Best Catholic Office for Youth Podcasts (2024)

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With special guest Dale Oria 23:12

22d ago23:12

23:12

Dale Oria's Catholic journey has been unique. Moving with his large family from the Philippines to Adelaide when he was 14 years old, Dale and his family got used to an entirely new culture, and made a new spiritual home at the Salisbury parish. From there, Dale's journey has taken him professionally to graphic designing for game developers, and no…

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With special guest Heather Frahn 30:21

2M ago30:21

30:21

Heather's life journey has taken her down many roads; prominent singer/songwriter, sound healer, meditation leader, as well as working with patients at Flinders Medical Centre as part of "Arts in Health" for 13 years. Throughout, Heather's relationship with God and her own evolving spirituality has been an integral cornerstone.…

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With special guest Lilli Fulwood (The Takeover) 23:48

4M ago23:48

23:48

Radio announcer, singer/songwriter.. Lilli's journey from kid at church to emerging artist has been one full of great stories! Also on this podcast we feature Lilli's new single "Nostalgia".By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Michaela Howard-Jones (Catholic Office for Youth) 23:23

4M ago23:23

23:23

Michaela is back in the Arch D studio, but this time as part of her new role as Diocesan Youth Ministry Officer in the Catholic Office For Youth. She talks about her first 6 months in the role; the surprises, and the most inspirational moments.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Madison Gurney-White 15:39

4M ago15:39

15:39

OLSH College Captain and inaugural member of the OLSH "PodSquad" joins James to chat about her journey through podcasting from Year 8 to 12, and the importance of the community that it's built at the school.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Jessie Wagas 26:07

4M ago26:07

26:07

James chats with one of the hardest working Catholic Youth Ministers in Adelaide, Jessie Wagas, as part of the Adelaide University Catholic Society and Oblate Youth. Jessie is passionate about his faith, how it defines the direction of his life, and talks about his early formational experiences, significant moments in his faith life, his reflection…

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With special guest Sanjay Mohanaraj 28:48

6M ago28:48

28:48

James and Cailin chat with Sanjay from the Archdiocese of Adelaide about his family experiences of church growing up in Malaysia, through to his experiences as part of Oblate Youth, as a teacher at Xavier College, memories of 3 different World Youth Days, and how he has witnessed this week's gospel (John 5: 9-17) in his life.…

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With special guest Karla Sparapani 20:34

7M ago20:34

20:34

Growing up in Southern California, Karla's faith and life journey has been one filled with inspiration, dedication, challenges and deep connections with community.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Andrew Kirkbride 24:14

7M ago24:14

24:14

Deacon Andrew has certainly not travelled a conventional path on his faith journey, from his early family beginnings at his parish in Whyalla, through to youth ministry in Antioch, becoming a Deacon... and founding an architecture firm along the way in his spare time!By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Kelly Spencer 29:22

8M ago29:22

29:22

Although she didn't grow up in a religious family, Kelly felt her calling to faith while she was still in primary school. She's gone on to be an experienced teacher, leader, Catholic formation advisor and academic, and her passion for teaching remains at the very centre of her life. In this interview James also shares the story of the teacher that …

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With special guest Talia Yates (Catholic Office for Youth) 18:22

8M ago18:22

18:22

Talia grew up going to church with family, and attending Kildare College as a teenager, but it wasn't until she unexpectedly saw a video promoting Australia's National Evangelisation Team (NET) on YouTube that she realised that Youth Ministry and working with the church would, from that moment on, be a huge focus in her life. Great stories and refl…

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With special guest Katie Spain (The Southern Cross) 29:26

9M ago29:26

29:26

Award winning journalist Katie Spain has just started as the new journalist with Adelaide's "The Southern Cross", and chats with James about her life growing up in rural SA (and what that taught her about storytelling), her university days and early career in Europe, and her incredible experiences working in all areas of the media industry.…

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With special guest Anneliese Pittman 26:11

10M ago26:11

26:11

Anneliese has had a big holiday break, first joining her school on an immersion and outreach trip to Fiji and then as a leader for a school holiday program at her church. Anneliese is an award winning podcaster (so her storytelling is seriously on point), so understandably she tells riveting stories about her last couple of months, as well as her e…

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With special guest Lauren Bierer 26:07

10M ago26:07

26:07

Lauren Bierer grew up in two very different kinds of Christian churches, became a prominent music minister in Minnesota, before returning home to Adelaide, where she now works in Pastoral Support, community life, worship and liturgy (that's a lot of hats!) for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Also, she's starting a massive and amazing choir that you ab…

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With special guest Maz Maio (The Takeover, Life FM) 15:09

1y ago15:09

15:09

Arch D Radio alumni, now a very experienced and familiar voice on the radio, Mary-Anne "Maz" Maio, chats about her family beginnings in Catholic faith, her experiences in youth ministry and her current work every weeknight from 7pm-9pm as anchor of Life FM's "The Takeover" show.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest Sarah Moffatt 22:32

1y ago22:32

22:32

James chats with Arch D co-founder and former Catholic Officer for Youth Coordinator, who is now the Director of Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. They chat about Sarah’s beginnings in the Catholic youth movement, and the highlights and challenges she’s encountered along the way.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest Dan Ryan 28:28

1+ y ago28:28

28:28

Youth Minister, teacher, musician, husband & dad, Dan chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to him.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Peter Bierer 33:02

1+ y ago33:02

33:02

Assistant Director of Pastoral Life and Mission at the Archdiocese of Adelaide, and former Coordinator of the Catholic Office for Youth, Peter chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to him specificall…

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With special guest Juliana Kittel 25:06

1+ y ago25:06

25:06

Project officer with the Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, and highly experienced Youth Minister and advocate for young people chats with Michaela about her early faith journey experiences, her beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights for her work, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to her specifically.…

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With special guest Sharina Rabusic 23:32

1+ y ago23:32

23:32

St Michael’s College youth minister Sharina is our special guest this week, talking about her journey from Henley Antioch in her teens through to her current role at St Michael’s, and everything in between.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Julian Nguyen 21:05

1+ y ago21:05

21:05

This week on the Arch D Show... Julian Nguyen! Julian chats all about growing up in the Vietnamese Catholic Community, his work as the President of their Youth Group and how it's brought him to COYYA! Episode out wherever you get your podcasts.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With special guest Sisilina Saukuru 32:46

1+ y ago32:46

32:46

This week on the Arch D show, James sits down with Sisilina Saukuru. Sisilina shares with us about her amazing musical and faith journey. Sisilina explains how faith has always been part of her life and her Fijian culture and how through music she formed a connection to her faith and the young people in the community.…

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with Matt Lavity and Kristy Allison 21:45

1+ y ago21:45

21:45

This week Michaela sits down with Matt Lavity and Kristy Allison from Sacred Heart College. The two share their polar opposite background and experiences with faith in their early years and how their faith journeys eventually brought them together working side-by-side in youth ministry years later.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest Holly Roberts 21:42

1+ y ago21:42

21:42

This week on the Arch D Show, a returning guest and familiar voice, Holly Roberts!Holly shares her experiences in youth ministry from her first few days at the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults and how it changed the trajectory of her career, to her time in the Vatican meeting Pope Francis plus what his work means to her as a young person.…

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With Special Guest Aiden Grant (Life FM) 23:09

1+ y ago23:09

23:09

This week on the Arch D Show, a familiar voice... Its Aiden in the Arvo (or in our case evening) to talk all about what started him to his faith journey, and how his life as part of a Pentacostal Church community has informed the ways in which he's been committed to be a positive influence in radio around Australia. TW | This episode contains menti…

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With Special Guest Maddy Forde 35:27

1+ y ago35:27

35:27

Maddy Forde shares your experiences in youth ministry from her earliest experiences growing up in a Catholic Irish family and in Catholic Education at Sacred Heart College through to her time abroad living with the Marist Brothers in Cambodia, her time on the Plenary Council in 2021 to her latest position as the Senior Adviser of Ministry at Cathol…

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With special guest Anshu Adhikari 19:07

1+ y ago19:07

19:07

Anshu is currently Program Coordinator for Nepal, Myanmar & Bangladesh at Caritas Australia. She has a Masters degree in Public Policy and has worked internationally as an advocate within the UN network. Anshu chats with James about her upbringing in Nepal, what it was that made her decide that working in social justice was going to be her career, …

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With special guest Michaela Howard-Jones 20:55

2y ago20:55

20:55

Michaela gives up the host chair to be guest this week, chatting to James about her time in Catholic schools Marymount & Sacred Heart College, her memorable experiences with REMAR and Marist youth ministry, and her current work with the Catholic Office For Youth & Young Adults and Arch D Radio & Podcasting.…

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With special guest - Gianna Lucas (89.9 TheLight FM) 30:37

2y ago30:37

30:37

On this week's show James chats with radio announcer & producer, motivational speaker & educator, Gianna Lucas. They talk about her transformational experiences in Catholic faith, her commitment to working with young people to help "future proof" their lives going forward, her notable career in radio... and touch briefly on her experience as a teen…

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With Special Guest - Louisa Daniels (Gus and Iggy) 36:17

2y ago36:17

36:17

Joining us in the 'Zoom Room' from Sydney, youth minister and acclaimed singer/songwriter from Wollongong band 'Gus and Iggy', Louisa Daniels, chats with James about growing up in the church, the moment her faith journey truly started, and everything that has happened because of it since; personally, creatively and professionally. The show also fea…

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With Special Guest - Cara McGlaughlin 30:38

2y ago30:38

30:38

Highly experienced Youth Minister Cara has spent many years working with Marist Schools (at both Sacred Heart Marcellin & Champagnat campuses) and as a member of the national Marist Youth Ministry team.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest - James Meston 28:30

2y ago28:30

28:30

The tables turn, and James goes from announcer to guest! Michaela chats with James about the beginnings of his Catholic faith journey, as well as his work and experiences as Coordinator of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival and Mary MacKillop Double M Fest, and the origin story of Arch D Radio.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest - Tahlia Sully 26:05

2y ago26:05

26:05

School Mission Captain, Youth Minister, YCS Coordinator, Catholic school teacher... Tahlia has worn a lot of hats, and for good reason, she's a true inspiration to the school students and young adults that she works with.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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With Special Guest - Maddie Kelly 28:52

2y ago28:52

28:52

James chats with inspirational youth ministry leader Maddie about her time as Social Justice Coordinator at St Aloysius College, and the 5 years she spent working at the School of St Jude in Tanzania. We talk about what inspires her, what have been her biggest challenges and victories, and heaps more.…

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#182 Turtle-themed Utensils, Breakfast (the deluxe version)and Gifts That Are Too Much Work 26:14

3y ago26:14

26:14

A world-winning, record-breaking turtle-themed utensil from Scotland...? (Yeah, we don't get it either) and for all the ASMR lovers our breakfasts this morning narrated as deluxe meals. PLUS James has a birthday present that is giving him some grief, but in the best possible way.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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Podcast Excluisve The Missing Toilet Paper and Horror Movies 6:16

3y ago6:16

6:16

Are you guilty of not replacing the toilet paper roll? Plus, the top 3 horror movies of all time.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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Podcast Exclusive 2000s Chick Flick Quiz 8:09

3y ago8:09

8:09

How well do you know your early 2000s chick-flick trivia? Play along to all the classics like Mean Girls, Legally Blonde & High School Musical and see how well you do.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#179 James and Levi Try Break A World Record 22:04

3y ago22:04

22:04

This week, James and Levi attempt to break a world record... with coins. PLUS James can and cant speak Italian (the votes are still out on the validity of this story)By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#181 The Plenary Council with Maddy Forde 19:27

3y ago19:27

19:27

An amazing show with the amazing Maddy Forde as she represents the Arch Dioceses of Adelaide at the Plenary Council!By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#180 The Diocesan Assembly with Gabby Connolly and Tahlia Sully 24:04

3y ago24:04

24:04

This weeks show, we catch up with the amazing Tahlia Sully and Gabby Connolly to chat all about their experiences as youth leaders, their own faith journeys and the Diocesan Assembly.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#178 Berries and Cream, Birds Are STILL a Danger to Humanity and Chick-Flick Quiz Show 26:30

3y ago26:30

26:30

This week, Michaela sits down with Arch D old scholar, Levi Bartholomew! Get ready for a crazy show all about the new phenomenon taking ticktock by storm, Berries & Cream and we revisit an old conversation; birds are STILL a danger to humanity. PLUS a Chick-Flick Quiz Show! Play along at home to see how well you know your trivia.…

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#176 Ultimate Cheapskates, Stinky Car Mysterys and Fathers Day ft. Michaela's Dad 19:37

3y ago19:37

19:37

This week on Arch D, the ultimate cheapskates (or is it just bargain hunting?) and Michaela shares the most embarrassing story of a lost item in her car. THEN to continue the embarrassment, her dad joins the show! (Warning: Dad jokes included!)Plus, a snapshot into the brand new series from the For Teachers podcast in collaboration with Gifted Educ…

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#175 Compass Catholic Community with Kelly Bunyon 21:49

3y ago21:49

21:49

This week James and Michaela sit down with Kelly Bunyon, Head of Village at Compass Catholic Community, a new special assistance school opening in the northern suburbs, 2021.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#174 Claw Machine Apocalypse, Wagon Wheel Shrinkage and Royal Show Sadness 24:14

3y ago24:14

24:14

In a world where you must pay arcade games for your essential items, what is your game of choice and would you survive? Plus we finally put to rest the age old cold case; Has the Wagon Wheel shrunk? And some Royal Show sadness, lets not be blue guys.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#173 Cracking The Teenagers Code, Embarrassing Injuries and Childhood Toys 6:37

3y ago6:37

6:37

Today we are cracking the teenagers code with Sacred Heart College, chatting about the most embarrassing injuries (that I wish I had a brave and heroic story for.) PLUS the toys of our childhood sneaking their way into our adult lives.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#172 Podcast Exclusive Catalogue, A Trip Back To April and The School Life Podcast 8:57

3y ago8:57

8:57

You guys have been loving the podcast exclusives! But if you haven't caught on yet, we have got a catalogue of all our favourite episodes to show you where to start. Plus a journey that begins back in April this year; The School Life podcast turns a new leaf. We revisit all the milestones and best moments.…

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Podcast Exclusive Macaroni Ice cream and Claw Machines 6:10

3y ago6:10

6:10

Is your dad emotionally attached to the toys he wins you? And James agrees to try Michaela's take on macaroni and cheese ice cream.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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#171 Calling All Arch D Fans, COYYA and Lockdown Tips and Tricks 5:44

3+ y ago5:44

5:44

The Arch D Team are working from home! This week, calling all Arch D fans. If you have a favourite tip or trick to get you through lock down, send us a message on Instagram or Facebook and be featured on a future episode! COYYA have put the call out for young people to raise their voices, listen in for how you can be involved.…

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#170 Everything School Life 20:37

3+ y ago20:37

20:37

This week, we take the opportunity to showcase some of the amazing work happening over on the school life podcast channel!By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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Podcast Exclusive: Marist Youth Ministry Launch Day 20:21

3+ y ago20:21

20:21

Every interview from the 2021 Marist Youth Ministry launch day.By Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, Adelaide

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