Emily Barker has hosted eight Episodes.
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Let Others Know of Me - Rose Decker
September 18th, 2026 | 27 mins 22 secs
catholic, catholicism, christian, christianity, community, faith, prayer, suffering, testimony, witness
Rose shares about how she went from being merely involved at St. Wenceslaus to truly being connected. Experiences like Welcome helped her discover a group of sisters in Christ, OCIA showed her that love alone is necessary to accompany someone on their spiritual journey, and that community is strengthened through prayer and redemptive suffering.
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Nothing is Too Small for God - Joan Mack
September 4th, 2026 | 24 mins 8 secs
catholic, christians, health, identity, spirituality, testimony, witness
Joan shares stories about faith during her childhood, the impact of a life-changing retreat, how realizing she is a daughter of God has dramatically impacted her life, and the ways she promotes and encourages health and wholeness at our parish.
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Longing for Heroes - Rachel Wardian
August 21st, 2026 | 31 mins 14 secs
blessed virgin mary, catholic, catholicism, christianity, holiness, mary, pilgrim, pilgrimage, prayer, saint, sainthood
Rachel shares stories about how God led her to St. Wenceslaus as a science and religion teacher, her friendship with the Blessed Mother and the Saints, her pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Poland, and her experience of seeing God at work in her middle school students.
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Do Not Be Afraid - Ty Miller and David Schmitz
July 31st, 2026 | 27 mins 28 secs
brotherhood, catholic, christian, conversion, faith, friendship, manhood, masculinity, testimony, vulnerability, witness
Ty and David share their conversion stories and other stories about how forming a Christ-centered friendship has taught them the value of vulnerability and helped them to mature as followers of Jesus.
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Gus is Already in Heaven - Tim and Jill Seberger
July 17th, 2026 | 52 mins 16 secs
blessing, catholic, christian, death, faith, funeral, grace, grief, heaven, holiness, saint
Tim and Jill Seberger share about how the death of their toddler brought a outpouring of God's blessings into their life and into the life of friends, family, and even total strangers.
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This is Where You're Meant to Be - Lindsey Harrahill
July 3rd, 2026 | 26 mins 30 secs
catholic, catholic education, christian, education, faith, god, jesus, principal, school
St. Wenceslaus Catholic School Principal Lindsey Harrahill shares the story of how she came back to her alma mater and how faith in Jesus leads every aspect of her personal and professional life.
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Welcome Home, Erica
June 19th, 2026 | 25 mins 26 secs
baptism, catholic, christian, confirmation, conversion, eucharist, faith, sacrament, youth
Erica shares her story of coming home to the Catholic Church, her baptism, receiving the Easter sacraments, and the people who helped her along the way.
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When the Mass took Fr. Mike's Breath Away
June 5th, 2026 | 27 mins 26 secs
baptism, catholic, christian, eucharist, holy land, mass, priest, priesthood, vocation
In the first episode of the St. Wenceslaus Podcast, co-hosts Olivier Coutant and Emily Barker welcome pastor Fr. Mike Eckley and explain the podcast’s goal of sharing parishioners’ stories to foster connection in a large parish. Fr. Mike recounts 35 years of priestly assignments alongside teaching and coaching, and how classroom experience shaped his preaching. He shares his vocation rooted in a lifelong draw to the Eucharist, including signing up for a weekly holy hour in the middle of the night as a teenager and receiving affirmation of his vocation in seminary. He describes a moment of experiencing the physical presence of Jesus when exhausted from priestly ministry, and a powerful Mass celebrated at the tomb of Jesus in the Holy Land.