My Lord & My God

Encountering Christ in the Eucharist

About the show

My Lord & My God is a podcast hosted by Fred Shellabarger and Kara Kardell. Based on the words of Doubting Thomas, this podcast is centered on the Eucharist... helping people understand this great mystery, but above all come to a deeper encounter with the love of Christ through the Eucharist.
"Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe" (John 20:29).
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Episodes

  • Source and Summit

    January 9th, 2024  |  31 mins 28 secs
    eucharist, eucharistic revival, source and summit

    In this final episode of My Lord and My God, Fred Shellabarger and Kara Kardell explore the phrase, drawn from Catholic Church teaching, "The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our Faith."

  • Catholic Calisthenics

    October 17th, 2023  |  34 mins 29 secs
    catholic, mass postures

    What's with all the sitting, standing, and kneeling at a Catholic mass? What is the meaning behind the different postures, because there IS meaning. There is a reason, and that reason brings us deeper into prayer!

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    Why Can't non-Catholics Receive the Eucharist?

    September 26th, 2023  |  28 mins 38 secs
    church fathers, fred's testimony, teaching, why can't non-catholics receive the eucharist

    Fred's struggle with the protestant teaching on "communion" actually led him to believe the Catholic understanding! Kara grew up not knowing that, as a Catholic, she shouldn't receive "communion" in other Churches. And why can't non-Catholics receive the Eucharist in the Catholic Church?

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    Emmaus Teaches the Mass

    September 19th, 2023  |  24 mins 53 secs
    eucharist, scripture, teaching, the mass

    Did you know the Road to Emmaus reveals a lot about our encounter with Christ in the Mass? This is one of Fred and Kara's favorite passages!

  • God is in the Mess... & the Mass

    August 15th, 2023  |  30 mins 37 secs

    In this testimony episode of My Lord and My God, with EmmaLee Miklosovic, she shares how God has called you out of perfectionism and loved her in her mess. That translates to her relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist: where he has pursued her heart as a romance. As LOVE himself.

  • The Last Supper

    August 8th, 2023  |  28 mins 46 secs
    scripture teaching, the last supper

    The Institution of the Eucharist (Catholic Mass) comes at the Last Supper. In this episode, Fred and Kara begin by explaining the theme of "covenant" throughout the story of salvation. Jesus, at the Lord's Supper, fulfills the Old Covenant, institutes the New Covenant, and gives us the "thank" offering that will continue for all of time in the Eucharist.

  • Announcements Announcements... a horrible way to die

    July 27th, 2023  |  17 mins 40 secs

    This fun camp saying works great to explain this episode! (we just finished 2 weeks of summer camp, too!)
    Enjoy this short episode with announcements, what we have been up to and what is coming up!

  • The Sacrifice of Our Lives

    July 18th, 2023  |  28 mins 30 secs
    conversion, eucharist, matthew leonard, testimony

    In this episode we are joined by our friend, catholic speaker, author, filmmaker, founder of the Science of Sainthood, and host of the Art of Catholic podcast, Matthew Leonard. What was the journey from being a Protestant pastor's kid to receiving Christ in the Eucharist like for Matthew? How did meeting one Catholic family who did "relational evangelization" well set him on a new path?

    Matthew and Fred share what it is like to discover Catholic teaching, and how it led them both through an, at times, confusing process asking the Lord, "Who are you?" Why was the question of authority so critical in this process? This, too. is discussed.

    We look at the "pedestal" that converts can sometimes be placed on, and offer some encouragement for cradle Catholics.

    Matthew also describes the radical new way he encountered Christ in the Eucharist and the realization of becoming a part of a family that goes beyond his blood relations, and why that matters!

    Finally, we look at the central question of our show: "How has your encounter with Christ in the Eucharist changed your life?" The answer to this question has everything to do with how we build our lives; what we are centered on (or more accurately, WHO we are rooted in). Should our encounter with Christ in the Eucharist be evident to those around us? If so, how? What is the role of sacrfice in a Eucharistic life? Listen to find out!

  • Behold the Lamb

    July 4th, 2023  |  33 mins 56 secs
    behold the lamb, eucharist, mass

    "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
    In this episode, by looking at the Scriptural meaning and themes of "the lamb," we can better understand the gravity of the words we hear every mass... but perhaps have never truly heard.

  • I'll See You in the Eucharist

    June 27th, 2023  |  25 mins 8 secs
    children, eucharist, fatherhood, testimony

    In this episode we are joined by one of the people that makes My Lord and My God (and the Draw Near apostolate) possible: John Fitzsimmons! In his testimony we hear how the legacy of faith has been handed down from one generation to the next; how encountering Christ in the Eucharist shaped his childhood and fostered in him a desire for more as a new father. We also hear how prioritizing that encounter with Christ in the Eucharist has shaped his family and the impact it has had on his children (two of which we are blessed to call friends). Finally, we see what great fruit "dragging your kids to daily Mass" can bear as John shares how his son Jimmy (seminarian) and his daughter, Mary Kate (entering religious life), are deepening his own faith by sharing with him their own encounter with Christ in the Eucharist!

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    Her Answered Prayer

    June 14th, 2023  |  44 mins 2 secs
    catholic faith, coming home, conversion, eucharist, sonja corbitt, testimony

    In this episode, we are so grateful to be joined by our good friend, Sonja Corbitt! Here, Sonja shares with us her powerfully stirring testimony about how God led her to the answer to her prayer and the longing of her heart: "Lord, I want to be closer to you!"

    As always, Sonja shares from the heart with passion. She shares her journey of falling in love with Jesus in and through the Scriptures and how that led her into the Catholic Church.

    Fred and Sonja also discuss the challenges and struggles they faced in making that journey toward the Eucharist; but, also how the sacrifice is worth it! Because in Christ, the deepest longing of our hearts can be found.

  • As You did in Egypt

    June 6th, 2023  |  20 mins 59 secs
    eucharist, exodus, jewish, old testament, passover

    St Augustine famously said, that in the Old Testament, the New Testament is concealed. And in the New Testament, the meaning of the Old Testament is revealed. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that, "All sacred Scripture is but one book, and this one book is Christ (CCC 134). We hear the St John the Baptist and other New Testament writers refer to Christ as the "Lamb of God." But what does this mean? St Paul refers to Christ as our new Passover Lamb (1 Cor 5:7). but again, what is the significance of this passage? What profound truth was the apostle, inspired by the Holy Spirit, desiring to reveal to us? In this episode we look at the Passover (when Israel was freed from Egyptian bondage) found in Exodus 12, and what it reveals to us about our reception of Christ in the Eucharist.