Casting the Net

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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July 8, 2026 23 mins

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Welcome back to our series on Pope Leo's encyclical.  Today Father Dave and Rick dive into some new topics related to this series:

  • How the encyclical reminds Rick of his own humanity
  • To be human is to be limited in lots of ways
  • The interesting difference between angels and humans
  • Human limitations and the importance of relying on each other
  • The connection with Christ

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Today we continue the discussion on the Encyclicals from last week, with some great insight:

  • Acceptable translations of the bible
  • Applying technology responsibly 
  • How the the problem today is anthropological; human dignity is given to us during the act of creation
  • We are born with nothing and have to build ourselves
  • The AI technological tidle wave and the anxiety and depression i...
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Welcome back! Today Father Dave and Rick talk about the meaning, impact, and application of the recent encyclical. In particular, they go over some key points:

  • How the Church tackles real issues and controversies where clarity is needed on what God is providing
  • The role of the Pope and how he tackled various issues throughout history, such as the Industrial Revolution
  • Looking at soc...
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Welcome back! Today Father Dave and Rick are back in full strength with an episode about finding God in all things.  They also talk about how God is no less present in ordinary living and even the relationship between AI and humans.  

Always an interesting discussion! Thanks for listening!

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Welcome to a different twist on CTN. Since Father Dave and Rick were not able to record this week, they asked me, Brad Augustyniak (the producer of our show), to fill-in for them. We'll see if this is a good idea or not, but rest assured they'll be back next week! 

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Welcome back to our series on How to Love Your Enemies. Today the discussion continues, with a few key points:

  • How Christian life is simply the reproduction of Christ in human souls
  • The importance of learning from the stories of saints who were persecuted and killed throughout Christianity
  • The fact that holding grudges and animosity towards someone doesn't do anything to them

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Welcome back to our series on How to Love Your Enemies.  We continue the discussion today with a few key highlights...

  • Human beings are truth seekers by nature
  • It takes a community to seek truth
  • How emotion plays a part in all this
  • The importance of leading with questions during a confrontation
  • And much more...

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Welcome back to our series on How to Love Your Enemies.  Today Father Dave and Rick focus on some important points, a few of which are below:

  • How we are to love everyone as God loves everyone
  • It's easy to love humanity in the abstract; it's much harder to love individuals
  •  Your enemies are really just enemies of themselves; not you
  • Egoism is at the root of almost every sin,...
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Welcome to our 200th episode of Casting the Net!  

It's been an honor to bring this show to you each week. We appreciate the feedback and support to our show and look forward to continuing on for many more!

In today's show, we continue the series on How To Love Your Enemies, with a particular focus on:

  • Why we should strive for a readiness to help and assist, and why it needs to...
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Welcome to Part IV in our series on How To Love Your Enemies.  

Today is a more practical turn in the series, giving a more broad insight into the topic which is helpful for all of us.  A few highlights include:

  • If you've been baptized then you already have the gifts you need
  • You can't fight fire with fire
  • And more...

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Welcome to Part III in our series on How To Love Your Enemies.  

Today's highlights include:

  • How the act of mercy is helping someone identify who they really are
  • The importance of loving people who seem unlovable, even momentarily
  • Cancel Culture
  • And more...

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Welcome to our second episode in our series on How To Love Your Enemies.

Today is a very important episode as Father Dave and Rick point out, simply because this is such an important topic. Below are some highlights from their conversation:

  • Our challenges today are part of the human experience
  • We should not be interested in "what would Jesus do"...but rather "what did Jesus do?"
  • What...
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April 16, 2026 19 mins

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Today we kickoff a new series with a candid discussion on how to love your enemies. It's a conversation that might make you think about this concept in a slightly different way, including:

  • The question: What's the hardest thing about Christianity?
  • What the cross stands for, from a couple different perspectives
  • How would the Resurrection play out if it were a Hollywood movie, versus ...
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April 9, 2026 23 mins

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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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April 1, 2026 22 mins

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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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March 26, 2026 22 mins

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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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March 20, 2026 23 mins

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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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March 13, 2026 21 mins

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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 anyway
  • God will show ...
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March 7, 2026 20 mins

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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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February 27, 2026 21 mins

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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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