True Wealth, with hosts Dave Basconi and Maria Smith, is a spiritual show about real life living.
Latest episodes
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Episode 77: True Wealth Finale: Justice & Mercy (October 19, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, the series finale, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss God's Justice and Mercy. Dave describes mercy as God's dome covering us…
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Episode 76: Blessed Carlo Acutis = Millennial Sanctity! (October 12, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss the recent beatification (October 10, 2020) of Blessed Carlo Acutis who died in 2006 at th…
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Episode 75: The Gaze of God (October 5, 2020)
Could you stand the Gaze of God peering into the depths of your soul? It is what will happen to each one of us at the moment of our death. For Father Kevin, a priest in a southeast…
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52 min
Episode 74: Are You Envious? (September 28, 2020)
In the Gospel reading of Sunday, September 20th, a landowner pays a day's wages to all his hired workers, the same wage to those who worked all day and to those who worked but brie…
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Episode 73: The Natural and the Spiritual (September 21, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith present on growth in holiness. To grow in holiness is a two-step process: first the natural or phy…
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Episode 72: Explaining the Mass - Part II: From Earth to Heaven (September 14, 2020)
The Liturgy of the Eucharist comes after the Liturgy of the Word.During the Eucharist time collapses - we are there, at the foot of the Cross! In the video (link below) Father says…
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58 min
Episode 71: Explaining the Mass - Part I (August 31, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith ask if you were asked to define what the Mass is in one sentence what would you say? Dave says, "T…
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1 h 08
Episode 70: Acedia: Can You Be Both Industrious and Slothful? (August 24, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith speak on Acedia, also known as Sloth, one of the seven deadly sins. They also go off on tangents a…
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49 min
Episode 69: Can Man Rule Himself? (August 17, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith present on the question: Can man rule mankind? Can a human being, utilizing only his own human nat…
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55 min
Episode 68: The Truth Hits a Nerve (August 10, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith touch upon various topics: Gratitude and appreciation, sacrifice, the problem of evil, conquering…
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56 min
Episode 67: Evil, Love, Anger & Fear (August 3, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith present on the question of theodicy. If there is a deity, a god, and if that deity is "good" why i…
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Episode 66: Intimate Connections: Cross & New Life (July 27, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Baconi and Maria Smith talk about an intimate connection between the crosses in our lives and "new life." Intimate connect…
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58 min
Episode 65: Totalitarianism & Real Life Encounter with Jesus (July 20, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith take on two seemingly contrasting topics but somehow tie them together:)1. A totalitarian governme…
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48 min
Episode 64: Forgiveness (July 13, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith present that forgiveness is not optional, it's a requirement: "Forgive us our trespasses as we for…
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40 min
Episode 63: Golden Rule, Silver Rule, Platinum Rule (July 6, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss the book "Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of the Life Issues," by Father Robe…
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40 min
Episode 62: Going Fast, Going Far (June 29, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss this maxim: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." (June…
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45 min
Episode 61: What's the difference between being good and being holy? (June 22, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith ask, "What do people mean by saying they are a 'good person?' They think it means 'I haven’t kille…
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52 min
Episode 60: Disorder of the Heart & the Blessed Trinity (June 8, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss disorder as starting in the heart; the disorder we see in society is only the symptom, the…
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46 min
Episode 59: Holy Spirit, the Hidden God (June 1, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith talk about how without the Holy Spirit, there would be no Incarnation and no Church. (June 1, 2020…
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40 min
Episode 58: Hope in a Pandemic (May 18, 2020)
In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith explain that supernatural hope can only come from God. With hope life becomes more joyful and more…