This first episode introduces the listeners to Father Jay Mello and John Sablan and speaks to the need for a podcast that helps with answering questions of faith and life.

Saintly Shout Out: St. John the Evangelist

Studies mentioned:

Pew Research (religious landscape) 

2014

https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/

2019

https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/

Post Christian Era (Barna)

https://www.barna.com/research/post-christian-cities-2019/