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A podcast for anyone discerning a vocation to the Catholic priesthood. One’s vocation from God is a deeply personal adventure. Yet frequently there are common threads that run through the Lord’s calling. Three Catholic priests sit down to discuss the familiar questions that come along with discernment while also sharing the joys and challenges of their own priestly adventure with God. We’re here to answer questions, share our priesthood, and grow in openness to God’s will.

Totus Tuus with Mark and Mary Ellen Arnold 08/25/2025

Totus Tuus with Mark and Mary Ellen Arnold Today we are joined by Mark and Mary Ellen Arnold, the Coordinators for Totus Tuus in the diocese. In between shenanigans between Fr. Chad and Mark, we share memorable stories from our time with Totus Tuus, discuss how it promotes the diocesan culture of vocations, and learn about the term "heart sparkle." /episode/index/show/about4/id/37892310

Bishop Kemme on Grief as a Priest 08/18/2025

Bishop Kemme on Grief as a Priest We welcome back Bishop Carl Kemme to share the most unique and memorable places we have celebrated the Holy Mass. Then we transition into a more somber tone to discuss the unique aspects of grief and mourning as priests, and Bishop shares his experience of the recent loss of his own mother. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37805165

Bishop Kemme on Vocational Culture 08/11/2025

Bishop Kemme on Vocational Culture We are excited to welcome back our local shepherd, Bishop Carl Kemme. We chat about a few highlights from the summer for each of us before discussing a Vatican recognition for the diocese and our sense of what makes the culture of vocations unique in Wichita. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37748435

Nazareth Style Living 08/04/2025

Nazareth Style Living In the closest thing you'll get to hear us giving interior design advice, we share our theories on what it takes to make a home (ie. just how many TVs does Fr. Drew need?) before speaking about the home at Nazareth as a model for seminary formation. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37641345

Guest: Fr. Jerome Spexarth 07/28/2025

Guest: Fr. Jerome Spexarth Fr. Jerome Spexarth joins us today to talk about his varied experiences in priestly life before sharing with us how he got the confidence to enter seminary when he literally saw writing on the wall. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37379630

Guest: Sr. Sophia Grace, TOR 07/21/2025

Guest: Sr. Sophia Grace, TOR Today we welcome in Sr. Sophia Grace to hear her explanation of possibly the longest religious community name ever. She then shares the story of how Jesus' persistent voice led her from life as a storm chaser through the inconsistencies of discernment to life as a religious sister. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37353270

Guest: Fr. Matthew Cooke 07/14/2025

Guest: Fr. Matthew Cooke Fr. Matthew Cooke joins the studio to share great memories from the first days of the House of Formation before sharing how the Lord led both he and his parents to embrace his call to the priesthood. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37277620

Relationship, Identity, Mission 07/07/2025

Relationship, Identity, Mission To start the priests discuss their picks for their ideal Drive-In Summer Movie Triple Feature. Let us know which one you'd watch. Then, we discuss a paradigm known as R-I-M that helps us to live out our vocations with the correct grounding in our life of prayer. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37273470

Guest: Fr. Todd Shepherd 06/30/2025

Guest: Fr. Todd Shepherd Today we take over Fr. Todd Shepherd's office so that you'd have the chance to hear about his least favorite liturgical hymn, his white tux at senior prom, and finally his vocation story. Enjoy. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37138115

Guest: Fr. Chris Rumback 06/23/2025

Guest: Fr. Chris Rumback Fr. Chris Rumback joins us today to share how God led him to his vocation through surprising ways, from moments of playing Guns N' Roses with his buddies to being grounded for months by his parents. /episode/index/show/about4/id/37045990

Guest: Fr. Joe Tatro 06/16/2025

Guest: Fr. Joe Tatro Today we sit down with Fr. Joe Tatro to discuss his pickleball skills and his training as a mental health professional and how that impacts his ministry as a priest. Finally he shares his vocation story, which might hold the record for shortest amount of time between his decision to enter to arrival at the seminary. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36760330

Sr. Bernadette Rose, LSP 06/09/2025

Sr. Bernadette Rose, LSP Sr. Bernadette Rose of the Little Sisters of the Poor joins us today to share about St. Jeanne Jugan and the founding of her community, the time she met Pope Francis, and the story of her own personal call to give her life as a bride of Christ dedicated to the care and service of the elderly poor. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36691445

Forming Kings 06/02/2025

Forming Kings We go a bit unconventional today and begin with a fierce debate as we draft our favorite kings ever. We conclude by discussing ways we seek to form future priests into "kings" who can be strong leaders who establish culture and unite groups under the mission of Christ and their parish. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36646085

Guest: Fr. Andrew Walsh 05/26/2025

Guest: Fr. Andrew Walsh Fr. Andrew Walsh joins the podcast to defend himself against accusations of grumpiness and to explain his love for both St. Alphonsus Liguori and disc golf before sharing his vocation story. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36569390

Guest: Fr. Michael Kerschen 05/19/2025

Guest: Fr. Michael Kerschen Today Fr. Michael Kerschen joins us to discuss the joys of non-monetary gambling, Fr. Garett's poor medical recommendations, and devastating seminary basketball losses that never go away. We eventually get to his vocation story in which the Lord used a difficult break up to lead him to seminary and ultimately an invitation to freely choose to unite to Jesus as His priest. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36487230

Guest: Fr. Luke Downing 05/12/2025

Guest: Fr. Luke Downing Today we've got Fr. Luke Downing in the studio to talk with us about learning to fly planes, his love for both golf and French cooking before sharing his vocational journey through seminary, in and out of the monastery, and now as a priest of Jesus Christ. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36376440

The Papal Conclave 05/05/2025

The Papal Conclave A special episode today as we join the universal Church in prayer for the Papal Conclave. We seek to shed a little light on the process of electing a new pope and how we can all strike the balance of enjoying the moment with understanding informed by faith, zeal for souls and free of anxiety. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36396570

Being Poor with the Poor 04/28/2025

Being Poor with the Poor Today we began by chatting about what we were up to this past spring break before getting into our observations about a ministry called Christ in the City, which helped to illuminate why it is so important for every Christian disciple, seminarian and priest to have experiences serving and loving the poor. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36282755

Guest: Fr. Kyle Dugan 04/21/2025

Guest: Fr. Kyle Dugan Today we are joined by Fr. Kyle Dugan. Listen in to enjoy mostly true stories of memories from high school with Fr. Drew and Fr. Garett, a fierce debate over golf push carts, and the story of one of the quickest discernments into seminary we've heard from any priest. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36103140

Guest: Fr. Hien Nguyen 04/14/2025

Guest: Fr. Hien Nguyen Join us for a wild ride with the one and only Fr. Hien Nguyen as he shares about how he escaped Vietnam as a child, made his way through seminary despite little formal education or English training, and now lives a life full of joy as a priest. /episode/index/show/about4/id/36060760

Guest: Fr. James Schibi 04/07/2025

Guest: Fr. James Schibi Fr. James Schibi joins us today to talk about growing up in a large family and founding a Fourth of July baseball classic, his love for nicknames, and his experience as a substitute teacher. He then shares how the Lord called this good ol' boy to be His good ol' priest. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35996700

Lectio John 21 03/31/2025

Lectio John 21 We begin by recapping this year's seminary basketball tournament and deciding whether or not Fr. Garett is the right coach for the future of the St. Joseph Joey's basketball program. Then we share our reflections on a powerful passage from the Gospel of John recounting the Risen Lord's appearance to the disciples on the shore of the sea. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35875215

Guest: Fr. Dan Spexarth 03/24/2025

Guest: Fr. Dan Spexarth It is an honor and a joy to sit down with Fr. Dan Spexarth to hear about how he got his name, what Fr. Chad was like as a 5 year old, and how he led a newly founded parish from no money, no building, and nights in his car to a faith filled community of over 1700 families. Finally he shares with us all how the Lord led him from being the son of a pig farmer to 40 years of priestly love and service. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35771365

Guests: Sisters of Life 03/17/2025

Guests: Sisters of Life Today we are joined by two Sisters of Life: Sr. Maria Laetitia, S.V. and Sr. Lumen Gloriae, S.V. to talk about how the founding of their congregation flowed from a retreat at Dachau and a Help Wanted ad. Then they each share the story of how Jesus led them to their religious vocation as His bride and the call to give their life to protect and enhance the sacredness of every human life. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35696385

Guest: Fr. Rick Kotrba 03/10/2025

Guest: Fr. Rick Kotrba Today we are joined by Fr. Rick Kotrba to hear about his adventures in amateur mechanic work, including building a backyard ice rink and his marriage of two broken down trucks into one mostly functional vehicle. Then he recounts the story of how his vocation evolved and the wisdom he received to quit trying to discern on his own. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35371505

Guest: Mike Wescott 03/03/2025

Guest: Mike Wescott We are excited to welcome in Mike Wescott, the Director of Development and Planned Giving for the Diocese of Wichita. First we discuss Mike's role and experience of fundraising in a Stewardship diocese before playing a game of Seminarian Price is Right. Finally, Mike shares the story of his vocation to marriage, his experience in ministry and the good work the Serra Club does in promoting and fostering vocations. If you are interested in learning more about the Serra Club or supporting either a seminarian burse or the diocesan capital campaign, please contact Mike at [email protected] /episode/index/show/about4/id/35340325

Guest: Fr. Gabriel Greer 02/24/2025

Guest: Fr. Gabriel Greer We are joined by the journeyman priest, Fr. Gabriel Greer, to discuss priest ski trips as well as the infamous seminarian "Fats vs. Skinnies" basketball game. Then Fr. Greer shares how his mother's faith, good priestly witnesses, and the invitation to learn how to pray led him to his priestly vocation. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35193130

Spiritual Direction 02/17/2025

Spiritual Direction Today we begin by creating a safe space in which to process the Chief's recent Super Bowl loss and to share how we watched the Big Game. Then we discuss all things spiritual direction: what is it, who needs it, and what are the benefits and misconceptions around it. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35257785

Guest: Fr. Floyd McKinney 02/10/2025

Guest: Fr. Floyd McKinney Today we are happy to welcome in one of the retired priests of the diocese, Fr. Floyd McKinney, to talk about his wide variety of pastoral experiences and how he got the nickname "Fr. Lazy." Finally he tells the tale of the Lord leading him from life as a poor farm kid to a priest of Jesus Christ. /episode/index/show/about4/id/35162675

Liturgy 02/03/2025

Liturgy We've got a birthday! Fr. Drew's birthday is coming up, so we discuss how we like to celebrate those festive occasions and the difficult question of what gift to get a priest. Then we discuss how to appropriately view and discuss the liturgy as priests and seminarians so as to maintain its primacy in our lives without causing division or a lack of charity. /episode/index/show/about4/id/34904535

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