Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
”Let Me Be Frank” is a podcast from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport and Veritas Catholic Radio featuring the Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Bridgeport. Each weekly episode features Bishop Frank’s honest opinions about recent Catholic news, reflections on Sunday’s Gospel, questions from diocesan faithful, and frank discussion of topics of faith and Catholicism.
Episodes
How did the Mass come to be, as we know it today? How do you explain who the Holy Spirit is? What is behind the movement to rename "BC/AD" to "BCE/CE"? Those are some of the fantastic questions Bishop Caggiano answers on this week's mailbag episode. Also... Have you ever been in a helicopter? Tune in to Let Me Be Frank for these and many more listener questions answered this week!
Pax Christi,
Steve Lee
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"Salvation is of the entire person, not just the soul. If we involve the body in the spiritual life, we are completing that which the Lord wants."
Bishop Frank made that observation during his conversation with Jamie Baxter, founder of Exodus 90. Exodus 90 is an outstanding program for men to lean on prayer, asceticism, and fraternity as a means to the goal of freedom.
This ...
In this special live episode of Let Me Be Frank on the Veritas Catholic Network, Bishop Frank Caggiano and host Steve Lee come to you from St. Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown, Connecticut. With eighth graders and parishioners filling the pews, His Excellency takes questions from students and adults alike in a lively and heartfelt conversation about the life of the Church.
Bishop Frank reflects on his call to the priesthood and what ...
Is it possible to believe in both the reality of hell and the unshakable love of God? In this episode, Monsignor Charles Pope and His Excellency Bishop Frank Caggiano explore one of the most difficult questions in Christian theology: how a loving God permits eternal separation. Drawing from Scripture, Church tradition, and pastoral experience, they offer a sobering yet hope-filled reflection on divine justice, human freedom, and th...
In this thought-provoking episode of Let Me Be Frank, Bishop Frank Caggiano is joined by Dr. Greg Bottaro, founder of The Catholic Psych Institute—also known as "The Catholic Psych Guy." Together, they explore the concept of relationality and its role in our lives. They discuss the long-standing notion that relationships are merely accidental to our essence, Bishop Frank and Dr. Bottaro draw on the insights of Pope St. John Paul I...
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the conclave has given us Pope Leo XIV… Chicago-born, Augustinian educated, formed in the dry climate of Peru, and given a red hat to head up the Dicastry for Bishops.
Bishop Caggiano talks all about Pope Leo XIV - his background, his experience, and his (so far) stated vision for his papacy.
This is an important week for Veritas… we spend two weeks in pledge drive so that we can fund the othe...
Has Bishop Caggiano ever been in a fight? Yes, you guessed it… it’s time to dive into the mailbag! On Let Me Be Frank this week, Bishop Frank answers questions like:
Should we receive communion standing or kneeling? On the tongue or in the hand?
How many approved Marian apparitions have there been? How does the Church evaluate reported apparitions?
What is the sin of pride?
What would Bishop Frank’s (& Steve’s) final meal be?
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Happy Easter! He is risen!
Nota bene: Bishop Caggiano & I recorded this episode of Let Me Be Frank before the Holy Father passed away. In the next episode, we will certainly reflect on the pontificate, suffering, and death of Pope Francis… and perhaps talk about what lies ahead.
In the meantime… did the Easter Bilby (yes, Bilby) visit your house? My guess is... no. Unless you're Australian.
On Let Me Be Frank this week, Bishop ...
"Maybe Christianity should become weird again."
Reading the works of the early Church fathers has brought countless non-Catholic Christians into the Church and has strengthened so many Catholics who are already in the heart of the Church. David Augustine (who said the quote above on this week's Let Me Be Frank) has compiled and edited The Early Church Fathers Collection for Bishop Barron & Word on Fire. David & Bishop Fra...George Cardinal Pell was a faithful, formidable, and fearless prince of the Church who lived a remarkable life… as a seminarian in Rome during Vatican II, as a reformer of Australia’s seminaries, in his years in China (in disguise!), at the Secretariat of the Economy (where he uncovered 1billion euros off the books), and the years spent wrongfully imprisoned before his acquittal and vindication…
Tess Livingstone has written a wonde...
Sacrosanctum Concilium says "the liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows"...
Abbott Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, literally wrote the book on what happens at Mass, and the more we can understand the Mass... the better and more actively we all can worship. Father Abbott also serves as a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, having first b...
On Saturday, April 12th, Kitty Cleveland is coming to St Matthew Parish to help present a conference for women of all ages and stages to refresh their hearts. The theme, inspired by John 4:10 & John 7:37-39 is "A Spiritual Spa", an invitation to be renewed and refreshed in the Living Waters.
Kitty joins Bishop Caggiano on Let Me Be Frank to talk about her life as a singer & songwriter, her Broadway dreams giving way to the ...
Life, for young adults these days, is full of unique challenges that previous generations didn’t have to navigate.
To help, Anna Moreland has co-authored The Young Adult Playbook, drawing on her years of experience teaching college students at Villanova University and her background in theology. Undergraduates, she says, are “overprepared for academics yet underprepared for questions like ‘Who am I?’ and ‘Who do I want to become?’”...
It’s just Bishop Caggiano and me this week on Let Me Be Frank, and we’re talking about… well, stuff.
There are a few feast days on Bishop’s mind this month: the Presentation of the Lord & Candlemas, Our Lady of Lourdes, and the Chair of St Peter. Our Lady of Lourdes relates to World Day of the Sick, and Bishop Caggiano points out that both days remind us that this life is not going to be easy.
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