that are critical in the dialogue in today's time.  After the final break, Father wraps up the show with the gospel from this coming Sunday as it connects it to the open letter, emphasizing what we need to take away from it all; lead Christian lives and uphold the Catholic Church.  The letter can be found at The Catholic Herald at their website.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://thecatholicherald.com/

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses the importance of educating young Catholics on the numerous heresies of the Church and how to confront them in our modern day. Father Koys dives in particular to the Heresy of Modernism and the challenge of explaining the negative part of Modernism to today's youth. He explains Modernism as matter of Novelty vs Tradition, novelty comes and goes but tradition is timeless, both new and old. Father Koys further goes into the aspect of Agnosticism in the Modernist heresy, on the notion that religion is not found outside us but comes from within and that the Church understands man's reason is flawed and subject to a higher intellect than himself.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and chats briefly about viewing the movie, A Great Day.  He then focuses on the challenges of living a Godly life and refers to the readings from Sunday.  He discusses the readings and unpacks them and their application to our lives. He reflects on the harshness of the words in Matthew 15:21-28, explaining the importance of the harshness of these words as Jesus works to establish the new covenant setting an example for the disciples.  Father Anthony asks us, “When the world sees us, do they see that we are Catholic?  They discuss what that means and for us to be conscious of whether we are truly leading Christian lives as were called to as Catholics.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

It's Monday and Lauretta's scheduled quest, Alex Zuko was unable to join us today but we will reschedule him for a later date.  Lauretta greets everyone and gives a shout out to the prayer warriors reminding us all that ongoing prayer is necessary asking for continuous prayers for Jimmy Lai and for promoting of the Holy Spirit.  Today Lauretta takes the opportunity to promote the Holy Spirit, “Veni Creator Spiritus”. She discusses her trip to Italy and her time with the Oblates of the Holy Spirit in Lucca Italy.  Lauretta talks about how her faith was developed early on as her family were devout Catholics and prayer was part of their daily life.  As we all know, Lauretta is a strong promoter of the Holy Spirit. She asks us to find the novena, Pentecost Novena, prayer to the Holy Spirit and pray it daily. Lauretta is grateful for her gifts and reminds us to welcome our gifts and to promote our faith and the Holy Spirit and to obey God's calling to do so.  Search the web for some of St. Elena writings to help you learn more about the Holy Spirit so that you may better know the Holy Spirit and promote it among all. Visit pentecostusatoday.com for the novena. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and after a quick intro he leads us in praying the Chaplet of St. Michael.  After a break, Father discusses the Assumption, the feast that will be celebrate on August 15th.  After a break, Father discusses todays saint of the day, St. Maximilian of Kolbe, who was devoted to Our Lady, he gave up his life for another prisoner at Auschwitz as he was old and the other prisoner was young with a family.  Father then welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) to wrap up the discussion on the various miracles attributed to the seven sanctuaries as discussed in the book, “The Sword of Michael”, by Rev. Scott Haynes. The book explores the mysterious alignment of seven churches across Europe that appear to represent a sword. The book explores this alignment as it delves into historical details, miracles, and spiritual significance of the sanctuaries.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.  The show is closed with the shared stories regarding the protections of St. Michael and the importance of invoking our saints for protections.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and chats briefly about the parish meeting yesterday to allow parishioners to engage with him regarding the parish focus. Father reflects on the reading from last night in Ezekiel that can be interpreted as a being harsh as it addresses chastisement, which seems that today no one wants to discuss.  However, salvation requires correction and chastisement is therefore necessary. Father leads us in prayer and afterwards addresses the disorder in society and in our lives and reminds us that as Christians we should draw attention to the disorder so that we can make the necessary corrections.  After a break, Father discusses St. Clair calling attention to her dedication and emulation of St. Francis as she was impressed by his total dedication to God.  She confirmed herself to live in the image of Jesus.  Father reflects on her idea of this mirror asking the group what do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see yourself differently each time you see yourself in the mirror?  Do you look in the mirror and think of God looking back at you?  God does see you and he's looking at you all the time, what would it be like if we could see ourselves through God's eyes?   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk.  Today Father Koys takes tidbits of his various Wednesday episodes and creates a “smorgasbord” of sorts as he discusses various topics.  He comments on the crazy weather we've had and its impact to various trees around St. James Parish, then turns to speaking about the nuclear bomb, Iran and the need to keep them from having it.  Father Koys discusses that Iran is a theocracy and addresses what it is, how it impacts the current war as he addresses the various understandings of the Messiah across different religions. This brings him to share a reflection from CS Lewis that references several ills of the world that can bring about death referencing that the nuclear bomb is just another ill added to the mix and that rather than live in fear of the nuclear bomb and dying, we should live prayerfully, joyfully, sharing in the good of the world and doing good.  During the second half of the show, he reflects and unpacks the poem “The Ambulance Down in the Valley”, explaining that it is essentially a lesson on morality.  Father reads the poem and then breaks it down as he draws attention to what we should walk away with.  He ends sharing a story of a family coming in for OCIA, Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, where one shares their confusion over the hierarchy in catholic religion, questioning why we need it, which leads him to discuss the Catholic Hierarchy and its role in teaching and demonstrating that getting directly to God is not an easy way, opening the door to yet another topic for another Brain Wrinkling Wednesday.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It's Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of Chicago Catholic. Today they focus their chat across multiple issues of the Chicago Catholic, specifically the July 12th and the July 26th issues.  Lauretta draws attention to ongoing prayer requests for peace and for the release of Jimmy Lai, she adds on the request for prayers to unmask the Democratic Socialists.  Afterwards she welcomes Joyce and they discuss the “At Peace” memorial which honors the lives lost to suicide and offers a sacred space for prayer and remembrance.  The memorial was dedicated at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside on June 26, 2026.  Lauretta then gives a shout out to Karen Callaway, photographer for the Chicago Catholic who was recognized for her work with the St. Francis de Sales Award on June 19th.   They call attention to the celebration of Mother Cabrini's Birthday and Canonization anniversary that was celebrated at the National Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini on July 12, 2026 also discussing her contributions.  Their final article focused on the Protection of Children Charter that was implemented to protect children. The charter which was implemented 25 years ago is still going strong and has grown as it provides training and education for knowledge and awareness for prevention of abuse. Lauretta recognizes the upcoming Feast of the Assumption on August 15th and Joyce draws attention to the huge feast held at St. Jerome Croatian Catholic Church encouraging all to go out to and enjoy the feast and procession on Princeton Avenue.  Joyce reminds listeners that they can subscribe to the Chicago Catholic or pick up a copy at your local parish.  For the complete articles and more information, please visit their website at ChicagoCatholic.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.chicagocatholic.com/ 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and mentions that today's honored saint is Sts. Sixtus II, Pope, and Companions, Martyrs then leads us in prayer.  After prayer Father talks about yesterday's Feast of the Transfiguration and shares from its readings, reflecting on the state of our society and its rejection of Christianity.  After a break, Father welcome back Alice Babij (Bobby) to continue the discussion on the book previously introduced, “The Sword of Michael”, by Rev. Scott Haynes. The book explores the mysterious alignment of seven churches across Europe that appears to represent a sword. The book explores this alignment as it delves into historical details, miracles, and spiritual significance of the sanctuaries.  Today Alice focuses on the miracles attributed to each of the seven churches.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and chats about his experience at a funeral a few days past which leads them to discuss catholic cemeteries in the city of Chicago.  Father leads us in prayer and afterwards touches on the point he made on Tuesday's show: Jesus retreats to the desert and into silence to pray and remain centered on God, we must emulate Jesus and nurture our relationship with God as we face daily challenges trusting in Him.  Father reminds us to be of the things of God living for the better good of others while we avoid being manipulated or dragged into the decisive politics but be bold in speaking the truth of our faith and promoting repentance and living a life in Christ.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as his mind turns to the upcoming beautification of Fulton Sheen scheduled for September 24, 2026.  Father Koys takes us on a deep dive into historical details around Fulton Sheen. As Father Koys dives into and shares details and short stories about his life and works, he shares his personal connection to him as well. He highlights and reads the story of the miracle that was recognized by Pope Frances for Fulton Sheen's beautification on July 6, 2019.  The beautification was originally scheduled for later that year on December 21, 2019 later postponed pending further review.  Father Koys shares this unfortunate event, sharing the details revolving around that situation which delayed the beautification until this year.    St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father opens with discussion about issues or topics that impact our society causing chaos yet we are not addressing or rather not properly addressing it and as such it is not being fixed and the reorder is not possible so we remain in chaos. After a break Father, leads us in prayer then moves on to talk about The Trinity. He references and reads form an article, “This Sunday, The Trinity Means We are not the Children of Divorce, by Tom Hoops.  Father elaborates on the significance of the trinity and discusses the article and its reference to divorce, highlighting that God must be the center of all relationships.  Father reminds us that our faith is a commitment and we bear responsibility to carry our crosses and hold firm to the Truth, and we should not allow our religion to be watered down.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

It's Monday and Lauretta has as her guest today Kelsey Reinhardt , CEO of Catholic Vote.  Lauretta greets everyone and gives a shout out to the prayer warriors reminding us all that ongoing prayer is necessary and mentions some of the ongoing situations we should maintain in prayer. Lauretta then welcomes Kelsey Reinhardt and asks her to tell us about Catholic Vote.  Kelsey explains that Catholic Vote is an organization committed to inspiring Catholics to live their faith in the pubic square, that we be bold in speaking out for what our faith teaches us.  Kelsey tells us a little about her background and how she came to be with Catholic Vote sharing details of events in her life along the way.  Lauretta chats about an article she read that was written by Kelsey and motivated her to reach out to ask her to come on the show, that article was “Cut Flowers: The Democratic Socialist Rising Class.  They go on to discuss the article and point out ongoing situations in society and how they are impacted.  Together they encourage listeners to get educated and informed on what is happening in our society and to be bold in speaking your position as it relates to your faith.  Kelsey points out that in doing so, we can have a ripple effect throughout the world.  Lauretta closes with a reminder that Encounter Ministry is hosting a summer intensive starting this evening through August 6th for more information visit their website. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  encounterschool.org/chicago/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony joined today by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony greets everyone and chats about experiences on his recent time away from the parish.  After prayer, Father welcomes back Alice to continue her discussion over the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five-Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  Today Alice focuses on sharing the many miracles credited to the various scapular folds.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony joined today by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony greets everyone, mentioning he's transitioning from just completing a funeral, he offers prayers for the rest of the soul of the deceased and their family.  Father leads us in prayer adding the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer, Father mentions the 4th of July celebrating our nation yet there's so much polarization in our country and in the church. This leads him to wonder if there is a tipping point where God decides to step in to bring us down in order to build us back up?  They discuss this idea as they look to biblical events to help support their ideas.  After a break, Father asks Alice to continue her discussion over the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five-Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes, which they began discussing last week Friday.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  Today Alice focuses on sharing the many miracles credited to the various scapular folds.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles the topic of households. Households is one of the seven layers in Father Koys art piece “Heptagraph”.  Fr. Koys wrinkles your brain to contemplate this level of association as he references historical references to clarify the fascinating connections.  He dives into historical references on Shakespeare, the House of Plantagenet; it's two branches, House of York and House of Lancaster, as well as the House of Tudor and the war of the Roses.  While experiencing technical difficulties today, Father Koys was a real trooper and trudge along to make his point in order to wrinkle your brain.  Happy Wednesday! St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by visitors from Texas, former alumni and parishioner Hector Arroyo with his daughter Brianna Arroyo.  Father greets everyone and there's reminiscing around past times and the lost community around the church.  After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduces the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. Father ends today's show with commentary on the presentation of the five-fold scapular. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

It's Monday and Lauretta welcomes back Mary Fiorito (former WOC host and co-host) back to the show today to tackle prayer and praying with the Pope.  They catch up and chat about the crazy weather in the Midwest this summer as Mary drives in the torrential rain.  We go to break hoping Mary can find a safe space to continue her participation.  After the break, Mary is safe and they lean into discussing prayer, referencing Pope Leo videos promoting prayer as well as his words to encourage SILENCE and to LISTEN for God. In particular they discuss forms of prayer and the fulfillment that it brings.  As they talk they acknowledge that there is misfortune and that despite the bad times, we can experience joy in God through prayer as Pope Leo has expressed many times in his speeches.  They touch on experiences and situations that have been blessings to themselves as well as themselves being blessings to others reminding us that we can always be a blessing to others if we just allow God to work through us.  So let us all stop and be silent as we listen for God. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and mentions that today's saint is St. Charbel, then leads us in prayer.  After Prayer Father talks about St. Charbel, his life, miracles attributed to him and his increased popularity.  Father discusses the various Christian rights, making clarifications as he goes. After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) to continue the discussion on the book introduced last Friday, “The Sword of St. Michael”, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book explores the mysterious alignment of seven churches across Europe that appear to represent a sword.  The book explores this alignment as it delves into historical details, miracles and spiritual significance of the sanctuaries.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father opens with discussion about issues or topics that impact our society causing chaos yet we are not addressing or rather not properly addressing it and as such it is not being fixed and the reorder is not possible so we remain in chaos. After a break Father leads us in prayer then moves on to talk about The Trinity. He references and reads from an article, “This Sunday, The Trinity Means We are not the Children of Divorce, by Tom Hoops.  Father elaborates on the significance of the trinity and discusses the article and its reference to divorce, highlighting that God must be the center of all relationships.  Father reminds us that our faith is a commitment and we bear responsibility to carry our crosses and hold firm to the Truth, and we should not allow our religion to be watered down.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as his mind turns to the “Tales of two Williams”.  Father Koys being the history buff that he is takes a deep dive into historical details around events with William Cecil; the powerful, longest serving politician in England and Secretary of State to King Henry VIII & Guillaume (William) de Nogaret; a french statesman, councilor and keeper of the seal to Phillip IV of France.  The tale revolves around these two men serving their respective kings as they battle the Catholic Church to protect their kings' rights.  As Father Koys dives into and shares details and short stories about their battles and approaches, he highlights how one fought the church within the framework of Catholicism to achieve his goals while not destroying the church, while the other fought to reform the church at all cost with no care for its framework or boundaries.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and chats a bit about his contemplating whether he is too negative, whether he offers light and hope as he is called to do.  While he speaks truth and does not sugarcoat things, he recognizes that he needs to offer hope and welcomes critique or reprimand as priest are not above it. The trio discusses the reality of speaking truth and how the vast majority of people do not want to hear truth and would rather be blissfully ignorant.  After prayer, Father focuses on the reading from Sunday from the Gospel of Matthew. He speaks to Jesus' explanation of the parable and unpacks it.  Father shares quotes from past popes and addresses how prophetic they are and how some of them had direct impact to him and his journey.  Father points out that we would be wise to stay focused on prayer and pray incessantly praying the Jesus prayer which is taken right out of scripture.  He states how he truly wants to be a saint, how he wants for us, through him, to come to Christ.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It's Monday and Lauretta has her mind on all sorts of things this summer. She gives a shout out of congratulations to the Vance family on the new addition to their family, baby boy Alec.  She asks the prayer warriors to lift up the recently killed service members and their families and reminds all the prayer warriors to keep at it as the world needs peace. Lauretta could not do the show today without mentioning the World Cup-what excitement, the game, the players, the coaches, the fans and the delight of foreigners reveling in the USA!  While promoting summer fun and relaxation to all, Lauretta discusses her summer trip to Rome, her love of the beach and pool and her summer reading.  She makes it a point to promote reading over the summer as she encourages you to include reading selections that break out the scriptures in such a way to promote a stronger relationship with God.  Lauretta then takes a look at the Saints of this week, the beauty of their lives and contributions. She ends announcing the upcoming Encounter Retreat-Summer Intensive on August 6th-8th at St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights. For more information visit their website at encounterschool.org. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  encounterschool.org/chicago/