Living Catholic!

This week, Dr. Anders speaks with John Martignoni, Director of the Office of the New Evangelization and Stewardship for the Diocese of Birmingham, and is a prominent figure in Catholic radio and television. They discuss John's story of becoming a leading apologist, and the upcoming "Behold I make All Things New" conference, celebrating the "Year of the Parish and the Eucharist" August 13-14, 2021 at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, AL. See http://BHMDiocese.org/ for more info.

Dr. David Anders speaks with Max Gallegos, a seminarian for the Diocese of Birmingham, currently studying at the Pontifical College Josephinum. They talk about Max's vocation story, his interests and pursuits, and the ways in which seminarians are trying to prepare for parish ministry with its current, modern needs. Max grew up at Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Ft. Payne, AL, and is also the founding cohost of the Logos podcast. Logos Podcast: Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2xvZ29zNw Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/logos/id1560191231 Living Catholic video archive - https://www.bhmdiocese.org/living-catholic-webcast/

Dr. David Anders talks with Brian Lee from St. Paul's Street Evangelization (http://streetevangelization.com/), who recently relocated to our Diocese and is a member of St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Gardendale, AL. They talk about how everyday people can share the gospel in everyday life.

Dr. David Anders speaks with Ennie Hickman, founder of the Del Ray Collective, who's motto is: "Love God, Love Your Neighbor, Gather on a Porch." They'll discuss the simple ways Ennie and his family share their life with the people who live in their own neighborhood, and the impact basic hospitality and friendship can have on evangelization.

Dr. David Anders speaks with Maria Jose Bonilla, Director of Hispanic Ministries in the Diocese of Birmingham about her story, the work of her office, and parish life that includes this growing, dynamic part of the family and culture of our local Church.

Dr. David Anders speaks with Sr Gabriela Ramirez, diocesan Director of Emergency Services for the Diocese of Birmingham about sharing wisdom across multi-cultural communities to enrich the life of parish communities.

Dr. David Anders speaks with Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo, founder of the Institute of Catholic Culture. Fr Hezekias is a graduate of Christendom College and has been a frequent guest on EWTN and various Catholic radio affiliates. He currently serves as pastor of St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Sacramento, CA. Father's work with the ICC as well as in Diocesan religious education provides a wealth of perspective on the relationship between culture and formation. https://instituteofcatholicculture.org/

Dr. David Anders speaks with Deacon Keith Strohm of Chicago, about Cultivating Spiritual Health among Parish Teams. Deacon Keith is founder and director of M3 Ministries, which "provides proven, practical formation, coaching, and events for Catholics and leaders at all levels designed to help build parishes that make, mature, and mission (send out) disciples of Jesus Christ." https://m3catholic.com/

Dr. David Anders speaks with Sister Mary Juliana Cox, OP, on the topic of adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with children. A member of the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia (Nashville Dominicans), Sr. Mary Juliana is the Principal of St. Rose Academy in Birmingham, where Eucharistic Adoration has become an integral part of the school culture.

We are joined by Dr. Edward Sri of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, who was in Birmingham giving a conference on Missionary Discipleship. Dr. Sri talks over his personal experience, and also shares with us how the same principles of Discipleship and missionary evangelization that have been so fruitful on University Campuses for FOCUS can be applied at home in our parishes.

Guest host Daniel McCormick speaks with Fr. Rick Chenault, pastor of Our Lady of the Valley church in Fort Payne and diocesan vicar for vocations, about how each person can contribute to building a culture of vocations, attending to the special way in which God calls each one of us.

Dr. David Anders hosts Dr. Joshua Miller, author, speaker, and expert in the field of narrative-based, motivational assessment. Dr. Miller's program MCODE is being used across the Diocese to help staff, volunteers, and parishioners discover their personal vocation and use it in discerning God's call.

Dr. David Anders hosts Bishop Steven J. Raica as they discuss Bishop's purpose and hopes for this Year of the Parish and the Eucharist, and what goals and takeaways he hopes we in the Diocese of Birmingham in AL will come away from this year with.

Dr. Anders speaks with Christina Semmens - local Catholic author, catechist, speaker, and mentor - about our universal call to holiness and practical advice for how we can grow in holiness each day.

Dr. Anders speaks with Fr. Jonathan Howell, parochial vicar at Holy Spirit parish in Huntsville, to discuss how the life of domestic church can help us grow in faith and how the parish community can be a family to all.

Sr. Madeleine Marie Van Dillen, SSEW speaks with Dr. Anders about her lifelong journey growing closer to the Christ in his Church and discovering her calling to religious life - through relationships with family, Catholic leaders, and friends and through her experiences in different forms of Catholic ministry.

Dr. Anders speaks with Dave Nodar, director of ChristLife Catholic Ministry for Evangelization, about how we can not only belong more deeply to Christ and to one another in our parish community, but also invite others to belong.

Dr. Anders speaks with Fr. Justin Ward, vicar of Sacred Liturgy, and administrator of St Leo's parish, Demopolis to discuss the liturgical & sacramental significance of celebrating Sunday as the Lord's Day.

Dr. Anders speaks with Fr. Brad Jantz, associate pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish, Birmingham, to discover the scriptural story of how Sunday became the Lord's Day.

Dr. Anders speaks with Fr. John McDonald, pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Anniston, AL to consider - How can I live out the Lord's Day the whole day?

Dr. David Anders invites you to listen in to "Living Catholic," a new podcast from the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama.