Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast

About the show

Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.

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Episodes

  • Feeling Attacked? Call the Saints!

    November 20th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  37 mins 17 secs
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    Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle reveal how the saints can help us in our battles of spiritual warfare. They share why honoring the saints does not detract from God and explain how you can draw closer to your patron saint. Dave also shares a personal story of how a saint saved his life.

  • Overthrowing the Powers of Darkness

    November 13th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  44 mins 45 secs
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    What’s the difference between a sacrament and a sacramental? How can we use the sacraments to fight evil? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle explain the incredible power of Baptism and Confession and how to use sacramentals to overthrow the powers of darkness. In this episode, they explore the history of the sacraments.

  • Weapons of Warfare: Part 2

    November 6th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  34 mins 2 secs
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    The term “Apotropaic” means seeking Christ’s warrior presence. In this episode, Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle discuss more weapons of warfare and how we can seek his warrior presence in spiritual warfare. They teach us how truth and love can be used to fight the devil and the best ways to live out the corporal works of mercy.

  • Weapons of Warfare: Part 1

    October 30th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  35 mins 10 secs
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    In this episode, Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle offer practical guidance on two of the most powerful spiritual weapons: prayer and fasting. They explain how you can fast from almost anything, offering it up to the Lord for any intention. They also explain how to pray in a way that focuses on your relationship with God. Finally, they finish off the episode with a 7-day challenge for you to obtain spiritual benefits.

  • The World, the Flesh, and the Devil

    October 23rd, 2024  |  Season 0  |  34 mins 8 secs
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    Why are the sins of the flesh the weakest? Do you have strategies for fighting the world, the flesh, and the devil? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle reveal how most people may not have strategies for fighting the world, discuss using intentionality when consuming media, and how to conquer the world instead of avoiding it.

  • Origins of Spiritual Warfare

    October 16th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  40 mins 38 secs
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    What are the origins of spiritual warfare? Why don’t we get to live in the Garden of Eden when it was Adam and Eve who sinned? What’s one of the best practical tips for avoiding sin? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle wrestle with these questions and more in this episode of Every Knee Shall Bow as they explore the Fall in Genesis 3.

  • Angels 101

    October 9th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  49 mins 15 secs
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    Where did angels come from? Should you name your guardian angel? What can your guardian angel do for you? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle share teachings from St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas on the origins of angels, the angelic fall, and the nature of angels. They also share some practical tips on how you can enlist your guardian angel’s help in your own life.

  • What Every Catholic Should Know About Spiritual Warfare

    October 2nd, 2024  |  Season 0  |  28 mins 36 secs
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    We are in a spiritual battle. Do you know how to fight? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle start off a new season of Every Knee Shall Bow by discussing how much weight Catholics should give to the topic of the devil and spiritual warfare, how temptation is one of our biggest battles, and how we can fight back.

  • Our Favorite Movies and Books…We May Surprise You!

    September 25th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  42 mins 3 secs
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    What sorts of movies and books do people like Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle enjoy? In this casual, but very entertaining, conversation, Mike and Dave share some of their favorite movies, television shows, and books. They also explain the impact some of them had on their lives.

  • How to Give a Good Talk for Large Groups, Small Groups, and Everything in Between

    September 18th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  28 mins 31 secs
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    Have you ever wondered how Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle prepare their talks and teachings? Wonder no more! Mike and Dave discuss some of their suggestions for how to structure talks and keep an audience engaged from the start. They also share how they prefer to evangelize: one on one, in a classroom, or to a large group.

  • How to Become an Amateur Theologian

    September 11th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  41 mins 2 secs
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    Is there a right way to study theology? In order to communicate the truths of our faith, it is essential to study it well. Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle give their recommendations for how to approach theology so that you can help others know God better. They also share some of the books and writings they are currently reading.

  • Strengthen Your Devotion to Mary Through the Rosary (with Mark Hartfiel)

    September 4th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  47 mins 39 secs
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    Are you ready to strengthen your devotion to Mary through the Rosary? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle are joined by Mark Hartfiel to discuss the Mysteries of the Rosary Series from Paradisus Dei. They share about the creation of the series and its content. They also discuss the power of Marian devotion.

  • Mike and Dave Answer Your Questions

    August 28th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  37 mins 48 secs
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    We forget that for Saint Paul, the end game of Christianity is the resurrection of the dead, the resurrection of our bodies.

  • Mary Was Ready to Say “Yes”...Are You?

    August 21st, 2024  |  Season 0  |  33 mins 47 secs
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    The Church presents the Annunciation as the model for all transmission of faith. As Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle dive into this topic, they also take a step back and discuss the work each person needs to do with God before they can go out and effectively proclaim the Gospel. They emphasize the transformative power of suffering and darkness.

  • Your Family Needs the Holy Family

    August 14th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  35 mins 29 secs
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    The family is under attack. There is so much in the world today that is in opposition to the family. How do we combat this? Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle take up the topic of the Holy Family and how essential they are as both examples and intercessors. They also talk particularly about the role of St. Joseph and the role of fathers today.

  • Why Mike and Dave Really Want to Go to Lourdes

    August 7th, 2024  |  Season 0  |  41 mins 3 secs
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    An apparition of Mary is a big deal no matter what, but are you aware of the particular significance tied to Our Lady of Lourdes? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle go through the details of this apparition and the life of St. Bernadette. They also discuss why this apparition was so significant for the time and place in which it occurred.