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EP 105 is the 3rd installment of DTR (Define the Relationship).  This episode is a conversation with Diego & Elizabeth Gamboa.  A lovely conversation with two individuals who love for each other can be heard in the way they speak and interact with each other.  With the blessing of their new son, Agustine, these two young parents are an example of being blessed by the Lord through the intercession of our Blessed Mother.

Listen and tell us what you think.  Special appearance by baby Agustine.

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EP 104 DTR - How Tony Met Jenny

This second episode of our series with couples to DTR (Define the Relationship) is with Tony and Jenny Alarcon.  Tony and Jenny have been married two years and are both teachers as well as musicians, currently with Spero Worship.  This episode is their story is about how they met, a "bad burrito, reversion and excellent tips and information about defining the relationship that leads to the sacrament of matrimony.  Listen up folks and again, take notes.

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EP 103 DTR - You had me at Confirmation featuring Sarah and Josue

This first episode of our series with couples to DTR (Define the Relationship) is with Josue and Sarah. Sarah is a youth minister with a supportive fiance in Josue.  They've done ministry together since they were in high school.  This episode is there story from meeting to friendship to engagement to future marriage.  Listen up folks and take notes.

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EP 102 is the GREAT REVEAL!

Our friend and fellow youth minister from St. Francis of Assisi Parish in LaQuinta, CA  has resigned as the YM!  This is is because Catholic Youth Minister Chris is now Seminarian Chris.  Yes, he applied and was accepted.  This is his vocation story.  NOW Chris is a PIT!

Christopher Rodriguez is 23 years old and a new Seminarian for The Diocese of San Bernardino! He was born in Palm Springs, California where he lived all his life.  He is the youngest of three siblings, and a son, disciple, brother, and God Parent!

On his free time he enjoys attending Catholic events, visiting  So-Cal theme parks and building community with his friends!
Vocation stories and callings are amazing.  We hope you enjoy this episode but we also ask you to keep Chris and all seminarians in your prayers.

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EP 101 is a conversation with the Director of Vocations for the Diocese of San Bernardino, Fr. Hau Vu. 

Fr. Hau Vu is of Vietnamese descent and shares his testimony of how he came to answer the call to become a priest. Everyone has a testimony and Fr. Hau Vu's testimony is one that raises "goose bumps" as  God asks, "am I not enough." 
Producer Tony Pimentel co-hosts this episode asking the questions that young adults discerning the priesthood want to know.

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The 100th Episode is hosted by Producer Tony.  He interviews Arnel aka Catholic.dad about his thoughts of the past 100 episodes and even takes a live call from a lister.  Make sure to listen at the end for some bloopers.  This episode was just a joy to record and as usual we pray it connected with you.

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Episode 99: Motu Proprio - Tradutionis Custodes

Two young adults joins us on the podcast, Jo Deleon and Jesus Jacobo to talk to us about the recent Motu proprio by Pope Francis.  They share their concerns, worries about the Popes recent edict. They share why they love the TLM and share much wisdom to you our listeners.

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/20210716-motu-proprio-traditionis-custodes.html

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Episode 98: IS IT A SIN TO MASTURBATE?  "Am I the Only One?"

This episode contains discussion about pornography and masturbation that affects all of us with a special focus on youth and young adults in our community.  It contains the personal testimony of the suffering of a young minister who lived through this suffering and was graced with the love of our Lord Jesus.  We encourage parents to listen to this episode with their youth and young adults to get passed the discomfort of the topic and face head on with accountability in order to achieve redemption from this addiction. An addiction that distorts the gift of intimacy.

We chose a few listener questions which we included in the discussion:

1. Is it a sin when it has become an addiction to masturbate? Perhaps you also masturbate when you are stressed out?
2. What do you do when you are going to confession for falling into sin and you feel like you're not making any progress?
3. I know many friends and students in my life who struggle with this but there are some girls (probably more than want to admit) who have confided in me their struggles. What would you say/encourage to  a student on how to break the habit or sustain the break from the habit?  What do you do when temptation of that kind strikes?
4. I think too, a big thing is many people have the misinformation that girls don't struggle with addictions to masturbation and pornography.  Many Catholics are influenced to think that sex is bad and so all thoughts of sex can be bad but that's because there is no knowledge of TOB.
5. I've actually thought about this before and I looked into it.  An yes it is a sin to fall into lust and lust is not only limited to sex and masturbation, it's really anything such as food and other things that lead you away from God.  that is what I boiled it down to.
6. Does it ever eventually become easier to fight the temptation? For me the temptation come basically every day and sometimes several times throughout the day and the longer and longer I go without it [masturbation], the harder it seems to fight the temptation.
7. I want to know if addiction to masturbate still exist in marriage?
8. People downplay this struggle many face as natural. Women are also promoting this more and more.
9. In society in which this behavior/addiction is normalized, how can someone overcome the "it's not a sin" mindset?
10. Are there any programs or resources that help with this behavior?

At the 1 hour 18 minute - Chaplet of the Angelic Warfare Confraternity (www.angelicwarfareconfraternity.org)

We thank Delaine  Baronia, Young Adult Minister and CoHost and Co-creator of Chasing Magnanimity Podcast, for her courage in sharing her story.

Resources:
* Lifeteen - www.thevictoryapp.com
* Covenant Eyes - www.covenanteyes.com
* https://spiritualdirection.com/2014/11/25/sins-of-ignorance-and-sins-of-the-flesh
* DM Delaine @delainejudith for more information on her walk towards redemption.

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In Episode 97 Manny Huerta, Western Regional Local Outreach for NET USA Ministry comes back to the show to talk about ministry volunteers, how to find them and how to retain them.  Our discussion had us wander off to talk about the National Dialogue for young Catholics and we had a lot of other etceteras as usual.  Just tangential Catholic talk.

We thanked a few of our newest Patrons, Diana, Jose, Elizabeth.

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This Connected Podcast was invited to the Omnia Catholic  Summer Social-Young Adult gathering on July 11.  While there we decided to do a podcast to simply ask people who were there the question, "Why are you Catholic?"
This episode are those conversations:
2:30:00 - Joe Mitro
9:00:00 - Matthew Randolph
25:00 - Noemi Magdaleno & Manuel Magdaleno
41:40 - Larry Curtis, Breanna Sandoval, Rosie Vargas
58:45 - Michael Cruz
1:18:00 - John Mirto
1:22:45 - Arvin Ganda, Emmanuel Villapando, Jesse Jones
1:33:00 - Katherine Ravena

This episode is co-hosted by Jo De Leon and Adam Nery

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