Go Rebuild My Church

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!

God's Plan for Healing Loneliness

This week, Peter and Leslie 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 Catholic Church. But Peter and Leslie share that there is Good news: the Lord has an antidote to loneliness. In the Church, God has, since the beginning, built into His People a relational structure, small groups, where we can experience fellowship, friendship, community, brotherhood, and sisterhood! This broadcast will cause us to "step back" and look at this 2,000-year-old emphasis on relationships that the Holy Spirit is again bringing to our attention!

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part XII

This week, Peter and Leslie come to the twelfth and final broadcast in their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, they discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, they share the tools for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic church given by the United States Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The Doanes believe this series of broadcasts can become literal "life changers" for the Catholic family. This week, as we look at the tools provided by the US Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Family will become encouraged that they too can become a part of this powerful movement to make their families nothing less than a church, a domestic church. 

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part XI

This week, Peter and Leslie come to the eleventh of twelve broadcasts in their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we explore the mother's-critical role of the domestic church. Leslie does a wonderful job tying in the mother's role with our wonderful saint, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Through their successes and failures, the Doanes focus on the Sacred Scripture and the mother's unique role in the Christian family by examining Proverbs 31. To be a good, godly mother takes tremendous faith, courage, hard work, and humility. In our day and age, the call to be the kind of mother the Lord needs among His People has never been more critical. This broadcast will help the listening mothers find practical ways to fulfill their God-given calling. This broadcast will be an uplifting vision for our listeners!

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part X

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we explore the father's critical role in the domestic church. Through their successes and failures, the Doanes focus on the Sacred Scripture and the father's unique role in the Christian family. To be a good, godly father takes tremendous faith, courage, hard work, and humility. In our day and age, the call to be the kind of father the Lord needs among His People has never been more critical. This broadcast will help the listening fathers find practical ways to fulfill their God-given calling. 

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part IX

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. This week's broadcast examines the relationship between husband and wife. There is a clear path for married couples to be prepared to build a domestic church in their homes. It starts with each spouse pursuing their relationship with Jesus Christ. Archbishop Charles Chaput, the retired Archbishop of Philadelphia, offered a roadmap for Catholic couples to draw closer to the Lord Jesus and, therefore, to one another! The Doanes, this week, help married couples, either newly married or "veterans," find the secret to a lasting and blessed marriage founded in the Lord Jesus Christ! The Lord's purpose is to rebuild and renew our families!

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part VIII

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we have studied the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we will continue to focus on a "solutions-oriented" approach to the family, highlighting six more powerful strategies that can begin to "turn the tide," one family at a time. The Lord's purpose is to rebuild and renew our families! Just as God called Abraham to take his family and go, He also calls us to rebuild our families so that we can hear the call to "go forth and follow Him."

The Catholic Family as the Domestic Church- Part VII

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Family. In previous broadcasts, we have studied the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic church. In the last broadcast, the Doanes pointed out the latest statistics from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) that show staggering attrition that has taken place surrounding the American Catholic family from 1965 to 2022. This week's broadcast focuses on a "solutions-oriented" approach to the family, highlighting five powerful strategies that can begin to "turn the tide," one family at a time. The Lord's purpose is to rebuild and renew our families!