A Dram with Friends

Encouraging us to be a Real Life Catholic!

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with (a travelling) Dan Donaldson. Listen as they discuss answering the call to live our baptismal vocations, how to share the Gospel in our world today, and what are the keys to the renewal of our Church in our modern world.

#RealLifeCatholic, #BaptismalCall, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean welcomes Dr. Phil Chavez into the virtual pub. Follow as they discuss the challenges faced by men today, especially young men in discovering authentic manhood, and how to go about engaging them so that they are formed into true leaders in our families, communities, the church, and the wider society.

#Men’sMinistry, #Character, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean welcomes Fr. Jonathan Gibson into the virtual pub. Listen as Sean and Fr. Jonathan discuss their experiences of the Bible in a Year (BiaY), the challenges of living in our world, and the impact that the BiaY has had on them.

#BiaY, #Scripture, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with Deacon Mike Daly in Denver, Colorado. Listen as they share their experiences as police officers and the challenges therein with working with youth at risk and the spiritual challenges they face. Deacon Mike retells his experiences of challenging God after the loss of his mother, to how he came to serve as a Police Officer, and his calling to serve as a Deacon.

#Police, #Deacon, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with Patrick Devenny in Denver, Colorado. Listen as Patrick share’s his journey coming from a secular world, to football, to finding faith. They discuss Patrick’s experience of surviving a severe bike crash, to being married, to co-hosting a podcast, and growing in his faith.

#GregorianRant, #Denver, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with Brendan Moran in Denver, Colorado. Listen as they discuss Brendan’s journey from an extremely poor small farm in the west of Ireland to the Holy Land to Denver and his connection with St. Pope John Paul II and World Youth Day in Denver. Listen as Brendan shares how God has touched his and his family’s life and how we’re all called to be witnesses of love.

#Friendship, #Denver, #GodSquad

A Challenge to live by virtue!

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with Dr. Edward (Ted) Sri in Denver. Listen as they discuss Dr. Ted’s experiences of being a Son of God, a Catholic, Husband, Father to 8 children. Dr. Ted is a Theologian with Focus helping to train young men and women to be missionaries serving in 185 different Campuses and 18-19 Parishes Across the USA. Sean and Dr. Ted share the challenges in our modern times, and how virtue can lead to loving others.

#Virtues, #Focus, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean visits with Arron Ottman in his pub in Blaine, Minnesota. Listen as they discuss Arron’s journey towards becoming a Police Officer while serving in the National Guard and studying Criminal Justice in college. Arron shared his passion and calling towards service includes the army, the police; not for the accolades but from a sense of service, to be the change, and the difference.

#CallofService, #Police/Army, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean invites friend and fellow God Squad Board member, John Paul into the pub. Listen as they discuss John Paul’s journey of marriage, 8 children, and 13 grandchildren and his journey and trust that lead him and his family to building homes in Mexico for families that would otherwise take 3 generations of work and savings to buy land and build a home and changing lives in a week.

#BuildingHomes, #MissionMexico, #GodSquad

In this week’s episode, Sean invites Sean Blair into the pub as they discuss Sean B’s joys of helping to raise a family of 10 children. Step into the pub and listen as the two Seans discuss issues around conversion to the Catholic church, attending the 2nd God Squad Conference and hearing Dr. Tim Gray speaking on the concept of Virtue, to Steve Wood’s call to make a difference, not just for today but for your grandchild and seeing the fruits of virtue. They continue in sharing on laying the foundation of faith for their family to “getting my spouse and children to the Gates of the Kingdom”.

#LargeFamily, #Virtue, #GodSquad