Podcasts about Mark Shea

Paul and Dominic talk with Mark Shea about his book, The Church's Best-Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching. They discuss the four pillars of Catholic Social Teaching. They also talk about the temptation to let partisan or ideological preferences shape our perspective on the Church's teaching rather than letting the Church's teaching shape our political values. Mark P. Shea is a popular Catholic writer and speaker. He is the author of numerous books including By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines and he is known nationally for his one minute "Words of Encouragement" on Catholic radio. Shea also maintains the popular blog Stumbling Towards Heaven. In addition, Mark is an internationally known speaker on various issues in Catholic faith and life. He lives in Washington State with his wife, Janet, and their sons. He's also the author of The Church's Best-Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching https://markpshea.com/product/the-churchs-best-kept-secret-a-primer-on-catholic-social-teaching/ ABOUT POPE FRANCIS GENERATION Pope Francis Generation is the show for Catholics struggling with the Church's teaching, who feel like they might not belong in the Church anymore, and who still hunger for a God of love and goodness. Hosted by Paul Fahey, a professional catechist, and Dominic de Souza, someone who needs catechesis. Together, we're taking our own look at the Catholic Church– her teachings and practices- from 3 views that changed our world: the Kerygma, the forgotten doctrine of theosis, and the teachings of Pope Francis. Together, with you, we're the Pope Francis Generation. SUPPORT THIS SHOW: This show is brought to you by Pope Francis Generation, a project to explore Catholicism inspired by Pope Francis. Founded by Paul Fahey, you can follow the newsletter, join the group, and become a supporting member. Your donations allow us to create the resource you're enjoying now as well as much more. Paid subscribers get to watch each episode before everyone else, join private Q&As, and pitch ideas for future episodes! Check out: popefrancisgeneration.com ABOUT PAUL FAHEY Paul lives in Michigan with my wife, Kristina, and four kids. He's a catechist, retreat leader, counseling student, as well as a contributor and co-founder of Where Peter Is. ABOUT DOMINIC DE SOUZA SmartCatholics founder, Dominic de Souza, is a convert from radical traditionalism – inspired by WherePeterIs, Bishop Robert Barron, and Pope Francis. He is passionate about helping ordinary Catholics break the ‘bystander effect', and be firstresponders. “We don't have to be geniuses. We just have to show up with witness and kindness. Christ does the rest.” Today he hosts the SmartCatholics community. smartcatholics.com SPONSOR: SELECT INTERNATIONAL TOURS More Catholic Leaders choose Select International Tours than any other pilgrimage company. With 35 years of award-winning travel planning, they have a track record of excellence and faithfulness. And they are a small company with a big heart, because every one of their pilgrimage trips helps to support and fund their 501 (c)(3) charity work, helping Christian families thrive in the Holy Land. If you're ready to travel, or if you're looking to lead a group of your own, take the next step on your pilgrimage by visiting: SelectInternationalTours.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popefrancisgeneration/message

In this episode we are talking with three of the best brewers in Billings and Montana. This is a round table discussion with Billings brewers, Mark Hastings of By All Means and Uberbrew Brewing, Shea Dawson of Thirsty Street Brewing and Micheal Urich of Carters Brewing. We will talk about beer and brewing styles,  brewery culture,  and sample some amazing area brews.We hope you enjoy!

Author Mark Shea joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss the tensions within the Catholic Church through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. They discuss Vatican II, the abortion case before the Supreme Court, and other issues dividing the Church #catholicschoolmatters

Mark Shea, the author of the recently-released "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching" joins Dr. Tim Uhl on the Catholic School Matters podcast to discuss his new book and implications for understanding and teaching about the Church's social teaching #catholicschoolmatters

An informative and engaging talk with our new buddy @Mark Shea who drops some knowledge on the Church through his book "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching" Want to win a copy of his new book? Hit us up in the comments with a question for Mark P. Shea and we will announce the winner next week. Follow Mark at www.markpshea.com

A well-known blogger and speaker in Catholic media, Shea is a former evangelical whose conversion came to include a gradually deepening engagement with Catholic social teachings and their implications. Perhaps strangely to non-Catholics, the latter effort, along with Shea's appreciation of Pope Francis, have earned him the ire of many of America's ideologically conservative Catholics. We discuss Mark's new book, The Church's Best-Kept Secret (New City Press).

Show Notes: Hosts:  Peter Holmes & Cormac McCaughan Guest:  Mark Shea     #peterholmes #markshea #secret   Links: Mark's new book -  https://markpshea.com/product/the-churchs-best-kept-secret-a-primer-on-catholic-social-teaching/   Subscribe On: iTunes, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, TuneIn, Blubrry, Spreaker, Player.fm, Radio Public, Overcast   Connect with us: Email: info@thiscatholiclife.com.au Facebook: @thiscatholiclifeau Twitter: @catholiclifeau Instagram: thiscatholiclifeau

Fr Karl was on the Bathurst Diocese Priests' Retreat this week, so Karl and Josh prerecorded an interview with our first international guest, Mark Shea. Mark is an American Catholic Author who has been writing about the faith for many years. In this episode, we chat about his latest book, "The Church's Best-Kept Secret: A Primer in Catholic Social Teaching". Mark lays out the foundations of the Church's Social Doctrine, helping us to see it as integral to the faith rather than something added on top. To purchase the e-book click here. To purchase a hard copy click here. You can contact us at podcast@bathurst.catholic.org.au or hit like on our Facebook page. Opening Theme Music: Derek Clegg - A Strong Will is Needed - Used under Creative Commons. Editing & Cover Art by Emily Bennett

We wrap up our five-part series with Catholic author, speaker, and apologist, Mark Shea on his newest book "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." Show Snippet: "Faith without works is dead, says James, and so this aspect of Catholic teaching, more than any other, has to be lived. It must be practiced or...it's like looking in a mirror and then walking away and forgetting what you look like, says James." Get a signed copy of "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." Buy direct from Mark at https://markpshea.com/mark-shea-shop/.

Show Notes: Hosts:  Peter Holmes & Rian "Box" Galliott Guest:  Mark Shea     #peterholmes #markshea #swearing #badlanguage   Links: Mark's new book -  https://markpshea.com/product/the-churchs-best-kept-secret-a-primer-on-catholic-social-teaching/   Subscribe On: iTunes, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, TuneIn, Blubrry, Spreaker, Player.fm, Radio Public, Overcast   Connect with us: Email: info@thiscatholiclife.com.au Facebook: @thiscatholiclifeau Twitter: @catholiclifeau Instagram: thiscatholiclifeau

Continuing our discussion with Catholic author, speaker, and apologist, Mark Shea on his newest book "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching" examining, among other topics, structures of sin. Show Snippet: "We make stuff all the time. We don't just make little tchotchkes, we also make giant, world-spanning, socio-economic, and political systems. These are what are known as 'structures of sin' and what structures of sin do is that they make it hard to be good and make it easy to be bad..." Get a signed copy of "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." Buy direct from Mark at https://markpshea.com/mark-shea-shop/.

The guys recorded on election day so just wanted to bring you people joy as you listen today. And we think we delivered ;) We brought back the fan favorite segment "Chicken Soup for the Schroll" with positive and heart-warming stories. At long last, guests are once again a thing on the show as Mark Shea joins us to share the Church's best kept secret(oooo intriguing). It was a really helpful conversation in light of what our country is going through this week. Finally, Taylor invented a new game where he and Fr. Anthony are beginning a Role Playing Game where they have to decide what kind of Catholics they will be. It was meant to be silly(and it was) but ended up shedding a lot of light on our spiritual lives lolol. Play along at home! Subscribe/Rate Never miss out on the craziness of each episode by hitting the subscribe button RIGHT NOW! Help other people find the show and #MakeCatholicismFunAgain by taking a few moments to leave a review in your podcasting app. Thanks! Connect

In this multipart series, we sit down with Catholic writer, speaker, and apologist, Mark Shea to discuss his newest book "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching". Show Snippet: "This is part of our heavily libertarian way of looking at things; that I can be personally generous, but why do I need the state to put a gun to my head and tell me that I have to give to pay for somebody else's healthcare?" Get a signed copy of "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." Buy direct from Mark at https://markpshea.com/mark-shea-shop/.

We continue our multi-part discussion with Catholic author, blogger, and speaker Mark Shea on his latest book The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching. We dig into the various pillars of Catholic social teaching, and their connections to the Gospel and our lives. Show Snippet: "It's really important to understand; the Gospels are underground literature written to the Church...they are not literature written to Christians in order to give them the right to say "I thank you O God that I am not like other men." Get a signed copy of "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching." Buy direct from Mark at https://markpshea.com/mark-shea-shop/.

There are some podcasts you just can't wait to release! This special "2-for-Tuesday" release begins a new multi-part interview with Catholic writer and speaker Mark Shea. We'll discuss his new book "The Church's Best Kept Secret" and dig into the essential pillars of Catholic Social Teaching. Show Snippet: "Catholic social teaching does not begin with the proposition that human beings are fallen...what Catholic social teaching begins with is, unsurprisingly, Catholic Anthropology...(and) what Catholic Anthropology begins with is people are fundamentally made in the image and likeness of God..." Get a signed copy of "The Church's Best Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching"! Buy direct from Mark at https://markpshea.com/mark-shea-shop/.

William Perry Pendley has served the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under President Trump and is now deputy director for policy and programs. He visited New Mexico in September while still acting as head of the BLM, a role thrown out by a federal judge last week. While in the state, he visited Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a hotspot for the agency, which is developing two million acres of oil and gas leases in the area. During his visit, Pendley spoke with NMiF correspondent Laura Paskus about his vision for the agency, which oversees 700 million acres of land in the West. New Mexico native and current University of Houston law professor Michael A. Olivas has been digging into the history of the DACA program, which deferred immigration enforcement action for childhood arrivals, and the DREAM Act, which has continued to evolve since first introduced in 2001. Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Olivas about how the history of the two initiatives informs the present and the future, with next month’s presidential election. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at the rush to get as many New Mexican residents as possible to respond to the 2020 Census. Although the final date to complete the census has been shifting – pushed up from October 31 to September 30 and at this moment October 5 – it’s clear that the deadline looms and is vital for federal funding that New Mexicans be counted. The Line also delves further into what former APD Chief Michael Geier is saying about being forced to retire, and looks at the governor’s dismissal of Mark Shea, the state’s public safety secretary.

Award-winning writer Mark Shea concisely describes the roots of Catholic Social Teaching in Scripture and Tradition and gives simple, practical examples of how it works in ordinary life. Sketching the meaning of the Dignity of the Human Person, the Common Good, Subsidiarity, and Solidarity, Shea bridges the gulf in our politics and cultural warfare to make the case that Catholic Social Teaching, properly understood, is common sense, as well as the path to living a happier and more just common life for each human person.

Show Notes: Hosts:  Peter Holmes & Rian "Box" Galliott Guest:  Mark Shea     #peterholmes #jesusvsgod Links and Resources: Mark Shea's Website: http://www.mark-shea.com/ Mark Shea's Regular Opinion Columns can be found at: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/ You can find Mark's books and resources here: http://www.mark-shea.com/books.html The Nicene (and Apostles) Creed can be found here: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/credo.htm   Subscribe On: iTunes, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, TuneIn, Blubrry, Spreaker, Player.fm, Radio Public, Overcast   Connect with us: Email: info@thiscatholiclife.com.au Facebook: @thiscatholiclifeau Twitter: @catholiclifeau Instagram: thiscatholiclifeau Discord: https://discord.gg/CCjtMTG

Jesus tells us in John 6 to “be not afraid.” This saying is difficult to accept when there seems to be so much to fear in raising a family in today’s world. But Jesus is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and we should have confidence that His word can be trusted. On this episode, learn how we can place our trust in the Sacred Heart and consecrate our families to Christ.   Learn More There are many ways to share the faith with our families, and one of those is through capturing our children’s imaginations. Get your child excited about the faith with Tim Drake’s The Attic Saint. Like we hear in today’s podcast, the creed forms an outline for consecrating our families to God. Learn more in Scott Hahn’s The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages. Why is it so important to form faithful families? In The First Society: The Sacrament of Matrimony and the Restoration of the Social Order by Scott Hahn, discover why the family is the building block of society. Check out Mark Shea’s By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition, as mentioned by Dr. Hahn in today’s episode.

Show Notes: Hosts:  Peter Holmes & Rian Galliott Guest:  Mark Shea       #peterholmes, #saints, #superheroes   Links: Mark referred to the book Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped The Comic Book Superhero by Simcha Weinstein, you can find the book here - https://www.amazon.com/Up-Oy-Vey-History-Superhero/dp/1569804001/ref=pd_sim_b_5 For Catholic characters in superhero comics see - https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Catholic_Characters?fbclid=IwAR0UzdmCT-j1dFBCKYEYhr6iIkvxZrmofKuO-4zJ6gzIEK5Mvup4ZK7s9AU Or this article on the five best catholic superheroes - https://comicbook.com/2015/09/25/the-five-best-catholic-superheroes/ Rian talked about a comic called Battle Pope - https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/battle-pope?fbclid=IwAR1BNHBybewVUGVnkdPgljPE_ptEZGPLTLRK4SmJHF0Xzcts8zLNyeQcdZQ But this wasn’t the first comic book saint. Check out Saint Francis - https://hnp.org/last-marvel-st-francis-comic-books-available/?fbclid=IwAR3gtNeak1ZV33S9N49hnQf0J8RklMz7Y_3VA2egAmbF65QLqpQTj77Q8U8 Even Mother Theresa was a comic book character - https://churchpop.com/2015/05/09/bl-mother-teresa-was-a-comic-book-hero-in-the-80s-too/?fbclid=IwAR1tlb-fyueC8v4I2cVbIK7ikIYa3sAP-Kfb0v2tNBEmVR81MxBWj0m0e_c And maybe the real Battle Pope - https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Life_of_Pope_John_Paul_II_Vol_1_1?fbclid=IwAR05hXKlDrUKDF8Gvleg0kZD4zYnYNF2L_X1Nj0WaNDMGBstY797By_-oSo Mark Shea's blog: Catholic and Enjoying It - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/   Subscribe On: iTunes, Google Play, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Stitcher, Anchor, TuneIn, Blubrry, Spreaker, Player.fm, Radio Public, Overcast   Connect with us: Email: info@thiscatholiclife.com.au Facebook: @thiscatholiclifeau Twitter: @catholiclifeau Instagram: thiscatholiclifeau Discord: https://discord.gg/CCjtMTG

ME AND mark TALK ABOUT OFF ROAD RACING! we get into detail about his off road led lighting business COMPETITION LED , and we discuss the basics of getting sponsors and the way he goes about helping racers succeed!

In this episode of "Connecting the Dots" host Mark Shea talks with Destiny Herndon-de la Rosa about her work with New Wave Feminists in opposing abortion and about her decision to vote for Democrat Beto O'Rourke in 2018. She also talks about the need for the prolife movement to make converts, not burn heretics.

On this episode of "Connecting the Dots", Mark Shea welcomes Kristine Franklin of the "Hello and Welcome" podcast to discuss the sexual abuse crisis in the Church and how we as laity can respond to it, help victims, punish abusers and their ecclesial accomplices, and reform the Church.

This episode of Connecting the Dots, Mark Shea welcomes our old pal Tom McDonald to talk about his latest project, Weird Catholic, devoted to the strange, the odd, the funny, the supernatural, and the bizarre in Catholic culture, history, lore, and legend. Check it out here: https://weirdcatholic.com/about/

On this episode of Connecting the Dot, host Mark Shea talks with Greg Daly of the Irish Catholic about the challenges facing the Irish Church in the wake of abuse scandals and the vote on abortion, as well as the coming visit of Pope Francis.

On this episode of "Connecting the Dots", host Mark Shea interviews Deacon Steven Greydanus about his theory of vampires and about the big summer blockbusters of 2018.

In this episode, Jack Quirk interviews special guest Mark Shea on Catholic teaching and the events at the Southern border. June 19, 2018.

On this episode, Mark interviews Mitzi Hellmer, an immigration attorney who works in Washington, DC, regarding the Trump Administration's new policy of taking children from their parents at our border.

Today Mark interviews Lillian Vogl, Chairwoman of the National Committee of the American Solidarity Party, to talk about the aims of the ASP and what we can do to help restore sanity to the American political scene. To find out more, check out their site at www.solidarity-party.org.

In this episode, Mark talks with Catholic bioethicist Dr. Jacqueline Abernathy about end-of-life issues and the controversy surrounding Alfie Evans.

Mark Shea talks with us about the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6. Find his book on the Real Presence over at www.mark-shea.com/books.html. Get extra segments and other perks at http://www.patreon.com/outsidethewalls.

Today the tables are turned and I am interviewed by Rafael Letzter of LiveScience.com about the Church doctrine of Hell. Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today! https://www.breadboxmedia.com/marksheasupport.html

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Episode #16 of Misfit Faith tackles the issue of the New Testament canon — what good are concepts like biblical inspiration and inerrancy when we can’t even be sure which books to apply them to? I am joined by Mark Shea, who walks us through this thorny issue. I take a call about whether we should be open to including newly-unearthed texts in our existing Bibles (should they be discovered), and end the episode by insisting that I’m not a racist or misogynist, I swear.

On this episode of Connecting the Dots, Mark talks with Deacon Steven Greydanus about Stephen Hawking, Tesseracts, Wormholes, A Wrinkle in Time, and the Eucharist. Come with us on a mind-bending exploration of the Catholic faith! Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today! https://www.breadboxmedia.com/marksheasupport.html

Today, Mark and his pal, Andrew March of Cell53 Radio, talk about a Christian response to the gun violence crisis in the United States and signs of hope. Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today! https://www.breadboxmedia.com/marksheasupport.html

On this episode, Mark has a grand chat with Br. Guy Consolmagno, the director of the Vatican Observatory and an all-around brilliant and fascinating man. Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today! https://www.breadboxmedia.com/marksheasupport.html

Mark and Scott Stantis, editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune and author of the cartoon strip "Prickly City" talk about his life as a Catholic cartoonist and the struggles of trying to bear witness to the faith in contemporary culture on this edition of "Connecting the Dots". Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today! https://www.breadboxmedia.com/marksheasupport.html

Catholic author and speaker Mark Shea hates Trump and totally thinks you're a member of the “Gun Cult” because you won't accept meaningless gun control legislation. According to him, those who say “you can't outlaw evil” are a bunch of Antinomian heretics. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY COOK'S HOLSTERS. AMERICAN MADE CUSTOM HOLSTERS WITH A 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE. www.CooksHolsters.com Links of Interest Patheos.com – Heresy of the Day: Antinomianism Politico.com – Why we can't trust the CDC with gun research LutheranReformation.org – The Antinomian Disputations Ballistic Minute with Sergeant Bill Sgt. Bill talks about tools you can use to make your dry-fire practice more productive. Aaron Israel of Fundamental Defense Aaron could not be with us this week. Mia's Motivations with Mia Anstine Mia could not be with us this week. Clinging to God and Guns Lloyd and Pastor Bennett dive back into Patheos.com for a post by a Trump-hating Catholic writer who thinks we're all a bunch of heretical Antinomians because we oppose new gun laws. Prayer of the Week O Lord, we implore You, mercifully hear our prayers, and, having set us free from the bonds of sin, defend us from all evil; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Our Closing Theme A rockin' rendition of A Mighty Fortress is Our God, performed just for Armed Lutheran Radio by Kenny Gates.

The first annual Christmas episode of the Misfit Faith podcast begins with a brief meditation on the claim of many to be “spiritual but not religious.” I chat with author and speaker Mark Shea about what a truly earthly-minded religiosity might look like, after which I answer a listener’s question about why Mary is apparently such a big deal. I read an excerpt from my forthcoming devotional, Our Daily Dread, and then end the show with a rant about the so-called “War on Christmas.”

On January 12, 2016, Mark Shea and Chris Ferrara debated the question of whether the Catholic Church has effectively abandoned the Great Commission. Support Chris! Support the AOTM!

Mark Shea, Michael Voris go at it again but this time they are not alone: AOTM veterans Michael Matt and David Deavel join them in a spontaneous round table debate on “How do Laymen address the Crisis in the Church?” During this segment, the opponents will go deeper into the

In this episode I summarize hundreds of years of History related to the Canonization (standardization) of the Bible and arguments made of several sides of a centuries long debate.   Resources: Chronological Life Application Study Bible www.BibleGateway.com http://www.truthnet.org/Bible-Origins/6_The_Apocrypha_The_Septugint/, 6. The Apocrypha, The Septuagint and the canon http://catholicsay.com/how-to-defend-the-deuterocanonicals/, How to Defend the Deuterocanonicals , May 8, 2017 http://www.whynotcatholicism.com/uploads/1/0/1/0/10101999/29-30protestantbible.pdf, Why Not The Protestant Bible? http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/religion-and-philosophy/apologetics/5-myths-about-7-books.html, 5 Myths About 7 Books, Mark Shea http://sothl.com/2011/01/13/the-apocrypha-early-church-councils-and-martin-luther/, The Apocrypha, Early Church Fathers and Councils, and Martin Luther, Lesson 3 , Pr. Rich Futrell   http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/p/polyglot_bibles.html, “Polyglot Bibles”, Catholic Encyclopedia http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07790a.htm, “Infallibility” Definition , Why Were The Books Of The Old Testament Apocrypha Rejected As Holy Scripture By The Protestants?, Don Stewart , Jewish and Christian Bibles: A Comparative Chart, Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D. The Great Debate IX: Is The Apocrypha Scripture? (White vs Michuta) (Youtube Video Of Debate) , Why doesn't the Catholic Bible include all books from Septuagint? (Forum Post) , Why aren't other books part of the Bible?

Mark Shea, Catholic author and blogger, talks to us about his Lenten Disciplines, and explains what it means to 'Offer it Up.'

Mark Shea joins Timothy to talk about how to approach a papal document. Especially one that is (by definition) not an infallible document.

Meet Mark Shea, the Groups Sales Manager with with Unique Vacations/Sandals and Beaches resorts.  Mark and his wife visited Sandals so many times on their own he then turned it into a career.  Learn how Mark like myself wound up choosing a career in travel, how he was so passionate about where he vacationed he now gets to talk about it all the time.We will talk about how you too can host a group of friends and family on vacation.  Mark will not only talk abou thow he has a career with Sandals but how Sandals is the best at hosting groups of all kinds, golf, weddings, girlfriend getaways, food and wine groups, etc.Also, we'll talk about one of the hottest trends in travel, food and drink tourism and current travel news. Listen for some really great travel promotions from some our travel partners. 

Meet Mark Shea, the Groups Sales Manager with with Unique Vacations/Sandals and Beaches resorts.  Mark and his wife visited Sandals so many times on their own he then turned it into a career.  Learn how Mark like myself wound up choosing a career in travel, how he was so passionate about where he vacationed he now gets to talk about it all the time. We will talk about how you too can host a group of friends and family on vacation.  Mark will not only talk abou thow he has a career with Sandals but how Sandals is the best at hosting groups of all kinds, golf, weddings, girlfriend getaways, food and wine groups, etc. Also, we'll talk about one of the hottest trends in travel, food and drink tourism and current travel news. Listen for some really great travel promotions from some our travel partners.  

This week on a re-broadcast of a special edition of the SLHour featuring some of our favourite interviews from last year, Sr. Marie Paul Curley tells us all about her Saints Alive books and author Mark Shea presents a case for sacred tradition in his book, By What Authority. We also speak with Mar...

This week on a re-broadcast of a special edition of the SLHour featuring some of our favourite interviews from last year, Sr. Marie Paul Curley tells us all about her Saints Alive books and author Mark Shea presents a case for sacred tradition in his book, By What Authority. We also speak with Mar...

This week on a special edition of the SLHour, Sr. Marie Paul Curley tells us all about her Saints Alive books and author Mark Shea presents a case for sacred tradition in his book, By What Authority. We also speak with Mark Mallett and Audrey Assad, who both have new albums. You can also watch ...

This week on a special edition of the SLHour, Sr. Marie Paul Curley tells us all about her Saints Alive books and author Mark Shea presents a case for sacred tradition in his book, By What Authority. We also speak with Mark Mallett and Audrey Assad, who both have new albums. You can also watch ...

Scripture or tradition? This is the biggest question between protestants and Catholic Christians. This week Deacon Pedro speaks with Mark Shea, author of By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition; Sr. Marie Paul Curley gives us the Windows to the Soul of two films about hope a...

Scripture or tradition? This is the biggest question between protestants and Catholic Christians. This week Deacon Pedro speaks with Mark Shea, author of By What Authority: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition; Sr. Marie Paul Curley gives us the Windows to the Soul of two films about hope a...

Today's topics: By What Authority Summary of today's show: Mark Shea is a convert to Catholicism and his book “By What Authority” explores his discovery of the basis for why Catholics believe what they believe. He found that both Catholics and Evangelicals base their beliefs on both Scripture and Tradition. It's just that Catholics acknowledge that it's Tradition that tells us what books constitute the Bible; that tells us about the Trinity; that confirms that Christian marriage cannot include bigamy; and more. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Mark Shea, author of the book “By What Authority?” Links from today's show:

Pruebas de dios: El sentido de la vida http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=Argument_from_the_meaning_of_life Premio Paulo Coelho: 1. Michelle Pecoult por hacerle un exorcismo a un bebe de 2 años. 2. Representante Richard Montgomery (R-TN) por decir que orar en la escuela es bueno siempre y cuando le recen al dios cristiano. 3. Ken Ham por decir que la ciencia hay que explicarla a la luz de la Biblia. 4. Mark Shea del Registro Católico Nacional por decirle a los ateos que dejen el pensamiento mágico fundamentalista. 5. Morones filipinos por crucificarse la semana pasada. 6. El sacerdote Martin McVeigh por enseñar pornografía en una charla sobre comunión. Antimorón de la semana: Reverendo Charles Francis Wilson. Noticias: 1. La religión y no la espiritualidad ayuda al trauma post terremoto. 2. El miedo a la muerte es mayor en los musulmanes. 3. Los religiosos tienen menos amistades interraciales. 4. Grabaciones revelan a un grupo anti aborto promoviendo ideas falsas. Cita de cierre: "Cada nuevo ejemplo exitoso de una perfecta separación entre los asuntos eclesiásticos y civiles, es de suma importancia; y no tengo ninguna duda de que cada nuevo ejemplo tendrá éxito, como en el pasado ha sucedido. La religión y la voluntad del gobierno existen en una mayor pureza mientras menos se mezclen entre sí”. James Madison (Carta a Edward Livingston, 10 de julio 1822) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ateorizar/message

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry **Today's guest(s):** Brandon Vogt, author of the book "The Church and New Media" * ["The Church and New Media"](http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=pilo0e-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1592760333) * [The Church and New Media website and blog](http://www.churchandnewmedia.com) * [Brandon's blog, The Thin Veil](http://www.thinveil.net) * [Computers for Kids in Kenya](http://donate.crs.org/computerskenya) **Today's topics:** The new book "The Church and New Media" **Summary of today's show:** Brandon Vogt joins Scot to discuss his new book, "The Church and New Media," which features 12 contributors who write about how the Church can best take advantage of the new communications technologies and the culture of the Internet to spread the Gospel of Christ on the "digital continent" **1st segment:** Scot welcomed Brandon to the show. He asked how the idea for the book came about. There are 12 different chapter authors. Scot is impressed that he's only 25 years old. Brandon said his whole 24th year of life was devoted to considering the lives of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Therese of Lisieux and how much they accomplished in their short lives. So he felt free to reach for this book. He's also considering how much of a revolution in communication we're having in society and he found that the Church is stuck in the middle of this huge tidal shift. He also noticed a lot of individual Catholics as well as apostolates and ministries using modern technologies very effectively and faithfully. Finally, he noticed that the majority of the Church is doing a poor job, especially compared to Protestants and other religions. We're about a half decade behind the secular world too. A lot of people are becoming interested but don't know where to start. As a 25 year old, he didn't think he could write expertly on these topics, so he set out to target a number of experts in their fields to write, including Scot Landry, who wrote on new media in the diocese. Scot said the Church is sometimes accused of being a couple years behind, and so Scot was overjoyed to see someone doing a project like this and [Our Sunday Visitor](http://www.osv.com/) to being involved. Brandon said OSV was enthusiastically supportive of the idea. The thought it would reach many people. Each of the contributors to the book have a huge social media platform that they can use to promote the book to their readers and followers. He also wanted the book to affect official Church communications structures in parishes and dioceses, and OSV is very well-connected in that realm. Brandon is a convert to Catholicism and Scot has a theory that the Holy Spirit is working to encourage converts to our faith to help lead us and contribute their passion that led them to the Church. Brandon has noticed a lot of the most passionate and excited Catholics tend to be converts because every single one of them chose it. They sought it out and wrestled with the reasons not to be Catholic and ultimately chose the Church. Brandon was born and raised Presbyterian and received all the basic instruction, but it never really hit home for him. He never really committed to him. When he went to college in 2004, on the first Sunday at University of Florida in Tallahassee, he decided to choose whatever church was closest to his dorm in order to satisfy his obligation. That one was Methodist and it changed him in a very deep way and discovered the presence of Jesus, a love of Scripture, the presence of the Holy Spirit. At the same time, his girlfriend since high school was Catholic and when they started to discuss marriage after college, they started to talk about what church they should attend. So he started to research Catholicism and discovered the campus ministry called [Brotherhood of Hope](http://www.brotherhoodofhope.org/), based in Somerville, but with a ministry at the University of Florida. He met with a brother from the order every week for a year to discuss Catholicism. He found Brother Jason was eerily like him: raised Protestant; studying science; joining the same Methodist campus ministry; and exploring Catholicism his senior year in college. He had walked the same path before him. Brandon went through RCIA and entered the Church at Easter 2008. He even had 30-40 people from the Methodist campus ministry come to the Easter vigil to celebrate his journey. He's only been Catholic for three years. Back in May 2011, he was invited as part of a group of 150 bloggers from around the world to go to a special meeting at the Vatican. He was also able to attend the beatification of Pope John Paul II. He found himself wondering how in the world he got to the point of sitting literally on the roof of the Vatican and writing this book. Jennifer Fulwiler wrote the second chapter of the book in the book on how blogging and the community of Catholic blogs led her from atheism to Catholicism. Cardinal Seán said about her: >It was especially uplifting to read Jennifer Fulwiler's account in Chapter 2 of how Catholic blogs helped lead her from atheism to the Truth of the Catholic faith through the information and friendships she found as a young mother online. Let us pray that many other "Jennifer Fulwilers" will be led to experience the saving love of Jesus Christ through the Church's embracing and living on this digital continent. * [Jen Fulwiler's blog, "Conversion Diary"](http://www.conversiondiary.com) Scot is inspired how new media allowed Jennifer to encounter a community of Catholics who she would never have encountered otherwise in her daily life. She had started a blog as an atheist challenging Christianity and people came to her blog's comment boxes and started conversations with her. Those commenters pointed her to good resources countering the arguments made by her atheist friends. Brandon said the anonymity of the Internet can be a huge boon for someone learning about the faith because they can do so with a stigma or being ostracized. People can explore Catholicism through the safety of anonymous commenting on blogs. He added that the Internet enables you to find a true representation of what a religion presents itself as. He said it's common for Protestants to build Catholic straw-men which claim Catholics believe things they don't really, such as worshipping Mary. Now it's all available online. **2nd segment:** Scot said it was common a few years ago for some people to say that new media and the Internet are a fad, but that's been proven false. Brandon said the statistics are overwhelming. [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com) has over 750 million users around the world. Pew Research Center just released a study that [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com) sees 350 billion tweets every day. (Twitter is a 140-character messaging service and a tweet is one message from a user, maybe a quote, a link to an article, a comment on a piece of news.) Brandon said Pope Benedict XVI is one of the most perceptive on new media in the Church, calling it a new digital continent. If Facebook were a country, it would be the third-largest in the world after China and India. Brandon said on [YouTube.com](http://www.youtube.com), 2 billions of videos are watched every day and every minute 24 hours of new video is uploaded. Scot said in the first chapter, Fr. Bob Barron writes that posting his videos on YouTube allow him to interact with secularists. * [Fr. Robert Barron, Word on Fire](http://wordonfire.org/) Fr. Barron has posted more than 200 videos on YouTube and received more than 1 million views. His organization has done some research and found the most likely viewer is a 20-something male who has no religious background. Fr Barron asks where else he could have an audience of such young men. Fr. Barron writes about the YouTube heresies, cataloging what he encounters in comments on his videos: A skewed understanding of who God is; a mythical being; all religions are the same; and Religion's relationships on science and on violence Fr. Barron said we need to understand the environment in which we're participating. Marcel Lejeune is one of the campus ministers at Texas A&M, one of the largest Catholic campus ministries. He writes in the third chapter about connecting to young adults. New media turns out to be the ideal way to connect with the missing demographic in the Church. * [Texas A&M Catholic campus ministry](http://aggiecatholic.org/) He also writes about their innovative method of connecting with a very transient group of people, college students, using [Flocknote](http://www.flocknote.com). * [An innovative way to register parishioners](http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/why-we-asked-our-parishioners-to-bring.html) Flocknote allows people only to receive information that they want in the forms they want: email, Facebook, text messaging. Flocknote is a product created by another book contributor, Matthew Warner, who writes about new media in the parish. Texas A&M's Catholic campus ministry average eight students entering the priesthood and religious life as well as the thousands who return to parishes as laypeople who have strong formation. **3rd segment:**The second section of the book talks about how new media is used in formation. [Mark Shea](http://markshea.blogspot.com/) writes about the dangers and benefits of blogs. [Fr. Dwight Longenecker](http://www.dwightlongenecker.com/) writes about what's really important and the danger of online apologetics: >...I am not convinced that many souls are won by argument. It is famously said about apologetics that you can win an argument and lose a soul. The apologetics on my blog are woven into a much bigger picture of Catholicism. I want the reader to glimpse the power and the glory of the Catholic Church, but I also want them to glimpse the humanity and humor of being Catholic. In other words, I want them to glimpse the art of being Catholic — not just the argument for being Catholic. * [Jonathan Sullivan's review of the book](http://catholictechtalk.com/blog/2011/07/16/book-review-the-church-and-new-media-by-brandon-vogt/) Scot said it's true of all ministry, not just new media. Brandon would nuance it by saying that there are some people are indeed looking for arguments *for* the Catholic Church. But it is true that arguing for the sake being right never wins anyone into the loving, accepting, inclusive world of the Church. When you're vitriolic and angry, it doesn't convey the love of Christ. Fr. Longenecker writes with humor and reverence, charity and truth. Brandon said blogging is a medium made for current events and commenting on what's going on the world. He notes that blogging is egalitarian so that everyone online can have the same voice as, no matter where they are or their economic background. It allows people who to break news and for people to gather around and talk about it. What bloggers like Mark Shea and Fr. Longenecker do is bring the Church into the story, to bring the Church's teaching to bear and allow a conversation to take place. Scot writes in Chapter 7 about new media in the diocese, especially what we do in the Archdiocese of Boston. He believes that what we have in Boston is as great as anywhere. He said [CatholicTV.com](http://www.catholictv.com) is the best place anywhere to view Catholic video content. The [Pilot's website](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com) has won awards. Our diocesan website, [BostonCatholic.org](http://www.bostoncatholic.org), is widely recognized for being a great website, especially in its faith formation content. Brandon said it's obvious to him that the Archdiocese of Boston is a model for dioceses across the world in new media, including smartphone apps and other initiatives. In the next chapter, Matt Warner shared what parishes can do in new media. He has his hands on the pulse of online Catholicism and he's very practical. He's the founder of Flocknote. He's also looked at what's working and not working in parish websites. For example, a parish looking to use these social media tools, start a blog, revamp a website and want to connect with people not attending church, this chapter provides many answers. New media builds community and these chapters, including Lisa Hendey's chapter, recognize this. Scot said Matthew encourages parishes to form a qualified digital communications council and that's also a way for young people to get involved in the parish. These are the people who know how to reach the people aren't in the parish right now. The ideal member of the council would be college graduates looking to get involved in the Church and these people would also be the future leaders of the parish. Brandon said this is his generation and he sees the problems and tensions on both sides. The young adult demographic is the most difficult to reach and yet the most engaged in new media. New media is a movement of God to give us these tools at a specific time in Church history. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict have said the same. By inviting young people to participate in the structure of the church, you're connecting them to the structure of the Church. Also, many young men and women who come to religious vocations say that their vocations began with being involved with the parish in a way like this. Brandon ends his introduction by saying the Church is not just the institutional Church, but is every Catholic. Will the Church remain silent in the digital sphere? >The world is waiting and listening in the virtual sphere. Will the Church remain silent, or will her voice be proclaimed from the rooftops (and the laptops)? Will she plunge the message of Christ into Facebook feeds, blog posts, podcasts, and text messages, or will she be digitally impotent? Brandon said new media is already being harnessed for all kinds of purposes, some of it inimical to the Church and her message. The Church needs to begin to use this tool. The printing press was used to undermine the Church because the Church did not at first see the utility of the press to spread her message. Scot mentioned Lisa Hendey's chapter on her website at [CatholicMom.com](http://www.catholicmom.com), a community of Catholic moms sharing their lives with one another. Tom Peters of [American Papist](http://catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?show=papist), writing about how new media can encourage Catholic activism. Brandon said CatholicMom.com is a digital front porch for moms around the world to discuss what it means to be a Catholic mom today for moms who might not otherwise have a way to connect with other Catholic moms they can relate to. Many of the moms find themselves feel isolated without other Catholic moms with the same values and outlook. Tom Peters writes about how new media can be used to promote the Catholic social teaching of the Church. In his blog, he rallies his readers to take action on political or social issues in the news. They call representatives and other leaders, send letters, and make a real impact. In the final chapter, Sean Carney, founder of [40 Days for Life](http://www.40daysforlife.com/blog/), the world's largest pro-life movement, where thousands of people pray for an end to abortion. They were able to organize this movement globally using new media.

  **Today's host:** Scot Landry  **Today's guests:** Bishop Daniel Reilly, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass.; Angelo Guadagno, organizer of the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference; Deacon Jack Sullivan of St. Thecla Parish, Pembroke; and Fr. Dan Hennessey, director of the Office for Vocations of the Archdiocese of Boston. * [Office for Vocations](http://www.vocationsboston.org) * [Diocese of Worcester](http://www.worcesterdiocese.org/) * [Worcester Catholic Men's Conference](http://www.firstmensconf.org/www.firstmensconf.org/Welcome.html) * [Pilot article from August 2010 on Deacon Sullivan's miracle](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=12190) * [Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress](http://www.eucharisticcongress.org) **Today's topics:** Lenten retreats, the annual Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference, and the miraculous intercession of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. **A summary of today's show:** The Worcester Men's Conference was the seed of the nationwide Catholic men's conference movement over the past decade, and that tradition continues at this year's conference later this month. The keynote speaker will be Deacon Jack Sullivan of St. Thecla Parish in Pembroke, whose miraculous healing from a spinal ailment led to the beatification of Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman. And on April 1 and 2, the fourth annual Eucharistic Congress for Youth and Young Adults will take place in the North End of Boston as hundreds of youth witness to the power of Christ in their lives. **1st segment:** Welcoming Fr. Dan Hennessey. He reports that there are many men interviewing and considering applying for the seminary this spring. He talked about the St. Andrew's Dinner for young men in high school. The most recent dinner welcomed 75 young men. There also retreats for men 18-40 held at St. John Seminary and for men older than 40 at Blessed John Seminary. There are currently 59 men studying for the archdiocese at St. John Seminary, Blessed John XXIII Seminary, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, and the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Interested men should call Fr. Dan at 617-746-5949 or through the [Vocations Office website](http://www.vocationsboston.org). **2nd segment:** Scot welcomes Bishop Daniel Reilly and Angelo Guadagno. Bishop Reilly was bishop of Worcester for 17 years and one of his passions was working with men. He doesn't like to consider himself as retired, just emeritus, and so as long as he has the capacity to minister he will be there with the people and be a witness to faith. Bishop Reilly and Angelo and others launched the Worcester Men's Conference 11 years ago and it was the first men's conference in the country. At the time, PromiseKeepers was a large Evangelical movement for men, and Catholic men were coming to Bishop Reilly and wanted something similar. Shortly after that, a pastor called the bishop about a man who wanted to serve the Church. That was Angelo. They met and talked about ministry for men. At first they worked with other dioceses in New England, but in 2001 they decided to go forward on their own in Worcester and it has been very successful and uplifting. It gives the men who attend something to direct their Lenten journey toward. The talks of the conference carry them throughout the year and give men's groups a foundation to build upon. Angelo said men usually come to the conference because they were invited by someone and thus the conference is an environment of fellowship. Men come to the conference because it's easy in these days for a man to feel isolated and alone, but when he comes to the conference and sees 1,000 men who are like him, have his values, his point of view, then he no longer feels alone. The second reason is that it's easy to plateau in our faith, to think that because we go to church every Sunday that's enough, but the conference gives a challenge and the tools and incentive to take another step in faith, to move up one notch, to keep doing one more thing. The men also come to learn, to laugh, and to leverage, to leverage what they learn in order to be a better husband, dad, and man and it stays with them for the rest of the year. About 70 other dioceses have copied what has happened in Worcester and it must be fulfilling to see how their work has taken fruit. Bishop Reilly said it was just reading the signs of the times, that there was a natural desire for this type of ministry. It was providential for Angelo to come along and it just took off. It seemed to be all a part of God's time. Angelo spoke about the speakers at this year's conference. Kicking off will be Deacon Jack, who we will hear from in a few minutes; then Mark Shea, author and speaker, on the 101 reasons to not be Catholic and the *one* reason to be one; Fr. Dave Cavanaugh on rediscovering confession as part of the path of the Prodigal Son and preparing men for the work of the new evangelization (Typically, the confession time is a highlight for the men; last year the conference organizers received hundreds of positive comments from men who experienced the sacrament); Kellen Clemens, a quarterback for the NY Jets on living as a Catholic within the pressure cooker of the NFL and the high profile life of a professional athlete in New York City; and Michael Franzese, a former Mafia don with a bounty on his head who has had a major conversion experience. The conference is March 26, 2011, starting at 8:30am and ending with Mass at 4pm. Bishop Reilly talked about the experience of hearing the confessions of so many men at the conference. First, there's the atmosphere of the whole conference with so many powerful talks to inspire the men. Then at 11am, about 50 priests come in and hear confessions for two hours. And the men line up to give their confessions, each to a randomly selected priest, face to face. And the quality of the confessions is very high, the bishop said. Fr. Dan said that seeing so many come to confession is a grace for the whole diocese, but also for the priests. Scot said that it's a way that men in mass numbers can meet the mercy of Christ. When you see men leave, they're standing taller. And when the priests leave, they're energized at what they have seen. **3rd segment:** Deacon Jack Sullivan joins the panel. He will be one of the speakers at the Worcester men's conference and it is the first men's conference he will speak at. In 2001, he had just concluded his second year of his diaconal formation for the Archdiocese of Boston when he awoke one day with horrendous pain in his back and legs. Five or six of his vertebrae had turned inward and began squeezing his spinal cord. There had been no accident or trauma; it just happened. A surgeon specialist told Deacon Jack that he likely would be paralyzed and he was scheduled for surgery about the same time he was to return to his third year of classes. He consented to the surgery for the sake of his work and family, even though he would have to drop his diaconal program. Even so, recovery would take months.  He returned home and turned on EWTN, only to hear priests speaking about Cardinal Newman and about the difficulties Newman experienced throughout his life. At the height of his fame as an Anglican preacher in England, he converted to Catholicism. At the end of the program, Deacon Jack saw a notice that anyone who experienced favors due to Newman's intercession should contact the cause for Newman's canonization, so Deacon Jack prayed with all his heart to be able to continue his classes. The next morning he awoke without any pain. He was examined by his doctor, one of the foremost spinal surgeons in the country. His spine was still deformed, but he had no pain, and so the surgery was canceled, although the doctor fully expected the pain to return. Nine months later, the day after the last class of his second semester, the pain returned. Deacon Jack thanked Cardinal Newman for interceding so he could finish his classes. He had the surgery and there were unforeseen difficulties that resulted in further problems and a bleak prognosis. After the surgery, he was told he wouldn't be able to enter his fourth year of classes in two weeks. They didn't know whether he would ever walk again and if he did it would take months of rehab. After four days of thinking about it, Deacon Jack decided to try to walk and in excruciating pain, he prayed again: "Please, Cardinal Newman, help me to walk so I can return to classes and be ordained." Suddenly he felt tremendous heat and a tingling sensation all over his body. He also felt a strong sense of peace and love. He was totally consumed by the experience; like experiencing a piece of heaven. When he started to come out of this state, he had a strong feeling he could walk. So he said to the nurse, "I have no more pain." At this point, he was standing, rather than being hunched over in agony. He had no need for a walker and began walking all around normally. Deacon Jack submitted the miracle to the postulator for the cause, and it was investigated by the Church, which determined that there was no medical or scientific explanation for the cure.  The experience of receiving the miracle starts with asking, "Why me?" But he also thinks God wanted to honor the life of service of Cardinal Newman to the Church and how he has affected so many thousands during and after his life. Somebody had to experience it, and Deacon Jack said he guessed that the Lord needed someone lowly. God is active in performing miracles today and this miracle is not just for Deacon Jack, but for all of us. Bishop Reilly said that in Jesus' public ministry, he did not heal everyone. He healed some, while others learned that they just have to put their faith and trust in God. Fr. Dan asked how people have reacted to the story. Do people question it or do they just say Wow? Deacon Jack said he's learned some lessons. For one thing, he now knows that Cardinal Newman is alive in heaven and it shows that the kingdom of heaven is real. Also, it makes him face his trials and sorrows and those of others with a different attitude. These situations are opportunities to exercise our faith. Newman believed in divine providence, that God loves us intensely, and wills us to receive some greater good out of our experiences if we just have faith and trust in Him. It's a good lesson for Lent: If we have faith, it will be okay. Pray to the Lord, Our Lady, Blessed John Henry Newman and the other saints for intercession. While Deacon Jack only prayed to continue his studies, God healed him because God knew what Deacon Jack really needed. Bishop Reilly said it tells us that we should be people of faith who ask God to see our need, and to ask Him specifically for what we need to serve God's will. It has to be within the context of faith, not for show. Last year, Deacon Jack was the deacon at the Mass of beatification for Cardinal Newman in England celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI. He said it was an incredible privilege. The previous summer, the master of ceremonies for the beatification Mass came to Massachusetts to ask Deacon Jack personally if he would proclaim the Gospel at the pontifical Mass as deacon and if his wife Carol would be willing to carry up the relic of Bl. Newman. He said it was amazing to meet the Pope and speak with him. When Deacon Jack thanked the Pope for coming to England, the Pontiff leaned over and said to him, "Thank you for all this." Bishop Reilly hoped that the men at the Worcester conference who hear the talk will see that we're here in the world to live our faith and to let people see it. Chesterton said, "We don't need a church that moves *with* the world, we need a Church that moves the world." That's what happened here with Deacon Jack, he said. * [A brief bio of Cardinal Newman](http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-henry-newman/) **4th segment:** The week after the men's conference, on April 1 and 2, will be  the Eucharistic Congress. Fr. Dan said that a Eucharistic congress is focused very much on a real encounter with Christ. This congress is mainly aimed at college students in the region to come into the North End in the heart of the city for a time of worship and service. This year's theme is "Pope John Paul II: Be Not Afraid."  Bishop Reilly shared how Pope John Paul really attracted young people. You also knew he had the love of Eucharist in him. Before celebrating Mass, he would often pray before the Eucharist for long periods. One time, Bishop Reilly was with the Pope after he had returned from World Youth Day in the Philippines, where he spoke before 6 million people, the largest gathering of humanity in history. Bishop Reilly remarked that the Pope had been seen and heard by more people in history than any other person. He replied, "Well, thank God." At the Eucharistic Congress, one of the major features is a procession through the North End with the Eucharist. It's on a Saturday night in the North End, so there's usually a lot of people who see. There's a Mass with Cardinal Sean on Saturday night. There's also a time of confession and Eucharistic adoration. The young adult organizers also plan service projects as part of the weekend. One of the projects is to go to the Boston Common with the Little Brothers of St. Francis to hand out supplies to the homeless. Another is to go to a park in the North End to clean up. Fr. Dan expects 500-600 to attend this year. * [The Eucharistic Congress](http://www.eucharisticcongress.org) * To find out more about the Worcester Men's Conference, call 508-929-4345 or go to [www.firstconf.org](http://www.firstconf.org)  

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The conference welcomed attendees from as far as Seattle, Wash., to hear not only Bishop Loverde, but also sought-after speakers Tim Staples, Mark Shea, and Timothy O'Donnell, as well as theology professors Eric Jenislawski and Sebastian Carnazzo.Holding advanced degrees in both history and theology, O'Donnell explained that Paul had an ardent desire, as Apostle to the Gentiles, to visit Rome. In the Acts of the Apostles, God in fact guides Paul away from the east and to Rome. “St. Paul's trip to Macedonia was like a spiritual D-Day,” O'Donnell said. “This begins the whole movement of the preaching of the Gospel in a westward direction.”O'Donnell said that we can learn much from St. Paul by examining not only the great risks he took in traveling to spread the Gospel as witnessed in Acts, but also the deep love of Christ that he displayed in his epistles.

Convert and author of many books, including By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition, Mark Shea brought the conference to a close examining St. Paul and his influence on evangelization and apologetics.“When it comes to evangelism there is one commandment of Christ that all Christians are ready and eager to obey: Mark 1:44, ‘Go and tell no one.'” Shea quipped.Shea explained that there are two popular schools of evangelizing: one which tells you to shout on the street corner, and the other that says, simply live your faith, also known as lifestyle evangelizing. Shea proposed that you had to do both.“The Faith never asks us to make a choice between incarnating the Faith and talking about the Faith. St. Paul never saw a difference between living the Faith and talking about the Faith and we shouldn't either,” he said. “We live in a culture that is so post-protestant that the Gospel really is news again.”Shea petitioned all to imitate Paul in his missionary fervor. “Paul was successful because he did what he was commissioned to do, and God does not command us to do something and then not give us the power to do it.”