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EdTalks

Welcome to (St.) EdTalks, the podcast of St. Edward Catholic Church, located in the historic Mayfair neighborhood of beautiful Chicago, Illinois. Tune in to hear about what's happening in the parish, what's happening in the Church writ large, and what's in Fr. Dom's coffee mug at any given moment.Timed to last one Metra trip from Mayfair to Union Station, each episode has our pastor, Fr. Dominic Clemente, sit down with our Director of Faith Formation, Paul Minarik, for a lively chat that aims to inspire saints who inspire more saints to go build the kingdom of God. As part of this mission, we regularly interview parishioners and chat about how they help make St. Ed's such a wonderful Catholic parish.Feel free to contact us if you have any requests for upcoming episodes or guest interviews you'd love to hear (maybe YOU should be on the show!). Thanks for listening, and God bless!

  1. 72

    Becca Siar speaks about UIC Newman Center

    Over the years the Newman Center has shown its fruit by forming religious brothers, and missionaries.

  2. 71

    Interviewing the Executive Director of Lumen Christi Institute Danny Wasserman

    Hear about the intellectual work that Lumen Christi Institute is working on. They are located in Hyde Park, read more about the organization here. https://lumenchristi.org/about

  3. 70

    Theology of the Body

    Understanding the purpose of our sexuality and how important it is keep God at the center

  4. 69

    All on the occult, beware

    Learn more about how the occult is a dangerous practice

  5. 68

    Unity of life

    Journey of life

  6. 67

    Vince Meno executive director of MEF highlights the organization

    Mr. Meno a parishioner for 6 years now talks about his involvement with St. Ed's and his work at Midtown Educational Center

  7. 66

    Interviewing convert Sanj Mohip

    Sanj goes into his faith journey and the ups and downs that come with life when it comes to struggling to find faith.

  8. 65

    Introduction to season 4

    We got a lot of good things coming for you all! We will have different guests come to our podcast.

  9. 64

    Interviewing convert Danielle Marcoux

    She goes into detail of her upbringing as Protestant and how she struggled to come to terms with accepting the Catholic faith

  10. 63

    Less is more, building towards minimalism

    Hear what the church has to say on brands and the right way you should be spending your dollar

  11. 62

    Interviewing a seminarian

    Hear more about the process of discernment for this young man Tony

  12. 61

    Classes of relics

    Ever wondered what are relics and why Catholics reverence them? Tune in and listen

  13. 60

    Children Present at the Mass

    Listen on why we think it's important that your children are also taking part by following the masses

  14. 59

    The lies we are told about death

    Sudden deaths in our lives impact us to think negatively of God. Listen to Fr. Clemente and Minarik's advice on not how to fall for those lies

  15. 58

    Doubting Thomas's theory proven wrong

    Listen to Fr. Dominic's take on how Thomas trusted in Jesus's words

  16. 57

    All about love. Agape, Eros, and Philia

    We are finally on the last topic of the theological virtues is love.

  17. 56

    Hopefulness requires faith

    Tune into another week with EdTalks as we unravel more into the theological virtue of hope.

  18. 55

    The great gift of faith

    Graces overflow from our faith

  19. 54

    Real justice

    Dissecting justice from its core and what Catholics believe in true justice

  20. 53

    The way of temperance

    Learn how temperance can assist us when weighing moral decisions

  21. 52

    The way of temperance

    Continue learning about the cardinal virtues with us. Temperance as a means of moderation as our guidelines for life

  22. 51

    Fortitude

    Continuing the cardinal virtues we discuss the importance of how fortitude is something necessary in our lives

  23. 50

    Seek the goodness of Prudence

    Listen as we explore how prudence is the main charioteer for the virtues

  24. 49

    Our pillars for Lent

    Listen to our host talk about how to take part in rituals of our pillars for Lent. Learn more about making mortifications and making sure everyone doesn't know when we are in our fasting season

  25. 48

    Pilgrimages explained

    Learn more about how you can do local pilgrimages to churches in Chicago! Hear also about some of Fr. Dominic's favorite pilgrimage.

  26. 47

    Catholics schools week edition

    Hear about what our students enjoy most about St. Edwards and their favorite activities. Learn more about our school in the northwest side of Chicago here https://stedwardchicago.org/index.html

  27. 46

    Meet our parishioners the Walljaspers

    Hear about the journey of closing of Our Lady of Victory and how they discerned finding a new parish to attent

  28. 45

    Interviewing our new Operations Director of the Parish Ms. Montoya

    Listen to what going on in the office as Ms. Montoya takes on a lot of responsibilities and she speaks on her career journey

  29. 44

    Interviewing our New Operations Director

    Paul Mianrik interviews Ms. Montoya

  30. 43

    Practicing self denial through Asceticism

    As part of the Exodus 90 challenge at our parish we are talking about our experiences from the program and how it works for our fraternity

  31. 42

    Merry Christmas y'all

    The meaning behind the Christmas tree and how we would explain Christmas to someone not from this earth

  32. 41

    Catholic Gift Giving Guide

    The best gift you can give is one that you do not receive anything in return

  33. 40
  34. 39

    Why do we celebrate the Feast of St. Nicholas?

    Learn more about the Arian Heresy, how generous he was and old the concept of Santa Claus is

  35. 38

    Making the most of your ADVENT season

    Practical tips and reflections for you to ponder for Advent

  36. 37

    50 Questions with Fr. Clemente

    Listen as our communications director asks Fr. Clemente various questions such as his favorite place in the city to what advice would he give a seminarian.

  37. 36

    Interview with Fr. Dom Vinh Ha

    Minarik interviews our associate pastor Vinh Ha about his journey of faith

  38. 35

    Christ the King Celebration

    We dive into the kingship of Jesus and we appreciate as we are adopted into his family.

  39. 34

    Sacred music for all masses

    The most traditional music for Mass is meant to be sacred

  40. 33

    The meaning behind Halloween

    Unwrap with us the tradition of Hallow Eve and Day of the Dead

  41. 32

    Superiority of interior silence

    Silence is where we draw a lot of insights to ourselves.

  42. 31

    Do aliens go to heaven?

    Listen to our interesting take on if aliens are saved, and different scenarios that would make us wonder about the aliens!

  43. 30

    Catholic Activism

    Hear about the different saints who felt a call to do more for their communities. Some people that were mentioned are Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa and St.Josemaria Escriba.

  44. 29

    Eucharist Miracles

    Hear stories from different centuries and how these miracles are still relevant today

  45. 28

    Combating the Culture of Death

    Fr. Dominic and Minarik offer some advice on the pro-life stances and words of wisdom while dealing with opposing forces

  46. 27

    God is relationship

    God wants a relationship with us, his adopted children!

  47. 26

    Saintliness is for you & I, but what does it mean to be a saint?

    Explore why we pray to the saints and what it takes for someone to become a saint!

  48. 25

    Hot Takes!

    Hear the hot topics you've been wanting to know. From everything between receiving the Eucharist on the tongue to statues to chanting the Psalms.

  49. 24

    Explore the call to holiness

    Discover the ways we can grow in holiness.

  50. 23

    Vocations!

    Paul and Fr. Dom discuss vocations: how to discern, talking to your kids/family about discernment, and why everyone needs to discern their vocation to be happy!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to (St.) EdTalks, the podcast of St. Edward Catholic Church, located in the historic Mayfair neighborhood of beautiful Chicago, Illinois. Tune in to hear about what's happening in the parish, what's happening in the Church writ large, and what's in Fr. Dom's coffee mug at any given moment.Timed to last one Metra trip from Mayfair to Union Station, each episode has our pastor, Fr. Dominic Clemente, sit down with our Director of Faith Formation, Paul Minarik, for a lively chat that aims to inspire saints who inspire more saints to go build the kingdom of God. As part of this mission, we regularly interview parishioners and chat about how they help make St. Ed's such a wonderful Catholic parish.Feel free to contact us if you have any requests for upcoming episodes or guest interviews you'd love to hear (maybe YOU should be on the show!). Thanks for listening, and God bless!

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Saint Edward

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Welcome to (St.) EdTalks, the podcast of St. Edward Catholic Church, located in the historic Mayfair neighborhood of beautiful Chicago, Illinois. Tune in to hear about what's happening in the parish, what's happening in the Church writ large, and what's in Fr. Dom's coffee mug at any given...

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