Bishop and The Vicars

Season 3 Ep 3 - Our Father Who Art in Heaven: What are we praying when we pray the Lord's Prayer?

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0700

Bishop Daly is joined by the three vicars as they examine the most universal of Christian prayers, the Lord’s Prayer. Recently, Pope Francis and others have questioned the best way to translate the final lines, “lead us not into temptation.” Bishop Daly and the vicars share their thoughts and discuss how the Our Father has shaped Christian prayer over the centuries.

Join Bishop Thomas Daly, Fr. Darrin Connall (Vicar General), Fr. Brian Mee (Vicar for Finance), and Fr. Pat Kerst (Vicar for Priests) as they talk about faith, life, and challenging issues of the day; always keeping in mind the joy our faith inspires.

Music: Pedro Versus the World - Jingle Punks https://youtu.be/84eq146KLU8

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio

Season 3 Ep. 2 - Teaching Transcendentally: Catholic Education and Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:34:31 -0700

Bishop Daly sits down with the vicars to discuss Catholic education, one of the largest ministries of the Church. But what is Catholic education about and how does it fit into our spirituality? As pastors of parish schools, the vicars share experiences from their youth and from today of how the search for truth, goodness, and beauty permeate teaching and learning in our Catholic schools.

Music: Pedro Versus the World - Jingle Punks https://youtu.be/84eq146KLU8

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio

Season 3 Ep 1 Credo in unum Deum: What do we believe?

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:14:26 -0700

Bishop Daly and the vicars are back for the New Year. Before the liturgical season of Christmas finishes out, our hosts tackle the creed. We say the Nicene Creed at most Sunday Masses; where did it come from, and why is such a statement of faith created by a council over 1500 years ago still used? Bishop and Vicars dive in as they continue a series on the parts of the Mass.

Music: Pedro Versus the World - Jingle Punks https://youtu.be/84eq146KLU8

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio

Season 2 Ep 19 "Challenges Working on Campus" Campus Ministry Part 2

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 06:55:00 -0700

Bishop Daly is without the vicars this week. Joining him are the campus ministers at WSU, EWU and Whitworth University. Fr. Lucas Tomson is the pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center at Washington State University. Fr. Paul Heric is the Director of the Eastern Washington University Newman Center, and Fr. David Kruse is the chaplain to the Catholic student organization at Whitworth University.

Bishop and the college chaplains discuss the challenges of working on campus. From the rise of anxiety to the loneliness that many college students face, and even the moral issues of the day make campus ministry and unique challenge and a great opportunity.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 18 - Behold Your Mother

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:46:58 -0700

Bishop Daly and the vicars return for a special episode for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a great feast we celebrate during Advent. But what exactly is the Immaculate Conception and why should we care about it? Marian devotion is close to the heart for Catholics. It is particularly important in the Diocese of Spokane given that Our Lady of Lourdes is our patroness and more than 20 parishes and missions are named in Mary's honor. Listen in for the answers and interesting discussion.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 17 Campus Ministry Part 1

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:24:48 -0700

These three Catholic priests and Bishop Daly discuss evangelization on campus, how FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) works, and the unique challenges of the three campuses.

Season 2 Ep 16 - USCCB Meeting

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:49:19 -0700

Bishop Daly, recently returned from the USCCB, shares about the most recent Bishop Conference general assembly. The disappointment that more was not be done and the hope for continued action on the crisis.

Beyond the evil of the abuse crisis Bishop and the Vicars take a look at the wider crisis in the church and the world: individualism, the lack of authentic friendship, and the sexualization of so much of our culture. Good friendships among men are joked about as "bromances," many don't know how to live friendships beyond the use they get out of the relationship and how such an individualistic culture is part of the roots of this present crisis in the Church. While there is no golden age for human relationships, is the way we view our fellow human beings part of the problem?

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 15 - Civility and Public Discourse

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 06:00:00 -0700

Story after story fill the opinion pages about the heated rhetoric present in our modern culture. How it may be fueling violence, the polarization of politics, even threatening the joy of family gatherings. Bishop and Vicars discuss civility and the need to recognize the human dignity the people with whom we engage in debate and discussion. Also addressed is the idea of the sacred, places and situation -- not necessarily religious in nature -- that are set apart as special.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 14 - Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:56:37 -0700

The vicars are all back in the studio and ready to discuss the Synod; just what exactly is a synod? How is it different than a council and why is this synod on "the Youths?"

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 13 - Intercessory Prayer, the Battle of Lepanto, and Our Lady of Victory

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:19:18 -0700

The summer hiatus is over and the Vicars are back to discuss the intercessory prayer, the feast of Our Lady of Victory and the Battle of Lepanto.

G.K. Chesterton's Poem Lepanto, about the battle of Lepanto, can be found here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47917/lepanto

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 12 - Two Wings, Faith and Reason with Dr. Doug Kries

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 16:08:26 -0700

During the vicars' summer break, Bishop Daly is inviting guests on the show to discuss important matters in the life of the church. This episode Bishop Daly welcomes Dr. Doug Kries of Gonzaga Univerity's Philosophy Department.

Dr. Kries is the author of several books the most recent he co-authored with a fellow Gonzaga professor, Brian Clayton, entitled Two Wing: Integrating Faith and Reason.

https://www.amazon.com/Two-Wings-Integrating-Faith-Reason/dp/1621641953/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536361477&sr=8-1&keywords=two+wings

Also discussed in an upcoming lecture series with Archbishop Charles J Chaput and Robert Royal on the 20th Anniversary of the publication of the papal encyclical Fides Et Ratio. More information can be found here:

https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/events/2018/9/13/faith-and-reason-institute-lectures-robert-royal

https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/events/2018/9/14/faith-and-reason-institute-lecture-archbishop-charles-j-caput

For more on Dr. Douglas Kries visit his website: www.douglaskries.com

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 11 - The Ministry of Exorcism

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:39:27 -0700

During the vicars' summer break, Bishop Daly is inviting guests on the show to discuss important matters in the life of the church. This episode Bishop Daly, with the help of guest co-host Hilary Hammett, sits down again with an old friend from San Jose, Father Gary Thomas.

Fr. Thomas is a priest of the diocese of San Jose, as well as the exorcist for the Diocese of San Jose. He consults with other dioceses on the topic of exorcism and received his training as an exorcist in Rome. While in Rome studying Fr. Thomas met a journalist, Matt Baglio, who asked Fr. Thomas if he could write a book about his training as an exorcist. That book, The Rite: Making of a Modern Exorcist, was later adapted into a movie, The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins.

Fr. Thomas also appeared on two episodes of the Bishop and the Vicars in the summer of 2017 to speak about exorcism and its role in the church.

https://diocesespokane.podbean.com/e/season-1-ep-11-exorcism-what-does-the-church-teach-an-interview-with-fr-gary-thomas-part-1/

https://diocesespokane.podbean.com/e/season-1-ep-11-part-2-%E2%80%94-exorcism-what-does-the-church-teach-an-interview-with-fr-gary-thomas/

Father Gary Thomas has spoken on Exorcism, Deliverance, and the Healing Ministry of Christ to many audiences, a few excellent videos can be found below.

Fighting Temptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJxfeEUfVK4

Talk at Colorado State University on Exorcism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIKxf-RYzP0

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Season 2 Ep 10 - Women and the Church

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:29:18 -0700

This week 'Bishop and the Vicars' is without the Vicars; instead, Bishop Daly speaks with a panel of guests, Hillary Hammett, Stephanie Hammett, Charlotte Oliva, Laura Oliva and Sister Mary Eucharista, SMMC, about the #MeToo movement, the role of women in society and the church, and the importance of complementarity between men and women.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 9 Vocations

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:25:06 -0700

This week 'Bishop and the Vicars' is without the Vicars; instead, Bishop Daly spoke with Fr. Daniel Barnett, vocations director of the Diocese of Spokane, about discerning a vocation and supporting young people who are discerning where God may be calling them.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 8 - Crusades, pilgrimage, and war

Mon, 14 May 2018 11:08:19 -0700

This week Bishop and Vicars take a look at the Crusades. Often the Crusades are seen as a war of imperialism, but historical research shows us otherwise. Bishop and the Vicars discuss why the crusades were called, why people went on a crusade and why it matters to us in the 21st century.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Ep 7 Chivalry is not dead

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:35:27 -0700

This week on the Bishop and Vicars, the idea of virtue and men's spirituality is on the table. From calls for a "new knighthood of holy virtue" at the recent Pheonix, Arizona men's conference, to the rise in popularity of Jordan Peterson the question of what it means to be a man in the 21st century is a pressing topic. Bishop and the Vicars take up the idea of how, as Catholic Christian men, we could and should pursue a life of Christian virtue and holiness.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

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Archbishop Chaput speaks to Pheonix Men's conference on Knighthood and Virtue

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/archbishop-chaput-encourages-new-knighthood-of-holy-virtue

Matthew Smitz from First Things Magazine on "Jordan Peterson, Unlikely Guru"

https://www.firstthings.com/article/2018/04/jordan-peterson-unlikely-guru

Season 2 Ep 6 - Long Shall you Live Part 2 - Interview with local author Marja Henderson

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:02:55 -0700

This episode Bishop Daly welcomes back to the show local author Marja Henderson. Marja has recently published a book entitled Long Shall You Live.

"Long Shall You Live is a memoir following the lives of a young couple, Mienus and Suze, during the Nazi occupation of Holland during WWII. It traces Mienus’ involvement in the Dutch resistance in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam as a young patriot, and his subsequent struggle to survive the horrors of Buchenwald concentration camp. This story shares the love and the faith of these first-generation survivors following their liberation, and the challenges they faced immigrating to the United States. The book continues with the personal story of the author’s life as a second-generation survivor, and the fulfillment of the commitment she made to her parents “never to forget and never let it happen again.'"

-- From longshallyoulive.com

Long Shall you Live is also available on Amazon.

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Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Episode 5 - Human Dignity

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 11:05:46 -0700

This week on the Bishop and Vicars, the idea of human dignity is our topic of discussion. In our society today our understanding of anthropology has been increasingly unmoored from objective standards. The human person is whatever he or she wants to be. As Father Connall pointed out in our last episode the quote from Supreme Court's 1993 decision in Planned Parenthood vs. Casey "At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life," is a sort of modern "non serviam." The defiant cry of Satan to God, "I will not serve." Opposed to this relativistic understanding of the human person is the Catholic concept of human dignity. In light of so many school shootings and the increasing division in our own society we need the revolutionary understanding of the human person that is brought to light by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

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Below are some of the mentioned articles and St. John Paul's encyclical, Evangelium Vitae.

Peggy Noonan's Wall Stree Journal Article

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-parkland-massacre-and-the-air-we-breathe-1518739880

Archbishop Chaput's Lecture from Villanova

http://www.catholicworldreport.com/2018/02/22/things-to-come-faith-state-and-society-in-a-new-world/

St. John Paul the Great's Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)

http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html

Season 2 Episode 4 - Catholic Literature

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:22:32 -0700

"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed." G.K. Chesterton

This episode the Bishop and the Vicars wade into the vast world of Catholic literature. They share some of their favorite authors and books, touching on classics like Dante and Chesterton and looking to some contemporary authors.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Episode 3 - Ash Wednesday and Lent

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:35:31 -0700

Its a contest of Hallmark vs the Church this Ash Wednesday, as Valentine's Day falls on Ash Wednesday. As the Bishop and the Vicars note Ash Wednesday is in many ways a celebration of love and forgiveness. We can turn towards one another and offer both contrition and forgiveness in this Lenten season. While we must abstain from meat and fast this February 14th; Ash Wednesday and the love we celebrate on Valentines are not opposed. Ash Wednesday and Lent invites us to go deeper into the meaning of love; to the eternal Love of God, and to the Ressurection of Christ at Easter.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Episode 2 Catholic Schools Week

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:44:27 -0700

In the midst of Catholic Schools Week Bishop Daly and the Vicars reminisce on their school days and share the meaning and value of Catholic Schools in today's church.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 2 Episode 1 - Fatherhood

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 15:15:45 -0700

Welcome back for Season 2!

After some technical difficulties with the Christmas episodes, the Bishop and Vicars are back. To begin the new year the topic of fatherhood was chosen. What makes a good father? How do fathers (both spiritual and biological) embrace their vocation to show the love of The Father to those in their care?

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Episode 22 Advent part 2

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:29:23 -0700

Bishop Daly and the Vicars discus Advent, as the Church begins to prepare for Christmas and the coming of Christ.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 21 Advent

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:56:23 -0700

Bishop Daly and the Vicars discus Advent, as the Church begins to prepare for Christmas and the coming of Christ.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 20 Faithful Departed

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:03:50 -0700

Bishop Daly and the Vicars discuss the faithful departed, purgatory and our remembrance of the dead in the month of November.

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 19 - Long Shall you Live - Interview with local author Marja Henderson

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:22:35 -0700

This episode Bishop Daly welcomes to the show local author Marja Henderson. Marja has recently published a book entitled Long Shall You Live.

-- From longshallyoulive.com

Long Shall you Live is also available on Amazon.

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Season 1 Ep 18 All Saints

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:46:17 -0700

Join Bishop Daly and the Vicars as they discuss the Saints. On the Feast of All Saints, the Church commemorates those who have gone before us in the life of faith and who now intercede for us in Heaven.

Also featured in this episode are some biographical background on the Vicars, some might suppose that these are "alternative facts."

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 17 Faith and Reason

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:33:21 -0700

Join Bishop Daly and the Vicars as they discuss the relationship between faith and reason. Our Catholic Faith is not grounded both in faith and reason which reinforce one another as we live out our faith. St. John Paul II wrote an encyclical letter in 1998 entitled Fides et Ratio, Faith and Reson which stressed their mutual importance to the Christian life.

"Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves" Fides Et Ratio

Also heard on AM 970 & FM 106.1 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 16 Tragedy and Healing

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:10:53 -0700

In light of the recent tragedy in our own community with the school shooting in Freeman, Bishop Daly and two of the Vicars discuss how tragedy impacts us, how we should respond as Catholics, how they have dealt with tragedies as pastors and finally how we find healing in the hope of the Resurrection.

Also heard on AM 970 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 15 Christian Hope

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:02:45 -0700

Bishop Daly and the Vicars discuss the concept of Christian hope. Focusing on the idea that hope differs from an unrealistic optimism, and how we as Christians can understand and live out the theological virtue of hope.

Also heard on AM 970 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 14 Evangelization, How To?

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 06:45:00 -0700

Bishop Daly and the Vicars continue their discussion on Evangelization. How can Catholics practically begin to evangelize, how do we put ourselves out there? Also under discussion the Convocation of Catholic Leaders that happened in Orlando, Mormon Missionaries, Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), things that identify us as Catholic, social media for evangelization and much more. Our Lady, star of evangelization, pray for us.

Also heard on AM 970 Sacred Heart Radio.

Season 1 Ep 13 - Evangelization

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:36:19 -0700

Evangelization can often be a bit of a dirty word for Catholics. We so often hear the supposed quote of St. Francis of Assisi: "Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words." But Catholics are called by our baptism to go and make disciples of the whole world. Join Bishop and the Vicars as they discuss the need for Catholics to embrace their baptismal call to evangelize, and what evangelization looks like in the Catholic context.

Season 1 Ep 11 Part 2 — Exorcism, what does the Church teach? An interview with Fr. Gary Thomas

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:00:00 -0700

Summer vacation is here! At least for the Vicars, while they are away Bishop Daly welcomes to the show a friend from the Diocese of San Jose, Father Gary Thomas.

Fr. Thomas is the official exorcist of the Diocese of San Jose, he has served in that role since 2005 after being sent to Rome by the Bishop of San Jose to attend classes on the Rite of Exorcism. While in Rome studying Fr. Thomas met a journalist, Matt Baglio, who asked Fr. Thomas if he could write a book about his training as an exorcist. That book, The Rite: Making of a Modern Exorcist, was later adapted into a movie, The Rite, staring Anthony Hopkins.

Fr. Thomas shares his experience with Bishop Daly, as well as the history and theology of exorcism.

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Season 1 Ep 11 Part 1 -- Exorcism, what does the Church teach? An interview with Fr. Gary Thomas

Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:30:47 -0700

Summer vacation is here! At least for the Vicars, while they are away Bishop Daly welcomes to the show a friend from the Diocese of San Jose, Father Gary Thomas.

Fr. Thomas shares his experience with Bishop Daly, as well as the history and theology of exorcism. Stay tuned for part 2 of this special episode, which will be avaliable the week of July 23.

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Season 1 Ep 10 The Problem of Evil

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:47:32 -0700

A question often asked of Christians is if there is an all-powerful loving God, then how can there also be evil? How can we understand sin, evil and suffering in the light of our faith?

Season 1 Episode 09 The Source and Summit of the Christian Life

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:30:00 -0700

The Second Vatican Council called the Eucharist the source and summit of the Christian Life. This week the Bishop and the Vicars discuss the Eucharist and the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi.

Season 1 Ep 08 Do Catholics read the Bible?

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:37:32 -0700

If you share something you love about your Catholic faith with a friend or colleague who is protestant, one might often here "where is THAT in the Bible? As Catholics we are often left stammering feeling inadequate to respond. In this episode Bishop and the Vicars discus the Catholic understanding of the Bible, its importance to our faith and how most Catholics know the Bible better than they think they do.

Season 1 Ep 07 "At the Lake..." can our vacation and leisure be a time to give glory to God?

Thu, 25 May 2017 12:58:14 -0700

"At the Lake..." can our vacation and leisure be a time to give glory to God? As Memorial Day and the summer vacation season approaches Bishop and the Vicars talk about vacation and the spiritual life.

Season 1 Ep 06 Marriage

Fri, 19 May 2017 10:07:58 -0700

As we enter into the wedding season Bishop Daly and the Vicars share their thoughts on the sacrament of marrriage and the practical realities of weddings.

Season 1 Ep 05 Mary and her role in the lives of Catholics

Tue, 16 May 2017 09:01:14 -0700

Bishop and the Vicars share their personal devotions to Mary and why Catholics give honor to the Mother of God.

Season 1 Ep 04 Easter and the Resurrection

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 15:01:29 -0700

Bishop and the Vicars discuss the moving liturgies of the Easter weekend and the profound reality of the resurrection.

Season 1 Ep 03 Holy Week

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:11:36 -0700

Bishop and the Vicars discuss the unique liturgies and devotions of Holy Week as we prepare for the great feast of Easter.

Season 1 Ep 02 Lent, is there more to this season than Fish Sandwiches?

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:58:54 -0700

Bishop and the Vicars discuss the oppritunities for spiritual growth during this Holy Season of Lent. Fasting, Pennance, Almsgiving are the traditional practices; how can we live them out today?

Season 1 Ep 01 Getting to Know the Hosts

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:38:35 -0700

Bishop and the Vicars of the Diocese of Spokane share their stories and introduce the new format of the radio show.