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New Hope for Fulton Sheen’s Beatification After Couple Talks To Pope Leo

July 12, 2025

There is new hope for Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s Beatification Mass after a Peoria couple talks with Pope Leo XIV about Sheen’s cause, which has a pause on it right now.…

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Bishop Paprocki As You Have Never Heard Him Before

June 20, 2025

On June 22, 2010, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki was installed as bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. 15 years later, he sits down to discuss a phone call,…

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Marijuana, Smoking, and Alcohol. Where is the Moral Line?

May 16, 2025

What does the Catholic Church teach about smoking marijuana and cigarettes and drinking alcohol? Are they morally OK, morally wrong, or is there gray area that depends on certain factors?…

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Pope Leo XIV! Bishop Thomas John Paprocki’s Reacts

May 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV was elected the new Pope! Bishop Thomas John Paprocki reacts to the election of the new Holy Father.

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What You Don’t Know About How a Pope is Elected

April 29, 2025

What happens behind the scenes at the Papal conclave? How does a pope actually get elected? Burning of ballots, verbalizing names, and politicking behind the scenes. Is all that true?…

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Religious Sister’s Unique Talent is Saving Lives

April 25, 2025

She is saving lives as biomedical engineer and she is also a religious sister! The crazy story of Sister Pieta Keller, a sister from the Sisters of St. Francis of…

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The Right and Wrong Ways of Raising Children in the Faith

April 11, 2025

Father Marty Smith joins Dive Deep to discuss what is the number one thing he is seeing that even practicing Catholics are not doing as good of a job as…

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A $6,000 Embassy Wire Transfer & God Saved His Life in the Holy Land

March 8, 2025

Darren Price of Springfield converted to the Catholic Church in 2019. Just a few months later, he went on a trip to the Holy Land where he almost died. His…

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Pro-Life Loss: Trump’s IVF Expansion Isn’t Good

February 21, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. But, this is a big loss for those who value human life and consider…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Receiving the Eucharist

February 14, 2025

There is more than just sticking out your hand or tongue when receiving our Lord in the holy Eucharist. Father Marty Smith spells out the do’s and don’ts when preparing…

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