Fr. Mark Goring CC, is a member of the Companions of the Cross, a new order of priests based in Ottawa, Ontario. He grew up in the town of Pembroke, in the Ottawa Valley. He joined the Companions of the Cross when he was 18 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2002, at the age of 26. Fr. Mark is the Assistant General Superior of the Companions of the Cross and is Pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Ottawa. He has a Youtube ministry, has written a number of books and leads a School of Reading.

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00:00 Intro
04:18 The Companions of the Cross
15:02 Charismatic Renewal
20:40 Healing with the Holy Spirit
26:17 The Best Way to Conversion
31:56 Restoring Catholic Liturgies
40:40 The Church as Universal
55:30 The Holy Spirit and Creativity
1:03:20 Catholic Tradition
1:05:28 Speaking Up for the Church
1:12:14 Laying Down Your Life for the Church
1:15:12 Scandal in the Church
1:19:04 Catholicism & Common Sense
1:26:27 Getting Young Men into the Wilderness
1:32:51 Praying in Nature & Poustinia
1:39:17 Balance Between Prayer and Nature
1:53:04 Detachment from the Internet
1:56:30 Living on a Raft in Solitude
2:12:30 Evangelization in Canada
2:14:30 Apparitions in Canada
2:23:19 Why Pray the Rosary?
2:30:19 Spiritual Reading
2:37:40 Dealing with People of Different Views
2:39:34 Loving Christ More
2:40:27 Learning to Pray Better
2:42:02 Blessing Sinful Situations?
2:52:59 Finding Celibacy Difficult
2:57:05 Canada’s Role
2:58:57 Skateboarding
3:00:00 Wrap-Up