Catholic Military Life

In this episode Noah Mize and Peter Bockrath tell how they became the first male members of Team St. Paul, assigned to Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

In this episode retired U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kevin Stacy shares his experiences serving as a Missionary Discipleship Trainer, based in Oklahoma, for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

Retired NBA star Gordon Hayward shares how he decided to become Catholic after 14 years in professional basketball.

Meet Juliana Gahr, a new member of Team Saint Paul. In this episode she traces her journey from college graduate to spiritual companion of those serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force.

In this episode Team Saint Paul members Caroline McDermott and Ms. Regina Fontana give witness to their Catholic faith encounters over the past year with soldiers at Fort Campbell.

In this episode retired Four-Star Admiral William J. Fallon invites all to go on pilgrimage--the Pilgrimage for the Sea Services on Oct. 6 at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD. Listen for details.

In this edition, Ms. Jurate Reventas shares her first-year adventures as a member of Team Saint Paul at Travis Air Force Base in California.

Sister Miriam Christi went from a career in the U.S. Air Force to a vocation in religious life. In this episode, she shares her remarkable story.

In this episode retired Vice-Admiral P. Stephen Stanley, Chairman of the Father Vincent Capdanno Guild, provides an update on Father Capodanno's Cause for Canonization and talks about the upcoming Memorial Mass for his repose.

The product of a U.S. Military upbringing and fresh out of college, Mr. Patrick Doyal explains in this edition his commitment to serve for the next three years as a Catholic missionary of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS).

Bill Newbrough reflects on how you can support military Catholics in his new role as Donor Relations Officer of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, in this episode of Catholic Military Life.

In this episode retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Patrick J. Raglow shares how his long military career--and his association with Catholic military chaplains--prepared him to organize relief efforts for tornado victims as the Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

In this episode retired Brigadier General John W. Lathrop and wife Mary share how a firefight on the first day of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 led to his conversion to Catholicism.

In this episode retired U.S. Army First Sergeant Sompaul Vorapanich, a member of the Knights of Columbus and Director of the annual Warriors to Lourdes Pilgrimage, shares how ailing veterans find peace and healing at the sanctuary baths and grotto of Our Lady.

In this episode Father Peter A. Pomposello, CH (MAJ), USA, tells how he recruited more than two dozen prospective Catholic U.S. Army chaplains in less than 18 months as the Army's chief Catholic chaplain recruiter.

In this episode retired Space Shuttle astronaut and four-star U.S. Air Force General Kevin P. Chilton mulls over his upcoming presentation on "trustworthy stewards" at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 19.

In this episode, Dr. Mark Moitoza, Th.D., D. Min., Vice-Chancellor for Evangelization of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, tells how qualified military Catholics can get a big discount on passes to the five-day National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis.

In this episode Lt. Col. Louis Hoffman, USA (Ret.) and his wife Kathleen share how Catholic chaplains became a force multiplier in his accomplished career as a Green Beret and hers as an Army nurse.

In this episode the Reverend Mr. Jacob George, a newly ordained Transitional Deacon currently honing his canon law skills in the Tribunal of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, recounts his extraordinary journey from predominantly Hindu and Moslem cultures to Catholic priesthood and the possibility of eventual service as a U.S. Military chaplain.

In this edition of Catholic Military Life, Private First Class Hunter McDonnell of the Virginia Army National Guard and his mom, Ms. Noel Orsak, share how boot camp at Fort Jackson made him a believer in the Catholic Faith as he prepares to enter the National Military Academy at West Point.