Catholic-Link Podcast

St. Bruno, Fighting with the Antipope, and the First Crusade. [Player]

It’s not uncommon that people will host their pastor, or another priest/religious friend for dinner. How do you prepare for this event? Is everything spotless and all of the kids are put together? Do they walk into chaos and are asked to help with

A holy monk, a great Benedictine abbot, and an unwilling Pope.

The episode we have all been waiting for! One of the most important people in the history of the Church, Hildebrand becomes pope!

Did you know that gardening can teach us a lot about the Faith? For example, prayer isn’t something I do, but something God does mysteriously within me. And do we really need to mention patience? Patience in the process. Tune in and listen to Fr. R

You can learn a lot about spiritual life by playing an instrument or being part of a band. Join Fr. Rich Miserendino and Fr. Conrad as they talk about how playing the saxophone can be a metaphor for spiritual life.

Another contested election that results in another great reformer.

The Tusculani and Crescenti try to make a comeback and the reform of Papal Elections.

We’ve talked about vocations a few times on this podcast, but this is a new take on the topic – what NOT to say!

The first truly free papal election in a long time leads to another Benedictine Pope.

The reform of the Church continues and the Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire becomes the Pope.

Did you realize you are in the middle of a battle? That’s right, we are talking about the battle of the spiritual life, with some Revelation thrown in.

We have reached 150 popes! Let’s review what the past popes have done in the Church.

St. Peter tells us to be ready to give account for the reasons of hope within you…so in this episode, we are talking about reasons for hope in the Church.

The turn of the tide, the start of reform and the Great Schism of 1054.

How do time and purgatory go together? Tune into this CB episode to learn more about purgatory and how we can reduce our time there. 

What is the point of monasteries? Men and women shut themselves away from the world and do what…pray? Is this truly helpful for society or for their own salvation? Tune in and find out more!

We continue the series with Fr. Conrad’s students at the University of Mary and in this episode they share why they love the liturgy…and it will probably inspire you to love the liturgy too!

Another holy German gets elected for a brief pontificate.

In this episode, Fr. Conrad talks to two of his college students at the University of Maryland about why they have faith. Tune in for some inspiring stories!

Henry III calls for backup, a holy German monk to the rescue!

As the laity, we are called to actively participate in the Mass, but how can we do that if there are a limited number of roles/jobs to do? Well, actively participating goes beyond having a specific task to accomplish. Tune into this CB episode to learn m

The Papacy bought and sold and our first introduction to a monk named Hildebrand.

Fr. Conrad has the host of Just a Guy in the Pews, John Edwards, on the podcast today to talk about the importance of virtue. Tune in and check it out! Want to hear more from Just a Guy in the pew? Check out this link! [podcast]

Pope? Antipope? Not so sure, the brief reign of Sylvester III.