From the Friars (Catholic Christian Spirituality)

Jesus teaches with examples accessible to all. He teaches us about God and what God wants for us. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Happy Father's Day! During the last two days we had the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Today we ponder the heart of God the Father. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher. Listen to learn more!

Today we celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. The message and grace of Our Lady's apparitions are still alive today. Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

What are you doing for Lent? Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

Christianity starts with love. Love is the central message of Jesus, but the specifics require suffering. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Beloved, we love God because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. This is the commandment we have...

Advent is New Year's Day in the Church calendar. If Christ is the worm (Ps 22), then Mother Church, in her liturgy, is like a mother bird who consumes and regurgitates Christ to nourish her chicks. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Christ's Kingdom And Thanksgiving by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

God Has Only One List by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Fr. Luke Fletcher interviews the amazing Charlie Moran as they sit in NYC traffic! Charlie is the director of an incredible ministry with the friars helping Haiti. Listen to learn more! https://www.friarsuppliers.com for more information

The miracle of the sun at Fatima on October 13, 1917, was one of the greatest miracles in history. Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR, given at the Fatima Shrine in Washington, NJ. Listen to learn more!

There is a big difference between walking by faith or not. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR

Only God can ask us to put Him in first place. A shocking teaching of Jesus has a surprise meaning. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

Mary's title of Queen has deep biblical roots and meaning. From royal imagery of thrones and crowns we learn more about what it means to live in God's kingdom and follow Jesus the King of Kings. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was the moment that her whole life was moving towards. From today's feast we learn that there are four types of people. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

Contemplation is essentially indescribable, however daily life, examples from Scripture and the lives of the saint can help provide us with an insight as what this gift of God looks like in our lives.

A further discussion on what contemplation is...

Contemplation is the missing piece to the lives of many Christians. Listen to discover more deeply what exactly contemplation is and why it is necessary for the life of every Christian.

Happy feast day of Blessed Solanus Casey! We were able to visit him tomb at the shrine in Detroit today. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

The Old Testament story of Joseph, The Picture of Dorian Grey, and our judgment at death: Venerable Fulton Sheen helps us to bring it all together in a profound and moving way. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR. Thing in a Pot channel on Youtube, The Meaning of the Cross - Fulton Sheen Timeless Wisdom

There is hunger and famine in our modern age. There is a spiritual connection today with the Old Testament story of Joseph and the famine. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

The greatest stumbling block we all must face in our relationship with God is His overwhelming intimacy and nearness to us. On this Holy Thursday, we are confronted once again with God's intimacy coming to us in two unique ways, the Eucharist and the Priesthood.

God is like a good tree that bears good fruit. His love is poured out upon the world as goodness, truth, unity and beauty. As a loving Father he invites us to be like him. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

God has an eternal perspective. What does this mean for all of the promises He makes to us? Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR.

Hear a prophetic call for the Church in 2019 based on the Google Year in Search 2018 video. Goodness is worth searching for! We hear the Word of God our Father through the voice of the Church our Mother. Podcast by Fr. Luke Mary Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

God is passionate about us! It is He who comes to us and reveals himself to us. Despite how clever we may think we are, it is God who is seeking us first. We are merely responding to the grace of God in our lives.