Catholic Heritage with Dr. Italy Podcast
1) White Smoke: On the Election of Pope Leo XIV
In this 13 minute podcast, Catholic Connection show host Teresa Tomeo interviews Dr. Italy about the election of Pope Leo XIV since he was there in St. Peter's square on May 8th, 2025, when the white ...Show More
2) The Carceri - St. Francis' secret hermitage overlooking Assisi
In this 7 minute podcast, Dr. Italy tells why no visit to Assisi is complete without a visit to the secred hideout of Francis and the friars, the Carceri hermitage. To visit the Carceri, it is actual...Show More
3) Feast of Christ The King - Lasting Dominion Universal Kingdom
The feast of Jesus Christ the Universal King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and is observed on the last Sunday of the Roman Catholic Liturgical Year. It causes us to ponder what sort of author...Show More
4) Fatima & Camino Pilgrimage Cruise to Portugal & Spain
It's been a long time that travel and freedom have been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But restrictions are about to be lifted so it will be soon time to celebrate.
5) Love Unlimited - Cornelius & the Business of a Universal Church
Some view the Catholic Church as multi-national corporation. If so, its DBA should be love unlimited. In contrast to ever natural love, the love that should categorize the life of the church is char...Show More
6) Saul of Tarsus - From Sour Grapes to Fruit of the Spirit
Saul of Tarsus the Pharisee to Paul, the apostle - both life and fruit were transformed when he met the Risen Lord . His story tells us where the sour grapes of egoism and violence comes from, and ho...Show More
7) Is Jesus, the Good Sheperd, the Only Savior?
The image of Jesus as the Good shepherd is a comforting one in the minds of many. But some of those who first heard Jesus describe himself in this way were deeply disturbed. For it seems that Jesus ...Show More
8) He's no Ghost - Easter and the Gnostic Gospels
On the first Easter, the Risen Lord makes clear to his frightened disciples he not a ghost or specter and in so doing shows why the gnostic gospels are bogus and did not make it into the Bible.
9) How Can a God of Love send People to Hell? John 3:16 & Judgment
If "God so loved the world." how can he possibly send people to hell? Is he a loving Father or a stern judge? Jesus helps us reconcile love & grace with hell & judgment in perhaps the most famous wor...Show More
10) Cleansing of the Temple - an end to Business as Usual
Religion is not supposed to be the opposite of spirituality. But sometimes religion becomes a cold routine, even a business. The Lord's cleansing of the Temple spells the end of business as usual. ...Show More