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The Deeper Dive Podcast
A Catholic Podcast Produced in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC
2024 Year end Fundraising Campaign
If You like what you hear
Mid November...the worst time of the year. We only ask for financial support once a year. It is the only negative thing about this apostolate--fundraising! We recognize that there are an infinite amount of well-deserving entities that deserve your hard earned money. We know that the holiday season is upon us and money isn't stretching as far as it used to. This only makes us appreciate all the more the generosity of our listeners past, present and future.
We humbly come to you again asking your financial support of this apostolate as we approach our 5th anniversary. We are 100% funded by donations. We do not accept advertising monies and are not funded by the Archdiocese of Washington in any way. Our goal for this year is a lofty but attainable one--$10,000 between November 20 and December 31.
What started out as a once a week podcast to keep me and the clergy sane during the Covid lockdowns has turned into an apostolate that is way more than a podcast. This past year, to meet the spiritual needs of those living with chronic pain, we started an online group that meets once a week comprised of 70 people from around the country led by Father Larry. We offer several retreats a year both locally and regionally. We participated in parish missions, and morning and evening recollections. We partnered with a crisis pregnancy center this year to raise funds and awareness for their cause. We offer our daily "Considerations From the Clergy" podcast to get you through your commute or workout. We are proud to announce that we will release a 4-part video series on Advent in early December, launched our YouTube channel and have many more new products on the way.
All of this however takes money. We added more clergy to our team this year which involved two more remote studio setups. Storage, computing power, equipment to enhance your listening experience and all of the other associated costs really add up. For those who have generously donated in the past, we thank you. To those who discovered our products this year, thanks for listening!
Two different ways to financially support us. One time checks may be made out to Sacred Heart Church with "podcast" written on the memo line and sent to:
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
c/o The Deeper Dive Podcast
205 St. Marys Avenue
La Plata, MD 20646
You may also support us via a one-time donation electronically using an online check or credit/debit card using the donate button below. Thank you for your continued support and may God continue to bless our efforts!
November Launch of our new YouTube channel
For better or for worse, we just launched our YouTube channel!
While the daily and weekly podcasts will be audio only on the channel, it does give us a platform to post our priest's videos from morning/evening recollections, retreats, and other talks as well the option to do live events.
Please take a moment to subscribe to our channel and tell your friends.
Upcoming morning of recollection with father dan leary
Please join Father Dan Leary for a morning of recollection on Saturday December 7 at 8:30am at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Clinton, MD
A great opportunity to attend Mass, go to confession, adore our Lord via Eucharistic Adoration and hear a great talk entitled "The Poverty of the Eucharist and the Priesthood...United in Christ."
Refreshments will be served. Join us and bring a friend!
Considerations from the clergy
In addition to our weekly podcast, each morning we release a daily reflection podcast on the readings/Saint of the day by one of the priests.
In it's third iteration, we're now calling it "Considerations from the Clergy." Perfect for those who can't attend daily Mass, need a spiritual fix at lunch, or to make the commute home more tolerable.
Join us!
St. Lidwina Chronic Pain Support Group
You don't have to suffer alone
St. Lidwina was a Dutch saint who was injured in a fall while ice skating. As a result of her injuries, she was bedridden for the rest of her life and endured excruciating pain. Yet she quietly accepted this suffering and prayed constantly during her many years of agony. Her feast day is celebrated on April 14th.
Do you or someone you love suffer from chronic pain? Does this impact your/their spiritual lives? Are you/they finding it difficult to carry this cross?
Father Larry Swink has started an online apostolate aimed at those who suffer from chronic pain--a cause he can all too well identify with. It will be a forum for those to share their struggles and for Father to give Catholic advice on how to better carry this cross as well as a venue to share online Healing Masses and prayers. The next online meeting is Monday 12/9/24 at 7pm Eastern.
2024 Men's Retreat at Loyola on the Potomac
The Creed: I Believe!
Gentlemen, please plan to join 90 of your brothers as Father Larry Swink and Father Bob Kilner lead a weekend retreat at the beautiful Loyola Retreat House on the banks of the Potomac River in Faulkner, MD the weekend of December 6-8, 2024.
This year, Father Larry and Father Bob will lead retreatants in a deeper dive into the Creed. As an added bonus, the retreat ends on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The retreat tuition is $275 and includes two nights lodging, meals, talks, spiritual direction, Masses, confessions, and Eucharistic Adoration.
Registration is temporarily full. Click below to be placed on our waiting list.
Who We Are
Bill Wannall
Bill , a 5th generation native Washingtonian (a rare thing!), is a former International Technical Advisor having served with several federal agencies for 25 years, and currently serves as a Pastoral Associate in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in La Plata, Maryland. Bill hosts and produces the podcast.
Father Larry Swink
Father Larry is a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC. A former college baseball player and stockbroker, he is currently the parochial vicar assigned to St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Silver Spring, MD. A native of Silver Spring, Maryland, Father Larry is a retreat master and gives parish mission talks and recollections throughout the Washington, DC area.
Msgr. Charles Pope
Msgr. Pope is a priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington , DC and is currently the pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Parish in SE Washington, DC. He also writes for many Catholic media outlets and is a regular contributor to Catholic radio programs.
Father Dan Leary
Father Dan is a priest in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC and is currently the pastor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Clinton, MD. Father Dan also leads several retreats each year for Anima Christi Retreats and served as chaplain to thousands of young girls and the Sisters of Mary in Chalco, Mexico for 3 years via World Villages for Children
Father Bob Kilner
Father Bob is currently the pastor at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Solomons, MD. He was ordained a priest in 2017 after attending St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, DC followed by the Pontifical North American College in Rome where he obtained his STL. He is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland.
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