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Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part VIII

This week, Peter and Leslie complete their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu yet ancient in its origin. The Doanes have introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The seventh and final pillar is “Go and Share Your Faith.” When we complete the journey of growing from a Catholic believer to a Catholic disciple, the Lord sends us out on a mission. That mission is for us to give back all that Jesus Christ has given to us. St. Paul referred to himself as a "debtor" in Romans chapter one. He was in debt because of what the Lord had accomplished for him, and he, in turn, was obligated to give back by bearing fruit in sharing the Good News with others. This week's broadcast will complete the call for each of us to become a disciple so we, in turn, can make disciples of others. "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations." (Matthew 28)

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part VII

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu, yet ancient. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The sixth pillar is “Conduct Spiritual Warfare.”  Sacred Scripture teaches us that we have an enemy that seeks whom he may devour. That enemy is the devil, the fallen angels, and demons. If we take a passive approach toward the prince of darkness and his minions, we will suffer defeat individually, in families, and in local parishes. With the victory that Jesus brought to us through the Pascal Mystery and what He did and taught, we are called to engage the forces of evil and manifest His victory over them. A Catholic disciple must confront the darkness and bring the triumph of Jesus Christ into the spheres in which he or she lives. This broadcast will help all listeners to become confident to engage in this critical call of discipleship!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part VI

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The fifth pillar is “Discover, Develop, and Deploy Your Spiritual Gifts.”  This fifth pillar may be the one most under-taught in Catholic catechesis. We have received a specific charism from the Lord to serve Him and build up the Body of Christ. Yet, we have a personal responsibility to pursue and cultivate these gifts from the Lord. This broadcast will help Catholics understand they have been gifted by the Lord with a specific charism, and the Lord will use each of us to build and rebuild the Church by exercising our individual gifts. Through Sacred Scripture and the Catholic Catechism, we can hear the call to "step out" and exercise the gifts the Lord has bestowed on each of us!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part V

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The fourth pillar is “Receive the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist.” Recent national surveys have given some dire statistics on these two Sacraments and the place they take in the lives of the Faithful.  This week, the Doanes offer the wisdom of the saints and the truth of sanctifying grace that will inspire us to see anew the gifts of these two Sacraments! Let's rebuild our understanding of these two gifts to help us become Catholic disciples!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part IV

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is fairly new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The third pillar is “Be Devoted to Prayer.” The Saints, models of Catholic discipleship, highlighted the importance of prayer and what it consisted of during their journey. This week, the Doane’s share the five reasons why we pray and then give practical advice on developing your prayer life. This broadcast will help listeners learn how to become disciples who pray!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part III

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their exciting new series. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ The Doane’s introduce what they are referring to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The second pillar is “Study and Learn Sacred Scripture.“ Catholics cannot be fed the Word of God by listening to Scripture only at Mass. St. Jerome, the great monk and bible translator, said, "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." Now more than ever, Catholic Christians must grow deep in the Word of God. This broadcast will help listeners esteem the Sacred Scriptures!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part II

This week, Peter and Leslie continue with an exciting new series to the radio program. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ The Doane’s introduce what they are referring to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The first pillar is “Encounter Jesus.“ Saint Paul’s conversion offers us a model that can be applied to our lives. When we encounter Jesus, true conversion and discipleship begin to take place!

Rebuilding Discipleship in the Catholic Parish-Part I

This week, Peter and Leslie introduced an exciting new series to the radio program. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ In this new series, Peter and Leslie will strive to show how discipleship can and must become a foundation stone in the American Catholic church. This series will be a life-changer!

God's Plan for Healing Loneliness-Part III

This week, Peter and Leslie continue to address the "front-page news" concerning the epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness produces mental and emotional problems and even physical problems of heart disease, strokes, dementia, and early death! In the early 1980s, Mother Teresa pointed out that every nation and every culture had its poorest of the poor. She said in America, this poverty was loneliness! How prophetic she was. Unfortunately, this poverty of loneliness affects not only those in the culture but also those in our Church. This week, we look at the Lord’s second antidote for loneliness and social isolation-rebuilding biblical friendships. It is incredible the number of saints who befriended other saints as friends. We will discover five of those and the amazing testimony of their friendships. In the Old Testament, we find out how David and Jonathan had a friendship that becomes a model for friendship in the New Testament! Learn how we can discover biblical friendships that can last forever!

God's Plan for Healing Loneliness-Part II

This week, Peter and Leslie continue to address the "front-page news" concerning the epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness produces mental and emotional problems and even physical problems of heart disease, strokes, dementia, and early death! In the early 1980s, Mother Teresa pointed out that every nation and every culture had its poorest of the poor. She said that in America, this poverty was loneliness! How prophetic she was. Unfortunately, this poverty of loneliness affects not only those in the culture but also those in our Church. This week, we look at the Lord’s antidote for loneliness and social isolation. In the Gospels with Jesus and the Acts of the Apostles, we see that the early Christians met together in the temple and from house to house. This broadcast will help the listeners know the importance of small groups and the importance of having friends that we regularly meet with to share our lives together. Bringing this dimension into each of our lives becomes a life changer!