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Highlights from this episode of American Catholic Radio include:

St. Francis Xavier, part of our series of saints drawn from the December liturgical calendar, was a Jesuit and pioneering missionary in India, present-day Malaysia and Japan.

The Sisters of Charities of St. Joan Antida in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted a gathering of Harley-Davidson Motorcycle riders at their Bethany Retreat House. Sister Ann Josepha and Sister Theresa talk about their experience of breaking down stereotypes and making some very good friends.

Father Dan Kroger responds to a question: Must a nurse or other medical professional confess missing Mass because of working a 12-hour shift?

This program’s Minute Meditation is from Catholic Update: Longing For Peace by Pat Fanning.

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
In observance of the Year of St. Paul, we bring you another “Portrait of Paul” from Father Norman Langenbrunner. Paul’s missionary journeys were full of amazing adventures, as told by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. The second of his travels were a mixture of success and failure, as Paul met what would be one of his favorite communities, the Philippians, and experienced mostly disappointment after preaching in Athens.

Jeanne Hunt, resident faith-formation adviser for St. Anthony Messenger Press, is a veteran religious educator on the parish and diocesan level. She has preached parish missions with Isaiah Ministries throughout the world and eventually served as its executive director. Jeanne continues to work part-time as a director of religious education at a parish in the Cincinnati Archdiocese, so she keeps in close touch with what real-life Catholics are thinking. She and producer John Feister talk about how to bring the season of Advent into our homes and families.