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The Father's Joy — 360 episodes

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The Happiest People I Know

2

Gossip and the Challenge of "Fraternal Correction"

3

Suffering the Death of Our Egos

4

How can I bring my loved ones back to the faith?

5

The freedom of living under authority

6

Becoming fully alive...like children

7

Increase my faith!

8

With Her, We Win!

9

SPPS, Forgiveness, and the Goal of Catholic Eduction

10

Freedom from Fear

11

St. John Vianney, Patron of Priests

12

Distracted by our problems

13

Waking up in the weeds

14

Our Trojan Horses

15

I'm so distracted!

16

Humility vs. the Burden of Performance

17

Freedom from Fear, Guilt, & Shame

18

What to do with suffering

19

Sad, confused, overwhelmed

20

Death by suicide

21

Are we part of the 70%?

22

Loneliness

23

Fear and anxiety; comfort and control

24

"I hate goodbyes."

25

Where am I going, anyway? And how do I get there?

26

Do not be afraid! Go on speaking!

27

Why am I sad?

28

Mothers

29

Do we have any real friends?

30

Fathers

31

Mothers and Fathers

32

Will we feed or quench the fire?

33

The key for the next generation to practice their faith

34

"What's the hurry?"

35

Revival in the Catholic Church

36

Healing Rosary on the Anniversary of Fr. Arul's Death

37

What is the most important thing in my life?

38

A new perspective on our weaknesses

39

Some graces from being in Medjugorje

40

The blind spots we don't want to talk about

41

Why am I not satisfied?

42

How far out of my way am I willing to go to meet God?

43

"Rise and Worship" or "Take and Fall"?

44

Why do I keep committing these sins?

45

Why don't I forgive?

46

Growing in humility

47

Our unfulfilled, deepest desires

48

Part 1. I'm too distracted!

49

Part 2. The "Anti-Our Father"

50

Enough "trying harder"!

51

Finding Light in My Darkness

52

A "Mary" Year

53

What's wrong with my family?

54

Glad tidings of comfort and joy!

55

A Special Invitation for January 1st

56

The hidden sin that can't be forgiven...

57

Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stressed, and Tired

58

Not feeling hopeful?

59

Too busy?

60

Having control issues?

61

Preparing to Die Well

62

What do I do with all this noise in my head?

63

How do you summarize the Bible, the Good News?

64

Soul on Fire

65

Deadly Pride, Presumption, and Despair

66

Ask Big

67

Why go to Mass?

68

(How to) Increase Our Faith!

69

St. Francis and Revival in Joy

70

The Discomfort of 2025

71

Money

72

What do I do with suffering?

73

Saints Pier Giorgio and Carlo Acutis, pray for us!

74

Growing in humility

75

Will only a few be saved?

76

Jesus and Division

77

Have I entered into joy and play today?

78

What will bring my loved ones back to church?

79

How do I hear God's voice?

80

Why am I so anxious?

81

Why does anger and impatience have so much power in my life?

82

Fr. Arul, the enemy, and me!

83

The many goodbyes of life

84

God DOES give you more than you can handle...by yourself

85

Receiving the Father's Blessing

86

Speaking in tongues?

87

Feeling powerless?

88

Fr. Arul and the Sacrifice of the Priesthood

89

When will I be home?

90

My life is all over the place

91

Take 2 - Yoked with love for others

92

Mary, teach us how to listen!

93

"When you're anxious, you try to do more..."

94

Jesus, Your timing is terrible

95

I am with you.

96

Light is coming

97

I love you

98

Won't you let Me love you?

99

Satan's plan for our wounds

100

Fr. Arul's Murder

101

Living like orphans in the Father's house

102

Jesus, heal my traumas!

103

Are you thirsty for MORE?

104

Rejecting the orphan spirit

105

Happy Lent?

106

Feeling discouraged going into Lent?

107

Jesus' hardest teaching

108

What are you really afraid of?

109

Have you hit the wall yet?

110

Surrender, surrender, surrender

111

Joy in grief?

112

Do whatever He tells you...no qualifications!

113

What are your charisms?

114

Jesus, free me from the fear of man!

115

The Year of Mary with the Word

116

Healing for your family

117

"I'm at the end of my rope...show me the way!"

118

The most important story I haven't told you yet

119

Come, Spirit of Joy!

120

Mary at the Heart of Revival

121

Repentance and Revival

122

New Year Revival

123

Why am I angry?

124

Foolish generosity

125

How do I love God, practically?

126

All You Saints, pray for me!

127

Not feeling good enough?

128

Thank You, Jesus, that my life isn't about me

129

Me, rich?

130

Marriage and divorce

131

You are a prophet. You can hear God's voice!

132

Envy that steals our joy

133

3 Levels of Surrender/Obedience

134

Praying for physical healing

135

The sin of "religious people"

136

Fear that holds us back

137

I'm feeling lonely...

138

Jesus, free me from fear of what others think about me!

139

Why don't I get more out of Mass?

140

I'm too distracted...

141

Working 7 days; resting 0 days

142

Power, protection, and peace living under authority

143

What's the thorn in your side?

144

Feeling desperate?

145

Be still! Be present. Be grateful!

146

Let's go, men: it's time to become fathers of prayer!

147

Spoiling satan's plan

148

Divine Blood Infusion

149

Made for relationship

150

Come, Holy Spirit! Give me boldness!

151

The Anti-Graduation Speech

152

Mary, show Yourself a Mother to us and bring us new hope!

153

Why don't I love more?

154

Living like practical atheists

155

Jesus wants unity!

156

Repentance and Revival

157

Breaking free from the bondage of fear

158

satan does not like Easter

159

What is truth?

160

"Do you realize what I have done for you?"

161

Jesus, take away my heart of stone!

162

Jesus, breathe resurrection into my tomb!

163

Receiving a "rush of the Holy Spirit"

164

Blessed are those in darkness and desperation

165

Overcoming our reluctance to sacrifice

166

When we are tempted...

167

Giving up anxiety for Lent

168

Having a better Lent...

169

The Darkness and Dreariness of Life

170

The reality of evil spirits...

171

Take 2-The unexpected call...

172

Take 1-Someone is counting on you

173

Am I drifting through life?

174

Comfort and distraction is holding us back!

175

Family life is humbling!

176

Embracing relationship, renouncing the enemy

177

More hope, peace, joy, and love please!

178

Jesus, I give You my box...please give me joy!

179

Making a better confession

180

Mary, Bring the Fire!

181

Jesus, save me from the bondage of self-preservation!

182

Just checking boxes?

183

Doubling our blessings

184

How do you measure love?

185

A deep dive into liturgy

186

The Greatest of All Time

187

You are not running alone

188

Finding peace in the "Our Father"

189

When I'm having a hard time liking myself...

190

God's will be done...with or without me!

191

Too busy to feast

192

Have no anxiety all.

193

Becoming a vessel of healing

194

You aren't fair, God!

195

I can't forgive!

196

Jesus, save us from fear of the hard conversations!

197

You don't have to suffer alone

198

Finding peace under authority

199

Why do I feel like Jesus isn't answering?

200

Mary, lift my heart out of these stormy waters!

201

Jesus, why is this happening? I'm trying to do what you asked!

202

Uncomfortable silence

203

The weeds of life

204

What's my block?

205

Releasing the burden of anxiety

206

America's favorite past time...

207

Living like we actually need Jesus

208

Do not be anxious!

209

3 things every father should say to their children

210

Praying with our body

211

June

212

Dry bones, come alive!

213

Preparing for Pentecost

214

An important announcement and a reason for hope in darkness

215

Doing greater works than Jesus? Me?

216

We are bad at resting...

217

How has Jesus loved you this week?

218

Feeling downcast in our suffering...

219

Jesus, I trust in You!

220

Jesus is risen...so what?

221

"Why do you embrace your cross, you fool?"

222

How to live Holy Week

223

Jesus, bring me back to life!

224

Jesus can heal through me?

225

Fire from Mary's Most Pure Heart

226

Revival in KC!

227

Jesus, I choose you!

228

What are you getting out of Lent this year?

229

Giving up anger for Lent...

230

Watching the Super Bowl like a Christian...

231

Jesus, cast out the darkness of our lives by Your Breath!

232

When I feel like a failure...

233

We are beheld

234

Behold!

235

Pay attention!

236

The secret to the best new year (yet)

237

The One who never said, "How could I stoop so low?"

238

Pt. 4 Has THE Story changed us?

239

Pt. 3 Jesus came to heal, then and now!

240

Pt. 2.5 Mary, I give you control of my mess!

241

Pt. 2 The bad news before the Good News

242

Part 1: Created good, on purpose

243

Living in the peace of Jesus' kingdom

244

Can we say that we are Jesus' friend?

245

Feeling like you are not enough?

246

Jesus, what are You doing right now?

247

Why was St. John Paul II so "Great"?

248

Prayer: we walk by faith, not by feeling!

249

Our duty and salvation...

250

Stir into flame the gift you have been given!

251

St. Thérèse, show us the easier way!

252

Jesus, save us from complacency!

253

This is THE Story, told for kids

254

Are we the other prodigal son?

255

The gift and challenge of work

256

Under whose name, image, and likeness do I live?

257

Humility through obedience

258

What do we do about our loved ones who aren't practicing the faith?

259

When the hard stuff happens...

260

Feeling stuck in the mud?

261

Feeling down? Be not afraid!

262

Praise the Lord anyway!

263

Beware of greed!

264

"For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy the city."

265

Look up and pay attention!

266

We're more wounded than we would like to admit...

267

Men: Time to rise up!

268

Do you trust Me?

269

Fatherhood and the Eucharist

270

Fearless in God's love

271

Have we found a home in Mary's heart?

272

Are we "paying attention"?

273

Hope in times of hopelessness

274

Needing more peace?

275

Living a new, bold life

276

God is a Trinity...why should I care?

277

Our Mother in Anxiety

278

Have we been transformed or is it business as usual?

279

Whose side are we on?

280

"Do you realize what I have done for you?"

281

He died for me. He died for you.

282

God's finger in the dirt

283

More on forgiveness

284

Leading with mercy

285

Where's the fire?

286

Filling our father void

287

Feeling drained?

288

Confusion or communion in times of darkness

289

Part 2: On asking God for physical healing

290

Part 1: Critical steps to inner healing

291

Jesus defeats the devil in the desert for us

292

We become what we gaze upon

293

Remaining in Jesus' victory in spiritual warfare

294

How can we love our enemies?

295

Stinkin' thinkin'

296

Sinners in recovery

297

Jesus: the perfect sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise

298

An unpopular homily

299

The most unpopular virtue

300

Where's the wine?

301

Healing for our Messy Families

302

A Wonderful Life Christmas

303

Hurry up and slow down!

304

Rejoice always?

305

Where's the joy?

306

Ready for a catch?

307

Ready for the coming(s) of Jesus?

308

Giving generously, free from fear

309

A wedding homily

310

A life of sacrifice

311

Fathers, be good to your daughters!

312

Freedom to serve

313

We are lacking one thing

314

Me first?

315

Who is the real enemy?

316

Subtle pride, elusive humility

317

The suffering of obedience

318

9/11 and Healing Trauma

319

Do not be afraid!

320

So much division...

321

Wayward Augustine to Converted Augustine

322

A new lifestyle that teaches the faith!

323

New fire for teaching the faith!

324

With Mary, the victory is ours!

325

A few of the most important things I've learned about prayer

326

When we are at our lowest...

327

What are we complaining about?

328

I don't have enough to deal with this...

329

Me, a prophet?

330

Celebrating our country and declaring our independence

331

Rise up, fathers!

332

We can only grow when we know that we are loved

333

Blood transfusion

334

Living in the midst of darkness, and confronting the spirit of death

335

Back to normal?

336

Come, new Fire!

337

What do we do with failure and discouragement?

338

His life for ours

339

Who do you want to be?

340

Bear more fruit?

341

Are we rowing or sailing?

342

How can we become one flock?

343

This saying is hard!

344

We're not as good as we think we are

345

Why can't I just watch Mass online from now on?

346

"I am alive"

347

*The most important vaccine

348

Why am I so intense?

349

Spat upon

350

Mary, A Woman on Fire

351

Where are you, Jesus?

352

St. Joseph, Terror of Demons!

353

*The safest place in the whole world

354

Free of anxieties!

355

"I will never tell anyone this happened."

356

Being delivered from the beasts in our lives

357

What about our loved ones who have fallen away?

358

Heaviness, depression, anxiety, discouragement...BE GONE!

359

Just a little white lie...

360

A few lies we often believe about God