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The Radiant Soul
by with Br. Jay
What if the sacred isn't something you have to earn, but something you simply have to notice?Hosted by Br. Jay, The Radiant Soul is a sanctuary for seekers, quiet creatives, and those who have outgrown the "shoulds" of traditional religion. Moving beyond the heavy walls of dogma and into the open air of presence, we explore the intersection of modern wellness and grounded mysticism.From the restorative power of mineral baths and forest walks to the transformative practice of manifestation and affirmations, Br. Jay leads a weekly conversation about the "Truth, Beauty, and Goodness" found in
Episodes
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What I Had in My Hands
When his aunt faced surgery, Jay lit a green beeswax candle, rolled in herbs, wrote her name on a bay leaf, and prayed—then texted Christian friends to start a prayer chain. He never asked which one “worked.” In this episode he explores what happens when prayer stops being only words, why...
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Halloween Memories
Rubber monsters, a small-town library, and a witch who never scared me. A look at Halloween’s real history and the figure on the shelf. Keywords Halloween history, All Hallows’ Eve, Samhain, folklore, folk traditions, cunning folk, history of witches, witch trials history, Halloween customs,...
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The Sensuality of Autumn
Autumn is more than something beautiful to look at. It’s a season you can feel. In this episode of The Radiant Soul, Jay explores the sensuality of autumn: cool air against your skin, changing light, the warmth of home, food simmering in the kitchen, long walks, close friends, quiet evenings, and...
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Maybe It Is Magic
Song "Maybe It Is Magic" by Manifest Theory What if we’ve become so good at explaining away the mysterious that we’ve forgotten how to let something actually be mysterious? After reclaiming the witchy parts of himself in the last episode, Jay goes one step further: What if sometimes it really is...
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God, Magic & the Witchy Parts of Me I Left Behind
Song Spark of the Magician is by Manifest Theory and on their album "Original Magic" For years, magic, tarot, ritual, moon cycles, charms, manifestation, and other wonderfully witchy things were part of my spiritual life. Then I found my way back to God. And somewhere along the way, I quietly put...
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Build a Practice That Survives YOU
What happens when a spiritual practice stops feeling new? In this episode of The Radiant Soul, Jay explores the difference between novelty and depth, why motivation eventually fades, and what it means to build a spiritual practice sturdy enough to survive boredom, doubt, changing beliefs, busy...
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What If You Don’t Need to Escape to Find God?
What if spirituality isn’t supposed to help us escape this life, but teach us how to fully inhabit it? In this deeply personal episode of The Radiant Soul, Jay explores his own journey from being a closeted young fundamentalist who feared his body and prayed to escape his desires, to searching…
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Walk Your Way Home: How Slowing Down Can Heal Your Life with Jonathon Stalls
What if one of the most powerful healing practices isn't something you have to learn, buy, or master, but simply remember? In this episode of The Radiant Soul, Jay Clark welcomes walking artist, author, and community builder Jonathon Stalls, author of WALK: Slow Down, Wake Up & Connect at 1–3…
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Why You’re a Terrible Roommate to Yourself (and How to Stop)
Have you ever realized that if you talked to your best friend the way you talk to yourself in your head... they’d probably block your number? In this episode of The Radiant Soul, host Br. Jay Clark the script on an ancient Celtic spiritual concept: the Anam Cara, or soul friend. While we...
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Your Body is Screaming. Here’s How to Translate It.
Are you constantly living from the neck up, bouncing from emails to traffic while ignoring a tight knot of anxiety in your chest? Welcome to the "over-optimization backlash". In a world that demands continuous adaptation to sudden life transitions, restructuring, and stress, your mind cannot…
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Is Saying “The Universe” Disrespectful to God?
Ever had someone correct your spiritual vocabulary? In this intimate coffee shop chat, Br. Jay breaks down the invisible line between saying “God” and saying “the Universe”—and why this shift is happening for millions of people today. The Deep Dive (Semantic Richness for Apple/Spotify...
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I Didn’t Leave Angry. I Left Healed.
There’s a story many people expect when someone leaves church. Anger. Bitterness. Scandal. Collapse. But what happens when someone leaves not because they were rejected… but because they finally healed? In this deeply personal episode of The Radiant Soul Podcast, Jay Clark shares the story of...
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I Got Bitch-Slapped by a Ghost: An Interview with Emilie Emilie Muñiz
Have you ever looked at a deck of Tarot cards and felt more "arcane-shy" than intuitive? In this episode, host Jason Clark welcomes back his very first podcast guest, the brilliant Emilie Muñiz, to strip away the "mystical fluff" of divination. Emilie, a NYC native and creator of the Simplicity...
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The Room We Inhabit: Finding Your Own Language for the Holy
Do you ever feel like the word "God" is a suit that doesn’t quite fit? In this deeply soulful episode of The Radiant Soul, host Br. Jay Clark explores the profound, often messy journey of finding a personal language for the Divine. We often think of spirituality as a fixed map handed down by...
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Why You Keep Starting Over in Your Spiritual Life
Why do so many of us keep collecting spiritual practices but struggle to stay consistent with any of them? In this episode, Jay talks about the difference between consuming healing content and actually being formed by a daily practice. From bookmarked breathwork videos and nervous system tips to...
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When the Wind Holds You
What if God isn’t somewhere far away… but already here? In this episode, Jay shares a story from his childhood in rural Oklahoma-standing at the edge of a canyon, leaning into the wind, and discovering a deep sense of peace that felt like being held. This is a reflection on embodied spirituality,...
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Curing the Digital Hangover: The Science of Forest Bathing & Nervous System Regulation
Do you feel that low-grade hum of anxiety in your chest? That’s the "Digital Hangover"—and it’s time for a revolution. In this episode of The Radiant Soul, host Jay Clark dives deep into the canopy to explore the radical, science-backed practice of Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku). We aren’t just...
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The Mountain and the Mud: Finding Peace in the Mess
We often think of "spirituality" as something that happens in silence—on a mountaintop, in a hot spring, or in a perfectly quiet room. But eventually, we all have to come down from the mountain and get back to the "mud" of our daily lives. In this episode, Jay shares a personal journey from the...
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Sacred Rhythms: Biological Bookends and the Ritual of the Morning Cup
Peace isn't a destination you arrive at; it’s a frequency you tune into. In this episode of The Radiant Soul Podcast, Jason Clark tackles the exhausting world of "hustle culture" routines. We’re replacing high-pressure 5:00 AM cold plunges with Sacred Rhythms—simple, somatic habits that act as...
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Architecture of Peace: Tuning Your Environment with Light, Scent, and Soil
Once you’ve cleared the internal static, how do you protect that space? In part 2 of 3 of this series Podcast, Jason aka Br. Jay moves from the body to the bedroom (and the backyard), exploring how to curate a Sensory Sanctuary that acts as a restorative subsidy for your health. In a world of...
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Somatic Rhythms: Shaking Off the Armor and the Science of the Exhale
Why does "finding peace" feel like so much work? In the debut episode of The Radiant Soul, Jason challenges the idea that we can think our way into stillness. If you’ve been feeling "off," restless, or like a "head walking around on a stick," this episode is your permission to stop performing and...
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The Sacred Life of Paying Attention
Many people today find themselves in a strange spiritual place. They are no longer fully at home in organized religion, yet they still feel drawn to something sacred. Maybe you’ve been through faith deconstruction. Maybe you’re reconstructing your beliefs. Maybe you simply consider yourself...
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The Scandalous Kiss: Mysticism, Deconstruction, and the Eucharist
If you’ve ever walked into a sanctuary carrying questions heavier than the stones in the walls, this episode is a chair pulled up just for you. In this episode of The Friary, Br. Jay invites us out of the "library of the mind" and back to the heat of the fire. For many who have walked through...
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Being a Christian in the Age of ICE
We talk a lot about following Jesus. But we rarely talk about where he actually goes. In this episode, I speak plainly and unapologetically about a truth that runs straight through the Gospels. Jesus identifies himself with the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. Not symbolically....
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What the Church Can Learn from Those Who Left Her
In this episode of The Friary, Brother Jay sits down with who friends Saxon and Dave for a brave, unguarded conversation about faith, loss, integrity, and the cost of staying when staying no longer feels honest. This is not a debate.It is not a deconstruction spectacle.And it is not an attempt to...
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A Vatican Advisor Comes Out: Faith, Freedom, and Theology for the Unwanted
A gay Catholic told Pope Francis: “We just want Jesus Christ too.” In this episode, Daniel Tillson, Theology for the Unwanted, shares his journey from secrecy in a conservative parish to advising the Holy See, and the moment Pope Francis told him, “The Church does not condemn you.” We explore the...
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Seeing Clearly: Loving God, Self & Neighbor - A Spiritual Journey Through Faith, Cross & Self-Love
In this episode of The Friary, we explore one of the heart questions of faith: What does it really mean to love God, ourselves, and others? Jesus’ teaching on the two greatest commandments — to love God and love your neighbor as yourself — points us into a deeper truth about spiritual vision,...
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A Wider Altar
In this episode, Br. Jay sits down with Bishop David Strong, presiding bishop of the Apostolic Catholic Church in America, to explore the Independent Sacramental Movement and the kind of ministry that takes shape beyond traditional parish walls. We talk about priesthood on the margins, the…
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The Table and the Compass
"God draws straight with crooked lines." We’ve all heard it, but what does it actually look like when your life feels more like a zigzag than a straight shot? This week at The Friary, Brother Jay dives deep into the "crooked lines" of his own journey-from the pain of being kicked out of a...
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Finding God in the Noise: Vocation, Suffering, and Hope with Dean Tyler Richards
In this heartfelt episode of The Friary, Brother Jay sits down with The Very Rev. Br. Tyler C. Richards, OCS - dean of a cathedral, Dominican novice, preacher, writer, spiritual companion, and digital creator (@priestnthenorth). Tyler shares the story of a childhood encounter with God, leaving...
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Advent and the Humility of God
In this episode, Br. Jay offers a brief message of hope - of a God willing to enter to muck to clean us, to wash our feet, and love us... warts and all.
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Upside Down: Franciscan Non-Dualism
What if the path to God isn’t up, but down? This episode is the second episode on Franciscan Mysticism and explores how the wisdom of St. Francis, the Letter of James, and the ancient teaching of non-dual seeing invite us to find the sacred in what we usually overlook-the ordinary, the broken…
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The Mysticism of St. Francis
What if God isn’t found in power or perfection, but in humility, simplicity, and the small wonders of daily life? In this episode, we explore the heart of Franciscan mysticism and spirituality-seeing Christ in creation, embracing poverty as freedom, and finding divine beauty in the ordinary. It’s...
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Every Breath a Prayer
In this episode Br. Jay explores what prayer is, and why the question "Does God answer prayer?" might better be asked, "Does God meet us in prayer?"
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Will Everyone Be Saved? Exploring Christian and Patristic Universalism
Is God’s love truly without end? In this episode of The Friary, I sit down with David Burnfield, author of Patristic Universalism, and his wife Wendy, who shares about this ancient hope on Instagram. Together we explore the roots of universalism in the early church, what the Fathers taught about...
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Faith Beyond the Whiteness Gospel with D. T. Bryant
In this episode of The Friary, Brother Jay welcomes D. T. Bryant, priest at St. Mary of Bethany Parish, spiritual director at The Center for Hope and Healing in Nashville, and co-founder of the Black Mental Health Counselor Reparations Foundation. He is also the author of Unless a Seed Falls to…
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Roots Over Running
Join your ever-curious Franciscan brother Br. Jay in The Friary as we dig into the radical gift of staying rooted in a world obsessed with moving on. We’re here with Rev. Lydia Sohn, author of Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving, exploring why true freedom might just come from...
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Rest as Resistance
Sometimes resting feels guilty, revolutionary, or just plain impossible. In this episode of The Friary, Br. Jay shares personal stories of obsessive faith, walks, and naps that became acts of holy resistance. Along the way, we meet saints who mastered the art of stillness, hear scripture that...
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Habits, Callings, and a Dash of Humor
Two Franciscans from the Order of Saint Francis join me to talk vocation, discernment, and Saint Francis himself—with lighthearted moments that remind us holiness doesn’t have to be too serious.Brother Andrew, OSF, lives in New York City with his husband. He is a Deacon in the Episcopal Diocese…
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Staying at the Table When You're Not Sure You're Welcome
Justin Telthorst joins The Friary to talk faith, sexuality, and what it means to love a Church that often doesn’t know what to do with you. A gay Catholic and former missionary, Justin founded Empty Chairs to create space for LGBTQ+ Catholics to stay rooted without compromising their dignity. In...
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Conscience and Courage: Can You Disagree and Still Belong?
Can you stay rooted in a faith tradition even when you disagree with some of its teachings? What does it mean to follow your conscience and still be faithful? In this episode, Brother Jay talks with Salina Bear: a Catholic feminist, lay theologian, and content creator about the complex and often...
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Faith Beyond the Walls with Keith Giles
What if Jesus was never meant to be trapped in dogma or confined to Sunday mornings? In this episode, author and mystic Keith Giles joins us to talk about his journey from evangelical pastor to spiritual freedom-seeker. We explore the process of deconstruction, the Cosmic Christ, and the hidden...
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Mysticism, Mystery, and the Middle Way: A Conversation with Carl McColman
In this episode, Br. Jay talks with author and contemplative Carl McColman about his winding spiritual journey, from Lutheran roots and pagan circles to his Roman Catholicism with Buddhist insights and becoming a lay Cistercian. They explore the meaning of mysticism, the value of interfaith…
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My World in Four Parts
In this four-parts in one episode of The Friary, Br. Jay opens up about his unexpected return to Christianity, being an Anglo-Catholic, a Franciscan-in-formation, and yes, still very much himself. From a letter to his closeted, anxious teenage self to the beauty of an ecumenical Pride service…
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Gentle or Fierce?
Was Jesus gentle or fierce? The answer might depend on who was standing in front of him. In this 3-minute reflection, we look at how Jesus responded to the hurting—and to the proud.
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From Neon Signs to Sacred Silence
In this first episode under our new name, The Friary, Br. Jay shares the story behind the change and the quiet shift that’s been happening in my life and soul. Then he offers a spoken word reflection on awe, wonder, and the God who shows up in grocery lines, golden skies, and steaming cups of…
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When the Wind is the Preacher: An Interview with VIctoria Loorz
What if church had no walls and the sermon came from the wind in the trees? In this episode of Neon Alchemist, Brother Jay sits down with author and eco-theologian Victoria Loorz, author of Church of the Wild and Field Guide to Church of the Wild, to talk wild churches, sacred conversations with...
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Walking the Way
What if following Jesus didn’t mean signing up for a religion, but learning a way of living, rooted in compassion, simplicity, and deep connection with others and the earth? In this episode, we explore the radical love Jesus showed to outsiders and misfits, how he resisted judgment and embraced...
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In the Beginning Was the...Conversation?
What if God isn’t a one-way message, but a Conversation that never stopped? In this episode of Neon Alchemist, we explore the ancient Greek word Logos from John 1 and how it might mean more than just “Word.” Could it mean Conversation? And what does that change about prayer, creation, and the...
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God in the Cracks
Is it possible that God is showing up... where you least expect it? In this gentle and slightly mischievous episode of Neon Alchemist, Brother Jay takes us on a contemplative stroll through sidewalk violets, kitchen sinks, cab rides, and even a Taco Bell — yes, really — to explore the idea that…
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What if the sacred isn't something you have to earn, but something you simply have to notice?Hosted by Br. Jay, The Radiant Soul is a sanctuary for seekers, quiet creatives, and those who have outgrown the "shoulds" of traditional religion. Moving beyond the heavy walls of dogma and into the open air of presence, we explore the intersection of modern wellness and grounded mysticism.From the restorative power of mineral baths and forest walks to the transformative practice of manifestation and affirmations, Br. Jay leads a weekly conversation about the "Truth, Beauty, and Goodness" found in
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