All Episodes

#135: “Resurgence, the Rosary and Religious Life” with Fr. Joseph-Anthony Kress, OP

#134: “In the Spotlight: The High School of St. Thomas More,” with Sr. M. Bridget Martin, Principal.

#133: "Helping Students Keep the Faith," with Nathan Beacom, Executive Director of Serva Fidem

#132: ENCORE - “Education as Catholic” with Patrick Reilly, President, CEO and Founder of the Cardinal Newman Society

#131: “Insights and Equipping for Leaders” with Dr. Krystyn Schmerbeck Lulloff of Benedictine College

#130: “A Primer on Faculty Faith Formation” with Sebastian D’Amico and Jennie Punswick of the Seelos Institute.

#129: “Overcoming digital addiction, reclaiming our humanity,” with Andrew Laubacher of Humanality

#128: “Dealing with Anxiety” with Catherine DiNuzzo of Sacred Wellness

#127: “Life Lessons on Enrollment Management” with Cristy McNay, Partners in Mission

#126: “Welcome to Hope Springs” with Paul McCusker, Senior Creative Director for the Augustine Institute.

#125: “Catholics in American Civic Life,” with Dr. Tom Harmon, University of St. Thomas-Houston

#124: “A Lenten Phone Fast Challenge” with Matt Paolelli, Vice President of Marketing, Real Life Catholic

#123: “The Clean Water Challenge for Catholic Schools” with Michele Sagarino, President of Cross Catholic Outreach.

#122: “Discovering the Classical Learning Test” with Jeremy Tate, Founder and CEO

#121: “Forgiveness” with Chuck Jansen of the Forgiveness Institute KC

#120: “Media as Mission and Curriculum” with Sam Rockford, St. James Academy

#119: “The Summa for the Rest of Us” with Austin Habash of Think Catholic.

#118: “Hallow for Schools” with Nathan Crankfield, Sales Manger for Hallow

#117: “Education as Catholic” with Patrick Reilly, President, CEO and Founder of the Cardinal Newman Society

#116: “Maximizing Use of Facilities” with Carlos Rivera of Subler, Inc.

#115: ENCORE - “In Places Not Like Home” with Jonathan Doyle, International speaker on Catholic Education.

#114: ENCORE - “The Communication Mission of Catholic Schools with Kate Sell of Mission Advancement Partners

#113: “A Sneak Peak at Summit 2025” with Dcn. Dana Nearmyer and Andy Tylicki.

#112: “Catholic Identity and Community” with Msgr. Stuart Swetland, President of Donnelly College

#111: “Discovering the Classical Learning Test” with Jeremy Tate, Founder and CEO

#110: “Teachers for Christ” with Dr. Jeffrey Lehman, The Augustine Institute

#109: “Meet DIA’s New Executive Director, Deacon Dana Nearmyer”

#108: “Transformational Youth Ministry” with Dan DeMatte, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Damascus.

#107: “Pope Leo XIV: His Papacy and What It May Mean for Catholic Education” with Dr. Daniel Lendman, Assistant Professor of Catholic theology at Ave Maria University.

#106: “Digital Deception: Scammers Targeting Faith” with Theresa Payton, CEO of Fortalice Solutions

#105: “Mental Health Mentoring” with Dr. Greg Bottaro of CatholicPsych Institute

#104: “Pope Francis’ Impact on  Catholic Education” with Dr. Brett Graham Fawcett

#103: “The Communication Mission of Catholic Schools with Kate Sell of Mission Advancement Partners

#102: ENCORE - “Artificial Intelligence and Catholic Education” with Matthew Sanders, Founder and CEO of Longbeard

#101: ENCORE - “Encountering Beauty in a Noisy Culture” - Jimmy Mitchell, Dir of Campus Ministry, Jesus Tampa

#100: “A Change in Leadership” with Kyle Pietrantonio, founding Executive Director of DIA

#99: “Spriritual Growth and Faith Permeation in Catholic Schools” with Dr. Brett Fawcett

#98: “Resources for Spiritual Growth” with Deborah Nearmyer and Austin Krause from St. James Academy

#97: “Spiritual Refreshing and Renewal” with Betsy Orr, Founder and President of The Retreat at Heritage.

#96: “The Wisdom Papers” with Dr. Roger Nutt, Provost of Ave Maria University

#95: “Are We Making People Feel Welcome at School?” with Terry Poplava, General Manager of ACST Catholic, a branch of ACS Technologies

#94: “Making Every Class Catholic Online Community” with Dr. Brett Salkeld, author

#93: “The Leadership Virtues Series” with Dr. Joseph McInerney, Vice President of Leadership and Ethics Educations, Knights of Columbus

#92: “Leaving a Catholic Legacy” with Elizabeth Simutis, Director of Engagement and Growth for Catholic Legacy

#91: “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Box of Joy” with Michele Sagarino, President, Cross Catholic Outreach

#90: “Artificial Intelligence and Catholic Education” with Matthew Sanders, Founder and CEO of Longbeard

#89: “Catholic Education in Places Not Like Home” with Jonathan Doyle, International speaker

#88: “The Catholic Talent Project” with Tom Carroll, Founder and President

#87: "DIA Update" with Kyle Pietrantonio, Excecutive Director of Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative

#86: “An Unplanned Dialog” with Kyle Pietrantonio, Executive Director of DIA

#85: “Introducing Word of Life: A New K-8 Curriculum for Catholic Schools” with Mark Brumley, President of Ignatius Press

#84: “The Rescue Project: Being Formed by the Gospel” with Fr. John Riccardo, Mary Guilfoyle of ACTS XXIX

#83: “The New Symbolon” with Taylor Kemp, Vice-President of Content, The Augustine Institute

#82 - “The Hallow App in Catholic Schools” with Alessandro DiSanto, Co-founder of Hallow

#81: “Catholic Powerhouses Unite to Provide Wholesome New Book Fairs,” with Fr. Joseph Fessio, Ignatius Press

#80: “A New Cutting Edge Masters in Evangelization,” with Dr. Tom Harmon, University of St. Thomas

#79: “Building a Culture of Discipleship for Catholic School Students,” with Pat Reidy of JSerra High School

#78: “Accompanying Students To College & Career Fulfillment,” with Michael Schell and Sarah Hogan

#77: The Clean Water Challenge with Michele Sagarino, President of Cross Catholic Outreach

#76: “True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church” with Francis X. Maier, a Senior Fellow in the Catholic Studies Program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC

#75: “A Spotlight on Science” with Dr. Brett Salkeld, author, speaker and theologian.

#74: "Mary’s Marines are Ready to Serve" with Mark Middendorf, President of Ave Maria University

#73: “Souls in the Game” with Fr. Peter Schirippa, and Deacon/Seminarian Marcelo Ferrari

#72: “Looking Back and Looking Forward, with Kyle Pietrantonio, Executive Director of DIA

#71: Christmas ENCORE - Encountering the Eucharist through the Veil Removed with Chris Magruder

#70 - ENCORE: Exploring the Opportunity of Becoming a DIA Fellow

#69: Encountering Beauty in a Noisy Culture with Jimmy Mitchell, Dir. of Campus Ministry, Jesuit Tampa

#68 - Encountering the Eucharist in Parishes and Schools - Kris Frank, Chief Mission Officer, National Eucharistic Congress

#67: Exploring the Journey to Excellence Academy. With Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, President of the Magis Center

#66: Are Faith and Science Compatible? Absolutely! With Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, President of the Magis Center

#65 - Importance of the Scriptures with Steve and Jackie Green, Co-founders of Museum of the Bible

#64: Heroic Manhood with Dan Donaldson, Vice President, Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance

#63: Catholic Classrooms as Engines of Evangelization with Brett Salkeld, Archdiocese of Regina

#62: Exploring the Opportunity of Becoming a DIA Fellow

#61: Summer Encore - Summer Encore: The New Evangelization and Social Media withDr. Richard Ludwick, The University of St. Thomas

#60: SUMMER ENCORE - Finding Friendships, Meaning, and True Leisure with Marcie Stockman

#59 - Leading in the World of Education with Chris Ice, Ice Executive Coaching and Consulting

#58 - Wrap-up Session with Bishop Thomas Daly - The Five Essential Marks of a Catholic School

#57: ”Sustained by the Witness of Teaching” - The Fifth Essential Mark of a Catholic School

#56:“Imbued by a Catholic Worldview” - The Fourth Essential Mark of a Catholic School

#55: ”Animated by Communion and Community” - The Third Esential Mark of Catholic Schools

#54: ”Founded on a Christian Anthropology” - The Second Essential Mark of Catholic Schools

#53: “Inspired by a Supernatural Vision” - The First Essential Mark of Catholic Schools

#52: The Five Essential Marks of Catholic Schools, An Introduction - Archbishop Michael Miller

#51: Follow to Lead with Chris Carneal, Founder and CEO of Booster

#50: Follow to Lead - The Mission of Admissions in Catholic Schools

Follow to Lead - Leaving a Legacy: Pope Benedict XVI and Catholic Education

Follow to Lead with Matt Meeks, Founder, Lion & Lamb Book Club

Follow To Lead Special Christmas Edition - ”Have You Seen the Baby?”

Follow to Lead with Lynn Hire, Executive Director, FIRE Foundation

Follow to Lead with Steve Pokorny, Founder of Freedom Coaching

Follow to Lead with Anna Camacho, Artisan and Founder of Corda Candle

Special Encore: Follow to Lead with Guest Dr. Clare Kilbane, McGrath Institute of Church Life

Special Encore: Follow to Lead with Guest Camille Pauley, Healing the Culture

Follow to Lead with Patrick Reidy, VP of Mission & Faith, JSerra Catholic HS

Follow to Lead with Kyle Pietrantonio, Executive Director, DIA Schools Collaborative

Follow to Lead with Rachell Ullmann, Executive Director, The Given Institute

Follow to Lead with Chris Ledyard, Athletic Director of JSerra Catholic High School

Follow to Lead with Dr. Margarita Mooney Suarez

Follow to Lead with Marcie Stokman, author and founder of The Well-Read Mom

Follow to Lead with Mike Erwin, Founder of Father Vincent Capodanno High School

Follow to Lead with Dr. Richard Ludwick, University of St. Thomas

Follow to Lead with John Cannon of SENT Ventures

Follow to Lead with Chris Carneal and Stephen Murray of Booster

Follow to Lead with Guests Jason Simon and Mari Pablo of Evangelical Catholic

Follow to Lead with Guest Camille Pauley

Follow to Lead with Guest Jason Shanks

Follow to Lead with Guests Deacon Dana and Deborah Nearmyer