From the Friars (Catholic Christian Spirituality)

On the feast day of the Fatima shepherds, Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto, the Gospel of the day confirms what Our Lady told us. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

The Beatitudes of Jesus only makes sense if you know the ending of the story. The same is true of life. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

Jesus, God the Word made flesh, reveals the fullness of both God's transcendence and immanence. We reply with reverence and intimacy. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Deeper prayer is synonymous with deeper listening. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Mryiam Shryock CFR to learn more.

Difficulties can deepen our love if we unite with Jesus. Fr. Luke's first homily as the chaplain of the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in New Jersey. Listen to learn more! www.bluearmy.com

How can I grow in my prayer life? Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more

Today is the Word of God Sunday. Jesus is the Word made flesh, his word is a rock of clarity in these times of shifting sands and crisis of confusion. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

The presence of Jesus is everything! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more.

Once we discover the presence of Mary in our lives, we will never be the same. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Mryiam Shryock CFR to discover more.

The Baptism of Jesus reminds us that in order to find ourselves we must follow Jesus in His path of self-emptying. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Through Christmas, heaven begins in our soul. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

How can we unwrap the gift of Christmas in our lives more deeply? Today, on the Feast of the Holy Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph show us how. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more.

What is your spirituality? It is not Franciscan, Benedictine, Ignatian, etc. but Marian! The reason for this is simple: it is the one given to us by Jesus Himself. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Joyful Guadete Sunday, Our Lady of Guadalupe's roses, Back to the Future, and Purdue Basketball. How do these connect? Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Repentance is a healing balm for our entire being. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more.

God does not stand apart from human history. Rather, he does something seemingly so outrageous, he enters it! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more.

The season Advent is the perfect period to begin again. If we want find the Lord we have to be looking for him. If we want to hear the Lord we have to be listening for him. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Advent reminds us of God's love and fidelity, therefore let us welcome the light of God's presence in this new season. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Contemplation is simply a gaze of faith, fixed on Jesus. Who better than Mary can teach us how to fix our eyes entirely and purely on Jesus? Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more.

Our peace is meant to be found, not when everything is going well, but when everything is falling apart! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more.

What does God want from you?...You !...that's it! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more

Jesus' teaching on the great Shema Israel forms the very core of his teaching about the relationship that the God-who-is-love wants with each of us. Love is nourished by listening in prayer. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

God commands us to fall in love. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

The story of Bartimaeus reveals to us a profound truth about ourselves and God. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more

Jesus teaches that the role of repentance in the redemption is like a fig tree needing fertilizer. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.