Catholic Vitamins Podcast

08/27/2022

From a Letter to WALMART from CPAC Members -- Walmart Decides to Pay for Employee abortions. Sam Walton would never have approved such anti-life, anti-family decisions.

“In the past, Walmart has relied on conservative organizations and office holders to further policies that benefited Walmart, its shareholders, and its customers,” the letter continued. “And when anti-capitalist politicians and activists attacked the company for its success and profitability, we stepped up to defend Walmart.”
“We stood by the company because it was generally pro-family and because we embrace free enterprise and believe in the benefits of capitalism,” the conservative leaders said. “We can no longer tolerate your leftist policy agenda – particularly when it facilitates the harming of innocent human life.”
Conservatives will neither condone nor forgive Walmart’s choice, the letter said.
“Conservatives who seek a government that reflects their values should take their business elsewhere,” it added. “And no self-proclaimed conservative official or conservative organization should accept funding from Walmart while it supports the policies of the woke left.”

03/16/2022

Did you think we would leave you without some fresh Catholic Vitamins from time to time? Deacon Tom and Dee are back with a wonderful new interview with MAGGIE CRAIG. Who is Maggie? A highly sought after motivational speaker, especial for teens and young adults. But she speaks to everyone's hearts and minds as she shares stories, humor, experiences of faith and fidelity. We know you'll just love hearing Maggie's interview.

But because there is value in the wisdom of elders... sorry Tony Agnesi -- but you have the wisdom of the elders and we wanted to re-share your great interview with Catholic Vitamins a while back.

Two great guests. One show: Catholic Vitamin A 'ARISE'

Blessings.

Deacon Tom and Dee

http://files.catholicvitamins.com/Catholic%20Vitamin%20A%20Arise%2059min56sec.mp3

11/04/2021

"See. Everything I'm wearing is not mine. None of it. I'm poor. I don't even own the habit I'm wearing because everything belongs to the community. And that's how it is for each Sister. We don't have anything.

And you know what? I'm free. I have more joy than what I would have if I possessed a ton of things in the world." -Sr Clare💙

06/18/2021

As I sat at a breakfast table with priests and brother deacons at Franciscan University, I told them of Sister Clare and her impact on so, so many lives. God can change your life… if you’ll just invite Him in. Blessings. Deacon Tom.

"...Father invited me to go on a pilgrimage to World Youth Day. I had a very bad attitude on this pilgrimage. I was a nuisance, more or less, I even remember.
I'm going to give you an example of what I was like. Everyone on the trip bought Rosaries, statues of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for their grandma, and things like that. And what did I buy? A lighter that looked like a toilet seat and when you lifted up the lid the flame came out. Everyone on the trip was like: What's this girl doing?
I bought one more thing on this trip. I bought two things. I bought the toilet seat lighter, and an orange and black bracelet with Chinese letters that were supposed to give you creative energies. I remember one of the girls on the pilgrimage went to Father and asked him to bless her Rosaries and statues. I thought, Can I take this? But I couldn't take that to be blessed...
So, this was how my attitude was on the pilgrimage.

A pilgrimage is a time when you can receive a lot of graces, but it's possible to go home from here as Father said today, as exactly the same person. This is an opportunity that God is giving you all to change your lives. This doesn't mean that you all have to become nuns and priests, but you do have to give yourselves to Him all He wants.
So in this pilgrimage I felt another "blow" in my soul when I experienced the Lord saying to me, "I want you to live like them." He didn't tell me that with words, but I understood I had to live the life of the Sisters, that He was calling me to that. I already knew that I had to give Him my life, but now, He was showing me how I had to give it to Him like the Sisters, in poverty, chastity, and obedience." -Sr. Clare💙

06/04/2021

Praise to You Lord. You make me smile with tears in my eyes too. Sister Clare, pray for us.

TEARS OF JOY
"Anyone can make you smile
Many people can make you cry,
But it takes someone really special
To make you smile with tears in your eyes."

SISTER CLARE'S PERPETUAL VOWS
"And today, the only thing during the whole ceremony... Well, first, before entering, I said that I wasn't going to cry, that I was fine, but since the beginning, I was there crying, and my family as well. But the only thing I could think during the ceremony, or that I could say to the Lord was Have mercy on me because He is calling me to something very great and I know that on my own I wouldn't be able to do it. And I knew where I have been in all my life, and out of where the Lord has taken me and He has had a lot of mercy on me...
I am very happy. I didn't even know what to say to Him. Really, I owe everything to Him and I can only give Him my life and to try to be faithful and to be a Servant Sister and to love Him with all that I have. I am very happy."

06/02/2021

After something like 475 Catholic Vitamins Podcasts... countless interviews with bishops, priests, deacons, religious and a wonderful group of evangelists, converts, reverts, musicians and singers... we're going to take some time away.... There's an ordination of a deacon classmate of Deacon Tom who became a widower back in 2004, and he's going to be ordained to the priesthood... and many other things on our plate... Our theme for this 'last' Catholic Vitamins is JOY... Join us... And BLESSINGS!!!

Let’s see: attending the ordination of a deacon classmate to the priesthood… in Wyoming. Tom’s 15th attendance at the priest/deacon/seminarian retreat at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. Grandchildren in Missouri and Indiana we haven’t seen in almost two years. Oh, and Dee’s si...

01/11/2021

Not long ago, evangelist Chris Stefanick did an on-line Advent retreat entitled Unshakeable Joy. He has it; he tells us where and how to find it. One way is to meet these two sisters - members of the Servants of the Home of the Mother (SHM). They are our guests on this episode of Catholic Vitamins. And they share their TESTIMONY. A relatively young order, the SHM is growing by leaps and bounds and with great joy. In addition to the journey of our guests, we discuss the short life of Sister Clare Crockett who is still spreading joy in her permanent union with the Lord Jesus. Join us please - take your mind off the virus and the political news. Here's the link:

Look at the face of what evangelist Chris Stefanick calls ‘unshakeable joy.’ These two ladies are Sisters Marina and Grace, (SHM) — members of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother . We’ve had TESTIMONY guest stories on Catholic Vitamins before. But we were so impressed with the Octo...

12/07/2020

Looking for RENEWAL in your Advent journey? Join us for a visit with author, speaker, radio host and retreat leader ELIZABETH FICOCELLI. She actually takes Advent apart. What? Yes... listen and find out.

http://catholicvitamins.com/catholic-vitamin-r-renewal-3/

11/24/2020

Has a man ever been a 'nominal' Protestant and then became an evangelizing Catholic Bishop? YES!!! His name is Bishop James Conley and he's our guest on this episode of the Catholic Vitamins Podcast. And would you believe it was a non-religious college class that helped him begin his journey? Join us. Download via iTunes or listen on our site. Here's the link to Catholic Vitamin Q Quest 2

Our guest interview is with His Excellency Bishop James Conley, the bishop of Lincoln, NE. This interview was conducted in 2009 when Bishop James was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver. The reason for that interview is because he is a convert to the Catholic Faith. And the grace and f...

11/12/2020

Did you know there are 46 stars on the mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the beautiful Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Mexico? Would you like to draw closer to Mary and to her Son by an easy, inspiring program called MARY'S MANTLE CONSECRATION?

More and more of us are turning to Mary for help during these frightening, confusing times. Our interview on this show is with return guest CHRISTINE WATKINS -- she's the former ballet-star and atheist turned powerful Catholic author and speaker. And Christine introduces us to a beautiful 46 day program that you can do alone... with family or friends... via Zoom or email. So easy, yet so inspiring a program. It can be done in literally just minutes a day. You can go to Amazon or to Christine's website which is www.marysmantleconsecration.com

Here's the link to our show: http://catholicvitamins.com/catholic-vitamin-p-penance/

10/24/2020

Have you ever met or known of a Hermit? How would you describe a Catholic Hermit? Meet Mary Kloska on this episode of Catholic Vitamin O for OBEDIENT. Mary is a missionary who has served in Russia, Poland, Nigeria and elsewhere... always living on the kind donations of others. Listen and meet a woman of intense prayer -- but with a smile in her voice and on her heart.

Would you like to ‘meet’ a lady who is OBEDIENT to the call of the Lord in her life? Her name is MARY KLOSKA — she’s a hermit who came from a family of 13 children… Wait… a hermit coming from a large Catholic family? Yes. And she’s served the Lord’s call leading her as a missionary t...

10/11/2020

Have you ever met (or raised) a teen and thought 'there's not much hope with this one'? Our latest Catholic Vitamins Podcast shares that there is always hope... And in this episode, we follow the journey of a young Irish teen named Clare Crockett, later Sister Clare Crockett of the Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother. Our guest is a fellow Sister and friend of Sister Clare - our guest is author SISTER KRISTEN GARDNER -- and we learn of her recent book entitled SISTER CLARE CROCKETT: ALONE IN CHRIST ALONE. Dear friends - this is a powerful story -- it has touched hearts and minds all over the world. Please join us for this Catholic Vitamin N NICHE...

Irish teen Clare Crockett would definitely have fit the title of ‘wild child.’ But the Good Lord had his eye on this young woman. And as she casually, maybe even mindlessly bent over to do what the others had been doing at a Good Friday liturgy — Clare kissed the feet of Jesus on the cross. Im...