ChristLife: We Have Been Sent
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CL78 - The Overcoming Power of Grace
November 14, 2011 19:32 - 21.4 MBAn incredible journey of God's grace in the life of a young man who has overcome huge obstacles physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Ryan shares the trials of his youth, including over 20 surgeries for his disability, and how he turned from anger and resentment towards God, to encountering His love in a remarkable way 2 years ago. Ryan shares how his spiritual search led him to being received into the Catholic Church Easter 2011.
CL 77 - Campaigning for Christ: A Catholic Runs for State Senate
August 04, 2011 18:12 - 15.4 MBFaith and politics: two old friends who have never seemed to get along. Until now. Mr. Rick Martel brings both faith and politics to the table as a Catholic lawyer who has run for the Maryland State Senate... twice! With the support of his friends, his family, and of course, the Lord, Mr. Martel has brought faith back to politics and has become a voice of truth in a world of corruption and immorality. Known for his authenticy and "just being himself", Mr. Martel is a true example of a Catho...
CL 76 - Scott Hahn: Opening the Scriptures for Evangelists
July 19, 2011 19:26 - 17.3 MBIn our latest podcast, listen to Dr. Scott Hahn, a Biblical scholar, as he speaks about the relationship between the Scriptures and evangelization. He helps us see how important it is for evangelists to be familiar with the Gospel message, speaks to us of the connection between the sacraments and Scriptures, and shares a little about his role model: St. Paul.Through his mission to make the Scriptures more accessible to Christians, Dr. Hahn has led hundreds to a deeper conversion. Today, alo...
CL 75 - On Mission to Belize
June 21, 2011 19:51 - 17 MBHow did Maryland native and Franciscan University graduate, David Brokke, find himself in Belize? Listen to David tell his story about how he first felt called to long term mission work, his two years serving and teaching in Belize, and the joys and struggles of being a missionary. It's Christ's call and cockroaches all in one! Interested in mission work yourself? Learn more about David's experience at on his blog.
CL 74 - School of the Supernatural
May 19, 2011 19:00 - 22.9 MBJames welcomes a special guest, his cousin and lifelong friend, Justin Lohrmann. He shares about his year at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. He also shares about his powerful conversion from being a luke-warm Christian to seeing the Lord work miracles through him in the Philippines! For those who long to see the Lord work through Christians in miracles and mighty deeds, this podcast is for you!
CL 73 - Passionate evangelist Pat McDonnell share his story
April 28, 2011 16:00 - 21.5 MBPat McDonnell shares his incredible story of conversion and serving the Lord as an evangelist. From preaching the Gospel as a hitchhiker to living as a missionary in Honduras, his passion for the Lord and for sharing the Gospel will surely inspire you! Don't miss this podcast!
CL 72 - Meet international evangelist: Fr. Tom Forrest
March 17, 2011 19:00 - 24.1 MBJames and Pete travel to Holy Redeemer College to meet with Fr. Tom Forrest. Fr. Tom has preached the Gospel in 110 different countries. He has also had personal relationships with Pope John Paul II and Mother Theresa. Fr. Tom shares from his personal journey of saying "yes" to God's will and living in the Holy Spirit. Hearing his conviction and humility was personally very moving for James and Pete. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired and instructed by this incredible man.
CL 71 - Apologetics: Why it's important to you!
March 03, 2011 15:30 - 20.7 MBJames interviews Apologetics teacher and ChristLife young adult Brian Gray. He shares what Apologetics is, and why it is relevant to your every day Catholic life. Theresa and Pete host the show and share all he latest ChristLife updates. If you want to know how to "Always be read to give an explanation to anyone who asks for a reason for your hope..." (1 Peter 3:15), then this podcast is for you!
CL 70 - Agnostic to Catholic Priest
February 01, 2011 21:00 - 23.6 MBJames and Pete host ChristLife's 70th podcast! In an interview with James, former agnostic Fr. Donald Calloway shares his incredible, faith-building story of conversion. James and Pete also discuss the Pope's address on Christian Unity. This podcast is sure to inspire you!
CL 69 - Jeff Cavins Interview
January 14, 2011 20:04 - 25.6 MBJames and Theresa usher in the new year with another awesome podcast! Theresa gives the latest ChristLife news, and then James interviews Jeff Cavins, founder of the Great Adventure Bible Study. Jeff shares about evangelization and the importance of Sacred Scripture. You don't want to miss this podcast!
CL68 - Merry Christmas!
December 22, 2010 22:54 - 19.1 MBThis episode includes live interviews from ChristLife's young adult Christmas caroling trip down at St. Benedict's in the inner city of Baltimore and a great conversation with Phil Rosensteel on the video production of Following Christ and using media to evangelize. Have a Merry Christmas!
CL67 - Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24, 2010 15:49 - 16.7 MBThis thanksgiving podcast is hosted by James and Theresa. It includes several interesting clips. First, a conversation with Joe White about the Shrine of St. Anthony and their vision to reach out to the community. Second, a live interview on the street in front of the Hillcrest abortion clinic with ChristLife guys and Fr. Michael DeAscanis.
CL 66 - Interview with Canadian Evangelist Mark Mallett
November 05, 2010 14:40 - 23.8 MBJames and Pete team up as they discuss the Following Christ video production and the Catholic Iraqi martyrs. James then does an exciting interview with the passionate Canadian Evangelist and Musician Mark Mallett. Mark Mallett shares about his calling to participate in the Pope's mission to evangelize North America. Mark also shares about the transforming power of the Eucharist. This is one podcast you do not want to miss!
CL 65 - Unbound: Freedom in Christ
October 15, 2010 19:50 - 25.8 MBJames and Theresa do an update of the latest ChristLife news, including the upcoming Following Christ video production. James also does an interview with Neal Lozano, author of "Unbound" and founder of Heart of the Father Ministries. Neal shares about unlocking the freedom that Christ has won for us and about his upcoming Unbound Conference in Baltimore on Nov. 5th and 6th. A must-hear!
CL64 - A New Season at ChristLife
September 16, 2010 18:27 - 12.7 MBChristLife is back on the podcasting scene! Pete introduces two new members of the ChristLife team. James and Theresa share about their new roles here at ChristLife and how God called them to serve. Also, hear updates about the Slovakia trip and more.
podcasting update
April 01, 2010 21:34Hey friends of ChristLife! I hope you're well :) Sorry for slacking on podcasting as of recent. We've got a lot of awesome things going on as of recent... Just haven't had the time to podcast. We're considering starting them up again... Should we? Let me know at [email protected]. thanks! Pete
CL63 - Called and Gifted for Mission
October 27, 2009 14:59 - 24.1 MBFr. Michael Fones of the Catherine of Siena Institute joins Pete and Brittany by Skype (an internet phone service) for a conversation about the relationship between the charisms and the new evangelization. Pete and Brittany also discuss the Following Christ course and the upcoming Discovering Christ Conference. Don't miss this podcast!
CL62 - Grace Before Meals
September 29, 2009 15:24 - 24.2 MBFr. Leo, from the hit web cooking show, "Grace Before Meals," joins Brittany to discuss family meals, the role of a priest and his recent success on the Food Network show, "Throwdown with Bobby Flay."
CL61 - The Life Changer and Fr. Francis
September 15, 2009 21:00 - 24.6 MBPete and Brittany discuss what's new at ChristLife and sit down with Fr. Francis Martin, well-known Scripture scholar and author, to talk about having a relationship with the Holy Spirit. As the author of the book, The Life Changer, Fr. Francis's wisdom can inspire you and help you grow in your prayer life.
CL60 - A Faith Renewed: 3 Discovering Christ Participants Speak
August 13, 2009 19:15 - 25.1 MBFor the 60th podcast, Maria and Brittany interview three Discovering Christ participants about their experience with the program. Also, Pete makes an appearance with a familiar voice from the past. This is a podcast you won't want to miss.
CL59 - Engage the Culture
July 15, 2009 16:12 - 39.3 MBBrittany and Maria talk about the recent Discovering Christ retreat. The podcast features excerpts from "Generation Why: Understanding Today's Culture," a seminar given by Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, at Franciscan University of Steubenville. This is a must-listen for every person involved in the new evangelization.
CL58 - Evangelizing the Wedding Assembly
July 06, 2009 14:49 - 24.9 MBChristLife's two new interns, Maria and Brittany, discuss what's new at ChristLife. Lauri Przybysz, coordinator of Marriage and Family Enrichment in the Division of Evangelization and Catechesis in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, talks with our intern, Brittany, about ways in which parishes and couples can see weddings as evangelizing opportunities. She also shares a great wedding resource, foryourmarriage.org.
CL57 - Drugs 2 Disciples
June 17, 2009 18:39 - 21.5 MBAfter a month's break, Maria, ChristLife's newest intern, joins Pete in the studio to share the latest at ChristLife, including how the Discovering Christ course is going. This is followed by a great interview with three young men whose lives have been changed through Teen Challenge, a Christian drug recovery program. Their personal stories are very inspiring, and it's incredible to hear how far they've come, all through the grace of God.
CL56 - Fr. Barron & the Catholicism Project
April 08, 2009 16:13 - 25.1 MBPete interviews well-known speaker, theologian, & evangelist, Fr. Robert Barron for a great discussion on the Catholicism Project, an ambitious ten-part series on the story of Christianity and the Catholic faith. Fr. Barron, also well-known on YouTube, chats about evangelization and engaging the culture with the message of Jesus Christ. Pete wraps up the podcast with exciting updates on ChristLife!
CL55 - Lent is Here!
February 27, 2009 20:31 - 5.6 MBHappy Lent! In this 12 minute podcast, ChristLife Director, Dave Nodar, joins Pete Ascosi in the studio to share some exciting updates, including our meeting with Archbishop O'Brien. We also talk about Following Christ at UMBC and Pete shares encouragement to evangelize through a story of hanging with a friend at a bar.
CL54 - Mission trip to Mexico
January 23, 2009 17:10 - 21.2 MBWe are back in the New Year! Pete brings Theresa Fernandes from OLPH into the studio for a great interview on her recent short-term mission trip to Mexico with Family Missions Company. Theresa talks about how God changed her life, led her to quit her job, and sent her on a mission trip that transformed her life! Listen in for her incredible experience!
CL53 - Christmas!!
December 19, 2008 20:56 - 27 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year!! Yes, especially in knowing and loving our Lord and God, Jesus! This podcast includes Discovering Christ testimonies from UMBC students, last minute gift ideas, and a hearty discussion with Pete and his wife Ally on evangelizing during the Christmas season! Includes a discussion of great resources, like Advent Conspiracy. Check it out!
CL52 - Pete Interviews Archbishop O'Brien!
October 27, 2008 20:23 - 25.2 MBPete, with his new bride, Ally introduce this latest podcast! Pete had the incredible priviledge of sitting down with Baltimore's Archbishop for a 1/2 hour to talk about his priorities as Pastor of this Archdiocese and about the call and challenge of evangelization for the Catholic Church, especially to the young adult generation! A superb and inspiring listen!
CL51 - Jewish Convert Tells Her Story
October 01, 2008 14:27 - 21.3 MBWe're back! After almost two months of taking a break, Pete returns to the studio to interview Kathy who shares an amazing story about her leaving the Christian faith many years ago, her journey in and out of Judaism and her finding Jesus and the Catholic faith through two funny and poignant events in her life. Very moving and encouraging!
CL50 - Podcast Milestone!
August 07, 2008 18:57 - 31 MBWahoo! 50 Podcasts! Listen in to this exciting podcast with congratulations from many of our supporters including Archbishop O'Brien, and news about the awesome things going on in our ministry! Also, Chip shares with us his personal experiences of living out the call for a New Evangelization by JPII! Don't miss this one!
CL49 - World Youth Day!
July 21, 2008 21:40 - 30.7 MBThe theme of World Youth day was "Receive the Power!" In light of WYD, this podcast contains a clip from Pope Benedict XVI's opening homily, and an interview directly from Australia with Mike Williams, a friend who participated in the WYD events! Also, ChristLife's director, Dave Nodar shares about the power of the Holy Spirit! Listen in!
CL48 - Hunger & Healing
July 03, 2008 21:25 - 21.3 MBPete and ChristLife's director, Dave, discuss the awesome healing works of the Lord. Dave shares stories from Lakeland, Florida and the healing revival going on there. Also, Laura shares her testimony of her hunger for the Lord and His healing power in her life! Listen in!
CL47 - Come Holy Spirit!
June 16, 2008 19:55 - 27.1 MBDave Nodar, the director of ChristLife joins Christy in the "studio" to discuss the Holy Spirit as the source of all we do! To go along with this discussion we included a clip from Bill Johnson on the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and an update on our Sharing Christ course at UMBC for young adults on how to evangelize!
CL46 - Fr. Stan Fortuna
May 28, 2008 17:44 - 25.5 MBFr. Stan describes his prophetic mission in the Church, which is fueled by his passionate love for the Lord and the inspiration of John Paul the Great. Chad also joins Pete in the studio to share about his first year in the seminary and the excursion Pete took to the inner harbor to spread the love of God!
CL45 - Pope Benedict in America
May 08, 2008 15:22 - 26.6 MBPete and Christy share their experience of the papal Mass in New York and play an incredible clip from the Pope's homily there! The pope calls us to share what Christ has done for us so this podcast also includes testimonies of what the Lord has done in young adults' lives through the Following Christ course and other ChristLife news. Finally, there is a powerful song by Matt Maher called "As it is in Heaven."
CL44 - Ralph Martin & Jen Testimony
April 17, 2008 14:47 - 24.9 MBHappy Spring! Ralph Martin joins us in this action packed podcast with some words of encouragement and a teaching on our call to mission! Also, Jen, a friend of ChristLife, shares the incredible things that God has done in her life! There is also great news about Ben Stein's new documentary called Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
CL43 - Matt Maher & the New Evangelization
April 03, 2008 15:44 - 28.4 MBMatt Maher is back for round two in this exciting podcast about the new evangelization! Matt shares his thoughts on our Pope's call to evangelize with "new ardor, methods, and expression" through the example of our Blessed Mother. Also included is a song from Matt Maher's new album Empty and Beautiful and some updates from the seminary from ChristLife's previous intern Chad Zik!
CL42 - Interview with Matt Maher
March 20, 2008 15:23 - 26.3 MBSinger/songwriter/worship leader, Matt Maher joins this exciting podcast to share his conversion story, how he fell in love with Jesus, a song from his new album Empty and Beautiful, and some great wisdom on being a worship leader. Also, ChristLife's podcast foundress, Julie, joins Pete in the studio for news on her life and Pete shares the latest on Discovering Christ and much more!
CL41 - Reaching Young People for Jesus
March 04, 2008 20:45 - 26.7 MBThis podcast is loaded with great content about young adults and the healing power of Jesus Christ! To start off, Danielle shares with us how the Lord impacted her brother's life through her prayers and laying on of hands. Then, we have an awesome interview with Mark Berchem, the director of NET Ministries. To top it all of, there's news about Christlife's meeting with Archbishop O'Brien, and a true story about a man who was raised from the dead!
CL40 - Muslim Convert part 2
February 14, 2008 21:00 - 28.6 MBDaniel Ali is back for a second podcast in which he shares his love for Scripture and practical ways that Catholics can evangelize Muslims and others. In this action-packed podcast there is also news about UMBC's Following Christ course and other updates, Catholic news, and jokes by Pete and Christy.
CL39 - March 4 Life + Muslim Convert
January 31, 2008 19:57 - 27.2 MBListen in to this radical podcast featuring Daniel Ali - a Catholic convert from Islam who shares his passion for evangelization. In addition, Pete gives a recount of his experience at the March for Life in DC, and Christy speaks about the "Following Christ" course that ChristLife and UMBC's Newman club are co-sponsoring.
CL38 - To Know Jesus, int w Fr. Francis
January 16, 2008 19:20 - 31.5 MBListen in to this lively podcast! The main content is an interview with Fr. Francis Martin of the Mother of God Community. He speaks with great wisdom on the basic truth of knowing Jesus Christ as Lord! Also, this podcast includes some exciting news about a FOCUS conference for college students in Texas, happenings at UMBC, and a free giveaway for filling out our podcast survey!
CL37 - Youth Arise!
January 04, 2008 17:28 - 31.2 MBHappy New Year! In this podcast, Ryan O'Hara, executive director of Youth Arise, shares what's happening in the world of Catholic young adult outreach and gives some awesome insight into living an authentically apostolic life! Also, there's some great news about ChristLife's upcoming events, and Pete and Christy's answer, "off the cuff," to a question sent to us about the faith.
CL36 - The Reason for the Season
December 19, 2007 16:41 - 25.9 MBIn light of this hope-filled Advent season, Jean shares about her conversion to the Lord Jesus and how her life has completely changed because of Him! Pete and Christy also share some great news about a Christian movement called Advent Conspiracy, whose mission is to take the consumerism out of Christmas and enter into the true meaning of the season - Jesus Christ!
CL35 - Young Adults Speak up on Faith
December 05, 2007 22:07 - 29.9 MBHappy Advent! This episode is jam-packed with all sorts of good stuff. The main focus are the interviews Christy, Pete, and Alex did with random university students on the relevance of God and the person Jesus. We also hear from UMBC students who went through Discovering Christ - how God changed their lives! Lastly, we have excellent news on evangelization and ChristLife and our first free giveway opportunity - so listen up!
CL34 - Archbishop at Theology on Tap
November 21, 2007 17:04 - 27.6 MBPete and Christy visited Baltimore's Theology on Tap session earlier this month and met Baltimore's newest "shepherd," Archbishop O'Brien, who spoke to the young adults gathered. This podcast includes a great clip from the Archbishop's address, and some Q&A with the young adults present. In addition, there is an update on ChristLife's Discovering Christ course and future podcasts. You don't want to miss this one!
CL33 - Called to Share Christ
November 07, 2007 19:24 - 25 MBThis podcast focuses on the driving passion behind ChristLife's ministry! Our Director Dave Nodar shares Church teaching and Scripture on our call to share Christ. Very inspiring! Also, Pete and Christy share some exciting updates on the Discovering Christ course for young adults.
CL32 - Bert Ghezzi and the Call to Sainthood
October 25, 2007 20:18 - 26.4 MBBert Ghezzi, an author and board member at ChristLife, joins Pete and Christy for an interview on the call to be a saint. Throughout the discussion Bert relays that everyone can and should live the life of a saint and gives some illuminating examples from his new book The Heart of a Saint. Also, there is some exciting news about the conversion of the lead guitarist of the band Korn and some updates on ChristLife's Discovering Christ course at UMBC.
CL31 - Interview with Bishop Sam
October 11, 2007 17:37 - 26.2 MBIn this inspiring podcast, Pete and Julie interview Bishop Sam Jacobs during an incredible Youth Arise rally for World Youth Day held in Washington DC! The bishop shares about the vision of Youth Arise, what it means to be Christian, and how to proclaim the Gospel. Also, there is some great news about a heroic woman and a radical group doing street ministry!
CL30 - Who do you say I am?
September 26, 2007 14:40 - 27.5 MBJoin us for an exciting new podcast that dives right into the heart of our faith! Fr. Robert Barron gives an animated and brief description of the person of Jesus Christ, followed by Ruth's testimony of her personal decision to follow the Lord. In addition, Pete and Christy give an update on ChristLife's upcoming programs and some encouraging news for pro-lifers across the nation!