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

  • Listener Emails: From Apologetic Resources to Evangelizing the Socially Uninformed

    May 18th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  44 mins 8 secs
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    In this episode, Mike and Dave answer your questions! Some of the questions involve searching for good apologetics resources, looking for clarification on Mary's reaction to the Resurrection, understanding how to evangelize the socially uninformed, and more.

  • Unity Through Discipleship (with Fr. Josh Johnson)

    May 11th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  44 mins 44 secs
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    How do we pursue unity with people of every nation, race, and tongue? Mike and Dave are joined by Fr. Josh Johnson to talk about how we are called to pursue unity with all people through discipleship and what we can do to accomplish this.

  • Prudence, Morality, and the Contemplative Life (with Fr. Gregory Pine)

    May 4th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  1 hr 1 min
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    How do you define prudence? Better yet, how does prudence work in your life? Mike is joined by Fr. Gregory Pine to discuss the virtue of prudence and its importance in the moral life.

  • Youth and Religion Today

    April 27th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  51 mins 14 secs
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    What is the state of young people and religion today? A big step in reaching youth today is to understand where they are at. Dr. Josh Packard joins Mike and Dave to share the research around this very question.

  • Catholic Morality (with Dr. Matthew Minerd) Part 2

    April 20th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  1 hr 1 min
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    What is the Catholic moral life? In this episode, Mike continues the conversation with guest Dr. Matthew Minerd on all things Catholic morality.

  • Catholic Morality (with Dr. Matthew Minerd) Part 1

    April 13th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  57 mins 10 secs
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    How do you explain Catholic morality? In this episode, Dave and Mike welcome guest Dr. Matthew Minerd to discuss Dr. Minerd’s new book Made by God, Made for God: Catholic Morality Explained.

  • The Problems with Practical Universalism

    April 6th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  39 mins 40 secs
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    What is practical universalism? Dave and Mike explain what practical universalism is and its negative effects on Christianity and our entire culture. With personal experiences and practical steps, they give instruction on how to combat it.

  • How to Approach Men's Ministry

    March 30th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  31 mins 16 secs
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    What are men seeking in their faith? Mike and Dave discuss different ways to approach men's ministry and what men need in ministry. Offering practical advice and some of their own experience, Mike and Dave leave you with some clear steps forward for men's ministry.

  • Understanding the Youth Culture

    March 23rd, 2022  |  Season 0  |  48 mins 52 secs
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    How did our youth culture become what it is today? In this episode, Mike "Gomer" Gormley walks through the many prevalent points in history that have affected youth, culture and the family to make it what it is today.

  • The Feminine Genius (with Lisa Cotter)

    March 16th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  49 mins 12 secs
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    What is the feminine genius? Why is it important for women to be active in their parishes? Dave and Mike with guest Lisa Cotter discuss the questions and much more on today’s show. Lisa also shares about her new book Reveal the Gift: Living the Feminine Genius.

  • Throwback Episode: How to Give Your Testimony

    March 9th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  37 mins 56 secs
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    Giving testimony is one of the most important parts of the Christian life, but putting your conversion story into words can be a daunting task. We should always be prepared to give testimony to what God has done in our lives. In this throwback episode, Mike and Dave talk about why Christian testimony is important, and practical tips on how to actually do it. Grab your Bible, a pen, and a piece of paper and get ready to write.

  • This Is Not a Liturgy Podcast

    March 2nd, 2022  |  Season 0  |  34 mins 59 secs
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    Are you ready for Lent? How do you explain the importance of correct form in Baptism? How do you make allowances for economic situations in regards to liturgy? Dave and Mike discuss these questions and more in today’s episode.

  • Restore the Sacred

    February 23rd, 2022  |  Season 0  |  45 mins 35 secs
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    Are our churches still sacred places? Dave and Mike discuss the idea of restoring the sacred, helping our churches be places where the presence of God is encountered and known. They also give some ideas on how to communicate this message to your parish.

  • Spiritual Recollection Is Essential

    February 16th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  12 mins 51 secs
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    Do you ever pause to evaluate your spiritual life? As evangelists, it is easy to get caught up in all the urgent matters that we fail to take time for our own spiritual recollection. In this episode, Mike Gormley discusses the importance of taking stock of our spiritual lives and maintaining the goal of eternity with God.

  • Listener Emails: Forming Disciples in Your Parish Staff and Working Together in Evangelization

    February 9th, 2022  |  Season 0  |  31 mins 33 secs
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    Dave VanVickle answers listeners' emails regarding how to evangelize and make disciples of parish staff as well as how to collaborate with co-workers in the mission of evangelization. Listen to the entire episode for practical tips for your mission in evangelization.

  • Faith and Sacraments: The Nature of Faith (Part Six)

    February 2nd, 2022  |  Season 0  |  35 mins 9 secs
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    Dave “the Soul of the New Media” VanVickle and Mike Gormley complete their discussion of the church document “The Reciprocity Between Faith and Sacraments.” This discussion is primarily concerned with the nature of faith. What is faith? What are the different aspects of faith?