Arch D Radio - Catholic Youth Podcast

Kim has been a part of her Vietnamese Catholic Community since she was born, her parents were in the choir! James and Alkira talk with her about her faith journey, what makes the Vietnamese Catholic Community so unique, and so much more.

Cardijn College's Podcasting Captain Sienna was at Arch D last week for Work Experience, so it seemed like the perfect time to have her on the show! Michaela and James chat with her about her experiences with Arch D (including winning 3 Awards!) and Cardijn's incredible YCS (Young Christian Students) program.

Rose's faith journey stretches back to Day 1! Arch D Award winning student Alkira Prior chats with Rose about growing up in a big Italian Catholic family in Port Pirie, moving to Adelaide after finishing school and living at Aquinas College, and all the roles she's had leading students through their own Catholic journeys as a teacher and leader of Catholic Identity and Mission in schools.

Lisa grew up as part of a big (understatement!) family in Mt Gambier before moving to Adelaide in her late teens to study. For her faith journey, it's been one that started with her family in the (multiple!) pews at church, through to working as an Assistant Principal of Religious Identity and Mission in one of Adelaide's large Catholic Colleges, with a lot of inspirational stories along the way.

Cabra old scholar Catie Engelhardt started in Arch D as a Year 11 student, since then she has won multiple awards, earned the praises of radio industry legends, and is now fully primed for a promising career. Catie and James chat about her time in Arch D, the Australian Radio School and TONS more. You can hear Catie's award winning podcast, "Once Upon A Shoe" here: https://soundcloud.com/schoollifepodcast/catie-once-upon-a-shoe-cabra-dominican-college Watch the video podcast of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2_Qwgboqbo

Anneliese has graduated from Year 12 and is going to start studying Speech Pathology at Uni in about a month's time, something that she's been planning for since she was in Year 9. However, Anneliese has been doing radio & podcasting with Arch D since she was in Year 6. Lots of radio shows, podcasts, stories (and awards!) have happened along the way! She and James chat about her favourite and most memorable moments. You can also check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/eHNZU2uKxmA

Tahlia has, for the last 3 months, been working on big Catholic projects Adelaide-wide around Student Voice and Youth Ministry... and she wants to talk all about it. And of course, as this is Tahlia, there's also a lot of great stories, insights and wisdom as part of this chat too!

Alkira (formerly of Compass Catholic Community and winner of Arch D's Podcaster of the Year Award) returns to Arch D to fill James in on the hugely successful “WonderFULL Christmas Festival” that she and her church community hosted at the end of last year. They chat about the gospel reading of the week and deeply discuss how in their own lives they go about spreading the good news in unique ways. Check out the VIDEO version of this podcast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ0fbR5hgGo

For the first time ever (VERY overdue!!) Life FM content director Scotty is the special guest on Arch D, talking all about his journey of faith, his beginnings in radio as a teenager, and his career highlight of travelling to the Philippines helping to restore sight to people in need.

Michaela chats with Sylvia about her early memories of church, the moment in her life where she chose faith for herself, and her first impressions and hopes in her new role as part of the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults in Adelaide.

Award winning podcaster Alkira Prior has been very busy since graduating from Compass Catholic Community, between post-school study and being as involved as possible in her church community she barely has a spare minute, but fortunately for us she found some time to drop into the Arch D studio for a chat. She fills us in on everything she's been up to, including planning for the big Christmas event at her church (including fireworks!).

Dale Oria's Catholic journey has been unique. Moving with his large family from the Philippines to Adelaide when he was 14 years old, Dale and his family got used to an entirely new culture, and made a new spiritual home at the Salisbury parish. From there, Dale's journey has taken him professionally to graphic designing for game developers, and now, working directly for the Archdiocese of Adelaide.

Heather's life journey has taken her down many roads; prominent singer/songwriter, sound healer, meditation leader, as well as working with patients at Flinders Medical Centre as part of "Arts in Health" for 13 years. Throughout, Heather's relationship with God and her own evolving spirituality has been an integral cornerstone.

Radio announcer, singer/songwriter.. Lilli's journey from kid at church to emerging artist has been one full of great stories! Also on this podcast we feature Lilli's new single "Nostalgia".

Michaela is back in the Arch D studio, but this time as part of her new role as Diocesan Youth Ministry Officer in the Catholic Office For Youth. She talks about her first 6 months in the role; the surprises, and the most inspirational moments.

OLSH College Captain and inaugural member of the OLSH "PodSquad" joins James to chat about her journey through podcasting from Year 8 to 12, and the importance of the community that it's built at the school.

James chats with one of the hardest working Catholic Youth Ministers in Adelaide, Jessie Wagas, as part of the Adelaide University Catholic Society and Oblate Youth. Jessie is passionate about his faith, how it defines the direction of his life, and talks about his early formational experiences, significant moments in his faith life, his reflection on the Sunday gospel and his hopes for the current youth ministry projects he's working on.

James and Cailin chat with Sanjay from the Archdiocese of Adelaide about his family experiences of church growing up in Malaysia, through to his experiences as part of Oblate Youth, as a teacher at Xavier College, memories of 3 different World Youth Days, and how he has witnessed this week's gospel (John 5: 9-17) in his life.

Growing up in Southern California, Karla's faith and life journey has been one filled with inspiration, dedication, challenges and deep connections with community.

Deacon Andrew has certainly not travelled a conventional path on his faith journey, from his early family beginnings at his parish in Whyalla, through to youth ministry in Antioch, becoming a Deacon... and founding an architecture firm along the way in his spare time!

Although she didn't grow up in a religious family, Kelly felt her calling to faith while she was still in primary school. She's gone on to be an experienced teacher, leader, Catholic formation advisor and academic, and her passion for teaching remains at the very centre of her life. In this interview James also shares the story of the teacher that changed his life in high school, and why it was so important for him to get in touch with her 25 years later.

Talia grew up going to church with family, and attending Kildare College as a teenager, but it wasn't until she unexpectedly saw a video promoting Australia's National Evangelisation Team (NET) on YouTube that she realised that Youth Ministry and working with the church would, from that moment on, be a huge focus in her life. Great stories and reflections as James interviews the newest member of Adelaide's Catholic Office for Youth.

Award winning journalist Katie Spain has just started as the new journalist with Adelaide's "The Southern Cross", and chats with James about her life growing up in rural SA (and what that taught her about storytelling), her university days and early career in Europe, and her incredible experiences working in all areas of the media industry.

Anneliese has had a big holiday break, first joining her school on an immersion and outreach trip to Fiji and then as a leader for a school holiday program at her church. Anneliese is an award winning podcaster (so her storytelling is seriously on point), so understandably she tells riveting stories about her last couple of months, as well as her experiences growing up as a part of both Catholic & Uniting church communities. Did we mention she's an award winning podcaster? Here's the podcast in question that won the award, it's brilliant, check it out. https://soundcloud.com/schoollifepodcast/anneliese-v02

Lauren Bierer grew up in two very different kinds of Christian churches, became a prominent music minister in Minnesota, before returning home to Adelaide, where she now works in Pastoral Support, community life, worship and liturgy (that's a lot of hats!) for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Also, she's starting a massive and amazing choir that you absolutely need to hear about.

Arch D Radio alumni, now a very experienced and familiar voice on the radio, Mary-Anne "Maz" Maio, chats about her family beginnings in Catholic faith, her experiences in youth ministry and her current work every weeknight from 7pm-9pm as anchor of Life FM's "The Takeover" show.

James chats with Arch D co-founder and former Catholic Officer for Youth Coordinator, who is now the Director of Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. They chat about Sarah's beginnings in the Catholic youth movement, and the highlights and challenges she's encountered along the way.

Youth Minister, teacher, musician, husband & dad, Dan chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week's gospel speaks to him.

Assistant Director of Pastoral Life and Mission at the Archdiocese of Adelaide, and former Coordinator of the Catholic Office for Youth, Peter chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week's gospel speaks to him specifically.

Project officer with the Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, and highly experienced Youth Minister and advocate for young people chats with Michaela about her early faith journey experiences, her beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights for her work, and thoughts on how this week's gospel speaks to her specifically.

St Michael's College youth minister Sharina is our special guest this week, talking about her journey from Henley Antioch in her teens through to her current role at St Michael's, and everything in between.

This week on the Arch D Show... Julian Nguyen! Julian chats all about growing up in the Vietnamese Catholic Community, his work as the President of their Youth Group and how it's brought him to COYYA! Episode out wherever you get your podcasts.

This week on the Arch D show, James sits down with Sisilina Saukuru. Sisilina shares with us about her amazing musical and faith journey. Sisilina explains how faith has always been part of her life and her Fijian culture and how through music she formed a connection to her faith and the young people in the community.

This week Michaela sits down with Matt Lavity and Kristy Allison from Sacred Heart College. The two share their polar opposite background and experiences with faith in their early years and how their faith journeys eventually brought them together working side-by-side in youth ministry years later.

This week on the Arch D Show, a returning guest and familiar voice, Holly Roberts! Holly shares her experiences in youth ministry from her first few days at the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults and how it changed the trajectory of her career, to her time in the Vatican meeting Pope Francis plus what his work means to her as a young person.

This week on the Arch D Show, a familiar voice... Its Aiden in the Arvo (or in our case evening) to talk all about what started him to his faith journey, and how his life as part of a Pentacostal Church community has informed the ways in which he's been committed to be a positive influence in radio around Australia. TW | This episode contains mentions about suicide. Please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 for support if you need it.

Maddy Forde shares your experiences in youth ministry from her earliest experiences growing up in a Catholic Irish family and in Catholic Education at Sacred Heart College through to her time abroad living with the Marist Brothers in Cambodia, her time on the Plenary Council in 2021 to her latest position as the Senior Adviser of Ministry at Catholic Education! Check out all the amazing resources Maddy recommended here: Abby Wambach Addresses 2022 LMU Undergraduate Commencement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSH8geuu2UQ Clothing the Gap https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/ The Minority Co https://theminorityco.com/ Mazzprints https://www.instagram.com/mazzprints/?hl=en Dangerous Females https://www.dangerousfemales.com.au/ Minus18 https://www.minus18.org.au/

Anshu is currently Program Coordinator for Nepal, Myanmar & Bangladesh at Caritas Australia. She has a Masters degree in Public Policy and has worked internationally as an advocate within the UN network. Anshu chats with James about her upbringing in Nepal, what it was that made her decide that working in social justice was going to be her career, and the moment in her professional life that has been her highlight. To find out more about Anshu and Caritas' current work, check out https://www.caritas.org.au/.

Michaela gives up the host chair to be guest this week, chatting to James about her time in Catholic schools Marymount & Sacred Heart College, her memorable experiences with REMAR and Marist youth ministry, and her current work with the Catholic Office For Youth & Young Adults and Arch D Radio & Podcasting.

On this week's show James chats with radio announcer & producer, motivational speaker & educator, Gianna Lucas. They talk about her transformational experiences in Catholic faith, her commitment to working with young people to help "future proof" their lives going forward, her notable career in radio... and touch briefly on her experience as a teenage pop star!

Joining us in the 'Zoom Room' from Sydney, youth minister and acclaimed singer/songwriter from Wollongong band 'Gus and Iggy', Louisa Daniels, chats with James about growing up in the church, the moment her faith journey truly started, and everything that has happened because of it since; personally, creatively and professionally. The show also features Gus and Iggy songs "Ticket to Ride", "Holy is the Lamb" and "Nothing Conquers".

Highly experienced Youth Minister Cara has spent many years working with Marist Schools (at both Sacred Heart Marcellin & Champagnat campuses) and as a member of the national Marist Youth Ministry team.

The tables turn, and James goes from announcer to guest! Michaela chats with James about the beginnings of his Catholic faith journey, as well as his work and experiences as Coordinator of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival and Mary MacKillop Double M Fest, and the origin story of Arch D Radio.

School Mission Captain, Youth Minister, YCS Coordinator, Catholic school teacher... Tahlia has worn a lot of hats, and for good reason, she's a true inspiration to the school students and young adults that she works with.

James chats with inspirational youth ministry leader Maddie about her time as Social Justice Coordinator at St Aloysius College, and the 5 years she spent working at the School of St Jude in Tanzania. We talk about what inspires her, what have been her biggest challenges and victories, and heaps more.

Michaela is joined by Father Josh and Juliana (from COYYA) to chat about a new and exciting journey into the world of Youth Ministry; the Catholic Youth Podcast (streaming now). Plus some generational cultural ageing from the POV of a Gen Z and Millennials and a sprinkle of Christmas joy as we come into December.

James is joined in the studio by recording artist Daisy March, who gives us the lowdown on her musical beginnings, influences, and stories behind her songs. We also get the first live performance EVER of her song "Click Bait".... and a preview of a brand new song never before heard outside of the studio!

James and Michaela have been dying to share the next big venture with you all, coming June this year (well a sneak preview of it anyway) and we take a look at the very first student-produced narrative podcast.

Michaela is joined by special guests Maddie Finlay back in Adelaide for a special show and Julian and Juliana, the other two-quarters of the COYYA team. They unpack some deep questions like what's the one thing you couldn't live without (something Maddie discovered about herself the hard way) and what's your old person's tendency? Plus a quiz on how well do Juliana and Julian know young people's slang...

On this week's show, Michaela takes us through some more podcasts from the School Life podcast including Milly and Ella's student-produced podcast "Are you being catfished?" and more!

On this week's show, Michaela takes us through some more podcasts from the School Life podcast freshly dropped from Kildare College following the year 9 cohorts' focus on human rights.