The Gaudium et Spes Podcast

The Gaudium et Spes Podcast

The mission of Jesus Christ is alive and well in the Florida panhandle. Taking our cues from the great Vatican II document of the same name, the Gaudium et Spes podcast chronicles the Holy Spirit’s amazing work in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee through bi-weekly episodes alternating between teaching and storytelling.

Episodes

June 25, 2021 41 mins

Bishop Bill, and co-hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini, introduce the Gaudium et Spes Podcast, provide a background on its Vatican II namesake and discuss the reasoning behind its creation.

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Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini sit down with Father Michael Hartley of St. Rita Parish to discuss his path to priesthood.

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In this first teaching episode, Bishop Wack breaks down the Apostles' Creed, provides a history on its origin and explains its significance to the Catholic faith.

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Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini discuss JJ and Jamie Zielinski's path to marriage, family and faith.

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Bishop Wack teaches on the second pillar of the Catechism of the Catholic Church — the Celebration of the Christian Mystery. As this section of the Catechism is very detailed, he focuses on the Mystery of the Liturgy in this teaching episode, and will teach on the Mystery of the Sacraments in the next. 

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Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Father Paul White, pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church in Mary Esther, FL, about how he became a parish pastor in the diocese after monastic life.

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Bishop Wack offers a teaching on each of the seven sacraments and explains how they are vitally important to the Catholic faith.

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Host Sharmane Adams sits down with Shannon Gottstine, parishioner and teacher in the diocese, who shares how her unwavering faith sustained her through a hard season of life.

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Bishop Wack continues his journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church with a teaching on moral life in Christ. Stay tuned for part two, where he will offer his thoughts on the Ten Commandments and take a deeper dive into Christian ethics.

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Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Bishop Wack about his first pastoral letter, Sharing the Gift.

Bishop Wack talks about his inspiration for writing the letter, the meaning behind it and the hopes he has for evangelization following its release on the 46th anniversary of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

Hard copies of Sharing the Gift will be available in every parish throughout the diocese t...

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Follow along with Bishop Wack as he provides a history of the Ten Commandments and offers an insightful teaching on each of them.

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Hosts Sharmane Adams and Chez Filippini chat with Fr. Dustin Feddon about his conversion to the Catholic faith, his vocational discernment process and the positive impacts he is making as a pastor in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.

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Bishop Wack wraps up his teaching series for 2021 with a teaching from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" on Christian Prayer.

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Host Sharmane Adams sits down with Ret. Navy Cpt. Susanne McNinch, a St. John the Evangelist parishioner, to discuss how she balanced faith, family and her military career.

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Bishop Wack begins his newest teaching series on the Scriptures by offering an introduction to the sources of divine revelation and outlining the composition of the Bible.

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Hosts Chez Fillipini and Susanne McNinch sit down with Amanda Jansen, Director and Lead Teacher of Mother Clelia Morning Star High School, to discuss how her school provides a faith-filled, Catholic education to students with special needs. 

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Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the first five books of the Bible. 

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Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini sit down with Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida Executive Director Matt Knee and Arielle May, program specialist for emergency assistance in Fort Walton Beach, to talk about the mission of Catholic Charities.

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Bishop Wack continues his teaching series on the Scriptures by focusing on the Prophetic books of the Bible. 

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Hosts Susanne McNinch and Chez Filippini sit down with Casey and Matt Genelin to talk about Matt's struggle with alcoholism and how surrendering to God’s will restored their marriage.

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