Quo Vadis?

Taylor and Father Mark are joined this week by Amy Deibert, the Director of Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Green Bay. They discuss accents, the Creed, the struggles of YA ministry, and the new YA website:  http://viayoungadults.org

"Pray, hope, and don't worry."  Trust is tough, but it is vital to the spiritual life. Take a listen to find out if you need to grow in trust and what you can start doing today to deepen that trust in the Lord. 

Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Cindy Parent who is the mother of one of our wonderful Diocese of Green Bay priest, Father Greg Parent.  Cindy shares her story and insights into what it was like to have a son discern and the journey that she took discerning alongside him.

"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."  The pursuit of happiness is written on the human heart but how does that relate to our relationship with the Lord? That is what Taylor and Father Mark discuss this week! 

This week, Taylor and Father Mark are joined once again by Father Daniel Schuster to discuss St. John of Avila whose feast day is May 9th. Father Schuster shares insight into St. John's life, work, and ministry with a particular emphasis on his love for the Holy Spirit. Give it a listen and then go and pray for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your life! 

This week, Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Dianne Vadney who shares her vocation story to the married life and shares some beautiful insights to dating and how to discern the vocation to the married life.

A few weeks ago, the Organization, "Vocation Ministry", came out with a study of US Dioceses that showed our Diocese of Green Bay as being unhealthy in vocations. Taylor and Father Mark discuss that study on this episode. 

Lent is a time to grow in holiness, which means to embrace the Cross like Christ. This can be incredibly challenging but luckily we have the saints as examples and aids in that journey. Taylor and Father Mark discuss what a saint is and how we all can live a saintly life and one day be counted amongst the Church Triumphant. 

Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Father Isaac, a Byzantine Catholic Monk who resides at Holy Resurrection Monastery in St. Nazianz, WI. Father Isaac shares about the Byzantine Church and his own vocation story of mercy, patience, and beauty. 

This week, Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Deacon Shaun Johnson, the Director of Divine Worship and Episcopal MC for the Diocese of Green Bay. Deacon Shaun shares his vocation story to both the married life and the diaconate. He provides beautiful insight and inspiration to both vocations. 

We're back!...again!  This week, Taylor and Father Mark are joined by Father Adam Bradley, the Director of the Kairos Year, to discuss a specific method of prayer, A.R.R.R., which stands for Acknowledge, Relate, Receive, Respond.  You will absolutely not want to miss this discussion and the insights that come from it. 

Merry Christmas!  This week, Taylor and Father Mark discuss the tremendous importance of the Incarnation, both spiritually and historically. 

Father Mark is back!  This week, Taylor and Father Mark discuss Advent and how we can better understand the season by how we live it out in our own lives.  If you write your "S's" in the SUPREMELY weird way that Father Mark does, please email Taylor at: quovadpod@gmail.com. He would REALLY like to know if there are more of you out there. 

Jonathan "Bearded" Blevins joins Taylor on the podcast today to discuss the new margins of the online and gaming world. Jonathan is the CEO of Little Flower Media, a new company that seeks to bring the Gospel to this digital world and is a Twitch streamer and can be found here: https://www.beardedblevins.com/

In celebration of All Saints Day, Taylor and Father Mark discuss martyrdom; what it is, why some have been called to it, and the challenge that it presents to all of us. 

He's back!  We ask Father John Girotti, Vicar General for the Diocese of Green Bay, more of your questions about the Catholic faith.  Send more to: quovadpod@gmail.com for future episodes with Father Girotti. 

Taylor and Father Mark are joined by the author of the best-selling book, "To Save a Thousand Souls" which has become THE book in priestly vocational discernment.  Father Brett shares some insights into discernment, how to grow in holiness, and some of his own story as well. You will not want to miss this one.  Father Brett's Books:  To Save a Thousand Souls:  https://www.amazon.com...

If this one makes you uncomfortable...good, it is a chance to challenge yourself and grow. Taylor and Father Mark discuss why understanding and embodying obedience is vital to the pursuit of holiness. 

"Remember your death" is the topic for this week. Taylor and Father Mark discuss why it is important for us as Catholics to call this reality to mind and the hope and peace that should accompany this mindset.  https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=479

Time to start going through the closet. This week, Taylor and Father Mark discuss detachment from things, people, and even from your own life. 

Is it "Divine Reading" or "Holy Reading"??  This week, Taylor and Father Mark discuss the prayer form known as Lectio Divina. Give it a listen and then go and give Lectio a try for yourself! Here is a good link to follow if you need the steps in front of you:  https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/lectio-divina-beginners-guide

"Everything [fill in the blank] Does in a Week" is a popular YouTube series, so we thought, let's do that, but for a week in the life of a priest! Father Mark shares what goes on in a typical week of a priest, while him and Taylor glean some of spiritual insights that come along with those things.  Now, go and invite your priest over for dinner. 

The newly ordained (7/3/21) Father Patrick Costello joins us to talk about his vocation story, as well as his very recent experience of ordination. 

We're back!  After a brief hiatus while Taylor was away on paternity leave, he and Father Mark are back with Father Adam in the studio to discuss the Kairos Year and the role of fatherhood in our lives. 

Taylor and Father Mark help explain why you need to take a retreat and the ins and outs of how to go about doing that. They share their own experiences about retreats that they've taken and the practical tips that they have learned.  Now, go take a retreat!