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Casting the Net
Casting the Net is a candid discussion between two fathers, one a priest and the other a married man with four kids, on what it means to be a father, and always in search of “catching the faith”.
Hosted by the Father Dave Nuss and Rick Lingvai
Produced by Applo Multimedia Group
Episodes
Casting the NetEpisode 160 - C.S. Lewis Part 2
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to part 2 in our new series about the literary works of C.S. Lewis. Father Dave and Rick begin this…
Casting the NetEpisode 159 - C.S. Lewis (Part 1)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series about the literary works of C.S. Lewis. Father Dave and Rick begin this new…
Casting the NetEpisode 158 - Top Chef Priest's Retreat (Part 2)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today we have the second episode in a 2-part series on Father Dave's reflection from his 4-day Chef's Table…
Casting the NetEpisode 157 - Top Chef Priest's Retreat
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today we have the first in a 2-part series on Father Dave's reflection from his 4-day Chef's Table retreat in…
Casting the NetEpisode 156 - Wrapping Up the Easter Season
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back, as we wrap up the Easter season! Today the guys reflect on how the key now is to extend what…
Casting the NetEpisode 155 - The Ascention
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's episode focuses on the Ascension, and what happened after the Resurrection. A few key points: What…
Casting the NetEpisode 154 - Reflections on Priesthood, Mentors, and More
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today's episode reflects on what Father Dave learned in the seminary 32 years ago, and what's…
Casting the NetEpisode 153 - Unity & Love in the Easter Season
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today Father Dave and Rick bring their "A Game" to the show! They always do, but today is even better. Our…
Casting the NetEpisode 152 - The Papacy
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today's discussion is all about our new Pope. It's an exciting time as we get to know Pope Leo…
Casting the NetEpisode 151 - The Papal Conclave
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's episode is all about choosing the next Pope. The guys talk all about the process, what it means to be…
Casting the NetEpisode 150 - The Pope
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to the first installment in our new series on the Pope. It's going to be an educational, fun series…
Casting the NetEpisode 149 - Message About Pope Francis
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today we have a special, heartfelt message from Father Dave on the passing of Pope Francis. Thanks for…
Casting the NetEpisode 148 - Holy Week
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! It's Holy Week! Today's episode is all about this special week in our Lenten season, including some key…
Casting the NetEpisode 147 - Palm Sunday
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's episode is all about Palm Sunday. So of course, Father Dave and Rick have a lot to say! A few key…
Casting the NetEpisode 146 - Wanting the Right Things During Lent
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on Lent! Today they discuss some key points about Lent, with some centered around…
Casting the NetEp. 145 - Lent Continued...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today Father Dave and Rick continue their discussion on Lent, with a specific focus on the parable in this…
Casting the NetEp. 144 - Faith in Lent
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's episode is a really solid conversation because it's relatable to all of us. It's also a reminder that…
Casting the NetEp. 143 - Drawing Closer in Lent
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today Father Dave and Rick continue the discussion on Lent, starting with an explanation on the season and…
Casting the NetEp. 142 - Lent Begins
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! This week's episode kicks off Lent, and the guys discuss Ash Wednesday, the meaning of ashes for some, and…
Casting the NetEp. 141 - Holiness Part III
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today's discussion continues our segment on holiness, specifically referencing the book: "Free to be Holy" by…
Casting the NetEp. 140 - Holiness Continued (sort of)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today's episode was intended to be a continuation from last week, which it was in a way, but…
Casting the NetEp. 139 - Holiness
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a very interesting episode on the topic of holiness. Father Dave and Rick cover a lot of ground…
Casting the NetEp. 138 - Suffering Part III
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our important series on suffering. Today is part 3 which continues the discussion, including…
Casting the NetEp. 137 - Suffering Part II
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Today we have a very impactful episode, continuing the discussion on suffering. There is a lot to unpack…
Casting the NetEp. 136 - Suffering
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series, this time on the subject of suffering and the Christian response to it. It's an…
Casting the NetEp.135 - The Impact of Faith on Daily Living
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is the kickoff to a new series on faith, daily living and one of the greatest challenges…
Casting the NetEp.134 - Reflecting on the Christmas Season
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to a new season of Casting the Net! We are really excited to begin our THIRD season of the show…
Casting the NetEpisode 133 - Advent Continued...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to our second episode on Advent. As we begin to close out the year, Father Dave and Rick focus in on…
Casting the NetEpisode 132 - Advent
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to new episode on Advent. Today the guys discuss the Advent season with some great insights…
Casting the NetEpisode 131 - Why Be Catholic (Part 4 of 4)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on Why Be Catholic! Today is the last episode in the series and the guys do a…
Casting the NetEpisode 130 - Why Be Catholic (Part 3)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on Why Be Catholic! Today our hosts go into more detail on the topic, with a few…
Casting the NetEpisode 129 - Why Be Catholic (Part 2)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back to our series on "Why Be Catholic"! Today Father Dave reflects on his recent experience with the…
Casting the NetEpisode 128 - Why Be Catholic
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series called "Why Be Catholic" here at Casting the Net. We hope you like it! Today's…
Casting the NetEpisode 127 - Fruits of the Spirit
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today starts a new series on the fruits of the spirit. It's a slightly more in-depth episode…
Casting the NetEpisode 126 - Gifts of the Holy Spirt Cont...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on Gifts of the Holy Spirit. A few key highlights from today's…
Casting the NetEpisode 125 - Gifts of the Holy Spirit Continued...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back again! Today's episode is a continuation from last week in helping us to understand the gifts of…
Casting the NetEpisode 124 - Understanding the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today Father Dave and Rick go into detail on the importance of understanding the gifts of the…
Casting the NetEpisode 123 - The Holy Spirit (and Rick is back!)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today Father Dave and Rick continue the discussion we've had over the last few weeks on the Holy…
Casting the NetEpisode 122 - The Holy Spirit Cont...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a slightly different episode continuing our discussion on the Holy Spirit. Why different? Well…
Casting the NetEpisode 121 - Intro to the Holy Spirit
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today Father Dave and Rick talk about the Holy Spirit, specifically: How we use analogies because…
Casting the NetEpisode 120 - Christian Anthropology Series Concluded
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a very informative episode where we conclude the series on Christian Anthropology. We could list…
Casting the NetEpisode 119 - The Nature of the Church Through Christ
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we begin to wrap up our series from the last few weeks with a great discussion on the…
Casting the NetEpisode 118 - Becoming More Human
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on humanity into a deeper conversation. Some highlights…
Casting the NetEpisode 117 - The Encyclical and What It Means To Be Human
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! We continue our discussion from the last few weeks on what it means to be human. In particular, the guys…
Casting the NetEpisode 116 - Body & Soul
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to another engaging episode of Casting the Net! Today we continue with the general discussion on…
Casting the NetEpisode 115 - What it Means to be Human
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is a continuation of sorts from the last couple weeks, where Father Dave and Rick dive…
Casting the NetEpisode 114 - Christian Anthropology Cont...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is a continuation from last week discussing this very interesting topic. A few key…
Casting the NetEpisode 113 - Christian Anthropology
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a new series on Christian Anthropology! Today kids off the series with some discussion on what a…
Casting the NetEpisode 112 - Discipleship Continued
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today we continue our series on Discipleship, with the following focus: Being an intentional…
Casting the NetEpisode 111 - Forming Intentional Disciples
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome! Today's episode continues the conversation on Discipleship, this time with a focus on the work of…
Casting the NetEpisode 110 - Discipleship
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! This week Fr. Dave and Rick talk about a host of topics, including: The desire and power of…
Casting the NetEpisode 109 - The Importance of Asking Questions
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Rick is back! Father Dave is very happy to have is co-host back after a couple weeks of absence. Today they…
Casting the NetEpisode 108 - Priest Convocation (Part II)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Father Dave is flying solo again on CTN this week, but that's ok because he gives a great "part two" on his…
Casting the NetEpisode 107 - Priest Convocation
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Father Dave is flying solo on CTN this week, but that's ok because he gives a great overview on his upcoming…
Casting the NetEpisode 106 - Growing as Disciples Cont...
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back for the second episode on Discipleship! Today the guys dive back into the topic with some great…
Casting the NetEpisode 105 - Growing As Disciples
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today kicks off a new series on Discipleship. In this episode the guys focus on a few key…
Casting the NetEpisode 104 - Interview with Rick
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Last month we did an interview with Fr. Dave, and it was so well received we decided to do…
Casting the NetEpisode 103 - Easter Revisited
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today Fr. Dave and Rick revisit Easter, and the meaning behind it, along with other great…
Casting the NetEpisode 102 - Easter Revisited (Part 2)
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome back! Today is a continuation from last week discussing the importance of Easter, and applying it…
Casting the NetEpisode 101 - Easter Revisited
Questions or comments about the show? Click here! Welcome to a 2-part series on Easter and how its importance carries through all year long. Father Dave and…