Saint Francis Parish and Outreach

Expanding Your Faith

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Expanding your Faith tackles modern day issues with a focus on spirituality. This podcast is produced by the hardworking staff at the Old Catholic Churches International’s Office of Communications and Media Relations. You can find us on the web at https://facebook.com/ExpandingyourFaith.

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Oct 4, 2026

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Episodes

Voting as a Spiritual Discipline (Without Telling People Who to Vote For) 04.10.2026

In the Season 15 opener, Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams explore how to pray, research, and discern faithfully at the ballot box, without telling anyone who to vote for.

The Sermon on the Mount: The Most Ignored Teaching in Christianity 30.08.2026

Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams give Matthew 5-7 a close read as a practical, costly ethical manifesto Jesus expected his followers to actually live by -- not a beautiful ideal to admire from a distance.

Not Putting People on Pedestals (And Still Honoring Those Who Deserve It) 23.08.2026

Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams explore the biblical difference between honoring a leader rightly and idolizing them, and why the Church's habit of building pedestals so often ends in collapse.

Loneliness Is a Spiritual Crisis, Not Just a Social One 16.08.2026

Bishop Greer and Bishop Ben Williams make the case that loneliness is not just a personal mood problem but a spiritual condition Scripture names as "not good" from the very first pages of creation, and explore what a faithful, practical response actually looks like.

Church Sign Theology 09.08.2026

Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams roast the funniest and strangest church marquee sayings they've spotted, then get honest about what actually separates good public theology from bad theology dressed up as clever.

False Prophets and the Gospel of Greed: Naming the Prosperity Preachers 02.08.2026

Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams name specific, documented teachings from prosperity gospel preachers Paula White and Mike Murdock, set them directly against Scripture, and reclaim what biblical generosity and stewardship actually look like.

The Five Pillars of the Veritas Manifesto 26.07.2026

Father Ricardo Romero returns to lay out the five pillars of the Veritas Manifesto, leadership, understanding, decentralized networking, citizen engagement, and messaging, as OCCI's Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitarian Efforts prepares to launch its 42-day Nazareth campaign on August 1st.

Comfort Food and Communion 19.07.2026

Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams take a lighter turn this week, swapping stories about the comfort foods and table memories that feel like home, and reflecting on why God keeps showing up around a meal throughout Scripture.

The Book of Revelation Is Not About the Future 12.07.2026

Bishop Greer Godsey and Bishop Ben Williams trace Revelation back to the first-century pastor and persecuted churches it was actually written for, expose how the Rapture and "Left Behind" theology trace to a traceable 19th-century American invention rather than ancient Christian doctrine, and reclaim the book as a summons to resist empire rather than a countdown to the end of the world.

The Veritas Manifesto: Operation Nazareth and the Church as Sanctuary 05.07.2026

Father Ricardo Romero joins Bishop Greer to unveil Operation Nazareth Manifest, OCCI's grassroots response to ICE raids and immigrant detentions, rooted in Luke 4:18-19 and the Bonhoeffer conviction that faith requires standing in solidarity with the suffering, not speaking from a safe distance.

Faithful and Fearless: The Legacies of Troy Perry and William Brothers 21.06.2026

Rev. Marc Trimm and Bishop Greer honor two pioneering figures who refused to let the Church remain exclusive -- Rev. Elder Troy Perry, who founded Metropolitan Community Church in 1968 as a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ Christians, and Bishop William Brothers, who organized the Old Catholic Church in America in 1916 as a home for those the institutional Church had left behind.

Christian Nationalism Is Not Christianity 14.06.2026

Bishop Greer and Bishop Ben Williams make the direct doctrinal case that Christian nationalism is not Christianity -- tracing its roots from Constantine to the modern Religious Right and showing from Scripture that Jesus refused the political kingdom, the Church belongs to every nation, and no flag belongs on the altar.

But Stuff 06.06.2026

When the world says one thing and the Church has said another, Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams go straight to the text to show that the Bible is more radical, more inclusive, and more demanding than anyone expected on women, LGBTQIA+ people, creation, poverty, war, and immigration.

Sanctuary: What the Church Owes the Vulnerable 26.04.2026

Sanctuary: What the Church Owes the Vulnerable

What did the Early Church looked like 19.04.2026

What did the Early Church looked like

Questions and Answers Live 12.04.2026

Questions and Answers Live

A show about nothing! 15.03.2026

Jokes and just random thoughts

Christian Views on War: Just War, Pacifism, and Faithful Discernment 08.03.2026

Christian Views on War: Just War, Pacifism, and Faithful Discernment

Climate Crisis as Spiritual Crisis: Creation Care in 2026 01.03.2026

Climate Crisis as Spiritual Crisis: Creation Care in 2026

The State of the American Church 10.01.2026

What’s really happening to the American Church right now—decline, plateau, or something else? In this episode, Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc, and Bishop Ben look at credible data and the lived reality behind it: shifting Christian identity, changing religious practice, generational gaps, and the strain many churches feel even when numbers “stabilize.” We also talk about polarization, trust, and what res...

Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and the Afterlife 04.10.2025

Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss the idea of rethinking what we believe about sin, salvation and the afterlife.

Scriptural Welcome 20.09.2025

What is our responsibility to the immigrant and stranger among us? Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss the Christian’s responsibility to the stranger among us.

Political Violence and Disagreements 13.09.2025

Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss Political Violence and Disagreements and the Christian response to both.

Open Table: Radical Inclusion of Communion 06.09.2025

Bishop Greer Godsey, Bishop Ben Williams, and Father Matthew Schnabel discuss Open Table, the Radical Inclusion of Communion.

Faith and Pop Culture 23.08.2025

Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss Faith and Pop Culture.

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