Welcome to The Summit. Your host is Father Kyle Ingels, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Each week he will talk with people from all walks of life who are making important contributions to our diocese, the Catholic Church and society as whole.
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Nov 13, 2026 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle's guest this week is Fr. Ron Gonzales, who recently joined the staff of Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House in Sedalia. Sacred Heart Retreat Center:…
Oct 30, 2026 · 27:45
This episode, Fr. Kyle reflects on the recent Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Watch the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen:…
Oct 23, 2026 · 27:45
Luke Vercollone is back with us for this episode to talk about Inferno Men Mission and the upcoming annual conference. Luke is the Executive Director of Inferno Men located in…
Oct 16, 2026 · 27:45
This week, Fr. Kyle's guest is Latisha Cronin, who coordinates the diocesan ministry called Heart of My Heart, for families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or infant…
Oct 9, 2026 · 27:45
On the podcast this week is Fr. Dominic Ambuul, another of our newly ordained priests. We will learn more about Fr. Dominic and how his first few months as a priest are shaping up
Oct 2, 2026 · 27:45
Our guest this week is Fr. Ian White, who is one of the newly ordained priests in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. You will get to know him a little more as he fills us in on how…
Sep 25, 2026 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle's guest this week is Fr. Sean O'Connor. Fr. Sean has returned to the diocese after his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC where he has been…
Sep 18, 2026 · 27:45
Deacon Mike McGrady is back with Connie Pratt to talk about Praying Prodigals Home, a ministry that provides outreach to families of fallen-away Catholics. The diocesan website…
Sep 11, 2026 · 27:45
Deacon C.J. Johnson returns with reflections on September 11, 2001, and his experiences at the Pentagon on that day. Deacon C.J. is a permanent deacon serving at Corpus Christi…
Sep 4, 2026 · 27:45
This week our guest is Rhonda Miller, Director of Project Rachel in Colorado Springs. She will tell us about this ministry for post-abortive women and men. Local Project Rachel…
Aug 28, 2026 · 27:45
It's back to the seminary for this week's guest, Joseph (Joey) Hourigan, one of the seminarians for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Vocations:…
Aug 21, 2026 · 27:45
On this episode, Fr. Kyle talks with Fr. Jaimes Ponce, Judicial Vicar for the Diocesan Tribunal. The Tribunal adjudicates petitions for declarations of nullity of marriage,…
Aug 14, 2026 · 27:45
Valerie Neimerg, Director for the St. Cecilia Schola Cantorum, is back to give us an update and talk about the upcoming year. In your child is interested in joining, please…
Aug 7, 2026 · 27:45
Our guest this week is Erin Dooley, the new director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Erin recently took on the position after Julie Bailey…
Jul 31, 2026 · 27:45
Father Kyle is back after a short hiatus with a new episode! This week our guest is Andrew Rossi, Headmaster of Our Lady of Walsingham Academy (OLWA). Andrew is here to today to…
Jun 26, 2026 · 27:45
Returning this week is Father Francisco Quezada, pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish; today we’re going to be focusing on St. Gabriel Classical Academy and other things…
Jun 19, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle talks with Michael Ortiz who is the President of the Notre Dame Club of Southern Colorado. For more information:…
Jun 12, 2026 · 27:45
Professor Pollice is back on the pod to talk with Fr. Kyle about Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS:…
Jun 5, 2026 · 27:45
Holy Cross Father Jarrod Waugh, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs, discusses the U.S. bishops' upcoming consecration of the United States to the Most Sacred Heart…
May 29, 2026 · 27:45
On this episode, Fr. Kyle talks about the process of getting a new Bishop for our diocese and the upcoming Priestly Ordination on June 6, 2026.…
May 22, 2026 · 27:45
This week our guest is Joe Trechter, the newly named President of St. Mary's High School. Joe is on to give us an update on the plans to relocate St. Mary's High School, his new…
May 15, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Father Kyle's guest is Father Jason Keas, Pastor of Holy Apostles Catholic Church in Colorado Springs. Father Jason is here today to tell us about a…
May 8, 2026 · 27:45
Christian Meert, from Agapè Catholic Ministries, is back for this episode to tell us about the Quinceañera preparation program. Quinceañera means “one who is fifteen.” The…
May 1, 2026 · 27:45
On the podcast this week, Fr. Kyle's guest is Bill Uhl, who is a member of the Morning Star Lay Carmelite Community in Colorado Springs. Listen to learn more about this third…
Apr 24, 2026 · 27:45
Professor Lucas Pollice, Chief Mission Officer for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, is back on this episode to tell us about the formation sessions he has been presenting at…
Apr 17, 2026 · 27:45
This week, our guests are Andrew Koumis and a return visit by Deacon Mike McGrady. Deacon Mike is Director of Marriage & Family Life for the diocese, and Andrew is a licensed…
Apr 10, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle talks with Jacob Morin, a pilot who has served in the United States Air Force and is a 2014 graduate of the Air Force Academy. Jacob is here…
Mar 27, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Matt Kane is back to discuss the changes in the diocese, how things are going in his parish and his journey with Tourette Syndrome. Prayer for a New…
Mar 20, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle reflects on the changes at the diocese and how he found out about Archbishop-designate Golka's move. Prayer for a New Bishop Almighty and…
Mar 13, 2026 · 27:45
This week our guest is Lauren Castillo, Chief Mission and Revenue Officer for Bella Health and Wellness. Bella Health and Wellness is a clinic that is faith-based and life…
Mar 6, 2026 · 27:45
Deacon Mike McGrady, Director of Marriage and Family Life for the Diocese of Colorado Springs is here to tell us about the diocesan Mental Health Ministry, which is a relatively…
Feb 27, 2026 · 27:45
This week's guest, Steve Sisa, is back to give us an update on the St. Vincent de Paul Society and its impact on our community. https://www.svdpcos.org/
Feb 13, 2026 · 27:45
Christian Meert of Agapè Catholic Ministries is back this week to discuss Catholic baptism preparation. Websites: https://www.agapecatholicministries.com/…
Feb 6, 2026 · 27:45
Recently we celebrated Catholic Schools Week in the Diocese of Colorado Springs and this week we have local parents of six, Keith and Amanda Hessel, on to chat about their…
Jan 30, 2026 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, the new Director of the Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat Center is with Fr. Kyle to tell us about the retreat opportunities at the center.…
Jan 23, 2026 · 27:45
Fr. Francisco Quezada is Fr. Kyle's guest this week. Fr. Quezada is the Pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Colorado Springs. Fr. Quezada shares stories of being a…
Jan 16, 2026 · 27:45
On this episode, our return guest is Julie Bailey, the diocesan Director of the Respect Life Apostolate. She is back to talk about the upcoming Rocky Mountain and National…
Jan 2, 2026 · 27:45
This week Fr. Kyle's guest is Martin Nussbaum, a prominent lawyer who practices mainly in the area of religious freedom and political & public law. The topic of today's…
Dec 26, 2025 · 27:45
This week's guest is Christian Meert of Agapè Catholic Ministries to discuss Catholic marriage preparation. Websites: https://catholicmarriageprep.com/…
Dec 19, 2025 · 27:45
On this episode, Fr. Kyle talks about the weeks of Christmas and the feast days that happen throughout the season.
Dec 12, 2025 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle is chatting with Fr. Joe Dygert and Mary McGlasson. Mary recently celebrated 40 years of working at St. Joesph Parish in Salida, Colorado as the…
Dec 5, 2025 · 27:45
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle shares thoughts on the Advent season as we move into the 2nd Sunday of Advent.
Nov 28, 2025 · 27:45
Fr. Matt Kane and Fr. Kyle continue the discussion about seminary with this week's "A Day in the Life" of a seminarian. Catch some of our current seminarians in their own short…
Nov 21, 2025 · 27:45
This week Father Matt Kane is back on the pod to talk about discernment for the seminary with Father Kyle. Interested in Vocations or know someone who is? Information link:…
Nov 14, 2025 · 27:45
Professor Lucas Pollice is back on the pod with an update on the Year of Hope and an exciting new endeavor that the diocese has with Franciscan University's Franciscan at Home…
Nov 7, 2025 · 27:45
On today's episode, Fr. Kyle is solo with a talk about All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and this season right before Advent. If you have episode suggestions, please email Fr.…
Oct 31, 2025 · 27:45
Father Mark Zacker joins the podcast this week to talk about spiritual direction. Fr. Mark is the pastor at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Castle Rock, CO and oversees the…
Oct 24, 2025 · 27:45
On this week's podcast, John Suthers is back to talk about the 100th anniversary of St. Paul Parish. Hear about how the rich history of Pauline Chapel, St. Paul Church and School…
Oct 17, 2025 · 27:45
This week's guests from St. Mary's High School are Seamus McGuire, the new Head of School, and Tricia Faber, the Director of Admissions. They are here to talk about the 140th…
Oct 10, 2025 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle's guest this week is Fr. Patrick DiLoreto, who is the parochial vicar at St. Mark Parish in Highlands Ranch. Fr. Patrick is here today to tell us about the effort to…
Oct 3, 2025 · 27:45
Julie Bailey, director of the Respect Life Apostolate for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, is back with us this week to talk about three ballot initiatives that are being…
Sep 26, 2025 · 27:45
Bishop Hanifen and Frannie Rose are on today's podcast to talk about the organization that they founded, One Simple Voice. We learn how this ministry got started and what it is.…
Sep 19, 2025 · 27:45
This week's guests are Natalie Ingram and Monica Lushko, who are the President and Vice President of Unity Women, a new apostolate for women. Unity Women is holding its first…
Sep 12, 2025 · 27:45
This week's guest is Vincent Smith, who is a seminarian starting his third year of theology at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Vincent discusses his vocation…
Sep 5, 2025 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle interviews Sister Catherine Peter Logan, who is in her second year as a temporary professed sister with the Franciscan Sisters of Charity in Wisconsin. She tells us…
Aug 29, 2025 · 27:46
Today Fr. Kyle is talking with Deacon Yunior Gonzalez, who was ordained a transitional deacon on May 24 by Bishop Golka and is one of three men scheduled to be ordained to the…
Aug 22, 2025 · 27:46
Valerie Niemerg is on the podcast this week, to tell us all about the St. Cecilia Schola Cantorum, a choral program for children that is starting in September. Valerie is the…
Aug 15, 2025 · 27:46
This week's guest is Cody Stowe, a local musician who is part of the Awaken Catholic Worship band that has appeared at several parishes around the diocese. Listen as Cody…
Aug 8, 2025 · 27:45
On this week's pod, Fr. Kyle and frequent guest to the Summit, Fr. Matt Kane, talk about what, why and how priest reassignments and moves take place every year.
Aug 1, 2025 · 27:45
We're back after a short break with an all-new episode! The guest this week is Chris Scurto, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of…
Jul 11, 2025 · 27:45
Father Kyle welcomes Kris Hardesty to the podcast to discuss Natural Family Planning, commonly known as NFP. The U.S. bishops have designated July 20-26 as National NFP Awareness…
Jun 27, 2025 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle talks with Jim and Christine Cote, Holy Apostles parishioners, who survived a horrific car crash in 2022. They talk about the many miracles that took place after the…
Jun 20, 2025 · 27:45
The guests this week are Bill and Eileen Maggio, who are members of St. Peter Parish in Monument. They are on the show to tell us about the Order of Malta and its ministry to the…
Jun 13, 2025 · 27:45
In this week's special episode, Father Kyle looks back on his twenty years as a priest. Father Kyle was ordained a priest on May 28, 2005 for the Archdiocese of Washington D.C.…
Jun 6, 2025 · 27:45
This week our guest is Deacon Christian Vaca, soon to be Reverend Christian Vaca, our newest priest in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Christian's ordination is on June 7, 2025…
May 30, 2025 · 27:46
On this week's episode, Fr. Kyle talks about the recent ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacons of three seminarians. Listen as he walks us through this ritual ceremony and Mass.
May 23, 2025 · 27:46
Fr. Kyle's guests this week are Lisa Hunt and Tara Stone who are both consecrated virgins in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. They are here to tell us about themselves and their…
May 16, 2025 · 27:45
The guest this week is Veronica Ambuul, the Director of Communications in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Fr. Kyle and Veronica talk about the election of Pope Leo XIV and his…
May 9, 2025 · 27:46
This week Fr. Matt Kane and Stacy Paris from Our Lady of the Pines Parish in Black Forest recap their recent trip to Rome with their teen youth group. Initially, their trip was…
May 2, 2025 · 27:45
For this week's podcast, Fr. Kyle talks about the passing and funeral of Pope Francis and the Conclave. If you have any suggested topics or guest ideas for the podcast, please…
Apr 25, 2025 · 27:45
On today's episode, Sheila Whalen, Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, is here to update us on the happenings in the diocesan Catholic Schools and…
Apr 11, 2025 · 27:45
This week Fr. Kyle will lead us on a journey through Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and the Paschal Triduum. Here's the link to the Lent and Easter Mass Times in the Diocese of Colorado…
Apr 4, 2025 · 27:45
This week our guest is the former Colorado Springs mayor and former Colorado State Attorney General, John Suthers. Topics of discussion include John's law career, his time as…
Mar 28, 2025 · 27:45
Our guest this week is Steve Sisa, President of the Colorado Springs District Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Listen as we learn about the Society of St. Vincent…
Mar 21, 2025 · 27:45
This week listen in as Fr. Kyle discusses the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe that will be established at Divine Redeemer Church on July 1st with Deacon Rob Rysavy and Javier…
Mar 14, 2025 · 27:45
This week our discussion is with Professor Lucas Pollice, our first return guest. Lent is the main topic of discussion, but Professor Pollice also shares updates on the Year of…
Mar 7, 2025 · 27:45
This week is a little different from our usual format. Fr. Kyle answers frequently asked questions about Lent and the ways people observe Lent. App that Fr. Kyle mentions,…
Feb 28, 2025 · 27:45
Father Kyle has an interesting discussion with his guest, Deacon Cliff Donnelly, who directs prison ministry for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Listen as they discuss how…
Feb 21, 2025 · 27:44
Father Kyle has an important and frank discussion on end-of-life and palliative care with this week's guest, Deacon Doug Flinn who is the Chancellor and General Counsel for the…
Feb 14, 2025 · 27:45
This week we have two guests! Aisha Young, the President of the Colorado Springs Council for Black Catholics and Deacon C.J. Johnson, the Spiritual Advisor to the council. They…
Feb 7, 2025 · 27:44
This week our guest is Jamie Crane, the Director of Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Jamie talks about the recent kick off of the Diocesan…
Jan 31, 2025 · 27:46
This week's guest is Fr. Jarrod Waugh, CSC, who is pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Colorado Springs, CO and is currently serving as the Vicar for Consecrated Life in the Diocese…
Jan 24, 2025 · 27:46
This week's guest is Father Nathan Cromly, who is president of the St. John Institute and author of a new book called "Coached by Paul the Apostle: Lessons in Transformation."…
Jan 17, 2025 · 27:46
On this week's episode of the Summit, Fr. Kyle chats with Fr. Thomas Pressley, the Parochial Vicar at St. Mary Cathedral in Colorado Springs. Fr. Pressley has been a priest since…
Jan 9, 2025 · 27:46
Today's guest, Suzy Streeter, is the founder of a new pilot program to provide spiritual mentoring to Catholics serving in the military. The discussion is informative as Suzy…
Jan 5, 2025 · 27:45
Father Kyle chats with his guest, Patty O’Connell, who is the diocesan coordinator of the Seven Sisters Apostolate. She is also the mother of one of our priests, Father Timothy…
Dec 20, 2024 · 27:45
Bishop Golka joins Father Kyle to discuss his Pastoral Letter, "Christ Our Hope" which was promulgated on December 12th. Check out the webpage to read the letter (bookmark it to…
Dec 13, 2024 · 27:46
This week's guest is Professor Lucas Pollice, the Director of Missionary Discipleship and New Evangelization for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Lucas talks about his background…
Dec 5, 2024 · 27:45
Father Kyle talks with his guest, Javier Cervantes, who is the Director of Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Listen as they discuss the diocesan patroness,…
Dec 1, 2024 · 27:45
On this episode, Fr. Kyle chats with Fr. Matt Kane who is parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Pines Parish in the Black Forest section of Colorado Springs. They chat about the…
Nov 24, 2024 · 27:45
Sr. Quynh Pham is with us for today's episode. She is discussing her journey to religious life and the work she is doing in women's vocations, as well as directing the diocesan…
Nov 17, 2024 · 27:45
Fr. Kyle's guest this week is Danny Anderson, the producer of the new film on Servant of God, Michelle Duppong. Michelle was a former FOCUS missionary who died of cancer in 2015…
Nov 10, 2024 · 27:45
Today's guest, Andy Barton, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado. In this episode, Andy and Fr. Kyle highlight the complex issue…
Oct 29, 2024 · 27:45
This week, Fr. Kyle talks with Luke Vercollone, the Executive Director of Inferno Men's Mission. Luke will tell us about this mission and how it's a great way for men to…
Oct 22, 2024 · 27:45
Our guest this week is Julie Bailey, the Director of the Respect Life Apostolate in the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Listen in as Fr. Kyle and Julie Bailey discuss the importance…
Oct 20, 2024 · 27:45
In this week's episode, Father Ingels chats with Brian Tucker, a Colorado Springs musician and composer who specializes in songs for praise and worship. Brian will talk about his…
Oct 13, 2024 · 27:45
Fr. Ingels talks with Lisa Hunt, Campus Minister at the Diocese of Colorado Springs' Newman Center. Listen as they discuss what is happening at the Newman Center, the rewards and…
Sep 30, 2024 · 27:44
Father Kyle Ingels is Vicar General and Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. As Vicar General, Father Kyle assists Bishop James Golka in the administration…
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