Invited: Your Journey into the Catholic Church

“As the number of people entering the Catholic Church continues to increase annually, Ascension has announced the upcoming summer 2026 launch of Invited: Your Journey into the Catholic Church. This dynamic, multimedia Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA) program is designed to accompany those preparing to enter the Catholic Church with clarity, reverence, and pastoral care and equip parishes to more confidently form those preparing for full initiation into the Church.”From working in youth ministry to traveling the world, Michael Gormley, or “Gomer” as he’s been known since high school, has been preaching the Gospel to pew-sitting and lapsed Catholics alike.Gomer holds three degrees from the Franciscan University of Steubenville: Philosophy BA, Theology BA, and Theology and Christian Ministry MA, and has worked in parish and youth ministry for decades. Traveling widely to give retreats, parish missions, youth conferences, and evangelization training all around the country, Gomer’s main concern is building community and bringing Catholics into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through repentance and encountering God in Scripture.Outside of Ascension, Gomer works as a Mission Evangelist for That Man Is You!, a men’s apostolate for Paradisus Dei. He is also the founder and creative director of Lay Evangelist. Get full access to Epiphany at epiphanyradio.substack.com/subscribe