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title: "Catholic Moments #160 – St. André Bessette and Fr. Ronald Raab"
description: "Catholic Moments #160 – St. André Bessette and Fr. Ronald Raab"
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# Catholic Moments #160 – St. André Bessette and Fr. Ronald Raab

Oct 23, 2010 10:21:54 AM  |  by [CM Hangout](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/cmpodcast)

[![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Ron-Raab.jpg?width=109&height=174&name=Ron-Raab.jpg "Ron Raab")](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Ron-Raab.jpg)Fr. Ron Raab, CSC ministers among the vulnerable and marginalized of society and the Church. From his experiences in living the Gospel among the poor, Fr. Ron speaks about prayer and service and knowing the love of God through our common poverty. Fr. Ron offers a weekly radio reflection on the Gospel and writes for several liturgical magazines. His first book, [The Unsheltered Heart](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594712549?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicmomcom&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594712549)![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ir-349.gif?width=1&height=1&name=ir-349.gif), published by Ave Maria Press is an Advent at- home retreat. He serves as Associate Pastor at the Downtown Chapel, Portland, Oregon.

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