IRON SHARPENS IRON

"God wanted us to get married because He wanted to bring us home." WOW! In this episode Dom and Nathan are joined by their good friends Peder and Audrey Piering. They share about how they met, their process of converting to Catholicism, and the wonderful joys of being parents to a young boy. We hope you enjoy listening! God bless! -IRON SHARPENS IRON

In this episode, we welcome a great friend of the show, Ken Ogorek! Ken is the Director of Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis as well as a nationally renowned speaker and author. His new book with Scott Hahn called "Breaking the Bread" Sunday devotional is out now. It is a 3 book set of reflections for years A, B, and C of the Church's liturgical readings cycle, and we we...

In this episode, we sit down with Fr. Michael Berndt, a dynamic priest from the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois. Father shares his discernment story, his favorite parts about being a priest, how prayer has shaped his ministry, and how we too can foster a deep prayer life. We hope you enjoy listening! May God bless you abundantly, IRON SHARPENS IRON

We are back! Again lol! After a year, Dom and Nathan reunite with their good friend and future Jesuit seminarian, James Allbright. James shares his faith story, why he decided to join the seminary, who is on his Jesuit Mount Rushmore, and how to blend faith with sports. Hope you enjoy listening! All glory to God, Iron Sharpens Iron

"We must know ourselves to give ourselves." WOW! We were so blessed to have our good friend Thomas on the show a couple weeks ago! In this episode we dive into the daily life of a priest, how we can support them, and discernment advice for all of us. We hope you enjoy listening - we love you guys! God bless, IRON SHARPENS IRON

WE ARE BACK Hello everyone! After nearly 7 months, Dom and Nathan reunite to reminisce about their weddings and interview their good friend Noah! They dig into the spirituality of the Carmelites, the Interior Castle, starting Bible Studies, and perseverance through rejection. We hope you enjoy listening! God bless, IRON SHARPENS IRON

"I've seen His fingerprints all over my life." MAN-O-MAN. Dom and Nathan are back again, and this time they have the huge blessing of sitting down with one of their great friends Tessa Soukup who is a FOCUS missionary at University of Wisconsin - Steven's Point. In this conversation, we dive deep into the sacraments, how to prepare to receive them, and which one is the most under...

"If someone loves you so purely, it's impossible to not love them back." WE'RE BACK!!! Haha wow it's been a while! Dom and Nathan reunite after FOCUS training and interview one of their very good friends, Zach Lipecki. Zach is a second year missionary at Winona State University, and in this episode we dive deep into how Zach fell in love with St. Therese and her spirituality...

“When I’ve been at my lowest points, Jesus leads me to where I need to be.” WOW!!!! Y’all, in this episode, we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Jonathan Mangan, a recent graduate from Indiana University, and we heard about his experience bringing the love of God to the people in his life, the power of helping others, and how that’s strengthened his faith. Jonathan is an incredible w...

"We get to receive the actual dude who died for us." THIS EPISODE IS AWESOME. Haha holy cowbones. This week we were so blessed to sit down with Mr. Sean Larkins, a senior now at Indiana University, and we got to hear about some remarkable personal encounters he has had with Jesus. We also hear about how he approaches serving others, his thoughts on love, and the ways his girlfriend has l...

"We are called to be saints. Not just good people." WOWWW!! Haha oh man this week we were incredibly blessed to have the one and only Fr. Martin Latiff on the show. Fr. Martin is a FOCUS chaplain living in San Diego, California. He currently serves as the chaplain of the San Diego Padres as well and will soon move to Denver, Colorado to be a parish pastor there. In this episode, we dive...

“You see Jesus in people.” Oh my goodness!!!!! What an incredible episode. This week we sat down with Ms. Abigail Snyder, who is a Junior at Indiana University, and we were absolutely blessed to hear about her relationship with JPII, why we should give more attention to our guardian angels, and practical tips to live in the world but not of the world. This episode will blow your mind yall. Abigail...

"Being holy is being who you truly are.... we all have a unique, unrepeatable relationship with God." Breathtaking. Stunning. 5 Stars. All ways to describe how incredible it was to spend time with Fr. Simon Felix on the show this week!!! Fr. Simon is an increidble Domincan priest at Indiana University (go Hoosiers!), and in this episode, we discuss how to identify faults and wounds, how...

"Everything I need is found in Him." Praise God!!! This week we were super duper blessed to have Nathan's girlfriend (the wonderful Ms. Carly Colbert!) on the show. In this episode, we dive into all kinds of topics ranging from how Carly and Nathan experience the love of the Father through one another in their relationship, how they approached and struggled through the dating fast, a...

"To love for the sake of love is the first thing." WOW!!!! Goodness gracious! This week we were absolutely honored to interview our good friend Bryce Jobe (who is Evan Jobe's twin brother)! Bryce is a sophomore at Indiana University, and in this episode, we hear about how he approaches reading Sacred Scripture, the ways he desires to grow in relationship with God the Holy Spirit, and...

"The way you pray the Rosary matters." WHOAAAA!!!! Oh my!! This week we were absolutely blessed and a half to have Mr. Evan Jobe on the show! Evan is a sophomore at Indiana University, and in this episode, he shares his thoughts on how to live a devout life centered on Christ, the importance of the Resurrection and the Immaculate Heart, and how there is an irresistible goodness about the...

"Love Jesus. Pray the Rosary. Stay close to Mary." Y'all...... this conversation was uh-mazing!!!! This weekend we were blessed to sit down with Dom's grandparents (who started Marytv.tv and have been to Međugorje roughly 100 times), and they told us about some remarkable glory stories, the powerful intercession of Our Lady, and the meaning of several of her messages that she has...

"You can experience joy just by sharing with people" WHOA!! This week we had the absolute honor and privilege to interview a very good friend of ours from Peru, Mr. Manny Castillo! We get to hear his powerful witness to the power of the rosary, how there is a natural inclination to help those in need, and what motivates him to form and nurture deep, lifelong relationships. He's a nat...

"There are no excuses at the gate of heaven." There are powerful podcast episodes; and then there are powerful, POWERFUL podcast episodes. I'd argue this one is one of the latter. Wow! This week we were absolutely honored to interview our good friend Rob Helfrich, who is studying to be a surgeon in the Army, about his faith life, what the Mystical Body of Christ is, and how we simply...

"Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure." Oh! My! Goodness! This week we were extremely blessed to interview our good friend Emma Hoffman about her incredible experiences as a missionary at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this episode, we hear about her recent mission trip to Guyana, some of the highs and lows of mission life, and the ways her heart has gro...

"Look to the saints, but look past them.... to the One they're looking to." Praise God! We're back! After Dom took a vacay to Cali and Nathan went to a wedding and took a trip to Chicago, Iron Sharpens Iron is back and better than ever. We were blessed to interview Paul Cline, Dom's good friend from South Bend about living a life of virtue and what it means to be holy. We tal...

"Intimacy now. Fruits later." Holy smokes!!! This week, we were blessed to interview Dom's uncle Mike! He went through Encounter’s ministry training, hosts a podcast called Shadow on the Water, and leads pilgrimages regularly to Medjugorje. In this episode, we dive DEEP. And I mean really deep into topics like what does it mean to sit at the feet of Jesus? What is humility? How can we die to ourse...

"GO TO MARY" What a beautiful episode! This week we have the HONOR of interviewing our close friend Grace Ahlers. She just graduated from Iowa University, and now lives in Madison and works at Epic Healthcare Systems. In this conversation, we uncover what authentic femininity is, why it is worth pursuing, some of the challenges and fruits, and also a takeaway for the gentlemen too. We also discuss...

WARNING: Mature content is discussed. "This is the fight that needs to be fought. The race that needs to be run." Oh. Man. Literally. This week we had our good friend Nick Nguyen on the show to talk about manhood, testosterone, sweat, and holiness. Haha for real though, we were blessed to hear Nick's story, how he models his life on Jesus who is the epitome of masculinity, and how he pursues becom...

“My only goal is to discern today well.” Goodness gracious! This week, our good friend Lauren Serfas joined the show and shared her story about service, authenticity, and working with a wonderful social entrepreneurship organization called Eggpreneur. Lauren is a trainer at Epic, and has a deep devotion to frozen donuts and our lady of guacamole. It’s a wonderful conversation and we hope you enjoy...