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Noelle Mering is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the co-author of the Theology of Home book series. Today she and Brett discuss themes from her book “Awake, Not Woke: A Christian Response to the Cult of Progressive.” They also dive into her blog post from Theology of Home - “7 Ways to Keep Woke Ideology Out of Your Home.”

‌Noelle's "Awake Not Woke" Book 

‌7 Ways to Keep the Wokeness Out of Your Home and Away from Your Kids

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This week’s guest is Chris Stefanick, a known Catholic speaker and author. He shares about his call to marriage & lay ministry and how those two have affected one another. Brett shares convicting quotes from Chris' book "Living Joy" and they discuss how to apply these teaching to their lives.

Chris' Website:
realcatholic.com/marriage

Chris' Book "Living Joy": https://www.amazon.com/Living-Joy-Rules-Rediscover-Every/dp/1645850811 

Chris' Podcasts: https://reallifecatholic.com/podcast/ 

S.A. Survivors Website:
sasurvivors.com

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"Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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In today’s episode, Brett is joined by leading international expert, Dr. Deborah MacNamara. She’s a counselor, with over 25 years of experience in mental health in educational studies. She’s a lecturer, having recently spoken at the Vatican and previously to the United Nations. She’s a mentor who provides support to parents, professionals, and educators.

Dr. MacNamara specializes in relational development approach, which is based on the work of Dr. Gordon Neufeld and is about empowering parents to be experts of their children with every day questions and practical strategies. As a mother herself, she shares a lot of practical wisdom for parents who are trying to intentionally raise their children. In this episode, Brett & Deborah also discuss the basics of Neufeld’s attachment theory, how this became a passion for Dr. MacNamara, & the importance of the attachment understanding of parenting in today’s culture

Dr. Deborah MacNamara’s books can be found here: https://macnamara.ca/books/ 

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Today’s guest is Dan Cellucci, the CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute, which provides leadership training to bishops, priests, and religious leaders. Brett and Dan discuss his talk titled “What if they don’t come back?” & give perspective on reaching out to Catholics in the diocese who aren’t attending Mass. They also discuss how CLI supports pastoral leaders & the importance of the relationships built with these leaders. Dan gives insight into the difficulties bishops are experiencing in today’s world and how we can support them in prayer.

Connect with Dan: https://www.catholicleaders.org

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Today’s guest is Catholic theologian and author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II, George Weigel. Brett & George discuss George’s thoughts and critiques on the Synod of Synodality & his writing process of his over 30 books. They also dive into the importance of leaders to be precise in the words they use, Catholic institutions being missionaries of the Church, the presence of “Catholic lite” (a term he coined in his book “Evangelical Catholic”) in the Church today, and a young Karol Wojtyla’s role in Vatican II. It's an intriguing and well-rounded conversation with one of the most highly respected Catholics of our time.

Connect with George:

Website: https://www.georgeweigel.com/
EPPC Page: https://eppc.org/author/george_weigel/
First Things Page: https://www.firstthings.com/featured-author/george-weigel 

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Did you watch the SEEK talk that broke the internet this year? Today’s guest is the man who gave that talk, Monsignor Shea. At the age of 34, Monsignor Shea became the youngest college president in the United States, appointed to the University of Mary in Bismarck.

Today, we discuss his book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission, which has been passed around through many Catholic circles. He shares how he has focused on the apostolic mission with his students and the need to implement this in our own parishes.

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Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation.

Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church flourish. She is a gifted communicator who is known for her strategic leadership as well as her ability to bring people together.

In this episode, she shares her testimony & the power of relationship in evangelization. She & Brett also discuss the hope desperately needed in the world, and thus, how ministry leaders can continue to have hope through difficult seasons.

Resources

Shaila's Website (https://www.shailavisser.com/about)

Alpha Wesbite (https://alpha.org)

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This week, Brett is joined by the incredible Fr. James Mallon to discuss his personal conversion & growth as a priest, all leading to the amazing ministry at Divine Renovation. They start the conversation by going back to Fr. James early ministry days before the books and platform, to his early parish years & learning how to build a plan for a parish to evangelize and catechize well.

There are converations about conversion of heart, aligning with Christ's mission, Alpha, growing in hope in the midst of ministry & so much more! We know you're going to love this conversation about the three keys to renewal and parish leadership.

Resources

Fr. Mallon's Divine Renovation Website (https://divinerenovation.org)
Fr. Mallon's Personal Website (https://frjamesmallon.com) 

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In our first interview, Brett sits down with Carey Nieuwhof who has been a pastor, teacher, & leadership guru for many years. They discuss God’s calling to change careers & fighting against simply going through the motions.

They also discuss what the Church can learn from her own response to the pandemic in retrospect. We may have adapted to meet the new challenges, but did we really innovate? This includes a discussion on the politicization of the Church.

To close the conversation, they discuss burnout; when the functions of life continue but the joy of life is gone. Carey shares his personal story of dealing with extreme burnout, how he recovered from it & how you can avoid it.

Resources

Carey’s Website (https://careynieuwhof.com)

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The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. The Church has the most important mission on the planet, "Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:18). The Family is the most important institution in the history of humanity, "The future of the world and the Church passes through the family" (Saint John Paul II). This podcast is a conversation about Leadership Where it Matters Most.

In this first episode, Brett discusses why he started the podcast, his plans for the show & what you as the listener will receive from each episode.

Please hit the subscribe button today wherever you are listening so you never miss an episode of the show. New episodes releases every two weeks!

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"Southern Gothic" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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