Go Rebuild My Church

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu, yet ancient. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The sixth pillar is “Conduct Spiritual Warfare.”  Sacred Scripture teaches us that we have an enemy that seeks whom he may devour....

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The fifth pillar is “Discover, Develop, and Deploy Your Spiritual Gifts.”  This fifth pillar may be the one most under-taught in Catholic catec...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is relatively new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The fourth pillar is “Receive the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist.” Recent national surveys have given some dire statistics on these two...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series, “Rebuilding Discipleship  in the Catholic Parish.” The call to discipleship is fairly new in the Catholic milieu. The Doanes introduced what they refer to as the seven pillars of Catholic discipleship. The third pillar is “Be Devoted to Prayer.” The Saints, models of Catholic discipleship, highlighted the importance of prayer and what it consisted...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their exciting new series. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ The Doane’s introduce what they are referring to as the...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue with an exciting new series to the radio program. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ The Doane’s introduce what they a...

This week, Peter and Leslie introduced an exciting new series to the radio program. The call to discipleship is fairly new to the Catholic milieu. Sherry Weddell, in her groundbreaking book Forming Intentional Disciples, said this: “We discovered, to our surprise and dismay, that many pastoral leaders do not even possess a conceptual category for discipleship.“ In this new series, Peter and Leslie...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue to address the "front-page news" concerning the epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness produces mental and emotional problems and even physical problems of heart disease, strokes, dementia, and early death! In the early 1980s, Mother Teresa pointed out that every nation and every culture had its poorest of the poor. She said in America, this poverty was...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue to address the "front-page news" concerning the epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness produces mental and emotional problems and even physical problems of heart disease, strokes, dementia, and early death! In the early 1980s, Mother Teresa pointed out that every nation and every culture had its poorest of the poor. She said that in America, this poverty...

This week, Peter and Leslie address the "front-page news" concerning the epidemic of loneliness in America. Loneliness produces mental and emotional problems and even physical problems of heart disease, strokes, dementia, and early death! In the early 1980s, Mother Teresa pointed out that every nation and every culture had its poorest of the poor. She said that in  America, this poverty was loneli...

This week, Peter and Leslie come to the twelfth and final broadcast in their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, they discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, they share the tools for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic ch...

This week, Peter and Leslie come to the eleventh of twelve broadcasts in their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we explore the mother's-critical role of the domestic church. Leslie does...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we explore the father's critical role in the domestic church. Through their successes and failures, the Doanes...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we discussed the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, which laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic Family as the domestic church. This week's broadcast examines the relationship between husband and wife. There is a clear path for married couples to be prepared to bu...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Catholic Family. In previous broadcasts, we have studied the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic church. In this week's broadcast, we will continue to focus on a "solutions-oriented" approach to the family, highlighting six more powerful st...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding the Family. In previous broadcasts, we have studied the writings of Pope St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who laid the foundations for rebuilding the Catholic family as the domestic church. In the last broadcast, the Doanes pointed out the latest statistics from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) that show stag...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on the family. Pope St. John Paul II not only shared a powerful vision of what the Catholic Family was created to be, but his successor, Benedict XVI, did as well.  He taught us that the family was first and foremost called to be Christocentric, built on the foundation of an encounter with Jesus Christ. At the 7th World Meeting of Families in Milan...

 This week, Peter and Leslie continue their series on rebuilding and renewing the Catholic family. Over the past 50 years, the Church has experienced a decline in several areas that are connected with the family. The Doanes discuss those statistics not as condemnation but as a wake-up call for all of us. Pope Saint John Paul II and Benedict XVI laid the theological foundations for building the Cat...

This week, Peter and Leslie continue their new series on the family. Pope St. John Paul II shared a powerful vision of what the Catholic Family was created to be at the very beginning of time. He taught us that the family was indeed the Domestic Church with a mandate to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. Today, amid unprecedented confusion about what the family is to be and do, the Pope...

This week, Peter and Leslie will continue to lay the foundation for a new series of broadcasts. The Doanes have taught about the family's central role in God's purposes for years. After returning to the Church thirteen years ago, they began to develop a burden for Catholics to know the Catholic family's theological and spiritual underpinnings. This new series will explore how the family is genuine...

This week, Peter and Leslie will continue to lay the foundation for a new series of broadcasts. The Doanes have taught about the family's central role in God's purposes for years. After returning to the Church thirteen years ago, they began to develop a burden for Catholics to know the Catholic family's theological and spiritual underpinnings. This new series will explore how the family is genuine...

This week, Peter and Leslie launched a new series of broadcasts. The Doanes have taught about the family's central role in God's purposes for years. After returning to the Church thirteen years ago, they began to develop a burden for Catholics to know the Catholic family's theological and spiritual underpinnings. This new series will explore how the family is genuinely a Domestic Church and is cri...

Peter and Leslie complete their discussion of the seventh and final Church in the Apocalypse, the Church at Laodicea. This church received the most severe rebuke and warning from Jesus Christ. But also, they receive abundant hope if they repent! Jesus said that He stood at the door and knocked. This becomes the way out of their severe condition of syncretism and  He offers them communion and fello...

Peter and Leslie continue their discussion of the seventh and final Church in the Apocalypse, the Church at Laodicea. This church received the most severe rebuke and warning from Jesus Christ. Many present-day thought leaders believe this church prophetically pictures the Church in the United States today. And yet, if they repent, they receive the most significant rewards! Jesus began by calling t...

Peter and Leslie introduce the seventh and final Church in the Apocalypse, the Church at Laodicea. Jesus revealed Himself as the Amen, the faithful and true witness, and the Origin of God's creation. This church received the most severe rebuke and warning from Jesus Christ. And yet, if they repent, they receive the most significant rewards! Of all the seven churches, the Doanes believe this church...