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Welcome to Certifiably Catholic! Each episode a Catholic priest, stay at home mom and a husband/parish minister discuss how we strive for heaven in the midst of this crazy life.
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In this 50th celebration episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland sit down to catch up and discuss some spicy Catholic cultural quick takes.  We hope you enjoy!
Culture is always changing.  Therefore, our ministry needs to always change and be adaptable to the current audiences and situations.  And yet something about the message and the ministry always remains the same.  In this episode Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland welcome special guest Fr. Stephan Pullis (Director of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship) to discuss the ever changing world of ministry.
In this episode Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland welcome Brian Buckley to share his experience of: living his life as a Catholic Seminarian, Family Man and Father of 8 children, and being a Catholic Police officer during these crazy times.
In this episode of Certifiably Catholic Mary and Mike welcome Fr. Craig Giera, Vocations Director for the Archdiocese of Detroit!  Since Fr. Craig is not only the vocations director but also a professional artist we discuss priestly vocations but also beauty as a transcendental and means of drawing close to God.  We are all old friends and had a blast recording this episode.  We hope you enjoy it.  Fr. Craig also has his own podcast which can be found at:https://detroitpriestlyvocations.com/men-of-the-hearts-podcast-episode-1/  
In this episode Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland listen to clips from Episode #40 - "Its he End of the World as we Know It" which aired just before the covid shutdowns happened.  We take a moment to review the entire pandemic year and process what we have learned but personally, culturally and spiritually.
In this episode we are happy to welcome John Lajiness (Husband, Father, Church minister, smoked meats master) to the table as we discuss conflict fatigue, how to have healthy conflict and inserting God into every conflict.  It was a great conversation and we hope you enjoy it also.
In this episode we warmly welcome Erik Coules to join Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland as we discuss the difficulties of reshaping old habits for the sake of Love, God and our lifestyle as Catholic Disciples.  Erik shares how many recent changes in life have got him thinking about making new and lasting habits for the good.  
Covid-19 has stretched us all in ways we wouldn't have imagined even a year ago.  This month join Mary Wilkerson, Mike Chamberland and special guest Jay Jackett as we discuss our Catholic faith and lifestyle when rolling with adversity.    
Man we live in challenging times.  With everything going on it can be difficult to know who to believe, what to make of all this, and our best way forward.  Hopefully good conversations take place.  Civil conversations where people truly listen and possibly disagree but still seek truth together. In this episode of Certifiably Catholic Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson, Aaron Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss our current race situation in America and how the Catholic Church through the power of Jesus Christ might play part in deep healing. 
In this Episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss how they are personally doing but also how the Church is "Covid Coping" during this time.  Join us as we discuss how have we had to shift gears and how will the immediate future of the Church and Sacraments look?
In this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss the Coronavirus and its implications on our society and faith life.  What wisdom does the Church offer its believers when considering the end of the world, fear, panic and the promise of heaven?
In this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland remember our dead in the month of November.  Is it weird to think of and pray with the dead?  How can we remember those who have gone before us? 
In this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss how to navigate the wide world of criticism, constructive criticism, slander, and online trolls.  Who's opinion matters most?  
In this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss school and more specifically Catholic Education.  Is Catholic education a positive model for building disciples?  Why do parents choose Catholic schools over other options?  All this and much much more!
On this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland have an engaging conversation about Fr. James Martins' recent tweets regarding women in the Church.  Should women give homilies? Assign Priests? Have bigger decision making abilities? You will want to give this one a listen.   
The statistics of people leaving the Catholic Church are down right scary.  In this Episode we welcome millennial and convert to the faith, Aaron Wilkerson (Mary's husband) to  discuss why he converted.  We also converse about the latest informal Facebook poll conducted by Mary herself asking people to "weigh in" about why they left the faith and why they stayed.  
In this episode Fr. Mario Amore, Mary Wilkerson and Mike Chamberland discuss their past history to discover how God has moved and worked for their healing and goodness.  
So often we are busy and running from one thing to the next without stopping to look back, reflect, and access.  This episode Fr Mario, Mary and Mike take a moment to reflect on this past Lent for what they learned and what the Lord is doing in their lives.  We also take a moment to discuss our most powerful lents and what made them so powerful.
In this Episode a priest, stay at home mom and guy who works for the Church discuss the magic of Disney, power in the Church and what is our part to play in making the Church all Christ wants it to be.
In this episode Fr. Mario, Mary and Mike discuss the benefits of taking an occasional spiritual temperature check and being spiritually aware of what God is doing in your life.
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