Pentecost Today USA

Fr Diogo speaks about the impact of a prophetic word on his vocation and how the Lord led him into receiving and sharing a healing ministry.

This week we Alicia interviews Sister Nancy. Sr. Nancy has been involved in the charismatic movement for many decades and in this episode, she shares many of her experiences as part of her lifelong journey of faith.

This week we interview CeCe Beauchamp. CeCe is one of the board members for Pentecost Today USA. She became active in the Catholic Charismatic Renewal while serving a year with NET Ministries in 1989, and has been passionate about sharing the joy of life in the Spirit ever since. In this episode, she talks about her experience in baptism in the Holy Spirit and how it affected her up to the present day.

In this week's episode we talk with Lauretta Froelich. Lauretta is a retired prosecutor, litigator and lawyer. She is currently a member of the Pentecost Today USA Board and is very active in the charismatic movement. Lauretta discusses her over 35-years working with the charismatic movement and as a result is very active in leading various prayer groups as well as life in the spirit seminars. We will cover a range of topics starting with her initial baptism in the Holy Spirit to how this impacts her decisions in life.

Pete is the former Director of Operations at Pentecost Today USA. In this episode, Pete relays his personal experience in baptism in the Holy Spirit and it is a powerful testimony! In addition, Pete stay very connected to various events such as retreats and conferences in support of the charismatic movement. This is a very lively and entertaining discussion!

The following is the second part of our 2 part interview with Fr. John. Father John Gordon is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. He is a dynamic preacher, teacher and evangelist. Over his 34 years of priestly ministry, he has served in a variety of parishes, as well as having been a high school chaplain, and formation director of the Pre-Theologate program at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Fr. John was recently name the Acting Vicar for Pastoral Life and remains the Coordinator of the Office for Evangelization of the Archdiocese. He also serves as the Coordinator for the Charismatic Renewal, as the Coordinator for Multi-Cultural Affairs. Fr. John is a former member of the National Service Team for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and currently serves as a council member for Pentecost Today USA. He is also a member of the People of Hope Community, a Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community.

Father John Gordon is a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. He is a dynamic preacher, teacher and evangelist. Over his 34 years of priestly ministry, he has served in a variety of parishes, as well as having been a high school chaplain, and formation director of the Pre-Theologate program at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Fr. John was recently name the Acting Vicar for Pastoral Life and remains the Coordinator of the Office for Evangelization of the Archdiocese. He also serves as the Coordinator for the Charismatic Renewal, as the Coordinator for Multi-Cultural Affairs. Fr. John is a former member of the National Service Team for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and currently serves as a council member for Pentecost Today USA. He is also a member of the People of Hope Community, a Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community.

Jorge is the Chairperson of the Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (HCCRS.org) and prayer group leader of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. He is also a Board member, Pentecost Today USA and Chair of its Formation Group along with being the Chairperson of the Editorial Board of Pentecost Today Magazine. This is a truly inspiring interview we know you will enjoy!

Marianne Skrobiak has been involved in the Charismatic Renewal since 1978 having participated in many national leadership events. She was appointed Liaison by Archbishop Listecki in 2012 after serving as Associate Liaison for six years. After six years she just finished serving on the Association of Diocesan Liaisons (ADL) and was the chairperson for 3 of those. This is a national group representing liaisons throughout the US and Canada.

Peter Mallampalli is a seminarian for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh in his fourth year of formation. He is the youngest of four siblings. His father was born in Andhra Pradesh, India and is a convert from Hinduism, and his mother is from Iowa and comes from an Irish-Catholic background. Peter co-founded Opus Novum Catholic Charismatic Renewal in 2018 at Duquesne University where he was in Air Force ROTC and studied Business Supply Chain Management. Two years later he spoke at the Jesus 2020 NSC conference as a guest panelist. He received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2022 and currently studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he hopes to graduate with a Master of Divinity and a Sacred Theology Baccalaureate with a concentration in Hispanic ministry.

In this week's episode, we interview Rev. Peter-Mary Emmanuel. Rev. Peter-Mary is a dedicated Catholic Priest affiliated with the Catholic Diocese of Kingstown in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Taking the name Mary after his Total Consecration to Mary on May 31, 1999, he consistently demonstrates a profound spiritual commitment throughout his journey as a clergyman. He is a lover of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary. A former student of Duquesne University, Rev. Emmanuel has continued to pursue academic excellence, recently earning a doctorate degree in Demonology and completing a Spiritual Direction certificate program at Divine Mercy University. These educational endeavors have equipped him with specialized knowledge, reflecting a dedicated effort to comprehend and address spiritual concerns.

Angelica is a young adult leader serving in the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal. She came from a large multicultural family in Southwest Missouri. She is 25 years old and she has had the honor of ministering to youth and young adults for the past 7 years. She is the youth representative of Region 6 in the Hispanic CCR and she forms part of the national Hispanic youth committee for the United States and Canada.She also forms part of the CHARIS USA Committee as the representative for young adults under 30.

Timmy McCaffery currently serves as the Executive Director of CCRNO, a role he has held since August of 2021. Prior to being named our Executive Director, he served as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and prior to that as the Associate Director of Marriage and Family Life. Timmy taught Sacred Scripture at Jesuit High School in New Orleans for nine years, and has worked in various capacities of ministry throughout the area for over 20 years. To contact Timmy or to invite him to speak or minister for your event, email tmccaffery@ccrno.org.

David Peterman has been active in the Charismatic Renewal for fifty years when he, as a teenager, was a founding member of the Christian Community of God’s Delight. CCGD is a predominately Catholic Charismatic Covenant Community in Dallas Texas that celebrated its 50th anniversary on March 24th, 2023. David has been serving as the Overall Coordinator since 2007. David also serves as the President of the Board for Mount St. Michael Catholic School in Dallas, on the council of Pentecost Today USA, and is a leader of the North American Network of Charismatic Covenant Communities.

Father Joe Freedy is the youngest of five children. He grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Bethel Park High School. Earning a scholarship to the University at Buffalo to play football, Father Freedy started at quarterback for three years. After college, he entered the seminary in Pittsburgh and was assigned to study in Rome first at the Gregorian University and then at the John Paul II Institute. He was ordained a priest in June of 2008 and is currently assigned at Holy Redeemer in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

In this week's episode, we interview Steve Hartle. Steve is the brother of Alicia (Executive Director of Pentecost Today USA) and a family man who lives a full life in the Holy Spirit. This is a very uplifting and inspirational interview and we know you will enjoy it.

This week we interview Bob Garrett. Bob is one of seven active Elders of the Alleluia Community and he serves as the overall coordinator of the community. His primary responsibility is oversight of the unity and activities of the community Elders. He also serves as the overall head of the different activities, services and outreaches engaged by the Alleluia Community. Some of these activities include working with the Charismatic Leaders’ Fellowship (CLF) and the Gathering of the Holy Spirit (GHS) in Rome. On the local front he serves as the moderator for the Augusta Community Prayer Breakfast, the South Augusta Pastors’ Alliance (SAPA) and the Alleluia Forum for Unity and Renewal. Bob has been married for 47 years to Sue and has 5 children and 6 grandchildren. He attends a Vineyard church in Augusta.

This week we interview Darling Previl from the Haitian renewal movement. She is a life-long believer who continues to spread the word by working closely with the Haitian renewal movement. This is a very powerful interview which again, shows the active nature of the Holy Spirit in our world today.

This week, we have the pleasure of interviewing Fausto Franco. Fausto is the oldest of four children born and raised in the Bronx, New York. With a BS in Computer Science (Siena College), a MEng Computer Systems Engineering (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and MA Theology (Catholic Distance University). He served as the national coordinator for the Secretaria Juvenil Nacional (National Youth Secretariat) for the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the United States and Canada and served in the Albany Diocesan Service Committee. He participated in the first international Catholic Charismatic Youth Conference in Parana, Brazil in 2012. He was published in the summer 2018 edition of Pentecost Today magazine and has also written for the Dominican Republic national Catholic Charismatic Renewal magazine “Revista Alabanza” in Spanish.

This week we interview Rose Parente. Rose lives in Pittsburgh PA, and serves as a member of the Unbound Pittsburgh/Greensburg, Praise Nation, and The Ladies of Charity in the Diocese of Pittsburgh ministries, promotes the Fraternity of Priests Healing Masses, and is President of the Madonna Della Civita Society of Pittsburgh as well as Trustee of the Ladies Spigno Saturnia Society. Soon after her first Life in the Spirit, Rose joined a prayer group and began to serve and lead with ministries cultivating the charismatic gifts. Years later, the Holy Spirit continues to set her heart on fire for The Lord and fulfill her desire to share with others the grace of Life in the Spirit she has received.