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Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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4.9 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:02.9	To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com.
0:11.4	The spiritual life is not a private matter.
0:13.8	We need companions on the journey.
0:15.8	Those who have walked the path before us and can show us the way.
0:30.4	Thank you. the path before us and can show us the way. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to every knee shall bow, your weekly Catholic
0:34.7	podcast and evangelization and discipleship. name is mike gomer gormley
0:39.4	and i am joined as always by dave the male role model van vickle how you doing dave man i hope i
0:47.7	hope i'm not the you're the only role model i have in my life i'm right what it means to be a man
0:53.7	no your dad's like st joseph model I have in my life. I'm right. What it means to be a man.
0:55.5	No, your dad's like St. Joseph.
0:58.9	I love my dad.
0:59.7	Love my dad.
1:00.5	I do too.
1:01.3	I like your dad. Tomorrow, tomorrow, everyone listening to this, say a prayer.
1:04.0	By the time you hear this, it'll probably be a few days beforehand.
1:07.7	But my dad is making today or tomorrow the transition out of his inpatient
1:13.7	rehabilitation place and then to a home that's run by a nurse and a team of doctors.
1:20.7	And this is hard to say this out loud.
1:23.0	He can't come home again.
1:25.2	Like that's such a hard thing to say.
1:27.4	He cannot come home.
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