Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT

Ash Wednesday and Preparing For Lent!

Today is Ash Wednesday and Lent is already upon us.
This week on Let Me Be Frank, Bishop Caggiano helps us enter into Lent with an open heart and a ready disposition. He explains what Lent is and reflects on how we should prepare spiritually, including some suggestions for spiritual reading.
His Excellency mentioned one book, in particular, that really caught Steve's attention: Lent and Easter With The Church Fathers. This book will walk through Lent, one day at a time, with a different commentary from a Church Father reflecting on Lent itself or the Mass reading from the day.
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Fr. Michael Clark - How Art Helps Christians Enter into the Mysteries of the Faith

Fr. Michael Clarke joins Bishop Frank Caggiano to discuss the importance of beauty and art. From stained glass windows to christian music fests (and everything in between), Fr. Michael is able to provide a unique and expert point of view on the evangelical power of beauty, the important role it plays in the catechesis of Catholics, and how it is beauty, most of all, that aids Catholics as they seek to enter into the mysteries of the faith. 
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Pierre Ferragu on Lourdes, St. Bernadette, and the Evangelical Power of Theater

Bishop Caggiano hosts Pierre Ferragu, the producer for the new live theater production about St. Bernadette, Lourdes. They discuss the moments of grace Pierre has experienced working on this show, the challenges of bringing this production to America (it's coming soon!) and the importance of evangelizing our culture through the medium of theater.
 
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Let Me Be Frank is a Catholic Podcast, hosted by Bishop Frank Caggiano, the Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Each week, Bishop Caggiano discusses matters of faith, culture, or entertainment, always through the lens of the Catholic Faith! 

Listener Q’s: Bishop Caggiano’s vocation story, advice to new bishops, and why we’re “Catholic”

If you keep submitting your questions and Bishop Frank Caggiano will keep answering them! This week's episode is chalk full of questions about the Church, the Faith, and Bishop's own life. And, of course, Steve joins in too! 
Today's questions include:
How did you find out that you were going to be named a Bishop?
Do you have any advice for new Bishops?
Why do we call Priests Father?
Why do we call ourselves Catholic? 
What's your favorite junk food?
and more! 
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Accompaniment in the Catholic Church, Spiritual Direction, and Diocesan Guilds

Bishop Frank Caggiano discusses and defines true accompaniment. He then explores the concept in light of spiritual direction and the Sacrament of Confession asking, "what does spiritual direction entail?" and "is your confessor your spiritual director?".
Bishop Caggiano also dives into the different Guilds in the Diocese of Bridgeport, from the St. Luke Guild which serves the Catholic Healthcare Community to the Sacred Heart Guild which seeks to serve everyone in the Diocese by sharing God's beauty! 
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Bishop Caggiano addresses Fiducia Supplicans & discusses Catholic Formation with Patrick Donovan

This week’s episode of Let Me Be Frank featured two major topics. The first, is a reflection from His Excellency, Bishop Frank Caggiano, on the recent declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Fiducia Supplicans. Bishop Caggiano, hoping to provide clarity to the Diocese, explains when certain kinds of blessings are acceptable, the importance of seeking to understand the true desires of those asking for blessings, and the importance of accompaniment.
After this short segment on the implementation of Fiducia Supplicans in the Diocese of Bridgeport (the first 10 minutes or so) Bishop Caggiano interviews Patrick Donovan, the director of the Institute for Catholic Formation in the Diocese of Bridgeport. They discuss the importance of parental catechesis and how the Diocese is helping parents grow in their own faith so they can raise their children to be faithful sons and daughters in the Church.
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Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, A Year with the Popes!

Bishop Frank Caggiano is joined by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby to discuss his new book A Year with the Popes: Daily Meditations with the Vicar of Christ
 
They discuss:
Fr. Kirby's experience as a Papal Missionary of Mercy
The importance of the Sacrament of Confession as a Sacrament of Healing
The lived experience of the early popes, especially how the call to the papacy was considered a call to martyrdom
the relationship between St. Peter and St. Paul, how this translates to the relationship between Popes and Bishops. 
Pope St. Clement of Rome's letter to the Corinthians, and how it is a witness to Papal Authority in the 2nd century
and much more! 
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A Pope and a President: JPII’s & Reagan’s relationship and teamwork for the fall of Communism... with Dr. Paul Kengor

Bishop Frank Caggiano interviews Dr. Paul Kengor about his book A Pope and a President. They discuss:
Pope St. John Paul II's and Ronald Reagan's roles in the ending of the Cold War and the fall of Communism
President Reagan's faith, namely, how important it was to him
The Communist role in the attempted assassination of Pope St. John Paul II
President Reagan's interest in Our Lady of Fatima 
and much more! 
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