My Father's House

We live in a highly technologized world. The use of AI is on the rise, and creativity is threatened with its invention. This week, Avery, Austin, and Sam talk about the problems with using AI through the lens of faith and offer a perspective on the beautiful gift of human rationality.

Jesus loves those who desire faith and blesses those who believe without seeing. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Adam talk about the need for faith to encounter the Lord and how we are supposed to feast in a time of celebration!

Adventuring with the Lord gets hard sometimes. There are highs and lows, but He is ultimately concerned with us becoming saints. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Sam talk about their journeys and some things they've learned along the way (with some special news from Sam)!

One of the greatest gifts man possesses is the gift of reason. The Lord desires us to ponder His creation so that we might be drawn deeper into the mysteries of the universe. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Sam talk philosophy!

Lent is a time to grow in our spiritual lives, and fasting is a discipline that even the early Church fathers emphasized as important. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Luke Farinholt talk about how to fast well and explore the concept through the lens of Jesus' ministry!

Walking with the Lord and witnessing miracles is the life He desires for us on this Earth! Join Avery, Austin, and special guest Jay Jong from Encounter Ministries as they give witness to healings and prophecy!

When we wrestle with God, His love wounds us and transforms us. This week, Avery and Austin talk about what it means to be "wounded by His love" and how to grow in intimacy with the Lord!

When we discern the good, true, and beautiful speaking to our hearts, how do we know whether it is an angel or the Lord Himself speaking? This week, Avery and Austin talk about the nature of angels, but also prehistoric life and funny noises. You won't want to miss this episode!

In our growth throughout life, it can be hard to step away from family to pursue your own way of being, especially when it comes to the faith. This week, Avery and Austin talk about loving your family and honoring your parents while growing in your relationship with the Lord.

Merry Christmas, everyone! Throughout the Christmas festivities and fun, it can be easy to have high expectations that sometimes don't get met, leaving us disappointed. This week, Avery, Austin, Bella, and Fr. Charles talk about what to do when God disappoints you and how to see the ways He is working. He never abandons us, especially not during this season!

This week, Avery and Austin talk about a little bit of everything, including topics suggested by a first-time live audience! Can these knuckleheads blend three different ideas into one episode?

The Lord has blessed each of one of us with talents He desires us to use to further the kingdom on Earth. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Fiona talk about skills and gifts and how we can serve the Lord by serving those around us!

How do we know if we are doing what God wants for us? Sometimes, the path can seem murky, and it feels hard to know what the Lord has in mind for us. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Sam talk about pursuing God in everything you do!

What is a woman? What did God have in mind when He created Eve? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Caroline talk about the essence of femininity and what makes women jewels of all creation? 

What is a man? What did God have in mind when He created Adam? This week, Avery and Austin talk about the essence of masculinity and how men are called to live in love of others and sacrifice of self.

There are small things we can change each day that reorient our hearts to the Lord and make the day a great adventure. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how to live fully alive through the challenges the ordinary life may bring!

There are times throughout life where the Lord will draw His army on Earth together by the masses, and SEEK is a unique opportunity where exactly that happens! This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Jack talk about this incredible conference hosted by the FOCUS organization each year and why you should go!

It can be very discouraging when we come to the Lord in prayer and we can't seem to hear His voice, no matter how long we try. What's really going on here? This week, Avery and Austin talk about their prayer experiences with desolation and what to do in times of spiritual dryness!

Sometimes it feels like the Lord is out to play games with us when we can't find Him in prayer, but what's really going on? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Caroline talk about seeking God out and give personal testimony to the work He has done in their own prayer lives!

The Lord desires to partner with us and pour out his healing power in abundance! This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest McGuire share stories of witness to physical healings in their lives and how they invite the Spirit in to do great works with His people!

Whether it's money, time, or skills, the Lord asks us to share the things He has given us with the people we are called to serve. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Keegan talk about what it means to be generous and how it changes our hearts.

When we see someone falling into sin, it can be hard to say the right thing sometimes. How do we properly call our brothers and sisters in Christ higher? This week, Avery and Austin talk about the dynamics of admonishing someone and how we can be loving in giving and receiving truth!

Jesus talks lots about spiritual poverty being a key to inheriting eternal life, so how are we called to live poorness in our daily lives? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Hannah define a specific kind of poverty and talk about how the saints and Christ lived it to the fullest!

One of the many gifts that truly makes us human is our ability to love and seek the good of another, but imperfect love can sometimes taint our view of God's overwhelming and intimate love of us. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how deeply the Father's heart yearns for us and how one comes to accept His love.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! But, what does it look like to partner with Him and live life in the full? What does the world say about being free? This week, Avery and Austin launch back into the show sharing their experiences from over the summer and talking about what true freedom with the Lord looks like!

When God made man, He bestowed in us full harmony with His creation and dominion over the plants and animals that existed within it. This week, Avery and Austin talk about that original harmony and how we lost it in the Fall through original sin.

We're a few weeks into Lent, and it can be challenging to continue our penances and fasting when we get into the swing of our daily lives. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Dr. Robinson talk about what makes fasting fruitful and their experiences with it!

The Church describes sin in two major categories: venial and mortal. What do these terms really mean, and how do we encounter choices in morality throughout our lives? This week, Avery and Austin approach sin from a technical point of view and give their takes on how to recognize sin working in our lives.

Lent is a special time of year where we get to enter into the true meaning of sacrifice as we walk with Christ until his death on Good Friday. This week, Avery and Austin talk about their Lenten sacrifices and how they invite God into the challenges so they may grow closer to Him!

There are many things that we carry around each day that make us unhappy or anxious, and sometimes these things can cause us to believe lies about ourselves and affect how we view reality. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how the Lord desires to step into those wounds and heal us in places we may not even know we need it!

Sometimes, even when surrounded by people in our daily activities, we can feel like we are misunderstood or all alone. This week, Avery, Austin, and guest Fiona talk about their experiences with loneliness and finding relationship in the Lord who desires to be with us always!

Partying makes up a big part of the conversation in the lives of some college students, and it can be difficult to understand where the Church draws lines in general on drinking and how a Catholic should partake in such activities. This week, Avery and Austin talk about the drinking culture at JMU and offer a Catholic perspective on the consumption of alcohol.

Jesus says in Scripture that the kingdom of Heaven belongs to the children and that we are called to become childlike to enter it. This week, Avery and Austin talk about what it means to live in childlike wonder and how we can be children of the Lord in everything we do!

God often prompts things in our hearts to use us in furthering His Kingdom here on Earth as instruments of His will. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how to respond to God's promptings in faith and boldness and give testimony to the fruits of trusting Him in this way!

Growing closer to the Lord is something we strive for every day, and the journey to becoming intimate with Him can be filled with challenges and barriers that feel impossible to overcome. This week, special guest Annie Reis from Encounter Ministries gives her testimony of how she encountered Jesus and provides some helpful advice on putting the Lord first in your life!

Reading Sacred Scripture can be a powerful way to encounter God in intimacy as His Word is timeless, and it can speak directly to your heart or pierce the hearts of others who hear it. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Fiona explain how to pray with scripture just as the early saints did.Stick around at the end of the episode for a guided lectio divina with Austin!

The Holy Spirit is always working in our lives, but how can we see some of the ways He is changing our hearts? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Caroline talk about the fruits of living a life close to God!

Humans aren't the only living things on Earth, after all, as God has filled it with life in abundance! This week, Austin and Avery talk about animals and how awesome they are but also how their unique designs point back to their Creator. 

God calls us to worship Him in many ways, and one of those ways is coming before Him in song and praise! This week, Brigid returns with Avery and Austin, and this time, they actually focus on discussing the power of music and how it can elevate our souls in worship during the mass or personal prayer.

There is one person at CCM that Avery and Austin can't get anything done with because the serious conversations they try to have just devolve into silliness, and this episode is proof enough. Join Avery, Austin, and special guest Brigid as they tell funny stories while laughing all the way, instead of talking about whatever it was they were supposed to this week!

Sometimes, we read certain books or watch certain movies, and the stories they contain feel like the best ones we've ever experienced. There's something about every good story that makes it almost transcendental, but what might that be? This week, Avery and Austin talk about their favorite stories and what makes them awesome!

This episode is part of the Holy Spirit mini-series (Part 5).In the final episode of this series, Avery, Austin, and special guest Fiona talk about how to practically come to God and listen to the Holy Spirit in prayer. Whether it be for discernment, personal prayer, or intercession for others, there are a few special ways to directly hear the Holy Spirit!

This episode is part of the Holy Spirit mini-series (Part 4).Listening to God's voice is something very important in our daily lives and it allows us to learn about His will for us. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Drew explore discernment and how they pray through decision making. Whether it be deciding on a career path to pursue or simply figuring out what color flowers look good in the front yard, discernment is key for learning God's will in everything we do!

This episode is part of the Holy Spirit mini-series (Part 3).The Holy Spirit has been around since forever, obviously, but at what point did He reveal Himself to man? This week, Avery and Austin give a little history Crash Course on the Holy Spirit's presence in the Church from its beginning up to the modern day.

This episode is part of the Holy Spirit mini-series (Part 2).The Holy Spirit is the one who guides, teaches, and most importantly loves us. When you love someone, a great way to express it is by giving them a gift, and this is what God does every day when approaching us. This week, Avery and Austin talk about the true meaning of "gift" with some help from St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica!

This episode is part of the Holy Spirit mini-series (Part 1).Sometimes when we think about our triune God, it's easier to make sense of the Father and the Son than it is the Holy Spirit. Who is He anyway, and how do we encounter Him in our lives? This week, Avery and Austin testify to the work of the Spirit in their own lives and take a crack at explaining some ways you can see Him in your own life, too. From personal prayer to the mass, this episode covers all things Holy Spirit!

What good would a podcast be without an explanation on how it came to be? This week, Avery and Austin talk about their ideas that brought this show to life and why they chose the name "My Father's House." Filled with scriptural tidbits and lots of laughter, you won't want to miss this opening episode!