app02 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:57:12 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ave Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Massachusetts” https://avespotlight.fireside.fm/tags/massachusetts Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. en-us episodic with Oscar Rivera Ave Maria Press Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. no Catholic, news, pop culture, Faith, hope, Ave Maria Press Ave Maria Press katieprejean@gmail.com Episode 197: Step Up to the Plate feat. Fr. John Garabedian https://avespotlight.fireside.fm/197 725afed1-4630-41b9-9548-1295490e0987 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Ave Maria Press 197 Step Up to the Plate feat. Fr. John Garabedian full Ave Maria Press Fr. John Garabedian, associate director of vocations for the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, talks with Oscar about baseball, priesthood, creativity, and learning to trust God’s call. A former college baseball player and graphic designer, Fr. John reflects on how the highs and lows of athletics taught him to keep success and failure in perspective, and how these lessons transfer to the spiritual life. He also shares his journey from recognizing a possible call to priesthood, and eventually surrendering to the vocation God had been placing on his heart all along. Three takeaways: Use the tools without losing the human touch. Your identity is bigger than your performance. God’s call requires a response. 37:15 no <p>Fr. John Garabedian, associate director of vocations for the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, talks with Oscar about baseball, priesthood, creativity, and learning to trust God’s call. A former college baseball player and graphic designer, Fr. John reflects on how the highs and lows of athletics taught him to keep success and failure in perspective, and how these lessons transfer to the spiritual life. He also shares his journey from recognizing a possible call to priesthood, and eventually surrendering to the vocation God had been placing on his heart all along.</p> <p><strong>Three takeaways:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Use the tools without losing the human touch.</p></li> <li><p>Your identity is bigger than your performance.</p></li> <li><p>God’s call requires a response. </p></li> </ul> Ave Spotlight, Ave Maria Press, Oscar Rivera, Fr. John Garabedian, vocations, trusting God's call, podcast for Catholics, free Catholic podcast, faith and baseball, Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts Fr. John Garabedian, associate director of vocations for the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, talks with Oscar about baseball, priesthood, creativity, and learning to trust God’s call. A former college baseball player and graphic designer, Fr. John reflects on how the highs and lows of athletics taught him to keep success and failure in perspective, and how these lessons transfer to the spiritual life. He also shares his journey from recognizing a possible call to priesthood, and eventually surrendering to the vocation God had been placing on his heart all along.

Three takeaways:

  • Use the tools without losing the human touch.

  • Your identity is bigger than your performance.

  • God’s call requires a response.

Links:

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Three takeaways:

  • Use the tools without losing the human touch.

  • Your identity is bigger than your performance.

  • God’s call requires a response.

Links:

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