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Current events are on the docket, including: the pope’s trip to the DRC, the Synod on Synodality, the appointment of Archbishop Prevost, Catholic schools, “the One”, and more. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Christina Bennett had a defining moment when she learned that her mother chose life after making an appointment to abort her. She is now a pro-life activist and will bring her powerful message to St Aloysius in New Canaan at 7:30pm on Feb 8th. Info on the Feb 8th event: https://www.starcc.com/Respect_Life Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

How do you know that God exists? Bishop Caggiano reflects on that question this week on Let Me Be Frank. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen

As Pope Francis nears the ten-year mark of his papacy, Bishop Caggiano looks back on his works and teachings to date. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen

A tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: his life and legacy. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen 

Bishop Frank tells the stories of eight lesser-known saints: Peter Donders, Vincent of Saragossa, Marianne Cope, Josephine Bakhita, Jose Sanchez del Rio, Nikolaus Gross, Dulce Lopes Pontes, and Tarcisius. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Bishop Frank reflects on Sandy Hook, suffering, and healing. In the second segment, His Excellency's stories of Christmases in Brooklyn. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen 

Susan DeBartoli is the author of Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio, a beautiful book with daily readings for Advent. Each day helps you follow Padre Pio’s incredible example and welcome the Christ Child into your home and heart during Advent. Little Flower Pilgrimages: https://www.littleflowerpilgrimages.com Welcoming the Christ Child: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/welcoming-the-christ-child-with-padre-pio Links to download the Veritas mobile app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

On December 14th 2012, 20 first graders and six teachers were massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Monsignor Robert Weiss was the Catholic pastor in Newtown that day and still is today. Bishop Frank & Msgr Weiss reflect on that tragic day, as well as on Monsignor Weiss’s 50 years as a priest.

What is the purpose of the Synod on Synodality? What is happening and what are the next steps? Deacon Steve Hodson is spearheading the process in the Diocese of Bridgeport. -Weds at 12pm on 1350AM, 103.9FM, or the Veritas app- Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen 

Bishop Frank gives an update on parish reconfiguration in the diocese and the collaboration that is already happening among parishes. And then, a look at this week’s USCCB general assembly. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Justin Fatica is the founder of Hard As Nails Ministry, which aims to speak straight to the hearts of adults and young people who suffer and to Catholics who feel disenfranchised. Justin travels around the country to spread the news that Jesus is the answer to our greatest need for healing. Hard As Nails: https://www.amazingnation.org Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Bob O'Brien serves on the Young Adult Council of the Diocese of Bridgeport, and helps coordinate the diocesan mentorship program called The Catholic Bridge, which launched earlier this fall and is a component of Bishop Caggiano’s "Call to Renewal". Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Bishop Frank speaks with Fran Schanne, JD about three Supreme Court decisions that were announced last summer: 1) Dobbs v Jackson, 2) Kennedy v Bremerton, 3) Carson v Makin. The three important decisions protect life and religious liberty.

The priests in the Diocese of Bridgeport recently had their convocation, featuring reflections from Scott Hahn. Bishop Frank talks about the convocation, as well as his recent trip to Rome and the topic of forgiveness. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

This week, Bishop Frank reflects on the seven deadly sins… and the opposing virtues that help us overcome those sins. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen

Things seem to be such a mess in the world - politically, economically, in the Church, and in society. Bishop Frank offers his perspective and his advice on how to maintain hope, and what we can do to help right the ship.

Bishop Frank has an exciting plan to revitalize and completely re-think how we evangelize and form Catholics here in the Diocese of Bridgeport. Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  

Fr Michael Clark, Rector of the Guild of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, joins Bishop Frank to talk about the transformative power of beauty. The Guild: https://jesusguild.org 

Bishop Frank reflects on the life and death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the many lessons we can draw from how the queen lived her life in the public eye. Download the Veritas mobile app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen