Conversations In Faith: Exploring The Questions You're Afraid To Ask

About Conversations In Faith: Exploring The Questions You're Afraid To Ask

Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. The conversations will be moderated by Barb Arland-Fye.

Publisher

Our Lady Of The Prairie Retreat

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Sept 2025

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Stephanie Sullivan, Quad City Church Of Christ

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Stephanie Sullivan, from Quad City Church Of Christ.

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Dr. Craig Nessan

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Dr. Craig L. Nessan,  professor of contextual theology and ethics at Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa.  He teaches courses in the areas of theological leadership, pastoral theology, and theological ethics. Dr. Nessan has served 11 years as a parish pastor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He holds degrees from Michigan State University, Wartburg Theological Seminary and The University of Munich.  His theological interests include baptismal ecclesiology, theological ethics, liberation theology, and family systems theory. Dr. Nessan serves as co-editor of the journal Currents in Theology and Mission: https://www.currentsjournal.org/index.php/currents

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   Father James Martin, SJ

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes The Rev. James Joseph Martin Jr. (born December 29, 1960), an American Jesuit priest, writer, editor-at-large of America magazine, and the founder of Outreach. A New York Times Best-Selling author, Martin's books include:  The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and My Life With The Saints. He is a public speaker on Ignatian spirituality as inspired by Ignatius of Loyola.

4. 

   5 Jun 2026

   The United Church Of Christ

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org (mailto:conversationquestions@chmiowa.org) Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Cathie Miller, from The United Church Of Christ. The United Church Of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States, known for its progressive theology, social justice advocacy, and congregational structure, with roughly 800,000 to 1 million members and more than 4,850 congregations.

5. 

   1 May 2026

   The Hindu Faith

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Rohit Kunte, an electrical engineer who lives in Bettendorf, Iowa, a member of the Hindu faith.

6. 

   3 Apr 2026

   The Lutheran Church

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast offers perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts are uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Katy Warren, associate pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Davenport, Iowa.

7. 

   6 Mar 2026

   The Roman Catholic Church

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes The Very Rev. Rudolph (Rudy) Juarez from The Roman Catholic Church.  Father Rudy is pastor of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Davenport, Iowa.

8. 

   6 Feb 2026

   The Baháʼí Faith

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org (mailto:conversationquestions@chmiowa.org) Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Phil Turner from The Baháʼí Faith.

9. 

   2 Jan 2026

   Baptist Church

   "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org (mailto:conversationquestions@chmiowa.org) Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Pastor Rogers Kirk and Associate Pastor Josh Cribbs from Third Missionary Baptist Church, Davenport, Iowa.

10. 

    5 Dec 2025

    Unitarian Universalist

    "Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask" is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to: conversationquestions@chmiowa.org (mailto:conversationquestions@chmiowa.org) Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith: Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. In this podcast episode, Barb Arland-Fye, host and moderator, welcomes Pat Everly, from Clinton, Iowa, to discuss The Unitarian Universalist faith.

11. 

    7 Nov 2025

    Buddhist And Metropolitan Community Church

    Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to:  conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. The conversations will be moderated by Barb Arland-Fye.

12. 

    3 Oct 2025

    Methodist And The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask is a podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to:  conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. The conversations will be moderated by Barb Arland-Fye. The podcast release schedule is: September 5, 2025: Islam and Jewish October 3, 2025: Methodist and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints November 7, 2025: Buddhist and Metropolitan Community Church

13. 

    3 Sept 2025

    Islam And Jewish

    Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask is a new podcast produced by Our Lady of The Prairie Retreat, and sponsored by St. Ambrose University's KALA Radio, The Catholic Messenger and The Congregation of the Humility of Mary. Podcasts are released the first Friday of every month and feature two representatives of different faiths, who will explore questions submitted by you – questions you have been pondering but are uncomfortable asking. To submit questions, email them to:  conversationquestions@chmiowa.org Questions may be submitted for a particular faith or can be general questions to be answered by any faith. This Interfaith podcast will offer perspectives from the intersection of faith and spirituality. It will feature regular people answering questions FROM their faith perspectives, not FOR their faiths. Podcasts will be uploaded to popular podcast platforms such as Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple, Amazon, etc. Go to those sites and "favorite," or "like" the podcast, Conversations in Faith:  Exploring The Questions You’re Afraid To Ask, and you will be directed to this podcast favorite each time you log in. The conversations will be moderated by Barb Arland-Fye. The podcast release schedule is: September 5, 2025: Islam and Jewish October 3, 2025: Methodist and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints November 7, 2025: Buddhist and Metropolitan Community Church

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