About4 Podcast

Celibacy. A topic everyone is curious about. How a priest can be celibate and gain the graces from God? Also, candy recommendations.

We are privileged to be joined this week by Fr. Joe Gile who oversees the academic curriculum for the men at the House of Formation. He also hired Fr. Chad… Read More

Every day, the three priests make a holy hour.  But what do they do in that holy hour? How do they pray?  This week the priests of the Vocations Office… Read More

  The stirring conclusion of the Fr. Bernie interview.  Any of the episodes could easily have been titled, Short Story Long.  Also, this is the first time ever, the final… Read More

The saga continues.  In this thirty-minute segment, we travel from 1987 to 1994.  We also try to teach Fr. Drew what a word processor is.  You can hear the train… Read More

Fr. Bernie Gorges joins us in the studio for an extended visit.  He weaves together his vocation story, the start of Totus Tuus, and his history with dairy farms, Medjugorje,… Read More

Happy Holy Week and blessed Easter from Fr Chad Arnold, Fr. Drew Hoffman and Fr. Garrett Burns. This mini-episode provides a musical chant from Evening Prayer Easter Sunday from the… Read More

It’s Holy Week!  After discussing some of their favorite memories from the Easter Triduum, the priests turn to talk about their experiences at ordinations, priest funerals, seminary visits, and retreats.

Another member of the Burns family steps into the podcast studio.  For long-time listeners, we finally hear Fr. Devin’s side of the story of telling his parents he was leaving… Read More

What was Fulton Sheen’s experience right before entering seminary? The priests read a section from Sheen’s masterful work, Treasures in Clay, and discuss how it challenges them. Plus it gets… Read More

This week, one of the three newest priests of the diocese joins us to discuss his first year of priesthood and red-headed saints (spoiler alert–we don’t know any).

Is this a sign I should join the seminary?  Is this a sign I should stay where I am?  What about this sign?  Is everything a sign!? There is a… Read More