Best Friar Faithful Podcasts (2024)

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An Integrated Faith and Intimacy with God with Mark Gansle 57:24

1d ago57:24

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John and Mark Gansle continue their conversation and take a heartfelt look at the unique challenges and blessings that come with being a deacon's wife. They discuss how growing closer to God can enhance intimacy, promoting patience, love, and gratitude. They reflect on the powerful practice of praying the Di…

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07/07/24 - Friar Nader Ata, OFM Conv. - Not Popular, Not Problem-Free, Not Successful, but Faithful (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 5:47

5d ago5:47

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Friar Nader Ata's homily from Mass for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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Finding Joy with Guest: Byron Katie (unedited) 1:02:30

2h ago1:02:30

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Happy summer! Fr. Nathan is taking a few weeks off from recording The Joyful Friar Podcast. During this time, we will replay the most-watched episodes! Enjoy this episode of Fr. Nathan and Byron Katie unedited as they discuss her work: "The Work" of Byron Katie is an introspective method that stems from Katie's personal experience. This practice en…

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The (ir)Rational Priests: On Ignacio Martín-Baró and Liberation Psychology 52:20

2d ago52:20

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A group of landholding elites waged psychological warfare on the El Salvadoran people, and oppressed them for generations. When a psychologist and Jesuit priest defended the rationality of the people against their oppressors, he paid the ultimate price. This is episode three of Cited’s returning season, The Rationality Wars. This season tells stori…

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Hot Takes 6 49:41

3d ago49:41

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We have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in each of our lives and we have to be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as it may seem. As we continue our journeys through life, we will constantly encounter our own and other people's strugg…

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Finding Joy with Guest: Cathryn Castle Garcia 43:06

4d ago43:06

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Fr. Nathan discusses Finding Joy with Guest: Cathryn Castle Garcia. Cathryn is Fr. Nathan’s sister and book publisher. She is co-owner C2G2 Productions, a multimedia company specializing in underwater and wildlife 8k film production. She and her husband Capt. Gui Garcia spend their lives at sea, working as a superyacht crew. Connect with Cathryn Ca…

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Elizabeth Aislinn O'Brien, "Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940" (UNC Press, 2023) 53:53

12d ago53:53

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In Surgery & Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico, 1770-1940 (University of North Carolina Press, 2023), Elizabeth O’Brien foregrounds the racial and religious meanings of surgery to draw important connections between historical and contemporary politics regarding fetal and maternal healthcare. She traces practices of caesarean …

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Joy and Discerning God's Will with Mark Gansle 50:07

8d ago50:07

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John and Mark Gansle ponder the profound distinction between happiness and joy through Mark's experience so far a year into his discernment to become a Catholic deacon. They consider the thought that while happiness is a fleeting emotion, joy is a deep-seated state rooted in following God's will and living i…

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Verso l’Alto (with Christine Wohar) 1:14:19

9d ago1:14:19

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Christine Wohar talks about Finding Frassati: And Following His Path to Holiness (EWTN, 2021), her book about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The book is a biography, hagiography, and delightful conversation about the participation of the Communion of Saints in our lives and how can join hands with them in our daily lives. Like many of us, Bl. Pier …

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Hot Takes 5 42:25

13d ago42:25

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We have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in each of our lives and we have to be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as it may seem. As we continue our journeys through life, we will constantly encounter our own and other people's strugg…

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Spiritual Practice: Ritah and Afterlife Rehab 36:16

11d ago36:16

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Fr. Nathan discusses the Spiritual Practices from Ritah and Afterlife Rehab. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.nathan-castle.…

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06/30/24 - Fr. Jude DeAngelo, OFM Conv. - While We Have Time, Let Us Do Good (Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 10:15

13d ago10:15

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Fr. Jude DeAngelo's homily from Mass for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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Peter Murray Jones, "The Medicine of the Friars in Medieval England" (Boydell & Brewer, 2024) 53:22

13d ago53:22

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Friars are often overlooked in the picture of health care in late mediaeval England. Physicians, surgeons, apothecaries, barbers, midwives - these are the people we think of immediately as agents of healing; whilst we identify university teachers as authorities on medical writings. Yet from their first appearance in England in the 1220s to the disp…

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Denva Gallant, "Illuminating the Vitae Patrum: The Lives of Desert Saints in Fourteenth-Century Italy" (Penn State UP, 2024) 52:54

14d ago52:54

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During the fourteenth century in Western Europe, there was a growing interest in imitating the practices of a group of hermits known as the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Laypeople and religious alike learned about their rituals not only through readings from the Vitae Patrum (Lives of the Desert Fathers) and sermons but also through the images that b…

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Matthew Goldmark, "Forms of Relation: Composing Kinship in Colonial Spanish America" (U Virginia Press, 2023) 39:32

15d ago39:32

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Drawing on literary texts, conversion manuals, and colonial correspondence from sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain and Peru, Forms of Relation: Composing Kinship in Colonial Spanish America (University of Virginia, 2023) shows the importance of textual, religious, and bureaucratic ties to struggles over colonial governance and identities. Dr.…

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Understanding Typology in Sacred Scripture 50:18

16d ago50:18

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Father Sanchez emphasizes the necessity of understanding the sacred authors' intentions in their historical and cultural contexts, and we explore how metaphors like the good shepherd or parables like the sower and the seed reveal deeper spiritual insights. Drawing on guidance from the Catechism, we highlight…

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For Those Not Accepted to Seminary or Religious Life 44:34

17d ago44:34

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Have you ever felt rejected by God or the church, as you try to get into religious life? This can be an utterly heartbreaking experience. When faced with "No" as a response to the desire to get into religious life, one might feel that they are being rejected by God or the church, that they're undesirable, or too broken for religious life. But in re…

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Compassionate Response: Ritah and Afterlife Rehab 27:05

19d ago27:05

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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Ritah and Afterlife Rehab. This is told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.natha…

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06/23/24 - Brother Nick Romeo, OFM Conv. - Agents of Order (Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 10:19

20d ago10:19

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Brother Nick Romeo's homily from Mass for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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Hank Willenbrink, "Performing for the Don: Theatres of Faith in the Age of Trump" (Routledge, 2024) 1:30:26

20d ago1:30:26

1:30:26

From his overwhelming embrace by evangelicals and other people of faith to his championing of policies and conservative judicial candidates long sought by right-wing Christians, Donald Trump’s candidacy, campaign, and presidency were empowered by believers of many stripes who employed different methods of rationalizing or Christianizing Trump and h…

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Fashion, Faith, and Resilience with Anthony Alexander 30:56

22d ago30:56

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John and Anthony discuss the importance of open, respectful conversations in a world increasingly divided by differing beliefs. Anthony shares the inspiration behind his innovative clothing brand aimed at making the elegant sport of croquet appealing to a younger audience while fostering memorable moments wi…

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Genji Yasuhira, "Catholic Survival in the Dutch Republic: Agency in Coexistence and the Public Sphere in Utrecht, 1620-1672" (Amsterdam UP, 2024) 1:04:49

22d ago1:04:49

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Even in adversity, Catholics exercised considerable agency in post-Reformation Utrecht. Through the political practices of repression and toleration, Utrecht’s magistrates, under constant pressure from the Reformed Church, attempted to exclude Catholics from the urban public sphere. However, by mobilising their social status and networks, Catholic …

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Hot Takes 4 46:17

24d ago46:17

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We have to understand that we are going through different journeys. God is doing something completely different in each of our lives and we have to be attentive to that. Let us not be so quick to judge—everything is not as simple as it may seem. As we continue our journeys through life, we will constantly encounter our own and other people's strugg…

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Afterlife, Interrupted: Ritah and Afterlife Rehab 18:06

26d ago18:06

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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Ritah and Afterlife Rehab. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.nathan-castle.com Facebook: https://…

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Carlos M. N. Eire, "They Flew: A History of the Impossible" (Yale UP, 2023) 53:57

1M ago53:57

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In the early modern era, seemingly impossible stories of levitation, bilocation, and witchcraft were common and believable. The important question of the time was not if these things happened, but why. This was particularly true as the rise of Protestantism began to challenge Catholic beliefs in miracles and continued to be the case even after scie…

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Laurence M. Geary, "The Land War in Ireland: Famine, Philanthropy and Moonlighting" (Cork UP, 2023) 27:59

29d ago27:59

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In this interview, he discusses his new book The Land War in Ireland: Famine, Philanthropy and Moonlighting (Cork UP, 2023), a collection of interconnected essays on different aspects of agrarian agitation in 1870s and 1880s Ireland. The Land War in Ireland addresses perceived lacunae in the historiography of the Land War in late nineteenth-century…

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Fatherhood and Legacy with Anthony Alexander 48:10

1M ago48:10

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John is joined by Anthony Alexander for a heartfelt conversation about fatherhood. Navigating blended families and past relationships can be a minefield, and Anthony candidly shares his experiences with these challenges. They talk about the emotional intricacies and personal growth required to maintain respe…

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The Good Shepherd 33:30

1M ago33:30

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Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 11) As a shepherd, what are you willing to lay down for your sheep? For shepherds nowadays, and even in the times of the Apostle, the sheep are for the shepherd's sake, they serve him. It's not like vice versa, sheep are the product and we get them to pasture so they can grow, so we can slaugh…

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Timothy Morton, "Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology" (Columbia UP, 2024) 1:07:01

1M ago1:07:01

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Hell on earth is real. The toxic fusion of big oil, Evangelical Christianity, and white supremacy has ignited a worldwide inferno, more phantasmagoric than anything William Blake could dream up and more cataclysmic than we can fathom. Escaping global warming hell, this revelatory book shows, requires a radical, mystical marriage of Christianity and…

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Bronagh Ann McShane, "Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration" (Boydell & Brewer, 2022) 37:56

1M ago37:56

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Irish Women in Religious Orders, 1530-1700: Suppression, Migration and Reintegration (Boydell & Brewer, 2022) by Dr. Bronagh Ann McShane investigates the impact of the dissolution of the monasteries on women religious and examines their survival in the following decades, showing how, despite the state's official proscription of vocation living, rel…

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Finding Joy with Guest: Michael Quinn 45:13

1M ago45:13

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Fr. Nathan discusses with his prayer partner Michael Quinn about finding joy after the unexpected passing of his beloved wife Linda, and how grief ebbs and flows, eventually becoming a peaceful and positive presence. Michael Quinn has been a hospice volunteer for 20 years. He is co-author with his late wife Linda of The Journey Home - Soul Release …

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06/09/24 - Fr. Jude DeAngelo, OFM Conv. - Out Of The Box (Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 4:15

1M ago4:15

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Fr. Jude DeAngelo's homily from Mass for the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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Navigating Life's Storms 41:24

1M ago41:24

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Send us a Text Message. Ever found yourself caught in a storm of confusion and wondering how to discern God’s voice amidst the chaos? In this episode, John and Father Stephen discuss navigating life's tumultuous moments with trust and faith. Drawing from Bishop Barron's insights on the story of Jonah, they explore how resisting God's will can lead …

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Late Have I Loved You (with John Michael Talbott) 1:04:56

1M ago1:04:56

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John Michael Talbott is a tremendously successful musician and writer; he is also the founder of a monastery—the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage in Arkansas—where he is Minister General today. He started as a Methodist and a country rock musician in the seventies and the story of his journey is amazing, from the encounte…

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That None Would Be Lost 42:08

1M ago42:08

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Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 10) Can you imagine how it feels for a parent when their child dies? A father and a mother don't want to lose any of their children and this is an icon of understanding how God doesn't want any of his children to be lost—how passionate God is about our salvation. God desires none to be lost. T…

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Sergio M. González, "Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin" (U Illinois Press, 2024) 1:21:29

1M ago1:21:29

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“Wisconsin has always been my home. It’s not a place, however, where I’ve always felt at home,” (ix) declares Dr. Sergio M. González in the first two lines of his acknowledgments for his recently published book Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging & Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin (University of Illinois Press, 2024). These two sentences are …

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Spiritual Practice: Iron Mike, Back in the Game 35:09

1M ago35:09

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Fr. Nathan discusses the Spiritual Practice of Iron Mike, Back in the Game. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.nathan-castle.…

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06/02/24 - Friar Nader Ata, OFM Conv. - It's The Same Today (The Solemnity of the Most Body and Blood of Jesus Christ) 7:36

1M ago7:36

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Friar Nader Ata's homily from Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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Stephanie Joy Mawson, "Incomplete Conquests: The Limits of Spanish Empire in the Seventeenth-Century Philippines" (Cornell UP, 2023) 47:34

1M ago47:34

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"When the Spanish colonization of the Philippines began in 1565, early reports boasted of mass conversions to Christianity and ever-increasing numbers of people paying tribute to the Spanish crown. This suggests an uncomplicated story of an easy imposition of Spanish sovereignty. But as Stephanie Mawson shows in her book, Incomplete Conquests: The …

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Fleeting Joy, Our Salvation, and Healing with Chris Colleps 35:32

1M ago35:32

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John and Chris talk about finding joy in good times, difficult times, and trusting in God to provide comfort. We open up about healing and redemption through Christ, drawing parallels between personal struggles and the suffering of Jesus on the cross. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of finding profou…

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Father of Mercies 49:40

2M ago49:40

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Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 9) Do you trust God's mercy? We are invited to bring to light those things that we are keeping in the dark, things that are tough, and trust that God in his mercy will love and care for us there. When we bring something to the Lord, it's forgiven and it's gone, He no longer sees us with that. …

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05/26/24 - Fr. Jude DeAngelo, OFM Conv. - Growing Together (The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity) 12:02

2M ago12:02

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Fr. Jude DeAngelo's homily from Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This also features announcements from Bishop Lucia and Fr. Jude concerning our ministry on the Northside of Syracuse, Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wher…

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Compassionate Response: Iron Mike, Back in the Game 35:32

2M ago35:32

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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Iron Mike, Back in the Game. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.nathan-cas…

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Helen J. Nicholson, "Women and the Crusades" (Oxford UP, 2023) 35:30

2M ago35:30

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The crusade movement needed women: their money, their prayer support, their active participation, and their inspiration. Helen J. Nicholson's book Women and the Crusades (Oxford UP, 2023) surveys women's involvement in medieval crusading between the second half of the eleventh century, when Pope Gregory VII first proposed a penitential military exp…

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Jerome’s Tears (with David Bonagura Jr.): Death and Mourning in Christian Late Antiquity 45:46

2M ago45:46

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Professor David Bonagura, theologian and Latinist, has translated and edited seven of St. Jerome’s letters dealing with death and mourning. This doctor of the church consoles his friends in first centuries of Christendom, describing death as sleep, and dying as our journey back home to God. And though the Mediterranean is big and fourth-century tra…

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The Fear of Loss with Chris Colleps 1:01:50

2M ago1:01:50

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, John and Chris explore a compelling examination of the fine line between the fear of the Lord—a reverence that shapes our purpose—against the fear of losing earthly roles and relationships that often define us. This intricate tapestry of discussion leads us to question our own priorities and the true source …

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Love and The Cross 46:46

2M ago46:46

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Series on "The Father" by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR (Part 8) What's your initial response to difficulty? Difficulty and suffering is something that's part of the world we live in and to move forward with the Lord we have to live in this reality, even though it's hard. God is with us in it! One of the things a father also has to do is to teach their c…

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Road Warriors & Home Plebians 1:17:03

2M ago1:17:03

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Send us a Text Message. 50 games into the 2024 season and the Padres continue to dominate on the road, but cannot figure it out at home. Are we currently a playoff caliber team? .. tune in. Support the Show. #Padres #SanDiegoPadres #ForTheFaithFul

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Afterlife, Interrupted: Iron Mike, Back in the Game 22:24

2M ago22:24

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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Iron Mike, Back in the Game. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon https://a.co/d/4ycig0R Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://www.nathan-castle.com Facebook: https:…

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05/19/24 - Fr. Jude DeAngelo, OFM Conv. - The Holy Spirit: What A Gift! (Pentecost Sunday) 2:55

2M ago2:55

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Fr. Jude DeAngelo's homily from Mass for Pentecost Sunday. Support Assumption by giving online: assumptionsyr.org/give. Listen to Assumption Today, our daily podcast: anchor.fm/assumptiontoday or subscribe wherever you get podcasts.

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