Posts by Dominic de Souza

Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ. In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT—author of the bestselling book ‘Restore’—will walk with you as you explore familial wounds with the help of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Learn about Sr Miriam’s story and how it has inspired her life and mission.

ABOUT BEHOLD
Behold features stunning original art by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS. Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources make this book perfect for parish-wide, individual, and book club use leading up to Christmas. Each week of Behold will focus on a different theme that you can connect to your life in a practical way.
Book: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/behold

Season 2: Episode 25 of SmartCatholics Mastermind
Meet the minds and hearts of Catholic creators and speakers. They devote their time and talent to mastering their vocation, so that we ordinary Catholics can live a fuller life faster! And maybe get a little smarter.

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We’re the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.
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Brett and Dominic chat about re-imagining healthcare for women. Today, mail-order abortion pills are changing how women experience ‘healthcare,’ so Brett has partnered with Thrive Express Women’s Healthcare to launch a stunning and ambitious plan to reach women with unplanned pregnancies and offer support that actually improves and saves lives. His book, ‘Your Pro-Life Bottom Line’ is a case study that unpacks his thinking and process, so that anyone, anywhere, can start applying the art and science of branding to share a message.

BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Pro-Life-Bottom-Brett-Attebery/dp/1667825267

ABOUT BRETT ATTEBERRY
Brett Atteberry’s pro-life work began when I had a powerful mid-life conversion to Christ that eventually led me to a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat. He was searching for healing from a role he played in the abortion of his child years earlier. After experiencing a powerful outpouring of God’s healing grace during the retreat, he soon left for-profit work entirely. Today, he devotes himself full time to saving lives from abortion. He has an academic and professional background in economics and consumer product marketing, and strives to incorporate business strategies into his pro-life work.

WEBSITE: https://brettattebery.com/

Season 2: Episode 24 of SmartCatholics Mastermind
Meet the minds and hearts of Catholic creators and speakers. They devote their time and talent to mastering their vocation, so that we ordinary Catholics can live a fuller life faster! And maybe get a little smarter.

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Anyone can join! We encourage you to subscribe to CatholicsRead to stay up to date on the latest book club news. Every month, a guest facilitator chooses the book for the month from the list of titles featured at CatholicsRead.org. The CatholicsRead Book Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4 PM Eastern Time.

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ABOUT THE READING SELECTIONS
Book Club selections reflect the expertise and interests of the guest facilitator, e.g., Scripture-based, focused on a particular area of ministry. Books will be largely non-fiction and correspond to the categories of CatholicsRead—Being Catholic (doctrinal, sacramental, liturgical), Children and Family Books, Professional Ministry Resources, Spanish, and Spiritual Reading.

Every month, a guest facilitator will lead the discussion on the selected book with the ACP executive director serving as host for the conversation. The guest facilitators join us as experts in their field of interest and ministry and have a great love for Catholics books.

Before each meeting, we will share a few potential discussion questions to get you started thinking as you read the book. When we gather, the online meeting will be led by the guest facilitator and will be an open discussion giving all participants the opportunity to share their thoughts and questions. Conversation may continue via social media after the scheduled time on Twitter and Facebook.

Book club participants may purchase the book (usually around $20) using the link at CatholicsRead directly from the publisher or from their favorite online or brick-and-mortar seller.

ABOUT THE SMARTCATHOLICS SHOW
The show for regular, devout Catholics tired of toxicity, and looking to live their faith in the modern world. Hosted by Dominic de Souza, the founder of SmartCatholics. We’re building the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.

ABOUT SMARTCATHOLICS
We’re the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.
Join the free community: https://smartcatholics.com

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Paul and Dominic kick off Season Two by asking, what is Catholic Social Teaching? They share stories about how they first came across this “best-kept secret” of the Church’s tradition before Paul launches into the history and development of the Church’s social doctrines. Catholic Social Teaching challenges every political ideology and calls for Christians to embrace the “upside down” thinking of Jesus.

“Certainly, all this calls for an alternative way of thinking. Without an attempt to enter into that way of thinking, what I am saying here will sound wildly unrealistic. On the other hand, if we accept the great principle that there are rights born of our inalienable human dignity, we can rise to the challenge of envisaging a new humanity. We can aspire to a world that provides land, housing and work for all. This is the true path of peace.” (Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti)

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ABOUT POPE FRANCIS GENERATION – Season 2
Pope Francis Generation is the show for Catholics struggling with the Church’s teaching, who feel like they might not belong in the Church anymore, and who still hunger for a God of love and goodness. Hosted by Paul Fahey, a professional catechist, and Dominic de Souza, someone who needs catechesis. Together, we’re taking our own look at the Catholic Church– her teachings and practices- from 3 views that changed our world: the Kerygma, the forgotten doctrine of theosis, and the teachings of Pope Francis. Together, with you, we’re the Pope Francis Generation.

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Got a question you’d like us to respond to in the next episode? Have some feedback? Visit us at popefrancisgeneration.com to send a message. Paid subscribers get to watch each episode before everyone else, join private Q&As, and pitch ideas for the topic of our final show this season!

ABOUT PAUL FAHEY
Paul lives in Michigan with my wife, Kristina, and four kids. A catechist, retreat leader, counseling student, as well as a contributor and co-founder of Where Peter Is. Paul writes and speaks about what I love: the Kerygma, the Sacraments, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Francis. https://pfahey.com/

ABOUT DOMINIC DE SOUZA
SmartCatholics founder, Dominic de Souza, is a convert from radical traditionalism – inspired by WherePeterIs, Bishop Robert Barron, and Pope Francis. He is passionate about helping ordinary Catholics break the ‘bystander effect’, and be firstresponders. “We don’t have to be geniuses. We just have to show up with witness and kindness. Christ does the rest.” Today he hosts the SmartCatholics community. https://smartcatholics.com

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ABOUT SMARTCATHOLICS
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We’re free of trolls and ads and toxicity, faithful to the Holy Father Pope Francis and the Church, and committed to a culture of kindness and learning.

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‘The City & the World’s aim is to show the beauty of Catholicism in its daily expression, from the news to the devotions and spirituality, from the Vatican to the four corners of the earth. In an online environment hostile to the Catholic Church and the pope (both from people from inside and outside the Church,) we seek to provide credible information about our religion, dissipate fake news, eschew ideological biases, and let our religion shine forth in all its truth and splendor.

WEBSITE: https://thecityandtheworld.com/

ABOUT THE SMARTCATHOLICS SHOW
The show for regular, devout Catholics tired of toxicity, and looking to live their faith in the modern world. Hosted by Dominic de Souza, the founder of SmartCatholics. We’re building the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.

ABOUT SMARTCATHOLICS
We’re the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.
Join the free community: https://smartcatholics.com

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Samantha Povlock is the founder of FemCatholic, a media company for women living in the tension between their faith and real life. She is a Notre Dame grad and spent the past decade working in corporate America in Chicago. Now a transplant to Philadelphia, she and her husband have three kids.

ABOUT FEMCATHOLIC
Feminism is no longer just a movement, it’s the undertone of secular society. In order to reach people we actually must translate the gospel into a kind of “feminist dialect,” which requires truly encountering and understanding the issues women are facing and the solutions they are currently seeking.

Website: https://FemCatholic.com

Season 2: Episode 23 of SmartCatholics Mastermind
Meet the minds and hearts of Catholic creators and speakers. They devote their time and talent to mastering their vocation, so that we ordinary Catholics can live a fuller life faster! And maybe get a little smarter.

If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with your one friend you think would really like to see it.

ABOUT SMARTCATHOLICS
We’re the online community for Catholic millennials, creators, and learners who want faithful conversations that are unafraid of doubts and questions. Together, let’s get smarter.
Join the free community: https://smartcatholics.com

Join the free community: https://smartcatholics.com
Send us a gift: https://smartcatholics.com/donate

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00:00 This year’s surprise
01:31 Jon’s origin story
05:07 What is CEDE
09:08 How CEDE is different
13:22 A return to first things
16:14 How to connect with Jon & CEDE
17:45 Jon’s 1 minute message to Catholic entrepreneurs