Please turn JavaScript on
Find more feeds
Catholic Stuff You Should Know icon

Catholic Stuff You Should Know

Want to stay in touch with the latest updates from Catholic Stuff You Should Know? That's easy! Just subscribe clicking the Follow button below, choose topics or keywords for filtering if you want to, and we send the news to your inbox, to your phone via push notifications or we put them on your personal page here on follow.it.

Reading your RSS feed has never been easier!

Website title: Pinecast

Is this your feed? Claim it!

Publisher:  Unclaimed!
Message frequency:  0.14 / day

Message History

A Catholic Stuff Announcement You Should Know

Almost as exciting as Fr. Jacob's attempt at blond hair which turned out leprechaun orange, Fr. Jacob welcomes guest host Fr. CJ Mast for a Catholic Stuff You Should Know Announcement!


Read full story
Loss, Grief, Hope and Joy

Fr. Jacob, Fr. John, and Fr. Sean gather while they are at summer conference and they share stories in memory of the life and death of both Fr. Jacob's mother, Mary Machado, and their priest brother Msgr. Ken Leone. They discuss loss and grief in light of hope and joy, holding in memory lives well lived and deaths well faced.


Read full story
Patron Saints
Why does the Church encourage us to have a patron saint? In this episode, Frs. Sean and Jacob explore the meaning of patronage in the communion of saints. The saints are living members of Christ’s Body who intercede for us, accompany us, and model the many ways holiness can be lived. The conversation reflects on why particular saints seem to “choose us,” how patron saints help s...

Read full story
De Sales, de Chantal and the Col de la Croix de Fer

As the final installment of Fr. John's cycling-French saint pairings, this week's podcast explores the charisms of one of the great friendships of Church history - St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Centered on the shared life in Annecy and the foundation of the Visitation religious community, Fr. John and Fr. Sean unpack some of the seminal insights of St....


Read full story
Sacraments, Sacramentals, and Relics
Why does God use material things to communicate His grace? In this week’s episode, Frs. John and Sean explore the Catholic understanding of sacraments, sacramentals, and relics. What makes a sacrament different from a sacramental? Why does the Church bless everything from homes to rosaries? And why do Catholics venerate the relics of the saints? Along the way, they discuss why m...

Read full story