Glory Be: Interesting People & How They Pray

Most Reverend Peter Wells is Apostolic Nuncio of South Africa, Botswana, Lewsootu, Namibia and Swazyland, and the Titular Archbishop of  Marcianapolis. Archbishop Wells was born and raised in Oklahoma and is the oldest of 5 children. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Tulsa in  1991 and served in the Diocese as associate pastor at Holy Family Cathedral. In 1999, Archbis...

Archbishop Coakley grew up in Louisiana and Kansas. He went to the University of Kansas and received a B.A. in English and Classical Antiquities. After completing University studies he traveled in Europe and briefly considered a monastic vocation. Archbishop Coakley attended seminary at Mount Saint Mary in Emmitsburg, Maryland where he received his Master of Divinity and he holds an STL in Christi...

When this podcast was recorded, Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg is the Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Seattle. In July, 2021 it was  announced that Bishop Mueggenborg would become the Bishop of Reno. Most Rev. Daniel Mueggenborg was born and raised in rural Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and received a B.S. in Geology before beginning seminary studies at the Pontifical Nor...

What a great first 40 episodes! It's time for a bit of a break before Glory Be returns in late summer.

Luke Bland grew up in Tulsa as a nominal Christian. When he began dating a Catholic girl, his faith life changed forever. He entered the Catholic Church as a student at the University of Tulsa and is now a student at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.

Adam Minihan is one of the hosts of "The Catholic Man Show," the vice president of Saint Michael Catholic Radio, and is the new communications director for the Diocese of Tulsa. Adam is intentional about his faith. He shares his personal prayer life and some creative ways he prays with his young family.

"Our charism is mercy. Mercy is a gift of the Holy Spirit given to our religious community. It's a facet of God that this community is particularly meant to manifest in the world." Sister Marie Josepha Kulczny works as a nurse at Saint Francis Hospital  in Tulsa.

Ryan, Levi, and Dylan are third graders who became "priests for a day." The boys followed Father Vince through his daily activities: saying  Mass, praying the Divine Office, eating breakfast and lunch, visiting  parish groups, meeting with faith formation staff, and enjoying a  doughnut. They boys practiced baptizing a baby doll.

"We don't have [to work] to pray. We have to let prayer happen to us.  The Holy Spirit is already alive in us. When we renounce our  afflictions, prayer starts surging up." Sr. Mary Margaret Funk has been a Benedictine nun at Our Lady of Grace  Monastery in Beech Grove, IN, since 1961. She holds a M.A. from Catholic  University in Religion and Religious Education and a M.S. fro...

Our guest is Fr. Steve Katsouros, SJ. After graduating from the University of Maryland in College Park, he was a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.  He entered the Society of Jesus in 1987 and was ordained in 1998. He is the founder and president/CEO of the Come To Believe Network, as well as the founding dean and former executive director of Arrupe College at Loyola University Chicago. Pr...

Father Bryan Ketterer grew up Catholic in Texas, attended the University  of Tulsa, and there discerned a vocation to the priesthood. Ordained in  2014, he has experience in parish ministry, high school ministry, and college ministry.

"[When I pray,] I'm drawn to receiving God's grace. I'm drawn to causes. I love the Rosary where we can draw together mystery, our needs, our intercessions, and Mother Mary." Dr. Michael Tanner is a retired orthopedic surgeon, husband, father, and grandfather. He grew up in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Molecular Biology. In 1978 graduated fro...

"I often get called to pray with people who are dying. It's an honor. It's not just a job. It's an honor to be close to people like that." Monsignor Dennis Dorney is the pastor emeritus of the Church of Saint Mary. He served his diocese as a vicar general, chancellor, vocations director, and member of several boards and commissions.

"I take advice from my namesake, Saint Paul who says, 'Pray unceasingly.' That means that prayer doesn't have to be a big formal exercise. During this pandemic and during the busy life I have, I must find time to pray." Paul Stokell is the Adult Faith Formation director at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Sunbury, Ohio. Show Notes: St. John Neumann Catholic Church: https://www.saintjohnsunbury....

[About getting married,] "It was an eye-opener for me. I knew I had to  be a certain way but I didn't know how. God gave me so much grace during  that time." Jackie Fusco is the director of Outreach Ministry at the Church of Saint  Mary. She shares her faith story of her childhood as a nominal Greek  Orthodox, her conversion when she met her future husband, and how she  be...

"I love novenas - partly because I'm drawn to the idea of community. I love getting together with my family. Praying a novena is a time with the community of saints." Judy Henry McMullan is a high school theology teacher and the chair of the Theology Department at Archbishop Williams High School in Boston, Massachusetts. Judy was born and raised in Boston with her 4 sisters. She holds a Bachelor o...

"I had been ordained one day when I was holding my six-month-old while I was praying Vespers. I am participating in the heavenly liturgy, offering intercession with Christ for the whole world - and then my daughter pooped on me." Deacon Charles Beard is one of the youngest deacons in his diocese. He shares his love of serving the poor, of raising his family, and of serving the Church as a deacon.

"I pray that we can all become aware of God's presence with us - that we know we are not alone." Monsignor Gregory Gier is the rector emeritus at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He shares his seminary experience - living through the Second Vatican Council.

Fifteen year old Kedon Gumerson runs the Kid Catholic YouTube channel.  Kedon shares how journaling and the Rosary keep him connected to his  faith.    Show Notes: Kid Catholic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8xnRLyVlvmPL-PFiu-1bYg Ascension Presents: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVdGX3N-WIJ5nUvklBTNhAw What Laura Likes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmIZ0j2VDUEBL7s0P...

Sharron, Father Vince, and Mike celebrate the first 25 podcasts and  guests. They reflect on how the past year's pandemic has changed their  own prayer lives.

Our guest this week is Ken Hallenius. He is the communications  specialist for the Center for Ethics and Culture at Notre Dame handling  where he handles their public relations, social media engagement,  website, and donor relations. He joined the staff in March 2016 after 15  years at the University of Portland. He holds an M.A. in pastoral  ministry from the University o...

Patty is busy. She's a mom, a wife, a Catholic speaker, and a cantor at church. She has taught herself to crave the silence of prayer.  Sharron and Father Vince talk to Patty Schneier in this episode of Glory Be podcast: Interesting People & How They Pray. SHOW NOTES: www.churchofsaintmary.com/mission Patty will be giving the parish mission at the Church of Saint Mary in Tulsa. It will be...

"How do I evangelize? I try to love Him as faithfully as I can. I try to  be faithful to what He is asking of me. I try to share that love in the  opportunities with which I am presented." - Mother Servant of the Cross Kmetz

"Prayer is conversation with God. It can be a rosary. That's  conversation. It can be the Liturgy of the Hours. That's conversation.  It can be Mass. It can be, 'God, I'm having a hard day today.'"  -Father John O'Neill     This week's Glory Be podcast features Father John O'Neill, a second  career vocation. He shares his unique vocation story and how prayer &nbs...

"Jesus tells us to go make disciples of all nations. FOCUS places a group of missionaries on a college campus building relationships, walking with students, and falling in love with Christ." -Kelly Kelly Steichen and Madison Ohman are completing their final semester at Oklahoma State University. Both had profound encounters with Jesus during their college careers.