What makes us most free is this submission to God and this dependence on Him. Yes, freedom is dependent on obedience rather than doing whatever I want. When we fall in love with God and experience that love, this profound interior freedom takes place, and it becomes the most important thing in our lives — even to the point that it is greater than our circumstances.
This episode is the first part of our series on Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacque Philippe, which talks about what it means to live in freedom as sons and daughters of God and how this freedom can become greater than the circumstances of our lives.
Episode originally aired January 2023.
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Hot Takes 7
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The Father’s Banquet (Lent 2026)
Have you ever struggled to receive love that you feel you don’t deserve?
As the Lenten journey through the Prodigal Son continues, the friars turn to one of the most striking moments in the parable, the Father’s banquet. What should be a moment of pure joy is, for the son, also deeply uncomfortable. After everything he’s done, he’s not just welcomed back, he was celebrated.
In this episode, the friars reflect on the tension between shame and mercy. What does it feel like to be fully seen, fully known, and still fully loved? Why can receiving God’s love sometimes feel harder than earning it? And how do we begin to live as sons and daughters again after we’ve fallen?
Join us as we enter into the mystery of the Father’s banquet, and discover a love that doesn’t just forgive, but restores, celebrates, and calls us back to life.
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Is following Jesus just another self-help plan? The Beatitudes flip that idea upside down. This isn’t about fixing yourself; it’s about letting God meet your needs. In this episode, the friars explore how the Beatitudes aren’t a checklist for spiritual success but an invitation to profound dependence on God. They explore how true blessings often appear as weakness, surrender, and a poverty of spirit…
