Living Our Faith

Archbishop Grob and Fr. Frad Krawczyk reflect on All Things Advent. From personal stories to spiritual insights, they prepare us for the special weeks leading up to the birth of Christ.

Faith: It Starts at Home. A conversation with Anh Claussen (Associate Director of Evangelization & Catechesis, Archdiocese of Milwaukee) and Dr. Kathie Amidei (Pastoral Associate, St. Anthony on the Lake).

Vibrant, Active Campus Ministry with Fr. Andrew Infanger (Director of UW-Milwaukee Campus Ministry) and Andrew Schueller (Director of UW-Whitewater Campus Ministry). 

Hear a compelling interview with Archbishop Grob, a specialist in the rite of exorcisms, who discusses evil and exorcisms and how keeping focused on Christ is the path to overcoming the darkness of evil.

Meet several of our outstanding 2025 Vatican II Award recipients who exemplify the Catholic Church’s vision. Joining us is Maureen Rotramel, Shiloh Buchman, Katy Robbins, and Nicholas Gross. 

A Cherished Saint and the Excitement Surrounding the Upcoming Relics Visitation of Thérèse of Lisieux: Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris, OCD, is our guest from Holy Hill. He offers a personal reflection on her impact and discusses the special events scheduled for November 15-18, 2025. Relics Visitation Details: https://www.holyhill.com/events/st-therese-of-lisieux-relics-visitation

Archbishop Grob reflects on Pope Francis' Jubilee Year letter, "Hope does not disappoint"—a beautiful guide for Catholics to live their lives beyond the Jubilee Year. Fr. Brad Krawczyk is our host.

For some people, living on a farm sounds romantic, for others it sounds like hard work but for today’s guest living on a farm in rural Wisconsin means living on a Catholic homestead with their family, experiencing both work and faith with an abundance of natural beauty and God’s love.    Joining us are, Meghan and Chris Suchomski, who live on a 14-acre Catholic Homestead in rural Wisconsin. They are parishioners at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Eagle, Wisconsin. Their pastor also joins us, Fr. Jordan Berghouse. 

Archbishop Grob and fellow priests reflect on the beautiful immigrant communities within our local parishes who are the heart of the Catholic Church. Fr. Juan Camacho and Fr. Mike Wolfe share how Catholic immigrant families have an amazing sense of faith and consider their parish to be at the center of their lives. Hear how parishes in Milwaukee and Racine are supportive towards immigrants, migrants, and refugees and how Catholic Social Teaching connects everything together.   Our guests are Fr. Mike Wolfe, who is the pastor of several Milwaukee parishes including All Saints Catholic Church, Milwaukee and Fr. Juan Camacho, pastor of the Catholic Community of Eight in Racine.

Get to know the mission of Catholic Charities and the vision of their new CEO, Paul Eberle. Along with him is the Most Reverend James T. Schuerman, Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee who is the new chaplain for Catholic Charities as well. For over 100 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee has served the needs of people affected by poverty and has provided professional social services with dignity and respect for those they serve. Learn more by visiting https://www.ccmke.org/Catholic-Charities.htm.

Maybe you find yourself drifting away from your faith, perhaps you’re angry with God, or have lost the desire to attend Mass. Our guest, Fr. Andrew Linn has an authentic, down-to-earth reflection with Lydia LoCoco to help you find your way back to God. Join us for this heartfelt talk.

More than ever, archdiocesan parishes and schools are dedicated to offering faith formation programs and Masses for special needs students. Today, meet three amazing Catholics who are shaping how we bring Christ to youth with special needs. Our guests are Anh Claussen (Associate Director Evangelization & Catechesis | Child Formation, Archdiocese of Milwaukee), Christina Spindler (Director of Journey Ministry, St. Francis Cabrini, West Bend) and Lauren Beckmann (OCIA Coordinator, St. Robert Parish, Shorewood).

God has recently blessed us with new priests! Stories of faith, discernment, and the beauty of ordination are shared in this week’s NEW episode of Living Our Faith. We are thrilled to have our new priests in the studio with Fr. Brad Krawczyk. Joining us are Fathers Timothy Sanchez, Brady Gagne, and Aaron Siehr who received their faith formation at Saint Frances de Sales Seminary.

Travels to Rome and meeting the Pope—an exciting prelude to the upcoming Pallium Lecture! Join Archbishop Grob, Fr. Justin Kizewski, and host Lydia LoCoco as they chat about recent and upcoming Pallium events on the archdiocesan podcast, Living Our Faith. Register for the 2025 Pallium Lecture here: https://www.archmil.org/bishops/Pallium-Lecture-Series.htm.

Our sacred spaces are places to encounter the Lord Jesus, experience His love, and be inspired to go out and live the Gospel. These places have a long, rich history but do, however, need restoration and renovation. Today, on Living Our Faith, we will look at two of those sacred spaces, Gesu Parish and Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, to hear about renovations that will sustain them for years to come. Joining us are Fr. Luke Strand (Saint Francis de Sales Seminary) and Fr. Michael Simone (Church of Gesu, Milwaukee), who share the details and their excitement for the renovations of our sacred spaces. Fr. Brad Krawczyk is the host.

We are extremely fortunate to have the lead office for the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network in Milwaukee. Fr. Phil Hurley and Fr. Joe Laramie, two of its leaders, will join us to discuss the mission of the prayer network and its dedication to the Heart of Jesus. Join our host, Lydia LoCoco, for this enlightening Catholic conversation.

Our neighbors experience eviction, job loss, outstanding bills, and health concerns. All of these can lead to people into poverty, homelessness and hunger. Today, we share the success stories of two groups that reflect God’s love through the services of the Open Door Café and St. Vincent de Paul – Waukesha. Both of which know the poor by name and help them through difficult times right here in our city. Our special guests are Idalia Nieves-Reyes (Open Door Café, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist) and Rob Shelledy and Mary Freisleben (St. Vincent de Paul, Waukesha) who see the face of Christ in all who they serve.

Today’s show with Archbishop Grob reflects on healing and the Sacrament of Marriage as well as divorce and how the archdiocese offers programs to help sustain marriages and healing for those experiencing divorce. Our special guests are Doug Ulaszek and Edell Schaefer. Doug Ulaszek speaks on Unveiled: Couples’ Retreat which will be held July 17-19, 2025, at St. Monica Parish. Discover how passion, purpose, and intimacy can be strengthened or restored in your marriage. Register here https://jpiihealingcenter.org/unveiled/. Edell Schaefer discusses A Day of Healing: Beyond Divorce which is held twice a year. Whether you are still in the process of divorcing, or you have been divorced for years, this retreat is offered to all. Explore divorce in a deeper, gentler way, including presentations that guide you in a relationship with yourself, with God and with others. Contact Edell Schaefer at 262-439-8690 for more info.

Books for adults, books for kids—we’ve got a stack of great recommendations! Three Catholic parents reveal their favorite titles to enlighten you and your kids throughout the summer and beyond. Join Lydia LoCoco and her friends, Beth Ulaszek from Evangelization and Mark Schrauth from the Salzman Library, as they share their summer reading list.

We are excited to introduce the new Lay Initiative, an Archdiocesan office dedicated to forming and supporting those who feel uniquely called to serve on pastoral staffs in our parishes.    Our guests from the Lay Initiative Office, Brenda Cline and Meg Aspinwall, will share how Catholics can recieving training to serve on a pastoral staff, and we’ll hear an inspiring testimony from Caitlin Raether (St. Robert’s Parish), who’s currently studying in the Cor Unum program at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. https://www.archmil.org/Lay-Ministry.htm.