Winds of Change Show

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony are joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) to gather to pay respects and reflect 25 years to the day of the 9/11 terror attacks.  Father greets everyone reflecting on the memories of that fateful day and his experience with funerals. Father then reflects on Christ’s suffering at His Passion on The Cross and how many heroes suffered and survivors have had to live in agony decades after the attacks. The show is closed reflecting on the state of America and the memory of the attacks 25 years later in 2026. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father focuses today on the topic of love and it’s 6 most common misunderstandings from the Christian philosopher Peter Kreeft.  They talk about how we can love someone even when we don’t like them at all. They discuss how love or agape is willing the good of the other and how it is above kindness or feelings and is the very essence of God. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys is still on sabbatical and is staying with his sister Mary Lou in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Father explores good and bad signs on how we interpret them. Father further explores the concept of guardrails. Ideally when we make a commitment, say in a committed relationship the contemporary thought is that marriage is not necessary. Because of concupiscence with no guardrail such as the confines of the Sacrament of Matrimony, there may be fertile ground for temptation. Living together within guardrails of the Sacrament of Matrimony the maintenance of a loving relationship is greatly assured. Guardrails such as the 10 Commandments are necessary for society to function as God provides them for us to have a true faith. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after Labor Day weekend, to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father offers daily prayer and afterwards talks about the importance of Our Lady and the parish’s Family of Faith program and how to make our families live in faith and our homes sanctuaries of peace. Father then talks about the birth of Our Lady as today is the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and it’s cosmic and historical significance. They discuss what this event means for us on this holy day as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Alice and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and after some moments in prayer they briefly chat over quotes from Pope Saint Gregory the Great after his Feast Day yesterday. Father then asks, how do we enter the silence of God? That moments of silence can help us build a deeper relationship with Our Lord when we set time aside for Him. After a break Alice talks about the St Michael’s Lent and how prayer, fasting, and almsgiving helps us in spiritual weakness and confidence in the power of God when we feel like he is not there. The book is available at priestlypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony regroup today to discuss the goings on since Tuesday. Father greets everyone and chats about how we bring the youth to the faith and how a few minutes of silence with God in Eucharistic Adoration grows our rock of faith in God. He then focuses on Pope Saint Gregory the Great as we face the crisis of lukewarm faith and polarization of the Church in our times. They discuss what that means for us as Catholics and how to maintain a spirit of faith as we move on in our society. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk through the various types of “Zionism” with one of the corollaries discussing Israel’s right to their homeland. Father Koys plays a segment of Christian comedian, Nate Bargatze who offers insight as to whether Israel has a right to the land they occupy. Father Koys discloses an art project that he’s working on and discusses St. Boniface’s demonstration of faith in the face of persecution: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/st-boniface-and-the-christmas-tree Father also plays excepts from Mike Huckabee speaking about Zionism. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony regroup today after a week’s break to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and chats about how psychology has become a false god of sorts since the 1970’s and the writing off of faith as just mythology. He then focuses on the importance of living our lives in spite of earthy suffering as Christians in discussions on Vatican II, the choice angels and humans have in eternal salvation or condemnation, the sufferings of the prophet Jeremiah, and Peter’s rebuke of Christ in the Gospels. They discuss what that means and for us to be conscious of whether we are truly leading Christian lives as were called to as Catholics. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It’s Monday and Lauretta’s guest, Alicia Cergnul talks about her nonprofit organization Sent Global Mission, which is dedicated to feeding the body and soul of people worldwide. Lauretta talks with Alicia about her calling to help those in need. After seeing tragedies and the effects of the cycle of poverty around the world Alicia founded Sent Global Mission as she was guided by her Catholic faith. She heeded the call in Mozambique and has built a medical clinic and other charitable works such as feeding the hungry and giving education in practical skills and faith to those who have little to no means. Alicia also expands upon her upcoming work with her organization in Guatemala, Jamacia, and Tanzania. To learn more or make a contribution please visit their website. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.sentglobalmission.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony are joined by Alice Babij (Bobby).  Father welcomes us and mentions the positive feedback he’s received regarding the student’s reverent behavior when they attend Church events at other Churches, the effect of the school’s core teachings in Catholicism. After Prayer, Alice returns today to share the book, “The Three Marys at the Foot of the Cross” by Fr. Scott Haynes.  In the book, Fr. Haynes invites women to walk spiritually to Calgary alongside these women.  In the reflections we come to see that feminine love, when tested by suffering, is one of the strongest loves found. We see through scripture, that these women demonstrated fidelity, sacrifice and hope.  Their example shows that when Love remains-God is nearby. The book is available at priestleypress.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  www.priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish, chatting briefly about the weather.  Father focuses today on speaking about the Church (Big C) explaining that Catholic is not a denomination, it is the Church.  They chat about the differences within our society and how it impacts parishioners, church attendance, church tradition, and society overall.  They discuss the need to remain true to Catholicism despite all the challenges faced with today and keep the Church as a reverent and holy place.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses the multiple heresies of Modernism confronted by the Church. Today Father Koys dives into the Heresies of Modernism and Vital Immanence building upon last week’s show. He further offers historical insight into Pope Puis X’s views of modernism in his time. Father encourages us to join him at St James for an upcoming presentation with speaker Hugh Owens this September, please visit their website for greater details.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish https://historicstjames.org/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend, chatting and catching up as we lose an hour for Daylight Savings Time and we dread Monday.  Father offers daily prayer and afterwards turns to the readings of this past Sunday. They chat about the Book of Exodus as the people grumble about their situation. The group recognizes how we, the people of today do that also.  Father gently reminding us that we take one day at a time and that we focus on God to get through the struggles of each day.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Dr. Peter Howard, Founder and President of the Fulton Sheen Institute Movement.  He joins Lauretta today to discuss Fulton Sheen and his upcoming beatification on September 24, 2026 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  Dr, Howard shares a bit of his life journey and how he came to connect with Fulton Sheen, the impact that connection had and how it changed his life.  Lauretta and Dr. Howard discuss details of Fulton Sheen’s life and his works as well as the miracle leading to his beatification.  They share details around the beautification itself, the all-day conference sponsored by the Fulton Sheen Institute that will take place the day before the beautification as well as the Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe in November of this year.  Please visit the websites for greater information and to register for the events.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish www.fultonsheenmovement https://fultonsheenconference.com/

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and they briefly chat about the need to know the saints, read about them and see their humanity.  After prayer, Father talks about the life of St. Jane de Chantal, who’s official feast day is August 12th but was honored on August 21st in traditional liturgical calendar.  He reads from her writings as he continues to emphasize the need for saints in today’s time.  After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduces the book “The Chaplet of St. Michael”, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book explores the saint’s chaplet, known as the Rosary of the Angels.  It honors St. Michael and the nine Angelic Choirs.  It was approved and indulgenced by the venerable Pope Pius IX in 1851.  Those who pray this chaplet have an escort of nine angels and daily prayer of this chaplet delivers his continual assistance and delivery from purgatory.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and mentions a few articles he’s come across, relevant to today, that he may review and discuss during the show.  Father leads us in prayer and afterwards turns to Bishop Mutsaerts’ Open Letter to Leo XIV on synodality, which was published in The Catholic Herald (August 14, 2026).  Father Anthony reads from the letter and with the group adds commentary and discussion highlighting the key points made that are critical in the dialogue in today’s time.  After the final break, Father wraps up the show with the gospel from this coming Sunday as it connects it to the open letter, emphasizing what we need to take away from it all; lead Christian lives and uphold the Catholic Church.  The letter can be found at The Catholic Herald at their website.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://thecatholicherald.com/

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he discusses the importance of educating young Catholics on the numerous heresies of the Church and how to confront them in our modern day. Father Koys dives in particular to the Heresy of Modernism and the challenge of explaining the negative part of Modernism to today’s youth. He explains Modernism as matter of Novelty vs Tradition, novelty comes and goes but tradition is timeless, both new and old. Father Koys further goes into the aspect of Agnosticism in the Modernist heresy, on the notion that religion is not found outside us but comes from within and that the Church understands man’s reason is flawed and subject to a higher intellect than himself.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and chats briefly about viewing the movie, A Great Day.  He then focuses on the challenges of living a Godly life and refers to the readings from Sunday.  He discusses the readings and unpacks them and their application to our lives. He reflects on the harshness of the words in Matthew 15:21-28, explaining the importance of the harshness of these words as Jesus works to establish the new covenant setting an example for the disciples.  Father Anthony asks us, “When the world sees us, do they see that we are Catholic?  They discuss what that means and for us to be conscious of whether we are truly leading Christian lives as were called to as Catholics.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  

It’s Monday and Lauretta’s scheduled quest, Alex Zuko was unable to join us today but we will reschedule him for a later date.  Lauretta greets everyone and gives a shout out to the prayer warriors reminding us all that ongoing prayer is necessary asking for continuous prayers for Jimmy Lai and for promoting of the Holy Spirit.  Today Lauretta takes the opportunity to promote the Holy Spirit, “Veni Creator Spiritus”. She discusses her trip to Italy and her time with the Oblates of the Holy Spirit in Lucca Italy.  Lauretta talks about how her faith was developed early on as her family were devout Catholics and prayer was part of their daily life.  As we all know, Lauretta is a strong promoter of the Holy Spirit. She asks us to find the novena, Pentecost Novena, prayer to the Holy Spirit and pray it daily. Lauretta is grateful for her gifts and reminds us to welcome our gifts and to promote our faith and the Holy Spirit and to obey God’s calling to do so.  Search the web for some of St. Elena writings to help you learn more about the Holy Spirit so that you may better know the Holy Spirit and promote it among all. Visit pentecostusatoday.com for the novena. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by his guest Alice Babij (Bobby) today.  Father greets everyone and after a quick intro he leads us in praying the Chaplet of St. Michael.  After a break, Father discusses the Assumption, the feast that will be celebrate on August 15th.  After a break, Father discusses todays saint of the day, St. Maximilian of Kolbe, who was devoted to Our Lady, he gave up his life for another prisoner at Auschwitz as he was old and the other prisoner was young with a family.  Father then welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) to wrap up the discussion on the various miracles attributed to the seven sanctuaries as discussed in the book, “The Sword of Michael”, by Rev. Scott Haynes. The book explores the mysterious alignment of seven churches across Europe that appear to represent a sword. The book explores this alignment as it delves into historical details, miracles, and spiritual significance of the sanctuaries.  The book is available at priestlypress.com.  The show is closed with the shared stories regarding the protections of St. Michael and the importance of invoking our saints for protections.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he returns to St. James Parish in Lemont from sabbatical in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.  Today after sharing with us some of his experiences while away at sabbatical, from shows watched to art projects worked on, Father Koys dives into the Voter ID requirements for voting being discussed and his amazement as to why anyone would be against it.  Afterwards he discusses the idea that the “US does not have a strong sense of identity” wondering if this is strictly tied to ethnic identity.  He also discusses the war with Iran, the possible implications of its aftermath, expressing hope for the Christians in Iran to have a better outcome and that any US govt. funding be controlled by the Christians in Iran, in efforts to keep that money from possibly funding the nuclear program.  He ends the program discussing an interesting article he read on the Catholic population in Iran.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony welcomes back visitors from Texas, former alumni and parishioner Hector Arroyo with his wife Magdalena and elder sister Lizbeth Villegas (also a former parishioner and alumni).  The families now live in Texas and are faithful listeners to the podcast. Father leads us in prayer and after focuses on discussing fatherhood in honor of Father’s Day this past Sunday.  He begins by reading the poem, The Lost Boy by William Blake (1789).  Father then invites his guest to offer their thoughts on the poem: Hector approaching from a positive perspective while Father and Lizbeth approach from the negative…the poem is actually symbolic of a terrified child abandoned by his father.  This leads them into a discussion on fatherhood, the role of the father in the family and as spiritual leader.  They discuss impacts as to when this is in place and when it is absent and how family and society as a whole are impacted. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Joyce Duriga, Editor of Chicago Catholic. Today they focus their chat mostly on the June 7 issue of the Chicago Catholic. In particular they discuss Joyce’s article, Catholics express love for Mary through various devotions.  As they discuss they address the misconception that many non-Catholics have regarding Mary attempting to clarify that Catholics venerate Mary, holding her in high regard which is not the same as worshipping, which is reserved for God alone.  Lauretta mentions the photo of our very own Monstrance pictured in the issue for the story, which is the largest monstrance in the world.  They touch on and discuss a couple more stories in this same issue.   Joyce reminds listeners that the Chicago Catholic is free to all despite $1 cost printed on the face which is required for publication only and encourages everyone to pick up a copy at your local parish or visit their website at ChicagoCatholic.com. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.chicagocatholic.com/ 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father Anthony is joined by visitors from Texas, former alumni and parishioner Hector Arroyo with his daughter Brianna Arroyo.  Father greets everyone and there’s reminiscing around past times and the lost community around the church.  After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduces the book “Clothed in Grace, A Devotional Guide to the Five Fold Scapular, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book is a devotional guide for the use of the five-fold scapular. The book offers the history along with the meaning of each of the scapular folds.  It also shares the saints who wore them, miracles tied to them and the spiritual promises that draw millions to it.  The book is available at priestlypress.com. Father ends today’s show with commentary on the presentation of the five-fold scapular. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Today Father Anthony opens with prayer adding the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer the trio discusses the need for energy that leads them into a discussion of parishioners with so much energy that leads them to the dynamic of the African church culture, the overwhelming energy and the beauty in it all.  Father touches on the gospel reading for Sunday and elaborates on it to offer the true significance of it to our faith.  After a break, Cristina talks about the movie, The Sacred Heart of Jesus: His Reign Has No End.  It’s a docudrama that speaks about the Sacred Heart of Jesus as revealed through Sister Margaret Mary in France over 350 years ago.  It highlights peoples encounters and conversions by means of the Sacred Heart. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and chats regarding events of the last week, the school closing being one of them.  He offers a recap of the life of the school as it went through its enrollment challenges to the large community support providing hundreds of thousands of dollars to support enrollment through scholarships via the Kostka Kids Fund.  Despite the huge efforts to maintain the school it succumbed to closure and the community is suffering through a “death” as they mourn the closure.  Father Anthony turns to prayer and then to the gospel reading from Sunday to address the “harvest is plenty…the laborers are few”.  He unpacks the gospel reading and focuses on drawing attention to the need to focus on growth and renewed ongoing focus on the parish now that the school is closed.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Joe Boroden (Ba-road-in), member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and board member of Pentecost USA Today.  Joe introduces himself and shares his journey on how he came to be impacted by the Holy Spirit.  Joe explains the mission that God placed on him to be a “change agent”, go out and develop focused prayer groups with a mission/vision that promote not only praying and evangelizing but on training and developing future leaders to do the same and to promote the acceptance of the Holy Spirit in your life.  Joe tells everyone to be OPEN TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, as he was and his life was completely changed and blessed.  Lauretta encourages Joe to explain his work and to share praise stories and testimonies.  Joes discusses how he goes about doing the work of setting up these groups from networking and outreach to the actual steps of forming the prayer groups, the excitement and love for this work clearly heard throughout the show in his voice and his words.  Lauretta is planning on organizing a seminar for Joe to present here in the Chicagoland area.  She will provide this information as she finalizes the details.  Stay tuned! In the meantime, to connect with Joe and his work visit his YouTube channel, see the link below.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.youtube.com/@fireupyourcatholiccharisma8768

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony, joined by Alice Babij (Bobby) gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and there’s chatting around downed trees they experienced in the storm last night, being thankful no one was hurt.  Father mentions the last mass of the school year and the school’s tenure, being both emotionally charged and beautiful. Father leads us in prayer including the Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  After a break, Father talks about the Sacred Heart of Jesus then welcoming back Alice Babij (Bobby) who introduce the book “Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book focuses on the history, meaning and practice of the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, showing how it sanctifies family life through prayer, work, sacrifice, forgiveness and trust.  The book is available at priestlypress.com St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles his take on ambiguity-the good and the bad. Father Koys states that ambiguity can have a good or bad impact. He uses the example of Pope Gregory X to illustrate his point, referencing that Pope Gregory was ambiguous in regards to requiring the Eastern church to add the filioque clause to their version of the Creed.  Today he illustrates ambiguity in the words of Pope Leo as he references words spoken by him in either speeches or in responses to questions posed where he deems Pope Leo being ambiguous around the importance of matters of sexuality and sexual immorality in the Church. He surmises that ambiguity can have a positive impact when it allows for unity, tolerance and coexistence but can have a negative impact when it allows for confusion, anger, betrayal, or other negative responses. For his preference he would like to see clarity rather than ambiguity especially in matters of great importance to the Catholic Church.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  This continues to be an emotionally filled time for the Parish and its families as the school closes this month after 150 years of offering excellent Catholic education. Father Anthony offers daily prayer with the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  After prayer Father chats about Corpus Christi and the differences in how we celebrate it today.  He then reads from the Letter of St. Ephrem, todays saint of the day, unpacking his words applicability to current times.  Father concludes the show with the words of St. Boniface of the seventh century who was a reformer in his time founding and restoring dioceses.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Johnny Bertucci as they discuss the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement. Johnny Bertucci is the Chairman of the Board of Ark & Dove which is a global center for the information, promotion and missions in the power of the Holy Spirit.  Johnny chats briefly about his background in the faith and how he came to be involved with Ark & the Dove and all he is doing.  They discuss the Charismatic Renewal and their mission. They draw attention to Charis, the initiative of Pope Francis to unite the “family” focused on the Holy Spirit and the Renewal.  Then Lauretta discusses the letter writing campaign regarding the Holy Spirit, to get letters to Pope Leo XIV as Saint Elena Guerra did so many years ago to then Pope Leo XIII.  They relate the story of Johhny actually making contact with Pope Leo XIV and delivering the letters and Pixies to one of his Cardinals in Rome, it was a truly exciting moment.  They chat about others devoted in the cause as well as events both historical and current on the importance of Pentecost.  Lauretta and Johnny encourage everyone to get fired up with the Holy Spirit.  For greater information on The Ark and the Dove please visit their website.  If you’re interested in donating to the cause or to help maintain the property of The Ark & the Dove please call 708-209-1199.  St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  www.thearkandthedoveworldwide.org/daysofglory.org https://chicagorenewal.org/  

Father Anthony joined by Tony and Alice today, gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish.  Father greets everyone and discusses the last school mass.  This is an especially emotional time and event for all, especially Father Anthony as he readily admits it and shares touching emotions.  Father Anthony moves from this emotion into prayer to find strength as he usually does in prayer. After a break, Father welcomes back Alice Babij (Bobby). Alice introduces the book “Spiritual Meditations on the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cor Jesu, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book focuses on short meditations intended for those of us who have become weak in our faith, encouraging us to place our trust in his pierced heart.  The book is available at priestlypress.com St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com   

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father opens with discussion about issues or topics that impact our society causing chaos yet we are not addressing or rather not properly addressing it and as such it is not being fixed and the reorder is not possible so we remain in chaos. After a break Father, leads us in prayer then moves on to talk about The Trinity. He references and reads form an article, “This Sunday, The Trinity Means We are not the Children of Divorce, by Tom Hoops.  Father elaborates on the significance of the trinity and discusses the article and its reference to divorce, highlighting that God must be the center of all relationships.  Father reminds us that our faith is a commitment and we bear responsibility to carry our crosses and hold firm to the Truth, and we should not allow our religion to be watered down.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles the topsy turvy turbulent world as he continues to consider the historical times of the past as he relates it to the times of today to reflect that much has not changed.  Last week he spoke of the time of the two popes: Pope Gregory the Tenth and Pope Martin the Fourth.  This week he continues that exploration as he highlights the historical impact of each of these Popes and how they impacted the Church: one unifying it and the other dividing it in greater detail, touching on the crusades and the filioque controversy.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend.  Father Anthony offers daily prayer with the Litany to the Sacred Heart.  Father refers to the period of the Era of Martyrs more specifically to the end of the period of martyrdom which failed to end Christianity.  He refers to and reads from writings of Pope Damasus I on the martyrdom of Saint Peter.  He talks about references Pope Benedict XVI made to the Great Apostasy and talks about how we are continuing the writing of the story of our church today; the story staying the same but the times change.  He reminds us the need to recognize the need to stay true to the church and focus on serving God in humility calling for metanoia. Father discusses how the moving away from God to focus on the SELF has caused this disorientation both from outside and inside of the church. They discuss the need to remain true to Catholicism despite all the challenges faced with today and keep the Church as a reverent and holy place.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and mentions end of year activities for the school acknowledging it’s a very sad time facing the permanent closure of St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy.  After a break, Alice Babij (Bobby) introduces the book “God’s Grace on Death Row, The Conversion of Claude Newman and the Miraculous Medal, by Rev Scott Haynes.  The book focuses on the conversion of Claude Newman as he sat on death row.  The book reflects on the power of grace and the urgency of conversion as it is possible anywhere. The story demonstrates the need for conversion, that redemption is available to all and that grace comes at any moment and that it’s never too late to receive it.  The book is available at priestlypress.com   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and chats about the end of year activities for the school acknowledging it’s a bittersweet moment given that the school will permanently close at the end of this academic school year.  Father leads us in prayer after a short break and then moves on to talk about Pentecost. He references and reads form an article on the topic emphasizing that the Pentecost is the descent of the divine love into obedient hearts allowing the spirit within to take possession of our lives. It descends for the proclamation of God to occur and His word be kept.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles the topsy turvy turbulent world leading him to the realization that the human race is messed up.  Fr. Koys wrinkles your brain to consider the historical times of the past as he relates it to the times of today to reflect that much has not changed.  He contemplates the time of the two popes: Pope Gregory the Tenth and Pope Martin the Fourth.  He discusses the historical impact of each of these Popes and how they impacted the Church: one unifying it and the other dividing it. He uses lessons from history to relate to our times today pointing out that we should learn from history and repeat the good and not the bad. He surmises that morals today are basic and should hold fast but unfortunately it is the other way around for many in the church today. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Anthony with Cristina and Tony regroup today after the weekend, chatting and catching up as we lose an hour for Daylight Savings Time and we dread Monday.  Father offers daily prayer and afterwards turns to the readings of this past Sunday. They chat about the Book of Exodus as the people grumble about their situation. The group recognizes how we, the people of today do that also.  Father gently reminding us that we take one day at a time and that we focus on God to get through the struggles of each day. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish   

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles the topic of households. Households is one of the seven layers in Father Koys art piece “Heptagraph”.  Fr. Koys wrinkles your brain to contemplate this level of association as he references historical references to clarify the fascinating connections.  He dives into historical references on Shakespeare, the House of Plantagenet; it’s two branches, House of York and House of Lancaster, as well as the House of Tudor and the war of the Roses.  While experiencing technical difficulties today, Father Koys was a real trooper and trudge along to make his point in order to wrinkle your brain.  Happy Wednesday! St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Maria Vadia, author of the book, “Fire Power”.  Lauretta and Maria chat about the founding of our country and share details regarding the historical event that is now in its 250th anniversary.  They draw attention to the upcoming rededication that will take place in Washington DC.  Then they turn to talk about the greatness of Pentecost, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and evangelizing with the Holy Spirit.  They chat about the history of Pentecost and its importance.  Lauretta and Maria encourage everyone to get fired up with the Holy Spirit and invite people to attend the Holy Spirit School to learn how to get filled with the fire of the Holy Spirit.  For more information please go to www.daysofglory.org or call 520-414-8129.  You can find Maria’s book, Fire Power at Amazon.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and discusses the school mass, just completed that included a light, ribbon and awards ceremony.  Father recognizes the bittersweet joy given this is the last school award ceremony as the school will close at the end of the academic year.  Father discusses the school history and the changes in the area that ultimately led to this outcome. The group agrees that despite the school closing, St Stanislaus Kostka Academy offered a good Catholic based education and the students will take that with them.  After break Father offers prayer with the Litany to Our Lady.  Father continues discussion regarding the Ascension started yesterday and they comment on the beauty of the mass in celebration of the Feast of the Ascension. Father closes with reading scripture from the Catechism to offer words to help us maintain proper perspective in our faith. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony discusses the Consecration to our Lady that took place yesterday. They discuss the beauty of the event and the beauty of prayer. Father mentions that today is the Feast of the Ascension and they discuss this as well as the need for Convergence. After prayer and a break, Father then turns the mic over to Alice Babij (Bobby) to continue her presentation on the book, “This Joyful Eastertide, by Rev. Scott A. Haynes.  The book focuses on daily meditations through the Paschal Season encouraging you to enter deeply into the sacred season. The book is available at priestlypress.com   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk as he tackles feminism in Christianity.  He welcomes author Carrie Gress to discuss her book on the topic titled “Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be fused with Christianity”.  Together they tackle the topic and highlight some of the points made in the book. They touch on the seven elements of feminism and the creation of a shadow church as feminism seems to act as a religion of its own. Father Koys and St James at Sag Bridge will host a talk by Carrie Gress on July 18, 2026.  For more information, please visit their website at historicstjames.org.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://historicstjames.org/

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and the group catches up after the weekend.  Father leads us in prayer along with the litany.  After a break, Father turns to the readings from Sunday and discusses the sacrifice of Jesus, his death, resurrection and the gift of the Holy Spirit.  He chats about living a sacrificial life as God calls us to do and a move towards personal metanoia. Discussing a recent experience with the holy baptism, then switches gears and mentions the ongoing egoistic nature of society and the polarization being experienced in the church.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and mentions how energetic he felt at waking this morning and how he feels he seems to have lost that beat. Alice Babij joins us today and tries to be uplifting but the group veers off into somber topics, leading us into prayer including the litany. After prayer, Father warns the group he will be posing a question after a break. After the break, Father poses the question “Is Jesus my friend?”.  He references the gospel John 15:14 “If you keep my commandments, then I call you my friends” and discusses the nature of our relationship to Jesus to unpack and discuss the ideas around this question. He then welcomes back and invites Alice Babij (Bobby) to continue her presentation on the book, “This Joyful Eastertide, by Rev. Scott A. Haynes.  The book focuses on daily meditations through the Paschal Season encouraging you to enter deeply into the sacred season. The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish priestlypress.com 

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father greets everyone and leads us in prayer including the Litany.  Today Father and the group contemplate the questions, “Does God love Lucifer?” and “Can God forgive Lucifer?”  They have a thought-provoking conversation on the subject being reminded that God created Lucifer and the only power that God does NOT have is the power to love us! Join them as you listen and contemplate these questions for yourself. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

Father Anthony with Tony today regroup after having the last week of to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. After greetings and reminiscing about the events and past times in this neighborhood, the group talks about the times and how abnormal seems to have become the new normal.  Father discusses how the moving away from God to focus on the SELF has caused this disorientation that has us dealing with diabolical issues.  Father read multiple readings, unpacking them and applying them to today’s times, more specifically, the need to reorient ourselves with how the gospel calls us to live.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

It’s Monday and Lauretta has as her guest, Alicia Hartle, Executive Director of Pentecost Today USA. After greeting us and calling on all prayer warriors to keep praying for peace in the world and specific persons for healing, she remembers to celebrates all confirmations this month.  Today Lauretta and her guest focus on the celebration of the Holy Spirit, the movement renewal of teaching and promoting the Holy Spirit.  Alicia tells us all about the organization Pentecost Today USA.  She discusses its origin and mission.  She informs us about how it came to be, tells us about key players of the movement and shares stories of skeptics being won over.  Lauretta has Alicia tell us about upcoming events and encourages all to learn more about the organization and to join them.  Visit their website at PentecostTodayUSA.org or call them at 412-730-3606. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish  https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/

Father Anthony with Tony and Cristina gather to discuss the goings on, and people in the Parish. Father Anthony welcomes us into the month of May, the Month of Mary. He recalls and shares his Mother Mary calling him to keep St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish open 24/7 and he did so in response to her call.  After a break, Father welcomes back and invites Alice Babij (Bobby) to continue her presentation on the book, “This Joyful Eastertide, by Rev. Scott A. Haynes.  The book focuses on daily meditations through the Paschal Season encouraging you to enter deeply into the sacred season. The book is available at priestlypress.com.   St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish http://www.priestlypress.com/