Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano's Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
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”Let Me Be Frank” is a podcast from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport and Veritas Catholic Radio featuring the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport. Each weekly episode features Bishop Frank’s honest opinions about recent Catholic news, reflections on Sunday’s Gospel, questions from diocesan faithful, and frank discussion of topics of faith and Catholicism.
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Defending the Catholic Faith with Chris Check - President of Catholic Answers
What is “apologetics”? Chris Check, president of Catholic Answers, joins Bishop Caggiano to answer this question. They also answer questions like: What do Joan of Arc, Catherine of Siena, and Chris Check have in common? Why should you fill your h… -
A Deep Dive into the Church Fathers, w/ David Augustine from Word on Fire
"Maybe Christianity should become weird again." Reading the works of the early Church fathers has brought countless non-Catholic Christians into the Church and has strengthened so many Catholics who are already in the heart of the Church. David Aug… -
The Church Fathers, Immigration, & Lent (w/ Rod Bennett)
Let Me Be Frank is split into two discrete segments today… First… Jesus Christ did not incarnate to write a book. Instead, the Apostles were the plan. Rod Bennett joins us to talk about the 12 Apostles and his book, These Twelve. Rod dispels myths … -
George Cardinal Pell (w/ his personal friend Tess Livingstone)
George Cardinal Pell was a faithful, formidable, and fearless prince of the Church who lived a remarkable life… as a seminarian in Rome during Vatican II, as a reformer of Australia’s seminaries, in his years in China (in disguise!), at the Secretari… -
What Happens at Mass, with Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB
Sacrosanctum Concilium says "the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows"... Abbott Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, literally wrote the book on what happens at Ma… -
Refreshed with Living Water - Life in the Holy Spirit (w/ Kitty Cleveland)
On Saturday, April 12th, Kitty Cleveland is coming to St Matthew Parish to help present a conference for women of all ages and stages to refresh their hearts. The theme, inspired by John 4:10 & John 7:37-39 is "A Spiritual Spa", an invitation to … -
The Young Adult Playbook (w/ Anna Moreland)
Life, for young adults these days, is full of unique challenges that previous generations didn’t have to navigate. To help, Anna Moreland has co-authored The Young Adult Playbook, drawing on her years of experience teaching college students at Villan… -
Feast Days, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Suffering,
It’s just Bishop Caggiano and me this week on Let Me Be Frank, and we’re talking about… well, stuff. There are a few feast days on Bishop’s mind this month: the Presentation of the Lord & Candlemas, Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Chair of St Peter.… -
Why and HOW You Should Study Scripture (w/ Curtis Mitch)
Why should we read Scripture? And how should we read the Bible? And, as the Ethiopian eunuch asked Philip in Acts 8, how can we understand unless someone guides us? A team of Biblical scholars, led by Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch, have put together th… -
Answering Listener Questions!
It’s the first mailbag of 2025! On Let Me Be Frank this week, Bishop Frank answers questions like: …what do think has been the greatest accomplishment of your ministry so far? …can a transgender person be ordained a priest? …how do you choose whose f…