Living Catholic with Father Don Wolf
Father Don Wolf, a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, offers a Catholic perspective on the issues confronting each person today.
Episodes
139 episodes
Lent, Forgiveness, and the Gift We Keep Forgetting to Unwrap | February 8, 2026
Forgiveness can feel simple when we’re kids and impossibly heavy when life grows complicated. We open the door to the confessional and suddenly see the darkness of our own uncertainty staring back. In this conversation, we walk from childhood r...
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When Forgiveness Becomes Medicine | February 1, 2026
What if healing isn’t a narrow medical fix but a return to wholeness that touches body, soul, and community? We sit down to rethink the Anointing of the Sick as a living encounter with Christ’s presence—one that forgives, restores, and draws sc...
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Live Not By Lies, Today | January 25, 2026
What happens when the culture that once supported everyday faith turns indifferent—or even hostile—to belief? We take an unflinching look at that question and map a path forward that blends sturdy community with courageous truth-telling. Drawin...
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Counting The Cost: A World Shaped by Abortion | January 18, 2026
What happens to a country when the value of life is negotiated instead of protected? In this episode, we take a hard, honest look at how abortion has reshaped law, culture, and conscience from Roe to Dobbs, and why the arguments on both sides h...
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Corruption, Truth and Hope | January 11, 2026
In this episode, we trace how Scripture, history, and lived experience confront modern corruption, then map a practical path toward honesty built on guardrails, subsidiarity, and courage. The call is clear: design for integrity, tell the truth ...
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Three Kings Walk Into Bethlehem (Not a Joke Setup) | January 4, 2026
In this episode, we trace Christmas beyond the manger to Epiphany, where the Magi reveal a Messiah meant for every nation and not just one people. From creation’s scope to early Church debates, we show why inclusion is baked into the Gospel and...
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An American Walks Into The Papacy | December 28, 2025
The year handed us a headline few expected: an American chosen as Pope. From the first moments of white smoke and Latin announcements to the weight of global expectations, we explore what this means for a church that must listen beyond its bord...
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An Out of This World Christmas Story | December 21, 2025
What does Christmas look like when you’re 15 million miles from home with no space for gifts and no time for tinsel?
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John The Baptist was not a Side Character in the Gospel | December 14, 2025
A forgotten herald stands at the water’s edge, and his voice still changes how we hear the Gospel. In this episode, we revisit John the Baptist not as a narrative warm-up but as a towering witness whose movement endured for centuries, whose cou...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Still Calls Us to Build the Church | December 7, 2025
A cloak without brushstrokes. Roses blooming out of season. A bishop on the brink of giving up. In this episode, we follow the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe from the hill of Tepeyac into the charged world of 16th‑century New Spain, where evang...
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Revelation, Charity, and the Work of Waiting | November 30, 2025
Advent begins where few expect it: not with soft lights and carols, but with an unveiling. In this episode, we open the new liturgical year by facing the word apocalypse in its original sense—revelation—and asking what it discloses about our ti...
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From Cross to Crown: Christ is King | November 23, 2025
Start with the paradox that changes everything: the same Jesus who hangs condemned on a cross is the one who reigns as King of the universe. In this episode, Monsignor Wolf traces how that tension—cross and crown—does not dilute faith but sharp...
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Loud Cars Bother Me Now | November 16, 2025
In this episode, Monsignor Wolf reflects on his 70th birthday and uses small annoyances to open a larger reflection on civility, hidden suffering, and the danger of loose talk about civil war. History, media literacy, and prayer guide us toward...
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Armistice and Aftermath | November 9, 2025
A minute of silence on November 11, 1918 did not end the world’s turmoil—it exposed it. In this episode, Monsignor Wolf opens with the Armistice and follow the shockwaves: empires dissolving, borders reshaped in Central Europe and the Middle Ea...
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Forgiveness Burns Brightest At Heaven’s Gate | November 2, 2025
In this episode, Monsignor Don Wolf explores All Souls Day through the lens of communion across time and the hope of purgatory as purifying love. A hospital story, Scripture, and the saints help illustrate why praying for the dead is not empty ...
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Saints, Halloween, and the Joy of Mocking Evil | October 26, 2025
In this episode, Monsignor Wolf pushes past the noise around Halloween and returns to its heart: All Hallows’ Eve as preparation for All Saints. He explores the communion of saints, how their lives shape ours, and how holiness takes root in rea...
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The Scourge of Original Sin | October 19, 2025
In this episode, Monsignor Wolf explores why original sin remains a clear, useful lens for understanding human rivalry and broken freedom, and how grace in Christ offers a real path of rescue. Along the way, he tests rival answers, from detachm...
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Grief, Brotherhood, and the Priest’s Call at the Edge of Life | October 12, 2025
In this episode, we mourn two Oklahoma priests and reckon with what brotherhood, death, and the promise of resurrection demand of our vocation. We reflect on last rites, family grief, priestly identity, and the quiet discipline of presence at t...
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How many will be saved? | October 5, 2025
A single question can bend the arc of a life: Will many be saved—or only a few? In this episode, Msgr. Wolf explores how generations shifted from “heaven is promised but not presumed” to “heaven is assumed if we’re decent,” and why both comfort...
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Forgive Us Our Trespasses | September 28, 2025
In this episode Father Wolf reflects on Erica Kirk's public forgiveness of her husband's murderer and explores how this fundamental Christian teaching continues to surprise our culture despite being central to our faith. We examine why such a b...
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The Ordinary Face of Evil: How Regular People Commit Extraordinary Horrors | September 21, 2025
In this episode Father Wolf examines recent high-profile killings and their spiritual implications, providing historical context and theological insight into how Christians should respond to cultural violence. He explores how ordinary people ca...
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Weaving Beliefs: Navigating Faith and Cultural Crossroads | August 31, 2025
In this episode, Father Wolf takes us on a fascinating journey through the missionary work of Oklahoma priests in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, revealing profound lessons about faith, culture, and effective evangelization.The story begin...
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The Vampire's Emptiness: When Forever Isn't Enough | August 24, 2025
In this episode, Father Wolf explores Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire" to uncover spiritual truths about life's meaning and the emptiness of immortality without God. Through this unexpected vacation read, he examines how even horror lit...
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Empty Churches and Pride Flags | August 17, 2025
What happens when magnificent churches become beautiful but empty shells? In this episode, Father Wolf takes us on a personal journey through Germany, weaving together family history, cultural observations, and spiritual reflections that resona...
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Collar Chronicles: My Roommate, the Priest | August 10, 2025
In this episode, Father Wolf continues his "Tales from the Rectory" series, offering rare insights into the unique living arrangements of Catholic priests. Drawing inspiration from Bishop Francis Clement Kelly's work, he shares personal stories...
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