This Connected Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Mary Lasham is an 85 years old youth minister. Growing up in a difficult childhood, teen years and early on in her marriage and family life she was convicted by the Holy Spirit at the age of 35.  Finding her call to "Praise God" in all she does she began youth ministry bringing not only her family back to the Church but many others including me through her smile, hospita...

Send us Fan Mail Out of the dark.   Nallely Perez at 14 years old was pregnant. Begrudgingly she chose life for her daughter. But it was not a fairy tale ending when she chose life. At least not yet. Her journey is one of inspiration and her story is the truth of many other women who find themselves today. In this episode we hear from Nallely Perez, a mother, a wife, and an abortion worker survivo...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing our conversation. Fr Alex Osborne shares insight on you and young adults in Australia and his experiences of faith. Like, subscribe and recommend to a friend. Contact us at catholic.dad50@gmail.com. If you would like to help our podcast, be a patron on our Patreon page, or you may make a donation on our paypal or venmo @CatholicDotDad. Support the show - http://www.patr...

Send us Fan Mail Fr. Alex Osborne is a a diocesan priest of Canberra, Capital of Australia. In this episode Fr. Osborne shares his vocation story. His call to the sacrament of Holy Orders. To b e a priest of the Catholic Church. Fr. Osborne shares his story candidly from his childhood growing up in Liverpool, England to immigrating to Australia at the age of 12.  Answering the call to the priestho...

Send us Fan Mail Here you go! Many of you have sent us the YouTube video of Calvin Robinsons speech at the Oxford Union on February 15, 2023.  You asked for us for our reaction to this speech which was about homosexual marriages and extending the Christian sacrament to said marriages.  So we asked Josue and Mcpherson to join us in this episode to gain the response of not just me but also two young...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Arnel and Tony give a Lenten Retreat Presentation at St Catherine of Alexandria in Riverside California.  Using the podcast as a forum to share the faith, Arnel and Tony share in this episode the conversation they had with the teens of St. Catherine's and responded to questions they had. Like, subscribe and recommend to a friend. Contact us at catholic.dad50@g...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 149: SYNOD (Part D) Bishop Alberto Rojas & Sr. Leticia Salazar. In this final Part of the four part series Tony and Arnel are able to have a conversation with Bishop Alberto Rojas and Chancellor Sr. Leticia Salazar of the Diocese of San Bernardino.  00:04:00 - Sr. Leticia Salazar speak about the mission she has as the Chancellor. 00:06:15 - The vision of accompaniment....

Send us Fan Mail Episode 149: Part C of this 4 part series is with Dr. Austen Ivereigh. Dr. Austen Ivereigh describes himself as a journalist, a writer and an author. He is also an academic professor in Contemporary Church history at Campion Hall, Oxford University. He is most known for his work on and with Pope Francis having done two biographies of Pope Francis: The Great Reformer in 2014 Wounde...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 149: Part B of the Synod 4 Part Series continues with conversations with members of the Diocese of San Bernardino's Synodal Synthesis Core Team.  If you had questions about this synod process; this episode provides clarity within the conversations with Dr. Amanda Alexander, Director of the Ministry Formation Institute, Fr. David Andel, Director of Canonical Services,...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 149 is a four part mini-series of an event we were invited to cover at the Diocese of San Bernardino called the Synod Formation Day.  It was an opportunity to directly podcast at Diocesan Pastoral Center where Dr. Ivereigh, Pope Francis Biographer came to speak to and present on the Synodal Process and where we are today. This four parts series, released every other day wi...

Send us Fan Mail In the 148th episode of This Connected, Arnel aka Catholic.dad talks to newly ordained, Deacon Robert Gonzalez and his Wife Lorena.  They talk about a mans journey to answer the call to holiness; to be a  Deacon in the Catholic Church.  Deacon Roberts journey with the support of his wife Lorena is inspiring and joyful to hear. Join in on this conversation between three friends.  ...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is another addition to our series of Youth Ministry Moments speaking to long time ministers on successes and pitfalls of the many years in ministry with young people. In this episode Melissa from St. Peter and Paul the Apostle in Rancho Cucamonga California talk about "balancing ministry and life."  This is something that is so important to know especially i...

Send us Fan Mail This year we will focus some episodes directed specifically towards Youth Ministry and the you 'Youth Ministers.'  These episodes will be short (around 30 to 40 minutes) to hopefully showcase some of the challenges youth ministers come into and an opportunity to learn from the ups and downs of the ministers we have on the show. We have invited ministers who have had at l...

Send us Fan Mail Bethany took over, Tony played with the camera switcher and Arnel was being well, Arnel. We just talked about our advent, what it was about and had some laughs, but we did get a little serious here in the middle. We chatted a bit about how difficult and lonely the Christmas season can be for many of our family and friends. Enjoy the show. Remember to like, subscribe and recommend...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is with Fr. Nicholas Sheehy of the Legionaries of Christ.  Fr. Sheehy grew up as the oldest of eight children in a loving Catholic family in San Diego. Convinced of a priestly vocation from a young age, he joined the Legionaries of Christ in 1999, after finishing High School. His path to the priesthood led him to Germany, Italy and the United States, and he began his...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Tony and Arnel chat with the Program Director of the Ministry Formation Institute (MFI) of the Diocese of San Bernardino, Steve Halligan. Steve shares with us the stories of the seasons of his life. A natural story teller, Steve shares openly about himself and leads us to information about his mission with and the Formation Institute in the diocese of San Bernardin...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 142: ICE BREAKERS In this episode Tony  and Arnel just simply chat about favorite ice breakers and other cringe topics such as calling Father God, "Dad" or "Daddy."   Remember to like, subscribe and recommend to a friend. Contact us at catholic.dad50@gmail.com. If you would like to help our podcast, you can be a patron on our Patreon page, or you may ma...

Send us Fan Mail EP 141: Mission Appeal - Society of the Heralds of Good News This episode features Fr. Ashok, Provincial Superior of the Society of the Herald of Good News (HGN) along with Fr. Suresh and Fr. Jude who are priest of HGN serving here in the Diocese of San Bernardino.   This episodes shares the Society of the Herald of Good News that began in 1984 in India. The Society has the charis...

Send us Fan Mail EP 140: Marriage & Family Life Ministry Take Over In this episode newlyweds Josue Marin with Sarah Marin take over as host of the show with guests, Mario Martinez & Paola Martinez who are Co-Directors of the Office of Marriage and Family Life Ministry in the Diocese of San Bernardino. In this episode we hear the story behind who Mario and Paola are from when they met to th...

Send us Fan Mail EP 139: Anna Hamilton - “Simply Living” This episode is about a person who was and is an inspiration to me. This is Anna Hamilton who is currently the Managing Director for Wordnet Productions. She received her Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas. She has worked in Youth/Young Adult Ministry for over 23 years and Restorative Justice for 8 years. Sh...

Send us Fan Mail EP 138: Ismael & Juan [Heroic Friendship] Happy Halloween!!! Yes This Connected does celebrate Halloween! Why? Because it is very Catholic. But on the 138th episode we invited 2 friends who I have been inspired about since I have seen the joy in their faces in the activities.  Also not knowing that the things they do actually does in a way lead others closer to Christ.  The tw...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 137: Gen "T" is for TRAUMA featuring long term friend of the podcast, Jacob Escobedo. Jacob Escobedo, MSW, ASW is  a California Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker and has experience providing individual, group, and family psychotherapy to children, adolescents, young adults, and adults.  Jacob enjoys working with clients, ages 5+ and has clinical interes...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE 136: " HOLIES" - Testimonial of Shia LeBeouf "DIG IT UP!" On this episode we watch and talk about the recent interview that Shia LeBeouf (pronounced "shall I buff") had with Bishop Barron on the movie Padre Pio in which  he starred in the role of St. Padre Pio.  The four of us on this episode, Producer Tony, myself along with guest hosts  Josu...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 135: “INSPIRED" Young Adults (ft. 4.12 Young Adult Ministry) This Connected travels to visit with the crew of the Young Adult Ministry for the Our Lady of Hope Catholic Community in the city of San Bernardino California.  These inspirational leaders, Monserratee Angeles, Anthony Hernandez, Arturo Orozco, Lety Camacho, Tanya Angeles & Susy Camacho speak about life...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Family Life and Ministry SERIES Episode 134:  “Adventures in Marriage" The fourth  installment of this series is with Joel and Laura from the St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  They have three kids and have fallen in love with each other early, started a family early but came to the Church later on.  Listen to how their adventure in marriage started and see where their jou...