Conversations with Jackie and Bobby

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Conversations with Jackie and Bobby episodes

March 04, 2025 49. Mary Lenaburg: Finding Hope in Hardship
In this episode, Jackie speaks with Mary Lenaburg, an author, speaker, mentor, and retreat leader. Mary shares her testimony and remarkable journey of hope and healing in marriage and motherhood.
Connect with Mary and learn more about her ministry at https://marylenaburg.com/ ----2025 Pilgrimage to Croatia & Medjugorje, info here: https://selectinternationaltours.com/product/pilgrimage-to-medjugorje-with-kim-zember-jackie-francois-angel-and-fr-edwin-leonard/... Jackie NEW book, "Memorize Scripture: Simple Steps to Pray, Ponder, and Practice God's Word" with Ave Maria Press (available now!): Ave Maria: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/memorize-scripture?srsltid=AfmBOorE33WAgXrGfQdefAkBg2ewIZRXkIxGeVzmsO5A0GDvBPbuTXxQAmazon: https://a.co/d/1k6f6em-- Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠ If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
57 min
January 23, 2025 48. Fr. Mike Schmitz: Persevering in Holiness
We talk in this episode with Fr. Mike Schmitz, longtime friend and collaborator on Ascension Presents, recording from SEEK 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. We reminisce on old ministry moments, the Catholicity of Captain America, and being encouraged in our walks with the Lord.
Father Mike Schmitz is the director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Duluth as well as the Chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The Duluth Newman Center focuses on being fed through the Sacraments as well as study and knowledge of the Church and has thrived under his humble and Spirit-filled guidance. He has preached to thousands locally and nationally. He is the host of the widely popular podcasts, “Bible in a Year” and “The Catechism in a Year” produced by Ascension. Father Mike also offers weekly homilies on iTunes, Hallow, and bulldogCatholic.org and has appeared in programs for youth and young adults through Ascension Press, as well as through regular short video messages on Ascension Presents.
Check out Fr. Mike's books and links here: https://bulldogcatholic.org/about-contact-us/about-fr-mike-schmitz/
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SHOUTOUT to our amazing crew that came together and volunteered their time to make this episode happen: Pietro Damasceno, Michael Hogan, John Donahue @truthcharting and Justine Callis (https://www.instagram.com/theologyofconversion/), and thank you to Kyle Heimann from @MAXStudiosUST for letting us borrow the gear!
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Jackie NEW book, "Memorize Scripture: Simple Steps to Pray, Ponder, and Practice God's Word" with Ave Maria Press (available now!):
Ave Maria: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/memorize-scripture?srsltid=AfmBOorE33WAgXrGfQdefAkBg2ewIZRXkIxGeVzmsO5A0GDvBPbuTXxQ
Amazon: https://a.co/d/1k6f6em
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
51 min
December 30, 2024 47. Fr. Carter Griffin: Forming Families, Forming Saints
We talk in this episode with Fr. Carter Griffin, a priest of Washington DC, on the topic of formation specifically for marriages and families. We also talk about his newest book, Forming Families, Forming Saints available now with Emmaus Road Publishing at the St. Paul Center.

Father Carter Griffin is a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington. A graduate of Princeton University and a former line officer in the United States Navy, he obtained his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. After serving as a parish priest, he was assigned to the newly established St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, DC, where he now serves as rector. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Cross-Examined: Catholic Responses to the World’s Questions and Why Celibacy? Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest.
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Jackie NEW book, "Memorize Scripture: Simple Steps to Pray, Ponder, and Practice God's Word" with Ave Maria Press:
Ave Maria: https://www.avemariapress.com/product...
Amazon: https://a.co/d/1k6f6em
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠ / jackieandbobby
43 min
November 13, 2024 46. Poland, Love & Responsibility, & Jackie's NEW Book!
Jackie & Bobby talk about their recent travels, notably Jackie's pilgrimage to Poland, some thoughts on Pope John Paul II's earlier work Love & Responsibility, and highlight Jackie's new book---(Memorize Scripture: Simple Steps to Pray, Ponder, and Practice God's Word (https://a.co/d/gFnrmpG)-- coming soon!
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Jackie NEW book, "Memorize Scripture: Simple Steps to Pray, Ponder, and Practice God's Word" with Ave Maria Press (available for pre-order now!):
Ave Maria Press: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/memorize-scripture?srsltid=AfmBOorE33WAgXrGfQdefAkBg2ewIZRXkIxGeVzmsO5A0GDvBPbuTXxQ
Amazon: https://a.co/d/1k6f6em
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
39 min
October 02, 2024 45. Johnna Sullivan: Mercy in Mentorship
Bobby talks with ministry friend Johnna Sullivan, a trained mentor with the CatholicPsych Institute. They talk about Johnna's formation, testimony, and her pull towards ministering to "the misfits" within the Church, especially those coming from broken and blended families.
Johnna Sullivan served as a missionary in Haiti, is the mother of her 11-year-old son Levi, and lives in Guilford, Connecticut. She attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville and now works as a partner mentor for anyone struggling and needing someone to process their story with. As a writer, she wishes to use her words for good and to bring the reality of God's mercy into people's lives.
To learn more about the mentorship model with Johnna, click here: https://catholicpsych.com/johnna
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
31 min
September 12, 2024 44. John Bishop: Forming Men & Forging Strong Fathers
Bobby talks with Dr. John Bishop about his work on FORGE, a new platform designed to build a foundation of healthy fathers, strong families, and empowered evangelizers to revitalize the family, transform our culture, and rebuild the Church.
John earned his Ph.D. from the Catholic University of America where he wrote his doctoral dissertation on masculine virtue. He worked at FOCUS in various positions before founding FORGE in 2023 and now serves as its executive director.
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The main site for FORGE: https://myforge.org/
John's earlier talk on fatherhood and the masculine genius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X52ClpKAEa0
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
47 min
August 22, 2024 43. Anniversaries, Olympics, and the Eucharist
Jackie & Bobby talk about their recent anniversaries, going through withdrawals after the Olympics, and their summer travels, particularly the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years.
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Jackie on Hallow's series on St. John Paul II: https://hallow.com/challenges/244/

Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Olympics' Opening Ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ueAVZwFJbwThe
National Eucharistic Congress: https://www.eucharisticcongress.org/
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
36 min
August 07, 2024 42. María Paula Aldana: Conversion to Christ & the Theology of the Body
Jackie talks with María Paula Aldana on her upbringing in Colombia, her testimony of faith, and her global ministry teaching the Theology of the Body.
María Paula Aldana is a digital content creator, international speaker, writer and expert in Theology of the Body, and in teaching comprehensive sexuality education. She was a theology student at Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá Colombia and has studied at the Theology of the Body Institute. She graduated from the Comprehensive Sexuality Education program at the Austral University (Argentina), and is a part of the Alliance Defending Freedom delegate for Latin America and Ambassador of the Human Dignity for the World Youth Alliance.
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Check out María Paula Aldana on Somos Suyos: https://www.youtube.com/@SomosSuyos
IG: https://www.instagram.com/somos.sos?igsh=MTd3dnNjanZobG9vaQ==
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
1 hr 5 min
July 17, 2024 41. Fr. Mark-Mary Ames: Franciscan Life & the Heart of the Father
Bobby talks with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames about his life, his calling as a Franciscan Friar, and insights from his newest book "The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God."
Fr. Mark-Mary Ames is the Director of Communications and the Director of Priestly Studies of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR). The primary mission of the CFR community is a wholehearted embracing of Jesus Christ and their Holy Father, St. Francis of Assisi.
Fr. Mark-Mary is the host of the Ascension Presents video series The CFRs. He was also the executive producer of the Poco a Poco music album featuring Br. Isaiah, CFR, and is the author of Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress.
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- Fr. Mark's newest book: "The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You into the Heart of God"
- Renewal in Motion Basketball Video
- Ascension Presents: The CFRs (YouTube)
- The Franciscan Friars of the Renewals
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: ⁠⁠⁠https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠ ⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
42 min
June 18, 2024 40. Julia Sadusky: Talking with Your Kids (& Teens) About Sex
Jackie talks with Dr. Julia Sadusky about her books and clinical work, moving beyond "the talk" as a one-time event, and practical advice for parents to engage in conversations with their kids (or teens) about sex and the goodness of the body.
Dr. Julia Sadusky is a licensed clinical psychologist and the owner of a private practice in Littleton, CO. She is also an author, consultant, speaker, and adjunct professor. Dr. Sadusky has done extensive research and clinical work in sexual and gender development and specializes in trauma-informed care.
She earned a bachelor's degree from Ave Maria University and a master's degree and doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Regent University. She has authored several books around human sexuality, with her most recent two-book series entitled, "Start Talking to Your Kids about Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics" (Ave Maria Press, 2023) and "Talking with Your Teen about Sex: A Practical Guide for Catholics (Ave Maria Press, 2024).
Connect with Dr. Julia via her website for more: https://www.juliasadusky.com/
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Poland Pilgrimage this Fall with Jackie & Kim Zember:
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Thanks for listening! For more info on our talks, books, and resources, please visit our website at: https://jackieandbobby.com/⁠⁠
If you feel called to support us financially in this ministry endeavor, please prayerfully consider visiting our support page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/jackieandbobby
1 hr 3 min

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Jackie and Bobby Angel are authors, speakers, musicians, and evangelists for the Catholic faith. We are launching this channel to bring you into our conversations with people we think will provide you with insightful perspectives on human & spiritual formation.