Dive Deep

Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
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Dive Deep, the official podcast of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, is a show where we will dive deep into our faith where we will explore those interesting Catholic questions and issues you may have.

  1. NOV 16

    The Baby Who Never Decayed After Death. The Miraculous Story of Brian Gallagher

    In this episode of Dive Deep, we explore a story many are calling miraculous: a baby that is incorrupt? Brian Gallagher died in 1982, but looking at images nearly 40 years after his death, it looks like he is simply sleeping. What is going on here. Is this the first incorrupt baby? We interview Brian's brother, Thomas, from Charleston, IL.

    29 min

  2. OCT 17

    When The Pill Is *Sometimes Allowed By The Catholic Church

    What does the Catholic Church teach about the use of contraception? Is there ever a time a woman can what is commonly called The Pill? What about Natural Family Planning, is this just Catholic birth control? Bishop Thomas John Paprocki has the answers.

    18 min

  3. SEP 18

    Getting Fat. Is There a Moral Line in Eating Junk Food and Not Exercising?

    Father Dominic Rankin answers questions about not eating right, not exercising, and not taking medicine. Where is the moral line? Where does sin come in? What about if you are obsessed with exercising and eating healthy?

    34 min

  4. AUG 16

    Inside a Catholic Bishop's Life (and We're Not Talking the Mass and Sacraments)

    How does a bishop get paid? How much does a bishop make? Does he do his own laundry? What about grocery shopping? What are the perks? Who cleans his vestments. It's everything you want to know about a Catholic bishop's life beyond the Mass and sacraments.

    33 min

  5. JUL 12

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

    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?

    18 min

  6. JUN 20

    Bishop Paprocki As You Have Never Heard Him Before

    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.

    26 min

  7. MAY 16

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

    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.

    17 min

  8. MAY 9

    Pope Leo XIV! Bishop Thomas John Paprocki's Reacts

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

    8 min
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Dive Deep, the official podcast of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, is a show where we will dive deep into our faith where we will explore those interesting Catholic questions and issues you may have.

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  • Creator
    Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    125
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2019-2021 Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
  • Show Website
    Dive Deep

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