Matthew’s first nine beatitudes said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The world constantly tries to define us and tell us who we are. Our successes, belongings, talents, people in our lives, jobs, culture, and technology all make us who we are. We beclothed ourselves with these things and are tempted to find our identity in them.
But again, “Who Is God and Who Am I?”. To understand what it means to be genuinely free and live in freedom as sons and daughters of God, we have to keep this question before us. We have to let go of otherworldly things and not be afraid of staying in the place of spiritual poverty before the Lord.
This episode is the fourth and last part of our series on Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacque Philippe, which talks about freedom in spiritual poverty. An invitation for us to remain in this place of poverty and let God define us, give us everything, and ultimately lead us to the kingdom of heaven.
Episode originally aired May 2022.
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Knicks in Five
What if the joy of victory is meant to teach us something deeper?
In this episode, the friars take a very Poco a Poco turn, from celebrating the Knicks’ championship win to reflecting on what sports, fandom, loyalty, and shared joy can reveal about the spiritual life. Behind the fun, the emotion, and the city-wide celebration is something profoundly human: the desire to belong, to suffer together, to hope together, and to share in a victory that somehow becomes our own.
They explore how the joy of another’s win can point us toward something greater: the victory of Christ. Just as fans rejoice in a team’s triumph, we are invited to rejoice in the Resurrection, in the communion of saints, and in the gift of being part of a Body where grace is never private and victory is meant to be shared.
Join us as we celebrate, laugh, and look beyond the scoreboard. Let’s look at the deeper victory we are all invited to share in Christ.
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A Father’s Heart
We come in as sons and daughters, then we graduate from sonship and daughtership. When we fall in love and receive the gift of the beloved, we have this deep desire to bear fruit and to let this love overflow. In this love, sons and daughters become spouses and from there we mature to become mothers and fathers. What we want is to live with the Father’s heart — to give unselfish and sacrificial love. It is definitely not easy. But we are invited to become fathers and mothers after the heart of God.
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The Father and The Father Wound
How are you affected by the wounds you had from your earthly Father? St. Francis, a man who bore the wounds of his earthly Father, provides a powerful testament to how these wounds can become a gateway to the heart of God. His journey led him to embrace the heart of the Father through Jesus Christ, a path we can all follow. Let us not forget that Jesus is the bridge to the fatherhood of God. He stands between the Father and our…
