Series on Silence Vs. Noise (Part 2 of 2)
What’s the most prevalent voice that you hear in your life? Is it God’s or someone’s/something else?
We long to teach people how to pray, contemplative silence, inner recollection, and interior stillness are ways to live in a relationship with God. But, there’s a silver bullet to make people live in chaos and noise, exteriorly or interiorly. Every day, through general media, we are bombarded with chaos and noise, and there’s this turmoil all the time, both internal and external, that’s a direct attack on how God speaks and how He wants to give Himself. Today, in the next part of this mini-series, we’ll dive deeper into the importance and experience of silence and attempt to stir people’s hearts to recognize that this silence is under direct attack and identify ways to defend against these attacks.
Disclaimer: We apologize in advance that you can’t see Br. Kolbe video, like you usually do in some parts of this episode. Unfortunately, our technical difficulties with his camera during the recording session rendered some of Br. Kolbe’s footage as unusable.
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Intimacy with Jesus: Ask, Seek, Knock
Have you ever done all the Catholic things but still felt distant from Jesus?
In this episode, the friars speak to the person who believes, prays, goes to Mass, tries to live faithfully, and yet still wonders why prayer can feel dry, disconnected, or more like duty than relationship. They explore what it means to move from simply doing the right things to actually bringing your heart to Jesus.
This conversation is an invitation to ask, seek, and knock with honesty. What’s happening in my heart? Where do I feel blocked, afraid, ashamed, or self-reliant? Where is Jesus inviting me into healing, repentance, formation, and deeper intimacy?
The friars offer gentle guidance for learning how to pray with the heart, encounter Jesus in Scripture, and let Him meet the places we often keep hidden or protected.
Join us as we learn to bring our whole hearts to Jesus, and rediscover that prayer is not just something we do, but a relationship He longs to deepen.
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At The Well
In one form or another, we can sometimes live in isolation and hiding. Because of shame and sin, we clothe ourselves with shadows and hide. These lies we hide behind keep us stuck and paralyzed—Jesus wants to call us out of that. The places of hiding don’t have to defeat us, but they can become these intimate places where the Lord desires to be…
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Remember Like Mary
Do you remember Jesus and what he did? The most consistent word Mary spoke to Fr. Jeremiah was “remember. ” When we don’t know what to do or how to act, Mary tells us to remember her son, Jesus’ actions. That was the case for Fr. Jeremiah, and this is an invitation that extends to all of us. There is a richness and importance that Mary plays for us not to have her be a part of our spiritual life. This episode invites us…
