Mission Moments: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Mission Moments, where we take a moment to prepare for our mission. The Mission Moments podcast is sponsored by Mission Youth, a community of missionary disciples who come together to equip ourselves to go out and spread Christ’s love in the world as apostles of the New Evangelization.
As you get ready for Holy Week Missions, Fr Adam and Dori Hangodi share about processing Missions experiences with Jesus.
For the 5th Sunday of Lent, Kathleen Almon & Nicole Buchholz reflect on how the disciples of Emmaus invite "the stranger" into their community after the incredible encounter along the way and how as missionaries, we are called to build community as missionary teams and with those we are seeking to evangelize.
We have Chris Bray, musician and speaker, on Mission Moments today to share about how you can share your God story on missions.
On every mission, there can be moments of tension, conflict or disagreement. Listen as Kathleen Almon & Fr. Daniel Brandenburg unpack what types of conflict can come up during the mission and some best practices on how to deal with it.
Join Helen Yalbir and Sara Mora as they share their incredible mission experience and the importance of deep listening during missionary encounters.
Join Fr Adam and Marco Dos Santos as they explore that tough moment of beginning the missionary encounter with a stranger.
Today we brought in Fr Cruz Calderon from Dallas who has been hosting Holy Week Missions at his parish for years and shares his experience of working with Mission Youth.
Today we brought in an expert in directing large-scale missions from behind the scenes. Matthieu Billes shares his experience of making missions happen and how offering this to others gives them a life-changing experience.
Join Karla Almezcua and Fr Adam as they discuss the top ways of soaking in formation as a missionary with Mission Youth.
Meet the five RCMCs from Atlanta as they explain all the tips and best practices to be ready for a mission day! Enjoy their laughter, fun stories and moving experiences.
Join the conversation as Fr. Andrew Gronotte, LC has he explains the importance of Sacramental Life on missions!
Kathleen Almon interviews Fr. Michael Moriarty, LC, the Local Mission Director in Philadelphia and they discuss the most important virtue and backbone of all mission work: unity and charity.
How does Mission Youth live out its call to serve the whole Church and the local Church? Find out as we interview Fr Jerek Scherber.
Luke Sell, a Regnum Christi Missionary, joins Fr Adam Zettel to talk about how Mission Youth views the importance our Christian witness and our unique way of evangelizing in Mission Youth.
How is Mission Youth & Family connected with Regnum Christi? Fr. Ben tells the story...
Malorie from Philadelphia tells us about how joy and fun are essential characteristics and a fruit of any missionary experience.
Atlanta Mercy Mission local directors Jo and Tanner share about the essential characteristic of in person encounter for the Mission Youth mission style.
Season 3 is starting off welcoming back Lisetta and Eric, 1st generation Mission Youth Interns to share about the essential characteristic of missionary boldness and freedom!
Which time of the year is by far the BEST for going on missions? Lisetta, Eric, and Jeannine all agree that Holy Week Missions are beyond what they could ever imagine. In this episode Fr Adam interviews these three stellar apostles as they share about the mission experience par excellence.
How can you be a missionary in your own city? Join Fr Adam with two young missionaries from Hamilton, Canada, as they discuss what local missions look like and what sets Mission Youth apart.
Join Fr Adam and Shari Schexnayder as they explore the world of domestic missions, speaking from their own experience of week-long mission trips within the US. These missions are an incredible opportunity to grow in love for Christ and others along with a missionary community.
In this episode, Kathleen Almon speaks with Tom & Abby, who were the first missionaries to go to the Ivory Coast, Africa over Holy Week 2022. They share some incredible adventures and the wonderful experience of being welcomed so warmly by the people. They discuss what it means to be a "witness to hope" in the footsteps of St. Pope John Paul II, the inspiration behind Mission Youth missions.
In this podcast, Kathleen Almon interview the National Mission Team in Mexico, as they share the story of how this apostolate began in the 1980s and has now spread to over 15 countries. This apostolate continues to reach hundreds of thousands of people each Holy Week through the thousands of missionaries that go out to share the Good News.
In this episode, Kathleen Almon goes back to the beginning, speaking with two of the Mission Youth founders, Paul Bernetsky and Tony MacDonnell. They were there when the apostolate was born in 1995 and present on the very first mission experiences. It's an incredible journey through time and stories to see how the mission zeal has carried through to today!
Listen to Kathleen Almon as she interviews Fr. John Klein about what it means to enter Holy Week and accompany Jesus during that week.
Everyone who gets on fire for missions soon has one big realization: I need help. We need to bring others into the mission to meet the needs of people out there, so inviting others to join us often becomes one of our biggest jobs. This means calling them by name, through a literal call, a text, a conversation... today Ale Briones joins us from Canada to share her experience with inviting others into the mission.
In this episode Fr Adam Zettel speaks with Kathleen Almon and Fr Gregory Usselmann about how missionaries call others by name. As each missionary has been called by name, they in turn reach out to others by name with mercy, respect and love.
Listen as Kathleen Almon and Jennifer Malneritch share the incredible experience of being called by God into a missionary community.
For the 2022 Lenten season, we will be reflecting on our Holy Week theme: Called by Name. In this second episode, Kathleen Almon and Emily Roman deepen in the incredible mystery that Jesus calls each of us personally to join Him in mission.
In our first episode Fr Adam Zettel and Tammy Grady share how we are all called to take part in the great challenge of the new Evangelization.