Bishop Thomas Daly
Host of Walking in Faith with Bishop Daly
Thomas Daly, Bishop of Spokane, was born April 30, 1960, in San Francisco. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco in 1982; a master of divinity from St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, California, in 1987; and a master of education degree from Boston College in 1996. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1987.
Pope Benedict XVI named him auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose on March 16, 2011. He was ordained a bishop May 25, 2011.
Pope Francis named him the seventh Bishop of Spokane on March 12, 2015. Bishop Daly was installed on May 20, 2015 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane.
Bishop Thomas Daly has hosted 89 Episodes.
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5: Living a Stewardship Life with Chris Kreslins and Fr. Victor Blazovich
February 10th, 2021 | Season 0 | 27 mins
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane, stewardship
Bishop Daly welcomes Fr. Vic Blazovich, vicar for finance, and Chris Kreslins, director of stewardship and development, to discuss stewardship, how the diocese, how parishes, and how families can understand and practice stewardship as a way of life.
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4: Evangelization during COVID with Brian Kraut
January 27th, 2021 | Season 0 | 26 mins 35 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly welcomes Brian Kraut, Diocesan Director of Evangelization to speak about Evangelization, youth ministry, and adult ministry before and during COVID. Learn more about the plans for upcoming diocesan men's and women's and youth conferences.
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3: Catholic Studies at Gonzaga University with Dr. Joseph Mudd
January 13th, 2021 | Season 0 | 28 mins 7 secs
bishop, catholic, catholic studies, christian, gonzaga, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly welcomes Dr. Jospeh Mudd, Assistant Professor of Theology and Director of the Catholic Studies Program at Gonzaga University to the radio show. Bishop and Dr. Mudd discuss the Eucharist, the purpose of a Catholic Studies program, and the role of Catholic higher education.
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2: Education during a Pandemic with Deacon Nick Senger
December 30th, 2020 | Season 0 | 27 mins 13 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly welcomes Deacon Nick Senger, principal of St. John Vianney, to the radio show. Bishop and Deacon Senger discuss their history as Catholic educators and Catholic education's difficulties and successes during COVID.
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1: Advent and Year of the Eucharist with Sister Mary Eucharista, SMMC
December 16th, 2020 | Season 0 | 28 mins 36 secs
advent, bishop, catholic, christian, eucharist, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly introduces a new format for his radio program and welcomes Sister Mary Eucharista, SMMC to talk about her vocation story, and how we can reflect on the Year of the Eucharist in this Advent Season.
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405: Ad Limina: Bishop Daly Returns from Rome
March 13th, 2020 | Season 0 | 26 mins 11 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly shares his experience of meeting Pope Francis and talks about his time in Rome. Bishop Daly and the vicars also talk about the North American Seminary in Rome, and their own seminary experiences, letting some seminary rivalries show.
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404: Living with Forgiving
February 21st, 2020 | Season 0 | 27 mins 45 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Charles Finck, a marriage and family counselor, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of forgiveness.
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403: Going on Retreat
February 7th, 2020 | Season 0 | 27 mins 18 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Deacon John Ruscheinsky joins the podcast to talk about Immaculate Heart Retreat Center and the benefits of going on a retreat.
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402: Replay: Teaching Transcendentally
January 24th, 2020 | Season 0 | 26 mins 35 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, schools, spokane
Bishop Daly sits down with the vicars to discuss Catholic education, one of the largest ministries of the Church. But what is Catholic education about and how does it fit into our spirituality? As pastors of parish schools, the vicars share experiences from their youth and from today of how the search for truth, goodness, and beauty permeate teaching and learning in our Catholic schools.
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401: Ad Limina: Bishop Daly prepares to go to Rome
January 10th, 2020 | Season 0 | 27 mins 9 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Bishop Daly and two of the vicars discuss the upcoming ad limina visit. The ad limina visit traditionally occurred every five years. Bishops would travel to Rome to share with the Pope the work of their dioceses. As the number of dioceses has grown the visits have transitioned to an eight-year rotation. Bishop Daly speaks with his vicars about his upcoming trip, churches to visit, questions he hopes to ask the pope and much more.
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323: Christmas Traditions
December 20th, 2019 | Season 0 | 26 mins 48 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, christmas, jesus, spokane
This week’s episode of Bishop and Vicars is all about Christmas. The vicars share some of their favorite Christmas memories, both as children and as pastors. Bishop and the vicars also explore the connection between the incarnation and the paschal mystery; the wood of the manger leads to the wood of the cross.
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322: Evangelization
December 13th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 25 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
This week on the podcast Bishop Daly and Vicars talk about the need for evangelization. With an increasing number of Catholic young people becoming nones the issue of sharing the faith is a pressing concern. Our hosts speak about the missionary nature of the church, beauty as a means to evangelize, the need for parishes to be welcoming, and the laity's call to mission.
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321: Vocations Awareness Week: Is God Calling Me?
November 15th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 17 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, consecrated life, jesus, priesthood, spokane, vocations
Is God Calling Me? An Interview with Diocesan Vocations Director, Father Kyle Ratuiste.
Father Kyle Ratuiste joins Bishop Daly this week on the Bishop and the Vicars radio show. Fr. Ratuiste is the newly appointed diocesan Vocations Director. Bishop and Fr. Ratuiste discuss the role of a vocations director, how vocations are nourished in families and parishes, and the need for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life here in the diocese of Spokane.
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320: Saints and their Spirituality
November 1st, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 20 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
The Saints show us that death does not have the final word in our lives; that Christ's saving work on the Cross is applied again and again in the lives of the Faithful. The Saints show us the way to follow Christ and become Christ-like in many different cultural settings and times. This week, the Bishop and Vicars share their favorite Saints and spiritualities that they find encouraging and helpful.
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319: End of Life Decisions
October 18th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 39 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, end of life, faith, jesus, medical ethics, science, spokane
End of life and medical decisions can be fraught for Catholics trying to stay true to their beliefs in a culture that often sees the value of human life, of suffering and care of the body after death differently than the Church.
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318: Diversity’s Endgame: Interview with Fr. Bill Watson, SJ
October 4th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 1 sec
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane
Join Bishop Daly and special guest Fr. Bill Watson as they discuss the unifying nature of God and the mission of Sacred Story Institute.