Go Rebuild My Church

Special guest Carly Brousek of Varsity Catholic

 Periodically, the Doanes interview others who are doing the work of rebuilding the Church. This week, their special guest is Carly Brousek. Carly is on the national team for Varsity Catholic, a ministry outreach of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). She has worked on the national team for three years. This ministry reaches out to athletes on campus with the Good News of Jesus Christ while seeking to come alongside them with the unique needs of the college athlete. Carly is a gifted missionary, as you will hear during the interview. Her passion for reaching athletes on campus will inspire you and give us hope. There is a young generation of emerging Catholic missionaries that Carly Brousek certainly represents so well. Listen and be encouraged!

The Advent and Christmas Seasons-Part IV

 This week, Peter and Leslie compete in a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. The Doanes give a historical and theological background for our celebration of Christmas and the Christmas Season. Over time, the seed of secularism has seeped into our celebration of Christmas not only in the culture at large but also in the Catholic Church. Today, we discuss how Catholic disciples can indeed put Christ back into Christmas. This broadcast will bless the entire family and set a precedent for Christmas in the future!

The Advent and Christmas Seasons-Part III

This week, Peter and Leslie continue a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. The Doanes give a historical and theological background for our celebration of Christmas and the Christmas Season. Many have bought into the narrative that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 to replace a pagan holiday. To the surprise of many, this may not be historically accurate! Early Church writings indicate something different. Along with its history, Christmas celebrates one of the great dogmas of the Catholic Faith- the Incarnation. This week, we discuss exactly why the Faithful bow before the Lord at every Mass on Sunday when we confess, "For us men and our salvation He came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man." May we all keep the Feast with great vigor and understanding!

The Advent and Christmas Seasons-Part II

This week, Peter and Leslie continue a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. Advent is that time in the liturgical calendar when we, the faithful, prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Lord! His coming, both as the babe in Bethlehem and the conquering King at the end of time, gives us hope amid an unstable world. The Doanes discuss an often neglected truth in Catholic belief: The Second Coming of our Lord Jesus! Both in the New Testament and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the call to be alert and watchful for the Lord's return is without question. How are we to prepare for the Second Coming? What will the Church have to endure before the Lord returns? These questions and others are addressed in the critical broadcast. Listen, and then be on the alert!

The Advent and Christmas Seasons

This week, Peter and Leslie, begin a short series on the Advent and Christmas Season. Advent is that time in the liturgical calendar when we, the faithful, prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Lord! His coming, both as the babe in Bethlehem and the conquering King at the end of time, gives us hope in the midst of an unstable world. To celebrate Advent, it is necessary to understand its history as well as its theology. Advent is key to a correct approach to the holiday season and allows us to make Jesus first in a secular culture!

Rebuilding a Missional Church- Part XII

This week, Peter and Leslie completed their Rebuilding a Missional Church series. Throughout this series, the Doanes have drawn upon Sacred Scripture, the Catholic Church's Catechism, the Saints' lives, and the Church's teachings to demonstrate the "time is now" for every Catholic believer to move from "maintenance to mission.! The Lord is calling each of us out of our comfort zone to begin to imitate, in our callings, the mindset that St. Paul modeled as he went forward to extend the Kingdom of God. The American Church needs volunteers to bring this pioneering approach. Will you and I answer this call? This series can become a life-changer for individuals, families, and local parishes!

Rebuilding a Missional Church- Following in St. Paul's Footsteps- Part X

This week, Peter and Leslie complete their series of four broadcasts, recounting their pilgrimage "Following in the Footsteps of St. Paul."  In the middle of this series, Rebuilding a Missional Church, The Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. In this fourth and final episode, the Doanes discuss their visit to Ephesus. There, they encountered the Holy Spirit as they visited the Cave of St. John on the Isle of Patmos and the burial site of the disciple who leaned on Jesus's breast! They also visited the house of the Blessed Mother, which was discovered due to a mystic's revelation. Their experiences continued to build on the foundation that the early church was missional to the core! This series can catalyze listeners to "volunteer" and become missionary disciples and "Follow in the Footsteps of St. Paul!"

Rebuilding a Missional Church- Following in St. Paul's Footsteps- Part IX

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. In this third episode, the Doanes describe what St. Paul emphasized in his preaching on his missionary journeys: Christ Jesus and Him crucified!. They also discuss what St. Paul shared and where he shared the Gospel. The Apostle carries out his calling but also becomes our model on how we, as missionary disciples, need to reproduce what he did in the first century. Just as St. Paul had a target for his outreach, we, too, can look at certain arenas where the Lord wants to send us. We, too, can adopt St. Paul's mindset! Nothing less will change our culture and world!

Rebuilding a Missional Church- Following in St. Paul's Footsteps- Part VIII

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. In this second of three episodes, the Doanes describe what motivated St. Paul to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ into Europe. They also explore the culture that Paul faced and how we must learn from him as we face an anti-Christian culture today. If the Western Church is to make a turnaround and not lose relevancy, we must replicate the approach of St. Paul in our day and age!

Rebuilding a Missional Church- Following in St. Paul's Footsteps- Part VII

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. The Doanes share how pilgrimage can be a powerful "life-changing" event. This pilgrimage provided information and, even more, a formation and vision for rebuilding a missional church. St. Paul provides us with the mindset and strategies to make this a reality in the Western church today!