My Friend the Friar
A podcast where we learn about our faith and share what it takes to live a Catholic Christian life through conversations and contemplations with my friend the friar, a Discalced Carmelite Priest.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
New Year Update!
In this short episode John is joined only very briefly by one of the cats, Boogie, since Fr. Stephen lives in a technological wasteland. He recaps all the success they've had with the p…
The Eucharist
The Nativity
The Sacraments of Service (Matrimony and Holy Orders)
The Sacraments of Initiation
In this episode John (who obviously is still half asleep) and Fr. Stephen continue their series of discussions on the Sacraments by diving into the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmatio…
The Sacraments of Healing
Getting the Most Out of Advent
Teaching from the Catechism
An Introduction to the Sacraments
Lightning Round Questions!
An Introduction to the Catechism
What Do Christians Believe?
In this episode John and Fr. Stephen dive into the credal statements of the Catholic Church, why they were so important to the early Christians, and why they are so important to us as C…
Martyrs of Cristero War and World War 2
In this final episode of the martyr series, John and Fr. Stephen discuss the martyrs in Mexico during the Cristero War in the 1900's which was the cause of his Carmelite ancestors comin…
Martyrs of China and France
In this episode, after John finishes fighting off the cats of love again, he and Fr. Stephen discuss the Catholic Christian martyrs in China starting in the 1600's, and then the tens of…
Martyrs of Japan
In this episode Fr. Stephen and John discuss the tens of thousands of Catholic Christian martyrs in Japan in the mid to late 1500's and early 1600's.
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Martyrs of England and Wales
In this episode John and Fr. Stephen talk about the modern martyrs beginning in the 1500's. Along with their special guest, Bertha, the stubborn tabby cat who needs all of the love in t…
A Dinosaur Story - A Conversion Story
In this episode John shares with Fr. Stephen part of his personal conversion which began in childhood but didn't come into fruition until much later in his adult life.
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Prayer
In this episode Fr. Stephen and John discuss prayer and examine helpful ways to pray, what prayer is, and what prayer is not.
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Relationship
In this episode Fr. Stephen and John discuss how the way people approach their relationships with other people influence how they relate to God.
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Dissent in the Church
In this episode Fr. Stephen and John contemplate dissent and the difference between it, rebellion, and reform. They discuss where the church allows for disagreement and how one should a…