Below are some of the regular guests who appear on our radio program, The Catholics Next Door.

What makes them “Friends of the Show”? Well, if they’ve been on the program more than three times in the past year, that’ll do it!

Of course, all of our guests really are friends of the show, and you can find out more information about them by clicking here.

Regular Priests on the Show
Fr. Ricardo Bailey is a priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta currently serving as the chaplain at Blessed Trinity High School. He’s a dynamic speaker whose enthusiasm about spreading the Catholic faith is nothing short of contagious.




Father Jack Durkin is a priest in the Archdiocese of Atlanta whose homilies you can listen to each week at CatholicHomily.org, where you can also download his audio series about the Eucharist, “Word Proclaimed, Word Made Flesh.” And be sure to listen to his homilies each week from his parish’s website by clicking here.



Fr. Jay Finelli is a the host of the iPadre podcast and is a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence in the state of Rhode Island. He’s an insane Apple fanatic as well as a model train enthusiast. Visit his train hobby page at SteamingPriest.com!




Fr. Bill Kessler is the host of the TechnoPriest audio podcast and TechnoChurch video podcasts. Fr. Bill regularly joins us on the program on Mondays (usually around 12:20PM EST) to talk about what we should have heard in the Sunday readings each week.




Fr. Michael O’ Loughlin is the Pastor of Holy Protection of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church in Denver. Because he celebrates both the Roman Catholic and Byzantine Rite Masses, he’s here to offer a unique perspective on this weekend’s Mass readings. Learn more about the Byzantine Rite of the Catholic Church at ByzCath.org or by visiting Fr. Michael’s parish website at HolyProtection.org.


Fr. Leo Patalinghug is the Director of Pastoral Field Education at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He’s also a martial arts expert, breakdancing, and cooks some pretty awesome food! His love of cooking lead him to the formation of Grace Before Meals, with an emphasis of bringing families back together around the dinner table.



Father Frank Pavone is a Pro-Life activist, the director of Priests for Life and plays a vital role in Silent No More Awareness. His own worldwide television program, Defending Life, can be viewed on EWTN.





Fr. Roderick Vonhogen is the founder of the Star Quest Production Network, an organization dedicated to leading the way in Catholic New Media. Fr. Roderick produces multiple Catholic podcasts including the award winning Daily Breakfast podcast. Greg and Jennifer worked with Fr. Roderick to get SQPN up and running and continue to do all they can to help Fr. Roderick’s goal of spreading Catholic New Media.



Regular Guests on the Show
Tim Drake is the Senior Writer for the National Catholic Register. His latest book, based on the movie Bella called “Behind Bella: The Amazing Stories of Bella,” is available from Ignatius Press.





Janice Givens helped develop the dynamic Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and has played a major leadership roles in huge Catholic events such as the National Catholic Youth Convention, which regularly hosts over 25,000 teens from across the Nation. Now Janice devotes much of her time to Mustard Seed Communities, an organization dedicated to helping people in other countries who are less fortunate.



Patrick Madrid is a best-selling author of a dozen books, including Search and Rescue, Does the Bible Really Say That? and the acclaimed Surprised By Truth series. He is the publisher of Envoy magazine and an integral part of the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College. Check out his website at PatrickMadrid.com!




Steve Weidenkopf is a lecturer of Church history at the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia. He is the author of study guides on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae and the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium). He has given numerous presentations and seminars on marriage, family life, human sexuality, Church History and theology. He is one of the co-authors and presenters of the brand new Epic: A Journey Through Church History DVD series from Ascension Press.