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One of the winningest coaches in high school baseball, having coached for ten years at Tampa Catholic High School where he posted an amazing won-lost record of 329-39. His teams won four state championships and a national championship. He went on to coach at the University of Tampa and also scouted for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. Last year he was No. 26 on a list of the top 50 coaches in Tampa Bay sports history and he has been inducted into four Halls of Fame. He has his own foundation, which is dedicated to teaching young children life skills through sports. And just over a year ago he launched a series of what is now six books to bring life skills to young athletes through a diverse set of characters representing each baseball position on the field.

Every year since 1981 a tournament has taken place to promote high school baseball in Hillsborough County (Tampa, Florida area). It was first established as a memorial for Tony Saladino, Sr. and has grown from eleven public schools to now a 32-team event, with 38 players that have participated in the tournament having gone on to play in the Major Leagues, 12 of which were first round draft picks. The guest on this episode of CSR has been at the heart of all of this for all those years and is a lifelong Catholic.

In this week’s episode, I speak with Joe Melendrez. He is one of America’s most exciting Catholic performers. He is a natural MC, a dynamic musical performer, an inspiring speaker, and an expert retreat leader. Joe shares how he was inspired to pursue the path he is on now, the origins of his Rosary Rap came to be, his experience at Kayne West’s Sunday Service and much more!

For all things, Joe Melendrez, go to https://www.joemelendrez.com/

A BIG Thank you to our Executive Producers: Dr. Jeff Vista, Chris Lehmann, 2019 Men’s ACTS Team and Joe Nunez.

Special thanks to Philip Strauch III for providing the Outro Music, "He must Increase." Text and Tune copyrighted.

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Fr. sean donovan joins us to discuss the maccabees

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About our drink: Dave’s 2019 Krupnik

About the gear: The Hammer

About our topic: Be a Maccabee

I think about the Christmas season's tug of war over the rights of the public visibility of Christmas language and display, as well as people who feel their rights to express their faith openly are being taken away. I wonder if we Christians are missing the point altogether.

As Christians who reverence the Other who accepted and forgave us, experiencing the other as a good and not a threat should be the hallmark of our common living. It is true we now live in a society where we cannot assume that others share the same foundational beliefs about the good of humanity as we.

Nevertheless, it has always been the human experience that many different voices need to converge in a dialogue in which we consider the "Other" one with ourselves, a dialogue in which we are all together trying to come closer to truth. Christmas teaches us that truth, more than each group vying for power in an argument, is more correctly seen as a relationship.

 

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Rose or Pink, the word we place with the color for Gaudete Sunday is a moment for us to help the children of our Church to grow in love with the faith. Colors are a great catechetical tool to help us bring children and ourselves into the movement of our Christian life found in the Church. Today, I talk about my recent experience of working with children for Gaudete Sunday.

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In part two of the conversation, Bill Snyder continues the discussion with Kendra Von Esh about her recent experience of a series of encounters with the Holy Spirit and how it has deepened her faith. For more information about Kendra visit kendravonesh.com

The season of Advent is in full swing and this week I wanted to share a special novena with you. Join Bill Snyder and I as we discuss his novena devotional A Contemplative Las Posadas. This novena is based upon a traditional devotional done annually in Mexico. Get your copy here.

Do you want to live a life of peace? Who doesn’t? Richaél Lucero explains the best way to prepare to receive Christ, the “Prince of Peace,” this Christmas. Listen as she also offers instruction for how the Lord intends for us to attain the peace he offers.

SHOW NOTES:—Episodes mentioned:-“Let Your Heart Be an Altar”  clumsytheosis.net/2019/11/23/let-y…art-be-an-altar/

—Quote references: -“Peace can never begin unless an attitude of sincere forgiveness takes root in human hearts. Offering and accepting forgiveness is the essential condition for making the journey towards authentic and lasting peace.” St. Pope JohnPaul II, “Offer Forgiveness and Receive Peace” w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-…day-for-peace.html

—Scripture references:- “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given;and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called“Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Psalm 9:6

—Book references: -“Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life” by Bob Schuchts www.amazon.com/Be-Healed-Guide-E…ful/dp/1594714762

—Article references:-I found this particle on forgiveness helpful and to the point. “How Do You Forgive Even When It Feels Impossible? “ by Andrea Brandt Ph.D. M.F.T. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mindf…ssible-part-1

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