Pastors of Payne (County)

We are blessed to live in a wonderful diocese. What's so good about it? Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien list out all the beautiful things going on in the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma. 

Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry participate in a monthly priest support group. What's it all about? What happens there? In this week's "Pastors of Payne", our priests share their own experiences of how the Diocese of Tulsa and their brother priests help support each other.

In this week's episode, Fr. Kerry makes a deep dive on prayer drawing into the Carmelite and Benedictine traditions. If you're not praying well (or even if you are), give it a listen. 

Last week marked 6 months for Fr. O'Brien as Rector of Holy Family Cathedral. Along with Fr. Kerry, he reflects on the blessings, challenges, and what 2025 looks like for the cathedral community. Big plans!

At both St. John Catholic Student Center and Holy Family Cathedral, our priests offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation during some Sunday Masses. Is that okay? What does the Church advise on this issue? Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry talk through the good and bad of an increasingly popular practice. 

Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien talk through a specific pastoral issue and dive into the theology and practice of infant baptism. 

Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien get us ready for 2025 with encouragement to start fresh with a life of prayer, forgiveness, and renewed hope in the Lord Jesus!

In this week's "Pastors of Payne", our priests share the theology and history behind the upcoming 2025 Jubilee of Hope called for by Pope Francis. It all begins this Sunday!

As Christmas approaches, Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien talk about favorite Christmas presents and the importance of attending Christmas Mass with a special emphasis on Christmas at Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa."

Even churchgoing Catholics often struggle to pray. Sometimes it's starting to pray and for others it's being consistent in prayer. On this week's "Pastors of Payne", Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry talk about how to pray and how to pray consistently.

Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry are fired up for Christmas! But we need to celebrate Advent first. Advent helps us prepare for Christmas and Christ's return at the end of time. This week's "Pastors of Payne" will help you get ready. 

Advent is coming soon and Fr. O'Brien and Fr. Kerry get you ready to celebrate it well as we prepare for Christ's coming at Christmas and at the end of time.

Both Holy Family and St. John Catholic Student Center offer a ton of Confessions. Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien offer a few dos and don'ts of going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 

With 55 people in OCIA at St. John's and 86 at Holy Family Cathedral, our priests talk about why those numbers are so high. Is it something specific to these parishes or are there lessons to be learned that can apply to every parish? Fr. O'Brien (Holy Family) and Fr. Kerry (St. John's in Stillwater) share their love for the faith and their passion for making converts.

November is the month where we pray for the dead. Why do we do that? Where is that in Scripture? Fr. Kerry (OSU) and Fr. O'Brien (Holy Family) talk it through on this week's episode of "Pastors of Payne."

In 2023, Fr. Kerry took a sabbatical. In 2024, Fr. O'Brien did the same. What lessons were learned? Why are sabbaticals so important? This week's "Pastors of Payne" explores the fruits of these two important experiences in the life of our priests.

Show notes: Fr. Kerry and Fr. O'Brien talk about the purpose of politics, praying before voting, and bring in some good books to put it all in perspective.   Here's a link to Fr. O'Brien's election talk from a few weeks ago-  https://youtu.be/GTHM0g1WHRg

Father Kerry welcomes back founding host Father O'Brien who shares how his life has changed as he settles into his new role as the rector of Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa.

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and St. Francis Xavier Youth Director Kira Ziola talk about the recent release of the Restored Order from the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma, what it means for parents and the Sacraments of the Church for kids and teens. Resource: CCC 1285, 1312-1313

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and St. Francis Xavier Youth Director Kira Ziola talk about the importance of a life of faith from a woman’s perspective and how a relationship with Jesus can change your life.

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and returning guest Brett Akins talk about what is more important between attending Mass and worship of the Lord or kids’ weekend sports.

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and special guest Brett Akins talk about college football, tailgating, supporting the Catholic mission, and summertime in Stillwater.

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and interim host Clay Furleigh talk about modern philosophers who have taken Christianity under scientific scrutiny in an attempt to debunk the foundational teaching of Original Sin. Resources: CCC 385, 397, 410 Romans 5

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and interim host Clay Furleigh talk about an important and unknown figure who lived in the 1900s martyred for his Catholic faith at the hands of the Nazis during World War II. Resource: Fox Searchlight Pictures “A Hidden Life” (movie, 2019)

In this week’s episode, Fr. Kerry and interim host Clay Furleigh talk about the spiritual life of prayer, knowing and loving God with all your heart, and attaining all that you desire through love and obedience to God. Resource: “Abandonment To Divine Providence” Jean-Pierre de Caussade