FOCUS Director of Recruitment and Retention John Michael Lucido joins The Catholic Morning Show to share how the Fellowship of Catholic University Students is forming missionary disciples on college campuses and in parishes nationwide. He explains why evangelization is fundamentally the art of friendship—and how every Catholic, regardless of vocation, can share the Gospel through everyday relationships. Lucido also reflects on faith, young fatherhood, and his Call Him Abba newsletter that calls men to embrace responsibility, purpose, and the heart of God the Father.
Featured Guest: John Michael Lucido, Director of Recruitment and Retention for FOCUS (the Fellowship of Catholic University Students), joining guest host Sam Halligan.
Evangelization as Friendship: Lucido makes the case that sharing the faith isn't reserved for professional missionaries — it begins with ordinary friendship, hospitality, and asking deeper questions over time. Every baptized Catholic, in any state of life, is called to this mission.
Inside FOCUS: Founded in 1998 by Curtis Martin, FOCUS now serves roughly 220 college campuses — including Iowa-area schools like Drake, Iowa State, and the University of Iowa — and is expanding to dozens of parishes, sending missionary families to lead Bible studies and discipleship.
Faith & Fatherhood: A husband and father of four (including his son Judah, who has Down syndrome), Lucido shares the heart behind Call Him Abba, his newsletter encouraging young men to embrace responsibility, gravity, and the call to spiritual fatherhood.
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