Busted Halo Show w/Fr. Dave Dwyer

Father Dave is in the midst of his 30-Day Challenge to instill healthier habits, and he welcomes Michele Sotak and Father Lou Cameli to discuss the intersection of faith and fitness. Michele is a personal trainer in addition to her role as Director of Service Ministries at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. She and Father Lou developed and launched a ministry called "Faith and Fitness" for the Archdiocese of Chicago, which is also found on YouTube.

We strive to share our faith joyfully at Busted Halo ministries, and Father Dave welcomes speaker and author Melissa Overmyer to discuss ways to embrace God's joy. Melissa is the founder of Something Greater Ministries and the author of "Living the Blessed Life: Seven Keys to Trusting God and Embracing Joy."

In light of Pope Leo XIV publishing the first encyclical of his pontificate, "Magnifica Humanitas," Father Dave welcomes church historian Mike Aquilina to unpack the importance of papal encyclicals through the years.

As stories of immigration top the national and world news headlines, Father Dave welcomes author Mary Fontana to share her experience with a unique Catholic resource that serves the vulnerable at the border. Mary spotlights Annunciation House, a migrant shelter in El Paso, TX in her new book called "Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US - Mexico Border."

A listener named Barbara asks Father Dave about the Parable of the Lost Sheep. She says, "In the Gospel Parable of the [Lost Sheep], Jesus says there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who have no need of repentance. Who is he referring to when he says righteous people, and what makes them righteous?"