Trusting through Difficult Times and YouTube Ministry feat. Fr. Mark Goring

“People will listen to whoever steps in front of the mic. Why aren’t we proclaiming the Gospel? There’s people who are hungry and thirsty, who want to be spoken words of truth. It takes boldness, courage, and a certain humility to step in front of the crowd and share what’s on your heart.”

This episode is several seemingly opposite things- half my super vulnerable struggles with my premature daughter's NICU journey (which is 2 1/2 months long and counting!) and half Fr. Mark Goring's wonderful YouTube ministry. 

Topics Discussed

• The charism and community life of Fr. Mark’s order, the Companions of the Cross
• Stacey’s struggle with her daughter’s NICU journey
• Why do bad things happen to innocent people?
• Iron sharpens iron: Why your vocation should not be comfortable
• Why do bad things have to happen to us?
• Building a bonfire to enkindle each other: The importance of community
• Having confidence in God through difficulties
• How do you trust God after you’ve been hurt?
• How to discern whether or not to speak up about particular issues
• Mark’s method for making a YouTube video every day

Resources

• Come on Pilgrimage with Stacey to the Holy Land, January 2021!
• Fr. Mark’s YouTube channel
• The Companions of the Cross
• Blessed Carlo Acutis’s website on Eucharistic miracles
• A Call to a Deeper Love by Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin
• Book- Eucharistic Miracles of the World

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