Go Rebuild My Church

This week, Peter and Leslie discuss the wonderful truth that Jesus came to save and heal us. In the book of Exodus, when the Israelites left Egypt, the Lord revealed His nature as the One who heals His people. Jesus, who came to bring redemption to the planet, did many signs and wonders, most of which were healing sickness and disease. First Corinthians 12 reveals in Greek that there are gifts (pl...

In this last three-part series, Peter and Leslie discuss the call to rebuild and renew the ministry of intercession here in our American Catholic Church. Citing the High Priestly prayer of Jesus in John 17, examples from the Acts of the Apostles, and finally in the life of a famous saint, the Doanes believe that joining our Lord in heaven as committed intercessors, the Catholic faith can begin to...

Last week, Peter and Leslie began sharing the call to understand intercession and how this practice needs to be rebuilt into our Catholic culture. We have seen two great saints of the Old Testament, Abraham and Moses, practice powerful intercession. This led to a discussion of the Person whom the Doanes referred to as the Great Intercessor, Jesus Christ. This week, Peter and Leslie share the High...

Last week, Peter and Leslie completed their short series concerning a goal to consider for the New Year. As Catholic disciples, they challenged us to discover, develop, and deploy our spiritual gifts! Through our Baptism and Confirmation, each of us has received spiritual gifts called charisms so that we may build up the Body of Christ. Through Leslie's pursuit of her gifts, she took a spiritual g...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue to share a goal to consider for the New Year. As Catholic disciples, they challenge us to discover, develop, and deploy our spiritual gifts! Through our Baptism and Confirmation, each of us has received spiritual gifts called charisms so that we may build up the Body of Christ. These gifts are not earned but are to be sought after and received. The charisms are...

This week, Peter and Leslie share a goal to consider for the New Year. As Catholic disciples, they challenge us to discover, develop, and deploy our spiritual gifts! Through our Baptism and Confirmation, each of us has received spiritual gifts called charisms so that we may build up the Body of Christ. According to Sacred Scripture, we have a part to play in that Kingdom task. The Doanes believe t...

 This week, Peter and Leslie share their fifth and final show highlighting the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Living our Catholic life according to the liturgical calendar helps us be the people Jesus talked about-  to be in the world, but not of it! The Doanes discuss the Octave of Christmas and how the Church has given us special feasts to experience the Lord and His graces within that period....

 Periodically, the Doanes interview others who are doing the work of rebuilding the Church. This week, their special guest is Carly Brousek. Carly is on the national team for Varsity Catholic, a ministry outreach of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). She has worked on the national team for three years. This ministry reaches out to athletes on campus with the Good News of Jesus...

 This week, Peter and Leslie compete in a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. The Doanes give a historical and theological background for our celebration of Christmas and the Christmas Season. Over time, the seed of secularism has seeped into our celebration of Christmas not only in the culture at large but also in the Catholic Church. Today, we discuss how Catholic disciples can ind...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. The Doanes give a historical and theological background for our celebration of Christmas and the Christmas Season. Many have bought into the narrative that Christmas is celebrated on December 25 to replace a pagan holiday. To the surprise of many, this may not be historically accurate! Early Church writings in...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue a short series on the Advent and Christmas Seasons. Advent is that time in the liturgical calendar when we, the faithful, prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Lord! His coming, both as the babe in Bethlehem and the conquering King at the end of time, gives us hope amid an unstable world. The Doanes discuss an often neglected truth in Catholic belie...

This week, Peter and Leslie, begin a short series on the Advent and Christmas Season. Advent is that time in the liturgical calendar when we, the faithful, prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the Lord! His coming, both as the babe in Bethlehem and the conquering King at the end of time, gives us hope in the midst of an unstable world. To celebrate Advent, it is necessary to understand it...

This week, Peter and Leslie completed their Rebuilding a Missional Church series. Throughout this series, the Doanes have drawn upon Sacred Scripture, the Catholic Church's Catechism, the Saints' lives, and the Church's teachings to demonstrate the "time is now" for every Catholic believer to move from "maintenance to mission.! The Lord is calling each of us out of our comfort zone to begin to imi...

This week, Peter and Leslie complete their series of four broadcasts, recounting their pilgrimage "Following in the Footsteps of St. Paul."  In the middle of this series, Rebuilding a Missional Church, The Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried...

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. In thi...

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. In thi...

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! In the middle of this important series, the Lord gave Peter and Leslie a providential divine appointment! They have just returned from a two-week pilgrimage to Greece and Turkey. They visited the places where St. Paul and his team carried the Gospel on their second and third missionary journeys. The Do...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! The next step after encountering the Lord Jesus is building a personal relationship with Him. That relationship will become the basis for us to develop "our story"  of how Jesus changed our lives. The question becomes, when and where does the Lord want me to share my story? How will I know the time is r...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! The next step after encountering the Lord Jesus is building a personal relationship with Him. That relationship will become the basis for us to develop "our story"  of how Jesus changed our lives. Peter and Leslie share how stories are powerful and how God has "hardwired" the human brain to respond to s...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! When St. Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the Living God, he took the first step necessary to follow Jesus. But that would only be the beginning. Following Jesus would mean developing a personal relationship with Him. This would take place on the Lord's terms and not Peter's. So, wi...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their new series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! When Jesus first spoke of building His Church, he did so at Caesarea Phillipi, where paganism, perversion, idolatry, and the "gates of hell" were fully displayed. There, St. Peter made his prototype confession of who Jesus was, the Christ, Son of the living God! There, Jesus said He would build His...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue introducing a new series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! The era of church history in which we find ourselves today was prophesied by Fr. Joseph Ratzinger in 1969. The future pope saw a Church on the horizon that would be much different from the one at Christendom's height. Fast forward fifty-four years to 2023. and Cardinal Timothy Dolan tells us...

This week, Peter and Leslie begin a new series of broadcasts, Rebuilding a Missional Church! The era of church history in which we find ourselves today was prophesied by Fr. Joseph Ratzinger in 1969. The future pope saw a Church on the horizon that would be much different from the one at Christendom's height. He saw a time coming when the numbers of adherents dwindled, and great changes went to th...

This week, Peter and Leslie interview one of the key thought leaders in the American Catholic Church, Sherry Weddell. Since her groundbreaking book in 2012, Forming Intentional Disciples, Sherry has been a key spokesperson in the Church whose wisdom has been sought after by Cardinals, Bishops, clergy, religious, and lay leadership. Ms. Weddell shares how we have entered into a new epoch, one where...

This week, Peter and Leslie complete their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu yet ancient in its origin. The Doanes have introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The seventh and final pillar is “Go and Share Your Faith.” When we complete the journey of growing from a Cathol...