347: Making Catholics Into Disciples of Christ (w/ Father Sammie Maletta)

About this episode

Father Sammie Maletta discusses the journey of making Catholics into intentional disciples of Christ.

In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by Father Sammie Maletta, author and long-time pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in St. John, Indiana to talk about making Catholics into intentional disciples of Christ. With decades of experience in pastoral ministry, Fr. Maletta brings a wealth of experience and knowledge on why some parishes and parishioners are filled with the Spirit while others are asleep at the wheel, what it takes to move a casual Catholic into disciple...

People in this episode

Host: Keith Little

Guest: Father Sammie Maletta

Topics covered

• discipleship
• Catholic faith
• pastoral ministry
• spiritual growth
• parish life

Keywords

• Catholics
• disciples
• Father Sammie Maletta
• spirituality
• parishioners
• pastoral ministry
• intentional discipleship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. John the Evangelist Parish

Places: St. John, Indiana

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