The Pentecost Today USA Podcast

The Pentecost Today USA podcast is about bringing people closer God through the work of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. For 50+ years Pentecost Today USA (...

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Episodes

Sunday Nov 05, 2023

Recorded at Jesus 2023, we bring you a special interview with Johnny Bertucci as conducted by guest host Bill Snyder, the founder of Patchwork Heart Ministry.  Johnny Bertucci lives in the New Orleans area and has been involved in Catholic Charismatic Renewal since 1979 when, as a teenage, he was baptized in the Holy Spirit.  Since that time, he has led parish-based prayer meetings for adults, young adults, and teenagers.  He serves on the Steering Committee for the Southern Regional Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.  He also coordinated the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans’ Annual Teen and Young Adult Retreat.

Tuesday Oct 31, 2023

This week, we interview Sr. Ana Chiara.  Sr. Ana Chiara was born in a small farming town in the San Juaquin valley of California. Marie, as she was so named, is the middle child of five girls and so felt that Providence was preparing her from the very beginning to live community life, though a call to a religious vocation did not occur to her until she was in her mid 20’s.  Currently, Sr. Ana Chiara has been a member of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ since 2009.  For more information on the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, feel free to visit their site at:  www.dljc.org

Wednesday Oct 25, 2023

In this week's episode, we interview Sr. Nancy Kellar, SC.  Sister Nancy Kellar S.C, was born in New York City, USA. She has been a Sister of Charity of New York since 1960. She has a Masters Degree in History and was a secondary school History teacher before becoming involved in full time ministry in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 1971. She was a member with Fr. Jim Ferry of the First Catholic Charismatic House of Prayer in the United States and was a founding member of Saint Elizabeth Seton House of Prayer in Scarsdale, NY. She also obtained a second Masters degree in Theology/Spirituality from Immaculate Conception Seminary in New Jersey.  Her frequent theme is, “There’s always more … of God’s Love and gifts.”

Sunday Oct 15, 2023

In this episode, Steve and Alicia interview Erik Pintar. Erik is a seminarian for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.  Erik grew up an Evangelical Nondenominational Protestant in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.  After studying at Carnegie Mellon, he worked at Google in Pittsburgh as a front end software engineer during which he heard the call to first become Catholic and then pursue the holy priesthood.  The Charismatic Renewal played an important role in his embrace of the Catholic Church and path to the seminary.  Born with severe to profound hearing loss, Erik has ministered through combining loves of sign language and praise music with both Pentecost Today USA and Praise Nation. 

Sunday Oct 08, 2023

In this week's podcast, we interview a wonderful couple form Uganda, Joseph and Francesca Aonu Okiror.  This couple has been instrumental in bringing life in the spirit to 16 out of the 19 dioceses in Uganda.  They have also seen the country grow from 3 prayer groups in the 1970's to over 3,000 now!  They are truly a humble but very inspirational couple.  We know you will enjoy their story.

Sunday Oct 01, 2023

Join us this week for our guest, Sr. Mary Anne Schaenzer, SSND.  She is currently serving on the CCRO Board in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.  Her professional ministry has included teaching, hospital and hospice team ministry, pastoral care with her community, and a variety of Parish positions.  This is a wonderful and enlightening interview that we hope you will enjoy.

Sunday Sep 24, 2023

This week's episode is an insightful conversation between two true leaders of the charismatic movement.  Alicia Hartle, Executive Director of Pentecost Today USA, and Steve Mancini, Director of Operations for Pentecost Today USA and host of several podcasts, interview Dr. David Cole, Liaison for Ecumenical Relations at The King's University, and Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB, a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey and a Catholic priest and Director of Spiritual Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary and Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary. 

Tuesday Sep 19, 2023

This episode's guest is Michelle Moran.  Michelle and her husband, Peter, are founder members of Sion Catholic Community for Evangelism.  Until 2017, Michelle was  the President of ICCRS, (International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services)  based in the Vatican, and a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

Wednesday Sep 13, 2023

In this inaugural episode, Steve Mancini and Alicia Hartle, the Executive Director of Pentecost Today USA, interview Father Boniface Hicks, OSB.  Fr. Boniface is a well known speaker and author of several books, including Fruit of Her Womb and Through the Heart of St. Joseph.  For more information please check out Pentecost Today USA on their website:  https://www.pentecosttodayusa.org/

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BRING. BUILD. SERVE.

Join Pentecost Today USA (formerly the NSC) as we continue the work begun by the National Service Committee to raise up, connect, and equip Renewal leaders in new and dynamic ways. Whether the fire of the Renewal touched your life years ago or you are newly discovering the dynamic power and love of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and your own life, we invite you to join us in our mission to:

 

BRING baptism in the Holy Spirit to the whole Church

BUILD unity in the Body of Christ

SERVE the Poor

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