The Sheepdogs Podcast

This episode we have on Daniel Rodriguez, Missionary Advisor for Damascus Mission Camp. We discuss a lot of different spiritual topics, including:

• Every Christian is called universally to Holiness and to mission

• If we want to have a fulfilled life, we have to serve somebody

• We’re called to evangelize and need to start from a place of intimacy from the Lord and then share our testimony with people

• How to fight for the joy of the Gospel by knowing the power of the Resurrection

• Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God

• Paraclete means, “One who is called to sit by one’s side.”

• How to live in an evangelistic way on a college campus

And lastly, Daniel shared with us about the 2022 EMPOWER Conference in December 15th - 18th put on by Damascus Mission Camp and how to register for it. It's an episode you won't want to miss!

• Today we had on Liz Schroeder, a Junior at Miami University studying Kinesiology and Nutrition!

• Liz shares with us her personal testimony, starting from one point of initial conversion in college, to spending her summer entirely devoted to the Lord, to now living a Catholic integrated life in College

• Liz talks about with deeper conversion to Christ comes more fulfillment, feeling more whole, knowing more who she is, and a life fully alive.

• This is a great conversation, you won't want to miss!

• Today we interviewed Kathryn Kueppers, who formally won Miss Minnesota. We talk about how she navigated that world as a Catholic and her journey to becoming a Focus Missionary at Miami University!

Welcome to season two of the sheepdogs podcast!

• This Season we start off interviewing Johnny about his new job at Cincinnati Right to Life. In this episode we discuss:

• The monumental decision overturning Roe vs. Wade in June 24th, 2022

• Johnny tells stories about being on the front lines of the pro-life movement

• He talks about the importance of taking activism steps in this movement, he talks about the importance of prayer in this movement

• We're all called to be Apostles, to be in the fight for life, to be saving lives

• Johnny tells a story about what a post-abortive woman would tell MEN in this movement

• The link to the RSVP Link to this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1I1fx407mkkZMkogM6Rz5weztZYxX79i78YZVLM0z6BYwuw/viewform?usp=sf_link

In this episode, we interview Fr. Joshua Waltz. Listen in for a ton of incredible stories!

You can find his Vocation Story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqATi2zbaBw

In this episode we discuss:

• More crazy details to Fr. Waltz' vocation story

• The impact his mom has had on his life

• The story of Fr. Waltz and his brother chasing down their dad after he divorced his mother and being with her throughout her fight with cancer

• The importance of loving people and meeting people where they are at when evangelizing

• Fr. Waltz' multiple encounters with St. John Paul II and how that has effected his priesthood, as well as Archbishop Fulton Sheen

• Fr. Waltzs' concept of, "You don't see what I see", when it comes to the hidden side of sin and people dealing with the hurt that comes with it

• The importance of choices in life and choosing grace over sin

• and so much more!

Today Fr. Jacob Willig and Johnny discuss Dr. Jordan Peterson's Commencement Address to Hillsdale College Class of 2022. You can find the actual address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvHjhtM8D7w

In this episode you will find:

• Our introduction discussing the abundant blessings of the year

• Dr. Peterson's Speech to the Class of 2022 (Sparknotes)

• Some memorable quotes from Dr. Peterson:

• “You have something to bring into the world that no one else can bring in. If you fail in that duty, you deprive the world of that.”

• “People thank me for things that I’ve done or said. You’ve put something out for something you truly believe, and that is part of the redemptive process for someone else. There is NOTHING better than that.”

• "The good that unites all the goods is the same good that’s reflected in the image of Christ. The acceptance of the suffering of life and the necessity of serving the lowest as the Highest calling. It might be true. Partly because the freest societies that we know are predicated on this idea…so it might be true."

Today we didn't really have a script, but instead just have a conversation about taking ownership in college and how we go about doing that. We discuss:

• Extreme Ownership in College

• Pier Georgio Frassati --a Blessed to emulate

• The Gym, Chapel, Library Movement

• How starting small is so important

• and so much more!

We hope you enjoy this episode, thanks for tuning in!

This episode we discuss King Louis IX's letter to his Son which you can find here: http://www.christendomrestoration.org/uploads/9/0/2/6/9026344/letter-of-st-louis-ix-to-his-son.pdf

We discuss:

• Celebrity look-alikes, and Sam coins the term, "Saint-a-likes"

• We read through King Louis IX's letter to his son

• We talk about our fathers and the impact a father has on his children

• Fr. Jacob shares what it is like to be a Chaplain and a Spiritual Father

• We discuss adversity and hoe Christianity helps solve our problems

• We discuss suffering and how it fits into God's Divine Providence

• We use Joseph of the Old Testament as a radical example of suffering and trust in Divine Providence

• We discuss the rest of the letter involving King Louis IX's advice on gossiping, staying true to the Church of Rome, and his final blessing to his son

Today during the Easter Season we read and discuss the Road to Emmaus. In this Episode we break down the reading of the Gospel Luke 24:13-35 as we discuss:

• Why didn't the disciples recognize Jesus?

• Jesus being with us in the midst of our troubles

• Jesus calling the disciples: "Foolish!"

• The importance of being stern at times as a father, friend, or priest

• Fr. Willig takes about Jesus and the breaking of the bread and Christ as victim

• Everyone discusses, the Scripture verse"Were our hearts not BURNING within us?"

• Johnny shares a story of his friend West and his heart burning for Christ

• Mr. Sullivan gives us the final word on the importance of sharing the faith, how many people still do not know the answer to our problems which we know can be found in Christ, and the fact that WE do, so why we need to share the Gospel more in our life

• Thank you Mr. Sullivan and Deacon Mike for coming on the podcast!

• Today we have Johnny Ambrose Kiernan, Director of Catholic Identity at Corryville Catholic Grade School in Cincinnati

• The story behind Johnny Ambrose Kiernan’s man-bun

• Johnny K’s following God’s will to become a teacher in Price Hill in Cincinnati

• “Riding the wave” of listening to the Father’s voice

• Johnny K’s story of getting robbed while living in the inner city of Price Hill

• The joys and sorrows of his two years as a teacher

• Johnny K’s experience coaching basketball

• God calls us to be heroes in the vocation we are called to

• We talk about Johnny K’s boss —> Fr. Ethan Moore

• Johnny K’s experience of, “When the Lord calls, you go.”

• We discuss the importance of our words and the impact we can make

• Michael closes us out that Johnny K's only safety net is Jesus