Father and Dad

Steven & Patrick Caraher
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Father and Dad

Father Steven Caraher and his Dad give you a candid, inside look into the shared journey of a Catholic priest and his Dad.

  1. 30/12/2024

    The Christmas Special

    This was Steven's first Christmas as a priest and it marked his first time attending Christmas mass at a parish other than his childhood parish. In recent history, midnight mass at our local parish has been a bit of a Caraher family affair with Steven and his brother serving at the altar and his mom playing music.Now that Steven is a priest, the challenge is to integrate that into our family life. Even during non-holiday times, Steven's time is not his own in that various ...

    27min

  2. 07/12/2024

    The Prodigal Son

    The Prodigal Son has returned!Father Steven was invited to speak at St. Thomas More, his home parish. Pastor Father Mike of St. Thomas More invited Father Steven to speak during our annual 40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration.Though a parish priest's life is filled with many activities, priests must work to constantly strive for spiritual growth.Father Steven's talk preparation flowed out of this ongoing formational work. Work such as ongoing prayer, reading and r...

    25min

  3. 27/10/2024

    Diocesan Convocation

    The past week Father Steven spent 4 days on a convocation of the priests of the Diocese of Gary. During these convocations Priests of the diocese come together.These convocations occur approximately every 2 years. One of the greatest blessings of these gatherings is the confraternity among brother priests. The group celebrated mass and prayed together during the gathering. In addition presentations were made by outside speakers. ...

    24min

  4. 30/09/2024

    Funeral Preparation

    Father Steven learned that the life of a priest can often be unpredictable. Days that were once open can quickly fill up.Recently, Fr. Steven found that his open day was immediately filled. One of these items was a funeral. Fr. Steven discussed how he prepares for a funeral.The first part of preparation is getting himself ready; praying and deepening his understanding of death. The second part is preparing with the family member or mem...

    26min

  5. 01/09/2024

    Settling In

    Father Steven has been at his parish assignment for 2 months and has been settling in to the life of a parish priest.Along with parish life, Father Steven has been assigned as priest for both a pre-K through 8 grammar school and a local Catholic High School. Father Steven has been doing his best to be available and getting to know everyone.We discussed how these assignments came about and ultimately, it is the Bishop who makes these assignments. It is the Bishop's job to underst...

    29min

  6. 21/07/2024

    National Eucharistic Congress

    Father Steven and Dad both attended the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress the past weekend and shared their experiences.The 2024 National Eucharistic Congress was the first held since 1976. This gathering was the culmination of several years of work in coordination with the National Eucharistic Revival. Eucharistic procession pilgrimages from the North, South, East and West all converged on Indianapolis for the start of the Congress.Dad had not originally planned on...

    37min

  7. 01/07/2024

    First Mass

    The day following his ordination, Steven celebrated his first mass at his home parish. Numerous brother priests and fellow seminarians celebrated this mass with Steven.Steven found the mass a mixture of both the surreal and natural. Natural in that he had prepared for this and surreal in the realization that this had all come to fruition.The homily for this first mass was given by Fr. Chris Stanish who served served as Steven's first Spiritual Director. Fr. Chris's h...

    31min

  8. 11/06/2024

    Father Steven

    Ordination Day finally arrived!The day Steven has been preparing for these last 6 years - and even his last 28 years - came and with it a full cascade of moments, memories and emotions.Steven and Dad review the Ordination mass itself and various highlights of the day.Also discussed are particular moments that stuck out for each. Key among these were the anointing of Steven's hands with the Chrism oil, Steven being vested by Fr. Mike and then concelebrating his first mass.An...

    27min
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Father Steven Caraher and his Dad give you a candid, inside look into the shared journey of a Catholic priest and his Dad.

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  • Criado por
    Steven & Patrick Caraher
  • Anos de atividade
    2020 - 2024
  • Episódios
    52
  • Classificação
    Livre
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    © 2024 Father and Dad
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    Father and Dad

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