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

  • Training New Hires to Change the World

    June 23rd, 2021  |  Season 0  |  42 mins 17 secs
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    The call to evangelization and discipleship starts with the way you onboard and train the new hires at your parish, apostolate, or non-profit organization. Today, Dave "Digital Shabbat" VanVickle and I continue our discussion about hiring and training mission driven employees who will change the world. We provide you with more concrete advice so you can successfully onboard your new hires.

  • Hiring Parish Employees Made for Mission

    June 16th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  51 mins 44 secs
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    Parishes need employees ready for mission and eager to change the world. Today, Dave “The HR-Man” VanVickle shares his expertise and tips hiring successful and reliable parish employees that will transform your parish.

  • Five Pillars of Lifelong Conversion

    June 9th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  36 mins 31 secs
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    Do you feel like you are getting comfortable in your faith? There is no plateau in the Christian life, for it is an ongoing pilgrimage of constant learning and conversion. Today, Dave "The Saint" VanVickle and I guide you through the five pillars of metanoia or lifelong conversion, to help you keep running towards Christ.

  • Raising Young Kids in the Faith

    June 2nd, 2021  |  Season 0  |  38 mins 20 secs
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    How do we evangelize our young children? Dave “The Ransom Is Paid” VanVickle and I share our experience raising young kids in the faith and give you practical ways to share Christ with them so they grow up with a strong faith.

  • Why Did Jesus Have to Die? ( with Dr. Edward Sri)

    May 26th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  39 mins 46 secs
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    How do we properly understand Jesus’ death and sacrifice on the Cross? Today I am joined by Dr. Edward Sri to continue our discussion of Catholic atonement theology. Dr. Edward Sri explains why Jesus’ sacrifice was ultimately a gift of love offered to the Father, and how that gift is made present to us in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

  • Rescuing Fallen Away Family Members (with Brandon Vogt)

    May 19th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  1 hr 1 min
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    Your child or grandchild has fallen away from the faith, what should you do? Today, Dave "The Man" VanVickle and I are joined by Brandon Vogt from Word on Fire to discuss his approach rescuing fallen away family members. He discusses the cultural roadblocks in evangelization we face today, and gives us practical ways to engage in conversations with our loved ones who have turned away from Christ.

  • Atonement Part Two: Longing for Eternal Life

    May 12th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  50 mins 38 secs
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    Are we searching for eternal things in a temporary world? Today, Dave “The Original Man” VanVickle and I continue our discussion on atonement, specifically talking about the hold death has on us, and our longing for the eternal. We also talk briefly about obstacles to our sanctity, and how to respond to them.

  • Atonement: How Did Jesus Actually Save Us?

    May 5th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  44 mins 26 secs
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    How did Jesus actually accomplish our salvation? Dave "The Mercy Seat" VanVickle and I talk about atonement theology, a fundamental topic that is often overlooked in evangelization. We dive into the complexity of atonement theology, and look at how Christ's life as a whole is salvific .

  • How Do We Suffer Well?

    April 28th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  33 mins 21 secs
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    We live in a society that defines the goodness of life by the experience of pleasure and the absence of pain. However, we all know it’s impossible to avoid suffering, pain, and tragedy on this side of heaven. So how do we suffer well? Today, Dave “The Mystery of Redemption” VanVickle and I discuss the mystery of suffering from a Christian perspective and what we’ve learned in our own trials. We provide you with practical guidelines to help you navigate your sufferings with the hope of Christ.

  • Brief Update

    April 21st, 2021  |  Season 0  |  4 mins 11 secs
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    Life has been pretty crazy for Dave and I, but I'm here to share a quick update, and remind you about the evangelization boot camp coming up!

  • A Note from the Producers

    April 14th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  17 secs
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    A quick announcement on behalf of Mike and Dave--we'll be back with a regular episode in two weeks!

  • Forget the Old Normal

    April 7th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  34 mins 56 secs
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    How do we come back to our parishes after a year of so much chaos and change? Today, I share a recent talk I gave to young adults about returning to a new normal, where the laity is no longer passive, but rather on fire with the Holy Spirit to spread the Gospel.

  • 5 Failures of Evangelization

    March 31st, 2021  |  Season 0  |  40 mins 34 secs
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    Part of being an evangelist is learning from your mistakes. Today, Dave “Carry Your Cross After Me” VanVickle and I share our top 5 mistakes we have made over years in evangelization. These mistakes remind us that we are limited and God is ultimately in control.

  • The Devil's Trap for the Evangelist

    March 24th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  34 mins 53 secs
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    The devil wants the evangelist to forget about the salvation of his own soul because he is so preoccupied with the salvation of other souls. Dave “Almost the Strongest Man in Pittsburgh” VanVickle and I answer a listener’s question about struggling with grave sin while being in a position of leadership in the faith. We discuss the spiritual battle all evangelists face and how to find freedom from sin and shame.

  • Divine Filiation

    March 17th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  41 mins 29 secs
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    The concept of Divine filiation is at the heart of the Christian mystery. Dave “The Power” VanVickle and I, explain the powerful reality that in Christ, we are sons and daughters of the Father. We provide you with a thorough understanding of this theological concept that harmonizes all the doctrines of the Catholic faith and reminds us of the goal of all our practices.

  • Equipped for Mission: Evangelization Boot Camp

    March 10th, 2021  |  Season 0  |  37 mins 42 secs
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    Do you want to evangelize but don’t know where to start? No matter where we are in life, we can all share the power of the Kergyma. Today, Dave “Drill Instructor” VanVickle and I, talk about our new evangelization boot camp coming up that will equip you to be a confident evangelist in today’s world.