Catholic-Link Podcast

The podcast formerly known as Catholic Bytes. A podcast for busy Catholics. A mix of short, informative episodes, long form interviews, and interesting historical episodes. Wherever you are in your faith, we have content for you!

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the recent comment of Pope Francis that says that all religions are pathways to God. Some people were upset at this comment, but fail to recognize the tradition of the Catholic Church in this...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Homilies with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss some of their thoughts about homilies at Mass and how we are to respond to them. They first offer advice to priests and deacons. When writing a homily, a priest or deacon should keep in mind...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Eucharistic Visits with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss short visits to the Eucharist in our routine. Some people may struggle to do a Holy Hour. This sometimes feels daunting and unattainable. However, Fr. Rob and Fr. George encourage us to make...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Veils: Should Women Wear Them in Church?

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the use of veils in Church. Many are familiar with the veils that some women wear during Mass. Fr. Rob points out that it is more popular in his parish recently. He, then, infers that it is a...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Mary and Her Role in Our Faith with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss Mary's proper role in the Catholic Faith and our faith lives. It seems like the median between two extremes comes up again here. In order for us to come to Christ through Mary's intercession,...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Traditional Catholic Liturgy with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss what our proper attitude towards tradition and traditional liturgies should be. The Traditional Latin Mass and other traditional liturgies are strikingly beautiful. However, there is a danger...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Olympics Injustice: How to Rightly Respond w/ Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Olympics Opening Ceremony that depicted the Last Supper in a blasphemous way. Fr. George and Fr. Rob explore ways that we can respond to when an injustice occurs. Find the median between...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

God’s Justice in the Psalms with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss how and why some of the Psalms ask God to enact God's justice on his enemies. They explain how the Psalms are prayers. In some of these Psalms, the Psalmist asks God to enact his justice on...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Assumption of Mary with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Assumption of Mary as a foreshadowing of our resurrection. They discuss how the Assumption defined and why. Next, they reflect that the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven,...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Eucharistic Congress with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George share their experiences from the Eucharistic Congress. Father George attended and reflects on some of the formative encounters and joys of the event. Fr. Rob shares an insightful reflection from a...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob, Fr. George, and Fr. Michael Niemczak discusses Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. They emphasize how Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati lived a seemingly ordinary life, but did everything God put in his life and made it holy....

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Baseball, Tradition, and Faith: A Throwback

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Conrad talks about all things baseball as related to the Faith with special guest, Ed Condon, D.C. Bureau Chief for Catholic News Agency. Baseball is the National Pass Time, where people go to engage in leisure in the...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Brown Scapular with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob discusses the devotion of the Brown Scapular. Our Lady appeared to St. Simon Stock and gave him the brown scapular. She promised that no one who wore it would suffer eternal fire. Fr. Rob discusses how one can live...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Encouraging Our Priests with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the need to encourage our priests. They also discuss how to approach a parish priest about difficult or confusing situations in the parish. They offer a reminder that priests studied the...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Immaculate Heart Of Mary With Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Immaculate Heart of Mary. They reflected on the scripture passages where Mary's heart referenced. Mary pondered the mysteries of Christ's infancy in her heart. Simeon prophesized that a...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Demons with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George share consoling information about the Devil and demons. They share that demons cannot read your mind and they cannot read your soul. The Devil's and the demons' goal is to make one dislike God. All...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Sacred Heart of Jesus and Jansenism with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. And how it combats the heresy of Jansenism. Jansenism began in the early 17th century and emphasizes our sinfulness and imperfection over the free...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Modesty as the Median Between Two Extremes with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss modesty as a understanding of the median and of time and place. Modesty is a virtue which means that modesty involves finding the median between two extremes. Modesty also encompasses many...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Scriptural Prayer with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss how one can pray with Scripture. Fr. Rob shares the Benedictine method, commonly known as Lectio Divina for scriptural prayer. Lectio Divina is Latin for Divine Reading. In Lectio Divina, one...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Holy Spirit in Scripture with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the role the Holy Spirit plays in the Sacraments. More specifically, Fr. Rob focuses on the role of the Spirit in Scripture readings during the Sacraments. They emphasize the impact having a...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Pentecost with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the Solemnity of Pentecost. The gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost gave the Apostles and other disciples new courage. Famously, all the Jews from around the known world understood the...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Christian TikTok with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast. Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss thoughts about Christian TikTok and social media at large. Fr. Rob recovered from COVID and spent a lot of time on TikTok and he shares some of what he found. He encourages social media users...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Holy Spirit in Salvation with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob and Fr. George discuss the role of the Holy Spirit within the economy of salvation. As Pentecost approaches, it is important to address this person of the Trinity's role in salvation. Fr. Rob and Fr. George...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Pentecost with Fr. Rob: A Throwback

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob discusses the feast of Pentecost. Fr. Rob identifies how Pentecost is the only Jewish feast that is on the Catholic Liturgical Year Calendar. Listen to the previous episode where Fr. Rob discussed a way to meditate...

Are All Religions Pathways to God? with Fr. Rob

Book of Revelation with Fr. Rob

In this episode of the Catholic Link podcast, Fr. Rob discusses a way to meditate on the Book of Revelation. Some people read Revelation and try to map world history or current events onto what they read. Fr. Rob proposes another meditation of the book. He suggests...

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