Local Catholic life, patiently heard.
Real Presence Live follows Catholic hosts and guests through the ordinary places where faith becomes visible. Episodes move from parish settings, campus ministry, and diocesan leadership to prayer, liturgical music, and the Great Commission.
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Real Presence Live is a Catholic interview program shaped by local presence, patient questions, and a steady interest in how faith becomes concrete. It is not primarily a debate show. The episodes move through diocesan life, parish work, campus ministry, liturgical formation, Catholic radio fundraising, and new ministry efforts in places such as Grand Forks, Sioux Falls, and Del Rapids. The show often begins close to the ground. A host names a studio, a parish setting, a snowy spring forecast, a retreat center, or a guest's ministry, then lets the conversation unfold from there. That local texture matters. It gives the spiritual reflections a lived-in quality, so themes like surrender, discipleship, the Holy Spirit, the Eucharist, and the Great Commission are tied to actual people doing actual work. Interviews with guests such as Larry Refsland, Adam Bartlett, Deacon Rob, Tracy Austin, Eric Gallagher, and Glenn Gower show the program's range. One segment may linger over liturgical music and Source and Summit. Another may turn toward Newman Club ministry, the Lolek Center, diocesan operations, or a recurring conversation called Fighting for Freedom. The hosts are generous with affirmation. They also give guests time to tell background stories before drawing out the pastoral or communal meaning. Some passages are devotional, including opening prayers and Easter language. Others are practical, touching on fundraising, ministry websites, campus outreach, and ways listeners can stay connected to Catholic radio. The pacing is measured and conversational. It suits listeners who appreciate Catholic vocabulary, local Church news, and testimony that is allowed to breathe. Real Presence Live stands apart by treating ordinary ministry details not as filler, but as the setting where faith, service, and community become visible.
Made for: Best for Catholic or Catholic-adjacent listeners who want warm, locally grounded conversations about parish life, ministry, liturgy, prayer, and discipleship. It especially suits people who value testimony, priest-led reflection, and regional Church updates.
What sets it apart: Real Presence Live stands out by keeping its Catholic conversations close to local people and institutions rather than floating in broad religious commentary. Its interviews connect practical ministry work with prayerful reflection in a distinctly parish-centered register.
We bring you local hosts and guests from across the diocese of Fargo, Bismarck, Crookston, Rapid City, Duluth, Superior, New Ulm, Sioux Falls, Winona-Rochester, and Cheyenne.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Real Presence Live connects Catholic belief to the practical work of parish life, ministry, conversion and community care.
Real Presence Live treats Catholic life as something carried out in parishes, ministries and families. Dylan Reinhart, Melissa Scatio, Sunshine Deem and Lynn Devitt interview guests about campus faith communities, diocesan work, sacramental formation, conversion and service,…
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A local Catholic radio hour that treats collaboration, discipleship, and mission as part of the church's everyday work.
Real Presence Live frames this hour around Catholic mission as lived practice, with Dylan Reinhart hosting from the Diocese of Sioux Falls and guiding a conversation about discipleship, evangelization, and a space intended to serve the community.
Catholic campus ministry in Sioux Falls, framed by zeal, mentorship, and the work of keeping students connected.
Real Presence Live turns its attention to Catholic campus ministry in Sioux Falls, where Tracy Austin describes the St. Patrick Newman Center as a place serving Augustana, Southeast Tech, USF, and students and young adults across the Sioux Falls area.
A warm diocesan conversation that treats shared faith as ordinary, necessary work.
Real Presence Live centers on Deacon Rob Rezavi, the new COO of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, as the host asks about his background, family, and path into diocesan leadership.
A damaged parish campus becomes a meeting place for Eucharistic devotion, relief, and cleanup.
At St. Phillips in Bemidji, storm damage to the parish campus becomes a way into a quieter question: what holds when familiar spaces are shaken.
A Bemidji family conversion story told with parish warmth and a few live-radio interruptions.
Real Presence Live spends this hour at St. Philip's Catholic Church in Bemidji, following Sunshine Deem and Lynn Devitt as they speak with Lila, Michael, and Jamie about the path that brought the family toward Catholic life.
A local Catholic conversation turns Easter Vigil preparation into a patient reflection on prayer, service, Scripture, and Jesus.
The episode settles into St. James Coffee in Rochester, Minnesota, as Melissa Scatio and Father Sauer ease from a snowy walk and a joking rectory zipline into talk of a gourmet dinner for six at the Brouhaha fundraiser.
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Host Melissa Scatio interviews Father Sauer about Lent and the scrutinies, ancient rituals for those preparing for baptism.
This episode of Real Presence Live features segments on Catholic history, Mary Gardens, and relic veneration, focusing on faith traditions and community updates.
Sister Nicole Kunze, prioress of Annunciation Monastery since 2016, describes a Rome gathering and a private audience with Pope Leo.
This episode features an interview with Adam Bartlett, founder of Source and Summit, discussing his personal journey into liturgical music and his work in Catholic worship.
This episode discusses the Catholic Church's use of Latin versus vernacular languages in liturgy, particularly in the context of the Liturgy of the Hours and upcoming updates, following insights from a continuing education event.
This episode features an interview with Larry Refsland about his ministry work, following a fundraising appeal for Catholic radio during the Spring Live Drive.
This episode of Real Presence Live features a prayerful introduction by hosts Father James Gross and Father Jason Leffer during the Easter season, focusing on Catholic community and faith.
This episode of Real Presence Live features inspirational stories and interviews about faith-based ministries and the importance of humility and surrender in spiritual freedom.
Real Presence Live opens with the host reflecting on Eric Gallagher and Lolek Ministries before turning to Tracy Austin.
Dylan Reinhart opens Real Presence Live live from the heart of Queen of Peace Pastoral in the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
Real Presence Live welcomes Deacon Rob Rezavi, the new COO of the Diocese of Sioux Falls.
Sunshine Deem and Lynn Devitt host Real Presence Live from St.
Real Presence Live spends this stretch at St.
A casual conversation between Melissa Scatio and Father Sauer about their Lenten practices, including giving up the iPad, reading The Brothers Karamazov, and using the Halo app for spiritual challenges.
This episode of Real Presence Live, a Catholic radio show, begins on Holy Thursday with a prayer focusing on the Eucharist, priesthood, and the Lenten journey toward Easter resurrection.
This episode of Real Presence Live features a conversation with Jim Kinyon, director of the Western South Dakota Catholic Foundation, discussing faith, the Annunciation, and upcoming foundation events.
This episode commemorates Blessed Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran archbishop martyred in 1980 for speaking out against government repression, and briefly touches on papal Holy Year traditions.