Native Soil

By Fr. Victor Ingalls

This is Native Soil, a podcast from Fr. Victor Ingalls and 4PM Media. Join us here to talk about our beloved state of Alabama, hear personal stories from Fr. Victor and other local guests, and discove... more

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How many episodes does Native Soil have?

The podcast currently has 134 episodes available.

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November 03, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 8: Marguerite Murphy
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/1RRD2ca8rug Synopsis: Meet Marguerite Murphy. Wife. Mother of 8. Secretary at St. Michael High School in Fairhope. Originally from Brooklyn, marvel at how the Lord nurtured her faith over the years and eventually brought her and her family down to put their roots down in our Native Soil.Dig In Further: Do you have any roots in New York? So many of us do! Consider all of the details that had to come together for you and your family to wind up where you are! What d...
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38min
October 13, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 7: Justin Castanza
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tyRXBAiXfdQSynopsis: Meet Justin Castanza. Teacher, Principal and how President of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory Schools. Hear how he discovering his calling to work with young people. Also how he discovered his call to marriage and children. He is a Montgomery native and a product of Catholic schools. Montgomery has always had a certain gravity in his life. Let’s dig in.Dig In Further:Do you have a certain sense of belonging to the place you live? Why or why n...
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38min
September 29, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 6: Grace Galligan
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/6OcRjozwCVISynopsis: Meet Grace Galligan. Project Manager for Native Soil! Originally from Philadelphia. Hear how she wrestled with two great passions growing up—running and photography. See how the Lord guided her each step of the way. Discover what brought her to Alabama. You will appreciate her honest words about uncertainty, loneliness and God being attentive to the desires of our hearts.Dig In Further:Have you ever been torn between two passions of yours? Ho...
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53min
September 22, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 5: Joe Arensberg
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9fliKvOVZtYSynopsis: Meet Joe Arensberg. Husband. Father of 7. Grandfather of 13. One son is a priest—Fr. Pat Arensberg, Pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile. Head of the Theology Department at McGill Toolen in Mobile and football coach. Growing up in Hawaii, hear his amazing story of how Mobile came to be his Native Soil. Also, originally a paramedic, listen in to hear how the Lord called him to teach the faith and the many sacrifices he had to make to answ...
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38min
September 15, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 4: Sr. Mary Jordan, OP
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/PJpA_n5AyeMSynopsis: Meet Sr. Mary Jordan. Originally from Ohio. Now called to spend the rest of her life, praying for us on our Native Soil. Today she explains the origins of cloistered Dominicans, their monastery in Marbury, their mission as well as how the Lord brought her to Alabama.Dig In Further:Have you ever asked some cloistered nuns to pray for you? If not, consider doing so. Take advantage of this gift here on our Native Soil.Have you ever had a dream t...
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46min
September 08, 2021 [Season 3: Series 1] Episode 3: Fr. Alex Crow
WATCH: https://youtu.be/wifhAd79tW4

Synopsis: Meet our Native Soil’s newest priest—Fr. Alex Crow. Hear how he went from being anti-Catholic to Catholic to a Catholic priest!!! Share in his excitement and thankfulness for his newly assumed priesthood. He is currently assigned as the Parochial Vicar at Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile.

Dig In Further:

Have you ever had a time you have felt at odds with God? With the Catholic Church? How did God work through that? How do you still need him to work through that?

What God calls us to do can be surprising! Are you completely open to whatever God wants to do with your life? If not, what is holding you back?

Have you ever asked God if he is calling you to be a priest? If not, Why Not? If not, Why not now?

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46min
September 01, 2021 [Season 3] Episode 2: Lauren Hoyer
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GFGiWYWwtc4 Synopsis:Meet Lauren Hoyer. Religion teacher at Montgomery Catholic High School. Since childhood, she had a strange pull towards Alabama. She also had a desire to teach the faith at a Catholic school. Listen to how the Lord, in His timing, brought both of these desires to fulfillment.Dig In Further:Have you ever been attracted to something from a young age? Or had a certain affinity for something, you knew deep down was meant to be?Has God ever spoken...
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37min
August 25, 2021 [Season 3: Series 1] Episode 1: Deacon Hector Donastorg
WATCH VIDEO: https://youtu.be/McW9ubJJmvISynopsis: Meet Dc. Hector Donastorg. Director of the Office of Hispanic Ministry. Originally from the Dominican Republic. Listen in to see how he felt CALLED to be married, be a deacon, settle his family here in our Archdiocese and much more. Dig In Further:How did God bring you and your family to the Archdiocese of Mobile? What plans do you think the Lord has for you HERE?Dc. Hector met his wife at a young age. He did not know that would be his w...
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28min
May 19, 2021 [Season 2: Series 2] Episode 6: Are We Worshipping God With Our Best?
Synopsis:Today Father Victor closes out season two by reflecting upon his experience attending the dedication mass for Saint Ignatius his new parish church. It was a unique moment of seeing so much planning, detail and preparation poured into one moment of worshiping God. The details of this rich liturgy of our faith give us much to consider as people of faith, members of the body of Christ, and children of God.Dig in Further:Have you ever attended the dedication mass of a new Catholic church...
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May 12, 2021 [Season 2: Series 2] Episode 5: A Young Mother’s Perspective: Being Pregnant and Fighting for those Who Are
Synopsis: Meet Mary Young. One of our oldest and most avid followers here on Native Soil. She is married and pregnant with her second child. She is also the new Director of Montgomery Area’s pregnancy resource center—COPE. Hear how she fell in love with her faith over the years growing up in Prattville and attending Troy University. Be inspired by her drive to serve the young families on our Native Soil. Dig in further:How can you help build the young adult community in our parishe...
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29min

FAQs about Native Soil:

How many episodes does Native Soil have?

The podcast currently has 134 episodes available.