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Ascension

Lay Catholic evangelists Michael Gormley and Dave VanVickle bring you a podcast series that teaches you how to confidently share your Catholic faith with your family members, friends, co-workers, and the strangers you meet on airplanes. Every episode, Mike and Dave give you five steps you can take each week to become an instrument God uses to spread the Gospel, heal hearts, and renew his Church. Be inspired by stories of miraculous conversions and be reminded that God still powerfully intervenes to transform people's lives.

Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

We are taking a break this week as Gomer's dad's funeral is taking place this week. Please keep the Gormley family in your prayers. In the meantime, please enjoy this episode from the backlog. 

It can be difficult to see the point of our suffering. Sometimes, it can be an even greater struggle to help someone else through their suffering. Mike and Dave are joined by Jeff Cavins to discuss evangelization, but especially, how to share a message of hope when it comes to suffering.

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 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
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Throwback Episode: How to Suffer (with Jeff Cavins)

As we begin a new season on Catholic healthcare, Dave reflects on the passing of Gomer's father and the hope of the Resurrection. Drawing from his experience accompanying his late wife through serious illness, Dave explores why healthcare is more than medicine, it's a work of mercy. He discusses the Church's historic role in caring for the sick, the Catholic roots of hospitals, and previews upcoming conversations with Catholic doctors, nurses, chaplains, and healthcare professionals living out their faith through healing and compassionate care.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

The Catholic Roots of Healthcare

How can parishes better accompany people entering the Catholic Church?

In this listener Q&A episode, Dave wraps up the OCIA series by answering questions about sponsors, mentorship, community, Natural Family Planning, and how to meet the diverse needs of those coming into the Church. Dave argues that one of the biggest missing pieces in many OCIA programs isn't more content, it's deeper relationships.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

OCIA Needs More Mentors, Not More Classes

Dave explores mystagogy, the often overlooked final stage of OCIA that begins after the Easter Vigil and calls new Catholics to go deeper into the mysteries they’ve just entered. Rather than being a finish line, he explains it as the start of lifelong formation.

He also reflects on grief and how suffering can deepen belief in the resurrection, highlights the need for stronger parish community and post-Easter formation, and asks for prayers for Gomer’s dad and family as his father’s health declines.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

Life After the Easter Vigil

The Easter Vigil is more than a beautiful liturgy, it’s the culmination of salvation history and the climax of the catechumenate. Gomer and Dave unpack the rich symbolism of the Church’s greatest liturgical celebration, from the new fire and Paschal Candle to baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist. They explore why the Vigil is centered on those entering the Church, how the liturgy embodies the Gospel through signs and symbols, and why Christians should never underestimate the power of the Church’s ancient traditions.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

The Most Catholic Night of the Year, The Easter Vigil

Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles one of the biggest questions of our age: artificial intelligence. Gomer and Dave unpack the promises and dangers of AI, from truth, education, and social media to warfare, work, and human relationships. Are we building a tool that serves humanity, or a new Tower of Babel?

Find out how Catholics should respond with wisdom, beauty, strong families, and a deeper understanding of what it means to be human.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

Pope Leo’s Warning About the Future: AI, Babel, and the Battle for Truth

As their parents grow older and suffering becomes more personal, Gomer and Dave reflect on the hidden ways God forms saints through weakness, loss, and love. Gomer shares the heartbreaking experience of moving his father into long-term care, while Dave opens up about walking through hospice and caring for his son, Max.

In the midst of these deeply human moments, they explore what it truly means to accompany another person in the faith. From OCIA to Confirmation and everyday Christian life, they unpack the real role of a sponsor, not just as a title, but as a spiritual guide, mentor, and witness. Together, they challenge common misconceptions, explain what the Church actually teaches, and offer practical wisdom for choosing, and becoming, someone who helps lead others closer to Christ.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

Choosing Catholic Sponsors: Why It Matters More Than You Think

Explore the powerful but often overlooked OCIA stage of Purification and Enlightenment with Gomer and Dave. They unpack the Church’s ancient roots, from exorcism prayers and spiritual warfare to the Rite of Election and Lenten scrutinies, and show how this period reveals what needs healing, strengthens what is good, and prepares the elect for the Easter Vigil. Whether you’re in OCIA ministry or simply curious about the Church’s process of formation, discover a fresh vision of Lent, conversion, and discipleship.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

The Hidden Depth of OCIA: Purification & Enlightenment

“This is not a curriculum, it’s a pattern of life.” Gomer and Dave dive into the heart of the catechumenate: what it is, why it matters, and how it’s meant to form not just informed Catholics, but transformed ones.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

Formed, Not Just Informed: The Catechumenate Explained

What if becoming Catholic wasn’t just a class, but a public commitment that changes your entire life?

Gomer and Dave unpack the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens in the OCIA process and why it marks a serious turning point in someone’s journey toward Christ. They explore how the early Church treated baptism as a life-altering decision, why the Church publicly “receives” catechumens, and what it means to say yes to following Jesus in a real, concrete way. They also discuss conversion, spiritual warfare, and why modern discipleship often lacks the weight it once carried.

 • We want to hear from you! Email us at 
eksb@ascensionpress.com • with your questions/comments

 • Don't forget to text “EKSB” to 33-777 to get the shownotes right to your inbox! 

 • You can also find the full shownotes at 
www.ascensionpress.com/EveryKneeShallBow

OCIA Needs More Mentors, Not More Classes

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