Guest: Fr. Caleb Kuestersteffen
about four o'clock
Fr. Caleb Kuestersteffen joins us today to talk about memories from both the first years of the House of Formation and his experience working in radio and TV before getting into some tangents about the meaning of his name. Then we jump into his vocation story and the series of small assents that led him to the total "yes" of ordination.
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Guest: Fr. Nic Jurgensmeyer
about four o'clock
Fr. Nic Jurgensmeyer joins us today to share more than you ever wanted to know about mushroom farms and to explain how to properly pronounce his hometown of Miami, OK. Finally he gives his vocation story and talks about his experience of switching dioceses, discerning in and out of seminary, and ultimately finding great joy in life as a priest.
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Guest: Fr. Donald Rank, OFM Cap.
about four o'clock
It is great to be joined today by a religious priest serving right here in Wichita: Fr. Donald Rank, a Capuchin Franciscan Friar. We talk a bit about who the Capuchins are and what they are up to around Wichita. Finally, we hear how Fr. Donald went from a child convert to Catholicism to college golfer and FOCUS missionary before the seeds planted by experience with a skateboarding friar bloomed into his Franciscan vocation.
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Guest: Fr. Joseph Mick
about four o'clock
Welcome to one of the newbies! Fr. Joseph Mick joins us to discuss his first year of priesthood, his interest in geography, and his struggles with international travel before sharing how a Polish priest's wine-induced musings opened him to pursue the seminary and his priestly vocation.
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Marriage Prep
about four o'clock
Love is in the air as we talk about our most memorable experiences with weddings and then discuss different methods and hot takes we have developed in working with couples in preparation for the sacrament of marriage.
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Guest: Scott Carter on Fr. Emil Kapaun
about four o'clock
Today we are joined by Scott Carter, the Coordinator of the Father Kapaun Guild. He shares with us his experience of seminary before discerning a call to marriage, the state of Fr. Kapaun's cause for canonization, and his sense of Fr. Kapaun's vocation story. Be sure to listen to the end for an invitation to a special pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Korea in 2027, which includes visits to sites from Fr. Kapaun's life and ministry.
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Guest: Fr. Marco De Loera
about four o'clock
Fr. Marco De Loera joins us today to talk about growing up in Mexico, his love for cooking, and ultimately how Our Lady of Guadalupe interceded to lead him to his vocation as a priest.
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In Memoriam: Brian Bergkamp
about four o'clock
Today Deacon Peter Bergkamp joins us to talk about his brother Brian, who 10 years ago was a seminarian nearing ordination when he died while saving another's life in a tragic accident on the Arkansas River. We share what we remember of him, the days surrounding his passing, and the impact his example of life and death continues to have on us today.
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Guest: Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P., Part 2
about four o'clock
Enjoy the rest of Fr. Raymund's vocation story, including about how it all (possibly) started at West Acres bowling alley.
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Guest: Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P., Part 1
about four o'clock
Today we welcome in Fr. Raymund Snyder, O.P. to hear about his experience studying and now teaching in Rome and game days as a member of the Notre Dame marching band. Finally, he gives big time Dominican energy as he specifies and explains the beginnings of his vocation story as he grew up in Wichita. Tune in next week to hear the rest.
info_outlineFr. Andy Hammeke, the vocations director for the diocese of Salina, joins us to reminisce about sports memories from seminary and then shares his vocation story and how the Lord led him from the mostly typical life of a college athlete to the priesthood.