Relevant Radio Eucharistic Encounters
Join Fr. Francis J. Hoffman, "Fr. Rocky," as he recounts inspiring stories of Eucharistic Encounters that he witnessed personally or that were shared with him. These are stories of faith, hope, and love fostered by encounters with Jesus in the Eucharist.
Fr. Rocky is the Executive Director and CEO for Relevant Radio. This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos are released each week!
To learn more about Relevant Radio or these Eucharistic Encounters, visit: https://relevantradio.com/eucharisticencounters/
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Do You Know How Much That Will Cost?
A father comes to Fr. Rocky with a dilemma: the advice he receives was advice neither he, nor his family, would ever forget.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each week!
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What It Means to Show up for Jesus
Pope St. John Paul II did something that hadn’t been done for over 100 years—an event Fr. Rocky witnessed—now, it’s a staple of Eucharistic Revival in our parishes.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each week!
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The Mysterious Metal Sound
Fr. Rocky recalls a story he once heard from the founder of Opus Dei, St. Josemaría Escrivá. Every morning, while St. Josemaría Escrivá heard confessions, he heard clanging coming from the main church. What was going on? Who – or what – was coming in and out in the early morning? He sneaks into t...
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And What Good Hands Those Are
Father Rocky tells of a visit to a dying man who receives his first, last, and only Holy Communion. In the thirty minutes of that visit, the man’s whole life changed.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each week!
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Take It to Jesus
Every single night on the Family Rosary Across America, it's on my heart to pray for peace and unity in our families. After adopting four children from Mexico, a couple struggles to navigate the unforeseen challenges of their sudden change in life. Ten years later, they share their story of Adora...
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What's the Best Way to Receive Holy Communion?
With such a diverse range of ways to receive, what’s the best? The one you prepare for. Fr. Rocky gives tips on preparing well to receive the Eucharist!
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Generous, Courageous, and Charitable: St. Damien of Molokai
Why go where you know you might die? Fr. Rocky recounts the story of St. Damien of Molokai, working among lepers to bring the love of Christ to them every day of their illness.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released eac...
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Caddying for Christ
To go to leadership camp, a young Fr. Rocky needed to pay his way – and caddying for a golf course seemed to be the perfect way to get quick cash. Little did he know he would find exactly what he needed, in more ways than one!
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“That should be your intention.”
To go to leadership camp, a young Fr. Rocky needed to pay his way – and caddying for a golf course seemed to be the perfect way to get quick cash. Little did he know he would find exactly what he needed, in more ways than one!
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, p...
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The Value of a Mass
A classic story Fr. Rocky tells at summer camp every year follows a poor old widow, looking to exchange something for as much meat as it’s worth – and all but breaking the scale!
A version of this story has been written and illustrated for young children: https://www.amazon.com/Weight-Mass-Tale-...
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More Faith than Money
How is it that the poor can do such extraordinary things? Fr. Rocky recounts stories from his time in the Highlands of Michoacán, with no paved streets, no running water, yet more faith than anywhere he’d ever been.
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Generous, Courageous, and Charitable: Mother Teresa
The Eucharist emboldens us to be many things, as we see in the example of the Saints. Fr. Rocky shares stories of modern-day saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose life was devoted to the poorest of the poor and the humility of the Eucharist.
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The Most Beautiful Perpetual Adoration Chapel in the World
Have you been to the most beautiful perpetual Adoration chapel in the world? Fr. Rocky shares it with you and the story behind its incomparable beauty.
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“That’s why we had to start in the chapel.”
A story from the French Revolution’s chaotic aftermath takes us on the journey of a government inspector through a tuberculosis ward run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each we...
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Malboro Man “And his hands were shaking…”
Can you SEE faith? The story of Fr. Javier Sanchez Izquierdo just might tell us!
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each week!
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“The Rain Stopped.”
Does God really control the weather today, just like He did in the New Testament? Fr. Rocky shares several stories of horrendous weather pausing for the Holy Eucharist.
This is part of an ongoing series of Eucharistic Encounter stories, produced by Relevant Radio. New videos released each week!
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