Is Eucharistic Adoration a Step Backwards? with Fr. Peter Gruber // Episode 164

We're joined with JohnMarc Skoch-- musician, missionary, man of God, and all-around great guy-- to talk about the role of music in the home and in the liturgy.

JohnMarc Skoch is the Director of Music for FOCUS, as well as a Senior Regional Director in FOCUS. Not only did he compose the music that he permitted to be used in our intro and outro, he was trained by Adam Bartlett, of Source and Summit hymnal fame, and oversees the music at all of the major FOCUS events.

Check out his missionary page here: https://focus.org/missionaries/johnmarc-skoch/

Check out his music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1LQ166KWgN5KLIqT20qe12?si=q58VbxQ-RcWbIcDmm2kNQA

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How do we foster healthy masculinity in a world that is skeptical that such a thing even exists?

We have John Bishop, founder of FORGE, on for an exciting discussion of things men can do to form the next generation of men. His website is here: https://myforge.org/

John started his professional career working at the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). During his tenure with FOCUS John served as campus missionary; compiled and/or wrote a variety of resources; and taught on a variety of topics. He oversaw several departments at FOCUS’ international headquarters but is best known for co-founding and scaling FOCUS Summer Projects, an intensive collegiate summer formation program. While working for FOCUS, John earned his doctorate from the Catholic University of America, writing his dissertation on the nature of masculine virtue.

Inspired by the thought of John Paul II, John is now fighting for men and for the family as Founder and Executive Director of FORGE. John lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife Katelyn and their two children.

You can find the course "Fathers and Sons: Conversations on Sex Ed, Marriage, and Masculinity" here: https://myforge.org/courses-content/#feature-course

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Friendship! It's one of those things that, without which, we can't really say we're happy.

We gave a talk to a group of missionaries a few weeks ago on this topic, and we cover not only the standard friendships of use/pleasure/virtue, but also what the levels of intimacy are, and how to communicate truth, goodness, and beauty to a friend on the regular.

Just fyi, for all you married folks out there, we're doing a lenten series, called Love Your Marriage Lent, on all of the Sunday evenings of Lent. Find out more here! https://youroutpost.stellarwebsystems.com/join?euuid=741eb19c-b470-11ee-8f3a-16256db603cb

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Marriage, that bedrock of society, is a little bit crumbling these days. So we invited Pete Burak, from Renewal Ministries, to talk with us about it. 
Pete has spent many years investing deeply in that vaguely defined group known as Catholic Young Adults, so if anyone has a clue about what's going on with this demographic, it's probably him. 

Find more about what he's up to here!

Also, for those who are already married, it's probably good for you to know that we'll be offering a Lenten series each Sunday night of Lent-- it'll be $59 for 6 Sunday nights, 8:30pm EST. Sign up here! Let your friends know-- we've got a lot of epic material to work through with you over Lent!

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One of the most jarring stories of all of Scripture, the sacrifice of Isaac invites deeper and deeper exploration. Come with us and an uncle as we go line by line through this densely told story from Genesis!

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'Tis the season to make goals, resolutions, pacts, vows, and Exoduses... And if you haven't taken time to consider what your hopes and dreams are, maybe now is a good time!

We talk about common reasons to avoid our hopes and dreams, and then why it might be a good idea for them to see the light of day.

Happy New Year!

If you want some help to re-connect with your dreams, we're co-hosting a "Plan Your Year" virtual video workshop with Jonathan and Amanda Teixeira (founders of WalletWin) this coming Saturday, December 30th, from 10am to 1pm eastern time (and yes, it will be recorded). Check it out here: ⁠https://courses.walletwin.com/a/2147754273/po42YcGp

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Romans 12:1-2 sounds an awful like we're all priests in the new covenant, with no room for a set-apart priesthood a la Leviticus...or does it?

Always a joy to have Fr. Jacob with us, and we hope you enjoy as well! If you've been missing us (and we've been missing you too), we'll be offering a live video workshop with the founders of WalletWin!

Plan your 2024 with the Grubers and the Teixeira's on Saturday, December 30th, 2024! https://courses.walletwin.com/a/2147754273/po42YcGp

Or if you want more of a bundle with the workshop, go here: https://courses.walletwin.com/a/2147526831/po42YcGp

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Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, we don't recommend listening with children present (you probably figured that out by the title, though...)

We are delighted to have Steve Pokorny on our podcast to talk about his story and his mission!

Steve Pokorny is the founder of Freedom Coaching (found at freedom-coaching.net), a one-to-one mission for both men & women to break the chain & shame of attachment to pornography & unchaste behavior. Steve holds an MA in theology and a specialization in catechetics from Franciscan University of Steubenville, as well as an MTS from the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Studies in Washington D.C. Steve is a Certified Life Coach from the Life Coach Training Institute. Author of "Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Freed from the Pornified Culture”, Host of “The Redeemed Vision Podcast”, and Host of the 12-part video series on Formed “Redeeming Our Vision”, Steve also is an internationally-known speaker, speaking with a wide variety of audiences on many topics. He is married and lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.

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We have a great guest on, Daniel Boyd, who has spent years working to support the Catholic Church, with everything from campus ministry through RCIA through consulting to having a lovely marriage. And, almost needless to say, he has spent years letting the Catholic Church support him.

We talk about some of the ideas from Msgr. Shea's little book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission.

You can find more of Daniel Boyd here and everywhere podcasts are: https://beingandmakingdisciples.buzzsprout.com/

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Speech is creative. It creates attitudes, relationships, tension, release, stories, purpose, etc.

And when God speaks, He literally creates everything else.

So we talk about the speech of God in Genesis 1.

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