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Hosted by Fr. Jack Bentz S.J. · religion · EN-US
Hello everyone, and welcome to Catholics in Ordinary Time, a podcast where we listen to Catholics. Pretty simple really. I'm a Jesuit Catholic priest with questions about how Catholics practice their faith or why they quit. Everyone has a story and I want to hear more.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHello everyone, and welcome to Catholics in Ordinary Time, a podcast where we listen to Catholics. Pretty simple really. I'm a Jesuit Catholic priest with questions about how Catholics practice their faith or why they quit. Everyone has a story and I want to hear more.
Catholics in Ordinary Time is hosted by Fr. Jack Bentz S.J.. The show has published 70 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "When Welcome Isn't Enough with Kelly K" (28 October 2026, 55 minutes), "Finding Her Own Calling with Anne Arbanas" (21 October 2026, 43 minutes), and "Looking for Something True with Greg T." (7 October 2026, 49 minutes).
Catholics in Ordinary Time publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 70 episodes.
Booking probability for Catholics in Ordinary Time is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Catholics in Ordinary Time requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Catholics in Ordinary Time's contact route on record: verified email.
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Fr. Jack Bentz S.J. hosts Catholics in Ordinary Time, a religion podcast with 70 episodes published.
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Episode #17
What makes a parish truly welcoming? Fr. Jack sits down with Kelly, a mother of four, nurse-midwife, and parish council member at Saint Aloysius, to talk about faith, family, and what it means to belong to a Catholic...
Episode #16
Fr. Jack talks with Anne, a young adult from Saint Aloysius, about growing up Catholic, discovering a personal relationship with Christ in college, and navigating the unexpected turns of discernment. After years of...
Episode #14
In this episode of American Parish , Fr. Jack sits down with Greg T. , a high school English teacher, young adult, sports commentator, and recent convert to Catholicism. Greg shares how his journey into the Catholic...
Episode #13
Fr. Jack interviews Kathy Finley , an author, teacher, and longtime Catholic, about parish life, marriage, spirituality, women’s gifts in the Church, and why she continues to stay. Cathy reflects on the Church as a big...
Episode #12
Fr. Jack interviews Rachel Williams , a young adult at Saint Aloysius, about music ministry, nursing, Ignatian spirituality, prayer, parish life, and what it means to feel known by the Church. Rachel talks about serving...
Episode #11
Fr. Jack interviews Bob , a longtime Saint Aloysius parishioner, about a lifetime of Catholic faith, parish service, prayer, community, and what it means to call the Church home. Bob reflects on decades of involvement...
Episode #10
Fr. Jack interviews Paul Caldera , a young adult convert and newly married Catholic, about entering the Church, learning to pray, and finding his way in parish life. Paul shares how attending Mass with his now-wife led...
Episode #9
Fr. Jack interviews Joe and Anne Smith , a married couple from Saint Aloysius, about ordinary Catholic family life, parish community, prayer, tithing, service, and raising children in the faith. Together, they reflect...
Fr. Jack interviews MaKenzie Reynoldson , a young adult from the parish, about her reversion to the Catholic faith, the mistakes and successes that have shaped her life, and the steps she is taking now to make a...
Episode #7
Fr. Jack interviews Jeff Brogan about life as a Catholic husband, father, parishioner, and member of the Saint Aloysius community. Jeff shares about moving from the East Coast to Spokane, working at Gonzaga University...
Fr. Jack interviews Thomas Gallagher about the questions many young adults ask as they grow in faith: how to pray, how to discern, and how to understand what God may be calling them toward. Their conversation explores...
Fr. Jack interviews Krista Frankovic , Campus Ministry Director and chemistry teacher at Gonzaga Preparatory School, about teaching, campus ministry, Jesuit formation, vocation, and belonging in the Church. Krista...
Fr. Jack interviews Margaret Price , a young adult from the parish, about faith, justice, music, unworthiness, and what it means to remain Catholic while wrestling honestly with difficult questions. Margaret shares...
What happens when faith becomes more than something you believe and begins to shape the way you learn, teach, work, and live?In this episode, Fr. Jack sits down with Vanessa Mudd for an honest conversation about her...
Episode #2
Fr. Jack interviews Jeremy Joosten , from Washington, about faith, college, leadership, and his ordinary Catholic life. Jeremy studied business administration in Canada, served as student government president, and has...
A new season of Catholics in Ordinary Time begins with American Parish. In this introductory episode, Fr. Jack shares the vision behind the season and why we are beginning with the people and stories of Saint Aloysius...
Eric Clayton joins Fr. Jack to explore the surprising connection between Star Wars and Ignatian spirituality. Drawing from his book My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars, Eric explains how themes of hope...
As we conclude our journey through the Spiritual Disciplines, Fr. Jack reflects on the lessons, challenges, and graces discovered along the way. Growth in the spiritual life rarely happens all at once. It comes through...
Episode #13
Submission isn't about being weak. It's not about losing your voice or letting people walk all over you. In this episode, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of submission and how it transforms the way we relate...
Episode #12
We're all chasing something. Success. Security. Comfort. Recognition. The next achievement, the next purchase, the next thing that promises to make us happy. But Jesus offers a different path: "Seek first the Kingdom of...
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