Kairos year, discipleship, configuration, oh my! What are the stages of priestly formation in our diocese, what is the goal, and why do we call them what we do?

Taylor and Father Mark are joined by one of our Diocese's newest priests (Ordained in July 2023), Father Ben Pribbenow who shares his vocation story and the beauty of God's call. 

Spiritual warfare can be a loaded topic, but it is so important. This week, we have Father Girotti back on the podcast to discuss this important reality with us and help us navigate the often invisible world of spiritual warfare. 

Don't call it a come back! 
We are so pumped to be back, and we're even more pumped for Lent...and so should you! 

We've got some changes to announce but here's a long story short; stick around!

Father Kevin Ripley, the incoming Director of the Kairos Year and priest celebrant at UWGB joins Taylor and Father Mark to share his vocation story. 

Katie Westhoven joins Taylor and Father Mark to share her vocation story to marriage and family life! Be sure to listen to her inspiring story and learn how to be more receptive to God's call for your own life. 

Bishop Ricken returns to the podcast! This time, he discusses his new pastoral letter, "Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist." 

Father Girotti returns! This time, he sits down with Taylor and Father Mark to share his vocation story and how he came to say "yes" to the priesthood. 

We continue the Pivotal Players series with our third installment on the life and ministry of Father Theodore van den Broek, O.P. 

For our next pivotal players installment, Father Mark tells us about the amazing life and impact of Ven. Samuel Mazzuchelli! 

In this new series, Taylor and Father Mark will be breaking down 5 of the "Pivotal Players" of the Diocese of Green Bay and the ways that these men and women helped to shape our Diocese.
First up, Father Claude Allouez. Learn about this amazing and pivotal man. 

Happy Catholic Schools Week! 
To recognize this celebration, Taylor and Father Mark are joined by the Green Bay Area Catholic School System (GRACE) superintendent, Drew Mulloy. 
Drew shares his own faith journey as well as his passion for Catholic Schools and the important role that they play. 

This week, Taylor and Father Mark discuss...Father Mark's own vocation story! 
Take a listen to hear his journey and how he heard the call. 

Father Greg Parent, Executive Director of Catholic Youth Expeditions, joins Taylor and Father Mark this week to talk about his vocation story and speak to some of the stories that his mother, Cindy Parent, brought up on her episode (Episode 49). 

We are joined once again by Father Adam Bradley, the Director of the Kairos Year for the Diocese of Green Bay. 
This time, Father Adam shares one of the principles of Ignatian Spirituality, Consolation and Desolation. You will absolutely not want to miss this incredible and insightful episode. 

This week, Father Michael Warden, administrator of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Greenville, WI, joins Taylor and Father Mark to tell his vocation story and the very reasonable ways in which the Lord was calling Him to the priesthood. 

"The Church draws her life from the Eucharist."
Those are the opening words to Pope St. John Paul II's Encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia. 
This week, Taylor and Father Mark speak on the content of that document and also use it to spark a larger conversation on the Eucharist that must be taking place in our Church today.

Taylor and Father Mark sit down with Father Zach Weber, the chaplain for the Newman Center at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Father Zach tells his vocation story as well as his first-hand experience of helping students with mental health problems in college and his love for helping men answer the call to be better men, husbands, and fathers. 

We're back!
Taylor and Father Mark discuss their recent pilgrimage to the Our Lady of the Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York and the lives of the men and women that they traced on their way to the shrine.
Find out more about the lovely shrine here: https://www.ourladyofmartyrsshrine.org/

Taylor and Father Mark are joined this week by Amy Deibert, the Director of Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Green Bay. They discuss accents, the Creed, the struggles of YA ministry, and the new YA website: 
http://viayoungadults.org

"Pray, hope, and don't worry." 
Trust is tough, but it is vital to the spiritual life. Take a listen to find out if you need to grow in trust and what you can start doing today to deepen that trust in the Lord. 

Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Cindy Parent who is the mother of one of our wonderful Diocese of Green Bay priest, Father Greg Parent. 
Cindy shares her story and insights into what it was like to have a son discern and the journey that she took discerning alongside him.

"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." 
The pursuit of happiness is written on the human heart but how does that relate to our relationship with the Lord? That is what Taylor and Father Mark discuss this week! 

This week, Taylor and Father Mark are joined once again by Father Daniel Schuster to discuss St. John of Avila whose feast day is May 9th. Father Schuster shares insight into St. John's life, work, and ministry with a particular emphasis on his love for the Holy Spirit. Give it a listen and then go and pray for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your life!