My Friend the Friar

Send us Fan Mail In this episode John and Fr. Stephen dive into the season of Advent and discuss what we can do to enter more deeply into it. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode John and Fr. Stephen dive deeper into the Catechism of the Catholic Church and how it should be used as a tool for teaching and making disciples. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you&apos...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode John and Fr. Stephen discuss sacraments and how they allow us to experience our relationship with Jesus more fully. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fr. Stephen answers questions that were sent in ranging from the Four Last Things to space aliens!  Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here  or email myfriendthefriar@gmail.com! Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode John and Fr. Stephen discuss the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the purpose it plays in teaching the faithful. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen a...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Christians today. Apostles' Creed Nicene Creed Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support th...

Send us Fan Mail 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 coming to the United States. They also discuss the almost 3,000 priests and nuns who were killed in Poland during World War 2 along with some specific martyrs during the war. Have something you&apos...

Send us Fan Mail 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 thousands of martyrs who died in France in the 1700's and 1800's. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words th...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the world right now and cannot wait, they contemplate how the choices of people in the past continue to affect us today. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? O...

Send us Fan Mail 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. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have somethi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fr. Stephen and John discuss prayer and examine helpful ways to pray, what prayer is, and what prayer is not. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fr. Stephen and John discuss how the way people approach their relationships with other people influence how they relate to God. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear F...

Send us Fan Mail 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 approach challenging conversations within the church and in their personal lives. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fr. Stephen and John continue to examine how the early Church's understanding of sanctity develops in light of Christ's own witness. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Fr. Stephen and John begin to explore the theology of sanctity, holiness, and sainthood. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind words their way? Click here. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Email u...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, John and Fr. Stephen talk about their adventures so far in creating the podcast, the technical challenges of recording from two different states, how well the podcast has been received so far, and how hard it was to come up with a name after their original name was suddenly taken! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Fr. Stephen and John talk about who they are and what their motivations are behind starting this podcast. They discuss everything from food, hobbies, and stories from their pasts to share how God has worked in their lives to guide them to where they are now. Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Or maybe you just want to send kind...

Send us Fan Mail In our pilot episode, which we recorded during Lent, Fr. Stephen talks about the Sacred Triduum which are the three days that end the Lenten season and begin the time of Easter in the Catholic Church. Support the show Click here to support the Carmelite Friars! Have something you'd love to hear Fr. Stephen and John talk about? Email us at myfriendthefriar@gmail.com or click h...