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Frank Friar Fridays — 317 episodes
What I wanted was revenge
Nothing holds our attention like being afraid.
In installments
Rough Water
Gross! What are you eating?
The Math Was Right
No Strings
Scroll Away!!
Wheat Happens
Tomatoes Outside the Window
Every team is a home team
No one is against safe baby food
What NO syllabus has ever taught
Give me back my son.
The harvest is plentiful
We Are What We Eat
But They Will When I'm Finished
Maybe It's Just the Holy Spirit
The Blessing of Going Away
She Is Not Lost
Ricardo's Smile: A Bolivian Orphanage and the Gospel of Showing Up
Whose voice do we follow?
Our journey of faith can challenge us and move us in directions that can be scary
Is Jesus here yet? Celebrating a call to discipleship
Roll away the stone in your life
We can let fear triumph
Why Jesus Wept
I once was lost, but now am found....
God in a Box:Hypocrisy of War
Illuminating the Corners: The Journey to Holiness
The Steel Mill vs. The Garden: Choosing Sacrificial Love
Jesus was political
Pass the Salt, Turn on the Light: The Courage to Shine
The Remnant That Speaks No Lies
How well do we see?
The Tale of Two Weddings
Are we truly seekers of peace?
Have you ever had an epiphany, and...
What does it mean for us to celebrate the Holy Family...
Let there be peace on Earth....
Are you ready for Christmas?
John the Baptist challenges us to prepare the way of the Lord
As we enter Advent, what kind of person do I want to be?"
SPECIAL EPISODE - MY HOMILY AT ST. TOM'S ON THE 25TH JUBILEE OF DOMINICANS AT PURDUE
No Kings - but who is OUR King?
What do we take with us when we leave this earth?
How do we bring life to those around us?
We remember not only those that have gone before us in the faith....
Breaking the Mirror - Why Being "Good Enough" Isn't Enough
Mercy Over Revolution
Are we grateful for all we have?
What can we do in these challenging times?
We need to figure out who we want to be in God's eyes.
A reflection on the death of Charlie Kirk in the light of The Beatitudes
Why we ALL need to be WOKE!
It sounds like Jesus is telling us to hate people close to us...
Are we friends - real friends - with Jesus?
Are you ready to set the world on fire???
Are we vigilant? Are we preparing ourselves?
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity
For what, how and why do we pray?
Are you a Martha or a Mary? That's not a question only for the women listeners
What does the parable of the good Samaritan say to us?
A gospel reflection for Independence Day
We are all called to a constant conversion. What does that look like??
How does what we experience at Mass change us?
This weekend we remember our fathers, and the connection to Our Father's love
What is it that we celebrate on the Feast of Pentecost?
Do we recognize that Jesus is always with us?
How do we remember those who have gone before us in the faith?
I give you a new commandment, love one another
On Good Shepherd Sunday we celebrate a new shepherd
Peter, do you love me?
Is Jesus here yet?
Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Another broadcast from Rome: What is a Missionary of Mercy?
A broadcast from Rome
How are we the face of Christ to the people in our lives?
God will lead us where we need to go....
How will we find our happiness?
Special edition for Ash Wednesday
We are each called to see the beam in our own eye first...
Love those who hate you, don't judge, don't resent, etc. etc. etc.
How our vice-president gets Thomas Aquinas wrong
Is Jesus calling you to be a fisher of men and women?
Who are the wisdom figures in our lives? Who is always there to extend a helping hand?
What did Jesus say in his inaugural address?
Broadcast from Italy on the wedding at Cana
What does our love look like? A podcast from Italy
Filling in some of the gaps in my life's story
What has the message of this Christmas been for us? What has been our experience with the Lord this year? Have we gone home by a different route?
My reading recommendations for 2024
Who are the prophets in your life?
Gaudete Sunday - Rejoice - But what if we don’t feel like rejoicing?
How are you preparing yourself this Advent season?
Wow, it doesn't get any better than this?
Make Christ Great Again - MCGA
As Christians, the current times call us to be brave in living out our faith...
Do you trust God?
What is the great commandmment of Jesus?
How can we open our eyes to the needs of others?
How are you called to serve?
Why do we make the choices that we do?
All are welcome, all are welcome
Whatever happened to sin?
Are we ready to humble ourselves – to be the servant God calls each of us to be?
Faith without works is dead
What do we do with our gift of faith?
There's a lot of decisions to make in our lives.
What will satisfy our longings?
We are what we eat.
What satisfies our deepest hungers?
Are we stingy or generous with the gifts God has given us?
Does our Church want us to be political?
Hear my conversation with Fr. Gabe Griggs, CSC
An interview with Dr. Brandon Coventry
Who is stronger than death?
Do we trust that our Lord is always with us?
We all begin as tiny seeds - our dads and moms do the nurturing and watering
The devil made me do it!!
We are what we eat. I am not talking about donuts.
What does it mean to us when we think of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?
How do we use our gifts?
My summer reading suggestions
What's it mean to love like Jesus?
Are we meant to live alone?
Who is your good shepherd>
Does your faith excite you?
Is Jesus here yet?
My God, God, why have you forsaken me?
Why does God let evil happen?
This promise is written on your heart!!
What does John 3:16 mean for you?
How do we separate our needs from our wants?
What does it mean to be transfigured?
A little trivia contest. What were Jesus' first words to his disciples?
The life of Saint Francis continues to witness for us a way to live our life
I hate to ask this question - do you find your faith boring?
Who are the authority figures in our lives?
My trip to Sicily
Part III of the interview with Colleen Dulle on the Vatican Synod
Part II of the interview with Colleen Dulle on the Synod on Synodality
What is going on with this Synod on Synodailty?
If you haven't heard this radio play previously, or if you have, you don't want to miss the Christmas radio play performed by Dominican friars.
This is Gaudete Sunday - We are called to rejoice!!
Are you ready for Christmas?
Reflections on the readings for the First Sunday of Advent
Some thoughts about dads and Thanksgiving
How do we use our talents?
If God were to call you home today, would you be ready?
Loving like a mother - a father - can we do that?
Why is it so difficult to love as we ought?
Why do we worry about the end times?
What will heaven be like?
Change can be difficult - but it's not impossible
How good are we at keeping commitments?
Are you generous or stingy?
Why is it so hard to forgive another?
Do you build up - or tear down?
I talk to Br. Alonso Salas, OP about his work on the streets of Memphis this summer
What's it like to be a chaplain in a big city hospital trauma center
Highlights of our pilgrimage to Poland and Prague
God is her co-counsel
The Transfiguration and Oppenheimer
What is the most precious thing you own?
Costa Rica - Pura Vida
Let's unburden ourselves
What's the key to our happiness?
We are all worth a lot - a lot - in the eyes of God - and me
Let our hearts be on fire!!!
We extend a special welcome
What does it mean for YOU when we celebrate the Holy Trinity?
What do you with all the gifts you have received?
Go out and share the good news!!
Jesus commands us to pray - why does he have to command us?
What great things will you do today?
Are YOU a good shepherd?
Stay with us, Lord. Stay with us.
Where do we find Jesus in our lives?
What does Easter joy mean for you - for each of us?
Part 2 of my interview on "A Veiled Response"
A veiled response. Veils! Are the for all women?
What are the ties that bind us?
What blinds us to what we need to do and how we are called to live?
What will satisfy your thirst?
What does it mean to be transfigured?
A letter from Kiev
Lying - if everyone does it, what's the big deal?
Is it ever permissible to tell a lie?
We are called to be salt and light.
How do we live the beatitudes?
Are you a light to the world?
Let’s talk about what it means to be an evangelized.
How good are we at putting Christ at the center of our lives?
New Years' Resolutions
How does Christ come to us at Christmas?
Fourth week of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent
Do I really need to change?
Wow! It doesn't get any better than this!!
Who do we call our king - our ruler?
We are motivated by fear or love?
What is heaven like?
An interview on thoughts about how we help to bring others back to the faith
What does Church Lady from SNL teach us?
Pray - pray - pray - don't give up.
I say "thanks be to God!" a lot. Why?
Increase our faith
What do I do when I encounter a poor person on the street?
How do we address that ongoing challenge - how to be the face of Christ?
Are you the lost sheep or the prodigal child?
Come Together
How do we let our pride prevent us from giving our best?
Part two of our interview with Br. Joseph Cullen Hilliker OP
An interview with a Dominican student brother about his summer in Africa
What is the greatest gift you have ever received?
What is going to bring us peace and joy in our lives?
Today's reflection begins with one of my favorite humorous anecdotes
Are we a Martha or a Mary?
What is truth?
Does my Catholic faith have. anything to offer me in the day-to-day decisions of life?
Does your yes mean yes?
Why go to church?
My summer reading suggestions
Reflecting a bit on my trip to Rome and how we are called to be "Church" to one another
How to we respond when we have lost someone close to us?
Where is Jesus?
How do we love like Jesus?
Mothers - Our Good Shepherds
Do you love me?
This podcast was recorded today from the Basilica of San Clemente in Rome and features an interview with Fr. Vivian Boland, OP - a Dominican Friar, author and teacher
What does Easter mean for us?
The Arrest and Trial of Jesus Christ
Do we let ourselves get consumed by all the "what ifs" in our life?
The prayer for Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
Broadcasting from Bayamón, Puerto Rico on a spring break mission trip.
Are you ready to be transformed?
Episode 75
Is that a splinter in your eye I see?
Where in the world is Fr. Patrick?
Saint Thomas Aquinas can teach us about hope in times of despair
Episode 72 - We hear Jesus calling his disciples to be fishers of men and women.
The readings this weekend call each of us to do something very difficult
Reflecting on the deaths of my brother David and my cousin Sharon
What does the wedding feast of Cana have to say to us in these difficult times?
Books I read in 2021 - and I recommend them all
As we reflect on the end of the year, how have we changed?
The Man Born to be King - a radio play by Dorothy L. Sayers
When I met Bob Dole and what that has to do with Advent
Part two of my interview with author of the Crisis of Bad Preaching - Fr. Josh Whitfield
The Crisis of Bad Preaching - an interview with the author - Fr. Josh Whitfield
Episode 62 - Recollections of past Thanksgivings
Episode 61 - A reflection on the readings for this Sunday - The Feast of Christ the King
Episode 60 - Carpe diem! How are we at "seizing the day?"
Episode 59 - How do the readings about two widows this Sunday call us to examine our own calls to love one another?
Dealing with mental health issues as a Catholic
Interview with missionary doctor working in Haiti
A review of Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings
Remembering Charlotte Scarcelli
Episode 54
Episode 53
Episode 52
Episode 51 - the conclusion to my travelogue on Africa
Announcement about my COVID status
Episode 49 - Into Africa - part one
Episode 48 - Part two of our conversation with Jim McElroy
Episode 47 - Part one of two parts - interview with Jim McElroy
Episode 46
Episode 45
Episode 44
Episode 43 - Part 3 of our interview with author Gary Schmidt
Episode 42 - Part II of my conversation with award winning author Gary Schmidt
Episode 41 - Part one of interview with Gary Schmidt
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Homily for the Feast of the Presentation
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Homily from the Feastnof the Immaculate Conception
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My First Podcast! | Sept 25, 2020