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Jesus Gives Everything
Jesus could have saved the world with one drop of His Precious Blood, but He didn’t stop there.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus takes a few loaves and fish and gives in abundance. That’s who He is. He doesn’t love halfway, give halfway, or hold anything back.
The same is true on the Cross. Jesus pours out everything for us. His love is not measured, minimal, or just enough, it is extravagant, total, and overflowing.
Flicker & Burn: SoulCore (Part 1)
Episode 3
SOULCORE
About This Conversation
SoulCore founders Colleen Scariano and Deanna Miller join Rob Kaczmark for a deeply personal conversation about suffering, healing, surrender, and how God can transform even the most painful parts of our stories.
Deanna shares her experience with disordered eating and the gradual journey from control and isolation toward healing, prayer, and a renewed understanding of the body as a gift. Colleen reflects on profound loss within her family, including addiction, unexpected deaths, and the faithful witness of a mother who continued to choose hope through tragedy.
Their stories reveal how prayer, presence, movement, and the Rosary became powerful sources of healing in their lives. Together, Rob, Colleen, and Deanna explore what it means to let others accompany us through suffering, surrender what we cannot control, and trust that God can bring redemption from even the deepest wounds, laying the spiritual foundation for what would eventually become SoulCore.
The Episode
Number: 3
Released: August 2, 2026
Duration: 1:10:42
Guest: Coleen Scariano and Deanne Miller
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Silence of the Senses
What if the noise around us is keeping us from hearing the voice of God within us?
In this episode, the friars begin a new series on holy silence, starting with the silence of the senses. They reflect on how our eyes, ears, taste, touch, and even smell are gifts from God, ways we encounter beauty, creation, and one another, but also how easily these senses can become overwhelmed, distracted, or pulled out of order.
This conversation is not about rejecting the world or shutting everything off. It is about learning custody of the senses: allowing the Holy Spirit to bring stillness, freedom, and right order to the ways we see, hear, taste, touch, and receive the world around us.
The friars invite us to consider where our senses may need healing, discipline, or purification, not so we can love less, but so we can love more deeply and become more available to God.
Join us as we learn to quiet the noise, receive the gift of our senses rightly, and make more room for the silence where God speaks.
How Do I Stop Getting Distracted in Prayer?
Do distracting thoughts keep pulling you away when you try to pray?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim gives a gentle and honest answer to a struggle almost everyone experiences, distraction in prayer. Whether your mind wanders to lunch, an awkward memory, a difficult relationship, or something you’re worried about, the first step is not to panic or shame yourself. Jesus is not scandalized by your distractions.
Instead, Father Tim offers three simple ways forward: don’t be scandalized by your humanity, gently reroute your heart back to Jesus, and pay attention when the same distraction keeps returning, because it might be the very place Jesus wants to heal.
Prayer is not about perfect focus. It’s about being with Jesus.
Even when your mind wanders, He is patient, gentle, and ready to guide you back with love.
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When Life Falls Apart, What Do You Hold Onto?
The series explores the everyday person’s struggle with life and faith. Through different characters and stories, each episode examines moments of doubt, hope, loss, and redemption from the perspectives of both the faithful and the faithless.
At its heart, the series asks how people search for meaning in a chaotic world, and how faith can shape, challenge, or sustain the human spirit.
Flicker & Burn: SoulCore (Part 1)
Episode 3
SOULCORE
About This Conversation
SoulCore founders Colleen Scariano and Deanna Miller join Rob Kaczmark for a deeply personal conversation about suffering, healing, surrender, and how God can transform even the most painful parts of our stories.
Deanna shares her experience with disordered eating and the gradual journey from control and isolation toward healing, prayer, and a renewed understanding of the body as a gift. Colleen reflects on profound loss within her family, including addiction, unexpected deaths, and the faithful witness of a mother who continued to choose hope through tragedy.
Their stories reveal how prayer, presence, movement, and the Rosary became powerful sources of healing in their lives. Together, Rob, Colleen, and Deanna explore what it means to let others accompany us through suffering, surrender what we cannot control, and trust that God can bring redemption from even the deepest wounds, laying the spiritual foundation for what would eventually become SoulCore.
The Episode
Number: 3
Released: August 2, 2026
Duration: 1:10:42
Guest: Coleen Scariano and Deanne Miller
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Flicker & Burn: Sonja Corbitt
Catholic author, Scripture teacher, and “Bible Study Evangelista” Sonja Corbitt joins Rob Kaczmark for a personal conversation about conversion, suffering, core wounds, boundaries, and healing from trauma.
Raised Southern Baptist, Sonja’s love of Scripture eventually led her to question the divisions she witnessed within her denomination. Her search brought her to the Catechism, the Eucharist, and ultimately the Catholic Church, even as her conversion created years of tension within her marriage and family.
Sonja shares how prayer, patience, Our Lady, and St. Joseph helped move her family toward unity. She also explains why loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength provides a practical framework for healing the whole person.
Together, Rob and Sonja explore recurring emotional triggers, forgiveness, healthy boundaries, and the connection between spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Their conversation offers an honest look at how God restores identity and interior freedom through slow, faithful transformation.
The 10 Commandments Explained (For Kids)
God gave us the 10 commandments to Moses a long time ago to teach us basic rules for living in love, the way God wants us to. Theyre like an instruction guide. And even though they are really old, Jesus thought they were important too. Those rules are still good for each one of us to know and live by today. The first three commandments talk about how you should treat God. The other 7 are for the way you treat others. Lets learn about each commandment and what it means for us!
Believe: Bauer Miracle Story
Based on a true story, Believe: The Bauer Miracle Story follows a Catholic couple facing a devastating prenatal diagnosis. When they turn to prayer, what unfolds is a miraculous healing that no doctor can explain. A powerful short film about faith, family, and the love of a God who still works miracles.
Jesus’s Favorite Things: Repentance
What does repentance honestly look like? A good way to look at repentance is that it brings us back to love. It’s one of Jesus’s favorite things because he sees our hearts and desires change so that we do not live sinfully anymore. Repentance is not just about wanting to change our behaviors; it’s about wanting to change because we love God; it’s sorry because we love God and don’t want to live our old lives…
The Gil Hodges Story | Soul of a Champion
Spirit Juice is proud to present a documentary on the incredible career and inspiring life of Gil Hodges, a baseball legend who was one of the greatest first basemen to play the game. He helped win world championships as a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and also as manager of the 1969 New York “Miracle Mets.” But despite all his impressive baseball statistics, accolades, and humble example of leadership off the field, Gil Hodges is not enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Faith in Five Minutes
The Lowest Seat
This Sunday’s gospel is all about partying. I think Pope Francis should write an encyclical about how to party like a Catholic. This gospel is so good because Jesus talks about parties. We are called, not just in parties, but in life, to take the lowest seat so that we can be raised up. When you enter into a church, what is the lowest seat…
How Jesus Speaks To You
A little girl trapped in a burning building hears voices calling her name, but she stays hidden because she doesn’t recognize them. Then her father calls out, and instantly she runs to him. She knows his voice.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us that His sheep hear His voice and trust Him. The question is: do we recognize it?
That’s where prayer matters. It’s how we learn the sound of His voice, personal, steady, and uniquely spoken to each of us. The invitation is simple: do you know His voice, or is it time to start listening?
Love Believes All Things
Love believes in all things. Do we believe in love? Do we believe in God? The God who created us, who gave us life? Do we believe? I hear some people, sometimes they say, “My father hurt me so much. For me, he doesn’t exist.” He doesn’t exist? He exists. Your father exists. Whether you like it or not, your father exists. It’s the same with…
The Supreme Gift
I don’t know if you’re like me, but every time I see a baby, I only want to hold and squeeze it because it’s so cute. Maybe that makes me weird. What this is called is the positive feedback loop. When we hold or care for an infant child, it releases oxytocin. It’s written in our biology that babies are cute. The gospel for this Sunday is intense, but it is all about the preciousness of children, and the Catholic…
What It Means To Be A Christian
This is the key to leveling up your life. What does Christian mean? Follower of Christ. And Christ himself has said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” You cannot say you are following him and don’t believe in his church. So if you say you are Christian and you are outside the church, that’s a big problem, you know? You cannot be saved as a Christian without Christ. And in your belief, he is the one who brought you salvation…
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Stations of the Cross Pray and Play
The Stations of the Cross is the journey Jesus took as he carried his cross and died for each of us. You’ve probably seen all the stations on the walls of your church. I have this Stations of the Cross play set from Saintly Heart. It comes with a guide so you know what’s on each station. Let’s set up and play through each station together.
Stations of the Cross Prayers & Lego Build
Are you familiar with the Stations of the Cross? We went to go visit these life-sized statues that show the stations of the cross, and we also built them out of Legos! Today, we’ll be guiding you through the stations of the cross. Those are special reflections that help us pray and remember what Jesus did on his way to the cross on Good Friday. It was a sad day, but also the day that Jesus showed us how much he loves us. Let’s pray the stations together as we remember what Jesus did on Good Friday.
The 10 Commandments Explained (For Kids)
God gave us the 10 commandments to Moses a long time ago to teach us basic rules for living in love, the way God wants us to. Theyre like an instruction guide. And even though they are really old, Jesus thought they were important too. Those rules are still good for each one of us to know and live by today. The first three commandments talk about how you should treat God. The other 7 are for the way you treat others. Lets learn about each commandment and what it means for us!
Stories of our Blessed Mother Mary
There are so many reasons why Mary is special to us. She is the Mother of Jesus and as disciples of Jesus, we ourselves can also accept Mary as our Mother. Mary continues to inspire us to love Jesus more every day. It’s like if Jesus shines bright like the sun, Mary is like the moon that reflects his light. In this episode, we’ll talk about who Mary is, play out some of our favorite stories about Mary, and show why we love our blessed mother so much. Check the video out and let’s get started!
What is Ash Wednesday? (For Kids)
Have you ever heard of Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday seems a little bit strange but it has a really special meaning. Fr. Tim’s gonna tell us all about it in this video. We will explain the significance of Ash Wednesday, why people receive ashes on their foreheads, the meaning behind the ashes, and how Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
A Quick Dose of Hope
Borrowing Peace
What if peace isn’t something you have to create on your own?
In this episode, the friars reflect on the gift of “borrowing” from Jesus. His peace, His confidence, His mercy, His steadiness, especially when our own hearts feel overwhelmed, anxious, or shaken. Like a child borrowing calm from a loving parent, we’re invited to bring our storms to the One who is never overcome by them.
They explore how Jesus offers us His very life: in prayer, in the Eucharist, and in the quiet steadiness of His presence. When we feel disregulated, afraid, ashamed, or unable to hold everything together, we don’t have to manufacture peace by ourselves. We can receive His.
This conversation is an invitation to return to Jesus in the boat, Jesus in the Eucharist, Jesus who gives His body and His peace to us so that what we receive from Him can become what we offer to others.
Join us as we learn to borrow peace from Jesus, and become a place of calm, mercy, and safety for others.
God Does Not Abandon You
You may have prayed long, asking the Lord to give you a good spouse, but none is coming. Oh, you are married. You have been praying for a child, and none is coming, and you want to get a new job, and there is no job. It seems he’s not hearing you. You ask, “Why me?” I tell you, you’re not alone. It happens every day with many people. But I want to assure you that the Lord did not abandon you. When Christ cried…
Have You Experienced Hopelessness?
We live in a culture of life hacks. We can make anything more effortless and more efficient. There are life hacks for finding flights online, cooking eggs, and dating relationships. And when it comes to your dating relationship, please do not use any hacks. We can make things so easy and comfortable. Do we need the Lord? There will be a moment in our lives…
Hope for a Hard Life
The lived experience of most people is: life is hard. We’re still in this valley of tears. We live it, but might not be relating it in a way that’s helpful…we just drag it around. Enter: Advent. A season of hope and of promises fulfilled. Expectant hope, with confidence that the Lord is good and is at work for our good…
The Dark is Not Your Home
Taylor Tripodi’s moving “The Dark is Not Your Home” speaks to anyone who feels trapped in darkness. God did not create you for darkness and, even in the midst of pain, he calls you. This song speaks to His love, tenderness, and gives us all courage to step out of the dark into our true home with the Lord.
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Flicker & Burn: SoulCore (Part 1)
Episode 3
SOULCORE
About This Conversation
SoulCore founders Colleen Scariano and Deanna Miller join Rob Kaczmark for a deeply personal conversation about suffering, healing, surrender, and how God can transform even the most painful parts of our stories.
Deanna shares her experience with disordered eating and the gradual journey from control and isolation toward healing, prayer, and a renewed understanding of the body as a gift. Colleen reflects on profound loss within her family, including addiction, unexpected deaths, and the faithful witness of a mother who continued to choose hope through tragedy.
Their stories reveal how prayer, presence, movement, and the Rosary became powerful sources of healing in their lives. Together, Rob, Colleen, and Deanna explore what it means to let others accompany us through suffering, surrender what we cannot control, and trust that God can bring redemption from even the deepest wounds, laying the spiritual foundation for what would eventually become SoulCore.
The Episode
Number: 3
Released: August 2, 2026
Duration: 1:10:42
Guest: Coleen Scariano and Deanne Miller
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Flicker & Burn: Joe Melendrez
Catholic speaker, performer, and music missionary Joe Melendrez joins Rob Kaczmark for a lively conversation about creativity, identity, fatherhood, and following God without losing what makes you unique.
Joe shares how a powerful retreat encounter transformed his faith as a teenager and inspired him to combine hip-hop, dance, storytelling, and Catholic spirituality. From creating the Rosary Rap to performing for thousands of young people around the world, his ministry has been shaped by one conviction: every gift can become a way to glorify God.
He also reflects on rejection, creative resistance, spiritual discipline, and the importance of remaining authentic when others do not understand your calling. Together, Rob and Joe explore how prayer, silence, service, family life, and healthy boundaries with technology can help us stay present and spiritually grounded. Their conversation is an energizing reminder that God can use creativity, courage, and a simple yes to reach people in unexpected ways.
Flicker & Burn: Sonja Corbitt
Catholic author, Scripture teacher, and “Bible Study Evangelista” Sonja Corbitt joins Rob Kaczmark for a personal conversation about conversion, suffering, core wounds, boundaries, and healing from trauma.
Raised Southern Baptist, Sonja’s love of Scripture eventually led her to question the divisions she witnessed within her denomination. Her search brought her to the Catechism, the Eucharist, and ultimately the Catholic Church, even as her conversion created years of tension within her marriage and family.
Sonja shares how prayer, patience, Our Lady, and St. Joseph helped move her family toward unity. She also explains why loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength provides a practical framework for healing the whole person.
Together, Rob and Sonja explore recurring emotional triggers, forgiveness, healthy boundaries, and the connection between spiritual, emotional, and physical health. Their conversation offers an honest look at how God restores identity and interior freedom through slow, faithful transformation.
A Hoodie Bet That Might’ve Went Too Far!
What happens when faith meets a little friendly competition? In this Pope Leo Gameshow segment, things heat up as contestants risk hoodies, wedding rings, and even their dignity in the ultimate Catholic trivia showdown! From guessing the Pope’s ride in Peru to testing their knowledge on his favorite sport, this crew brings laughter, energy, and brotherhood to the street. It’s faith, fun, and a little bit of chaos. all in the name of Pope Leo XIV. “I’ll give you my wedding ring before my hoodie.” Yeah, it’s that kind of game show.
Priest or Bishop? Guess Who We Went With!
What happens when the Pope isn’t just in Rome, but from your own backyard? In this segment, Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria shares his reflections after the Papal Mass at the White Sox stadium. Once a priest in Chicago, now a bishop, he speaks about the joy, energy, and blessing of celebrating faith together and the closeness Catholics feel knowing Pope Leo XIV is one of their own. From imagining papal names to joking about the first Pope on the moon, this candid conversation blends humor with heartfelt truth: the Pope may live in the Vatican, but his roots in Chicago bring a sense of family, affection, and unity that the Church needs today. ✨ “Because he is from here, there’s a closeness we feel… and that grows into affection.” — Bishop Louis Tylka
Catholic Questions. Honest Answers.
Why Are Catholics So Obsessed With Sin?
Do Catholics talk too much about sin or are we actually talking about what gets in the way of love?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains why Catholics are not obsessed with sin, we’re obsessed with Jesus. Sin matters because it creates a roadblock in our relationship with Him. Just like climbers warn each other about a loose rock, or a doctor names what’s making someone sick, the Church talks about sin because it wants us to be safe, healthy, and close to God.
The heart of sin is not just breaking a rule. It’s the breaking down of a relationship. Jesus takes sin seriously because He wants a personal and particular relationship with you, and anything that pulls you away from Him matters.
Catholics aren’t obsessed with shame. We’re obsessed with love and sin is what gets in the way.
How Do I Stop Getting Distracted in Prayer?
Do distracting thoughts keep pulling you away when you try to pray?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim gives a gentle and honest answer to a struggle almost everyone experiences, distraction in prayer. Whether your mind wanders to lunch, an awkward memory, a difficult relationship, or something you’re worried about, the first step is not to panic or shame yourself. Jesus is not scandalized by your distractions.
Instead, Father Tim offers three simple ways forward: don’t be scandalized by your humanity, gently reroute your heart back to Jesus, and pay attention when the same distraction keeps returning, because it might be the very place Jesus wants to heal.
Prayer is not about perfect focus. It’s about being with Jesus.
Even when your mind wanders, He is patient, gentle, and ready to guide you back with love.
Why Is Gen Z Drawn to Pope Benedict XVI?
Why are so many young Catholics suddenly drawn to Pope Benedict XVI?
Gen Z grew up in a noisy, anxious, often confusing world—where identity, truth, and belonging can feel uncertain. Pope Benedict offered something different: a clear invitation into relationship with Jesus Christ. For him, faith was not just about rules or ideas, but about belonging to the Person of Jesus.
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explores why Pope Benedict’s message resonates so deeply with Gen Z. From beauty and sacred art to silence, adoration, clarity, and the search for truth, Benedict speaks into many of the things young people are hungry for today.
Father Tim also reflects on Benedict’s love for beauty, his fight against relativism, and his quiet life of prayer after the papacy, showing why his witness feels so compelling to a generation searching for something real.
Belonging. Beauty. Silence. Truth. Maybe that’s why Gen Z gets Benedict.
Is It a Sin to Watch Mass Online?
Is watching Mass online the same as actually going to Mass?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains the difference between praying with a livestream Mass and being physically present at the Eucharist. A livestream can be helpful, prayerful, and meaningful, especially when someone is sick, has mobility issues, or truly cannot get to Mass. But it can never replace the warmth and reality of receiving Jesus in the Eucharist.
Using the image of a fireplace on YouTube, Father Tim reminds us that a livestream may give the “vibe,” but it cannot give the warmth. In the same way, watching Mass online can help us pray, but it is not the same as being in the presence of Jesus and receiving His Body and Blood.
If you truly cannot attend Mass, the Church does not call that sinful. But if you can go and choose comfort over Communion, it becomes a heart check.
Jesus doesn’t want to be loved from a distance. He wants to be close, so close that we receive Him.
When Is the Pope Speaking Infallibly?
How do you know when the Pope is speaking infallibly?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains what papal infallibility actually means and why it happens far less often than many people think. The last time a pope spoke infallibly was on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Papal infallibility, also called ex cathedra, happens when the pope formally defines a teaching on faith or morals from the chair of Peter. It is not every homily, interview, opinion, or public statement. When it happens, it is clear, formal, and a major moment for the whole Church.
Father Tim also explains why the Assumption mattered so deeply in 1950: in a world wounded by war and ideologies that treated people like disposable parts of a machine, the Church proclaimed that the human body is good, sacred, and made for glory with God.
Papal infallibility is not something to fear. It is a gift Christ gives His Church to protect truth, strengthen faith, and remind us that the Lord continues to guide His people through the papacy.
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Were You There, When They Crucified My Lord?
“Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)” is an American spiritual that was first printed in 1899.
“Were You There” was likely composed by African-American slaves in the 19th century. It was first published in William Eleazar Barton’s 1899 Old Plantation Hymns. In 1940, it was included in the Episcopal Church hymnal, making it the first spiritual to be included in any major American hymnal. As reported in Howard Thurman’s autobiography, the song was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s favorites. The song has been recorded by artists including Marion Williams, Johnny Cash, Phil Keaggy, Max Roach, Diamanda Galás, Harry Belafonte, The Seldom Scene, Diamond Version (with Neil Tennant), Bayard Rustin, and Rajaton.
We Are The Clay
What does it mean to be as clay in the hands of the Lord? Does the clay direct the potter what to do with it? The Lord is our potter, and our hearts should be as malleable to His hands as clay.
Holy Rosary – Sorrowful Mysteries
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries are traditionally prayed on the Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays during Lent. Each details the The Agony in the Garden, The Scourging at the Pillar, The Crowning with Thorns, The Carrying of the Cross, and The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus. In this video, the viewer is guided through all five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, offering a unique way to pray and meditate on Jesus’s journey from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Cross. Join us in prayer as we reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice for all sinners.
Prayer of St. Francis
The anonymous text that is usually called the Prayer of Saint Francis (or Peace Prayer, or Simple Prayer for Peace, or Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace) is a widely known Christian prayer for peace. Often associated with the Italian Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1182 – 1226), but entirely absent from his writings, the prayer in its present form has not been traced back further than 1912. Its first known occurrence was in French, in a small spiritual magazine called La Clochette (The Little Bell), published by a Catholic Church organization in Paris named La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe (The League of the Holy Mass). The author’s name was not given, although it may have been the founder of La Ligue, Father Esther Bouquerel. The prayer was heavily publicized during both World War I and World War II. It has been frequently set to music by notable songwriters and quoted by prominent leaders, and its broadly inclusive language has found appeal with diverse faiths encouraging service to others.
Serenity Prayer
“The Serenity Prayer” is the common name for a prayer written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, born in 1892. Niebuhr, who first wrote the prayer for a sermon at Heath Evangelical Union Church in Heath, Massachusetts, used it widely in sermons as early as 1934 and first published it in 1951 in a magazine column. The prayer spread through Niebuhr’s sermons and church groups in the 1930s and 1940s, and was adopted and popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step programs.
When Life Feels Heavy
On Comparison and Insecurity
Have you ever looked at someone else’s gifts, vocation, prayer, family, or life and suddenly felt like you weren’t enough?
In this episode, the friars talk about the very human struggle of comparison and insecurity. Whether it shows up in ministry, community, relationships, social media, or the hidden places of the heart, comparison can quietly pull us away from the truth of who we are in God.
They reflect on how insecurity is often connected to deeper narratives we have picked up along the way, the stories that tell us we are less than, not gifted enough, or somehow behind. But the Father does not compare His children. He sees each of us uniquely, loves us personally, and invites us to live from the truth of our identity instead of the fear of not measuring up.
Join us as we learn to bring comparison and insecurity back to Jesus, and let His voice remind us who we really are.
Is My Past Too Messy for God?
Have you ever looked at your past and wondered, “Could God still use someone like me?”
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim answers one of the most human questions of faith: what if my past is too messy for God? Looking at figures like David, Moses, Abraham, Peter, and Mary Magdalene, he reminds us that God has always worked through flawed people, not because of their sins, but because they had faith and let God be God.
Your past doesn’t scare Jesus. Your weakness doesn’t disqualify you. God only has flawed instruments to work with, and He can still use your life to build something holy.
You are not too far gone.
You are not too broken.
You are still called to be a saint.
Is your LIFE getting HARD?
Kristin is a mother of seven kids, working full-time in banking, and the founder and creator of One Hail Mary at a Time. This video is an introduction and a beautiful, inspiring story of a Catholic mom who shows us that we are all called to be a saint wherever we are in our lives.
Recover From Failure
Having trouble recovering from a setback? Remember this. Jesus already gave us an example. Do you remember when he was going to Calvary? How many times did he fall on the road? Three good times. And each time, what did he do? He picked up his cross and continued because he aimed to serve and redeem us. So he must pick up his cross and continue. How do you recover from failure? You recover from failure by not…
Joy in the Midst of Suffering
So, have you ever felt like you are going to die after you get a paper cut or stub your toe? Me too. But blessed Chiara Luce Badano, a contemporary teenage saint of the church, teaches us how to have joy amid suffering. She contracted a rare form of cancer as a teenager. But amid her suffering, she knew that Jesus had already won in her heart, and she did not have to be afraid. Today, we celebrate…
Do You Need a Reset?
Silence of the Senses
What if the noise around us is keeping us from hearing the voice of God within us?
In this episode, the friars begin a new series on holy silence, starting with the silence of the senses. They reflect on how our eyes, ears, taste, touch, and even smell are gifts from God, ways we encounter beauty, creation, and one another, but also how easily these senses can become overwhelmed, distracted, or pulled out of order.
This conversation is not about rejecting the world or shutting everything off. It is about learning custody of the senses: allowing the Holy Spirit to bring stillness, freedom, and right order to the ways we see, hear, taste, touch, and receive the world around us.
The friars invite us to consider where our senses may need healing, discipline, or purification, not so we can love less, but so we can love more deeply and become more available to God.
Join us as we learn to quiet the noise, receive the gift of our senses rightly, and make more room for the silence where God speaks.
Prioritize Your Soul
Have you guys ever heard of the term skinny fat? Yeah, it’s a thing. It’s a person who looks pretty normal on the outside, but on the inside, fat is growing over all of their organs. Even though you may look fine on the outside, it’s a silent killer. This weekend, we’re celebrating All Souls’ Day, where if we don’t take care of our souls, that’s like…
Dump The Garbage
Do you know who the unsung heroes of our society are? Garbage men. They do everything that we do not want to do. Garbage men and women, we salute you. In the gospel for this Sunday, Jesus speaks about Gehenna. Gehenna also means hell. But Jesus uses the word Gehenna because Gehenna was the area of Jerusalem that was the garbage dump, and Jews were not allowed to go there. Jesus is…
Start Small
Okay, so if you’ve ever been to the jungle or the rainforest or are just Indiana Jones, you may have used a mosquito net before. The crazy thing about mosquito nets is that the holes of the mosquito net are bigger than the mosquito’s body. A mosquito could crawl through but can’t because it doesn’t know how to fold its wings and crawl through a hole bigger than its body. In this Sunday’s…
Let Jesus Clean House
This happens in professional sports all of the time. A team is on a losing streak. The owner is not happy. And so the owner brings in a new coach to clean house. In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus enters the temple and cleans house. He is not satisfied with his home being violated. The crazy thing is that we are also a home for Jesus. We also have a temple within our hearts for the…
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Music for the Soul
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Recorded live at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, a group of incredibly talented seminarians performed their rendition of the traditional classical Christian hymn associated with Easter, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”. The hymn eventually became well known for its repetitive “Alleluias” sung after each line, which were added by an unknown author to fit the commonly used hymn tune of “Easter Day”. It remains a traditional processional hymn on Easter Sunday.
Vive Jesus El Señor
Amanda Vernon is a recording artist who speaks to authentic beauty through music, the language of the soul. We were fortunate to have her share her talents on an original rendition of the classic hymn “Vive Jesus el Señor”. Translated into English as “Live Jesus, the Lord”, the song was composed by Belgian priest Fr. Lucas Casaert, a well-known missionary who has served in Bolivia for 50 years.
Love’s Not
Love is a hard thing to pin down. Mars Ill’s brilliant hip-hop song “Love’s Not” describes everything which is definitely not love. Do you want love? Avoid all the things love’s not.
What Wondrous Love Is This
“What Wondrous Love Is This” (often just referred to as “Wondrous Love”) is a Christian folk hymn, performed here by Madeleine Puschautz. Its text was first published in 1811, during the Second Great Awakening, and its melody derived from a popular English ballad. Today it is a widely known hymn included in hymnals of many Christian denominations.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Recorded live at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, a group of incredibly talented seminarians performed their rendition of the traditional classical English Christmas carol, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”. Gather your friends & family, hot chocolate, and sing along!
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Why Are Catholics So Obsessed With Sin?
Do Catholics talk too much about sin or are we actually talking about what gets in the way of love?
In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains why Catholics are not obsessed with sin, we’re obsessed with Jesus. Sin matters because it creates a roadblock in our relationship with Him. Just like climbers warn each other about a loose rock, or a doctor names what’s making someone sick, the Church talks about sin because it wants us to be safe, healthy, and close to God.
The heart of sin is not just breaking a rule. It’s the breaking down of a relationship. Jesus takes sin seriously because He wants a personal and particular relationship with you, and anything that pulls you away from Him matters.
Catholics aren’t obsessed with shame. We’re obsessed with love and sin is what gets in the way.