13 episodes
Always on Mission: Evangelizing in Challenging Times Archdiocese of Boston
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5.0 • 8 Ratings
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Even in quarantine, we can still evangelize. In fact, the call to share the Gospel is heightened in times like this. Join the Archdiocese of Boston's evangelization team for our first podcast, Always on Mission: Evangelizing in Challenging Times. Hosted by Tom Lyman and Rosemary Maffei, Always on Mission shares how the task of evangelization is being done and can be done, virtually, in the Archdiocese and beyond.
Inspired by Cardinal Seán’s vision for a culture of evangelization and discipleship in parishes, Tom Lyman joined the Faith Formation and Missionary Discipleship team at the Archdiocese of Boston in 2014. A lover of education, history, foreign languages, sacred music, and liturgy, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, and always a fun fact or two! Tom lives in Brockton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children, and they can often be found exploring New England’s beautiful landscapes.
In response to the Lord's call to use her decade of leadership and organizational development experience to serve the Church directly in her daily work, Rosemary Maffei began working with the Archdiocese of Boston as an Evangelization Consultant. She’s a Boston girl through and through (though she spent some time living in Minnesota and Florida), and loves taking advantage of all the city has to offer (including Adoration at St. Clement’s Eucharistic Shrine). But no matter where she is, her love of the human person drives every interaction she has.
New episodes posted every Monday, until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29, 2020.
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Episode 12: Sts. Peter and Paul
In the final episode of Always on Mission, we profile Saints Peter and Paul, taking a look at a few key moments in their fervent quest to evangelize, as well as how they died and where you can venerate their relics today. We close out the series with a conversation with His Eminence, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, on the call to holiness and mission, even in challenging times. Happy birthday, Cardinal Seán!
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Episode 11: Pope St. John Paul II
In this episode we profile St. John Paul II, highlighting three of his writings on the sanctity of life and the significance of the human person. We were thrilled to chat with Sr. Amata Filia who shared with us her beautiful heart for the Lord and how the Sisters of Life promote the Gospel of Life.
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Episode 10: St. Francis of Assisi
In this episode we profile St. Francis of Assisi, called by God in the early 13th century to repair the church—first physically, but then spiritually in radical conformity to Christ. In his own effort to rebuild the Church, Kevin Cotter equips and forms pastors and other parish leaders and teams in his work as Executive Director of Amazing Parish.
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Episode 9: Venerable Augustus Tolton
In this episode, we talk to Alessandro DiSanto, who cofounded the innovative Catholic meditation app, HALLOW, as he shares about the importance of prayer in challenging times and how this app can help us go deeper in our spiritual journeys!We also take a look at the life of Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first African-American priest in the United States who served communities of color with great zeal and holiness amidst many setbacks.
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Episode 8: St. Philip Neri
Today's podcast was recorded before the series of events that followed the killing of George Floyd captured the attention of our nation. For more from the Archdiocese of Boston on this topic, we refer you to Cardinal Sean's statement: https://www.bostoncatholic.org/news/may-30-2020-cardinal-sean-p-omalley-statement-killing-george-floyd.
In this episode, we look at the life and ministry of St. Phillip Neri, the sixteenth century ‘Apostle of Rome’ who was, at important junctions in his life, surprised by the new directions the Holy Spirit drew him. Our guest, friend and colleague Lorna DesRoses, is guided by that same Holy Spirit in her ministry as an Evangelization Consultant in the Archdiocese of Boston. -
Episode 7: Saint Teresa of Calcutta
In episode 7, we chat about the call within a call of St. Teresa of Calcutta, how her service of the poorest of the poor was rooted in Christ, and other nuggets of wisdom St. Teresa offers us in our own path to holiness. We’ll also speak with two priests from the Archdiocese of Boston, Fr. Brian O’Hanlon and Fr. Tim Hynes, who each experienced one of those calls within a call, which is to serve on the team of priests ministering solely to COVID-19 patients.