From the Friars (Catholic Christian Spirituality)

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.

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.

A deeper gift of self, on our end, is always the prerequisite for deeper intimacy with God. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more!

If we are not giving, we are not living. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Solitude is not loneliness, but alone with. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices...

Where is Jesus trying to take us? Beyond ourselves! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices...

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices...

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices...

If the external practices of our faith do not lead us into the solitude of our own heart, than our worship is lacking. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

The tears of Saint Monica helped convert her son who became Saint Augustine. What is the difference between her tears and the unshareable lamp oil of the virgins in Christ's parable? Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.