The Follow to Lead Podcast

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

October is Fr. Robert Spitzer month on Follow to Lead as he will be joining us for both podcasts. On this episode will be discussing Faith and Science. In a day and age when many see a great chasm between the two, Fr. Spitzer joins them together in a larger view of the world, its creation and its destiny.

Fr. Robert Spitzer, is a Catholic Priest in the Jesuit order and President of the Magis Center in Garden Grove, CA. He was formerly the President of Gonzaga University and currently appears weekly on EWTN in “Father Spitzer’s Universe.” He will be one of the keynote speakers at the Duc In Altum Schools Collaborative Summit this month in Washington DC.

For information on the Summit, visit diaschools.org. 

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

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Pope Benedict XVI once said, Become familiar with the Bible so that it can be your compass pointing out the road to follow. In today’s Follow to Lead we are joined by Steve and Jackie Green, Co-founders of Museum of the Bible to discover ways in which our reading and study of the Scriptures can be enhanced through the various offerings of Museum of the Bible, both at the museum and online. The museum features multiple resources for classroom use.

Link to Museum of the Bible K-12 programs:K-12 Programs | Museum of the Bible

Link to Museum of the Bible educational brochure: museumofthebible.cdn.prismic.io/museumofthebible/90a5d0e9-1f22-447d-863c-f46caebd2106_EducationDeptBrochure_Digital.pdf

For more information about Educational Programs, you can contact Lisa Rowan at lisa.rowan@mbible.org.

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

On today’s “Follow to Lead” we’ll talk about the need to strengthen men - both young and old - in their identity and in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Joining us for this program is Dan Donaldson, Vice President of the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance, which is hosting its next virtual Heroic Men Summit  on Saturday, September 9 with the theme “The Gospel of Work.”

 

More information can be found at https://www.catholicmenleaders.org/.

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

In a world that is becoming more and more secular, Catholic Schools and, more particularly, their classrooms, play a key role in preparing students for heaven as well as their next level of education. Making sure that every class is essentially Catholic can be a daunting task.

 

Today, to talk about this most important subject, we’ll be joined by Dr. Brett Salkeld, author of “Educating for Eternity: A Teacher’s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic.” Brett is the Archdiocesan Theologian for the Archdiocese of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada.

#62: Exploring the Opportunity of Becoming a DIA Fellow

Today, we’re going to be exploring the DIA Fellows program which provides administrators, teachers and campus ministers the structure and space for a year-long experience supporting and encouraging candidates to take their school or diocese to the next level, grow as a Catholic educator, and become a beacon of light for passionately Catholic education and the Catholic Church at-large.

To help us look at this great program, we have two DIA Fellow graduates, Carol Szymanski from St. John XXIII College Preparatory School in Katy, TX and Austin Krause, Director of Campus Ministry at St. James Academy in Lenexa, KS.

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

In today’s society, we have a love-hate relationship with social media. Our guest for this edition of Follow to Lead, Dr. Richard Ludwick, President of the University of St. Thomas will highlight their collaboration with Bishop Robert Barron’s “Word on Fire Institute” in presenting a masterclass series called "The New Evangelization and New Media.” Max Studios, at UST, is producing this series, featuring some of the best Catholic communicators on the internet, as a means assist parishes, schools, ministries and other organization in harnessing today’s social media for the New Evangelization. You won’t want to miss this special interview.

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

What began as a conversation between a mom and her daughter has become an international movement. We will be talking in today’s program with Marcie Stokman, author of the book, “The Well-Read Mom.” This book and a small group of mom’s who began to meet and read the Classics has become a movement of book clubs and groups in many parts of the world. As we will learn, through the power of reading together and reading well, well-read Moms across the country are finding friendships, meaning, and true leisure.

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

Our guest today is Chris Ice of Ice Executive Coaching and Consulting.

Chris has led numerous organizations in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. He has owned his own healthcare company, Director of Major Gifts & Adjunct Professor of BusinessDirector of Major Gifts & Adjunct Professor of Business at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, was CEO of Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph and most recently, served as President and CEO of Ave Maria University in Florida.

In this program we will talk with Chris about the uniquenesses involved in being a leader in an educational as well as non-profit environment. We will also discuss what it means to be a bold leader as well as looking at the differences in leadership in a social media world.

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

Our six-part series on the “Five Essential Marks of Catholic Schools” just added seventh program. We are pleased to have Bishop Thomas Daly, of the Diocese of Spokane and Chair of the U.S. Bishops Committee on Catholic Education, join us for a special wrap-up episode on this very important series.

The theme of this a presentation came from a document written by Archbishop Michael Miller when he was Secretary of the Congregation on Catholic Education in 2005 entitled “The Holy See’s Teaching on Catholic Schools.” Out of this document, we have been focusing on his five essential marks.

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

Today we will complete the fifth and final essential mark of a truly  Catholic education, with the topic, Sustained by the Witness of Teaching. We are going to look at the vital role teachers play in an authentic Catholic identity for a school. As we will see, being a Catholic education is more of a calling than the exercise of a profession. It also involves ownership with the school’s mission, values and vision. Our guest for this program is Frank Hanna, an American entrepreneur, merchant banker and philanthropist who has been heavily involved in education for the past 37 years and has been instrumental in the founding of 13 new educational institutions from preschool through post-secondary.

Production note: We encountered sound problems with the host microphone during this podcast.