Plugged In is a monthly podcast offering personal and professional insights from guests with hands-on involvement in the life of adolescents and expertise in education and related fields. Our goal is to partner with parents and adults involved in the formation of young men and women by inviting them to tune into ongoing and engaging conversations that offer insight into the lives, habits, culture, gifts, and challenges of the current generation of adolescents. We hope these insights will enable all of us to raise young men and women of deep faith, sound intellect, and exceptional character.
Plugged In - The Official Podcast for JSerra Catholic High School
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Plugged In is a monthly podcast offering personal and professional insights from guests with hands-on involvement in the life of adolescents and expertise in education and related fields. Our goal is to partner with parents and adults involved in the formation of young men and women by inviting them to tune into ongoing and engaging conversations that offer insight into the lives, habits, culture, gifts, and challenges of the current generation of adolescents. We hope these insights will enable all of us to raise young men and women of deep faith, sound intellect, and exceptional character.
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Recent Episodes
January 30, 2026
"Making Our Families Make Sense" with Msgr. Shea
<p class="MsoNormal">Msgr. James Shea visited JSerra to celebrate an all-school Mass in December of 2024, and graciously agreed to arrive early that day to address a couple hundred parents at our annual Advent Tea. With his usual wit, wisdom, and winsomeness, he delivered an engaging, entertaining, and (as always) deeply moving set of remarks that far exceeded our hopes for the event. Hear his presentation in full on this month's Plugged In.</p> <p><img src="//assets.libsyn.com/show/116309/850_8656.jpg" alt="" width="356" height="237" /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Msgr. James Shea is a priest for the Diocese of Fargo, North Dakota. He took over as president of University of Mary in Fargo in 2004. Since then, the college has seen increases along every meaningful metric and has taken its place among the top Catholic colleges and universities in the nation. In addition to seeing a huge uptick in enrollment, more importantly it has benefited from an authentic Catholic curriculum and established a vibrant culture of faith formation on its campus, drawing an increasing number of young, well-formed, disciples of Jesus Christ to University of Mary. Msgr. Shea earned a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and his theology degrees at the Gregorian and Lateran universities in Rome. </p>
November 13, 2025
Forgiving the Unforgiveable
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Immaculée Ilibagiza endured an unimaginable horror that few survive and, quite literally, from which few who do actually recover. In her case, through the grace of God, she not only overcame the rage she felt for those who killed her family and villagers, she forgave them. In this candid podcast, she speaks practically about what is perhaps Christianity's most compelling –and seemingly most impossible—task: to love our neighbors and even our enemies. Join Immaculée as she articulates with profound compassion the steps required for us as followers of Christ to love those who harm us and to forgive those hate us. As she will tell us, it is the secret to both freedom and inner peace.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">About Immaculée:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Immaculée Ilibagiza survived the 1994 Rwandan genocide by hiding in a 3ft. x 4ft. bathroom for 91 days with seven other women. Enduring fear, anger, despair, and near starvation, she was filled with hatred knowing her family, community, and nearly one million of her tribe were being slaughtered. Remarkably, those 91 days became a school of prayer and love as she meditated on the words of the Our Father, "… as we forgive those who trespass against us." While in that tiny bathroom her relationship with Jesus Christ grew and her vengefulness was transformed into forgiveness. Immaculee now travels the world sharing her story and healing the hearts of those struggling with fear, doubt, and hatred, and leading them to the peace, freedom, and joy of forgiving our enemies. Her autobiography, Left to Tell, has sold more than two million copies and is in the process of becoming a major motion picture. </span></p>
September 4, 2025
Gentle Parenting: The Winning Formula?
<p class="MsoNormal">Citing the latest and most thorough scientific research, Dr. Leonard Sax discusses the differences between the four major parenting styles and compares them based on their proven outcomes. One of them takes the lead in mental wellness, security, attachment, health, and happiness. What are the benefits of gentle parenting compared to authoritarian, neglectful, and authoritative and which one has the best impact on children and future adults? Dr. Sax explains in this insightful podcast.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dr. Leonard Sax graduated in three years from MIT and went on to obtain his MD and PhD simultaneously from University of Penn. Since 1990, he has provided care for children and adults in a family practice outside Washington, D.C. He has spent more than two decades visiting over 500 schools to research the causes of American adolescent's decline in academic performance and social-emotional well-being. He has put his gifts at the service of young people, families, and schools. [He has spent over 20 years visiting schools around the country and world to determine what is behind the unique American adolescent challenges he has encountered in his practice. For the past 20 years, Dr. Sax has lead workshops, authored books, and given keynotes to address the conclusions of his research. He has been a guest on countless national and international media sources, including the TODAY Show (five times), CNN (three times), Headline News, PBS, Fox News (four times), </span><a href= "https://www.npr.org/2016/01/31/465022651/to-rebuild-the-collapse-of-parenting-its-going-to-be-a-challenge" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk501628834;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">NPR's Weekend Edition</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk501628834;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">, and the BBC. His books include Girls on the Edge, Boys Adrift, Why Gender Matters, and The Collapse of Parenting, <span style= "mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">a</span></span></span> <a href= "http://nyti.ms/1UuKE2a" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk501628834;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> New York Times bestseller</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk501628834;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.</span></span></p>
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