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Hey Everybody! It's Fr. Edward

Fr. Edward Looney
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Fr. Edward Looney is a Catholic priest who loves having conversations with guests. They talk about new book releases, various topics related to faith and life, and occasionally he speaks with producers, directors, and actors from the film industry. He has podcasted since 2019, formerly as “How They Love Mary” and “Cup of St. Joe,” conducting over 300 interviews to date. The interview style podcast... more

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Recent Guests

Jocko Sims
Actor known for New Amsterdam; playing Dr. George Tann in Netflix's Little House on the Prairie reboot
Actor, Netflix project
Episode: Episode 379: Netflix's Little House on the Prairie Reboot: What Fans Should Expect- An Interview with Jocko Sims
Dr. Cheryl White
Historian and researcher on the Shreveport Martyrs cause
Center for Sainthood Studies (or related scholarly work mentioned)
Episode: Episode 378: The Shreveport Martyrs: Five Priests Who Chose to Die with Dr. Cheryl White
Bradley Vanden Branden
Abbott of St. Norbert Abbey
St. Norbert Abbey
Episode: Episode 373: Abbot Bradley Vanden Branden on Becoming the New Abbot of St. Norbert Abbey
Brian O'Neel
Publicist and founder of saintstombs.com
saintstombs.com
Episode: Episode 372: How to Find the Graves of Saints (And Why Visiting Them Changes You) with Brian O'Neel
Greg Willits
Founder and executive director of Rosary Army; author
Rosary Army
Episode: Episode 371: “God Doesn’t Hate Me After All” — How St. Louis de Montfort Changed Greg Willits’ Life
Lisa Hendey
Author and creator involved with Chime Travelers
Chime Travelers (Author)
Episode: Episode 370: The Perfect Catholic Summer Series for Kids? | Chime Travelers with Lisa Hendey
Chevonne O'Shaughnessy
Filmmaker and producer focused on faith-based, family-friendly content
Chevonne O'Shaughnessy Productions
Episode: Episode 369: Get the Scoop Behind the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries on UPtv & UP Faith & Family
Vinny Flynn
Author and speaker on Divine Mercy
Author, A Year with Divine Mercy, Daily Meditations and God's Eternal Love
Episode: Episode 368: Divine Mercy Is More Than St. Faustina’s Diary with Vinny Flynn
Mother Maria Catherine
Member of Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate, vocations-director and speaker on the Saints
Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
Episode: Episode 366: On the Road to Sainthood: The Story of Mother Tallon and the Parish Visitors

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Fr. Edward Looney
Host of the show who greets listeners with “Hey Everybody!” and leads conversations; Catholic priest and interviewer.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 62 ratings
  • Thank you Fr Edward for another inspired podcast. It was a great tribute to St Damien of Moloki and so much more which included how to ask the Saints to pray for us and the reminder to pray to our Lord God in Church. We look at Him and He looks at us.

    St Damien and St Bernard pray for all our wonderful priests as you give glory to God.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Sinéad
    2 years ago
  • Welcome home Mary Joe Anna. I loved this discussion. Your passion for the Truth, who is our Lord and God is beautiful. I really enjoy this podcast. Thank you Fr Edward.

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    Sinéad Hendy
    3 years ago
  • Thank you Father

    Listening to episode #200 right now and I just want to say thank you for all you do for our community, for our Catholic faith, and for Our Blessed Mother. My mom would send me your episodes when I first encountered Mary a few years ago, and you’ve helped me so much along the way. I am eternally grateful for you and your ministry.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    elliebellie618
    United States3 years ago
  • Thanks Fr Looney

    I enjoy the interviews and all the things you share it is always interesting and your voice is easy to listen too thanks for all you do

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dartdebbie
    United States3 years ago
  • How They Love Mary

    Enjoy this podcast so much Father Looney is so personable and really draw the listening. He always interesting guests and great subjects. I look foward to each new podcast. They are thought provoking and I’m enriched by listening to them. I loved the episode today about the Holy Family. It encourages me to keep praying more for my grandchildren thst they will follow the Lord

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    manaDia e
    United States4 years ago

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Great range of guests from clergy, authors, and media professionals.
Thoughtful interviews with credible guests and engaging storytelling.
Hosts bring warmth and strong conversational intuition.
Episodes consistently offer practical takeaways for faith and life.

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Episode 378: The Shreveport Martyrs: Five Priests Who Chose to Die with Dr. Cheryl White
Q: What is special about the canonization path for these priests?
Their cause follows the Offering of Life path, under Pope Francis' motu proprio Maiorum Hac Dictionum (No Greater Love), allowing a group of martyrs to be canonized together if they meet the requisite heroic virtue and martyrdom criteria, making the Shreveport group a pioneering collective case.
Episode 378: The Shreveport Martyrs: Five Priests Who Chose to Die with Dr. Cheryl White
Q: How did the five come to minister in Shreveport and how did their deaths unfold?
They answered a recruitment poster, arrived from France to serve the newly established Diocese of Natchitoches, and died in close succession—Camaray first, then Pierre, Belay, Levesseouet, and the final priest from Natchitoches arriving to finish the sequence—each dying within days or weeks of each other while tending the sick.
Episode 369: Get the Scoop Behind the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries on UPtv & UP Faith & Family
Q: How did you come to the film industry and television shows?
Chevonne recounts moving from an international business background after studying in Rome, a job at the Orlando Convention Center, and a pivotal moment at a film market that led her to selling movies and eventually participating in the Cannes market, which set the course for her film career.
Episode 375: The Priest Who Bought a School Bus and Drove It: The Story of Fr. Charles R. Carroll
Q: What is the current status of the cause for sainthood, and what are the next steps the guild is taking locally?
The guild is gathering testimonies, mining Carroll's published writings, and seeking diocesan and USCCB endorsements; they are awaiting the incoming bishop's support to formalize the guild and advance the petition.
Episode 375: The Priest Who Bought a School Bus and Drove It: The Story of Fr. Charles R. Carroll
Q: When did Fr. Carroll's ministry begin to take shape in the rural regions, and how did he expand to multiple parishes and missions?
He arrived in 1933, started with one parish and a handful of mission churches, and rapidly expanded by building a school, reorganizing mission territories, and engaging with immigrant communities, often bringing nuns for catechesis and providing sacraments across the district.

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