If you don’t value something, does it mean it’s not valuable to others or the world? Our life experiences form us, and our hearts respond in different ways, mainly where there are areas of something we didn’t experience or grew up without. We can have a coping mechanism or a defense mechanism of numbing and closing that part of our hearts so that it doesn’t become an open lifelong wound, which becomes a value. A value that tells us which is important and which is not important and which we can project onto other people as well.
So, we want to be open to discerning those realities at play. In this episode, we are invited to know our hearts through healthy self-awareness, self-doubt, and an openness to receive what others value.
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On Gossip
Have you ever realized that a “harmless” conversation can sometimes start to tear someone down?
In this episode, the friars talk about gossip, why it can be so easy to fall into, why it often feels like connection, and why it never really gives us the communion we’re looking for. Whether it happens at work, in friendships, in community, or around the people we love, gossip can quietly train our hearts to tear down instead of build up.
The friars reflect on the deeper questions beneath gossip: What am I seeking here? Am I trading authenticity for connection? Am I willing to let my discipleship reach even the way I speak about others?
This conversation is a gentle invitation to bring Jesus into our words, our relationships, and the places where we feel tempted to belong at someone else’s expense.
Join us as we learn to speak with greater charity, courage, and freedom, and let our words become a place where Christ is present.
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End of Year Identity Check
What was Jesus like for you this year? As we end the year, let’s do a poverty and identity check and put Jesus in the center as we look back to this past year and look forward to the coming year. For this episode, a proposal to reflect on where Jesus has been, how He has been with you, how He loved you, and how He loves you into this year…
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Trusting God with Tomorrow
Learn how to quit self-protection and pride, and rest instead in the truth that you are already a beloved son or daughter of God.
