Catholic Connection – Dec 12, 2023 – Hr 2
Fr. Eugene O’Donnell is joined by Ken & Signe Castel to promote a Couple Prayer series taking place in Irving, TX in January. Joseph and Monique González tell us about “Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy.”
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Couple Prayer Series Coming to Texas in January
Ken & Signe Castel join us in-studio this morning to promote their upcoming Couple Prayer series taking place at Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Parish in Irving, TX. It starts on Monday January 8th and takes place every Monday until February 12th. Fr. Eugene from the parish joins us as well. Click here to register!
Fr. Eugene O’Donnell is Parochial Vicar of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Parish in Irving, TX.
Ken Castel has been married to his wife Signe for over 45 years and have three adult children and 7 living grandchildren. Active in numerous ministries throughout their marriage, they first began praying together in 2007 when, as Signe puts it, “there was a disconnect” in their relationship. Almost immediately they both noticed a softer, gentler tone in their relationship. Meaningful, intimate communication became much more common between them as they experienced God breathing new life into their marriage. From that moment on they were hooked and sought after opportunities to share the great news of the blessings of a Christ Centered marriage that praying together leads to.
Segment 4 – Guadalupe and the Flower World Prophecy: How God Prepared the Americas for Conversion Before the Lady Appeared
“This exciting new interpretation of American prehistory lays the groundwork for a prophetical reinterpretation of the Guadalupe narrative. Joseph and Monique Gonzalez shed new light on the astounding events of Our Lady’s appearance at Tepeyac in December 1531. They present a fresh explanation of the roughly ten million indigenous conversions that occurred after the Blessed Mother’s appearance — considered the single largest Christian conversion event in history.”
Joseph Julián González is a composer for award-winning films, TV shows, stage productions and concerts. His music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, The Vatican, and other prestigious venues. A 30-year Hollywood veteran, Gonzalez’ composing credits include the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary, Colors Straight Up, the Emmy Award-winning, Made In LA, and the Peabody Award-winning six-part miniseries, Latino Americans. González conducted the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra for his score to the Imagen Award-winning PBS landmark documentary, Children of Giant. He also co-composed the score to Quentin Tarantino’s Curdled, with rock ’n’ roll legend Slash from Guns N’ Roses.
Monique González has studied classical voice with various notable vocal instructors, including Alfred Binod. She has been a professional cantor at several prominent churches in Los Angeles, New York City and Ann Arbor, MI. Monique has worked in marketing and promotions for various Catholic apostolates including You magazine, Legatus, Defenders of the Catholic Faith and Ave Maria Radio. She has racked up a sizable credit list as Music Editor and Score Production Coordinator for several movies and feature documentaries. She has been the producer of internationally recorded full-orchestral scores including the award-winning PBS documentary, Children of Giant, and singer on the Peabody Award-winning mini-series, Latino Americans. She authored the libretto for the three-act Opera, Sueños de Béjar (Dreams of Béjar).
