About4 Podcast

Isn’t stepping into seminary enough of a sacrifice?  The three priests look at how a willingness to sacrifice is necessary to keep discerning once in seminary.  Often times the sacrifices… Read More

We are back to our normally recorded episodes.  This week the priests walk through some common details of a typical day in seminary.

The finale of our live recording at the Midwest Catholic Family Conference.  We started the recording with a priest guest and we will end with a priest guest. Next week,… Read More

We continue with our ‘live’ recording from the Midwest Catholic Family Conference.  Who will show up on this part of the episode?  Current seminarians, former seminarians, and maybe some future… Read More

  This episode was recorded “live” at the Midwest Catholic Family Conference.  It was a lot of fun and drew a nice crowd, though it may not be our best… Read More

This week the three priests try Lectio Divina with Matthew 19:16-22, the story of the Rich Young Man. Enjoy.

The three priests have spoken often of their difficulties in seminary, which led one listener to ask, ‘Why did you stay in?’  As the new school year begins to start,… Read More

A more somber episode.  The reality of the abuse scandal cannot, nor should it be ignored when discussing the possibility of discerning the priesthood. In this week’s edition, the three… Read More

What are you enthusiastic about?  Not just what do you want to do, but what gives you life, animates your interior, and causes your heart to surge?  Being able to… Read More

A listener writes: “Diocesan priests all live so differently from one another!  They seem to all have very different spiritualities, different gifts, and different talents which seem to shape the… Read More

A call to the priesthood or religious life is a call to serve others.  One of the ways we can tune ourselves to that discernment is getting out of our… Read More

Summer is here.  Time for ice cream, saints, and sanctifying the ordinary parts of life.  The time for growing in holiness is not in the past or in the future,… Read More