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Holy Cannoli
by Tony Gapastione
This is Holy Cannoli. This podcast is all about MAKING SENSE OF life, who we are and why we’re here. Life is Sacred and life is strange. We can experience The Divine, HOLY, transcendent in the most random ways, random locations and through the most random people. This podcast is about you, it's about me, it's about film and TV, it's our world. It’s about God. It's about finding the sacred in the strange. Subscribe and settle in for a listen every Monday Hosted by Bay Area husband and wife Tony and Wendy Gapastione with special guests.
Episodes
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68: What the heck, God?! Really?? A Christmas Wonder.
I like to think Mary and Joseph (and Jesus) had as many frustrations, doubts and wonderings about what the heck God was doing, as we do. You feel me? Let me know what you think. DM me at: And if you can, please support my work at: https://bravemaker.com/donate/ Monthly donations really help me...
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67: Jay Bakker
Jay wrote a book and Jay is an open book. He shares his life and thoughts through his church, REVOLUTION GATHERING and his socials. Find him here: https://twitter.com/jaybakker https://www.instagram.com/jaybakker/ https://revolutionchurch.com To support me and this podcast work go to:...
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66: Gratitude
Who inspires gratitude in you? Why not tell them so. Got ideas for me to chat about? email me at [email protected] Want to support me and my work? Go to https://bravemaker.com/donate/ and become a tax deductible donor. You can give any amount it all helps. $5, $25, $100 a month supports me…
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65: What makes ministry?
Thanks to to the REV Meg Biddle for this conversation. https://www.facebook.com/megbiddleministry If you want to become a BraveMaker donor: please go here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/brave-maker
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64: Tick..Tick...BOOM!
Tony dissects and RELATES to Jonathon Larson of Tick...Tick...Boom!
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63: TONY RETURNS after a long hiatus with SAINT VINCENT
Hello! I'm back. Been a minute. Two years of minutes. Why am I back? Take a listen. And then watch SAINT VINCENT on Netflix (or watch first then listen). Let me know what you think. https://www.instagram.com/tonygapastione/ https://bravemaker.com My Church I refer to in Marin County:...
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62: 33 Days FILM (The true story of pastor Roger Huang)
INVEST IN THE FILM https://wefunder.com/33.days Roger's site: https://www.rogerhuangsf.com/ Roger's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rogerhuangsf/ CHASING GOD BOOK
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61: Bible talk # 3 (Confessions of a pastor Part 8)
Make sure you listen to episodes 56 and 59 before you listen to this one so you are all caught up as Tony talks about his thoughts on the Bible.
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60: Miscarriages, infertility and adoption with MFT Cathie Quillet
Miscarriages, infertility, adoption and being a mixed race family in the South with MFT Cathie Quillet. Cathie is a long time friend of ours who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee and works as a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. In her work she specializes in serving women ( and their partners…
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58: Love + Cupcakes in Las Vegas with Joy Hoover
Joy Elizabeth Hoover wife + mama founder + ceo | @cupcakegirlsorg @localforall podcast | @humanswhogiveashit ambassador | @lululemon social impact coach 👇🏼 joyhoover.com
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57: Confessions of a WOMAN Pastor: Jenny Warner of Valley Pres in Portola Valley
https://www.valleypreschurch.org/ Jenny Warner Find her + her blog here: https://www.jennywarner.com/ SoulCARE https://wellspringca.org/leading/soulcare/
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56: Confessions of a Pastor (Part 5): Is everything in the Bible really intended by God?
Tony shares a message with his church, THE QUEST in Novato California. Is the Bible all divinely inspired by God or is it human interpretation.
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55: Confessions of a Pastor (part 4) with Jelani Greenidge on race + multi-ethnic worship music
Forgiveness is NOT a weapon. Tony's college friend Jelani Greenidge talks about his article on the now viral hug + forgiveness of Brandt Jean + Amber Guyger. Connect with Jelani here: https://www.facebook.com/jelani.greenidge IG: https://www.instagram.com/jelanignatural/...
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54: Confessions of a Pastor (Part 3): Sunday School + Communion
Tony + Wendy COMMUNE on the present issues.
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53: Confessions of a Pastor (Part 2)
It's midnight and Wendy wanted to record an episode, a podcast on pastoral confessions. Uh.... Why not? What could go wrong? Well, Tony could talk about his BUTT CHEEKS (again) and could offend people with his opinions on SPEAKING IN TONGUES,. So there's that. Oh, well. It's real, opinionated and...
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52: Confessions of a Pastor (Part 1)
Let's do this. Tony starts off a new series of conversations, or CONFESSIONS: sharing real issues, anecdotes, doubts, questions and frustrations about being a pastor. Submit your ideas, questions, and stories.
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51: Treasures in Darkness: Angie Ibarra of Generations United
Angie Ibarra shares her story of finding her purpose for empathy and compassion in the midst of pain. Feeling alone and voiceless growing up in a large family---she longed for a mentor and a place she could dream and learn...but had a difficult time finding one. Now, her story is one that gives...
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50: Capital OK: brOKen.
Nifty Fifty. Tony talks about his teeth, broken systems and why we need to keep seeking JUSTICE.
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49: Tony has a new QUEST
Big news! I (Tony) took a part time job serving as a pastor with my friend MATT NIGHTINGALE. http://www.questnovato.com/ Two days a week I'll be driving up north over the Golden Gate Bridge to serve as a co-pastor. This is Matt's spiritual direction community: https://www.thechristiancloset.com
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48: Unity costs us.
Are we willing to sacrifice what we might lose? Message by Tony Gapastione from Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Carlos. June 30th, 2019.
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47: Fatherhood
We fTony + Wendy) are back after our Hiatus. Happy Summer! Consider DOUBLING your DONATIONS to BraveMaker with our MATCHING CAMPAIGN from a very generous donor! https://www.bravemaker.com/donate
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46: FILM FEST FACTS + nothing but the FACTS
Wendy interviews & Tony MANSPLAINS the BRAVEMAKER film fest. https://www.bravemaker.com/filmfest May 31st, June 1-2, 2019!
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45: Life + Death Pontificating with Tony
It's been a wild week to think about.
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44: Sympathy for Judas, Thanos and that annoying jerk in your life
This one is all me. Solo. (Tony). I just saw AVENGERS End Game last night. No spoilers here but I did have my own personal encounter with someone who seemed to be my personal Thanos for thirty minutes. Why did I let a jerk get the best of me? How can I learn to let go of the toxicity spewed out…
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43: Judy Peterson is walking with Jesus and loving like Jesus
Judy Peterson is a force to be reckoned with. She's a storyteller, pastor and a deep thinker who practices what she preaches until the point of no return...And it's safe to say she'd go even farther than whatever point was drawn in the sand if it meant walking with Jesus where he walked. She's…
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42: Church Clarity with Sarah Ngu + George Mekhail
Clarity is reasonable and ambiguity is harmful. That is the mission of Sarah Ngu + George Mekhail. To cause less harm for women and the LGBTQ+ community. They promote honesty and transparent communications for churches on their websites and more! https://www.churchclarity.org/ Follow them on...
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41: Garrett Brown: Scripture & Stanford
Garrett Brown was a church planter, pastor on staff for a church for years and now serves some of the most elite young thinkers in the world. A discussion on scripture and Stanford. Here's the group he leads: Christian Union Connect with him on Twitter. https://twitter.com/GarrettBrown2
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40: Becoming ANTI-Racist with Andre Henry
Anti-racist educator, writer, and activist ANDRE HENRY joins the HOLY CANNOLI PODCAST. Find him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theandrehenry/ Dig in, listen and get activated. Want to sign up for Andre's HOPE AND HARD PILLS? http://www.andrerhenry.com/ Want to become a patron of his work...
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39: What needs to end? or die?
Questions we hate to ask--but--What needs to end? or die? Who needs to be fired? Dr. Henry Cloud's book NECESSARY ENDINGS inspired this 10 minute podcast reflection by Tony. @tonygapastione
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38: Corinne Oestreich is back (& she meet the Back Street Boys)
Corinne (from Ep 27) is back to give us an update about her recent surrogacy experience, her response to Nathan Phillips and the Washington DC right to life protest, as well as her experience at the Grammys! We had to get her back on since she's packing up and moving out of California! Enjoy this...
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37: The Naked Pastor: Graffiti Artist on the Walls of Religion
David Hayward is a living example of someone embracing the sacred and strange of life. Living in New Brunswick Canada, David is a self proclaimed graffiti artist (on the walls of religion) who goes by "The Naked Pastor." You'll have to listen to find out why. David uses his own stories of…
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36: Creating art & culture: special chat with Matt Nightingale
We normally put out our episodes on Monday but since our friend Matt is in town for the Friday 2/22/19 BraveMaker event we recorded a conversation on creating art, church (of course) and culture. http://mattnightingale.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mattnightingale/ Enjoy!
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35: The Color of Life with Cara Meredith
Author, speaker, wife, & mom. Cara's illuminating memoir paints a beautiful path from white privilege toward racial healing, from ignorance toward seeing the image of God in everyone she meets. Her book on Amazon is here. https://www.carameredith.com/ https://twitter.com/caramac54...
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34: Tony's reflections on leadership
After a week of being at Sundance for a week, Tony's feeling a bit nostalgic and reflective around what it means to be a leader (and maybe a bit introspective on the last nine months).
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33: Lamonte found (himself in) his biological family
From the snowy mountains of Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival comes the story of Lamonte White. Knowing he had been adopted from six months old, Lamonte was curious to learn more about this biological family in his adult life. So he filed some official paperwork with the State…
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32: Dave Diller is RENOVATING
He was a PAID pastor, now... he's not paid anymore. He's STILL a pastor (at large) and figuring things out about what it means to be a person of faith and a part of the church (or not), like us all. He's got a lot to say and it's fun. Artist, friend, co-owner of our turtle, CHIP in college. Meet…
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31: Dan Collison: Exclude or Be Excluded?
Dan is a pastor, teacher and community leader in Minneapolis Minnesota. Dan seeks to affirm and include the LGBTQ+ community in his congregation despite pressure and threats that he could lose ministry credentials, his reputation and maybe even the church in which he leads. Take a listen with an...
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30: Values not belief statements with Kevin Neuner
Our last conversation of the year is with a pastor, church leader and a theologian who loves the scriptures. The way he thinks about following Jesus will challenge, inspire and potentially rattle you. Take a risk and listen to Kevin Neuner of Palo Alto's Spark Church and see how you might also…
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29: The BraveMaker crossover episode
Hope you love film! In this podcast you'll get a sneak peak of a whole new podcast where we interview creators and talk about film and all things creative!
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28: Let the immigrants rise. Interview with Estefania Hermosillo
Estefania Hermosillo has her own immigrant story. With a 4.1 GPA in high school she had high hopes of going to a University in California but she was told (by a misinformed guidance counselor) that she wouldn't be eligible for scholarships because she was an undocumented immigrant. So she didn't...
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27: Native American, Advocate and surrogate: Corrine Oestreich
Corinne is a proud Native American advocating and educating anyone who will listen. She speaks, she writes and she also carries babies...in her womb...for other people...because she's a surrogate mother. Just in time for the Christmas season listen to the story of a woman giving birth for the...
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26: It's the most wonderful time (for SEASON 2) of the year
If you have a STRANGE/SACRED holiday STORY to share email: [email protected] or shoot us a message on the Facebook page and we'll put it to music and/or Tony will dramatically re-enact it on the podcast. https://www.facebook.com/holycannolipodcast/ Remember us for your GIVING TUESDAY…
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25: Laura Turner is making friends with Anxiety
She's known as many things. Writer, wife, new mom...but in some circles she's known as a "christian culture enthusiast" . Laura Turner made her way in the world as a pastor's kid and somehow survived. Her parents are John and Nancy Ortberg and she is the oldest child of three. She's faced…
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24: Q+A with Tony + Wendy
You asked. We answered and we didn't hold back. This episode includes Game of Throne spoilers, potty talk and TMI about Tony's most embarrassing moment. Sorry. Send your complaints to [email protected] Adult language advisory.
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23: GIVE US THAT BREAD (Tony Speaks)
Jesus taught his disciples to pray: Give us this day our DAILY BREAD. What if it meant more than just asking God for our needs and waiting for provision to fall from the sky? What if it included asking and seeking provision from each other? Think about it and give us your thoughts on the Facebook...
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22: Anjelah Johnson is MORE THAN funny
She's known as a comedienne who makes people laugh but she has a heart for justice and truth...and wants you to know there are TWO THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER DO if you meet her at one of her shows. So watch out or she will CUT you...but she LOVES Jesus so it's all good. Follow her on her socials...
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21: Another Christian Coming Out story with Jerron Hess
Good friend of Matt Nightingale---Jerron Hess tells his story of growing up in a small German Baptist Community that sought to steer clear of any influence from the world in order to preserve their faith and christian community. He realized he needed to come out with his sexuality, leave the...
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20: 5 Questions about Homosexuality with Matt Nighingale
Friend of the podcast MATT NIGHTINGALE (Ep 9 & 10) received a lot of feedback and questions from his story. He gracefully responded to one earnest podcast listener's inquiries with a personal audio recording and gave us permission to share it here! Here are the 5: 1) Is homosexuality a sin? How…
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19: More thoughts on suicide & social media aggression with Tony & Wendy
The whole conversation started when Wendy asked me (Tony) why I post certain things on social media and we ended up just talking and recording the whole thing as a podcast! In addition we had a great time digesting this week's craziness in our country (Supreme Court nomination) as well as...
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This is Holy Cannoli. This podcast is all about MAKING SENSE OF life, who we are and why we’re here. Life is Sacred and life is strange. We can experience The Divine, HOLY, transcendent in the most random ways, random locations and through the most random people. This podcast is about you, it's about me, it's about film and TV, it's our world. It’s about God. It's about finding the sacred in the strange. Subscribe and settle in for a listen every Monday Hosted by Bay Area husband and wife Tony and Wendy Gapastione with special guests.
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