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Purpose and Perseverance Podcast — 74 episodes

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#74 The Unintentional Calories

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#73 Not Everything Can Be Fixed

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#72 Who Are You Going To Believe?

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#71 Life Isn't Fun And Easy

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#70 Enough For Today

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#69 Is It Cheating?

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#68 Fortitude or Forbearance: Homily for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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#67 Fr. John De Guzman

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#66 Keynote Address for the Diocese of Arlington 2026 Mental Health Day of Prayer

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#65 Unable

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#64 The Storm Didn't Stop

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#63 Expect Nothing

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#62 Out of Joy: What If Excellence Looks Ordinary?

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#61 What a Week at the Beach Reminded Me

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#60 More Than Just A Symbol: Why the Bison?

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#59 Let's Begin Again

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#58 Fully Alive

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#57 Whispers: Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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#56 The Church Is Ignoring One of Jesus' Commands (sort of)

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#55 The Tyranny of Good Things

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#54 St. Thomas More Academy Class of 2026 Baccalaureate Mass Homily

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#53 The Cult of the Emotional Support Water Bottle

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#52 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Perseverance Under Pressure/OSS

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#51 Chantal Watkins (my wife): The Embodiment of Purpose and Perseverance

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#50 Persevering While Underwater

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#49 Homily for the 4th Week in Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday

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#48 Humility and the Adventurous Life (Part Two)

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#47 Be Not Afraid: Rethinking Fear of the Unknown (part one)

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#46 Easter Sunday - Do We Understand What He Has Done?

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#45 From Wonder to Love: The Path We Keep Abandoning

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#44 Refuse To Drift: Be Intentional

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#43 Know Thyself: From Delphi to the Gospel to Today

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#42 From Rejection to Redemption - A Lenten Retreat Homily

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#41 Lenten Mission Homily - St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

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#40 Homily for the First Sunday in Lent

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#39 Integrity: Becoming One Person in Mind, Body, and Soul

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#38 Salt of the Earth: Faith and Physiology

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#37 Be Not Afraid In An Economy Of Fear

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#36 - Fighting Decrepitude and Getting After It With Age

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#35 Second Hand Stress and Anxiety

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#34 The New Food Pyramid - Eat Real Food

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#33 The Epidemic of Loneliness

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#32 Personal Exceptionalism: Becoming Who You're Meant to Be in the New Year

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#31 Expectations vs. Aspirations: Why One Traps Us and the Other Sets Us Free

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#30 Thoughts on Joy, and Answers to Student Questions

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#29 Weight Loss, and Cognitive Health As We Age

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#28 Homily For the 1st Sunday in Advent - Stay Awake!

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#27 Advent Disciplines & New Year Resolutions

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#26 First Ever Q&A Episode

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#25 When Motivation Fails

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#24 This Isn't Suffering: Rethinking Discipline at the Table — and Beyond

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#23 When Life Goes Sideways: The Silent Homily

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#22 Persistency Is Key (Sunday Readings)

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#21 What is the best diet?

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#20 How Healthy Are Your Capillaries?

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#19 Fight Decrepitude!

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#18 Are We Trustworthy in Small Matters?

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#17 The Physiology of Stress

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#16 SAINT Pier Giorgio Frassati!

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#15 What We Should Really Be Concerned About - Coronary Artery Disease

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#14 Anticipation

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#13 Instruct The Ignorant

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#12 The "D-word" (Discipline)

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#11 Where Are The Health Ministries In Our Churches?

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#10 Wednesday Word: Beware of the Prisoners of Doom!

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#9 Why We Need To Be Intentional

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#8 The Four Legs of Health and Wellbeing

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#7 Wednesday Word - The Silent Killer

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#6 Heal the Sick

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#5 Wednesday Word - Furious Rant

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#4 Persevering in Body, Mind, and Soul

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#3 Know and Understand Your Purpose

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#2 Homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul 2025

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#1 The Doorstep Mile