This Connected Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Family Life and Ministry SERIES Episode 133:  “SERVICE” The third  installment of this series is with German & Paula from the St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  They share a story that is not too different from any of us who go through marriage together and finding God along the way.  Listen to their beautiful testimony of their individual journey to the faith to their mutu...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Family Life and Ministry SERIES Episode 132:  ‘COMMITMENT’ The second installment of this series is with Dan and Lydia Kray.  Dan & Lydias story started, well many years ago and the beauty of the many years they have been married brings laughter and joy.  Their inspiring story with Dan providing praise and worship for youth group even as he got older.  Their relations...

Send us Fan Mail Marriage Family Life and Ministry SERIES Episode 131: 'LOVINGLY' features Gaston & Jamie Ochoa.  Married 8 years Gaston and Jamie share with us their love story, as well as honestly sharing the sadness and joys of their relationship.  From where they are in their career goals to their heartbreak of not yet being able to conceive children to coming to terms with waiti...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 130: Quarantine Vibes! After 2 years of being virus free, the COVID caught up to us at This Connected and it was not the vacation we wanted.   We paused podcasting to quarantine and focus on our health.  However, things continued to move around us.  So in this rant episode Tony, and I along with Bethany chatted about our quarantine experience and things that happened while...

Send us Fan Mail What is Spiritual Direction? Who needs it? In this episode we are honored to have spiritual director, author and renowned speaker Carrell Jamilano.  Carrell has led youth and young adult ministries, is a captivating storyteller, and co-host of "Woman: Strong Faith, True Beauty" for Shalom World TV.  She has appeared on other programs produced by Catholic TV Network and h...

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE 128:  Today we switch things up a bit, Bethany and Tony take over the mic!  And while Catholic.dad is away, the children will play! Prepare to hear the Troast of Arnel, BethTones dating stories, and much, much cringe! We hope you liked this episode.  Please send us an email or comment. Remember like, subscribe and recommend to a friend.  Contact us at catholic.dad50@gmail....

Send us Fan Mail This episode our guest is Esmeralda Torres, a daughter, mother and child of God who in stages of her life has found deliverance from the tragedies, the hardships of her life. This testimonial episode reveals the strength of a woman's belief in a all loving God. Listen and be inspired of a life filled with joy in the midst of pain and suffering.  Be INSPIRED. Follow esme on in...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 126 Fr. Tyler Tripp, Canon Lawyer in the Diocese of San Bernardino explains Canon 915 in light of Archbishop Cordileone's pastoral letter to Speaker of the House of the Unites States Congress, Nancy Pelosi denying her holy communion. We hope you liked this episode.  Please send us an email or comment. Remember like, subscribe and recommend to a friend.  Contact us...

Send us Fan Mail EP 125 is about how we post on social media. Tony and Arnel have a conversation about how we discern what we post on social media and whether or not we pray about it before hand. Also if our minds were ever changed by someone else’s post on social media. We hope you liked this episode.  Please send us an email or comment. Remember like, subscribe and recommend to a friend.  Contac...

Send us Fan Mail IT'S NOT FREE TO BE A MISSIONARY - SUPPORT MIGUEL ALVAREZ! Helping another is what we are trying to do with this episode.  We always encourage our young people to go out into the world and make a difference.  To share the good news and evangelize in word and deed but we forget there is a personal and financial cost to going on mission.  It is not FREE! It took Miguel Alvarez...

Send us Fan Mail We took a break because well we've been busy and Producer Tony decided to marry a beautiful woman named Bethany.  Now they are Mr. and Mrs. PolowearingYouthMinister. In thi episode, we talk about why we were busy.  All the weddings.  How Catholic.dad and his beautiful wife Maria became sponsor or Godparents for the wedding of Josue & Sarah as well as Tony and Bethany. Cat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our guest is Alex Barraza, Regional Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Pastoral Juvenil with the Diocese of Sacramento , California, USA.  Alex shares a little about his life experiences in life and in the church as a father, a missionary, a youth minister in places like South Carolina and Minnesota.  He shares his wonderful and inspirational stories...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we drive to the dessert of San Bernardino Diocese to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palm Dessert.  Here we meet with Fr. Tyler Tripp, Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart and a Canon lawyer for the Diocese of San Bernardino. Fr. Tripp talks to us about what canon law is about and answers some questions from our listeners on annulments, if canon law was broken by priest...

Send us Fan Mail Being pro-life is not just about abortion.    In this episode our guest Father Manny Cardoza, a Catholic priest from Our Lady of Hope in the Diocese of San Bernardino shares what he has been doing in the inner city of San Bernardino. From monthly Mass in front of the two largest abortion clinics in the county located a few minutes away from each other to working the inner city to...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was done while breaking bread.  Having a conversation while eating dinner is a great way to talk and listen.   Tony and I had great conversation with Fr Alex Rodarte, Kimberly Puerto, Bethany Faz, and Maria Recio.  Pizza and drinks brings out the best discussion.   So sit back and listen to our banter about the synod and more. * This is where Tony shows off his mustac...

Send us Fan Mail The final episode of this 3 part AMM NFCYM Series is a Stand Alone Episode because it is about LOVE. We recorded this episode late in the evening and Scotty Van Horn shares why he is at the event but goes on to share his story of his love for his fiance Monica.  Listen to how he proposed to her. (600 plus candles). Also in this episode is guest Kathleen Estrella who speaks on her...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing saga of the NFCYM AMM. Part 2 of this 3 part series is with Marcial and Rickie and we discuss what the Associate Membership Meeting is about and changes that have happened and is happening. Guest in the episode are: Marcial Lopez - forever youth minister from the Diocese of San Diego Rickie Jacob - Associate Director of Ministry with Youth in the Archdiocese of Philadep...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Producer Tony and Host Arnel aka Catholic.dad attended the Associate Members Meeting of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministers in Orange, California hosted at the Christ Cathedral.   In this first part of this three part series we speak with three men of God who shared a little of why they are also at the meeting and what dream they have of Youth Min...

Send us Fan Mail EP 115 of This Connected Podcast finds Producer Tony and Catholic.dad in Temecula, California joined by Fr. Tomás Guillen to talk about cultural Catholic occult practices, such as the Santa Muerte, Juan Soldado, Jesus Malverde, curses, withcraft, etc. Listen up and learn a thing or two not about the occult but about the truth of the Faith. Listen to our conversation and the wisdom...

Send us Fan Mail We Recap our experience at the One Life LA event this Saturday January 22, 2022.  Guests Alexis Guzman and Kimberly Puerto join hosts Tony Pimentel and Catholic.dad. We talked about getting there on the mystery metrolink train. The event itself and hecklers.  We talked about expectations and a couple of testimonies. Listen to our banter of the joy of walking for life. Remember to...

Send us Fan Mail EP 113: Popes Pets Children & Other Catholic Rants! Continuing the conversation from Episode 112 about having pets vs children.  Also talking Fiat 90 and indulging before and other rants with Tony, Bethany and Marly. A lot of laughter here as we recorded this late at night.  Enjoy! Catholic Trivia Answer - Arianism Response to Listener Question about American fixation on Pro-L...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 112 00:02:00 - introduction guests: Alexis Guzman & Bethany Faz 00:04:17 - Catholic Trivia / Question.  Answer-Swiss Umpa Lumpas 00:06:45 - Boba Fett Episode 2 (correction- not his cousins but Jabba’s) 00:09:30 - transitioning ministers / ministry 00:49:30 - Popes, Pets, Children - Sefishness 00:51:33 - “Trees in heaven.” Bethany 00:52:26 - who will die first? 01.00:00...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 111 Catholic.dad and Tony Pimentel sits down with Fr. Alex Rodarte to talk about New Years Resolutions, and the recent study that tackles the question of happy or unhappy young priests. Whats in this episode: Catholic Trivia:  What is the Pyx? First Roast of the Episode:  Bethany "Everyone needs to hear the announcements." - Shameless plug to support the podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 110 is ABT (About) Arnel Bethany Tony pre-Christmas Rantings. We got together to just to connect with you with our rants.  We hope you like our conversation. It is literally how our conversations. Sorry No Trivia on this episode. 02:00. Santa is the meaning of Christmas? 03:15. What has Tony been up to? 05:00. Why women are stronger than men? 07:00. Bethany’s BEE STORIES!!...

Send us Fan Mail We are back! Happy New Year! Happy Advent! Its a new season and Producer Tony will now be the permanent co-host of This Connected Podcast.  On this episode we talk a little about Advent, share a trivia and end with Catholic.dads favorite joke. There is actually Advent content in this episode though from both Catholic.dad and Tony.   Enjoy the episode. Also although we promoted Dun...