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Here you go! Many of you have sent us the YouTube video of Calvin Robinsons speech at the Oxford Union on February 15, 2023.  You asked for us for our reaction to this speech which was about homosexual marriages and extending the Christian sacrament to said marriages.  So we asked Josue and Mcpherson to join us in this episode to gain the response of not just me but also two young adult Catholics on the speech on this topic. 
Topics of discussion:

• God sets the terms not us
• "It is they who went away changed"
• The Faith is Discriminatory
• The Church Denounces Sin not the Sinner
• Teach about salvation
• St. Athanasius of Alexandria quote

Full lecture at the Oxford Union:
     https://youtu.be/ymbTb2HS5Rc

His website:
     https://www.calvinrobinson.com/

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In this episode Arnel and Tony give a Lenten Retreat Presentation at St Catherine of Alexandria in Riverside California.  Using the podcast as a forum to share the faith, Arnel and Tony share in this episode the conversation they had with the teens of St. Catherine's and responded to questions they had.

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Episode 149: SYNOD (Part D) Bishop Alberto Rojas & Sr. Leticia Salazar.
In this final Part of the four part series Tony and Arnel are able to have a conversation with Bishop Alberto Rojas and Chancellor Sr. Leticia Salazar of the Diocese of San Bernardino. 

00:04:00 - Sr. Leticia Salazar speak about the mission she has as the Chancellor.
00:06:15 - The vision of accompaniment.
00:07:20 - Tony asks Bishop, about pushback towards the Synod and how can we practically build this culture of listening?
00:10:08 - "In the process of listening, that is already healing.  The process itself is designed to heal you." Bishop Rojas.
00:13:00 - "Is it a sin to be gay?  Can a person who is gay come to communion?"
00:16:10 - "Speak freely, listen humbly." Bishop Rojas.
00:17:40 - Recapturing the grace of our baptism - Chancellor Sr. Leticia.
00:21:28 - "What do we need to saved about (from)?"
00:22:25 - Arnel is speechless.
00:22:36 - Bishop Rojas Vision for the Diocese of San Bernardino.

Schedule of this Series:

• Monday - (Part A) Listening Session
• Wednesday - (Part B) Synod Team Members
• Friday - (Part C) Dr. Austin Ivereigh
• Sunday - (Part D) Bishop Rojas and Sr. Leticia

We pray that this four part episode will connect with you our fam, our listeners.

Link to Synod Formation Day at the Diocese of San Bernardino:
"In a Time of Isolation a Culture of Encounter"
February 3, 2023 Part 1 English:  https://youtu.be/9ITMHM6dqbo
February 3, 2023 Part 2 Spanish:  https://youtu.be/uY5aHEwTYSs

Diocesan Synod Synthesis: https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022%20ENG%20San%20Bernardino%20Synthesis%20%209_27.pdf
Diocesan Synod Synthesis Guide:
https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022engsynthesisguide.pdf

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Episode 149: Part C of this 4 part series is with Dr. Austen Ivereigh.
Dr. Austen Ivereigh describes himself as a journalist, a writer and an author. He is also an academic professor in Contemporary Church history at Campion Hall, Oxford University. He is most known for his work on and with Pope Francis having done two biographies of Pope Francis:

• The Great Reformer in 2014
• Wounded Shepherd in 2019
• Let us Dream written with Pope Francis in 2020

An enlightening and profound conversation with Dr. Ivereigh who was the guest speaker in the Synod formation day at the Diocese of San Bernardino.  

Schedule of this Series:

• Monday - (Part A) Listening Session
• Wednesday - (Part B) Synod Team Members
• Friday - (Part C) Dr. Austin Ivereigh
• Sunday - (Part D) Bishop Rojas and Sr. Leticia

We pray that this four part episode will connect with you, our fam, our listeners.

Link to Synod Formation Day at the Diocese of San Bernardino:
"In a Time of Isolation a Culture of Encounter"
February 3, 2023 Part 1 English:  https://youtu.be/9ITMHM6dqbo
February 3, 2023 Part 2 Spanish:  https://youtu.be/uY5aHEwTYSs

Diocesan Synod Synthesis: https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022%20ENG%20San%20Bernardino%20Synthesis%20%209_27.pdf
Diocesan Synod Synthesis Guide:
https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022engsynthesisguide.pdf

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Episode 149: Part B of the Synod 4 Part Series continues with conversations with members of the Diocese of San Bernardino's Synodal Synthesis Core Team.  If you had questions about this synod process; this episode provides clarity within the conversations with Dr. Amanda Alexander, Director of the Ministry Formation Institute, Fr. David Andel, Director of Canonical Services, Elder Samaniego, Director of the Office of Child and Youth Protection and Edgardo Juarez, Director of the Ministry to Young Catholics.

Dr. Alexander & Fr. Andel respond to questions:
00:04:10 - What is Synod?
00:06:60 - What is Holistic Formation? The disconnect that young people have.
00:12:00 - "So what... how does that affect my life?" Making it practical and concrete.
00:14:46 - What is Christlike exercise of authority?
00:17:00  - What to do when synodality becomes heretical?
00:21:28 - "A synod is not called to change or reform anything" Fr. Andel.
00:23:25 - How do we alleviate that anxiety and combat the culture of fear?
00:25:35 - "Fear is not of the Spirit" Dr. Alexander.
00:27:30 - What are your expectations of inviting Dr. Austen Ivereigh?

Elder Samaniego & Edgardo Juarez share the process of Synodal Synthesis:
00:28:42 - Who is the Core Team for the Diocese of San Bernardino for the Synodal Process?
00:35:40 - The Process and how synthesis was done?
00:40:16 - Is the synthesis report affected by the personal bias of those in the people doing the synthesis.
00:50:00 - Not jumping into conclusion
00:51:00 - Pope Francis challenge to us.
00:54:10 - How do we go deeper in our communal discernment?
00:59:35 - "Discernment is uncomfortable"
01:04:00 - What are some things that stood out for the young people in the synod?
01:08:42 - "I cannot bring myself back to a Church who does not accept me for who I am." A question for the Bishop in Part D of this series.

"We should not embrace synodality, synodality should embrace us." - Elder Samaniego.

Diocesan Synod Synthesis: https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022%20ENG%20San%20Bernardino%20Synthesis%20%209_27.pdf
Diocesan Synod Synthesis Guide:
https://www.sbdiocese.org/docs/2022/2022engsynthesisguide.pdf

Schedule of this Series:

• Monday - (Part A) Listening Session
• Wednesday - (Part B) Synod Team Members
• Friday - (Part C) Dr. Austin Ivereigh
• Sunday - (Part D) Bishop Rojas and Sr. Leticia

We pray that this four part episode will connect with you our fam, our listeners.

Link to Synod Formation Day at the Diocese of San Bernardino:
"In a Time of Isolation a Culture of Encounter"
February 3, 2023 Part 1 English:  https://youtu.be/9ITMHM6dqbo
February 3, 2023 Part 2 Spanish:  https://youtu.be/uY5aHEwTYSs

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Track - "Forever" by Anno Domini Beats

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Episode 149 is a four part mini-series of an event we were invited to cover at the Diocese of San Bernardino called the Synod Formation Day.  It was an opportunity to directly podcast at Diocesan Pastoral Center where Dr. Ivereigh, Pope Francis Biographer came to speak to and present on the Synodal Process and where we are today.
This four parts series, released every other day will be in sections of when we had conversations with the attendees, the Diocesan Synodal Team, Dr. Austin Ivereigh himself and the Chancellor, Sr. Leticia and Bishop Rojas. We have also linked below the actual Synod Formation event here for you to be able to watch for yourself so that you may gain a better perspective of what the discussion was about.

Monday - (Part A) Listening
Wednesday - (Part B) Synod Team Members
Friday - (Part C) Dr. Austin Ivereigh
Sunday - (Part D) Bishop Rojas and Sr. Leticia

We pray that this four part episode will connect with you our fam, our listeners.

Link to Synod Formation Day at the Diocese of San Bernardino:
"In a Time of Isolation a Culture of Encounter"
February 3, 2023 Part 1 English:  https://youtu.be/9ITMHM6dqbo
February 3, 2023 Part 2 Spanish:  https://youtu.be/uY5aHEwTYSs

Remember to like, subscribe and recommend to a friend. Contact us at [email protected]. If you would like to help our podcast, you can be a patron on our Patreon page, or you may make a donation on our paypal or venmo @CatholicDotDad.

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Edited by Tony Pimentel - http://www.youtube.com/TonyPimentel

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Re-imagined Theme Song by Tony Pimentel
Track - "Forever" by Anno Domini Beats

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Episode 149 is a four part mini-series of an event we were invited to cover at the Diocese of San Bernardino called the Synod Formation Day.  It was an opportunity to directly podcast at Diocesan Pastoral Center where Dr. Ivereigh, Pope Francis Biographer came to speak to and present on the Synodal Process and where we are today.
This four parts series, released every other day will be in sections of when we had conversations with the attendees, the Diocesan Synodal Team, Dr. Austin Ivereigh himself and the Chancellor, Sr. Leticia and Bishop Rojas. We have also linked below the actual Synod Formation event here for you to be able to watch for yourself so that you may gain a better perspective of what the discussion was about.

Monday - (Part A) Listening
Wednesday - (Part B) Synod Team Members
Friday - (Part C) Dr. Austin Ivereigh
Sunday - (Part D) Bishop Rojas and Sr. Leticia

We pray that this four part episode will connect with you our fam, our listeners.

Link to Synod Formation Day at the Diocese of San Bernardino:
"In a Time of Isolation a Culture of Encounter"
February 3, 2023 Part 1 English:  https://youtu.be/9ITMHM6dqbo
February 3, 2023 Part 2 Spanish:  https://youtu.be/uY5aHEwTYSs

Remember to like, subscribe and recommend to a friend. Contact us at [email protected]. If you would like to help our podcast, you can be a patron on our Patreon page, or you may make a donation on our paypal or venmo @CatholicDotDad.

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Edited by Tony Pimentel - http://www.youtube.com/TonyPimentel

Theme Song by: The Parousia Band (Instagram @parousiaband )
Re-imagined Theme Song by Tony Pimentel
Track - "Forever" by Anno Domini Beats

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In the 148th episode of This Connected, Arnel aka Catholic.dad talks to newly ordained, Deacon Robert Gonzalez and his Wife Lorena.  They talk about a mans journey to answer the call to holiness; to be a  Deacon in the Catholic Church.  Deacon Roberts journey with the support of his wife Lorena is inspiring and joyful to hear. Join in on this conversation between three friends.
 
Thank you for watching or listening.
Deacon Robert and Lorena currently serve at St. Marys Catholic Church in Fontana, CA.

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Track - "Forever" by Anno Domini Beats

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This episode is another addition to our series of Youth Ministry Moments speaking to long time ministers on successes and pitfalls of the many years in ministry with young people. In this episode Melissa from St. Peter and Paul the Apostle in Rancho Cucamonga California talk about "balancing ministry and life."  This is something that is so important to know especially if you the minister is married.  Knowing your vocation and what you are called is key in your success in working in the vineyard of God.  Melissa, Tony and I unpack this topic in this episode.

Thank you for watching or listening.
To contact Melissa, reach her on her Instagram @melissamariee92

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This year we will focus some episodes directed specifically towards Youth Ministry and the you 'Youth Ministers.' 
These episodes will be short (around 30 to 40 minutes) to hopefully showcase some of the challenges youth ministers come into and an opportunity to learn from the ups and downs of the ministers we have on the show. We have invited ministers who have had at least 10 years of experience in ministry to talk about certain topics or pitfalls of ministering to the young people.
In this Youth Ministry Moment episode titled, "Short Season / Long Game" our guest is Melissa Acosta; the Youth & Young Adult Minister as well as Music Minister at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California.  Melissa has been active in youth ministry since 2012 starting at Sacred Heart Catholic Church before moving to Sts. Peter & Paul.  A music minister, worship leader, wife and devoted mother of two, Melissa has many talents. She is a gifted singer, speaker and shares her love and knowledge of the Lord and His Church.  You can connect with her on her Instagram @melissamariee92 .

Thank you for watching or listening.
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Edited by Tony Pimentel - http://www.youtube.com/TonyPimentel

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