Father Patrick Kerst
Host of Walking in Faith with Bishop Daly
Father Patrick Kerst, Vicar for Priests, was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1990. Since that time, he has served the Diocese of Spokane in many capacities. He has been parochial vicar of St. Patrick Parish, Pasco; parochial vicar of St. Patrick and St. Francis of Assisi parishes in Walla Walla; pastor of the parishes in Brewster and Twisp; pastor of parishes in Walla Walla; pastor of St. Joseph in Rockford and St. Mary in Spokane Valley; and director of continuing education for priests for the Diocese of Spokane. In 2014, he served as vicar general for external matters. He currently serves as pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in north Spokane.
Father Patrick Kerst has hosted 54 Episodes.
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Happiness
April 17th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 23 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, happiness, jesus, spokane
Join Bishop Daly and the vicars as they discuss happiness. Where does happiness come from? Does the Christian life lead to happiness? Bishop and the vicars dive into the topic of happiness and find Christian joy possible in the midst of good times and suffering.
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Living a Life of Virtue
March 22nd, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 18 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, eucharistic prayers, jesus, virtue
Join Bishop Daly and the vicars as they discuss the virtues. The Christian life requires we grow not only in prayer, a life of virtue is needed too. What are the virtues and why do they matter for us as Christians?
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The Burning Question: What is Hell?
March 8th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 14 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, death, hell, jesus, momento mori, spokane
Join Bishop Daly and the vicars as they discuss hell. While the Far Side and other comics make good fun of hell, what lies behind the jokes and the casual use of the idea of hell? A lively discussion ensues about the reality of eternal separation from God’s love, how everyone in hell has chosen to be there, and even hear about Fr. Pat’s overnight in Gehenna!
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Our Father Who Art in Heaven: What are we praying when we pray the Lord's Prayer?
February 8th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 18 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, our father, spokane
Bishop Daly is joined by the three vicars as they examine the most universal of Christian prayers, the Lord’s Prayer. Recently, Pope Francis and others have questioned the best way to translate the final lines, “lead us not into temptation.” Bishop Daly ...
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Teaching Transcendentally: Catholic Education and Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
January 25th, 2019 | Season 0 | 26 mins 35 secs
bishop, catholic, catholic schools, christian, csw, jesus, 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 f...
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Credo in unum Deum: What do we believe?
January 11th, 2019 | Season 0 | 27 mins 29 secs
belief, bishop, catholic, christian, creed, jesus, nicene creed, spokane
Bishop Daly and the vicars are back for the new year. Before the liturgical season of Christmas finishes out, our hosts tackle the Creed. We say the Nicene Creed at most Sunday Masses; where did it come from, and why is such a statement of faith created ...
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"Challenges Working on Campus" Campus Ministry Part 2
December 28th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 43 secs
Bishop Daly is without the vicars this week. Joining him are the campus ministers at WSU, EWU and Whitworth University. Fr. Lucas Tomson is the pastor at St. Thomas More Catholic Student Center at Washington State University. Fr. Paul Heric is the Direct...
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Behold Your Mother
December 7th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 22 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, mary, spokane
Bishop Daly and the vicars return for a special episode for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a great feast we celebrate during Advent. But what exactly is the Immaculate Conception and why should we care about it? Marian devotion is close to the h...
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USCCB Meeting
November 16th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 35 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, spokane, usccb
Bishop Daly, recently returned from the USCCB, shares about the most recent Bishop Conference General Assembly. The disappointment that more was not be done and the hope for continued action on the crisis.
Beyond the evil of the abuse crisis, Bishop and ... -
Civility and Public Discourse
November 2nd, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 29 secs
Story after story fill the opinion pages about the heated rhetoric present in our modern culture; how it may be fueling violence, the polarization of politics, even threatening the joy of family gatherings. Bishop Daly and the vicars discuss civility and the need...
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Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment
October 23rd, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 56 secs
The three vicars are back in the studio and ready to discuss the Synod. What exactly is a synod? How is it different than a council and why is the most recent synod on "the Youth?"
Join Bishop Thomas Daly, Fr. Darrin Connall (Vicar General), Fr. Brian Mee (Vica... -
Intercessory Prayer, the Battle of Lepanto, and Our Lady of Victory
October 8th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 49 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, lepanto, prayer, spokane
The summer hiatus is over and the vicars are back to discuss intercessory prayer, the feast of Our Lady of Victory and the Battle of Lepanto.
G.K. Chesterton's Poem Lepanto, about the battle of Lepanto, can be found here: https://www.poetryfounda... -
Episode 208: Crusades, Pilgrimage and War
May 14th, 2018 | Season 0 | 27 mins 1 sec
bishop, catholic, christian, crusades, jesus, spokane
This week Bishop Daly and the vicars take a look at the Crusades. Often the Crusades are seen as a war of imperialism, but historical research shows us otherwise. Bishop and the vicars discuss why the Crusades were called, why people went on a crusade and why it ...
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Chivalry is Not Dead
April 20th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 5 secs
bishop, catholic, chivalry, christian, jesus, spokane
This week on Bishop and the Vicars Radio Show, the idea of virtue and men's spirituality is on the table. From calls for a "new knighthood of holy virtue" at the recent Phoenix, Arizona men's conference, to the rise in popularity of Jordan Peterson, the question of ...
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Episode 205: Human Dignity
March 7th, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 45 secs
This week on Bishop and The Vicars Radio Show, the idea of human dignity is the topic of discussion. In today's society, our understanding of anthropology has been increasingly unmoored from objective standards. The human person is whatever he or she wants to be. ...
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Episode 204: Catholic Literature
February 23rd, 2018 | Season 0 | 26 mins 37 secs
bishop, catholic, christian, jesus, literature, spokane
"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed." G.K. Chesterton
This episode the Bishop and the Vicars wade into the vast world of Catholic literatur...