Fri, 30 December 2016
Join Lino, Fr Leo, and Tom at the Rulli home for the 3rd Annual "I'll Be Home For Christmas" Special! Fr Leo loses his iPhone, Tom shows up late, the guys sing Christmas carols, and Tom reads a very random poem. Plus, Fr Leo's recipes and Tom's all-around craziness. |
Mon, 19 December 2016
The Catholic Guy Show has been on for 10 years! The podcast kicks off with Lino and Mark Hart talking about what Lino has learned over these years. As well as playing clips from the very first show: December 4, 2006. Then, Fr Jim Chern stops by for more reminiscing...and the show wraps up with Lino's prediction for the next 10 years. |
Fri, 9 December 2016
The podcast kicks off with Lino and Mark Hart recapping their Thanksgivings: from gluttony with food to gluttony with the national anthem. Then, the guys talk Christmas trees: Lino and Jill put theirs up! (Well, Jill did.) After that, Fr Jim Chern stops by to talk overcoming fears...and pretty much everything else... |
Thu, 1 December 2016
It's time for the Lino's Big Fat Italian Catholic Thanksgiving! With Mark Hart, Fr Jim Chern, Fr Dave Dwyer, Lino's wife, mom, and dad...it has everything you need for another crazy Thanksgiving celebration... |
Fri, 11 November 2016
The podcast kicks off with Lino telling Mark Hart how he wants to be a good Christian. And turns into a segment about how to lie. Oops. Then, Tyler asks a question about Christmas decorations. The guys then talk all souls and who they want to see in heaven. And the podcast wraps up with another crazy round of Catholic Password! |
Mon, 7 November 2016
The podcast kicks off with Mark Hart and Lino deciding "Whats on Lino's Tombstone"! After that cheery segment, Fr Jim Chern stops by to talk about what Lino did for his 45th birthday. Then, Lino's Mom calls in to share her stories about his birth...and the podcast wraps up with her playing Hickety Pickety! |
Tue, 1 November 2016
The podcast kicks off by Lino telling Mark Hart about attending a "very" exclusive movie screening. By himself. Then, Fr James Cuddy stops by to talk about his birthday in Bethlehem! After that, Lino goes to an SEC football game. And the podcast wraps up with Fr Jim Chern and Lino discussing: Was Jesus a good dinner guest? |
Wed, 19 October 2016
It's Mark Hart's birthday! Lino gives him the nicest (and cheapest) birthday present he can think of: Letting Mark take over the show. First up, Mark asks what Lino has learned from him over the past 10 years. Oh oh. Then, Mark hosts Catholic Password! After that, Mark talks about Homecoming. And the show wraps up by talking about routines...which is ironic considering how out of the norm this show was... |
Thu, 13 October 2016
The podcast kicks off with Mark telling Lino the "Top 3" questions people have about Lino. Then, the two go head to head for the first Papal Debate... see who wins! After that, they kick off a new segment: Song of Songs. Prepare your ears. And finally, Fr Jim stops by for a Holy Land quiz thats far from holy... |
Thu, 29 September 2016
After 3 years on the road, Lino's got a BIG announcement! Its so big he needs Mark Hart and Fr Jim Chern...plus Lino's mom calls in to add to the craziness. |
Mon, 26 September 2016
![]() The podcast kicks off with Fr Jim Chern talking about socks...and eventually leads to who's getting out of purgatory first. Then, they do another crazy round of "Whats Up With That?". After that, Hallie Lord stops by to talk nuns, jealousy, and gives Lino a quiz on humility! Oh oh... |
Tue, 20 September 2016
The podcast kicks off with Mark telling a story about...a rat in a toilet. Yay! Then, Lino tells a story about...a needle that almost killed him. Double Yay! Finally, the return of "Catholic Password" - and the password is...funny. |
Mon, 12 September 2016
Lino's in Rome for Mother Teresa's Canonization! The podcast kicks off with...his weekend in Malta. Nothing about Mother Teresa, but plenty of craziness ensued. Then, Mark Zuckerberg gave the Pope a drone? And finally, Lino heads to confession - and meets a woman who used to work with Mother Teresa. |
Mon, 12 September 2016
![]() Lino and Fr Dave Dwyer are in Rome for Mother Teresa's canonization! The podcast kicks off with a private tour of St Peter's Basilica: from Saint John Paul II's tomb, to random Pope tombs, to the chapel where Lino got married, Lino's your tour guide. After that, the boys head for lunch...and you get to listen to them eat! |
Mon, 15 August 2016
Its Part Two of this John Paul II pilgrimage! This time they begin with a Q&A on the bus, heading to the Divine Mercy Shrine. After visiting the shrine, the gang listen to a little Klezmer music in the Jewish Quarter. Then, its more bus Q&A on the way to Częstochowa. And the podcast wraps up in an old time car on the streets of Warsaw! |
Mon, 15 August 2016
Lino and Fr Dave Dwyer take a group of Catholic Channel listeners on a John Paul II pilgrimage! The guys begin on foot, in Krakow; they then take a funicular in the mountains...only to have Lino contemplate death on the chair lift back down. Then, they head to Wadowice, the birthplace of John Paul II, and even have his favorite dessert! |
Mon, 15 August 2016
It's World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland! Lino, Fr Dave Dwyer, and Brett Siddell are broadcasting from the "Mercy Center". Tune in as they meet people from around the world including...the kids who sold burritos to get there...the guy who might be a priest if the dating thing doesn't work...plus listeners Lino has met on the road from Colorado to Singapore! |
Wed, 27 July 2016
![]() Lino and Mark Hart kick off the podcast talking about St Benedict, and why Lino could have been a monk. Then, they turn back time with Bon Jovi. The music continues with creepy versions of Kenny Rogers and Dean Martin classics. And the podcast wraps up with a game: Betting with your Hart! |
Mon, 18 July 2016
The podcast kicks off with Lino chatting with Leah Darrow about the drudgery of work. Did Jesus ever dread going to work? To reflect on the mundane, they create the "Mundane Mysteries Of The Rosary" - find out what the new ones are! Then, Fr James Cuddy stops by to talk Dominicans, Creepy Couches, and funny confession stories! |
Tue, 5 July 2016
Lino heads to LA for a screening of the new movie Ben Hur! The podcast kicks off with Lino and Mark Hart talking movies, botox, and mustaches. Then, TV guru Mark Burnett quizzes Lino on the Bible. How does he do? Finally, Fr Jim Chern stops by to talk insecurities, hair die, and another quiz by Mr. Burnett...this one on music... |
Wed, 22 June 2016
Lino's in Arizona with Mark Hart and (Dr.) Bob Rice! The podcast kicks off by congratulating Bob on his doctorate, Lino on his Master's Degree, and Mark Hart on being Mark. Then the guys play a ridiculous round of Scathegories. Followed by a slightly more ridiculous round of This or That! |
Fri, 17 June 2016
The podcast kicks off with Lino and Hallie Lord talking dreams...which soon turns into nightmares: Hallie quizzes Lino on church hymns. And Lino sings! After that, the two talk cheating in school. And it wraps up with Lino playing Hallie's 1 minute spots and "helpfully" critiques them. |
Fri, 3 June 2016
Lino goes to Hell! (Hell, Michigan, that is.) He's named Mayor For The Day and broadcasts from the HellHoleBar. Then, Lino heads to Detroit for a live audience where he talks Eminem, Coney Island Hot Dogs, and in a speed round of Ask Lino Anything...he even meets family members! |
Tue, 31 May 2016
![]() The podcast kicks off with Matt Maher in Nashville, TN! Lino and Matt talk music, sins, and spiritual laziness. Then, the guys head to a Grammy Block Party. Eventually. And the podcast wraps up with Lino telling an emotional story about a listener who met - and was blessed by - Pope Francis! |
Fri, 13 May 2016
Lino and Jill got married! This is a show so big...it's in two parts! |
Fri, 13 May 2016
Lino and Jill got married! This is a show so big...it's in two parts! |
Wed, 4 May 2016
Before leaving for Rome and their big Vatican wedding, Lino's got one final show as a single man. So he picks a very special cohost: His fiancee Jill! Was it love at first sight, who said "I Love You" first, and how did she get a commitment-phone like Lino to commit? Tune in and hear how it all happened...before it all happens. |
Thu, 7 April 2016
Lino returns to his home state of Minnesota and broadcasts from the Rulli Compound with his Mom and Dad! First up, Pops gives marriage advice: somehow hilarious and yet heartfelt. Then, Mom gives her advice...though she doesn't want to. Tune in and see how Lino gets ready to get hitched! |
Tue, 29 March 2016
Lino's in NYC and on his couch when his mom calls in to talk wedding stuff, and play everyone's favorite, Hickety Pickety! After that, it's time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Mark Hart, The Bible Geek! And then Lou Ruggieri stops by for a Brilliant Brackets to determine which saint they'd like to join them for March Madness! |
Mon, 21 March 2016
![]() The podcast kicks off in Lino's apartment with comedy writer Tom Leopold. From the Holy Land to helping Tom overcome some bad habits this Lent, they then talk potato guns and confession. Then, Tom invited his friend Paul Shaffer (yep, that Paul Shaffer) over to sit on the couch! After that, Fr Jim Chern breaks down the Prodigal Son story - with our apologies to the fatted calf - and they wrap it up with "Whats Up With That?" |
Tue, 15 March 2016
Lino's in Miami with a live studio audience! The podcast kicks off with "Ask Lino Anything", including questions about Lino's upcoming nuptials, how to meet a Catholic guy, and how to navigate middle school. Plus, find out how much a listener knows about Jesus during a Jesus Quiz. After that, Lino's joined by Deacon John Clarke, who happens to also be an MMA Fighter! |
Mon, 7 March 2016
Lino's in beautiful LA! Does he hang out with celebrities and A-listers? Nope. He hangs out with seminarians, instead! Tune in for the laughs as Lino meets surfers, music producers, class skippers, and many more...and why these guys said "Yes" to God as future priests. |
Thu, 25 February 2016
Lino kicks off the podcast from El Paso, Texas with another first in Catholic radio...broadcasting from a listeners house! He rummages through their stuff and has some Mexican-food tasting, Its fun to have Lino in your home. Then, Lino heads to Las Vegas not for sin - but for Rudy. That's right, Rudy from Notre Dame... Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! |
Mon, 15 February 2016
Lino and Gus Lloyd take Catholic Channel listeners on The "God Bless Ya Brothers" pilgrimage! The podcast kicks off in Bethlehem, at the spot where Jesus was born - and Lino meets a real bro. They then fast forward about 33 years and head to Jerusalem: From the Mount of Olives to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. After covering all salvation history, they head to the Dead Sea! And wrap it up with a belly dancer... |
Fri, 29 January 2016
The podcast kicks off with Lino in St Louis, MO with Leah Darrow! Thanks to Jimmy Fallon and James Corden, Lino thinks he's finally figured our his God given purpose in life. What is it? Find out. Then, he heads to Austin, TX with Jennifer Fulwiler! Its another installment of "For Better or Worse: Lino's Road to Matrimony" as Jen gives advice from Scriptures to registry and what makes for a good husband. Will Lino be one? Lets find out! |
Mon, 25 January 2016
Lino kicks off the podcast in Steubenville, Ohio, with Bob Rice! From the Pope's new book to Bob's lack of smell...from tech problems to Bob playing music...the boys cover every possible topic. Then, Lino heads to Pittsburgh to team up with Holly Joy McIlwain! Lino explains how Roy Rogers leads to confession, and then he and Holly Joy give a very odd tribute to David Bowie. |
Wed, 13 January 2016
The podcast kicks off with a wedding! Lino and Jill head to the city clerk to get civilly married, and it's official: They are Mr. and Mrs. Lino Rulli... Then, Fr Jim Chern stops by for that other little detail: to prepare them for sacramental marriage. It's an on air Pre-Cana experience! |
Mon, 4 January 2016
After a full year (and 193,000 miles) on the road, Lino is on his couch with Fr Jim Chern to look back at 2015! The highlights, the lowlights, the...lights. |