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#68 | Manifestation of Love

Love IS patience.

March 12, 2021

We crave peace. We crave love. We crave rest. But we're also some of the most impatient people to have walked the earth. Join us in this fresh episode all about cultivating patience. From the fruits of patience in our relationships, to practical techniques for growing in patience, to recognizing the difference between our time and God's time -- it's a topic we have to think about deeply if we hope to grow closer to our ever-patient Savior, Jesus.

#67 | Own Your Story

February 25, 2021

Friar Side Chats is back for a fresh season! In today's episode we’re challenged to take a look back at our own spiritual history: where our journey began, how we got to where we are today, and the role God has played in all of it. Between pivotal moments in our lives and people who have helped us along the way, God has been working in our lives every small step of the way. So join the Friar Side Chats crew as together we explore how to see God’s presence more clearly and why we need to know and own our personal spiritual story.

#66 | Strange Summers

July 10, 2020

Here we are in the middle of an unprecedented summer. In Durham, we’re worshipping in a parking garage; at home, you’re wearing masks with family and friends; in our communities, we’re marching and advocating and learning. The good news amidst it all is the Good News: that Jesus came to live among us, that His love for us is abundant, and that He is with us no matter what we’re facing or how we’re feeling. But not just in some pie-in-the-sky, sending-good-vibes kind of way. In some very real, tangible, and creative ways—if we’re willing to look for them. So join us in this episode of Friar Side Chats as we dig into the complexity of returning to Mass, the difference between external practices and internal relationship, and so much more. (Plus a special segment devised by Fr. Mike to test your Catholic saint trivia!)

#65 | Five Friars in the Kitchen: And Other COVID Lessons

May 22, 2020

This week, we sat down to chat not about Tiger King or Zoom fatigue but about the unexpected blessings and spiritual takeaways from this time of quarantine. We invite you to join us for a Friar Side Chats episode that asks: What’s going to be the defining outcome of this time for you? What has been a surprise blessing of the past two months? What can you do when faced with anxiety about the future or frustration in your own home? Not to mention Fr. Mike’s attempt at spicing up the podcast with a game segment… (Yes, really. Complete with theme music and audience reactions...) Come for Fr. Mike’s creativity, but stay for the fresh ideas on a more spiritual outlook of this time.