Beyond the Bulletin

Episode 27: Care for Creation

August 26th, 2019  |  39 mins 21 secs

catholic, earth, green, laudato si, nature, planet, poverty, recycling

Mike and Stephen interview Roger Ingersoll and Katie Krall on the new "Care for Creation" group that is helping implement the vision of Pope Francis' "Laudato Si" here in The Woodlands.

Episode 26: The Liturgical Renaissance

May 31st, 2019  |  39 mins 42 secs

boomers, catholic, chant, latin, liturgy, mass, millennials, music, sacred

Mike and Stephen discuss the push towards more traditional liturgy happening within the young Church.

Episode 25: The Divine Physician

March 19th, 2019  |  41 mins 10 secs

catholic, critical care, death, dignity of life, end of life, hospice, medical, medicine

Stephen and Gomer interview Dr. Garry Lambert on end of life issues and the Catholic response. Dr. Lambert has decades of experience in critical care and understands the need for clarification and deeper study of the Catholic worldview of end of life decisions by the average Catholic.

Episode 24: ReCenter

March 6th, 2019  |  22 mins 4 secs

almsgiving, catholic, confession, fasting, lent, prayer, repentance

Every Lent the Church asks three things of her members: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These are three spiritual disciplines that actually grow your faith. But often our parishioners are heard saying how they wish they had a better prayer life, or a better relationship with God, or a deeper Catholic faith – yet they do not know where to start. A few “Our Fathers” here or a Scripture reflection there – and they soon give up the effort. This year we are asking all our parishioners to join together to Give Up, Pick Up, and Offer Up the same things for Lent 2019. Through these spiritual disciplines and practices your personal faith will grow, and so will the unity of our Church community. Our prayer is that we can hold each other accountable to growing in virtue and holiness this Lenten season as parish family.

Episode 23: Too Big To Succeed?

February 8th, 2019  |  36 mins 47 secs

archdiocese, bishops, catholic, church, clergy, diocese, pope, subsidiarity, vocations

Stephen and Gomer discuss the benefits and challenges that come with the modern mega-dioceses that we see in the United States. The guys don't hold back on the idea that the current diocesan model in the global church could be reducing vocations, isolating our clergy, and neglecting the principle of subsidiarity in Church governance. Stephen places himself on the Chair of Peter and creates the "Diocese of The Woodlands."

Episode 22: Skorts - An Ode To Catholic Education

January 30th, 2019  |  32 mins 51 secs

academics, catholic, education, school, students

Gomer & Stephen celebrate Catholic Schools Week by traumatizing the young minds of two students from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School.

Episode 21: Mary, Mother of God

January 7th, 2019  |  26 mins 47 secs

catholic, marian, mary, mother of god, motherhood

Stephen and Gomer cure their "holiday hangover" by discussing the title of Mother of God and why it's so crucial. Gomer tells the lamest Canadian joke ever. Eh-men!

Episode 20: New Year, Same Gomer

January 4th, 2019  |  27 mins 32 secs

2019, catholic, goals, new year, resolutions

Mike and Stephen discuss New Year's resolutions and setting goals. Mike helps Stephen set a personal theme for 2019. Stephen reminds Gomer of the importance of brotherhood in achieving goals.

Episode 19: The Jewish Roots of Christmas

December 21st, 2018  |  25 mins 31 secs

catholic, christmas, hanukkah, israel, jewish, maccabees

Gomer goes full rabbi and explains to Stephen the Jewish roots of Christmas found in the books of 1st & 2nd Maccabees. This episode makes your head spin faster than a dreidel - from Luther removing key books of the bible, to Alexander the Great's conquests, to King Herod being a paranoid jerk. It all comes to a mind blowing conclusion in the Bethlehem. L'Chaim Catholics!

Episode 18: The Christmas Special

December 19th, 2018  |  31 mins 53 secs

advent, baby jesus, catholic, christmas, nativity

Gomer & Stephen share their favorite Christmas traditions and take a look at the importance of the birth narratives in the Gospels of Matthew & Luke. Stephen finally outsmarts Gomer...thanks Santa!

Episode 16: Generationism

November 28th, 2018  |  49 mins 52 secs

baby boomers, catholic, church, gen x, generations, millennials

Gomer & Stephen explain Baby Boomers, Gen Xer's, and Millennials as they relate to each other and the Church.

Episode 15: Going to Confession

November 16th, 2018  |  32 mins 44 secs

catholic, confession, penance, sacrament

In this episode your fearless hosts, Gomer and Stephen, talk about the sacrament of confession- why we need it and how to do it- and address some issues and fears about going to Confession. I mean, we are only finding the holiest guy we know and telling him the worst things we've ever done. What's so hard about that?!

Episode 14: The Four Last Things

November 9th, 2018  |  46 mins 40 secs

We talk about Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven and what Catholic funerals are for.

Episode 13: The Principal's Office

October 30th, 2018  |  30 mins 26 secs

catholic, education, interview, principal, school

We interview Veronica Tucker, the new principal of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School! She gives us her education, theology, and family background while Gomer does his best to interrupt and make it all about him!

Episode 12: The Men In White

October 22nd, 2018  |  33 mins 19 secs

catholic, church, hope, incarcerated, inmates, jail, justice, kolbe, ministry, prison, texas

Stephen and Gomer interview a parishioner on the podcast for the first time! Jerry Trzeciak runs a million ministries but his pride and joy is the Kolbe Prison Ministry. The guys discuss what it's like inside the Ferguson Unit, why Jerry loves this ministry, and how Kolbe Prison Ministry is transforming the lives of the "men in white" (aka the inmates).

Episode 11: Buildings vs. People

October 15th, 2018  |  35 mins 35 secs

advancement, buildings, catholic, church, development, fundraising, money, renovations, tithing

Gomer and Stephen discuss the awkward struggle between growing/maintaining capital assets versus growing the faith of the people in a Catholic parish setting. Gomer makes Stephen shed a tear.