Glory Be: Interesting People & How They Pray

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  • Episode 109: Sister Catherine Martinez OSB

    Sr. Catherine Martinez entered the Benedictine Sisters at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Tulsa in 1985 and made vows in 1990.

    She grew up in Orange County California. Sr. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science In Elementary Education from Langston University and a Master of Arts in Theology with an emphasis in Spirituality and a minor in Scripture from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.

    She currently serves as the Adult Education Site coordinator and HiSet administrator at Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma.

    26 min
  • Episode 108: Mark Ohnesorge, Captain, Tulsa Police Department

    Mark Ohnesorge is a Captain at the Tulsa Police Department and is currently assigned to the Police Academy over recruitment and training.

    He grew up in a military family, traveling all over the world before graduating from High School in Enid, Oklahoma. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Oklahoma. He taught in public schools for one year before joining the Tulsa Police Department in 2008. Mark has held many positions within the Tulsa Police department and has helped develop numerous classes for law enforcement training. He is a Commissioner on Mayor G.T. Bynum's Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic and Latinx Affairs Commission and serves on the Church of Saint Mary Pastor’s team.
    Mark is married to his lovely wife, Maggie, and they have 6 kids who keep them busy with school, church, and sports.
    Mark appears on this podcast as a Catholic and as a parishioner of the Church of Saint Mary, and does not speak on behalf of the Tulsa Police Department.


    SHOW NOTES:

    The Saint Michael Prayer: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/prayers/saint-michael-archangel.html


    32 min
  • Episode 107: Father Desmond Okpogba

    Father Desmond Okpogba is the pastor of the Church of the Madalene in

    Tulsa. Father Desmond was born and raised in NIgeria and ordained to the
    priesthood in 1989.
    In this podcast, Father Desmond shares how he found himself in Tulsa,
    Oklahoma, far from his home diocese of Orlu in Nigeria.

    25 min
  • Episode 106: Becky Holder

    Becky Holder is the Faith Formation Director at the Church of the

    Madalene.
    Becky grew up in Tulsa and is a graduate of Bishop Kelley High School.
    She received her degree in Special Education from Oklahoma State
    University and taught in the public school system for 7 years until she
    became a stay at home mom. Becky has been married for 29 years and has 4 grown children.

    27 min
  • Episode 105: Sister Mary Pieta Geier

    Sister Mary Pieta Geier entered the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal in

    2005 and made final vows in 2012.
    She grew up Catholic and was raised in Garden City Kansas. Sr. Mary
    Pieta attended Benedictine College where she studied Music Education and Theology.
    She has served in the Bronx, East Harlem, and England and is currently
    serving as the Postulant Director for the Franciscan Sisters of the
    Renewal in NYC and she is also the daughter of Church of Saint Mary
    parishioner, Linda Geier.

    29 min
  • Episode 104: Kylee Hernandez, Watts of Love

    Kylee Hernandez is the Development Manager of Watts of Love, a global non-profit bringing people the power to lift themselves out of the darkness of poverty through solar lighting and financial literacy training.

    Kylee was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs and graduated last May from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois with a degree in International Relations. During her time in college, her research focus was human trafficking and the impacts that poverty had globally on trafficking rates.

    She has been contributing to Watt’s growth and success as a part of the Development team since entering as an intern in September of 2021. Kylee started full time upon graduation in May of 2022.


    SHOW NOTES:

    Watts of Love: https://www.wattsoflove.org/

    Kylee Hernandez: [email protected]

    31 min
  • Episode 103: Top 5 Guests of All Time

    Sharron and Mike recount the top five guests of all time as chosen by you and the number of views of the video version of Glory Be podcast.

    They announce that they're taking a summer break - after one last great interview: Kylee Hernandez of Watts of Love. It will come out very soon.

    29 min
  • Episode 102: Melissa Bryce, CEO of the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders

    Melissa is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders, an international nonprofit public charity and patient advocacy group focused on empowering families and funding groundbreaking research on peroxisomal disorders.

    Melissa is a graduate of the School of Saint Mary, Bishop Kelley High School and the University of Tulsa, she taught 3rd and 4th grade in Union Public Schools for 5 years before becoming a stay-at-home mother to her first child, Ginny (born in 2008). After a nearly 2- year diagnostic odyssey, her daughter, Ginny, was diagnosed with a peroxisomal disorder. Feeling a huge sense of isolation, she set out to find other parents on a similar journey. Her desire to raise funds for research, connect and support families, and promote awareness of peroxisomal disorders led to the formation of the Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders (GFPD) in October of 2010.

    Bryce considers her greatest vocation and blessing in life to be a mother to her three children, Ginny (deceased in 2015), Jack, and Avery. She enjoys playing golf, tennis, riding bikes and playing outside and swimming with Jack and Avery.


    SHOW NOTES:

    Global Foundation for Peroxisomal Disorders: https://thegfpd.org/

    Divine Mercy chaplet in song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJ8SPnRfFM

    32 min
  • Episode 101: Bobby Nichols, Keenan Hall Rector, University of Notre Dame

    Bobby Nichols is a rector for Keenan Hall at the University of Notre Dame. He is preparing to join the Jesuits to discern a vocation to religious life.

    Bobby grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and earned a Bachelor's degree in Theology from Xavier University. He returned to Lousiville following graduation to teach theology and to serve as the assistant director of campus ministry at his alma mater, St. Xavier High School. He then completed a masters degree in Ministry and Theology from Villanova University.

    He is an avid walker and walked the Camino de Santiago in 2016 and 2019.


    SHOW NOTES

    Merton prayer: https://augustinianspirituality.org/2020/11/27/a-prayer-of-unknowing-by-thomas-merton/

    Salve Regina: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/salve-regina-hail-holy-queen-12738

    Bobby's Blog: https://nicholsrobert.com/

    31 min
  • Episode 100: Father Don Wolf, cousin of Bleased Stanley Rother

    Fr. Donald Wolf is the pastor of the new Blessed Fr. Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City and a cousin of Fr. Rother.

    Father Wolf grew up on a farm near OKC and attended Oklahoma State University before discerning a call to the priesthood. He received his Master of Divinity from St. Meinrad Seminary and Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from Seabury-Western School of Theology. Fr. Wolf was ordained to the priesthood in 1981 for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

    His ministry has been principally among the Spanish speaking.He has served as vicar for Hispanic Ministry of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Chairman of the Board of Catholic Charities, and was elected President of the National Federation of Priests' Councils and served in that position at the national office in Chicago from 1997 to 2000.


    SHOW NOTES:

    The Blessed Father Stanley Rother Shrine: https://rothershrine.org/

    32 min

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Meet interesting people from around the globe - and often from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Get insights into something we usually don't talk about: our prayer lives.