Leadership Where it Matters Most

Today's guest is the founder of FOCUS, Curtis Martin. FOCUS is one of the fastest growing college outreach apostolates in the Catholic Church. FOCUS has hundreds of missionaries, serving tens of thousands of students on college campuses throughout the United States. Curtis is a speaker, author, mentor, and leader. In this episode, he discusses his reversion to the Catholic Church, what his discernment was like starting FOCUS, some themes from his latest book, life with his wife, and what the future holds for FOCUS.

‌Website: Curtis Martin - FOCUS

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Today's guest is Jason Evert, a Catholic author and chastity speaker. He is the founder of Chastity Project, an organization that promotes chastity primarily to high school and college students. In this episode, he shares about how society has shifted on it's perspective of sexuality. Brett asks him questions about how parents can respond when their children discuss difficult topics, such as pornography & homosexuality.

Jason's Website: https://chastity.com/speakers/

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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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Today's guest is Fr. Paul Scalia, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Arlington. Fr. Scalia shares his testimony and a bit about growing up with his father, Antonin Scalia. He talks about his calling into the priesthood and what it's like to be a priest for such a young diocese. We discuss the state of men today and how in today's society, men have been deprived of heroes and the role of providing and protecting. Additionally, we talk about the need for fraternity, specifically in seminaries and the priesthood, and for fatherhood in the family and the Church.

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On today's episode, Brett interviews Ryan O'Hara, a husband, father, and speaker. Through his podcast, "Better Preach," which is all about developing and delivering great Catholic talks, he has interviewed many of the strongest speakers and leaders in the Church and provides innovation and inspiration for the renewal of preaching in the Catholic Church today. Ryan shares about how he & his wife struggled with infertility and the gift that adoption and foster care has been for their family. This episode is about how to stay true and strong in the call that God has for your life.

Connect with Ryan at www.ryanohara.org

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Jeff Lockert is the president of Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO), a university student movement dedicated to evangelization and leadership development. For over two decades, he has helped young leaders to gain the character and the virtues that they need. Jeff shares his testimony, the impact CCO has made and where it's heading, and how to walk with young and emergent leaders.

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Tim Glemkowski is the Chief Executive Officer for the National Eucharistic Congress. In this episode, he shares his testimony and how it brought him to this important role in the Eucharistic Congress. He shares what he has learned as a leader and the relationships he's built through the role. He also discusses why such few Catholics believe in the True Presence and what we can do to increase encounter and devotion.

Book: Made for Mission: Renewing Your Parish Culture

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Today's guest is Amanda Achtman, a champion for life and humanizing humanity. Amanda grew up in a Catholic and Jewish household, which was formative in the way she views life. In this podcast, she shares about her work, her younger brother who lived for 7 months, and her relationship with her grandfather. We discuss a topic Amanda is passionate about: the dignity of the human person and the impact euthanasia has on the world.

Connect with Amanda: dyingtomeetyou.com

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Today's guest is Pete Burak, the Vice President of Renewal Ministries. He has a passion for and is often a speaker on discipleship, evangelization, and young adult topics. In this episode, Pete shares his testimony and how his family life impacts his neighborhood. We also discuss the new evangelization, the death of Christendom, seminarian formation, and the issues facing our priests and bishops.

His booklet: What Must I do To Be Saved? Bundle - Renewal Ministries

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