Busted Halo Show w/Fr. Dave Dwyer

A listener named Randy asks Father Dave about what it means when a person is excommunicated from the Catholic Church. "I'm wondering about excommunication. Is it just not being unable to receive communion, or are you kicked out of the Church? Is there a way to come back [into the Catholic Church]?"

As our Jewish brothers and sisters recently celebrated Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Father Dave reflects on the holidays with best friend of the show Rabbi Brad Hirschfield. This year is particularly poignant as the Jewish holy days coincide with the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001.

As the Catholic Church beatifies Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Father Dave welcomes Allan Smith to help us learn more about this future saint through personal retreats. Allan is a member of the Advisory Board of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, and has spent more than a decade helping preserve and promote Sheen's teachings through books, radio, conferences, podcasts, and media outreach. Allan's latest book of retreats based on Archbishop Sheen's teachings is called "The Soul of a Disciple: Fulton Sheen's Meditations on the Cross, the Eucharist, and the Christian Life."

A listener named Laura asks Father Dave for advice about fulfilling our Sunday obligation to attend Mass. "I feel bad, but sometimes I just don't care to go to Mass," she says.

You may have heard of the Rule of Saint Benedict, but if you're ready for a refresher, Father Dave welcomes Manolito Jaldon Jr. to help us apply it to our daily lives — even if you aren't in a monastery! Manolito Jaldon Jr. is an oblate of Mount Angel Abbey and the author of, "The Upside-Down Kingdom: Living in Holiness and Sanity Through the Wisdom of Saint Benedict."