Ignition: A Podcast For The New Evangelization

Being a holy human usually requires being a healthy human. Join Dr. Chris and Emily Leedom as they discuss human formation: what it means and why it matters.

What was the Second Vatican Council and what does it matter to your life? Join Dr Chris and Renae Kranz as they answer these and other questions about this monumental event in Church history.

What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church and why should you care about it? That's our topic for this episode of Ignition with Dr. Chris Burgwald and Renae Kranz.

Many Catholics find the Bible sometimes hard to understand. The good news is, there's a thread that runs throughout it, which helps make sense of the whole. Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they discuss the big picture of the Bible.

Ash Wednesday is coming. Are you ready for Lent? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they discuss this holy season and how to prepare for it.

If we seek to grow closer to Jesus, one powerful way to do so is by reading, praying with, and studying the Bible. But many Catholics are intimidated at the thought. So how can we ease our way into reading the Bible? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they dive into this topic.

What, exactly, is the Good News of Jesus Christ? Why is it News, and why is it Good? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they explore this topic.

Bishop Donald DeGrood is inviting all Catholics to lifelong Catholic Missionary Discipleship Through God's Love. But what does that mean? And what does it matter to your life? Join Dr. Chris as he interviews Father Scott Traynor.

As Catholics, we are called to evangelize, to share our faith. But why? Why, exactly, are we supposed to evangelize? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz as they explore this topic.

Although 2020 is behind us, many of its lessons remain, and one of them is the reality of our mortality. How do we, as disciples of Jesus Christ, think about death and care for the dying? Join Dr. Chris and guest Cameo Anders in their conversation.

After the festivities that always come at the end of the year, the early days of January can seem a bit dull. How can we, as disciples of Jesus Christ, enter into the New Year? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz in their conversation.

Christmas is so important that it is one of only two holy-days that not only get a season, but also an octave: 8 days of intense celebration. But what is an octave? and what's special about the Christmas octave. Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz in their conversation.

We are about to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. But who is He, really? That was the very question which He posed to His disciples at one point during His public ministry: who do you say that I am? Who is Jesus Christ, really? And what does He matter to me? Join Dr. Chris and Renae Kranz in their conversation.

Dr. Chris interviews Emily Leedom about how to live the holidays when it's hard.

Dr. Chris and guest cohost Renae Kranz talk about the Immaculate Conception: what it is, what it isn't, and why it matters.

Dr. Chris and guest cohost Renae Kranz talk about the season of Advent and how and why to more fully enter into it.

Dr. Chris interviews Dr. Jason Heron about his answer to the question, "What does it mean to be a Christian?".

Dr. Chris and guest cohost Renae Kranz talk about the four areas of formation for missionary discipleship: spiritual, intellectual, human and apostolic, and why they all matter.

Dr. Chris interviews Chris Motz about lessons that we can learn from the 2020 election.

Dr. Chris interviews Dr. Jason Heron about Sr. Ruth Burrows' book, The Essence of Prayer.