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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Episode 6: A Ray Of Sunshine
September 12th, 2018 | 24 mins 35 secs
finance, healing, hope, offertory, sex trafficking, tithe
Stephen and Gomer interview Cheryl Ray about origami in the offertory, the fight against sex trafficking, and hope from a non-Catholic perspective.
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Episode 5: A Thomistic Moment - St. Michael, Angels, & Demons
September 12th, 2018 | 29 mins 24 secs
angels, archangel, catholic, church, demons, evil, prayer, st. michael
Gomer and Stephen welcome back Brian Jones to the "padcast" to discuss the St. Michael Prayer, angelology and the reality of evil.
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Episode 4: Town Hall Follow Up
September 12th, 2018 | 26 mins 3 secs
abuse, bishops, catholic, church, healing, laity, parish, popes, scandal, victims
Stephen and Gomer welcome Brian Jones to the table to recap and dive deeper into the Restore Town Hall addressing Church scandal.
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Episode 3: Belong, Believe, and Bless
September 8th, 2018 | 20 mins 14 secs
believe, belong, bless, catholic, parish, service, vision statement
Your hosts unpack our new parish vision statement - that all may belong here, believe in Jesus Christ, and bless others - and apply it to individuals, ministries, and the parish as a whole. As a vision statement, it is simple enough to be memorable, but specific enough to actually provide direction for our parish.
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Episode 2: All About Alpha
September 7th, 2018 | 23 mins 52 secs
alpha, catholic, evangelization
We discuss why we are bringing Alpha back to our parish, why it originally left, and what purpose it serves for the life of our parish.
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Episode 1: A New Initiative
September 6th, 2018 | 13 mins 43 secs
catholic, parish, st anthony of padua, the woodlands texas
A weekly show by Stephen Lenahan and Mike Gormley on the Catholic faith, life, and culture of our parish and for our parish. This first episode introduces you to who we are and why we are doing this show. Anyone outside our parish of St. Anthony's, we hope this can bless you as well!