Catholic Dawgs Talks

Seeking Water, 11/12/24 Lexi, a senior at the Catholic Center, talks about what it means to suffer, and what it means to hand our suffering over to the Lord. She encourages listeners to let Him heal our wounds, and let Him set us free.

Ignite, 11/6/24 Russ Marcum, a UGA alumni, discusses the saints and the example they set for us. He encourages us to live out our call to sainthood, and embrace the community we live in.

Ablaze, 11/5/24 Abbott Augustine discusses what it means to search for silence in a noisy world. He offers advice to the younger generation based off of His experience as an Abbott.

Seeking Water, 10/29/24 Brad Pierron, a director at Damascus, speaks about what are we are called to, and what we are made for. He highlights the intention behind what God made us for, and the love that he offers.

Ignite, 10/23/24 Fr. Brian, one of our priests here at the Catholic Center discusses our relationship with suffering, and how to draw courage out of it. He highlights our unique ability to offer suffering up for others, and how in courage, we can turn something broken into something good.

Ablaze, 10/22/24 Kaitlin Byrne, a mental health professional shares her testimony, and experience relying on the Lord for discernment in her life. She encourages listeners to ask God what he wants for them, and to listen with open arms.

Ignite, 10/16/24 Rand Newton, a senior at the Catholic Center, tackles the problem of evil, and attempts to answer why suffering exists. He proposes an alternative question: Rather than why does evil exist, how do we respond to it? Rand asks the audience to answer this question and see what it reveals about our own trust in the Lord.

Seeking Water, 10/15/24 Karen Sheehan shares her personal journey from a self-sufficient faith to one of utter dependence on the Good Shepherd, Jesus. She encourages the audience, especially the younger members, to reject the lies about their identity and instead embrace the truth of their belovedness in God's eyes. Karen emphasizes the importance of the Church community in supporting and nurturin...

Ignite, 10/9/24 Ben, one of our focus missionaries here on campus, discusses Humility and how to grow in it as a virtue. He contrasts it with pride, and explores the truth that the more humble we become, the closer we become to Christ.

Ignite, 10/2/24 Alex Garrot, CSA Co-President, gives the first talk of four talks in the virtues series for Ignite. After describing what it means to pursue virtue, and why it's important, he breaks down the word patience into what it truly means--to suffer for the sake of another. He encourages us to be patient with other, and with God.

Seeking Water, 10/1/24 Rubie Frey, Co-Ignite Coordinator on the CSA board, gives personal testimony to her journey towards dependence solely on Christ. She encourages us to give our lives up to Him, and let Him lead always.

Ignite, 9/25/24 Jaella Mac Au, a senior at the CC, discusses her experience as a pilgrim on the Eucharistic pilgrimage this summer. She describes her encounters with the Lord, and the ways He called her to love Him like a child.

Ablaze, 9/24/24 Fr. Rey, the director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, talks about discernment, and what it means to follow the will of God. He encourages listeners to open their hearts to Him with trust, and allow the nature of His plan, even in the most mundane, to be revealed.

Ignite, 9/18/24 Mary Margaret discusses the different types of prayer, and how we can interweave them into our busy lives. She encourages listeners to pursue Christ, and spend at least 5 minutes a day in true conversation with Him.

Seeking Water, 9/17/24 Alex Garrot, a senior and CSA Co-President discusses what it means to trust the Lord with everything, in both the highs and the lows. He mentions the emptiness that even the good things in life bring if they aren't rooted in Christ, and encourages listeners to point everything back to Him by abiding in prayer.

Ignite, 9/11/24 Katie Nay discusses her time at the Catholic Center, and testimony in her time at college. She mentions the grand impact that finding friendship from Christ centered individuals had in her life, and how love from The Father can be seen so clearly in the eyes of others.

Ablaze, 9/10/24 Sarah Ward talks about the concept of worthiness addressing a major question--are we worthy of The Father's love? Listen as she shares her own difficult experience with this thought, and the solace given to us by the Sacred Scriptures in the story of the Prodigal Son.

Ignite, 9/4/24 Father Michael gives a talk on the heart of God, and his own experience in encounter with it. He walks through much of his own testimony highlighting two questions, who am I, and what am I going to do with my life? In his talk, he outlines how God can answer to both of those things, and how we can experience him in the Eucharist, and blessings of the Church.

Seeking Water, 9/4/24 Sam Brewster shares his own testimony in encountering the Lord as a lover, and the transformative effect it can have upon your faith. He encourages everyone to encounter the Lord in this way.

Ignite, 8/28/24 Natalie Smiley discusses her faith journey in college, and what it meant to intimately encounter Christ through the Catholic Center at UGA. She encourages listeners to orient their hearts towards Christ, and make time for Him in the day to day through prayer and action. She also reminds the audience that they are always able to receive the love Christ desperately wants to give them...

Alaze, 8/27/2024 Victor Alcoreza discusses the vision for the Ablaze ministry this year, as well as the meaning of the word. He encourages listeners to let the Lord set their heart on fire, so that they can burn fiercely as missionaries across campus, and lead others closer to Christ.

Catholic Dawgs Podcast MK Powell and Sam Brewster talk about God's life--through his family, ROTC, Exodus 90, brotherhood, confession, and the saints. In his words, "it was poggers."

Catholic Dawgs Podcast MK Powell, Melina Patterson, Anne Frain, and Rachel Dougal discuss the beauty of femininity and the struggles of comparison and purity culture. They discuss their college studies, hormones, prayer, stories and scripture that have impacted their views of the feminine heart and brought them into more freedom over their college years.

Ignite, 4/17/24 Sarah Ward, a junior at the catholic center and Ignite Coordinator, discusses five major lessons on both faith and life that she has learned across he past five years in college. She invites us to look towards the Lord, and recognize that the life change and vulnerability of college is an opportunity to grow closer to him.

Ignite, 4/10/24 Elijah Baker, a sophomore and member of Ignite team, discusses Mary's identity as it is shown through biblical typology. He explores her title as the New Eve, the New Ark of the Covenant, and The Queenly Mother, and how that ties into her identity and role as our mother. He encourages devotion and prayer, so that we can discover how beautifully her heart reveals and mirrors her...