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Damon Owens, is an international speaker and evangelist for over 20 years, and is the founder and executive director of joytob. He will be a speaker at the upcoming Forge Men's Conference on March 1st. He joins me to talk about the conference and heroic marriages. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabi...

Pete Burak from Renewal Ministries, will be a speaker and the emcee at the upcoming Forge Men's Conference on March 1st. He joins me to talk about the conference and heroic marriages. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It...

As we set out to make the most of our new year, I recently read the book "The Comfort Crisis" and think it has a lot of wisdom to help us do just that. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joe...

The FORGE Conference 2025 will be on March 1st, 2025. This will be a world-class event right here in Des Moines. Make sure to sign up and spread the word at https://myforge.org/conference/ Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Makin...

Jon Leonetti joins me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show wi...

Bo Bonner and Bud Marr of the Uncommon Good join me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio...

Deacon Mark and Maria Campbell join me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic...

Joel and Chris Magruder join me in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Mornin...

Adam and Kara Storey join me as we continue in our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Cat...

In our lives, there are certain people who have an outsized impact on the person we become. For me, one of the greatest of these was Doug Reichardt. I was blessed to have Doug in my life; first as a mentor, and then as a friend. There is much we can learn from his example and way of living. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afra...

My good friend Father Bob Busher from the Davenport Diocese passed away recently. He was best friends with Cardinal Dolan, and we talked about him much during our conversation last year. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making...

Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner - The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr....

Bo and Jeane Bishop join me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning S...

Dan and Jenny Nielsen join me for our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The Catholic Morning...

John Bishop joins me again, this time as we start our Heroic Marriages series. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopulos - Sunday Dive with Katie Patrizio - The...

Today we launch a new series called "Heroic Marriages"; and we will start by exploring the "Exhortation Before Marriage" from the 1962 Roman Ritual. This was a text that many priests used in their sermons before Vatican II, and I believe it to be an excellent distillation for the importance of the sacrament, and a template for living it out heroically. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not A...

I have had two great trips in the past couple months, and wanted to take time to reflect on those experiences and share the lessons learned from them. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joen...

The book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear is a great practical guide on how to change your habits, and get better every day. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen - Man Up! with Joe Stopu...

Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. This is the conclusion to the discussion we had of his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Perso...

Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. He joins me for two episodes to discuss his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada - Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson - Making It Personal with Bi...

Dr. John Bishop is on the front lines of reclaiming fatherhood and the family. His organization, Forge, is doing incredible work in a very short amount of time to help men become the husbands and fathers they are called to be. Go to www.myforge.org to get involved. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fab...

The Des Moines Lyceum's "Festival of Ideas" is coming up in a couple weeks. It is an awesome event that you should check out if you have the opportunity. Joe Carroll joins me to talk about the festival, and what the Lyceum has been up to over the past year. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Riebe - Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Monc...

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fifth and final episode of this series exploring some of the great advice found in this book. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian M...

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fourth episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Rie...

"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the third episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book. Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows: - Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce Rieb...