Episode 43: Fr. Smela and Gaming as a Catholic

About this episode

Erik Dumont interviews Fr. Tony Smela about his journey to the priesthood and their shared passion for video games.

Hey! Its Erik Dumont going solo for this episode. A while back, I met one of the coolest priests, so of course I had to get him on the show. I invited Fr. Tony Smela on for an interview to talk about his story of answering the call to the priesthood, as well as talking about our favorite subject: video games. He's got his own podcast too, so when you're done here, check out the Flint Catholic Podcast on Spotify as well as on Youtube . Do you want to bedeck yourself in your #1 galactic source for quality Catholic nerdery? Of course, you do! And now you can … Check out the C-Nerd T-Shirts and Merch ! Like the Catholic Nerds on Facebook . Tweet us @NerdsCatholic Email us at catholicnerdpodcast1@gmail.com Also, check out Scott's e-course on the Virgin Mary at All Saints University ! Recent posts from Scott's blog : Why You Should Wear the Brown Scapular: In Loving Memory of Fr. Otis Young and Ruth Prats The Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families: 33-Day Family Prayer Routine to Build Holier Families by Fr. Donald Calloway and Scott L. Smith The One Question to Convert All Protestants: Where Did The Bible Come From? Did Catholics Add Books to The Bible OR Did Protestants…

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Guest: Fr Tony Smela

Topics covered

• gaming
• priesthood
• video games
• Catholicism

Keywords

• Catholic nerds
• Flint Catholic Podcast
• T-Shirts and Merch
• Virgin Mary e-course

Mentioned in this episode

Products: C-Nerd T-Shirts and Merch

Books & works: the Flint Catholic Podcast, The Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families, Bible

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