Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
On this week's episode, Father Roger Landry speaks with Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota about his own calling to the priesthood, learning from then-Msgr. Timothy Dolan, and his tips on mastering the art of preaching.
To learn more about Napa Institute and our priest formation programs, please visit Napa-Institute.org.
00:00 Introduction
04:10 Childhood on the farm
06:42 Discerning the priesthood
7:15 Pre-conceived notions of seminary life
8:45 Differences between CUA & North American College
11:50 Learning from Msgr. Timothy Dolan
13:23 Ordination and First Mass
15:47 Being sent back to the states amid Church scandal
19:45 Saying no twice before becoming president of U of Mary
25:00 What students should know about university
26:55 Highest ranking nursing program, jazz, and sports program
29:35 Reflecting on St John Henry Newman and education
34:35 The art of preaching and advice to young priests
36:50 Wisdom from Peggy Noonan
39:10 Aristotle and Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
41: 10 Practical tips for writing good homilies
42:30 Listening to Fulton Sheen
45:20 Shout out to George Weigel
47:00 Good preaching should draw one upward
48:20 Human vs. supernatural
51:50 Greatest joys of preaching
54:30 Hopes for the church today
58:00 Cultural shift in young college students today
59:13 Hungry for faith after pandemic
On this week's episode, Father Roger Landry speaks with Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota about his own calling to the priesthood, learning from then-Msgr. Timothy Dolan, and his tips on mastering the art of preaching.
To learn more about Napa Institute and our priest formation programs, please visit Napa-Institute.org.
00:00 Introduction
04:10 Childhood on the farm
06:42 Discerning the priesthood
7:15 Pre-conceived notions of seminary life
8:45 Differences between CUA & North American College
11:50 Learning from Msgr. Timothy Dolan
13:23 Ordination and First Mass
15:47 Being sent back to the states amid Church scandal
19:45 Saying no twice before becoming president of U of Mary
25:00 What students should know about university
26:55 Highest ranking nursing program, jazz, and sports program
29:35 Reflecting on St John Henry Newman and education
34:35 The art of preaching and advice to young priests
36:50 Wisdom from Peggy Noonan
39:10 Aristotle and Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
41: 10 Practical tips for writing good homilies
42:30 Listening to Fulton Sheen
45:20 Shout out to George Weigel
47:00 Good preaching should draw one upward
48:20 Human vs. supernatural
51:50 Greatest joys of preaching
54:30 Hopes for the church today
58:00 Cultural shift in young college students today
59:13 Hungry for faith after pandemic
