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. Why is there new hope? What did the Holy Father say?

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, a meeting with Pope Benedict, what were his expectations, did he think he would be in Springfield for 15 years, what’s next for him before retirement, and why he is grateful for this assignment.

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? How much is too much? Bishop Thomas John Paprocki discusses.

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.

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? Father Chris House breaks down how a pope is elected, what goes on during a papal election, and the rules and unwritten rules. #news #pope

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 the Martyr St. George, based in Alton.

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 they should be. How should we be taking to youth? What really is the role of Catholic education?

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 incredible story of walking the streets of Jerusalem in severe pain, needing the US Embassy to get involved, and money wire transfers needing to happen all sound like a movie script, but it was his reality. How his story gave him a new appreciation for Christ and suffering.

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 themselves pro-life. The main problem is human embryos are destroyed in the process. Our Father Christopher Trummer, S.T.L, breaks down why IVF is immoral for several reasons. Father Trummer is an associate delegate for Health Care Professionals, associate chaplain of the Springfield Chapter of the Catholic Physicians Guild/Catholic Medical Association, and has a license in Sacred Theology in Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy.

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 for holy Communion, receiving holy Communion, the time after holy Communion, and even before you even leave for Mass. Are you doing any of these things?