web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:36:35 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast) - Episodes Tagged with “Conservative” https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/tags/conservative Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400 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. en-us episodic Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast Ascension 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. no ascension, Ascension Press, Ascension Presents, Dave VanVickle, Mike Gormley, Mike Gomer Gormley, Gomer, catholic church, catholic parish, catholic, ministry, evangelize, evangelization, mission, faith, catholic faith, sharing the gospel, catholicism, Catholic Church, catholic faith, catholic religion, Roman Catholic, Jesus, god, Jesus Christ, ascension catholic, catholic teachings, catholic ministry, catholics, catholic life, christians, christian, christianity, catechist, bible, catechism, Ascension podcasts@ascensionpress.com Culture Minus Religion Equals Politics https://everykneeshallbow.fireside.fm/36 74720046-c5a5-4ca5-a29c-d5e73019d277 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 12:00:00 -0400 Ascension full Ascension Dave “Velvet Fog” Van Vickle and I dive into history, culture, and politics (oh my!). We talk about three types of culture—pre-Christian, Christian, and post-Christian—and what Catholics can do to navigate the current political climate and evangelize in the culture without getting swept up in it. 33:59 no Dave “Velvet Fog” Van Vickle and I dive into history, culture, and politics (oh my!). We talk about three types of culture—pre-Christian, Christian, and post-Christian—and what Catholics can do to navigate the current political climate and evangelize in the culture without getting swept up in it. We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave. Snippet from the Show “When you get rid of religion, all you have left is politics, and so politics becomes religion.” SHOWNOTES Mark Sayer, evangelical pastor and social commentator - “Post-Christianity is one where the Christian project is continued, but forgetting its sources, a Kingdom without a King.” Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples - “God has no grandchildren” Mark Sayer - “Every generation can forget God and every generation can remember Him.” St. Pope John Paul II, Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn of a Millennium - “One of the most important tasks that we all share is to remember what happened to the 20th century.” 5 Practical Tips 1. Go people watching. 2. Reflect upon this question in adoration: how has the culture colonized my mind/heart? 3. Read an article or a news story from the Progressive Left to understand their point of view better. 4. Look for “obvious signs of transformation” in your life or ministry. 5. Pray for the conversion of our political candidates. Resources: Evangelii Nuntiandi catholic, politics, evangelize, culture, ministry, catholic culture Dave “Velvet Fog” Van Vickle and I dive into history, culture, and politics (oh my!). We talk about three types of culture—pre-Christian, Christian, and post-Christian—and what Catholics can do to navigate the current political climate and evangelize in the culture without getting swept up in it.

We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.

Snippet from the Show
“When you get rid of religion, all you have left is politics, and so politics becomes religion.”

SHOWNOTES

Mark Sayer, evangelical pastor and social commentator - “Post-Christianity is one where the Christian project is continued, but forgetting its sources, a Kingdom without a King.”

Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples - “God has no grandchildren”

Mark Sayer - “Every generation can forget God and every generation can remember Him.”

St. Pope John Paul II, Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn of a Millennium - “One of the most important tasks that we all share is to remember what happened to the 20th century.”

5 Practical Tips

  1. Go people watching.
  2. Reflect upon this question in adoration: how has the culture colonized my mind/heart?
  3. Read an article or a news story from the Progressive Left to understand their point of view better.
  4. Look for “obvious signs of transformation” in your life or ministry.
  5. Pray for the conversion of our political candidates.

Resources: Evangelii Nuntiandi

Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave.

Snippet from the Show
“When you get rid of religion, all you have left is politics, and so politics becomes religion.”

SHOWNOTES

Mark Sayer, evangelical pastor and social commentator - “Post-Christianity is one where the Christian project is continued, but forgetting its sources, a Kingdom without a King.”

Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples - “God has no grandchildren”

Mark Sayer - “Every generation can forget God and every generation can remember Him.”

St. Pope John Paul II, Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn of a Millennium - “One of the most important tasks that we all share is to remember what happened to the 20th century.”

5 Practical Tips

  1. Go people watching.
  2. Reflect upon this question in adoration: how has the culture colonized my mind/heart?
  3. Read an article or a news story from the Progressive Left to understand their point of view better.
  4. Look for “obvious signs of transformation” in your life or ministry.
  5. Pray for the conversion of our political candidates.

Resources: Evangelii Nuntiandi

Support Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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