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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)

Why is healthcare so broken and what does the Catholic faith have to say about it?

Gomer and Dave wrap up their series on healthcare by exploring what happens when we lose sight of the human person. With a focus on suffering, human flourishing, financial incentives, and bureaucracy, Gomer and Dave explore why Catholics are needed in healthcare and in every profession. What would it look like to approach our work, and the people we serve, through a truly Catholic vision?

 • 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

What’s Really Wrong With Healthcare?

What happens when healthcare stops treating people like people?

Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle are joined by nurse and nurse educator Stacy Gilson to discuss nursing as a vocation, the challenges facing healthcare workers today, and the importance of seeing the person behind the patient. They explore moral distress, the dehumanization of healthcare, COVID-19, pharmaceuticals, and how Catholics can bring compassion, truth, and the works of mercy into the medical field.

 • 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

Nurses, Healthcare & the Lost Art of Caring for People

What does it look like to practice medicine as a Catholic? Dr. Mike and Dr. Claudia Mulock share how their faith shapes their work, marriage, and approach to caring for patients. From seeing Christ in the people they serve to offering their work to God, they discuss the challenges of practicing medicine in a demanding healthcare system and how every patient can become an opportunity to love and serve 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

How Doctors Can See Christ in Their Patients

What is the purpose of medicine? And what does healthcare look like when we remember the dignity and eternal destiny of the person being cared for?

Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle explore what it means to care for the whole person, prepare for death, and recover the true purpose of healthcare. Along the way, they share powerful stories of faith, suffering, hospice care, and conversion.

 • 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

What Is the Purpose of Medicine?

What does it mean to care for the whole person, body and soul?

Dave sits down with nurse, Elizabeth Kauffeld, to discuss the vocation of Catholic healthcare. Together, they explore the sacredness of the end of life, the role of prayer in patient care, and why Catholics have a unique witness to bring to medicine. Whether you're in healthcare or simply seeking a deeper understanding of suffering and mercy, this episode is for you.

 • 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

Nursing as a Catholic Vocation: Hospice, COVID, and Caring for Souls with Elizabeth Kauffeld

Medicine today often prioritizes efficiency, profits, and policies, but Catholic healthcare was founded on a very different mission: to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

Gomer and Dave speak with Ryan Conklin of CHRISTUS Health about what makes Catholic healthcare unique, why healing is more than curing, and how Catholic hospitals can remain faithful to their mission in an increasingly secular world. If you've ever wondered what truly sets Catholic healthcare apart, this episode is for you.

 • 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 Mission Behind Catholic Healthcare

What is medicine really for?

In this solo episode, Gomer explores the purpose of medicine through the lens of Scripture, philosophy, and the Catholic faith. Drawing from Sirach, Plato, St. Thomas Aquinas, Edmund Pellegrino, and the healing ministry of Jesus, he argues that today's healthcare crisis is ultimately a crisis of understanding 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

Modern Medicine Has Forgotten What It Means to Heal

What does it mean to practice medicine as a faithful Catholic? Dave VanVickle is joined by Grant and Christy Martsolf to explore a vision of healthcare that treats the whole person, not just the symptoms. They discuss restorative medicine, the dignity of the human person, AI, lessons from COVID, and how faith is shaping the future of healthcare through their new practice, Headwaters Clinic.

 • 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

Medicine That Heals the Whole Person

What does Jesus really mean when he tells his disciples to "heal the sick"?

Gomer reflects on accompanying his father through his final days before introducing a new season on Catholic healthcare. Together, Gomer and Dave explore the Church's vision for medicine, the dignity of every patient, and why healthcare is more than a profession, it's a vocation to share in Christ's healing ministry.

 • 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

A Catholic Vision for Medicine

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.

 • 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

Throwback Episode: How to Suffer (with Jeff Cavins)

How did Jesus himself pray and how did he teach his disciples to pray? In this episode, Mike “Gomer” Gormley cuts through the confusion of Christian prayer and focuses on how Jesus prayed and how he taught others to pray so that each of us can form a strong prayer life that brings us into greater intimacy with God. 

Snippet from the Show

Our relationship with God is only as strong as our prayer life.

 • 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

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