The Crisis in Modern Education
What is education really for? Gomer and Dave explore the Catholic vision of education as the formation of the whole person and ask what kind...
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Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)
Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-wor...
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20 of 356 episodesWhat’s Really Wrong With Healthcare?
Why is healthcare so broken and what does the Catholic faith have to say about it? Gomer and Dave wrap up their series on healthcare by expl...
Nurses, Healthcare & the Lost Art of Caring for People
What happens when healthcare stops treating people like people? Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle are joined by nurse and nurse educator Stacy...
How Doctors Can See Christ in Their Patients
What does it look like to practice medicine as a Catholic? Dr. Mike and Dr. Claudia Mulock share how their faith shapes their work, marriage...
What Is the Purpose of Medicine?
What is the purpose of medicine? And what does healthcare look like when we remember the dignity and eternal destiny of the person being car...
Nursing as a Catholic Vocation: Hospice, COVID, and Caring for Souls with Elizabeth Kauffeld
What does it mean to care for the whole person, body and soul? Dave sits down with nurse, Elizabeth Kauffeld, to discuss the vocation of Cat...
The Mission Behind Catholic Healthcare
Medicine today often prioritizes efficiency, profits, and policies, but Catholic healthcare was founded on a very different mission: to cont...
Modern Medicine Has Forgotten What It Means to Heal
What is medicine really for? In this solo episode, Gomer explores the purpose of medicine through the lens of Scripture, philosophy, and the...
Medicine That Heals the Whole Person
What does it mean to practice medicine as a faithful Catholic? Dave VanVickle is joined by Grant and Christy Martsolf to explore a vision of...
A Catholic Vision for Medicine
What does Jesus really mean when he tells his disciples to "heal the sick"? Gomer reflects on accompanying his father through his final days...
Throwback Episode: How to Suffer (with Jeff Cavins)
We are taking a break this week as Gomer's dad's funeral is taking place this week. Please keep the Gormley family in your prayers. In the m...
The Catholic Roots of Healthcare
As we begin a new season on Catholic healthcare, Dave reflects on the passing of Gomer's father and the hope of the Resurrection. Drawing fr...
OCIA Needs More Mentors, Not More Classes
How can parishes better accompany people entering the Catholic Church? In this listener Q&A episode, Dave wraps up the OCIA series by answer...
Life After the Easter Vigil
Dave explores mystagogy, the often overlooked final stage of OCIA that begins after the Easter Vigil and calls new Catholics to go deeper in...
The Most Catholic Night of the Year, The Easter Vigil
The Easter Vigil is more than a beautiful liturgy, it’s the culmination of salvation history and the climax of the catechumenate. Gomer and...
Pope Leo’s Warning About the Future: AI, Babel, and the Battle for Truth
Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles one of the biggest questions of our age: artificial intelligence. Gomer and Dave unpack the promises and...
Choosing Catholic Sponsors: Why It Matters More Than You Think
As their parents grow older and suffering becomes more personal, Gomer and Dave reflect on the hidden ways God forms saints through weakness...
The Hidden Depth of OCIA: Purification & Enlightenment
Explore the powerful but often overlooked OCIA stage of Purification and Enlightenment with Gomer and Dave. They unpack the Church’s ancient...
Formed, Not Just Informed: The Catechumenate Explained
“This is not a curriculum, it’s a pattern of life.” Gomer and Dave dive into the heart of the catechumenate: what it is, why it matters, and...
What It Really Means to Enter the Church: The Rite of Acceptance Explained
What if becoming Catholic wasn’t just a class, but a public commitment that changes your entire life? Gomer and Dave unpack the Rite of Acce...