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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September 23, 2026 • 22 mins

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Welcome to the fourth episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

During recording, they had some volume issues with their equipment so please bear with us on the quality of today's episode.

On the upside, Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

  • The impact of Thomas Aquinas on the subject
  • How human beings cannot know ...
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Welcome to the third episode in our series on "Secrets to Making a Good Decision". 

Today Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

  • The duties and responsibilites we all have in our respective roles
  • The dangers of sin and how it corrupts
  • How we need God's grace to elevate our decision making process
  • Judgement is the next step in the proces...
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Welcome back to our new series on Secrets to Making a Good Decision. 

Today Father Dave and Rick dive a little deeper into the subject, with some emphasis on:

  • The decision making models in the Catholic church
  • The stages in a decision making process according to Thomas Aquinas
  • Questions to ask
  • And much more!

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Welcome to a new series here at Casting the Net!  

We call it "Secrets to Making a Good Decision".  And we also have some new intro music as well, created by Father Dave's nephew.  

Father Dave and Rick are excited to launch this new topic, so let us know what you think in the comments.  

Enjoy!

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August 22, 2026 • 28 mins

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Welcome back! Today we continue the discussion on the Encyclical, with some great takeaways:

  • AI responsibility
  • Pope Leo's 5 paths to daily responsibility
  • Understanding “Honor Culture”
  • Not viewing everyone as an opponent
  • Pope Leo's message in how to speak the truth
  • Acting when we see injustice
  • Learning how to properly disagree

And much more.  Enjoy!

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August 12, 2026 • 22 mins

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Today the guys continue their discussion on the Encyclical, with particular emphasis on:

  • Revisiting the AI conversation and how it relates to our faith and the “common good”
  • The responsibility of parents with technology
  • And much more...

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August 7, 2026 • 23 mins

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Welcome back!  After a couple weeks break, Father Dave and Rick are back in studio!  Most of the conversation is centered around Father Dave's recent trip to Italy, including:

  • Lessons learned from his brother as a husband and father
  • Some interesting observations while visiting the churches in Italy
  • Artificial Intelligence 
  • Importance of the common good 
  • And much mo...
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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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