The Catholic Passage Podcast
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast, where we highlight the good work happening in our schools, families, and parish communities while glorifying God and creating an avenue for reach, faith sharing, and support. Join us as we share valuable insights from casual conversations and interviews across various people and topics. Catholic Passage is a group of lay Catholics who support parents and educators as they pass on the Catholic faith and way of life to their children and students. For more info, visit us at catholicpassage.com and on YouTube & Facebook.
Episodes
Welcome back to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Andrew Gniadek, who is the IT and technology specialist for the Lakes Catholic Community for the Okoboji, IA area parishes of St. Mary and St. Joseph.
Andrew is also the creator of Luminous Tradition, a company focusing on engaging philosophy and scripture through the Carmelite tradition. He publishes regular blog posts on this topic and also is an active podcaster himse...
Welcome back to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Dave Moore, who is the co-founder of Catholic Music Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the experience of the Mass and fostering deeper spiritual engagement through music.
This is an excellent episode where Dave and host John discuss their mutual backgrounds and passions for music, the amazing work of CMI, and the mission of harmonizing traditi...
Welcome back to the Catholic Passage Podcast! If you haven't followed our recent seasonal podcast project, Soil and Soul, check it out by searching by that name on any podcast application. After the hiatus from our primary podcast, we're back with a fresh guest, and it's an exciting one! Today’s guest is Fr. John Nepil, one of the founders and hosts of the popular podcast, Catholic Stuff You Should Know, an established ...
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Adam Storey, who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of Canonical Affairs for the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, and previous to that, served for over 14 years as Director of the Office of Marriage and Family Life for the diocese.
Adam and John have a wonderful conversation, rich of insight, that you won't want to miss. Adam offers great perspectives on sanctifying the family ...
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Jenny Condon, who is an active parishioner at Holy Trinity Parish and chair of the Catholic Identity Committee at St. Edmond Catholic Schools in Fort Dodge, IA, and mother of four.
During Neil and Jenny's conversation, she discusses her passion for reading books and sharing such knowledge, along with her faith, to her children and others around her. Jenny also introduces ...
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Fr. David Hemann, the current pastor for the Okoboji, IA area parishes of St. Mary and St. Joseph, as well as an accomplished musician, and simply a really fun and interesting guy to talk to, with plenty of stories.
You won't want to miss this episode where Fr. Hemann shares a few of his wondrous stories with Aaron, while they discuss their mutual passions in music and faith....
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guests are Deacon Darwin Messerly and Deacon Kenny Lindquist, currently of the Okoboji, IA parishes of St. Mary and St. Joseph.
The deacons and I discuss their important role in the Catholic Church, the strong focus of service, the relational importance of missions like Catholic Passage’s… and of course so much more!
If you would like to find out more about our ministry, or feel so...
Welcome to the Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Grant Monnig, who teaches Theology at Kuemper Catholic High School in Carroll, Iowa, and also coaches various girls’ and boys’ junior high sports teams.
During Erin and Grant’s conversation, he discusses his experience of sports growing up, how faith can be integrated into athletics, and how he strives to coach from a Catholic mindset.
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Karmen Bower, who is the Director of Faith Formation for the Diocese of Sioux City.
Much of this dialogue touches on the importance of prayer in our daily lives, especially in our family homes. Once again, the idea of small changes making a greater ripple effect for good is discussed. Karmen also talks to Erin about her leadership roles for both the diocese and as a mother,...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Jacob Thomas, who is a Catholic convert and good friend of Aaron, our host.
Much of this dialogue touches on how each of our individual faith journeys can be quite different and yet lead to the same end goals. Jake and Aaron discuss their upbringings and journeys through the Catholic faith, as well as outlooks on raising children within mixed families and communities with b...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Erin Flattery, who is a FOCUS missionary at Winona State University. During Neil and Erin's conversation, she discusses her personal faith journey and making the decision to dive deeper into it by getting involved with FOCUS. As you listen to her message of invitation and evangelization, reflect on what small ways you might begin to invite others around you. Greater ripp...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Fr. Travis Crotty, who is the current Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, as well as chaplain at Bishop Heelan High School in Sioux City.
Much of this dialogue touches on the importance of raising up parents, educators, and other lay faithful as leaven within, just as a loaf of bread. From within, we have something raised higher. How do we change the c...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Danny Zach, who is a religion and theology teacher at St. Edmond Catholic Schools in Fort Dodge, Iowa, as well as a father of five.
Neil Flattery and Danny discuss how he got into education, his approaches to teaching and presenting the faith to young people, and so much more!
If you would like to find out more about our ministry, or feel so moved to share your gifts in coll...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Fr. Shane Deman, who serves as the Vice-Rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis and is a priest of the Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa.
Much of this dialogue touches on the importance for parents to ensure they are first nourishing their own spiritual formation, so as to better enable them to pass on the deposit of faith to their children and others. In addition, Fr. Sh...
Welcome to The Catholic Passage Podcast! Today’s guest is Abigail Glass, who is the owner of Phocas Gardens in Sac City, Iowa, as well as a former teacher and administrator in the Catholic school system. She also happens to have a part in Catholic Passage’s origin story. We are really excited to share our conversation, where Abby and Aaron Lorch discuss her ties to Catholic Passage, background in education, her business and ministr...
Welcome to the first episode of our brand new podcast! The Catholic Passage Podcast aims to pursue the truth, an authentic Catholic life, a deep integration of faith and reason, and a joyful community of families raising the next generation of the Catholic faithful. Today’s guest is Fr. Brian Feller, who is the Associate Pastor for the Parishes of Calhoun County, Iowa, as well as one of the founding forces behind Catholic Passage. ...
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