Originally from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Michael Gormley has been a member of St. Anthony's when he moved down to Houston in 1998. A senior acolyte, Life Teen student, and a teacher of apologetics when in high school, Mike eventually got his GED and attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. He graduated in 2004 with an Undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Theology and was hired for 3.5 years as the youth minister for our parish. Eventually, Mike would get married to Shannon, finished his Masters in Theology and Christian Ministry, and become our Adult Faith Formation Coordinator. He has four children, ages 3 to 8 years old and a couple of other podcasts that shall remain nameless.
Michael "gomer" Gormley has hosted 102 Episodes.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 43 - 25th Anniversary Special: Live from the Piazza
September 9th, 2022 | 40 mins 57 secs
anniversary, parish milestone, piazza podcast
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of St. Anthony of Padua, Nate and Gomer hit the piazza to record with some special guests after daily Mass was done!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 42 - Sunday Can't Look Like Saturday
September 1st, 2022 | 45 mins 8 secs
catechist day, catechists, core members, eucharist, faith formation, liturgy, reverence, youth ministry
Nate and Gomer sit down to talk about catechist day, what reverence of the Eucharist truly means, and how excited they are for the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 41 - Theology of the Body Talk Series: Night 1
August 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 23 mins
contraception, gender, love, pornography, relationships, sexuality, theology of the body
A recording of Michael Gormley's first talk in his 4-part series on Theology of the Body for our high schoolers and their parents!
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Episode 168: Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 40 - "Encountering the Shock of Beauty: Theology of the Body"
July 27th, 2022 | 44 mins 17 secs
contraception, gender, jp2, marriage, sexuality, theology of the body, transgender, upcoming events
Nate Hoffman and Michael Gormley sit down to discuss the importance of the Theology of the Body series, and talk about how our own TOB talk series August 1st through 4th.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 39 - "Pro-Life Progress in a Post-Roe World"
July 6th, 2022 | 45 mins 24 secs
abortion, beyond the bulletin, pro-life, roe v. wade
Michael Gormley and Nate Hoffman sit down to discuss the reversal of Roe v. Wade and dispel some common rumors and myths regarding the monumental Supreme Court decision.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 37 - "A (Literal) Brother In Christ"
June 8th, 2022 | 49 mins 13 secs
college ministry, fr. drew hoffman, franciscan university, marriage preparation, prayer
Michael Gormley and Nate are joined by a very special guest, live from Wichita, Kansas, it's Nate's brother - Fr. Drew Hoffman!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 35 - Spending May in a Marian Way
May 6th, 2022 | 41 mins 21 secs
beyond the bulletin, honoring mary, mary, may, may crowning, virgin mary
Nate and Gomer sit down to talk all the different ways we can honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in the month of May!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 33 - Heading Into Holy Week
April 12th, 2022 | 54 mins 8 secs
easter, easter vigil, fasting, good friday, holy thursday, holy week, lent, palm sunday, prayer
The holiest week of the year is here, and so far Nate & Mike Gormley to sit down and tell you all about it!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 32 - Confess To Impress
March 29th, 2022 | 48 mins 35 secs
confession, forgiveness, lent, penance, prayer, reconciliation
Lent is a great time to go to confession, and Nate and Gomer are here to sit down and talk about the tips that'll help you make a good confession, and make the MOST of your confession.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 30 - Leaning Into Lent
February 24th, 2022 | 45 mins 9 secs
beyond the bulletin, fasting, lent, penance, prayer
Nate and Gomer are gearing up for Lent, and sit down to chat about how we can really make the most of this important season!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 26 - A Podcast On Podcastality
January 13th, 2022 | 39 mins 46 secs
pope francis, synod, synodality
After a brief break for the holidays, Mike and Nate are back for the first episode of 2022 to talk about the upcoming Synod on Synodality!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 25 - Unveiling A Surprising Relic
December 15th, 2021 | 32 mins 4 secs
beyond the bulletin, immaculate conception, marian, mary, relics
Our parish just announced some incredible news about a 28th relic headed to the Our Lady of the Angels Chapel! Nate and Gomer sit down to weave the tale of how we got this relic, what we believe to be dogmatically true about the Blessed Virgin Mary, and how we can pray alongside the Communion of Saints.
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Saint Anthony Relic Reveal #28 - Veil of Mary, Our Lady of the Angels
December 14th, 2021 | 12 mins
mary, our lady of the angels, relic reveal, veil of mary
Surprise! We're back with an incredible addition to the Communion of Saints coming to the Our Lady of the Angels Chapel: a relic from Mary herself! Join Michael Gormley as he breaks down our 28th relic, and how we managed to get a relic from someone who was assumed into heaven!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 24 - Making the Most of Advent
December 7th, 2021 | 45 mins 49 secs
advent, beyond the bulletin, liturgical seasons
Gomer and Nate sit down to talk about how we can really enter into this season of Advent, and arrive at Christmas with a full, expectant, penitential heart.
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 22 - The Key to Families of Faith
November 12th, 2021 | 45 mins 31 secs
catholic families, domestic church, educating kids, families, family, parents, raising catholic kids
Our parish could have one million Bible Studies, a youth ministry event every hour, and every faith formation opportunity for your kids that you could possibly think of, but without one factor in your Catholic family, it's all for nothing. The key is this: having parents be the primary educators of your children's faith.
This is the most important podcast you could ever hear as a Catholic parent. Tune in now!
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Beyond The Bulletin: Episode 21 - Breaking Open The Bible
November 5th, 2021 | 48 mins
beyond the bulletin, bible, bible study, scripture
Fresh off his honeymoon, Nate chats with Michael Gormley about the plethora of Bible study opportunities available on our campus, and gets an unexpected Biblical-breakdown of his own from Gomer as they discuss the best way for Catholics to overcome any hesitations they may have towards opening their Bible.