Podcast

Join Father Drew as he shares the story of an incident at SEEK23, a Bible Study from his college days, and how they connect to his vocation story.

Join us for another episode of the Konza Catholic Podcast as Father Gale sits down with Bridget May, a Senior at Kansas State who shares her wisdom on everything from how important a full pot of coffee is for a church lobby, to what to do when you start to feel called to religious life.

Join us for another Thirsty Thursday episode of the Konza catholic Podcast as father drew sits down with new Wichita Priest Fr. John Tolbert to discuss his experience as a freshly-ordained Priest.

Join us for another Thirsty Thursday episode of the Konza Catholic Podcast as Father Gale interviews Peter Bergkamp, an Izzy's legend and a seminarian for the Diocese of Wichita. Learn all about his vocation story, his adventures in cooking, and much more.

Join us for another episode of the Konza Catholic Podcast as the Fathers sit down with Fr. Drew's new boss, Fr. Chad Arnold. He tells the story of his vocation, his experience as vocations director for the diocese of Wichita, and how to encourage young men and women in their vocations. Fr. Chad is a great friend of the pod and we're very happy to share his stories with you.

Tune in for very special Thirsty Thursday, as Fr. Gale interviews Deacon Brian about his ordination to the Diaconate, his time at St. Isidore's, and what name he would take as Pope. As always, there's lots of laughs and good spiritual insights from Konza Catholic's favorite deacon.

How can we learn to be liberated from our enslavement to negative emotions, temptations, and the critical, self-destructive thoughts in our own minds? How can we learn to be more aware of God's spirit in our hearts and his action in our lives? St. Ignatius of Loyalty shared with the Church fourteen rules that will help us navigate our Christian life, and experience greater freedom in rejecting sin and pursuing the true, good, and beautiful.

It's National Vocations Week! In this episode, Father Gale Hammerschmidt briefly shares the story of how he discerned his vocation to the priesthood. In addition, he provides helpful guidance for those trying to determine whether to pursue a vocation to the priesthood, the religious life, or marriage. Finally, he shares an easy-to-remember acronym for determining if you are the kind of person God can use to transform the world. (Spoiler alert: you need not be perfect.)