Martyrs Podcast

Bishop Conley’s Journey into the Catholic Church

Bishop Conley shares the story of his journey into the Catholic Church and the priesthood.

Thank You for Your Honesty

In Luke 18, Jesus tells a parable about a pharisee and a tax collector at prayer. Fr. Hall offers a helpful meditation on what this parable teaches about honesty. While the pharisee abused his responsibility to lead others in God's way by looking in judgment on the tax collector, this latter figure was honest with God. 

Is Mass Boring?

Is Mass boring? Reflecting on Jesus' parable of the widow and the unjust judge, Fr. Wahlmeier leads us to think more positively about boredom. Though it often springs from our own self-centeredness, boredom can be used by God to expand our hearts. 

6. Q&A

In this Q&A session, we have Fr. Wahlmeier and Chance Unger tackling questions on topics ranging from how to teach kids about the Holy Spirit to why God let Job suffer so much. 
1. If God knows things that will happen, does he make them happen?
2. What does the Church teach about cremation and how to care for someone's ashes?
3. Is there a best way to explain to a child how / why God the Father doesn't have a father?
4. When and how is it best to teach kids about the Holy Spirit?
5. Does God work through bad people to bring about good?
6. Do you ever pray specifically to the Holy Spirit?
7. What is a moment in your life when you said, "WOW that was the Holy Spirit!"?
8. Why did God let Satan torment Job? 

6.2 The Holy Spirit and the Church

In this second part of the class, Chance discusses what all of this about the Holy Spirit means for us and our life in the Church today. 

6.1 Intro to the Holy Spirit

Ever wonder about the oft-neglected Holy Spirit? Parishioner Chance Unger walks us through who the Holy Spirit is, what he does, and how we know him. Along the way, Chance shares some inspiring stories and cool insights. 

Mundane Remedies

Naaman and the 10 lepers were healed while doing rather mundane things: washing in a river and walking to the priests. Fr. Hall invites us to reflect on the simple things God might be inviting us to in order to find healing. These could be adding more prayer time to our day, picking up the Bible more often, or joining a small group. It is often through the "mundane," simple, everyday things that God works most powerfully in our lives.

Think, Thank, Thunk

Taking up the story of the 10 lepers who were cleansed and the one who returned to Jesus to give thanks, Fr. Wahlmeier reflects on the relation between gratitude and happiness. Thankfulness increases happiness by changing the way we think about the world, increasing humility and charity, and also by inspiring wonder.

Dr. Ramage Q&A

Dr. Ramage answers the following questions:
1. Is Noah's ark historical?
2. What does the Church teach about the origin of humanity? Do we all descend from one couple, or from a group of people?
3. How should we teach the opening chapters of Genesis to children?
4. Does the Church teaching anything on when the human soul arose?
5. How do we make sense of the conquest stories in Joshua and Judges?

Understanding Genesis: Science, Evolution, and Faith

Dr. Ramage of Benedictine College gave this talk at North American Martyrs on Genesis and the relationship between faith and science. Diving into the thorny questions regarding evolution, Adam and Eve, creation and the fall, Dr. Ramage presents a compelling explanation of how faith and science are complimentary and of how God works even through the mundane.