Best quote from the episode "Conversations about Commitment lead to Conversions." Nick Redd joins Pete on a special live recording of The Hour for the id November Disciples' Night. Nick shares his testimony, lessons he's learned from the mission field, and his sense of what God is doing in this generation. Then they play a word association game and end with prayer!
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Who doesn't need more of God's power in their lives? Pete is joined by Aaron Richards to unpack what it means to be baptized in the Holy Spirit and why it's vitally important in the life of a disciple. They share stories of God's power being released in their lives and highlight the essential role of charisms in mission. THEN they take time to actually pray for a greater outpouring of the Spirit, so don't just listen, pray with them!
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We loved Heather Khym's contribution to the Still Small Voice Challenge so much that we wanted our loyal The Hour listeners to hear it! Heather breaks down the Father's voice, how to distinguish His voice from the enemy's, claiming the truth about who God really says we are, and rebuking and destroying the lies we've come to believe.
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WE'RE BACK! After a couple month break, we're excited to have Peter Herbeck back on the show to continue our conversation about the uniqueness of Jesus, the need for courage, some fire quotes from St. Bernadine of Siena, the challenges facing the Church, and an Anti-Christ Spirit. PLUS Pete shares very briefly about gratitude vs. complaining and says mea culpa for not releasing any episodes the past two months.
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Lavinia Spirito joins The Hour to share her story of experiencing the early days of the Charismatic Renewal, coming to the University of Michigan after growing up in Rome, learning to love authentic Christian community and mission, developing the dynamic and growing Catholic Way Bible Study, and expecting to hear the Spirit speak to and through her.
Peter Herbeck is back to talk about Jesus! While unpacking 1 Peter, Peter and Pete (three Pete?) discuss the primacy of Jesus, why others try to diminish him, the fundamental need for faith, and our response to false teachers. Then Pete shares some thoughts on hunger.
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This is a DEEP and inspiring episode of The Hour. Fr. John Burns joined us for the 5-Day Still Small Voice Challenge, back at the beginning of February, and we had to share his conversation with Pete. They unpack hearing God's voice (often a non-verbal communication), how we can ignore the various noises (external and internal) that threaten to distract us, and how we need to learn to live in and through the loving gaze of the Father. No timestamps because you should listen to the whole thing!
Then Pete shares a story of sharing the Gospel with someone at a coffee shop and how Hebrews 1&2 both inspired and challenged him. (1:00:00)
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The nations of the world are being shaken, there's a rattling happening within the Church, and dead branches are falling! (5:33) What does this mean and how are we called to respond? Mary Bielski joins The Hour to discuss what she sees the Lord doing in and through the Church right now (11:17), what it means to be on the messy journey to sanctity (15:57), what to do if God doesn't appear to be speaking to us (32:38), and why if you don't give up, you win! (35:47) Then Pete gives a quick word about conversion from Cardinal Cantalamessa (55:15)
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Quite simply, the Word is cracked up and two life-long friends encourage, challenge, tease, and inspire each other. Fr. Jim Rolph is back to unpack the 5 Scriptures that defined 2020 for him and Pete. Fr. Jim also shares one that the Lord has called him to meditate on for 2021. Here's the list of Scriptures, if you're the type of person who likes spoilers: Mark 6.31 (3:42), Deuteronomy 31 (12:10), Luke 15.20 (16:04), 1 John 5 (28:54), John 1.14 (29:36)
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John Bishop (FOCUS - Fellowship of Catholic University Students) joins Pete to discuss his dynamic work with college students through an initiative called Summer Projects (27:48), helping these students become saints (3:57), the lessons he learned hiking through Papua New Guinea (31:37), what the little way of evangelization means (52:23). THEN Pete shares some thoughts on the conversion of St. Paul and the phrase: His Plan. Our Story. (59:00)
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Tim Glemkowski is back to discuss 2020 and how we are called to move forward in 2021. Everyone is saying "Thank God 2020 is over!" but he and Pete think there's a deeper way Christians should approach the new year. (7:01) They discuss the difference between imposed and intentional asceticism (38:15) then unpack the various 'options' being presented as solutions to Christians being in the world but not of it and settle on the Jesus Option or the Gospel Option they're preferred path in 2021. (48:22) THEN Pete shares the verse Sr. Ann Shields gave him during a meeting several years ago....may we tremble at God's word! (57:00)
Barbara Heil brings some fire to The Hour! She and Pete discuss her initial conversion (8:14), punching a fellow believer (19:20), ministering to transvestite prostitutes during the AIDS outbreak (30:11) and how that's informing her ministry during COVID, and what's Heaven saying to the Church right now. (26:27) THEN Pete shares some thoughts on how to deal with 'the day after..." (50:00)
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More about Barbara:
Barbara grew up on the West Coast, and as a student, had a life changing encounter with the love of Christ. She crossed the country to Ashland, Virginia where she learned a life of prayer, worship, and devotion at an international ministry community. Her hands-on training included kid’s camps, inner city ministry, missions, ministry to the poor, and crusades around the world.
Barbara was part of the staff at the Calvary Campground in Ashland, Virginia for over 20 years. Her ministry experience is wide and varied, from living in Hong Kong to minister in Asia, to living in Jerusalem, to being on staff at a street mission in San Diego, Ca to minister to the needs of the homeless during the beginning of the AIDS outbreak.
She has ministered all over the world, has been a missionary, an evangelist, and pastor. She has spent the last few years traveling the U.S. and the world over conducting worship seminars, retreats, and conferences, leading missions trips, offering prayer and counseling, and seeing thousands healed and set free inside and out, equipping lives for the Glory of God.
Barbara didn’t know until recently that she had been baptized as a child in the Catholic Church, and after much prayer and deliberation, she received the Rite of Confirmation in St Paul, Minnesota in April of 2013. Today, based in Iowa, Barbara continues to be involved in a wide spectrum of Christian endeavor.
A widow for 8 years, Barbara has recently married! She lives in Iowa with her husband, Jeff. She is the joyful mother of 4 and grandmother of 2! Together she and Jeff have 8 children and 10 grandkids!
For the first time, The Hour has no guest, just Pete. In an effort to help us prepare for Christmas, Pete revisits The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen to focus on the difficult but non-negotiable need for solitude. Pete ties this solitude to compassion and drops an incredible quote from Pope Francis on reaching out and touching the suffering flesh of Christ in others. Our world needs more compassion and Nouwen makes it clear that this ability to 'suffer with' is born from time alone with God.
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Dr. Mary Healy joins Pete to discuss the state of biblical literacy in the Catholic Church (spoiler: it's not good) (8:23), what it was like to be named to the Pontifical Biblical Commission (3:00), the role of signs and wonders in evangelization (29:13), and what she senses the Spirit is saying to the Church right now (33:50). Then, Pete unpacks a small portion of Mark 4 and how it relates to "the grind."
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In this episode, Pete is joined by Fr. Steve Pullis, the Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship for the Archdiocese of Detroit. They remember attending classes together at Sacred Heart Seminary, then discuss what it actually means to unleash the Gospel, the seemingly small number of Catholics who would say they know Jesus, and some profound lessons from the North American Martyrs. Fr. Steve gets pretty pumped talking about these amazing missionaries. Then Pete concludes with Jeremiah 29:11 and unpacks, what he considers to be, a sweet line about God's faithfulness.
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Pete is joined by Danielle Brown for an honest and deep conversation about satisfying the demands of the King (23:44), racism (31:00), forgiveness (44:00), avoiding the vocabulary of the world (51:41), and what she hopes the Church is learning during these turbulent times. (47:00)
THEN Pete shares a few thoughts on the current election situation based on I Peter.
Danielle is the Associate Director, Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She's a former id chapter leader and a passionate disciple of Jesus Christ.
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Pete is joined by Jonathan Lewis and Brian Miller to discuss the state of the Church at a diocesan level, the true role of a parish, how lay people can serve the diocese, and what's giving them hope. THEN Pete has a brief reflection on the first presidential debate based on Philippians 4:4-8.
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A joy-filled but deep conversation ensues when Pete welcomes Ali Hoffman to The Hour. They discuss what it looks like to personally grow in holiness, the difference between doing things for God and pursuing God (3:30), common lies of our generation, what it looks like to live in a spirit of simplicity (12:24), how Ali hears God (17:04), her journey of freedom and wholeness (31:00), and a passage bringing her tremendous hope. (40:00) THEN Pete ends with a short quote from Fr. Jacques Philippe.
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