The Medicine of Immortality | Jeffrey Pearson, JohnMarc Skoch & Marco Casanova
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"[O]bey the bishop and the presbytery with an undivided mind, breaking one and the same bread, which is the medicine of immortality, and the antidote to prevent us from dying, but [which causes] that we should live for ever in Jesus Christ. - St. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Ephesians Today, your host Lee McMahon is joined by a trio of heavy hitters for a great conversation on the Kingdom clash between heaven and earth! Together they discuss nuclear submarines, sin as sickness and the Eucharist as it's antidote in addition to sharing their biggest takeaways from the final paragraphs (64-73) of Mysterium Fidei by Pope St. Paul VI. About Our Guests Jeffrey Pearson | Jeff is a beloved son, brother, husband, and father of three boys with his first daughter due any day now! He served as a submarine officer in the Navy where he had the opportunity to be a Catholic lay leader for small groups of men during deployments out to sea. Jeff also served as the inaugural chairperson for the Young Adult Advisory Board to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. The Pearson family are grateful to celebrate one year of calling Kansas City their home! JohnMarc Skoch | I live in Overland Park, KS, with my wife Kelsey and our four children (newborn son not pictured below). My role in FOCUS is as a Senior Regional Director and FOCUS Music Director. As a Senior Regional Director I work with 5 campus teams in the state of Kansas. My role is to work with the Team Directors at each campus to make sure they are living out the Universal Call to Holiness, and leading their team and students to do the same. As FOCUS Music Director, I manage all of the musical needs for the organization from SEEK to our Summer Training, and retreats. My role is to ensure that the music at each event FOCUS offers has a consistent liturgical vision, and upholds true reverence in worship as called for by Church teaching. Marco Casanova | I’m a Roman Catholic, baptized as a baby of a lovely family in Houston, TX. There, a desire to serve the Lord as a priest welled up in my heart. I eventually entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA. I was in priestly formation for eight and half years, and completed undergraduate and graduate studies in Philosophy and Theology. Coming to grips with my need for radical redemption in my broken sexuality, I surrendered my plan to become a priest, and resigned from the seminary. I immediately came on as an intern with Desert Stream Ministries. Working now as the Assistant Director, I have been privileged to work alongside this healing army. References Mentioned During Episode * Desert Stream Ministries * Living Waters Ministries * Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) * St. Ignatius of Antioch's Letter to the Ephesians * The 21 Ecumenical Councils (including the Council of Trent and Vatican II) Additional Resources * Want to read this week's episode transcription? You can do so here. * Want to know more about the Eucharistic Revival in ArchKCK? * Access our free New Manna promotional materials * Want to know more about the National Eucharistic Revival? The New Manna Podcast is produced by the Office of Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Podcast intro voiceover provided by Ethan Irons.