WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6BabitR79ssAs we close Season 4, we address, without debate, the greatest poverty present on our Native Soil—a need for Jesus Christ. How may he be better known, loved, worshipped and feasted upon here on our Native Soil?Dig in Further:How can we be closer to Jesus? How can we let him more and more be the Lord of our lives? When we come to Mass, how can we come with expectant faith—expecting not only to encounter Jesus in his Word and his Body and Blood but to be...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/N8K00XjcreEMeet Fr. Jones. A Virginia native. A Convert. A Priest. And now pastor of historic St. Jude in Montgomery. We have looked at St. Jude’s history in past episodes. Now, along with their pastor, let’s take a look at where St. Jude is today and where they feel called to be moving forward.Dig in Further:“Talitha koum. Little Girl, get up and walk.” How might Jesus need to say this to you? To your parish? How does Jesus need to resuscitate, renew or resurrec...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/MDHkFtG_FqgMeet Fr. Fred Boni. Daphne native. Grew up at Christ the King parish and school. Attended McGill-Toolen and then Spring Hill College. Was on the cusp of entering medical school and felt called to enter the seminary. Now pastor at St. Catherine of Sienna in mid-town Mobile. Listen in to Fr. Boni’s heart for the unchurched and the creative ways he is employing to try to bring renewal to his very diverse parish.Dig In Further:What is the mission of a pari...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/nLuWajtY_gEToday we tackle perhaps the most pervasive types of poverty in our age—silence. Between our smartphones, TVs, Alexas and Siris, it is rare for us to left with a moment of silence. What is the importance of have silence in our lives? What can we do here on our Native Soil to preserve it for us and for others?Dig in Further:Do you have dedicated time each day to be silent and listen to the Lord? If not, why not? Could this be something to look at?Are the...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/m5-hY2JFxF4Meet Phyllis Beam. Director of Catholic Social Services branch in Robertsdale. Hear how she got involved in this ministry and how she has seen the Lord work through it. Also hear how she helped Austin discern a first step in responding to his sense of call to serve the poor. Dig In Further:Have you ever visited your local Catholic Social Service branch? If not, take some time to drop by, tour their facility and learn about the ways you can support...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jf3Xkn9Gxrc“Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity” (1 Timothy 4:12). See this verse lived out in a special way today in Austin Gontarski. Grew up in Loxley. Attends St. Patrick’s Parish in Robertsdale. Went to St. Patrick’s School all the way through and now attends St. Michael’s in Fairhope. Learning about the poor from Sr. Margaret, Fr. Jim Morrison and company at St. Patric...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jb8KOyBnGT0Today we look at the role of “fathers” in our lives. There is a real crisis today of fathers not being “present” and “engaged” in their children’s lives. With the help of spiritual writer Fr. Jaque Philippe, we seek to understand the effect of this poverty of “fatherhood” today. We consider, how can fatherhood be strengthened and renewed here on our Native Soil. Dig In Further:What is your relationship with your father like? How has his love bless...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7fq8hZQxUMcMeet Anthony Tobin. Originally from New York state. Hear how a compelling youth minister came into his life and changed the course of everything. Be amazed at how the Lord invited Anthony and his family to move to our Native Soil. Walk with him through his several years as a youth minister and into this new season of his life leading Vagabond Missions in Mobile. We met his counterpart in this minsitry Lauren Alley last season. See how the Lord br...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yzyvMW2t1PwMeet Jim Backes. A Mobile native. McGill grad. Notre Dame alum. And long time engineer with Hargrove. Listen to see how the Lord called him into prison ministry. It was a surprise to him and those involved with the ministry. Marvel at the mutual impact the Lord has wrought on both Jim and those he serves. See how this also has led him to be involved with Ransom Ministries—a non-profit in Mobile inspired very much by the example of Fr. Greg Boyle from o...

WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r7FR6R_sWqcToday, Fr. Victor introduces us to one of his favorite books—Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle, SJ. In this memoir, Fr. Boyle shares the spiritual lessons the Lord has taught him in serving for 20+ years in LA, in the most densely gang-populated area in the world. A location in our Archdiocese gets a shout out in the book! The concrete examples of compassion from this book give us much to consider here on our Native Soil. Dig In Further:“How can ...