CatholiCity Podcasts The Mary Foundation

Today’s episode features John Michael Talbot, the Founder and General Minister of The Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a semi-monistic Catholic community based out of the Little Portion Hermitage in Arkansas. He is an award winning author and multi-platinum, Grammy and Dove award winning Contemporary Catholic musician. His autobiography “Late Have I Loved You” was published on Ash Wednesday 2024 along with a new album bearing the same name.
We discuss his life as musician, his time in prayer as monk, and the woes of American individualism. We go deep into what monasticism and monastic culture really look like, touching on the human need for community, a few ways to have better community generally, and much more.
You can find John Michael Talbot and his book on his website.
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Today’s episode features Daniel Rosa, Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at Saint Joseph Catholic Community in Eldersburg, Maryland. CEO of his own management consulting company on the side, Daniel is a former focus missionary and has spent years in ministry with youth, college, and young adults.
We discuss Daniel’s journey into ministry, benefits and challenges of working with a mentor, different styles of leadership and talent, and the importance of self-knowledge within a bigger mission. We dive into the Working Genius and DISC personality models, and the importance of “leading where you are.”
You can find Daniel on his company website D. T. Rose Management Consulting.
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Today’s episode features Keith Nester, a former protestant pastor and youth pastor with more than 20 years in full-time ministry. In 2017, Keith converted to the Catholicism. He has since authored two books: The Convert’s Guide to Roman Catholicism: Your First Year in the Church along with Unpacking the Mysteries of the Rosary. He also hosts a daily livestream of the rosary at 5:00pm central, which has occurred without fail since 2020 and is now called the Rosary Crew. He also shares lessons on his YouTube channel and podcast.
We discuss how the Mary Foundation ended up helping edit his latest book, the beginnings of the Rosary Crew, why he wrote another book after thinking never again, the power of the Rosary, Mary, and lessons that Catholics could learn from a former protestant pastor.
You can find Keith on his website, Down2EarthMinistry.Org, and on the Rosary Crew Youtube Channel.
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Today’s episode features Gabe Kessler, president of the Cleveland Chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP). Gabe is a graduate of Ave Maria University, where he lived in an intentional catholic “household”, and he is now a husband, a father, and a business development professional. He got involved with YCP as a way to give back and be connected to Catholic community and ministry.
We discuss his background and path into ministry, what YCP is and how it’s structured, the human dynamics of social-professional gatherings, Gabe’s mindset on growth and his strategies to achieve it, the future of Young Adult ministry, and more.
You can find Young Catholic Professionals online here and on Facebook and Instagram.
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Today’s episode features Joe Hopkins, the Director of Adult Formation for Mission in the Diocese of Nottingham, England. Joe spent two years in university ministry, then eight years as a high school chaplain before taking on his current position, which includes the Christus Vivat young adult ministry among many other responsibilities.
We discuss the challenge of “restarting” after pandemic lockdowns, Joe’s role doing “spade work” as he calls it—that is, the logistical leg work required to make anything happen—the four critical ingredients in the recipe for starting a new Young adult group, the importance of providing community opportunities for people after they "age out” of young adult years, and more.
You can find Christus Vivat online here and on Facebook and Instagram.
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Today’s episode features Robert Wines, leader of The Ark young adult group at St. Ann parish in Washington, DC. He’s been running it for nearly two years while maintaining a full-time 9-5 Job. After college and a year of service with the Saint John Society, Robert and a close friend wanted to get into young adult ministry in a big way. 
We discuss the founding of the group, how the Ark leverages the Alpha program, the “Call, Form, Send” mantra of the Saint John Society, the benefits of a set repeating curriculum and small groups, and the importance of keeping God as the center no matter what. 
You can find Ark online at thearkdc.org and on Instagram.
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To order powerful tools for evangelization for your family, friends, and parish, head to the Mary Foundation website at CatholiCity.com.