Following Francis Podcast

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Episode 6: Becoming a Student of Faith

2019-08-09T10:55:33-04:00August 9th, 2019|Categories: Following Francis Podcast, News|

August 9, 2019 - Chris Dwyer is joined by John Goldberg and John Paul Libonatti to discuss life as a campus minister and a student, respectively, at St. Anselm’s Abbey School, an all-boys preparatory school for grades 6-12 in Washington, D.C. Throughout the episode, they will cover campus ministry, finding spirituality, exploring faith, effects of social media on religion, finding your social circle, and much more.

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Episode 5: Faith & Spirituality – A Millennials Perspective

2019-07-11T09:37:12-04:00July 10th, 2019|Categories: Following Francis Podcast, News|

July 10, 2019 - Chris Dwyer is joined by three young professionals who provide insight into their generation’s thoughts on faith and spirituality. Among other topics, these millennials will dive into why their generation doesn’t want to be identified with one particular religious order, the effects of social media on faith and spirituality, and why women should be a part of the Catholic Church.

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Episode 4: Becoming a Friar (Part 2)

2019-06-18T15:34:49-04:00June 18th, 2019|Categories: Following Francis Podcast, News|

June 19, 2019 - In part two of our discussion with Gino and Mike - two young men on a journey to become Franciscan Friars - we take a deeper dive into the daily life of postulants. Gino and Mike also talk through the importance of community in a person’s spiritual life and tell us how they follow Francis.

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Episode 3: Becoming a Friar [Part 1]

2019-06-18T15:22:20-04:00June 5th, 2019|Categories: Following Francis Podcast, News|

June 5, 2019 - In part one of this two-part episode, Chris Dwyer sits down with Gino Grivetti and Mike Specht, two young men on a journey to become Franciscan Friars. Gino and Mike discuss their paths to finding their vocation, how their friends and families reacted to their decision and why the Church is seeing a decline in youth pursuing a religious life.

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Episode 2: Finding St. Francis in Nature

2019-08-29T07:59:33-04:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: Following Francis Podcast|

May 15, 2019 - Chris chats with Lou Maroulis of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild and Amy Bachman of DC Central Kitchen about how the Monastery’s century-old gardens - and the volunteers who preserve and protect them -help feed people in Washington, DC. Fr. Michael Cusato returns to the podcast to discuss St. Francis’ belief thatwe are all stewards of God’s creation.

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