The loss of a loves one (suicide or any cause of death) is perhaps the most difficult of all topics to talk about. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, shares, based on personal and pastoral experience, a fact we know to be true: Even in the midst of such darkness, God’s mercy is present. There is hope for the soul of the departed and there is hope for those left behind.

Habemus Papam! But is this good? Is Cardinal Robert Prevost really chosen by the Holy Spirit? While we trust that God is at work, we also need to know the background of our new Bishop of Rome, our new Shepherd. Listen as Fr. Chris Alar explains who Leo XIV is, from both his progressive and conservative background, and in his own words.

Join us as Fr. Chris Alar explains how Advent is a penitential season like Lent, as we prepare ourselves for the three comings of Christ: the Incarnation, the Second Coming, and the coming of Jesus into our hearts through the Eucharist.