Hey Everybody! It's Fr. Edward

Inspiring Conversations about Faith, Film, and Life

About the show

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 podcasts from Fr. Edward continues now, as he begins each conversation greeting his audience with “Hey Everybody!” Tune in for inspiring conversations about faith, film, and life.

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Episodes

  • Episode 261: Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. Helps Us Study and Understand the Prophet Isaiah

    March 13th, 2024  |  55 mins 14 secs
    bible, book interview, tan books

    The beloved EWTN priest host, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. has been teaching Catholics for decades through EWTN Live and other shows he hosts. I've been a guest on his show. Fr. Mitch is a brilliant man. When I was at the network, I was in awe of all he could readily talk about without at preparation. In his latest book from TAN Books, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J. is helping us understand the writings of the Prophet Isaiah, known as the Gospel of the Old Testament. In this interview, be ready to begin a bible study on Isaiah, learn about its history, and how you can pray with the text too.

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    Episode 260: After Seeing Cabrini, the new Angel Studios Film in Theaters Now, Get to Know Mother Cabrini by Immersing Yourself in Her Writings with Kristen Theriault

    March 8th, 2024  |  24 mins 5 secs
    book interview, film

    Angel Studios has released a new film, about a Catholic saint, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. She was a powerful woman with God, who influenced the lives of so many immigrants in New York during her life. Moviegoers and Angel Studios enthusiasts will be getting to know Mother Cabrini and be introduced to her story. This might leave some with a desire to know more. Lucky for them, Sophia Institute Press has released The Mother Cabrini Companion by Kristen Theriault. In this conversation with Fr. Looney, Kristen shares how Mother Cabrini has influenced her and how her letters and words can be inspiration to those learning about her for the first time.

  • Episode 259: An Evangelical Filmmaker Discovered the Real St. Patrick and Wrote a Devotional with Aaron Burns

    March 4th, 2024  |  29 mins 5 secs
    book interview, ecumenical, evangelical

    Aaron Burns is a filmmaker, and now author of a new devotional based on the life and legacy of St. Patrick. You would expect the author of a devotional based on the writings of St. Patrick to be a Catholic, but he is not. St. Patrick is one of Catholicism's most celebrated saints in the secular world, and his story has the ability to touch hearts of believers regardless of their Christian denomination. In this episode hear how Aaron encountered St. Patrick and how the saint has influenced him to this day.

  • Episode 258: Blessed Michael McGivney Obtained the Grace of Healing from Alcoholism for One of His Relatives

    February 26th, 2024  |  49 mins 12 secs
    book interview, saints

    The intercession of holy men and women on the road to sainthood is powerful. Today's episode features one of those stories. Fr. Edward speaks with Joe and Nicole McGivney about Joe's healing from alcoholism through Blessed Michael McGivney's intercession. Joe is a distant relative of Blessed Michael and I'm sure that gave him all the more reason to intercede before the throne of God for Joe's healing.

  • Episode 257: Why Anthony D'Ambrosio is Making a Film about St. Maximilian Kolbe and Why He Called It "Triumph of the Heart"

    February 23rd, 2024  |  28 mins 9 secs
    movie interview

    Anthony D'Ambrosio and Fr. Edward crossed paths back in 2007. Now, St. Maximilian Kolbe brings them back together as they discuss Anthony's big film project about St. Maximilian Kolbe. He shares his hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the film and why he called Triumph of the Heart. He also helps people understand why movies need financial backing and what costs are associated with filming, producing, and editing.

  • Episode 256: Fr. John Hogan Shares About His Devotion to the Saints and How He Promotes Causes for Sainthood, including Fr. Willie Doyle, SJ

    February 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 9 mins
    holy conversations, sainthood causes

    This conversation Fr. Edward had with Fr. John Hogan was one of the most spiritual edifying for him as a host and interviewer. In this episode, you will learn about the Legion of Mary and its saintly founder Frank Duff. You will also learn how Fr. Hogan fostered a devotion to Thomas of Canterbury in his youth and why he's an important saint today. Finally, you will be introduced to the heroic life of Fr. Willy Doyle, S.J. who has a cause for sainthood. Fr. Doyle will certainly inspire both clergy and lay alike. Hear about how he is a great intercessor for mental health and how he honored his parents. Fr. Hogan drops many spiritual truths and will help you foster a greater love for the holy men and women who lived before us.

  • Episode 255: Donna Marie Cooper O'Boyle Invites Our Lady to Accompany Her to Mass and Adoration

    February 16th, 2024  |  35 mins 17 secs
    book interview

    Donna Marie Cooper O'Boyle loves Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and loves Our Lady too! Mary and the Eucharist are connected, and Donna Marie helps us to pray before the Blessed Sacrament with Our Lady. Learn more about her new book about the topic: 30 Marian Eucharistic Visits from EWTN Publishing.

  • Episode 254: Erin Dooley Has Created a Different Type of Catholic Podcast--Confessions of a Catholic Single

    February 10th, 2024  |  20 mins 35 secs
    catholic creatives

    In 2023, Erin Dooley wrote and released a Catholic comedy audio drama as an episodic podcast series called Confessions of a Catholic Single. Now in 2024, season 2 releases on Valentine's Day. Get the scoop on how the show came to be and other behind the scene questions. Most of all, go over and subscribe on whatever platform you listen on so you can begin enjoying this Catholic podcast.

  • Episode 253: The Experience of a Now Retired NFL Football Team Chaplain with Fr. Douglas Hunter

    February 6th, 2024  |  22 mins 43 secs
    football, sports

    Recently on Twitter, Fr. Douglas Hunter announced to his followers that he was retiring, resigning, or stepping down from his role as the Catholic Chaplain of the Indianapolis Colts. When Fr. Edward saw the Tweet, he immediately messaged Fr. Hunter to set up an interview! In this conversation Fr. Hunter shares how he became the Colt's chaplain, what his duties were, how he managed doing so while serving in a parish, how he would have handled the Damar Hamlin situation, and his thoughts on Indianapolis becoming a center for Catholic America events like NCYC and the Eucharistic Revival.

  • Episode 252: A Television Show Sparking Conversations about Hospice, Death/Dying with Dan Merchant

    February 2nd, 2024  |  34 mins 59 secs
    tv show interview

    Dan Merchant is a screenwriter, director, and producer of many shows. One in particular, "Going Home," is an inspiring medical show, not focusing on healing and restoring to health, but walking with patients at Sunset House as they are "Going Home," not to their families but to the Lord. Learn about the show, how to watch it, and other shows that Dan has written and directed, including Fr. Edward's new favorite "Live + Local."

  • Episode 251: Fr. Edward Announces He is Re-Branding How They Love Mary with a New Name

    January 31st, 2024  |  19 mins 58 secs
    podcasting

    Fr. Edward shares about the future of the podcast How They Love Mary and the rebrand that will be taking place in February. Be assured, nothing really is changing except the name and the website url. Fr. Edward will continue to bring you the same interviews as he has done since 2019.

  • Episode 250: The Role Faith Plays in Counseling and the Movements of our Heart with Dr. Gerry Crete

    January 29th, 2024  |  34 mins 54 secs
    book interview

    Dr. Gerry Crete is the author of the book "Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety Through Healing Our Parts." In this conversation with Fr. Edward Looney, Dr. Gerry explains the different movements of the heart and how one can with, through, and about different experiences we have underwent. An enlightening conversation about psychology and faith.

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    Episode 249: Are there faith-based TV shows & series? Meet Peggy Schott an Actress in the Show Vindication

    January 25th, 2024  |  28 mins 14 secs
    tv show interview

    I learned about Peggy Schott and the television show Vindication because she was promoting it on a few different Facebook groups I belonged too. I love talking to producers and actors and actresses so I reached out . I learned more about the show. Watched season one and then ended up watching seasons two and three too when I was snowed in during a blizzard. There are faith based movies out there and now I'm excited to be learning about faith based television shows. Seasons two and three definitely were different than season one, and I loved them all. I'm happy to share this conversation with Peggy and hope you might consider watching Vindication. I'm going to bet you will get hooked just like I did!

  • Episode 248: A Discussion about Vocation (in General) and Array of Hope's Documentary with Mario Costabile

    January 22nd, 2024  |  33 mins 3 secs
    documentary

    Every few years, a new vocation documentary releases meant to inspire another generation of men to consider the priesthood. Array of Hope is a digital production company producing great Catholic content. Mario joins Fr. Edward Looney to talk about the mission of Array of Hope and they discuss many topics related to vocation, including discouragement and discernment.

  • Episode 247: A New Pro-Life Resource for the Next Generation—A Comic Book with Patricia Wiedemer

    January 15th, 2024  |  40 mins 46 secs
    pro-life

    Patricia Wiedemer serves as the Executive Director for PEI Life Association and Life Canada and joins Fr. Edward Looney to discuss a new resource they have available to communicate the Pro-Life message to teenagers. She explains the story of the comic book "The Gift" in addition to sharing about the Pro-Life movement in Canada.

  • Episode 246: Lets Talk All Things Sacramentals with Shaun McAfee

    January 10th, 2024  |  47 mins 16 secs
    book interview

    Shaun McAfee undertook a study of the Church's sacramentals to write his latest book with TAN Books, it's actually a Compendium of Sacramentals. In this episode, Shaun and Father Looney discuss many different sacramentals in the Church including ones we wear, look at, and make use of like holy water. Fall in love or rediscover the value of the Catholic Church's sacramentals.