Jesus and Jubilee – Series on Jesus and the Jubilee (Part 6)
What does Jesus want for us this Jubilee? This Jubilee year, Jesus extends a heartfelt invitation to us all to experience His boundless mercy, forgiveness, and love—to share in His life. Join us as we reflect on His call to renewal, reconciliation, and deeper faith. Let this sacred time be a journey of spiritual transformation and a reminder of God’s grace in our lives. In this episode, with our special guest, Dr. John Bergsma, we will bring it home and discuss Jesus and the Jubilee and what He invites us to in this consecrated time.
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Be Merciful As Your Father
Have you ever wanted to forgive, but just couldn’t seem to get there?
This week, the friars reflect on the call to “be merciful as your Father is merciful” and the real, often slow journey of forgiveness. They unpack the tension of holding pain while still being invited into mercy and how forgiveness isn’t something we force, but something we receive and grow into over time.
Through the lens of the older son, they explore what it means to stay close to the Father, to “borrow” His heart, and to take small, honest steps toward healing, even when it’s hard.
Join us as we discover how God meets us in our wounds and gently leads us into freedom, one step at a time.
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The Father’s Embrace (Lent 2026)
What do you expect to find when you finally turn back toward God?
Continuing their Lenten journey through the Prodigal Son, the friars arrive at the turning point of the story, the moment the son returns home. Expecting rejection, punishment, or distance, he instead finds something completely unexpected: the Father running toward him with compassion.
In this episode, the friars reflect on the heart of the Gospel. The Father doesn’t wait for perfection, explanations, or repayment. He runs, he embraces, and he restores dignity before a single word of apology is finished.
Join us as we rediscover the mercy of a Father who never stops watching the road and who runs to meet us the moment we begin to come home.
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The Father’s Blessing
Affirmation feels different when it’s public, out loud and in front of everyone — as at the Baptism of Christ and the Transfiguration, where God audibly affirmed Jesus as his beloved Son. That affirmation becomes the foundation that allows Jesus to be free; to weep and be compassionate and angry, to be a revelation…
