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
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Welcome to the final episode in our series on Lent. Father Dave and Rick do a great job recapping the season, with some great highlights.
- Reflecting on the importance of Easter
- Why we continue celebrating Easter
- As Paul says in First Corinthians, If Christ hasn't risen from the dead, then your faith is in vain because you're still in your sins
- Very strong statement about ...
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Welcome back to the final episode in our series on Lent. Today Father Dave and Rick talk in detail about some important topics as we begin to wrap up the Lenten season...
- How Christ's entire existence brings about our salvation
- Fear as it applies to Lent
- The meaning of Divine Condescension
- How we should permit these last days of Lent to be holy, to be set apart and distinguisha...
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Welcome back for the 6th episode in our series on Lent. Today Father Dave and Rick cover some important ground, including:
- Understanding that Lent is a time for rooting out egoism and making it less about "me"
- Remembering that Lent is always about change
- The Theological virtues of Faith, Hope and Love
- And finally, the fact that if your Lent has been lousy, start today!
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Today we continue our series on Lent with a focus on the last few Gospels, in particular:
- The concept of not allowing convenience to prevent God from speaking to us
- The 7 Days of Creation
- Understanding the recurring themes in these Lenten Gospels
- Definition of martyrdom and giving witness to God's works
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Welcome back to our fourth installment on Lent. Today we focus on the recent Gospels and interpreting the meaning behind the lessons. A few examples...
- John's Gospel - Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well
- How we can't hear God if we're not listening; we need to remove distractions
- We don't give up sinfull things during Lent; we are supposed to do that anywa...
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Welcome to our third installment in our series on Lent. It's another solid discussion, this time with an emphasis on the following topics:
- How Lent is an opportunity to change
- How does God want me to change
- Reading of the Transfiguration
- What it means and how it relates to Lent
- Moses and Elijah
- Validating the identity of Jesus
- The importance of having "mome...
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Welcome back to the second episode in our series on Lent. Today Father Dave and Rick have a candid conversation with a few key highlights:
- The idea that Lent is supposed to be difficult
- How to appreciate feasting
- The importance of feasting before we fast
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Welcome to our new series on Lent! Today Father Dave and Rick kickoff the Lenten season with some great discussion. A few highlights...
- Appreciation of the different seasons
- Interesting discussion on Heaven
- Being transformed in Lent
- The importance of removing ourselves from distractions for a period of time to focus on the Lenten season
- The importance a purpose of fasting during Len...
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Welcome back to our third episode on the Transcendentals! Today Father Dave and Rick continue this interesting topic, with particular emphasis on:
- Looking goodness through a Transcendental perspective
- Encountering the mind of God
- How Beauty may be the most important Transcendental
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Welcome back to our second episode on the Transcendentals! Today Father Dave and Rick continue this interesting topic, with particular emphasis on:
- How we don't stumble upon God; God dramatically permits himself to be known. One of the ways this is done is the pursuance of truth that leads us to the living God.
- What it means to be living authentically human, and living a good...
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Welcome! Today we have an exciting episode, because not only is Rick back, but the guys start a new series on the Transcendentals!
They introduce the new series and begin focusing on truth, beauty and goodness.
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Welcome! Today is a shorter episode as Father Dave is flying solo since Rick was unable to record this week.
Our topic is simply a revisit from the Gospel of this past Sunday.
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- Need a pair of socks with St. Teresa on them? Done.
- A tongue-in-cheek s...
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Welcome back! Today's episode is a lot of fun with a good amount of laughs between Father Dave and Rick. It's a great discussion talking about the reality of caring for the baby Jesus, who after all, was human; what that must have been like. They also talk about the Christian struggle, how the fruits of the feasts have to extend into our ordinary daily lives, and much mo...
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Welcome back to our 4th season of Casting the Net! Today we kick off the new year with some great insights into starting things off the right way. A few highlights...
- Remembering that for Catholics, Christmas is a season; it doesn't end on December 26th
- The threat of spiritual consumerism
- Some details on the Magi
- And much more!
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Welcome back for both our final episode on Advent, and the final episode of our 2025 calendar year.
We appreciate your support, comments and suggestions for our show and are already looking forward to the 2026 season.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Casting the Net!
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Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on Advent, specifically the third reflection in Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's book titled: "Stepping out of the Night". A few highlights from the show:
- The Immaculate Conception and what it really is
- Threats to our identity
- In the human face of Jesus shines the light of our Father
- Advent isn't just sentimental; it&apos...
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Today we continue our series on Advent, specifically with a reflection from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (a.k.a. Benedict XVI) entitled, "Dare to Step forward Toward God's Mysterious Presence"
A few highlights:
- Our situation in the modern world is liquid; great explanation by Rick
- Freedom left unconstrained is anarchy
- It's like playing a game without rules
- In...
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Today is the first episode in our new series on Advent. Kicking things off, Father Dave and Rick have a few key highlights today:
- The mechanics on how the new liturgical year works
- What makes Advent a "season of hope"; the theological Christian virtue of hope...not the Hallmark version
- Quotes from Pope Benedict to help explain this definition of hope
- Why God became like us <...
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Welcome back! Today is a continuation from the last couple weeks on the topic of antisemitism. It's a little heavy as Father Dave says later in the episode, but certainly important.
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- A tongu...
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Today's episode continues our series on anti-semitism, in particular the topic of hatred. A few key takeaways are below:
- The impulse doesn't have to control you
- Anti-semitism is really just a specific form of hatered
- We become the actions we perform
- Hatred is the culmination of bad choices over a period of time
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