Catholics Living Discipleship

In this episode my friend Dr Patrick Manning joins me to discuss a great book Called to Christian Joy and Maturity. We dive into chapter three discussing the process of discipleship. You will hear us talk a little bit about what growth can mean for us as disciples. Jesus desires us to grow in our relationship with him to have a deeper understanding of ourselves, so he can lead us into healing, and lead us into knowing the real and present nature of God in our lives. Join our conversation, and see how it may inspire you in your journey with Jesus Christ! Epsiode Links Called to Christian Joy and Maturity. Click link to purchase book https://amzn.to/41E9C6N Catholics Living Discipleship Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/563472828442445   Podcast Music by: Ben Nelson

In this episode Jen Sakowski from Raney Day Design - A Creative Marketing Company, discusses with me if you truly want your website, social media, and digitial marketing to evangelize, then you must have a genuine Communications Strategy and effecitve Digital Marketing.....Trust me you will not want to miss this conversation....Within this conversation we offer my very first generous promotion.  This promotional offer will end August 1st, 2022.  Music by: Ben Nelson Epsiode Links Digital Marketing Communications Strategy Promotion  

In today's episode I have a conversation with Suzanne Walsh, Director of Parish Programs with Sophia Institute of Teachers. We discuss how Whole Family Catechesis can be a vehicle to help evangelize your parish. We discuss a few of the barriers and challenges as well as how Sophia Institute coaches you from the very beginning and does not leave your side, even when you are up and running... Links of Note from Podcast Here's the website for A Family of Faith https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/shop/family-of-faith   Here's the website to schedule the Wednesday live tour with Suzanne Walsh https://sophiainstituteforteachers.org/familyfaithtour   Suzanne Walsh Contact info:  swalsh@sophiainstitute.com 800 888 9344 x 323   Conference where Suzanne will be in July 2022 St John Bosco Conference https://steubenvilleconferences.com/events/sjb/   Music provided by music artist Ben Nelson

Part 3 of three epsiodes discussing the tranformative impact of ChristLife both at a personal level and at a parish level. Dan Amabile, one of the first ChristLife leaders at St Magdalen De Pazzi parish in Flemington NJ, reminisces with me about starting ChristLife at the parish and the different ways it lead people into a deeper encounter with Jesus Christ by evangelizing the hearts of the first team and participants...He shares how it continues to impact the parish.  For more information about ChristLife vist https://christlife.org/ Podcast music by Ben Nelson

Part 2 of ChristLife Mini Series  In this episode my guest Valerie Devito shares how ChristLife has impacted her life as well as how we established ChristLife at a small parish.  If you are interested in learning more about Christlife visti them at ChristLife.org Books mentioned in this podcast at the end {Click title to order} Start with Jesus by Julianne Stanz Made for Mission: Renewing Your Parish Culture A Life of Conversion: Meeting Christ in the Gospels Podcast Music by Ben Nelson

Part 1 of a three part series on ChristLife In this episode Pete Ascosi, Assistant Director for ChristLife, and I share experiences about how ChristLife helps fosters discipleship and evangelization at parishes. This is part of a small 'mini-series' I put together. Be sure to listen to the two other episodes where two different parishes share their experiences.  Here are a few links from our conversation: ChristLife website: https://christlife.org/ Discovering Christ invitation on youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8uOFDlxVJ0   Fr. Joseph Espaillat on bringing ChristLife to the Bronx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4tQVkuRyok   Catholics Living Discipleship podcast website http://www.catholicslivingdiscipleship.com/   Podcast Music by Ben Nelson

Are you faced with the question "How do I begin to organize my ministries to help them work more collaboratively so we can shift to a more missionary parish?" In this episode I speak with Divine Renovation Leadership Coach Diahne Goodwin and discuss why it is so important to understand your different ministries and  how to begin organizing them when helping your parish become more missionary.  Below are links to Divine Renovation and some books mentioned: Divine Renovation website: https://www.divinerenovation.org/ Divine Renovation 2022 Conference https://www.divinerenovation.org/drusa2022   Books: Divine Renovation  Made for Mission Great Catholic Parishes Becoming a Parish of Intentional Disciples John Paul II and The New Evangelization

In this episode Jessica shares how a moment of curiosity was exploited by the devil and led her into an addiction of pornography. However, the victory of our Lord prevailed in her heart and through an incredible story of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. What do you still suffer with that the Lord is waiting to set free in your life? Music by: Ben Nelson Book mentioned in Podcast: Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love

In this episode Darrin shares with you some of his personal journey in Discipleship by discussing a chapter from Start with Jesus. This is a wonderful book by Julianne Stanz that encourages you to reflect on how are you growing as a disciple of Jesus Christ and how that can help renew the Church.   To purchase the book Start with Jesus Book https://amzn.to/3P2JAot Facebook Group: Catholics Living Discipleship

In today's episode, Carl Baumann and I grab some coffee as a follow up from our first conversation about his conversion story, to share about our personal time of prayer and how it feeds our faith journey as disciples of Christ and our daily life. You might discover a few words of encouragement in this conversation that can feed your own faith journey and encouragement to grow in your personal prayer life.      Podcast Information Podcast website www.catholicslivingdiscipleship.com Host Darrin Nelson's contact: dnelson@avibrantparishlife.com Music by Ben Nelson

In today's episode, Kathy Behre shares a how discerning her unique charisms the Holy Spirit has provided, helped her to discover a deeper purpose for her life and now sees how the Holy Spirit works through her for the mission of Christ. Kathy is a parishioner of St Magdalen de Pazzi in Flemington New Jersey. She helps her parish foster discipleship and evangelization by offering the Called and Gifted charisms discernment from The Catherine of Siena Institute.    Podcast Information Podcast website www.catholicslivingdiscipleship.com Host Darrin Nelson's contact: dnelson@avibrantparishlife.com Music by: Ben Nelson   Other information Called and Gifted Information https://siena.org/called-gifted

In today's episode, Palma Anton shares a how the Holy Spirit had been tugging on her heart for some time and just like a boomerang it continued to come back around! In today's episode you will hear Palma share her story about her journey with the Holy Spirit and being guided to discern charisms…. Is the Holy Spirit tugging on your heart?   Podcast Information Podcast website www.catholicslivingdiscipleship.com Host Darrin Nelson's contact: dnelson@avibrantparishlife.com Music by: Ben Nelson   Other information Called and Gifted Information https://siena.org/called-gifted

Have you ever asked yourself this question; How do I discover what God desires for me in my life? I think if you were to ask your Catholic friends what it means to discern their charisms, many of them would look a little confused. But if you were to ask them what are the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit, they might be able to mention a few. In today's episode I talk with a great friend Patrick Conley about Charisms, what they are and why is it important for us as Catholics to discern them. We discuss how this discernment relates to our journey of discipleship and the mission of Christ.   Patrick Conley lives in Wisconsin, works in the Office of Communications for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and is a trainer and presenter of Called and Gifted for The Catherine of Siena Institute.   Podcast Information Podcast website www.catholicslivingdiscipleship.com Host Darrin Nelson's contact: dnelson@avibrantparishlife.com   Other information Patrick Conley conleyp@archspm.org Practicing Catholic Show   www.practicingcatholicshow.com Called and Gifted Information https://siena.org/called-gifted

In a secular culture where so many young adults are persuaded by the pursuit of careers, Carl Baumann shares with Darrin how his personal awakenings during his pursuit of aviation continued to happen in unexpected moments drawing him toward a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and back into the Catholic Church. An inspiring story definitely to be heard!

In this Introduction Episode Darrin shares his inspiration, vision, and hope for Catholics Living Discipleship podcast. You learn about the different encounters and conversations that will encourage and strengthen your pursuit for a living relationship with Jesus Christ and deeper encounter in the sacramental life of the Catholic Church.