Sorry gang that I wasn't able to get something posted sooner for this show. It was 'one of those weeks...'

Anyway, there were a few links that I said I would provide, so here they are:

• Defensor Veritatis excellent Catholic-Mormon Blog!
• Catholic:Under the Hood Fr. Seraphim Beshoner's Podcast Homepage
• From Advent to PresentationFr. Seraphim's Daily Podcast during Advent
• Disciples with Microphones
  
  Thanks again to everyone for listening and posting!

YES!!! In an effort to make life as easy as possible for sending in those voicemails, we (ok, Rob...) forked out the cash to setup a Gizmo Project phone number!

Got something to say? Give us a buzz anytime day or night and leave a voice mail with your thoughts.

Normal long distance charges will apply and the phone number is based out of Atlanta, GA USA, but if you live in the United States and have free long distance (like many cell phone plans) then the call is virtually free.

Alternately, you can download Gizmo to call us totally free using your computer. Our screen name is catholicmormon (as if you expected it to be anything else).

Hope to hear from you soon!!!

Oh yea, one more thing... we also just signed up with MySpace, so stop by and add youself there is you want! The link is myspace.com/catholicmormon.

Again, I'd like to thank everyone for their prayers as we stood by Alan and his Friend. It's hard to understand why things happen when they do. Our faith in God props us up when we feel weak. Plans known only to Him slowly become revealed to us over time. No one can say why things happen in the moment, but over time the answers become clear in most all cases.

Please pray for the soul of Alan's Friend as he has come home to Our Lord and witnessed the face of God.

OK, short and sweet on the show notes. We share a few thoughts as a result of the posts and emails for November's conversion cast.

Sarah has a few interesting observations on the types of responses and a little challenge of her own to all of us as we head into the Christmas Season.

Finally, below is an Amazon link to a Little People Nativity set that we bought our children last Christmas. We loved using this toy as a tool to teach our kids about this special time of year and wanted to bring it to your attention.


Thanks again for staying subscribed to the show and please email or send us an audio comment with your family traditions for this special time of year. ...oh yea, one more thing - Don't forget to VOTE for the CMP!

It's a new month, which can only mean two things! First, it's time for the CMP Conversion Cast... and secondly, it's time for every podcaster in the world to beg for your votes at Podcast Alley. Thanks for taking a minute to show your support for our show by voting!

We have three great conversion stories in this show from CMP listeners and want to thank everyone for taking the time to make it possible.

Please keep the support coming in for Alan and his friend - featured in the previous Roadcast and mark your calendar for November 14th and say a special prayer.

Finally, we have another important cause mentioned in this show - Remembering those impacted by Hurricane Katrina. There is an audio appeal in this show and here are some relevant links:

• Mission Hope Homepage
• Catholic World Mission
• Disciples with Microphones

Update - 11/17/2005

First, I'd like to thank everyone who stood by us in prayer as we prayed for Alan's friend. It is with a heavy heart that I pass along the news that his friend has been called home to Our Lord. Additional details will be be given in an upcoming podcast, but I know many of you are checking here frequently for any type of update.

Please keep the soul of Alan's friend in your prayers and feel free to share any additional thoughts on this blog entry.

This podcast is an appeal to all the CMP listeners, Catholic Podcasters and the general Christian community for your prayers. After listening to the emails I read in this roadcast, you have to agree with me that Alan's friend is a very special person - people like this are rare in the world today and he needs our help.

Please mark November 14th on your calendar and keep his friend in your prayers that day.

Additionally, please post a comment, thought, reaction or whatever else you feel compelled to do here on the blog for all to see.

OK, I think I may have screwed up the posting of this show a little. In iTunes, it appears that there are two Roadcast #2 shows...one is only the first 6:04 of the show and the second appears to be the full installment. The name of the good show is 'Roadcast #2 - Appeal to the CMP Community' Please not that this one does NOT have the word 'An' toward the beginning...oh boy...what a mess.

Anyone know how to remove a failed iTunes entry??? Please email me and I'll be happy to fix this - catholicmormon@gmail.com Thanks and sorry... --rob

Just a quick link from this show

HERE is the link sent to us regarding Fatherly blessings given to children.

Please add your pin to our CMP world map using the 'Where are we?' banner link toward the top left of our home page and VOTE for the CMP at Podcast Alley if you're enjoying what you hear. Those two activities really are the best ways to repay Sarah and I for pulling the show together.

Many thanks to those who have been with us for a long time and a HUGE welcome to any new listeners we may have picked up in the past week.

Let's make this the best religious podcast out there...

Now this is very cool... Use the banner below to pin point the town you live in and see where other CMP'ers are around the world.



If you're a listener of the CMP, please take a moment to tell us where you're from and take a look at what other people are saying around the world!

Thanks to Michael from Disciples with Microphones for the tip!

Two podcasts in one day? What??? Well, as we kinda expected, the emails are flooding in regarding the Christian debate and how that term should be defined and applied. I really needed to put together this short Sarah's Corner podcast to make sure that our basis for stating that Mormons are not Christian is clear. Hopefully after listening, you'll agree that it has nothing to do with the use of the name 'Jesus Christ' or the purpose for which he was sent...

Secondly, it's time that the show move on to other interesting topics and stories. We've spent a lot of time on this debate and I think we're all better for having talked about this difference.

Everyone is welcome to continue this discussion, but please use our blog as the means to state your opinion. We appreciate the emails, but think that by keeping the thoughts, questions, responses, challenges, or whatever on the blog everyone can benefit.

Thanks for staying with me on this one and I'm ready to move on to other topics...how 'bout it? Sarah

Finally, back-to-back weekends of new shows!!!

Did anyone out there happen to watch Mtv's Real World New Orleans back in 2000? If so, you may recall one of the 'real people' - Julie. She was LDS and at the time, Sarah looked amazingly like Julie - to the point that people would actually stop us to make that very comment (maybe hoping for an autograph if it were true?) You be the judge...

We hope you find this to be another great and thought provoking CMP as we continue the discussion on the meaning, form and authority required for a Baptism to be considered valid in the Catholic Church.

Please be sure to check out Fr. Finelli's podcast iPadre which can be found HERE

Sticking with the theme of Baptism and in an effort to invite you into our life a little more, Sarah and I thought you may be interested in actually seeing Sarah's Baptism into the Catholic Church. She was received in Easter 2002. This is a BIG FILE to download and I wouldn't even think of trying to watch it without a high speed internet connection, but I think most people these days should be OK. As I mentioned in the podcast, I have edited the full ceremony to only hit the high points and when Sarah is involved. Hope you enjoy!

Watch Sarah's Baptism HERE

Finally, we would like to thank everyone for voting for us at Podcast Alley and for staying subscribed. If you haven't voted for October, please do so...we're slipping! Thanks again and please post your thoughts on the blog and get those conversion / reversion stories in to us for November! Peace, --rob

Hard to believe that it was four years ago today Sarah and I were married. My how the time goes by! Four years married; three children born, moved twice in two different states, got a dog (and lost two cats)...and ohh..by the way, we started this little thing called the Catholic Mormon Podcast!

Thanks for continuing to be a part of our lives and journey with us! --rob

This is a great show and we thank everyone for continuing to spend a little time with us. Please continue to post your thoughts and thanks for staying subscribed!

In it, Sarah talks about becoming a saint and asks the question of whether or not you think certain people should have a fast track to sainthood - such as the case with Pope John Paul II.

HERE is the link to a fellow CMP listener who mentioned the show (Thanks!)

Below are the scripture references Rob did not read during the show from Eric:

We pray to the Father in Jesus' name. This is evident when we begin our prayers with "Our Heavenly Father" or "Our Father in Heaven" and close in the name of Jesus. This doctrine is founded in scripture. Jesus taught "pray to thy father... after this manner... Our Father who art in Heaven." (See Matthew 6:6-9, 3 Nephi 13:6-9). Why do we pray to God, the Father, and close in the name of his son, Jesus? Because Jesus is the great mediator. Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6.) Christ was the great exemplar and the first to be resurrected and exalted. He went before showing us the way to follow to obtain salvation. His mediating relationship is also evident from what the apostle John taught -- that "we have an advocate with the Father... Jesus Christ." (1 John 2:1) He knows each who come unto him. Said he: "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine." (John 10:14.) As our advocate he will at the last day judge us and present us before the father to plead our case that we did have faith in him and repent, keep his commandments, and were cleansed through his atoning blood. (See John 5: 22, Rom. 14: 10, 3 Ne. 27: 16.)

And finally, here is the amazon link to the book The Hiding Place which was recommended by Sam

As I mentioned in our podcast for October 16th, we're interested in knowing where our listeners are around the world. We appreciate everyone's participation in the CMP and invite you to tell us a little about where you're from, what faith you currently belong to or whatever else you feel like sharing.

We've got an amazing community of listeners and this is just one way for us to share and get to know each other a little more.

OK, so I'm going to get my feet wet with a roadcast. Needless to say, the audio quality isn't on par with our 'studio' at home, but I tried my best and will continue to look at alternative mobile recording solutions - that don't cost a lot of $$$.

I won't be offended if you don't listen to this entire show, it's just a few of my thoughts from the road.

At the request of a listener, I share my experiences and thoughts on reversion (coming back, even though I never left) to the Catholic Church. Several topics including my childhood understanding of the mystery of the Trinity, how I felt when Sarah and I started going to church and some experiences while working with high school aged young adults are brought up in this episode.

Thanks again to everyone for the letters of encouragement we have received over the past couple weeks and the votes we receive at Podcast Alley!

Please let us know if you think a 'Rob Cast from the Road' is something you are willing to give a try. I can't tell you how many times I've said to myself that I wish I had a recorder to capture a thought or feeling I have at random times during the day.

Please keep in your prayers those walking the long and winding road of religious exploration and especially those attending RCIA!

So you're probably wondering what the heck this show is about? Let's just say that this one is a little unusual as we work our way through listener email, talk about a few recent events and share our feelings on how information about the Mormon church is given to those who are potential converts into the faith.

Topics in this show include:

• A visit to our home by Mormon Missionaries
• A little more detail on obtaining the highest degree of the Celestial kingdome
• Eternal progression and why it didn't sit well with Rob
• A 1997 Time magazine interview with the current Mormon President and Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley
• Response to the 'King of the Couch Challenge"
  
  As we post this show, we suspect there will be very mixed feelings about the content and will probably 'stir the pot' a little, but this is probably the most candid show recorded to date. Thanks again to everyone for staying subscribed, voting for the CMP at Podcast Alley and giving your thoughts to our show.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone impacted by Hurricane Katrina this past week. Sarah and I will be donating all money given to the Catholic Mormon Podcast from now until at least the end of October. Please keep these people in your prayers and if you have the means, please consider making a donation of time, materials or money to help those in need.

HERE is a link to The American Red Cross

This is the link to the magazine mentioned during the podcast regarding the differences between the Roman and Byzantine Rite Catholic Churches.

And last, but not least, HERE is the link to Sarah's web site mentioned during our podcast.

We hope you enjoy the two conversion stories we have in this show. If you have an interesting conversion or reversion story and would like to make October's Conversion Cast possible, please drop us an email and tell us your story!

Thanks to everyone for waiting a couple weeks for a new show. We enjoyed taking a little break and get into the details of what we were doing in this show. We also talk about a couple church related organizations Sarah and I have had experience with and respond to some great emails!

If you have a chance, please drop Tony St. Tone an email: tone1@st-tone.com and let him know that you enjoy his song as part of the CMP!

Keep the emails coming and please be sure to send us your conversion story for an upcoming Conversion Cast!

Howdy CMP listeners, although we only asked for one week off, time seems to have gotten away from us a little and we're going to need to hit the 'snooze button' until later this week. Thanks to everyone for all of your support and for all of the emails we received wondering when the next show would be coming out... the number of emails asking has been amazing! Ya'all are the greatest!

Hey CMP listeners, thanks for joining us again. In this show, Sarah and I talk a little more about contraceptives and read a listener email which is the basis for this show.

The email is presented because it outlines several common negative opinions regarding the Catholic and Mormon faiths. We look forward to reading your thoughts. The original email is Comment #1 for this blog entry.

Stay Subscribed and VOTE for the CMP!

Thanks for listening to this show. We respond to a few listener emails and are trying something new in this show - The Conversion Cast. We're going to try to use the first podcast of each month to highlight one of YOUR conversion stories. We hope you enjoy this amazing story. Trust us, if you're going through a conversion of your own, you're not alone. That's why Sarah and I produce the CMP and now want to share the stories of others who have walked similar paths. Please email us your story for future Conversion Casts!

Don't forget to vote at Podcast Alley for the CMP and ALL of your favorite podcasts!

A link to Brad's Blog can be found HERE

The Latter Day Slant link is HERE

Oh yea, one more thing...don't ya love the CMP studio? Real high tech here....rrrrrright! (oh and yes, those are our two oldest children in the picture below...

Sorry CMP listeners, Sarah and I got a little busy this weekend. We plan on recording / posting a new show Monday night.

By the way, does anybody know how to make an iTunes "Subscribe" icon we can add to our home page? HELP!!!

It's a new month - Please remember to VOTE at Podcast Alley for ALL of your favorite podcasts.

Hey CMP listeners, it appears that we're having a problem with our iTunes subscription.

In the directory, we are listed twice. One of the feeds lists our show #16 (uploaded this past Sunday), but the other for some reason has not updated and only runs through show #15. I noticed it only because I subscribe to the 'broken' link and have since subscribed to the correct one. Until this problem is resolved, it may be a good idea to subscribe to both feeds from iTunes.

I'll keep you posted on what happens. Thanks! --rob

In Show #16, Sarah and I talked about a couple times when we believe a prayer was answered. Now it's your turn to share a personal miracle with all of us. Thanks in advance to all who share a story!

In this show, we focus on the meanings, methods and types of prayer in the Catholic Church. As always, there are a few great stories and your listener email included.

Saint Anne - Pray for Us!

Thanks to all who have voted for us at Podcast Alley, sent email and posted on our website!

We're curious to know where the Tabernacle is placed in your Catholic Church. Listen to show #15 for a little background on the question, then drop us a comment here with your thoughts and observations.

Section 1183 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states "The tabernacle is to be situated 'in churches in a most worthy place with the greatest honor.' The dignity, placing, and security of the Eucharistic tabernacle should foster adoration before the Lord really present in the Blessed Sacrament of the alter. Does that mean front and center or in your opinion, can the tabernacle be off to one side of the church?

In this show, Sarah discusses what it was like when she finally told her parents about her decision to join the Catholic Church. Needless to say, it's not a fun conversation, but certainly a necessary one. We also talk about other religious podcasts. Here are the links to each of the shows we mentioned:

• Latter Day Slant
• LDS Voices
• Rosary Army
  
  Please support ALL of the podcasts that your listen to by voting for us at Podcast Alley
  
  Finally, we call to light the importance of the Holy Eucharist and the reverence which it deserves.

In this show Sarah and I talk about our past growing up, how we met and our experience as we studied both churches.

In the Second half of the show, we respond to a couple listener emails dealing with sex and (as always) throw in our two cents along with the Catholic Church's prespective. Sarah also mentions the organization Couple to Couple League which teaches the natural family planning method of birth control.

Finally, thanks to Michael Morrison for redesigning the CMP logo, we love it! Mike is a CMP listener and owner of the company Media Blend. Please consider his company if you have a need for webhosting or related services. Thanks again Mike!

Thank you to all who have taken the time to listen to the show and post your comments on this site. There are some great threads in each of the shows. Keep it up!

Please VOTE for us at Podcast Alley. Remember that you need to re-vote each month when they reset the counters!

OK, we're back after taking a week off with a special mid-week CMP. In this show, we discuss the LDS practice of Baptism for the dead and the purpose, method and Sarah's experience is participating in that ritual.

In the Second half of the show, Rob conducts an interview with Jim and Judy Robertson founders of the organization Concerned Çhristians. A link to their website is HERE. Judy is the author of the book 'Out of Mormonism' featured in our show #12.

An Amazon link to purchase her book can be found with our June 26th show #12 if you are interersted in picking up a copy!

Please continue to suport the CMP by voting at Podcast Alley. It's a new month and the counters are reset! Thanks to all who vote and post your thoughts on our site. By the way, keep the audio comments coming we want to include YOU in the show!!! Peace

Sarah and Rob welcome all iTunes listeners to the Catholic Mormon Podcast sometimes referred to as the CMP. We've had a lot of fun producing this show and see no end in sight. Sarah was born in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church) and remained a faithful member until her conversion to the Catholic Church in 2002 while Rob was born Catholic, but didn't really know a whole heck of a lot about the faith and was (more or less) challenged to rediscover the Catholic Church while exploring the possibility that the Mormon Faith may be the 'True Church'

The show is designed around the personal experiences we had as we tried to search for the true church. This wasn't easy and certainly didn't happen overnight - infact, it was a two year process which took us down soooo many paths for education and soul searching.

Now, it is our pleasure to share our experiences with you in a deeply personal manner sometimes with the hope that something mentioned on the show answers a question or perhaps sparks inquiry and motivates you in whatever direction is right (whatever the heck that means?) This isn't one of those stuffy type religious shows - we have fun and enjoy sharing the path we walked (and continue to walk)toward the Catholic Church.

We usually shoot to have a new show posted each Saturday night / Sunday morning although this week is our first exception due to some personal events of the weekend.

Anyway, we're really glad you subscribed to our podcast and always welcome your comments, suggestions or whatever it is you feel motivated to share.

Peace,
--sarah and rob

In this show, Sarah and Rob discuss the two types of Catholic sin - mortal and venial; Mormon temple garments also referred to as special underware and the Mormon understanding of heaven with the Celestial, Terrestrial and Telestial kingdoms. Finally, Rob recently finished the book 'Out of Mormonism' highlighted with the Amazon link below and will be starting the book Insider's View of Mormon Origins (Amazon link in Show #10).

As always, we're sharing our personal stories and thoughts on each of these topics and encourage everybody to post your thoughts in the comments section for this show or send us an email!

This is a very special CMP - Father Tom, whom we have mentioned numerous times on previous shows, joins us in a phone interview and provides an overview of proofs and truths of the Catholic Church along with his thoughts on other topics. Thank you Father!

We hope you enjoyed the new theme song by Saint Tone called 'Faith'. Our thanks to Tony for allowing us to use his wonderful song as the CMP theme. Please visit Saint Tone's Website here, listen to the other free downloads and consider purchasing one of his CDs (let him know you heard him on the CMP!)

Finally, thanks to everyone for all your comments on our website and spending time with us every week! Please keep the emails coming and vote for us on Podcast Alley if you enjoy the show.

Hey Catholic Mormon Podcast listeners, Sarah and I are curious to know more about you!

Where are you from???

What attracted you to the show?

You can click the 'comments' link under the Earth picture to respond. Thanks for sharing! --rob

We're trying out a new setup for recording in this show. The sound quality is a little better, but there are still a few 'pops' - sorry

In this show, we correct a couple mistakes in previous podcasts and focus more on the beauties of the Catholic Church. Sarah also talks about some of the major hurdles she overcame to accept the Catholic Church as being true. This is a wonderful discussion about God and how much he loves us all.

Here is the link to The Curt Jester Blog. This is a great website and we thank Jeff for the corrections he contributed to this week's show.

Here are Amazon links to the books we reference in the podcast

This may be one of our most personal shows to date. In this show, we talk about how the Mormon church expands their religion through the use of missionaries throughout the world. Additionally, Sarah and Rob talk about the family relations as she decided to leave the Mormon Church.

Here is the link to this week's Obscure Patron Saint of the Day - St. Marcelino Champagnat.

As always, please send us your comments to catholicmormon@gmail.com and remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com

Finally, we apologize for the little bit of wind noise throughout this podcast. We continue to try new things, some work...this one didn't.

In this show, we begin to look at the Book of Mormon and explore events which may have shaped the content.

St. Thomas Du is our Obscure Patron Saint of the Day. His link is here.

Are you brave enough to take the Catholic Mormon Podcast Challenge? Listen to the show for details.

Thank you to every member of the United States armed services, past and present, who have made sacrifices in the defense of Liberty and especially to those who gave their life. You are forever in our prayers.

FDR's D-Day Prayer Text

This link will take you to a special photo page from Glenn Beck's 2003 Memorial Day Rally for America.

Please send photos of any service members to catholicmormon@gmail.com and add Memorial Day Photo in the subject. We would be honored to post a picture of anyone who has served our country in a special section of our photo pages.

May God Bless the USA!

This is a great show where we discuss the very foundation of the Mormon Church - Joseph Smith's First Vision. Please be sure to add your comments or send us an email using this link.

Special Thanks to Jayson at The Catholic Cast for interviewing us. Please check out his podcast - one of the best!

Click here for a link to Brad's Blog - thanks for the great audio comment.

St. Rita is this week's Obscure Patron Saint. Her link is here.

This is an advanced notice that Sarah and I will be talking about our perspectives on Joseph Smith. Specifically, we will discuss the 'First Vision' and how it has changed over the years.

Post or send us your comments in advance, we'd love to include them in the show!

Thanks to all our listeners for continuing to download the show!

This week Sarah and I discuss the sacrament of reconciliation, our thoughts on having several children and if you can be Pro-choice as a Catholic.

Here are a few links related to the topics:

Here is the link to a great overview of the Sacrament of reconciliation.

Click here to read the steps for a good confession

St. John of Nepomuk is this week's obscure Patron Saint.

Here is a great link related to our Pro-Choice / Catholic myth busters topic.

As always, please send us your comments to catholicmormon@gmail.com

Thank you - everyone - for listening to the show! According to the stats, it look like our shows have been downloaded over 300 hundred times with new listeners joining each day!!!

With 5 1/2 shows in the books we are curious to know what you would like have discussed in future podcasts. Anything goes and we'll be happy to work with you if your topic is especially unique.

Please use the Podcast Alley link in the upper-left of our home page to vote for our show if you feel it is worthy (remember that the 'vote' is not complete until you confirm it when they send you an email.

Thanks again and look for a new show this weekend. --Sarah and Rob

This is the continuation of Show #5. We pick the show up right were we left off with attempting to answer our first ever audio question from a Mormon listener.

Below are links discussed in this show.

St. Solange is our Obscure Patron Saint of the Day. Click here for her link

Our mythbusters this week discusses the real presence of Jesus when Catholics receive Communion. Here is a link for more information on the topic.

In our latest podcast, we mistakingly referred to the conception of Jesus as the 'Immaculate Conception' when infact, it is correctly referred to as the 'Virgin Birth'. Thanks to Joel for pointing out this all too common point of confusion. We will be sure to correct this error in terminology in the follow-up podcast later this week.

First of all - Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers!

Sorry this is a little late. As you'll see at the end of the show, we had a little technical problem and had to cut it short. We'll plan on recording the second half of the show later this week.

Considering that it's Mother's Day weekend, we thought a show dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus was in order. This is a really interesting show that focuses on the virgin birth and how each church interprets this event. Talk about differences!!!

Here is a link to opening remarksby Gordon B. Hinckley about Pope John Paul II.

Click this link for a detailed description of why a Mormon Baptism is not recognized by the Catholic Church.

Obscure Patron Saint of the Day link here

Ok, This is the first 'hot bed', 'button pushing' podcast that we're going to do and we're certain that it will not be the last. In this show, we address the question "Are members of the Mormon Church Christians?" The mythbusters are back with the question of Polygamy and a new item has been added to the show - Obscure Saint of the day. Hope you enjoy, remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com and send us audio comments to catholicmormon@gmail.com

Sarah and Rob can be contacted using Skype... Our user name is 'catholicmormon' and we're usually online during the weekends. If you see us online and it's not an ungodly hour of the night (Eastern timezone), give us a call! If you don't know what Skype is, think of it as an Internet phone which can be used in similar fashion to any Instant Messaging program except for the fact that we get to talk to each other in real time rather than type messages back and forth.

After listening to this podcast, please click on the 'comment' link and let us know your thoughts. In this episode, we talk about the hierarchy of the Catholic and Mormon Churches, Purgatory and the experiences we had with friends of Sarah's who are Mormon and their reaction to her/us when they found out that Sarah had made the decision to become Catholic. Send us your emails and audio comments to catholicmormon@gmail.com and we'll be sure to incorporate them into future podcasts. Finally, if you don't mind, please show us your interest in our show by voting at podcastalley.com (search for show title) or any of the other services you use for looking up podcasts. Thanks!

In an effort to create a community, Sarah and I invite you to share your thoughts on various Catholic and Mormon topics. Today, we're interested in hearing how the death of Pope John Paul II and subsequent transition to Pope Benedict XVI has impacted you. As for Sarah and I, we have been amazed at the amount of news coverage and tried to video tape every major stepping stone. As we've watched the events unfold, we talked about how wonderful it is to see this coverage and wondered if people would feel compelled to look into the Catholic faith a little more... ok, what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by. Sarah and I put together a great show and continue to work on improvements. A special thanks to Dan Tripp at outchurched.com for assisting us with a gmail account. Check out his podcast when you have a chance, they have a interesting concept by realizing that one of the largest Christian groups are those that don't actively practice their faith. Please feel free to contact us at: catholicmormon@gmail.com Send us an mp3 comment or drop us a line to let us know how to make the show even better. We'll be happy to incorporate any of your questions into a future show!

The Catholic Mormon Podcast is a show where the largest Christian faith is crossed with one of the fastest growing religions in the world. Sarah (a former Mormon) and Rob (a cradle Catholic) have had tremendous experiences during their conversion / reintroduction to their faiths. Although this was a very personal journey, we believe there are thousands of you out there who are walking a similar path. Our intent with this show is to say that we've been there, done that, got the shirt to prove it. Although we are both Catholic and believe the Catholic Church to be the 'true Church' for all, pounding that message is not really the purpose for this show. We want you to make decisions and want to share our decision making experiences with you. Ultimately, we want to show that open, honest communication and a truely loving relationship can defy all the odds. After listening, please send us your feedback in an e-mail or even attach a brief MP3 audio file that we can include in a future podcast - catholicmormon@gmail.com Thank you, good luck with your personal journay and always keep your heart open to God's will. --Sarah and Rob