I had the great pleasure of listening to Pope John Paul II's official biographer and New York Times bestselling author, Mr. George Weigel speak tonight on his book, The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy.  In his talk he speaks of Pope John Paul II's impact on the fall of communism, the life he lived constantly under surveillance by the KGB and other secret police agencies, and his last years. This is one of the better speakers I have heard and there is never a dull moment.  I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I did.

If, after hearing him speak, you would like to purchase one of his books, you may do so by clicking here.

I would like to thank Mr. Weigel for granting me permission to record his talk.  I would also like to thank Our Lady of Mercy parish for bringing in such a great speaker and sharing this with the public.

Peace of Christ,

David Dawson

 

 

In Episode 19 Seminarian Mike Sanders Revisted, we meet up with Mike again to find out how his first year at the seminary went. (See Episode 15 for our first interview before he entered into seminary)

As you might recall, Mike is a late vocation and left the secular world at 30 to explore his vocation to the priesthood.  He just finished his first year at St. Joseph's seminary college and tells us about his experience there: What he expected and didn't expect, daily life, and his hopes for the future. 

I hope to sit with Mike every year and follow him along his 6 year journey towards the prieshood.

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

It is a sad fact that many marriages end in divorce, but if you were married in the Catholic Church, civil divorce is not the final step.  Enter into the world of annulments.  Ever wonder what one is, the process, why do it?  As our special guest for this episode, we sit down with Fr. Paul Counce, the Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Baton Rouge to answer these questions and more. 

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

The Glenn Mohr Chorale has produced a great album of Christian Christmas music entitled, A Star Still Shines.  They have just recently performed at the Vatican.

The podcast includes samples of some of their songs included on the album.

To visit their site, please click here.

I just wanted to explain a little about how to use this website.

If you notice, not all of the podcasts are listed on the page.  You MUST click the word Podcast on the right hand side of the page below the word General in order to access all podcasts.  Also, on the website media player that you see in the upper right of the page.  If you click the right side double arrows, it will allow to scroll through every podcast audio file to listen to the one you want.

Thanks for being a part of TheEverydayCatholic.com

If you enjoy this podcast, please spread the word.  It is important for us to spread the Catholic faith to everyone.

Peace of Christ be with you,
David@theeverydaycatholic.com

In Episode 17 The Diaconate:  This Time It's Permanent,  we sit with Deacon Jodi Moscona who is a Deacon for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Ever want to know what a Deacon does?  Are they clerics?  What can and can't they do that a priest does? 
This podcast covers many aspects of the Diaconate and will answer many questions you might have about this Vocation.

Deacon Jodi has a web site in which you can learn more about him and a book he co-authored.

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

In Episode 16 In Charge of Educating a Diocese, I sit with Mr. Charles Jumonville, the Director of Christian Formation for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

Click here for the link to the Christian Formation Website

He discusses what it entails to be in charge of education for an entire diocese.  We also cover some programs offered and what to look forward to in the future.

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

Mike is a unique case in that he is what we call a "late" vocation.  Mike is 30 years old and has heard the call from God to serve as a priest. 

I pick Mike's brain for about 20 minutes to find out why now?  Why after going to college, having a good job, and living in the secular world does he feel the call now? 

Mike is a personal friend and I pray that God always walks with him in his journey towards the priesthood.

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

EPISODE 14 EXORCISMS!
with Fr. Paul Counce

RITE OF EXORCISMS in the English vernacular

POSSESSED (the book about the real exorcism that the movie The Exorcist was very loosely based on)

Update from when I originally published this.  There is a book a friend thought I would like.  It is called An Exorcist Tells His Story.  THIS IS A MUST READ FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC!!!  Written by Fr. Gabriel Amorth, he details the nature of evil and the forms it takes.  I think this is one of the best books I have ever read on this topic.

(original music composed and played by me)

David@theeverydaycatholic.com

In Episode 13, I stop by the office of Rick Beben again and discuss the Catechism.  Rick has taught the Catechism on a college level for around 7 years.
Want to know more about the Catechism?  Then this is your podcast.

In Episode 12, RCIA Guide for Dummies, I sit down with Rick Beben, Director of Spirituality at St. Aloysius Parish in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

We discuss The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.  I tried to pay particular attention to the format that St. Aloysius uses for their hugely successful RCIA ministry.  Hopefully, if you are involved in this ministry, listening to this podcast can give you some ideas to help improve yours at whatever parish you may be in.

Also, you can vote for this podcast as Best New Podcast at Catholic New Media Awards: Rewarding the Call to the New Evangelization from June 1 to June 30. 

Comments? Suggestions?  David@theeverydaycatholic.com

This podcast is nominated for Best New Podcast with CatholicNewMediaAwards.com.

Please Vote starting June 1st.  I will have a new podcast up next week on RCIA. 

On this Episode 11, we sit with Ken Thevenet, Director of Liturgy and Music for St. Aloysius Parish in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.  Ken has his Bachelors degree in Organ from the school of music at Louisiana State University and a Masters degree in Liturgical Music from The University of Notre Dame.

We get the chance to listen to Ken play some liturgical music on the organ at the beginning and end of the podcast.  We also discuss with Ken what is considered appropriate music in liturgy and what the Church says about music in liturgy and how it should be used. 

I would like to thank Ken for allocating time in his busy schedule to help us understand the importance of music and the role it plays.

The giant, huge, ginormous (is that even a word?) website, Busted Halo enjoyed my previous podcast on Canon Law so much, that they asked to use some of it on theirs (Big Honor).
 I encourage everyone to give their podcast and especially their website a listen and a look.  They have a dynamic site that has the answers to all kinds of topics about Catholicism.  They also have a Sirius/XM show on satellite channel 117 called Busted Halo.
 I would like to shout-out a special thanks to Mike Hayes (of a previous podcast) for PR'ing The Everyday Catholic.  Check out his blog, Googling God, and purchase his book of the same name.

Here is the link to their Canon Law Podcast


Oh, and if you are on Facebook, add me as a friend (perfdavid@hotmail.com).  In today's world, we can never have to many friends.

Peace

In Episode 10 Canon Law 101, I stop by the office of Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Fr. Paul Counce.

In a nutshell, this podcast contains the overview of Canon Law: What it is, what are canon lawyers, how does the Church use this type of law, and how we, as Catholics, will encounter canon law in our Church life.

We also discuss what to do if you see an "abuse" in the Church.  How one should discern this "abuse" and the appropriate steps to report it.  Don't go emailing the Bishop from your iphone during mass, please.

Fr. Counce is a wealth of knowledge and I hope to have him on future episodes dealing with issues we might encounter as lay Catholics and issues we might never (hopefully) encounter, including........
EXORCISMSSSSSSsssssssssssss.....muhwhahahahahahahahaha. 
(Stay tuned for that one in the near future!)

In Episode 9 Googling God with Mike Hayes, I had the opportunity to hear author of Googling God and managing editor of BustedHalo.com speak.  He was the keynote speaker at a local diocesan conference called Identity Theft: Is Your Catholic Identity Safe?

Mike spoke on the two distinct generations of young adults, Gen X and Millennials.  He discusses what characterizes these two generations and how we, as Catholic ministers, can reach these two generations and help them connect to the Church and more importantly, how we as the Church can connect to them.  He tells us how to do this by describing the different aspects of technology available to us today.

This podcast is longer than most of my podcasts, but I feel what he had to say is important and vital to anyone working with young adults.  If you fall in this category, or are a DRE, catechist, or just want to know how to use what is available to connect to others in your parish or around the world, then this is the podcast for you.

I would like to thank Mike for allowing me to record his keynote address and if you would like to purchase his book (which I highly encourage) Googling God, you may either go to the Busted Halo site or to the Paulist Press site. 

On Episode 8 The Everyday Catholic Videocast, I am interviewed by Fr. Paul Counce, host of a local Catholic television show called Conversations with Fr. Paul Counce.  The interview begins with us discussing this podcast and how I am trying to reach Catholics using a modern media outlet.  On the second part of his show, we discuss how different religions are using varying aspects of the media and if this is necessarily a healthy thing.

I would like to personally thank Fr. Counce for inviting me on his show and congratulate him on a wonderful show he has developed.  His goal is to reach people within their homes and he does an exemplary job.

As you might have guessed, this is just the audio from the show.  The actual show will start airing on March 29 @ 7:30 am and will run the entire week at varying times.  To check showtimes and schedules you may log onto The Catholic Life Television website for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.  From there you can clik programming and see showtimes. 

As always, thank you for being a part of this ministry and thank you Fr. Counce for helping me promote this podcast.

On Episode 7 The Seminarians: This Time It's Personal, I interview two seminarians for the Diocese of Baton Rouge....Tim Hedrick (thedrick@sjasc.edu) and Joshua Johnson (jjohnson@sjasc.edu).

We discuss their initial calling and then talk about what life is like in the seminary and as a seminarian.  They both currently attend St. Joseph's Seminary which is an undergraduate seminary and then will move on to Notre Dame Seminary for graduate study in New Orleans.

Comments???? Ideas????  David@theeverydaycatholic.com

In Episode 6, Lent! And I don't mean from your Dryer...I researched some frequently asked questions that Catholics have about the Season of Lent.
What is lent?  Why do we fast?  What is the Tridium?  Etc......
Hopefully, this episode will answer a few of those questions and more.  Please enjoy.  Comments, suggestions, have a topic you would like discussed?

 Please email me at David@theeverydaycatholic.com

Pro-Life podcast made this video.  I think it is worth seeing, so I have added it to my blog.  To hear their podcast on pro-life click here.

In Episode 5 No Apologetic Apologies Here,  I help you the everyday Catholic defend your faith.  Apologetics is being able to defend your faith using Bible verses.  Often times, as Catholics, we will be asked why we believe what we believe?  Hopefully, I can help you answer these questions.  I will begin with a common question that you might be asked and then give you the book, chapter, and verse in the Bible that will help you in your answer.  I do not cover all the topics you might be asked, but I do list the major ones that you are more likely to be questioned on.  If you have any questions after this episode, please email me at David@theeverydayCatholic.com  Enjoy!!!

In Episode 4: John Smith, Come on down!  You're the next candidate for the priesthood, we sit down with Fr. Matt Lorrain, the vocations director for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.  Fr. Matt tells us what exactly he does as director of vocations and discusses a program being used to help increase vocations to the priesthood, Called By Name.  The conversation then explores who are possible candidates for the priesthood and why has there has been a decline in vocations over the recent few decades.  Finally, we deal with the issue of priestly celibacy and Fr. Matt's views on that topic.  As always, I welcome feedback or comments and if you have a topic you would like to hear discussed on The Everyday Catholic, please email me at David@theeverydaycatholic.com.

This is a little variation from my normal podcast, and don't worry, I am currently working on one.  I wanted to show a little video I created of the Youth Group in the parish in which I am a member, St. Aloysius.  I am involved with these kids and thought you would like to see the future of the Church.  Thanks to an incredible youth minister that God has graced our parish with, Mr. Steven Brooksher, it appears the future is bright!!!

In the 3rd episode, A letter from St. Paul to the Freedom of Choice Act Supporters, I begin with a short history of who St. Paul was as a historical person.  Often, as Catholics we tend to read the Scriptures but ignore the person who wrote them.  I start with who he was, then on to his missions and a timeline of the epistles that he authored.  I finish with a Hot Topic that, us, as Catholics, must do everything we can to defeat.  The Freedom of Choice Act.  (Don't you just love what it is called, makes it sound all fuzzy and warm)  Just what is it and what does it do to current abortion legislation?  I explain the key "fundamentals" of the horrific piece of proposed legislation.  As always, I welcome feedback to David@TheEveryDayCatholic.com

In our 2nd Episode we visit with Lucia Leggio and discuss Catholic Universities with particular interest to the one she attended, Christendom in Virginia.  We start by discussing the Land O'Lakes statement from 1967 and what sets Christendom apart from other Catholic Universities.  She then tells us why she went there, what the academics were like, and how going to a Catholic University enriched her as a Catholic.  As always, we love to hear feedback or comments.  You can email them to david@theeverydaycatholic.com.

Sit back and enjoy the show.  You might just learn something!

In our first episode, we talk with a lay Catholic, Steven Wallace.  Steven is from Brusly, LA and attends St. John the Baptist.  He is a rare individual because he home schools his kids, himself!  We talk with Steven about how he implements the Catholic faith into his children's daily teachings.  He also shares with us a near-death experience he had and a visit from Padre Pio during the time he was in a Coma.  

Thank you for logging onto TheEverydayCatholic.com!
My goal is to provide an entertaining and educational podcast for you, The Everyday Catholic.

So.......just what am I referring to when I use the term, The Everyday Catholic?   This is a two-fold answer: 1) An everyday Catholic is your average, everyday Catholic.  You go to mass, try to live a Christian lifestyle, and know a little about your faith. 2) The second part is trying to live your life, Everyday, as a Catholic. 

I intend to create podcasts that will make you learn and grow in your Catholic faith.  Hopefully, with every podcast, you will learn a little more about what it means to be a Catholic and how to implement it into your Everyday life. 

To subscribe to this podcast so itunes will automatically download it, click the RSS 2.0 (or go to itunes and search for this podcast).  It will take you to a page in which you can subscribe.  Make sure when you do so, that you choose itunes as the application to subscribe with.  Now, when you sync your phone to itunes, the podcast will automatically be downloaded everytime a new one is made!

So sit back, relax, and enjoy! 
This podcast site is made especially for you, The Everyday Catholic!

-David
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