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The Joyful Friar

Father Nathan Castle, O.P.

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The Joyful Friar Podcast explores the soulful, the meaningful, and the mystical in three different ways. First, Afterlife, Interrupted stories, in which someone who died suddenly and traumatically seeks my help and the help of my prayer partners. Second, Compassionate Responses, to readers’ and listeners’ questions and concerns that arise from those stories. And third, Spiritual Practices, influenced by the Catholic Christian tradition I’ve been shaped by that reveal how goodness is at work ...
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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 be replaying the most-watched episodes! Enjoy this encore episode where Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Bruce Greyson's research on near-death experiences. Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neuro…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Donna Rebadow who is a Mystic, Near-Death Experiencer, Sports Medicine Acupuncturist, host of the "Exploring Consciousness" Podcast, and author of “Wednesdays with Sadie, the Miracle Dog.” Donna was recently inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. https://www.flyingqueensfoundation.com/news-stories/d…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Spiritual Practice arising from Omi, Child Soldier: The Friend You Hadn't Met Until Now. 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 C…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Omi, Child Soldier: The Friend You Hadn't Met Until Now. 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,…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Omi, Child Soldier: The Friend You Hadn't Met Until Now. 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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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Dr. Lotte Valentin a Naturopathic Medical Doctor who helps people create a path to healing their own life physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and bridge the gap between science and soul. Dr. Lotte Valentin, is an N.M.D., author, evidential psychic medium, medical medium, ancestral healer and international keynote s…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Spiritual Practice arising from the story of Sylvia, Who Was Grieving Her Husband and Daughter, and Angel Amalie. 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://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle Instagra…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Sylvia, Who Was Grieving Her Husband and Daughter, and Angel Amalie. This is told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Holy Week from the perspective of his Catholic tradition. 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://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=en You…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Sylvia, Who Was Grieving Her Husband and Daughter, and Angel Amalie. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon. 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.co…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Rebecca Kastl's spiritually transformative experience and how it led her to devote her life to God and acknowledge the special angel interpreter gift she received. Rebecca Kastl is a pediatric speech-language pathologist, energy healer, and angel interpreter. In her twenties, she underwent…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Spiritual Practices arising from Not-So-Simple Simon the Savant, Angel Shalom, and Mother Maylene. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Not-So-Simple Simon the Savant, Angel Shalom, and Mother Maylene. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P. 🌍http://…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Not-So-Simple Simon the Savant, Angel Shalom, and Mother Maylene. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" available on Amazon. 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 F…
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Fr. Nathan discusses with William Peters, M.A., M.Ed., MFT., the driving force behind The Shared Crossing Project, which aims to transform our relationship with death and dying into a positive experience. William Peters, M.A., M.Ed., MFT, is the founder of the Shared Crossing Project whose mission is to positively transform relationships to death a…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practices that arise from the story of Samuel the Clothier. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain.” 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://ww…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the Compassionate Response to Samuel the Clothier. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain." 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://www.facebook.com/fatherna…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Samuel the Clothier. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" 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://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle Instagram: ht…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Bruce Greyson's research work on near-death experiences. Dr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief …
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practices that arise from the story of Tony, "The Floating Anthony's" and Tinkerbell. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain.” 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-castl…
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Fr. Nathan shares the compassionate responses to Tony, "The Floating Anthony's" and Tinkerbell. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain." 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://w…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Tony, "The Floating Anthony's" and Tinkerbell. Told in greater detail in "Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain" 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://www.facebook.com/father…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Janice Miner Holden's research focus on counseling implications of near-death experiences, after-death communication, and other transpersonal experiences. After earning her Doctor of Education degree in Counselor Education in 1988, Dr. Janice Miner Holden served 31 years on the University of North Texas (UNT) Counseling Pro…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the two Christmas stories from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in this episode of The Joyful Frair Christmas Part 2. 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://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle Instagram…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the two Christmas stories from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. 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://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the role of prayer partners in his Afterlife, Interrupted work with his prayer partners: Michael and Linda Quinn, Karen Saliba, Dave Wright, Cathryn Castle-Garcia, Lisa. Michael and Linda Quinn have 20 years of experience as hospice volunteers, including hosting workshops to deliver this essential message: “At some point in you…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practices that arise from the story of Bea, The Big Band Singer. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Souls Cross Over Book 2.” Suicide prevention: Call 988 or visit: https://988lifeline.org/ Show notes: -Screwtape Letter by C.S. Lewis -Byron Katie 4 questions (Ep. 052) -Ego deals in accusati…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the compassionate responses to Bea, The Big Band Singer. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over Book 2.” Suicide prevention: Call 988 or visit: https://988lifeline.org/ Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Bea, The Big Band Singer. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Souls Cross Over Book 2.” Suicide prevention: Call 988 or visit: https://988lifeline.org/ 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.co…
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Fr. Nathan discusses "The Work" of Byron Katie. A method of inquiry born directly out of Byron Katie’s experience. This practice allows you to access the wisdom that always exists within you. In 1986, at the bottom of a ten-year spiral into depression and self-loathing, Byron Katie woke up one morning in a state of joy. She realized that when she b…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practices arising out of Eric, Alone With His Thoughts. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over Book 1.” Show notes: -Dying Young-gone to soon ideas -Nobody dies alone -Hold space that it's different -Guardian Angels -Whole -Pray for people is a spiritual practice Click th…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the compassionate responses to Eric, Alone With His Thoughts. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over Book 1.” Show notes: -Well treated -Next Level -"God loves all of us and we are well known" -Time changes things -Einstein Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Eric, Alone With His Thoughts. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over Book 1.” Sign up for Fr. Nathan's newsletter here: https://nathan-castle.com/newsletter-signup/ Like and Follow: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastle/ Click this link and let us know what you love about…
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Fr. Nathan celebrates the one-year anniversary of The Joyful Friar Podcast with some of his Podcast Advisory Committee friends who helped envision the show. Thank you for listening and watching! Show notes: -Listen to previous episodes of The Joyful Friar: https://thejoyfulfriar.buzzsprout.com -Sign up for Fr. Nathan's newsletter here: https://nath…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Karen Wyatt's application of spiritual principles to healthcare and teaches that love is the force that heals all. Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practices that arise from the story of Abraham and his family in It Happened at IANDS: Witnessing a Family’s Transformation From Terrifying Death to Afterlife Peace. From his upcoming Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain. If you would like to help the Catholic Nuns in the Benebikira Congregatio…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the compassionate responses to Abraham and his family in It Happened at IANDS: Witnessing a Family’s Transformation From Terrifying Death to Afterlife Peace. From his upcoming Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Fat…
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Fr. Nathan introduces us to Abraham and his family in Afterlife, Interrupted: It Happened at IANDS: Witnessing a Family’s Transformation From Terrifying Death to Afterlife Peace. From his upcoming Afterlife, Interrupted Book Three: Please Let Me Explain. Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful Friar Podcast! ​Connect with Fat…
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Fr. Nathan discusses Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove's life's work as a Parapsychologist. New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is the author of "New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death?" "The Roots of Consciousness," "Psi Development Systems," and "The PK Man." He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in the world from a…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the role of prayer partners in his Afterlife, Interrupted work with two of his prayer partners: Karen Saliba and Dave Wright. Karen Saliba is a Psychoanalyst who has worked in Private Practice for over 35 years. Her primary focus is working with adults and couples who experience difficulty managing their emotions or coping with…
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Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual practice arising from Paul, Who Thought He Was Minus-Four Man. Told in greater detail in “Afterlife, Interrupted: Helping Stuck Souls Cross Over Book 1.” Show notes: -Certitudes -St. Therese of Lisieux -Out of balance -Mulling over grievances -Just be Click this link and let us know what you love about The Joyful …
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