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Thursday, May 29, 2025

  • If you want to help us grow Busted Halo Ministries, join our Halo Repair Crew of monthly donors – Learn more here!
  • As we round out Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Dr. Greg Bottaro talks about the CatholicPsych Institute. CatholicPsych has its second annual Summit of Integration coming up June 20-22 at Drew University in Madison, NJ – featuring Dr. Peter Kreeft, Matt Maher and more!

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Prayer Requests

Due to Memorial Day and the 50 State Game, it’s a rare prayer request Wednesday!

  • Joe: For his parents Carrie and Bill who are aging
  • Debbie: For family friend Stephanie who is losing will to live following health problems
  • Tim: For himself as he looks for guidance in big decisions
  • Ryan: For wife Amanda and himself, meeting with parish priest for Ryan to become Catholic, for his sister Erin who used to work for USAID and is looking for work, for the repose of the soul of his mom who passed 5 years ago
  • Darren: For his son Derek who is going through a divorce, and his grandkids
  • Carol: For her grandson Ellis and his class as they graduate high school
  • Nikki: For her daughter Alina who is struggling with anxiety
  • Matt: For his niece Ava who is graduating high school this weekend
  • Christopher: For himself as he feels he’s drifted in his faith, but also is feeling a call to the diaconate
  • Cara: For herself and her boyfriend Scott as they discern marriage
  • Ree: For her husband Rob who is struggling with drinking habits
  • Angela: For her son Evan to seek clarity and purpose
  • Peggy: For her daughter Alison who is seeking a new job

Thursday, May 22, 2025

  • If you’ll be in the Austin, TX area this Memorial Day Weekend, join Fr. Dave at Mass! On Sunday, May 25th, he’ll be presiding at St. Austin Church for the 11:30am Mass located at 2026 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78705
  • Awesome Pope Leo: we discussed Pope Leo XIV speaking English during the general audience, you check out the video here (and him speaking English at 44 minutes in)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

  • If you’ll be in the Austin, TX area this Memorial Day Weekend, join Fr. Dave at Mass! On Sunday, May 25th, he’ll be presiding at St. Austin Church for the 11:30am Mass located at 2026 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78705
  • Curtis Mitch, co-editor of the Ignatius Press Catholic Study Bible, tells us about reading the Bible through a Catholic lens. Buy it here!
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Monday, May 19, 2025

  • If you’ll be in the Austin, TX area this Memorial Day Weekend, join Fr. Dave at Mass! On Sunday, May 25th, he’ll be presiding at St. Austin Church for the 11:30am Mass located at 2026 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78705

Prayer Requests

  • Fr. Dave: In thanksgiving for ordination of two Paulist priests over the weekend
  • Garrett: For his coworker who is having marriage troubles
  • Lynn: For her father Calvin who has heart and lung issues
  • Ysella: For her 3-year-old daughter Amelia who has been in the ICU for 3 weeks, fighting viral infection and now cardiac arrest. For Ysella and her husband to have strength.
  • Linda: For her niece Christina who is pregnant with baby with health complications, will need surgery right after birth. For an increase in vocations to the priesthood in America following the election of Pope Leo XIV
  • Matt: For his former priest Fr. Peffley who celebrated his 35th anniversary to priesthood
  • Sarah: For her friend Christine who is mourning the loss of her son Nicholas who died in a motorcycle accident, and for the repose of his soul
  • Stan: For city of St. Louis as they clean up the aftermath of a devastating tornado
  • Brett: For his wife Brittany and all recent graduates, for his coworker who is fighting with siblings after passing of mother
  • Krista: A prayer of thanksgiving for her good friend who adopted two children after long road in foster care. Also thankful that her almost 1-year-old Lucy is okay after getting into some ant bait and Krista had to call poison control (again, she’s thankfully fine!)
  • Regina: In thanksgiving for Saint John Paul II, who would have been 105 yesterday

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Monday, May 13, 2025

  • If you’ll be in the Austin, TX area Memorial Day Weekend, join Fr. Dave at Mass! On Sunday, May 25th, he’ll be presiding at St. Austin Church for the 11:30am Mass located at 2026 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78705

Monday, May 12, 2025

  • We’re back live after a week of conclave coverage! We celebrate the election of Pope Leo XIV and pray for the global church in this exciting time.

Prayer Requests

  • Nancy: For her son Alfonso who is in the military and in an undisclosed location in Poland today on his birthday
  • Kay: For her daughter Lisa and husband Cameron who after 5 years of civil marriage are looking to have their marriage validated sacramentally by the Church and baptizing children
  • Jessie: That her three boys Leo, Samuel, and Oscar will
  • Frank: For the repose of the soul of his grandmother, Leona
  • Jamie: For friend Tori’s son whose leg was injured in a ninja class
  • Laurie: For herself as she navigates divorce and a serious eye condition. For her children Stephen and Cassidy
  • Andy: For the repose of the soul of his father, Rod
  • Brett: For the repose of the soul of his family friend, Herm
  • Christine: For her husband Tom who is in the ICU
  • Alicia: For her mother Dolores
  • Paul: For his wife, Peggy