Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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Spousal Love and Responsibility Sep 20, 2023

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What does it mean to fall in love? How do we stay in love? St. John Paul II addresses this in his great “ethical analysis of love” chapter in Love and Responsibility. Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle address some of the chapter’s key topics: sexual urge, love as attraction, love as desire, love as benevolence, and reciprocity.

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“You have to possess yourself in order to give yourself.”

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Sex: Equality, Complementarity, and Sameness Sep 13, 2023

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Men and women are the same! Men are from Mars and women are from Venus! We hear contradictory messages about men and women all the time. “They are the same.” “They are radically different.” Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle address these contradictions by looking at Scripture and sharing the wisdom of the Church.

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Fatherhood and motherhood are the perfection of masculinity and femininity.

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The Timeless Wisdom of St. John Paul II Sep 06, 2023

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Every Knee Shall Bow is back with a brand new season! Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle are returning to explore the great work of St. John Paul II: The Theology of the Body. Using St. John Paul II’s wisdom, Mike and Dave will be discussing many of the challenges we face today and how we can grow in greater love with God, one another, and ourselves.

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The simplest easiest way to end Satan’s kingdom is marriage.

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Bonus Episode: Bringing It All Together (with Dave VanVickle) May 31, 2023

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Guess who’s back?! Mike “Gomer” Gormley is joined by Dave VanVickle for a special bonus episode to wrap up this season of Every Knee Shall Bow. Dave shares a bit about his life from the past three months. And together, Dave and Mike wrap up this season of Every Knee Shall Bow on the essential elements of discipleship.

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The only gift greater than knowing Jesus is to love him.

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Essential Elements of Catholic Discipleship - The Finale May 24, 2023

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What are the essential elements of Catholic Discipleship? Mike "Gomer" Gormely has been answering this question for the last few weeks and today he puts it all together. Mike outlines the traps a disciple can fall into. He also shares how we can continue to grow in intimacy with Christ.

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At the end of the day, each day, you are only one act of honest repentance away from undoing the works of Satan, exposing his works to the light of Christ, and returning home.

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The Illuminative Way with Christ May 17, 2023

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Do you know what it means to be restored by Christ? Christ is always offering us a newness of life. However, what does that look like? Mike “Gomer” Gormley continues his discussion on the essential elements of Catholic Discipleship moving from the Purgative Way to the Illuminative Way.

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“If the soul is to make progress, there must be a gradual reclothing of her with the graces in which Christ desires to see her.”

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The Purgative Way with Christ May 10, 2023

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What happens when we become disillusioned with Christ? In today's show, Gomer walks through the different stages of friendship with Christ. He addresses why a disciple might become disillusioned with Christ and where one ought to go from there.

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“The object of religion is that the soul should serve God, not that God should serve the soul."

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The Pathways of Repentance Apr 26, 2023

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What does it mean to repent and convert? As disciples, it is our desire to live in conformity with Christ. Mike “Gomer” Gormley shares how in order to be in conformity with Christ, we must repent and we must convert. It is repentance and conversion that lie at the heart of ongoing growth in Christ.

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It takes courage to admit when you are lost and are in need of God’s grace and mercy.

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The Cost of Discipleship Apr 19, 2023

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What is the cost of being a disciple? Jesus makes it very clear that carrying our crosses is a condition of being a disciple. Mike “Gomer” Gormley examines the importance of suffering and explains why the cross is essential to discipleship.

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You cannot follow Christ without denying yourself and embracing suffering.

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Faith Without a Miracle Apr 13, 2023

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Do you need miracles in order to have faith? Using the story of the Woman at the Well, Mike “Gomer” Gormley helps deepen our understanding of what should be the foundation of our faith and how essential it is that we allow Christ into our hearts.

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Miracles do not guarantee faith. Belief and acceptance of Christ’s word does.

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