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Pastors of Payne (County) — 300 episodes
Where Have We Been?
Back to School at OSU and in Downtown Tulsa!
Two Months with Pope Leo
"Creativity in Making New Catholics"
"Fr. Williams Comes to Tulsa!"
"Pope Leo Encourages His Priests and The Council of Nicea Turns 1700"
"Growth in Downtown Tulsa"
"Why We Like To Do Weddings"
"Summer Stuff and Healing the Soul"
"Fr. O'Brien is Related to the Pope and Other Interesting Facts About Pope Leo XIV"
"New Tulsa Priest Assignments"
"Day One of Pope Leo XIV"
"Thoughts and Predictions for the Conclave"
Reflections on Pope Francis
Rerelease: Why is Lent a Bigger Deal to Us than Easter?
"Why is Lent a Bigger Deal To Us Than Easter?"
"Did Jesus Make a Mistake Choosing Judas? And Other Thoughts on John 12"
"A Day in the Life of a Parish Priest"
"Why Are So Many People Becoming Catholic?"
"What are we Reading"
"Priestly Life Hacks"
"3 Things Not to Give Up For Lent"
"What Do Priests Do For Lent?"
"Old Testament Priests and Priests of Today"
"The Eucharist in the Old Testament"
"Why the Diocese of Tulsa is Awesome"
"How Priests Support Each Other"
"Fr. Kerry Teaches About Prayer!"
"Father O'Brien Reflects on Six Months at Holy Family Cathedral"
"Should Priests Hear Confessions During Mass?"
"Should I Baptize My Grandkids? and Other Questions About Baptism"
2025 and New Beginnings
What's a Jubilee and Why Does it Matter?
"Christmas Gifts, Christmas Music, and Christmas at Holy Family Cathedral"
"Lots of Catholics Don't Know How to Pray"
"It's Not Christmas. Stop Acting Like It's Christmas!"
"Opening the Manger of Your Heart"
"Be Bold. Be Brief. Be Gone. Dos and Don'ts of Confession"
Why Are So Many People Becoming Catholic?
No Dead November: Praying for the Dead This Month
"How to Give Up Grudges and Other Fruits of Our Sabbaticals"
"Rock the Vote: Catholics and the 2024 Election"
We are SO back!
“Making Sense Of Restored Order”
“Relationship: God and My Gal Pals”
“Kids Sports, But Christ First”
“Coming Soon To A Tailgate Near You”
“Original Sin: A Blessing And A Curse”
“Who Is Blessed Franz Jägerstätter?”
“Listening to God’s Voice With Love and Obedience”
“God, Are You Talking To Me?”
“Receiving Jesus in the Eucharist”
"Should I Be Doing That During Mass?"
“What Am I Supposed To Be Doing During Mass?”
“Do’s and Don’ts: Before Mass”
“The Lost Art Of Seeing True Beauty”
“Why Dad’s Need To Know Their Catholic Faith”
“Life Isn’t All About You”
“Things Fr. O’Brien Will Miss About Stillwater”
“Fr. O’Brien Has Regrets”
“How To Help The New Priest”
“Becoming Catholic”
“We’re Halfway Through Lent. How’s It Going?”
“Father O'Brien's New Parish”
“300 Episodes! A Look Back.”
“Karlo Broussard Comes to OSU!”
“Be The Lobster: Growing Spiritually In Lent”
“What Is A Diocese & Why Does It Matter?”
“Relics & Lent: Are You Ready?”
“Discerning the Diaconate: An Interview With The Ponces”
“Priestly Promises, Not Vows”
“Fr. O’Brien On The Move”
“Forming Deacons: An Interview With The Agnew’s”
“Scripture and the Fulfillment of Prophecy”
“Did Mary Receive the Eucharist?”
“O Come Let Us Adore Him - Eucharistic Adoration and Advent”
“Mary’s Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe”
“The Four Great Marian Hymns”
“Father O’Brien Interviews His Dad! Part 2”
“Father O’Brien Interviews His Dad! Part 1”
“The Best Eucharistic Hymns and What They Mean”
“The Beauty of the Diocesan Priesthood”
“What’s The Deal With Angels?”
“Singing the Mass vs. Singing at Mass”
“Procrastination Frustration”
“The Church and the City of Rome: Why Are We Roman Catholics?”
“Mercy After Murder - What’s Required of Us?”
“Don’t Wait for Lent! Now is the Day of Salvation.”
“The Eucharist in the Early Church”
“Books We’re Reading”
“The National Eucharistic Revival Comes to Payne County”
“The Blessings (and Difficulties) of a New Building”
“Father Kerry’s Summer Sabbatical”
“Going To Mass With Children With Special Needs”
“What It Means To Become Catholic”
“What Is Leisure And Why You Need It?”
“Reclaiming Sundays For The Family”
“Payne County’s New Retreat Center”
“How To Explain The Eucharist To Other People”
“We Have Boundary Issues”
“Seminarian and Sci-Fi Author: An Interview with Seminarian David Neumaier”
“Associate Pastors of Payne?!”
“God Was There Always: An Interview with Seminarian Adrian Meneses”
“Father Michael Pratt Headed to Rome”
“Fr. Kerry Takes a Sabbatical”
“Priestly Burnout Is Real”
“Baptizing the New St. John Catholic Student Center”
“Smash The Phone? An Interview with Kira Ziola”
“A Year in the Life of Kyle”
“The Life of Campus Ministry”
“Answering Your Questions About the Mass”
“It’s Holy Week!”
“Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion”
“Have You Heard About the Good News Magazine?”
“Interview with FOCUS Missionary Jonathan O’Brien”
“Getting to Know Associate Pastor Father Robert Healey”
“Meet Kira Ziola, the Incoming Youth Minister”
“The Items of the Mass”
“The People of the Mass”
“A Walk Through the Mass: Don’t Leave Before the Final Blessing”
“A Walk Through the Mass: What Do We Do After Receiving Communion?”
“A Walk Through the Mass: How to Receive Holy Communion”
“A Walk Through the Mass: Fracture Rite”
“A Walk Through the Mass: Peace Be With Y’all”
“A Walk Through the Mass: Doxology”
“A Walk Through the Mass: Prayers & Mass Intentions”
“A Walk Through the Mass: The Mystery of Faith”
“The Different Parts of the Eucharistic Prayers”
“What are the Eucharistic Prayers?”
“The Preface”
“Preparing the Altar”
“The Creed”
“The Liturgy of The Word”
“How Mass Begins: The Introductory Rites”
“Preparing For Mass”
“Building a Catholic Culture in Payne County”
“An Interview with Wrestling Coach Zack Esposito”
“What Is A Godparent?”
“I Want It & I’m Taking It! The 9th & 10th Commandments”
“I’m Not Lying! The 8th Commandment.”
”That’s Not Yours! The 7th Commandment.”
“What Do We Do With Famous Catholics?”
“A Catholic School in Payne County?”
“Don’t Get Comfortable with Jesus”
“Dealing With New Things: Change and Transition”
“Associate Pastor of Payne? Fr. Kerry Welcomes Fr. James Porter to OSU”
“From a Love of Baseball to a Love of the Eucharist: Fr. Kerry interviews Brett Akins”
“Anointing of the Sick and the Sacraments of Healing”
“Did Jesus Have Brothers and Sisters?”
Why We NEED the Eucharist
“Hispanic Ministry in Payne County: An Interview with Angela Vivar Romero”
“What is Hospitality? An Interview with Amanda Fiorazo”
“Trevor’s Conversion Story”
“The Incarnation is Really Important”
“Everyone (Who’s Baptized) Is A Priest!”
“The 6th Commandment”
“Why We Need a Eucharistic Revival”
“Weddings Dos and Don’ts”
”Roe Must Go”
“Reminiscing about Our First Communion and Our Confirmation”
“New Priests for St. Francis Xavier and St. John”
“The Apostolic Pardon: God’s Mercy at the End of Life”
“An Episode For The Moms (And Those Who Love Them)”
”Goodbye Lent. Hello Holy Week”
“A Very Special Episode - #200!”
“Meet Our Communications Director”
“Why Is Hospitality Important?”
“A Lenten Pep Talk from Your Priests”
“What Does it Mean to Give Alms?”
“Why Ashes on Our Foreheads?”
“Evangelizing College Students”
“What Happens At A House Blessing?”
“What Is The Sacrament of Confirmation?”
“Why We Baptize Babies”
”What’s Unattractive About Catholicism?”
Playing House: Is Living Together Before Marriage a Good Thing?
What’s Ahead in 2022 for St. John’s and St. Francis Xavier?
A Proper Celebration of Epiphany with Special Guest Kyle Doud
Christmas is God’s Rescue Mission: Our Christmas Homilies
Christmas Music Can Help You Pray: Fr. O‘Brien Interviews St. John‘s New Music Director Brennan Lacy
Our Favorite Christmas Songs and Why We Get To Go To Mass Twice!
What Do We Believe About Mary? The Four Marian Dogmas
No Money. No Mission.
Who Are the Prophets?
When Does Christmas Start? When Does Christmas End?
When a Priest Dies
Is the Life of a Murderer Sacred?
”Working With People In Their Mess”- An Interview with Director of Evangelization and Formation Jessica Petter
I‘m Following Jesus. Now What?- Fr. Kerry Talks with FOCUS Missionary Clayton Caldwell
What Are You Putting In Your Mind? A Discussion on Custody of the Eyes with Fr. Kerry and Clayton Caldwell
Where Do Deacons Come From? Another Visit with Deacon Tom Cabeen
Why Does Father Kerry Hate Labor Day?
What Does the Old Testament Have to do with Jesus?
We Love Mary and So Did the Early Church
“Why OSU Football is (kinda) Like Catholicism”
How to Read the Bible
Demystifying Catholicism
So You’re Going to OSU....
More Than Murder: The 5th Commandment
Daily Mass Will Change Your Life
Surrendering to God with Seminarian Joey Griggs
Who Should Receive the Eucharist?
Should We Read the Old Testament? With Special Guest Marcus Lyons
Where Are They? Men in the Life of the Church
Can Friendships Lead You To God?
What is Marriage?
Nostalgia is Killing Us: Looking Ahead for St. John and St. Francis Xavier
Smashing Images: Iconoclasm & The Beauty of Churches
”From Jehovah’s Witness to Catholic to Catholic Deacon”-Father O’Brien Interviews Deacon Tom Cabeen
Honoring Your Family: The 4th Commandment
What To Do This Summer
The Beautiful, Necessary, and Too Little Known Role of the Laity in the Catholic Church
Death, Graduation, Unemployment, and Break-Ups: How to Mourn a Loss in Life
Evangelization and Children’s Ministry: Father O’Brien Interviews Jacob Farni
Relationship Advice for Young People/What’s It Like to Be Engaged?
Is the Devil Real?
Catholic Converts of 2021
Holy Week Through the Eyes of Priests
Keeping Holy the Sabbath: The 3rd Commandment
Beauty Attracts- An Update on St. John’s Building Project
”What Is Evangelization?” With Special Guest Stacy Humbert
Good Things Are Happening in the Catholic Church (locally and worldwide!)
Is Anyone Beyond God’s Mercy?
Ash Wednesday in the Time of Covid
Preparing for Lent in Payne County
From Agnostic to Missionary: Father Kerry Interviews FOCUS Missionary Olivia Gonzalez
Something Every Young Catholic Should Consider
OSU Returns and Why You Need To Encounter the Lord (Even If You Already Have)
The Importance of Baptism (and doing it correctly!)
What's the Deal with Liturgical Colors?
Conversion to the Catholic Church and The Road to Seminary With Special Guest Kyle Doud
Using (and Misusing) the Lord's Name
Preparing for Christmas in the Time of Covid
Understanding the Immaculate Conception
The First Commandment: "I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.."
Father O'Brien's Birthday and Christ the King!
So I Haven't Been To Church In Awhile: Coming Back To Your Catholic Faith
Praying for the Dead: Efficacy and Rationale
For All the Saints! Who Are These People?
What To Do When the World Is Losing Its Mind?
Catholicism and the 2020 Election
Atheism and Intellectual Pride
A Life of Gratitude/A Life of Stewardship
The Pain of Miscarriage and Early Infant Loss
Building Saints:Saint John's Upcoming Building Project
Atheism
"Did You Hear What He Did?" The Sin of Gossip
"Caught More Than Taught"- Xavier Kids and Youth Ministry in Payne County
Evangelizing the Culture with Fr. Kerry and Clayton Caldwell
The Four Gospels: An Introduction to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Was the Blessed Virgin Mary Vietnamese?
9:09 Mass and Catholic Life at Oklahoma State University
Hope in a Time When We All Need Hope
Blessed Stanley Rother and Missionary Discipleship
Can Science and Religion Go Together?- Dr. Matt Cabeen and Fr. O'Brien
Monk Life: Fr. Kerry Interviews (Stillwater native!!!!) Fr. Paul Sheller, OSB
What Do We Mean By "Sacrifice"?
Mass Online v. Mass In Person- Is There a Difference?
George Floyd, Racism, and How the Eucharist Will Make Us More Loving
Michael Jordan, "The Last Dance" and Your Spiritual Life
A Who Not A What: The Holy Spirit In Our Lives
Father Kerry Gets a Pay Raise (and celebrates 10 years of priesthood)!
The Public Celebration of the Mass (YEAH!)
A Tribute to Our Mothers
What Do We Do With Our Disappointment?
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
The Holy Rosary
Ministry in the Time of Covid-19
The Holiest of Days: The Triduum
Embracing The Liturgy of the Hours
Is God With Us? COVID-19 and Our Faith
Stations of the Cross- What Are They and How Can They Help You?
The Morale of Priests
The Theology of Fasting
The Houston Astros, Cheating, and Your Conversion
Do Alligators Count as Meat and Other Questions About Lent
How to Receive Holy Communion
Deepening Your Prayer Life
Annoying Things Priests Do
Abortion and the Early Church: Consistent Teaching Through the Centuries
Getting Back Into the Swing of Things/Welcome Back Week 2020
Christmas and the Sacraments: Living an Incarnational Life
St. Joseph, Terror of Demons
What Does God Look Like?
Our Lady of Guadalupe is For Everyone!
Celebrating a Great Advent
Is Christmas A Pagan Holiday?
For Catholics Who Don't Regularly Come to Church (and their friends and family)
A Funeral Is Not A Celebration of Life
How We Became Priests- Vocations Stories for Vocations Awareness Week
Obscure Saints and a Visit From Fr. Robert Duck
Did Jesus Have Brothers and Sisters?
What is a Church Council (and why are they important)?
Priestly Fraternity in Payne County
Lazarus in Payne County/How to Help the Poor
Why Get Married at Church?
Annoying Things Our People Do
Immigration and The Catholic Church
Do Catholics Worship Graven Images?
Rekindling Eucharistic Amazement