How did the Milwaukee Brewers showcase the power of small-ball discipline to capture the World Series title, and what do personal Catholic faith stories reveal about major league icons? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft, producer Matt Swaim, and Sacred Heart Radio's Paul Lachmann gather for a special post-World Series "Sports Spotlight."

Craycraft, Swaim, and Lachmann reflect on the Milwaukee Brewers' impressive World Series victory, celebrating how a small-market, lower-budget franchise built a championship team around discipline, stellar defense, and situational execution rather than exorbitant payrolls. Craycraft shares a personal story about his son being orientation roommates at Boston College with Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick, highlighting Frelick's humble Catholic faith and decade of service as an altar server.

The trio also connects the Brewers' disciplined style of play—the "little way" of baseball—to legendary Catholic manager Jack McKeon, who famously dedicated his 2003 World Series victory with the Florida Marlins to St. Thérèse of Lisieux (the "Little Flower"). Finally, they critique the Cincinnati Reds' season, analyze why Milwaukee's brand of baseball frustrates opponents, and preview upcoming Major League Baseball labor and salary cap negotiations heading into the offseason. Stream now to listen!

How did the Milwaukee Brewers showcase the power of small-ball discipline to capture the World Series title, and what do personal Catholic faith stories reveal about major league icons? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft, producer Matt Swaim, and Sacred Heart Radio's Paul Lachmann gather for a special post-World Series "Sports Spotlight."
Craycraft, Swaim, and Lachmann reflect on the Milwaukee Brewers' impressive World Series victory, celebrating how a small-market, lower-budget franchise built a championship team around discipline, stellar defense, and situational execution rather than exorbitant payrolls. Craycraft shares a personal story about his son being orientation roommates at Boston College with Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick, highlighting Frelick's humble Catholic faith and decade of service as an altar server.
The trio also connects the Brewers' disciplined style of play&mdash;the "little way" of baseball&mdash;to legendary Catholic manager Jack McKeon, who famously dedicated his 2003 World Series victory with the Florida Marlins to St. Th&eacute;r&egrave;se of Lisieux (the "Little Flower"). Finally, they critique the Cincinnati Reds' season, analyze why Milwaukee's brand of baseball frustrates opponents, and preview upcoming Major League Baseball labor and salary cap negotiations heading into the offseason. Stream now to listen!

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what’s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community. 

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what&rsquo;s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community.&nbsp;

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Today Ken talks with Grant Bailey about new IFS studies showing why people have (or don’t have) children and how marriage and family help prevent suicide; Katy Carl of Word on Fire about whether we’re seeing a Catholic literary revival, and m

The Institute for Family Studies is at ifstudies.org

Read the report on having children Grant Bailey referenced at ifstudies.org

Read the IFS article on social support and suicide rates at ifstudies.org

Find John Henry Folley’s work at johnfolley.com

See more about a subscription to “Saints and Seasons” at sophiainstitute.com

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Read “Forgotten Saints, Faithful to the End” at catholicworldreport.com

Read “I’ve Got All These Saints Around my Neck” at catholicworldreport.com

Aid to the Church in Need is at churchinneed.org

Crux is at cruxnow.com

“Evangelization & Culture” is at wordonfire.org

Today Ken talks with Grant Bailey about new IFS studies showing why people have (or don&rsquo;t have) children and how marriage and family help prevent suicide; Katy Carl of Word on Fire about whether we&rsquo;re seeing a Catholic literary revival, and m
The Institute for Family Studies is at <a href="https://ifstudies.org/">ifstudies.org</a>
Read the report on having children Grant Bailey referenced at <a href="https://ifstudies.org/report-brief/baby-nudges-how-social-influences-shape-fertility-choices/">ifstudies.org</a>
Read the IFS article on social support and suicide rates at <a href="https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-power-of-belonging-how-family-bonds-and-community-protect-against-suicide/">ifstudies.org</a>
Find John Henry Folley&rsquo;s work at <a href="https://www.johnfolley.com/">johnfolley.com</a>
See more about a subscription to &ldquo;Saints and Seasons&rdquo; at <a href="https://sophiainstitute.com/promo/saints-seasons/">sophiainstitute.com</a>
Find Dawn Beutner at <a href="https://dawnbeutner.com/">dawnbeutner.com</a>
Read &ldquo;Forgotten Saints, Faithful to the End&rdquo; at <a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/10/31/forgotten-saints/">catholicworldreport.com</a>
Read &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve Got All These Saints Around my Neck&rdquo; at <a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/11/01/ive-got-all-these-saints-around-my-neck/">catholicworldreport.com</a>
Aid to the Church in Need is at <a href="https://www.churchinneed.org/">churchinneed.org</a>
Crux is at <a href="https://cruxnow.com/">cruxnow.com</a>
&ldquo;Evangelization &amp; Culture&rdquo; is at <a href="https://www.wordonfire.org/">wordonfire.org</a>

Driving Home the Faith 2026.11.02

Can a well-documented 18th-century ghost story reveal spiritual truths about the Church, the communion of saints, and the power of the Mass? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes noted author, Church historian, and speaker Mike Aquilina to uncover the mysterious history behind his essay, "The Wizard Clip of West Virginia," featured in 26 Tales: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Legends and Mysteries (Howling Hills Publishing).

Aquilina recounts how a personal stay at a West Virginia retreat center led him to investigate "the truest ghost story ever told." He details the late 1790s haunting of Adam Livingston's homestead in present-day West Virginia, where the family endured bizarre phenomena including flying crockery, phantom galloping horses, and clothes shredded into pieces (giving rise to the name "Wizard Clip"). After local Methodist ministers, Anglican priests, and folk conjurers failed to resolve the spiritual disturbance, Livingston sought the aid of a Catholic priest.

To investigate the claims, Bishop John Carroll dispatched Father Demetrius Gallitzin—a former Russian prince educated in Enlightenment skepticism and the first priest to receive all minor and major orders in the United States. Gallitzin's exhaustive historical investigation revealed that the phenomena began after an anonymous, dying traveler was denied a Catholic priest and Christian burial. Realizing the soul was seeking suffrages and prayers, Gallitzin arranged for Holy Mass to be offered on the site, instantly ending the hauntings. Aquilina highlights how this thoroughly archived event led to Livingston's conversion and the donation of land still held by the Church today. Stream now to listen!

Can a well-documented 18th-century ghost story reveal spiritual truths about the Church, the communion of saints, and the power of the Mass? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft welcomes noted author, Church historian, and speaker Mike Aquilina to uncover the mysterious history behind his essay, "The Wizard Clip of West Virginia," featured in 26 Tales: Appalachian Ghost Stories, Legends and Mysteries (Howling Hills Publishing).
Aquilina recounts how a personal stay at a West Virginia retreat center led him to investigate "the truest ghost story ever told." He details the late 1790s haunting of Adam Livingston's homestead in present-day West Virginia, where the family endured bizarre phenomena including flying crockery, phantom galloping horses, and clothes shredded into pieces (giving rise to the name "Wizard Clip"). After local Methodist ministers, Anglican priests, and folk conjurers failed to resolve the spiritual disturbance, Livingston sought the aid of a Catholic priest.
To investigate the claims, Bishop John Carroll dispatched Father Demetrius Gallitzin&mdash;a former Russian prince educated in Enlightenment skepticism and the first priest to receive all minor and major orders in the United States. Gallitzin's exhaustive historical investigation revealed that the phenomena began after an anonymous, dying traveler was denied a Catholic priest and Christian burial. Realizing the soul was seeking suffrages and prayers, Gallitzin arranged for Holy Mass to be offered on the site, instantly ending the hauntings. Aquilina highlights how this thoroughly archived event led to Livingston's conversion and the donation of land still held by the Church today. Stream now to listen!

The True Ghost Story of the Wizard Clip: Mike Aquilina on Prince Demetrius Gallitzin and a West Virginia Haunting

How do the three necessary societies—the family, civil society, and the Church—exist and harmonize under the roof of a Catholic household? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft previews his monthly "A Closer Look" column for the November issue of The Catholic Telegraph, the magazine for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

Craycraft draws on Pope Pius XI’s landmark 1929 encyclical Divini Illius Magistri (On Christian Education), which outlines the three distinct yet harmoniously combined societies instituted by God: the family and civil society in the natural order, and the Church in the supernatural order. Craycraft reflects on how these earthly human institutions serve as human expressions analogous to the necessary nature of the Triune God.

Unpacking the hierarchical ordering of these societies, Craycraft explains that civil society exists to support the good of the family, the family is ordered toward the spiritual fulfillment of the Church, and all three are ultimately directed toward eternal salvation and rest in God. As the primary educators of their children, Catholic parents create a microcosm of all three necessary societies under their own roof. Stream now to listen!

How do the three necessary societies&mdash;the family, civil society, and the Church&mdash;exist and harmonize under the roof of a Catholic household? On Driving Home the Faith, host Dr. Ken Craycraft previews his monthly "A Closer Look" column for the November issue of The Catholic Telegraph, the magazine for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Craycraft draws on Pope Pius XI&rsquo;s landmark 1929 encyclical Divini Illius Magistri (On Christian Education), which outlines the three distinct yet harmoniously combined societies instituted by God: the family and civil society in the natural order, and the Church in the supernatural order. Craycraft reflects on how these earthly human institutions serve as human expressions analogous to the necessary nature of the Triune God.
Unpacking the hierarchical ordering of these societies, Craycraft explains that civil society exists to support the good of the family, the family is ordered toward the spiritual fulfillment of the Church, and all three are ultimately directed toward eternal salvation and rest in God. As the primary educators of their children, Catholic parents create a microcosm of all three necessary societies under their own roof. Stream now to listen!

Milwaukee Brewers' World Series Triumph & Catholic Baseball Connections: Matt Swaim, Dr. Ken Craycraft & Paul Lachmann

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