<![CDATA[A Voice in the Desert: CrosierCast]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/s/crosiercasthttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/img/substack.pngA Voice in the Desert: CrosierCasthttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/s/crosiercastSubstackThu, 04 Jun 2026 01:40:39 GMT<![CDATA[Episode 97: How To Pray the Rosary]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc96-how-to-pray-the-rosaryhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc96-how-to-pray-the-rosaryTue, 10 Feb 2026 21:11:00 GMT

Whether you pray the rosary daily or have never tried it before, Bishop Wall has some tips for making the most of this wonderful prayer.

Notes:

Rosarium Virginis Mariae: Apostolic Letter on the Rosary by John Paul II

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 96: All About Advent!]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc95-all-about-adventhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc95-all-about-adventTue, 25 Nov 2025 17:47:00 GMT

Bishop Wall takes an in-depth look at how we can grow in holiness and happiness this Advent season.

Notes:

Verso l’Alto Podcast
Grand Slam for God, by Fr. Burke Masters

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 95: How To Discern Your Vocation]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc094-how-to-discern-your-vocationhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc094-how-to-discern-your-vocationTue, 16 Sep 2025 20:43:00 GMT

Bishop Wall thought he would follow in his father’s footsteps: get married, have 6 kids, become a football coach. But God was calling him to something different.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 94: The Life of a Bishop]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc093-the-life-of-a-bishophttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc093-the-life-of-a-bishopTue, 22 Jul 2025 17:03:00 GMT

Some people may wonder what a Catholic Bishop does from day to day. The answer, in our case, is: lots of travel! Whether leading pilgrimages, attending meetings, or fundraising, Bishop Wall is often racking up the car and airline miles to promote and support our Diocese.

Notes:

9 Days That Changed the World
Camino Invierno
St. Kateri Feast Day Mass
NM Bishops Visit Trinity Site
Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way
Witness to Hope
The End and the Beginning
Crossing the Threshold of Hope
A Sign of Contradiction
Theology of the Body

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 93: Holy Week, Easter, and Divine Mercy]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc092-holy-week-easter-and-divinehttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc092-holy-week-easter-and-divineWed, 16 Apr 2025 20:01:00 GMT

How you can make the most of this high point of the liturgical year.

Notes:

Divine Mercy Novena
Getting an Indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday
Acts of the Apostles
Ignatius Study Bible
Navarre Study Bible

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 92 - Get Ready for Lent!]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc091-get-ready-for-lenthttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc091-get-ready-for-lentTue, 04 Mar 2025 22:41:00 GMT

Bishop Wall gives advice on how to prepare for Lent in three ways: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Notes:

Eucharistic Revival
Jesus, Our Eucharistic Love
Lectio Divina
Prayers to say at Adoration
CRS Rice Bowl
Magnificat
Bishop Erik Varden: The Shattering of Loneliness
Introduction to the Devout Life
Blessed Pier Giorgio - Letters
Personal Recollection of St. Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux
The Bible In a Year
The Catechism in a Year
The Rosary In a Year

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 91: Don't Let the Jubilee Year Pass You By]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc090-dont-let-the-jubilee-year-passhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc090-dont-let-the-jubilee-year-passTue, 28 Jan 2025 18:09:00 GMT

Bishop Wall talks about the importance of the Jubilee, and how to make the most of this special year that only occurs every 25 years in the Church.

Notes:

Jubilee Year of Hope
Fr. Burke’s book
The Way, movie about the Camino with Martin Sheen
Santiago: the Camino Within
The Bible In a Year
The Catechism in a Year
The Rosary In a Year

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 90: Making the Most of a New Year]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc089-making-the-most-of-a-new-yearhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc089-making-the-most-of-a-new-yearThu, 19 Dec 2024 16:54:00 GMT

Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, and with 2025 around the corner, Bishop Wall gives advice on how to make good resolutions for both.

Notes:

Camino de Santiago
Jubilee Year of Hope
Blessed Carlo Acutis
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 89: Keeping Your Cool During a Contentious Election]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc088-keeping-your-cool-during-ahttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc088-keeping-your-cool-during-aTue, 29 Oct 2024 20:24:00 GMT

Bishop Wall provides tips on how Catholics can form their consciences on candidates and issues, how to maintain hope, and why charity is the most important virtue to cultivate, especially during an election season.

Notes:

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
Arizona Bishops’ Statements on Bills 139, 314
Ballotpedia - research your ballot and candidates

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 88: The Year of Mission]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc087-the-year-of-missionhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc087-the-year-of-missionTue, 24 Sep 2024 16:51:00 GMT

The Catholic Church has now moved into the final year of the Eucharistic Revival: the Year of Mission. Bishop Wall discusses how Catholics can be effective missionaries in the world, especially in promoting an encounter with Christ through the Eucharist.

Notes:

Eucharistic Revival in the United States
Sacra Mysteria Venerari, Bishop Wall’s Letter on the Eucharist
The Gospel of John, Chapter 6
Bishop Wall’s Column for the Voice
30 Day Eucharistic Revival: A Retreat With St. Peter Julian Eymard
John Chapter 6 Homily Series from the Diocese

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 87: An Exciting New Partnership]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc086-an-exciting-new-partnershiphttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc086-an-exciting-new-partnershipTue, 16 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMTBishop Wall and special guest Fr. Burke Masters discuss a new initiative between the Diocese of Gallup and Fr. Burke’s Illinois parish, St. Isaac Jogues.

Notes:

Fr. Burke’s Vocation Story
A Grand Slam for God
Video: Bishop Wall sets out cross-country with truck of donated supplies
St. Isaac Jogues Parish
Diocese of Joliet
St. Kateri Rosary Walk
National Eucharistic Revival

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 86: What is the Eucharistic Revival?]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc085-what-is-the-eucharistic-revivalhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc085-what-is-the-eucharistic-revivalTue, 11 Jun 2024 19:51:00 GMT

The Eucharist is Jesus Christ fully present: Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. But why do so many Catholics seem lukewarm about the Eucharist, and why is there a revival across the United States that aims to spread awareness about what the Church teaches about the Eucharist? Bishop James S. Wall examines these questions in our latest episode.

Notes:

Study: Do Catholics Believe in the True Presence?
The Eucharistic Revival
Bishop Wall’s Letter on the Eucharist
Sacrosanctum concilium
The Gospel of John, Chapter 6

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 85: A Very Unique Vocation Story]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc084-a-very-unique-vocation-storyhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc084-a-very-unique-vocation-storyTue, 23 Apr 2024 18:45:00 GMT

As a young man, Deacon Aaron Alford assumed he’d make a career in comedy or with a sketch group like Second City. But God had other plans, and even before his conversion to Catholicism, Alford realized he was being called to become a priest.

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 84: Make the Most of Lent]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc083-make-the-most-of-lenthttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc083-make-the-most-of-lentWed, 28 Feb 2024 19:05:00 GMT

It’s our annual episode on Lent! Whether you’ve been prepared since before Ash Wednesday, or are still trying to figure out what to give up, Bishop Wall offers some advice for making the most of this season.

Timestamps:
1:35 - How should we make the most of Lent?

5:16 - The three pillars of Lent

10:00 - Bishop Wall’s recommended Lenten reading and prayers

15:55 - Final reflections

Notes:

The Book of Job
The Shift
The Gospel of Mark
The Stations of the Cross by St. Alphonsus Liguori
The Stations of the Cross through the eyes of Mary
Magnificat

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 83: "How Baseball Led Me To The Priesthood"]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc082-how-baseball-led-me-to-thehttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc082-how-baseball-led-me-to-theTue, 30 Jan 2024 21:43:00 GMT

Fr. Burke Masters is a priest of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, and the chaplain for the Chicago Cubs. In this episode, he speaks with Bishop Wall about his conversion to Catholicism and his vocation as a priest - all of which started with his childhood love of baseball.

Timestamps:

1:15 - Fr. Burke’s Camino experience

4:10 - Be Formed, the 90-Day discipleship program

10:47 - Fr. Burke’s baseball background and conversion story

19:25 - if someone is thinking about becoming Catholic, what should they do?

24:01 - How to discern your vocation

References:

Fr. Burke’s Youtube Page
Fr. Burke’s blog
Be Formed
Fr. Burke’s book: A Grand Slam for God
The Patrick Madrid Show

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 82: How to Make the Most of Advent]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc081-how-to-make-the-most-of-adventhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc081-how-to-make-the-most-of-adventWed, 13 Dec 2023 18:43:00 GMT

For some, the holidays are a time of joy and cheer, while for others, a feeling of isolation or loneliness can set in. But Advent - a season of anticipation - provides an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the birth of Christ and look forward to His second coming.

Timestamps:

1:00 - Why is Advent important?

2:15 - Advice for those struggling during the holidays

8:18 - Celebrating Saints’ Feast Days

9:40 - Good spiritual practices for the season of Advent

11:20 - Bishop Wall’s favorite Hallmark movies

14:38 - Final reflections

References:

Is Advent a Penitential Season?
Hygge - the embrace of winter
The Catholic case for mental health
Loneliness in America
Magnificat
SNL’s Hallmark Sketch

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 81: How (And Why) You Should Make a Pilgrimage]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/how-and-why-you-should-make-a-pilgrimagehttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/how-and-why-you-should-make-a-pilgrimageTue, 22 Aug 2023 17:57:00 GMT

You don’t have to travel halfway across the world or spend a lot of money to make a pilgrimage. Bishop Wall gives advice on how to undertake one - whether in your own home or to a famous site like Lourdes.

“A pilgrimage is supposed to model what we’re doing on this earth, and our goal in this life is to make it to Heaven.”

(L-R) Bishop Wall, Bishop James Conley, Fr. Burke Masters, and Archbishop Paul Coakley at the concluding day of their 2023 pilgrimage along St. Cuthbert’s Way, in the UK.

Timestamps:

00:30 - Bishop Wall’s pilgrimage along St. Cuthbert’s Way.

06:32 - What is a pilgrimage? How do you make one?

14:17 - Where should someone start, if they’ve never made a pilgrimage before?

18:03 - Final thoughts

References:

St. Cuthbert’s Way
“A Bishop’s Guide to St. Cuthbert’s Way”
Camino de Santiago
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City
Chimayo Good Friday Walk
Fr. Kapaun Walk
Aly Barbers, Scotland
Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine
St. Joseph, Laguna Mission Church
Acoma, NM Mission Church
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 80: A Deep Dive Into the Sacrament of Confirmation]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc079-a-deep-dive-into-the-sacramentshttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc079-a-deep-dive-into-the-sacramentsTue, 16 May 2023 19:46:00 GMT

Confirmation is a familiar rite of passage for most young adult Catholics - but why is it such an important sacrament? Bishop Wall explains the significance.

Topics:

1:38 - What is the Sacrament of Confirmation?

11:21: How Confirmation strengthens us for trials of faith

13:18: Why do we take a Confirmation name?

14:10 - What is the restored order of sacraments?

References:

Pastoral letter: On the Restoration of Order of the Sacraments of Initiation

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 80: The Significance of Holy Week]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc078-the-significance-of-holy-weekhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc078-the-significance-of-holy-weekMon, 03 Apr 2023 21:23:00 GMT

Holy Week - the week leading up to Easter - is one of the high points of the liturgical year in the Catholic Church. We hear names like Spy Wednesday and Good Friday - but what do they mean, and why are they important? In this episode, Bishop Wall gives a breakdown of the significance of each day of Holy Week.

Topics:

00:43 - What is Holy Week?

01:50 - What do the palms for Palm Sunday signify?

5:15 - Holy Thursday

8:40 - Good Friday

14:10 - Bishop Wall’s recommendations for prayer during Holy Week

16:00 - Holy Saturday

References:

The Psalms of the Bible make for great prayer/meditation material!
Elijah - finding God in the stillness
Holy Saturday tradition of blessing food for Easter

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]]><![CDATA[Episode 79: How to Make This Lent Spiritually Successful]]>https://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc077-how-to-make-this-lent-spirituallyhttps://voice.dioceseofgallup.org/p/cc077-how-to-make-this-lent-spirituallyWed, 22 Feb 2023 22:13:00 GMT

We’re back! In our new episode, Bishop Wall gives advice for Lent: how best to prepare; recommendations for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving; and his favorite spiritual readings.

Topics:

00:30 - Why is Lent important?

4:28 - The power of going to Daily Mass

6:30 - Start small if you need to!

7:33 - Why you shouldn’t feel afraid to go to Confession

8:54 - What to do during Adoration

10:30 - Bishop Wall’s recommended readings for Lent

12:40 - How to get back into it if you miss a day

13:50 - Don’t let the opportunities presented by Lent pass you by

References:

Phoenix Suns acquire Kevin Durant
Relevant Radio
Magnificat: Catholic Publication
The City of God, by St. Augustine
Introduction to the Devout Life, by St. Francis de Sales
The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas Kempis
Jesus of Nazareth, by Pope Benedict XVI

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