Home Podcasts Catholics in Ordinary Time
Catholics in Ordinary Time

Catholics in Ordinary Time

Fr. Jack Bentz S.J. 68 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Catholics in Ordinary Time is a podcast hosted by Fr. Jack Bentz, S.J., a Jesuit Catholic priest. He listens to Catholics share how they practice their faith, why they stay, or why they have left. Each episode features personal stories and conversations about lived Catholic experience. The show explores ordinary people's questions and experiences with the Church.

Episodes

The Church Needs Women with Cindy Reopelle
The Church Needs Women with Cindy Reopelle Oct 14, 2026 00:48:16 Fr. Jack interviews Cindy Reopelle, a longtime Catholic educator and Ignatian spiritual leader, about women in the Church, single life, vocation, parish life, prayer, and why she continues to stay Catholic.Cindy shares how her life has been shaped by Jesuit education, Catholic schools, spiritual direction, the Spiritual Exercises, and decades of serving the Church as a lay woman. She also reflects
Looking for Something True with Greg T.
Looking for Something True with Greg T. Oct 7, 2026 00:48:37 In this episode of American Parish, Fr. Jack sits down with Greg T., a high school English teacher, young adult, sports commentator, and recent convert to Catholicism.Greg shares how his journey into the Catholic Church began as an intellectual search for truth and slowly became something deeper. Raised in a high church Episcopalian background, Greg spent years reading, questioning, church shoppin
What Keeps Her Catholic with Kathy Finley
What Keeps Her Catholic with Kathy Finley Sep 30, 2026 00:43:15 Fr. Jack interviews Kathy Finley, an author, teacher, and longtime Catholic, about parish life, marriage, spirituality, women’s gifts in the Church, and why she continues to stay.Cathy reflects on the Church as a big table, the beauty of marriage as a sacrament, the saints, Vatican II, ministry, and the hope that parishes can better recognize and use the gifts of ordinary Catholics.This episode is
Known by the Church with Rachel Williams
Known by the Church with Rachel Williams Sep 23, 2026 00:49:36 Fr. Jack interviews Rachel Williams, a young adult at Saint Aloysius, about music ministry, nursing, Ignatian spirituality, prayer, parish life, and what it means to feel known by the Church.Rachel talks about serving as a cantor, finding God in moments of brokenness, praying through the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life, and learning to notice the opportunities to serve that can pass us by. Sh
85 Years, Still Showing Up with Bob Jundt
85 Years, Still Showing Up with Bob Jundt Sep 16, 2026 00:49:34 Fr. Jack interviews Bob, a longtime Saint Aloysius parishioner, about a lifetime of Catholic faith, parish service, prayer, community, and what it means to call the Church home.Bob reflects on decades of involvement in parish life, including catechesis, the Knights of Columbus, Stations of the Cross, hospitality, tithing, and helping others feel welcomed into the community. He also shares his pers
Not the Church He Expected with Paul C.
Not the Church He Expected with Paul C. Sep 9, 2026 00:48:59 Fr. Jack interviews Paul Caldera, a young adult convert and newly married Catholic, about entering the Church, learning to pray, and finding his way in parish life.Paul shares how attending Mass with his now-wife led him into OCIA, how Catholicism began to “click,” and how practices like the Rosary, confession, learning about the saints, and joining the young adult community helped him grow in fai
Why we Stay with Joe and Anne Smith
Why we Stay with Joe and Anne Smith Sep 2, 2026 00:50:26 Fr. Jack interviews Joe and Anne Smith, a married couple from Saint Aloysius, about ordinary Catholic family life, parish community, prayer, tithing, service, and raising children in the faith.Together, they reflect on how the Church has been present in their marriage, their children’s baptisms, their weekly rhythm of Mass, and their growing involvement in parish life. They also talk about the Euc
Life Didn't Go as Planned with MaKenzie Reynoldson
Life Didn't Go as Planned with MaKenzie Reynoldson Aug 26, 2026 00:41:05 Fr. Jack interviews MaKenzie Reynoldson, a young adult from the parish, about her reversion to the Catholic faith, the mistakes and successes that have shaped her life, and the steps she is taking now to make a difference.MaKenzie also shares about being divorced, navigating that experience in the Church, and how that difficult season helped her encounter herself more honestly and grow closer to G
Faith Starts at Home with Jeff Brogan
Faith Starts at Home with Jeff Brogan Aug 19, 2026 00:38:12 Fr. Jack interviews Jeff Brogan about life as a Catholic husband, father, parishioner, and member of the Saint Aloysius community.Jeff shares about moving from the East Coast to Spokane, working at Gonzaga University, serving at Saint Aloysius Church through OCIA, and learning what it means to live faith in the ordinary rhythms of family life.This conversation explores Catholic fatherhood, praying
Trying to Hear God’s Voice with Thomas Gallagher
Trying to Hear God’s Voice with Thomas Gallagher Aug 12, 2026 00:52:33 Fr. Jack interviews Thomas Gallagher about the questions many young adults ask as they grow in faith: how to pray, how to discern, and how to understand what God may be calling them toward.Their conversation explores the spiritual life, relationship with God, vocation, and the honest process of seeking direction while still living ordinary Catholic life.
Faith Beyond the Timeline with Krista Frankovic
Faith Beyond the Timeline with Krista Frankovic Aug 5, 2026 00:38:56 Fr. Jack interviews Krista Frankovic, Campus Ministry Director and chemistry teacher at Gonzaga Preparatory School, about teaching, campus ministry, Jesuit formation, vocation, and belonging in the Church.Krista shares about her work, her deeper involvement in parish life during the summer, and her experience of continuing to discern her vocation as a single Catholic woman at 40. She also reflects
Hard Questions, Still Catholic with Margaret Price
Hard Questions, Still Catholic with Margaret Price Jul 29, 2026 00:51:12 Fr. Jack interviews Margaret Price, a young adult from the parish, about faith, justice, music, unworthiness, and what it means to remain Catholic while wrestling honestly with difficult questions.Margaret shares about her role in music ministry, her heart for justice, and the process she went through as she researched and came to accept challenging Church teachings, including pro-life teaching, L

Recommended