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Let’s Talk with Fr. Michael Gossett (March 20, 2020)

LTK076: On our latest daily livestream, we’re joined by Fr. Michael Gossett, a priest of the Diocese of Steubenville, and we discuss some interesting ways to spend your free time, one for the adults and another for the whole family. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Podcasts | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at...

Published 03/20/20

Let’s Talk with Barb Gilman and Thomas Sanjurjo (March 19, 2020)

LTK075: We’re continuing our daily series of livestreams, this time with Barb Gilman and Thomas Sanjurjo, both of whom are teachers now immersed in remote teaching. Learn about the challenges they face and some tips from them on schooling at home. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Podcasts | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you...

Published 03/19/20

Let’s Talk with Joanne Mercier and Andrew Hermiz (March 19, 2020)

LTK074: We’re continuing our daily series of livestreams with Andrew Hermiz and Joanne Mercier who have more tips for making the most of our new way of life at home, but connected to the internet. Join us live or listen later. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Podcasts | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at...

Published 03/18/20

Let’s Talk with Tom and Noëlle Crowe (March 17, 2020)

LTK073: It’s St. Patrick’s Day and Dom Bettinelli is joined by Tom and Noëlle Crowe of the American Catholic History podcast to discuss music, movies, and livestreamed Masses and concerts to celebrate the feast day of St. Patrick in Irish-American Catholic style. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Podcasts | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s...

Published 03/17/20

Let’s Talk with Fr. Cory Sticha (March 16, 2020)

LTK072: The StarQuest community podcast, Let’s Talk, is back during the current crisis on a daily basis as both a livestream on our Facebook page and an audio podcast. Join us each day about 10:30am ET (unless announced otherwise) for conversation, connection, and ideas for how to spend all our newfound free-time. On Monday, March 16, 2020, Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha got us started. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple...

Published 03/16/20

Let’s Talk about Goodbye for Now

LTK071: Let’s Talk is taking a break for a bit. Fr. Cory has to step away and the show is looking for a new host. Dom Bettinelli joins Father to talk about the state of the StarQuest network, all the other shows listeners might be interested, and what they’ve got planned for the future. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us...

Published 11/19/19

Let’s Talk about Giving to Charity

LTK070: The Season of Giving is upon us and Fr. Cory Sticha is joined by Lisa Hendey and Noelle Crowe to talk about giving to charities, including our parishes and other worthy causes. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: *...

Published 11/12/19

Let’s Talk about All Saints & All Souls

LTK069: November starts with our prayers to the saints and our prayers for the faithful departed. Fr. Cory Sticha and Pat Scott talk about the importance not only of praying for the intercession of the saints, but also praying for loved ones who may still be in Purgatory. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer...

Published 11/05/19

Let’s Talk about Working in a Parish

LTK068: What’s it like to work as a parish employee? Fr. Cory Sticha and Joanne Mercier talk about the challenges of parish work, including new collaborative models of parish life, trying to move from maintenance to mission, and the need to support your parish. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk....

Published 10/29/19

Let’s Talk about End of Life Care

LTK067: What does the Church teach about reaching the end of our lives? Fr. Cory Sticha, Fr. Michael Gossett, and Pat Scott talk about end of life issues and the compassion the Church offers, and then dispel some common myths and misunderstandings. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make...

Published 10/22/19

Let’s Talk about Our Lady of the Rosary and Lepanto

LTK066: On the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Cory Sticha is joined by Steve Nelson and Rob Corzine to discuss the feast day and its origins in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 that saved Europe from invasion by the Ottoman Turks. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at...

Published 10/08/19

Let’s Talk to the Catholics of Oz

LTK065: This week, Fr. Cory Sticha welcomes our friends from Australia, Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Gerard Trapnell, hosts of StarQuest’s Catholics of Oz, to talk about how their show started and about being Catholic in Australia. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at...

Published 10/01/19

Let’s Talk about the Rosary and October Saints

LTK064: October has a plethora of amazing saints and is also a month dedicated to the Rosary. Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Hendey, and Mike Creavey talk about their favorite October saints and what the Rosary means to them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?...

Published 09/24/19

Let’s Talk to Tom & Noëlle Crowe

LTK063: Fr. Cory Sticha and Mac Barron talk to Tom & Noëlle Crowe, hosts of the new SQPN podcast American Catholic History about how they got started as well as their ministry running a Montessori school in a poor community, and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge...

Published 09/10/19

Let’s Talk about Holy Relics

LTK062: Veneration of relics of saints is uniquely Catholic and often misunderstood. Fr. Cory Sticha is joined by Barb Gilman and Pat Scott to talk about relics, their purpose in our spiritual lives, how one may experience them, and the experiences that the panelists have had with them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us...

Published 09/03/19

Let’s Talk about the Reality of the Devil

LTK061: When the head of the Jesuits recently seemed to downplay the reality of the Devil, a lot of Catholics were troubled. Fr. Cory Sticha, Joanne Mercier, and Pat Scott talk about the reality of the Devil, how he works in the world, and how Jesus helps us defend ourselves against him. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us...

Published 08/27/19

A Special Message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli

Dom Bettinelli has an urgent message to all listeners of StarQuest shows. We need your help right now. Please listen to this brief recording and then visit sqpn.com/give today. Thank you. (If you subscribe to multiple StarQuest shows, you may receive this message more than once.)

Published 08/20/19

Let’s Talk about Belief in the Real Presence

LTK060: A new poll says that only a third of US Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Fr. Cory Sticha, Pat Scott, and Fr. Michael Gossett talk about those findings, what it means for the Church, and what we can do about it. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to...

Published 08/13/19

Let’s Talk about the Civil War

LTK059: The Civil War was a defining moment in US history and Dom Bettinelli talks to Dr. Jim Beeghley and Mike Creavey about why it’s especially relevant today, what Catholics did during the war, what to consider when visiting Civil War sites, and resources to learn more at home. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to...

Published 08/06/19

Let’s Talk about the History of Spaceflight

LTK058: As we celebrate 50 years of Apollo 11, Fr. Cory Sticha, Shelly Kelly, and Mac Barron are joined by Scott Pooke from Australia who is a spaceflight historian to talk about both the US and Soviet space programs before and after the moon landing, plus Mac geeks out about Australia. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us...

Published 07/30/19

Let’s Talk about Voyage Comics

LTK057: Comic books and geek culture are more popular than ever and Voyage Comics is engaging that culture through comic books that tell Christian stories for this audience. Phil Kosloski of Voyage Comics joins Fr. Cory Sticha and Joanne Mercier to discuss his mission and his comic book series, Finnian and the Seven Mountains. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using...

Published 07/23/19

Let’s Talk about Who is Our Neighbor

LTK056: In this weekend’s Gospel, Jesus is asked “Who is my neighbor?” Join Fr. Cory, Pat Scott, and Mac Barron as we discuss the answer Our Lord gave, and how we can live that out in our lives today. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

Published 07/16/19

Let’s Talk about Summer Reading

LTK055: Summertime is a great time to pick up a great book, especially on vacation or at the beach. Fr. Cory is joined by Barb Gilman and Steve Nelson to talk about some great books for you and your kids to check out this summer. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s Talk. Won’t you make a pledge at

Published 07/10/19

Let’s Talk about the Revolutionary War

LTK054: As the United States celebrates Independence Day this week, Fr. Cory Sticha is joined by Steve Nelson, Joanne Mercier, and Jay Anderson to discuss the Revolutionary War and why Americans should continue to learn about and celebrate this period of our history. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us continue to offer Let’s...

Published 07/02/19

Let’s Talk about the Seal of the Confessional

LTK053: With governments in Australia and California and elsewhere debating laws requiring priests to break the seal of the confessional, Fr. Cory Sticha and Fr. Chip Hines talk about why that strikes at the heart of Christianity and why they are willing to go to jail rather than violate their vows. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using iTunes | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email. Help us...

Published 06/19/19