Leadership Where it Matters Most

Today's guest is Dan Donaldson, an "apprentice of Jesus Christ," as he refers to himself. He is the Vice President for the Catholic Men's Leadership Alliance. He has a lot of experience with leadership in different ministries and he shares about his discernment process in partnering with these ministries. This conversation also includes Dan's beautiful and touching conversion story, the issue of p...

Today's guest is Chris Bruno, the founder of the Restoration Project which is an initiative to help men experience healing and become whole through it. We discuss his book, "Sage: A Man's Guide Into His Second Passage," and the 6 stages of the masculine journey. Chris shares his testimony, about his family life, and his writing process which included a pilgrimage to Ireland! This conversation was...

In today's episode, Brett is joined by leading international expert, Dr. Deborah MacNamara. She's a counselor, with over 25 years of experience in mental health in educational studies. She's a lecturer, having recently spoken at the Vatican and previously to the United Nations. She's a mentor who provides support to parents, professionals, and educators. Dr. MacNamara specializes in relational dev...

Today's guest is Dan Cellucci, the CEO of the Catholic Leadership Institute, which provides leadership training to bishops, priests, and religious leaders. Brett and Dan discuss his talk titled "What if they don't come back?" & give perspective on reaching out to Catholics in the diocese who aren't attending Mass. They also discuss how CLI supports pastoral leaders & the importance of the relation...

Today's guest is Catholic theologian and author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II, George Weigel. Brett & George discuss George's thoughts and critiques on the Synod of Synodality & his writing process of his over 30 books. They also dive into the importance of leaders to be precise in the words they use, Catholic institutions being missionaries of the Church, the presence of "Cath...

Did you watch the SEEK talk that broke the internet this year? Today's guest is the man who gave that talk, Monsignor Shea. At the age of 34, Monsignor Shea became the youngest college president in the United States, appointed to the University of Mary in Bismarck. Today, we discuss his book, From Christendom to Apostolic Mission, which has been passed around through many Catholic circles. He shar...

Shaila Visser is the National Director of Alpha Canada and the Global Senior Vice-President for Alpha International. She is the Executive Producer of both The Alpha Youth Film Series (2013) and The Alpha Film Series (2016), and currently holds a position on the Board of the Damascus Road Foundation. Shaila has a heart for people coming to know Jesus and is passionate about helping the local church...

This week, Brett is joined by the incredible Fr. James Mallon to discuss his personal conversion & growth as a priest, all leading to the amazing ministry at Divine Renovation. They start the conversation by going back to Fr. James early ministry days before the books and platform, to his early parish years & learning how to build a plan for a parish to evangelize and catechize well. There are con...

In our first interview, Brett sits down with Carey Nieuwhof who has been a pastor, teacher, & leadership guru for many years. They discuss God's calling to change careers & fighting against simply going through the motions. They also discuss what the Church can learn from her own response to the pandemic in retrospect. We may have adapted to meet the new challenges, but did we really innovate? Thi...

The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. The Church has the most important mission on the planet, "Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:18). The Family is the most important institution in the history of humanity, "The future of the world and the Church passes through the family" (Saint John Paul II). This podcast is a conversation a...

The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. The Church has the most important mission on the planet, "Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:18). The Family is the most important institution in the history of humanity, "The future of the world and the Church passes through the family" (Saint John Paul II). This podcast is a conversation a...