In 35 days, Deacon Gaten Armstrong will be ordained a Catholic priest. 

He never could have imaged God would call him to this vocation. In this interview, Deacon Gaten tells the story of how God called him to the priesthood, the fears he still has about being a priest, the monastic vocation he was briefly attracted to, and his take on the generational change in Catholic conversions in the United States.

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Thousands of people became Catholic this year in America, the highest number in 21 years.

Everyone is talking about it, but they are asking the wrong question. Instead of why, we should be asking "Are we in the parish ready to meet them?

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Todd Sylvester discerned the Franciscans before realizing God was calling him to marriage. After years of ministry, Todd has 10 children.

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He had a successful corporate career. And then, in his 30s, he walked away from it.

Fr. Chris Boutin, a priest of the Archdiocese of Mobile, sits down to talk about his vocation to the priesthood after a successful corporate career. From the isolation of priesthood that nobody talks about, to bringing Jesus to people and inmates in prison, to his warning about what social media and technology is doing to young men.

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00:00 Introduction
01:25 Fr. Boutin's Vocation Story
04:45 What was the transition like going from corporate adult to seminary as a 30 year old?
06:39 What were the first couple of years as a priest like for you and why are you now obsessed with health and fitness?
16:42 What is the most difficult part about being a priest?
24:56 What is the most joyful part about being a priest?
28:03 What does a day in your life look like?
30:12 How do you balance your busy schedule with making time for prayer?
31:43 What do you find young men struggle with the most?
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Andrew Thompson peels back the curtain and shares the reality of leaving Catholic seminary after 4 years. He talks about the difficult transition of leaving the stability of seminary life and struggling to rebuild his prayer life outside of seminary. 

If you are struggling in your discernment or curious as to what it is like leaving Catholic seminary, this conversation reveals the hardest parts of transitioning back into the world post-seminary.

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Fr. Thomas LaPointe began to climb the corporate ladder at Publix before realizing God was calling him to become a Catholic priest.

In this episode, Donald Paul sits down with Fr. Thomas where he explains his corporate experience, how he was happy and fulfilled, but God was calling him to more, to follow Him to the Priesthood.

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In this episode, I am joined with Josh Murphy. He got married at 19 and he is an expectant father at 20. Why would a sophomore in college decide to get married and have a child so young? He had no money, no house, no career, and still he said yes to God's will.

Why?

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In this interview with my wife, Julia Maddox, we talk frankly about our experience with NFP, rejecting contraception in our marriage, openness to life, having children, and the sacrifice required to follow God's will.

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Catholic filmmaker, producer, and screen writer Dan Johnson joins us for a wide-ranging interview on the value of quality Catholic films, his new massive St. Bernadette movie project, and his vocation as a father and filmmaker.

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We are joined today by Archbishop Mark Rivituso, the Archbishop of Mobile. He discusses what it means to be a bishop, his spiritual fatherhood, advice for biological fathers, and what gives him hope in the world today.

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