Rooted in the Really Real

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 7/25/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 7/24/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 6/20/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

We have an announcement!

On Friday 5/17/24 Fr. Steve gave a talk at Seton Academy on Cultivating Vocations in the Family. "The image of who God is to our children is one of the most important factors in their ability to respond to the call to holiness." Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 5/20/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In this episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss the incredibly powerful Solemnity of Pentecost and the power of the Holy Spirit. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 5/15/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 4/16/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 4/8/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 4/5/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 4/2/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

Listen to Fr. Steve's homily from 4/3/24. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In the episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss the beauty, joy, and peace of Easter. After experiencing Lent and entering into Easter, are we changed? Does the reality of Jesus dying and rising from the dead change our lives? How can we experience true joy? Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

On Thursday 2/1/24 Fr. Steve gave a talk to the Fishers of Men group from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville regarding what it means to "be a man" vs. the false masculinity the world teaches us. We must go into the breach in order to bring the light of Christ to others. Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In Fr. Steve's homily, he speaks of how when we allow the Lord to purify our hearts, our parishes are healthier and more people can hear the Lord call them to their vocation. Listen to hear more! Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In this episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley talk about our new series we will be diving into- marriage and family life! The richness and beauty of marriage and family life is essential to the Church, but we realize that not everyone's experience is perfect- we all come from broken families to some degree. We also talk about some fun new changes to the podcast, including lots of new upcoming episodes with Ashley's husband Drew! Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

For the first time on our podcast, we're posting one of Fr. Steve's recent talks! On Saturday 2/17/24 Fr. Steve gave a talk to the Knights of Columbus from various nearby parishes regarding how to encourage vocations. By modeling conversion, refusing to keep our faith hidden, sharing our testimony, and inspiring others, we each help to encourage vocations to the priesthood, religious life, and marriage in the Church. "I have a responsibility to encourage vocations by living my own vocation well." Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In this episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley talk about diving deeper and leaning into experiencing more in the sacraments, especially the Mass, adoration, confession, and our baptism. What if we tried to give the Lord more of our hearts? What if he showed us a new way to enter into the sacraments? Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.

In this episode, Fr. Steve and Ashley discuss the fast-approaching season of Lent. They go over the meaning and purpose of Lent, the three dimensions of Lent (prayer, fasting, and almsgiving), and how to approach Lent differently this year to have it truly contribute to genuine growth in our healing and relationship with the Lord. Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! Please leave us a rating and/or review, and share on social media or with a friend! You can email ashley@rootedinthereallyreal.com with any questions or suggestions. God bless.