From the Friars (Catholic Christian Spirituality)

Happy Thanksgiving from the friars! The power of the cross is the source of thanksgiving always, everywhere, and at all times no matter what. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Christian Hope in 2020: How Can We Win the Battle For Hope in our Hearts? by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Christian Hope in 2020: Holding onto the Anchor of Hope and Letting Go of the Smartphone by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

Christian Hope in 2020: Terrorists, Optimists, and "Hope-ists" by Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

At the end of the liturgical year Mother Church invites us to celebrate Jesus Christ the King of the Universe! What does this ultimately mean? Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Jesus teaches that death is like a door, once it is shut and locked you are either in or out. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more! Matt 25:1-13 | James 2:17

Catechism of the Catholic Church:

1007 Death is the end of earthly life. Our lives are measured by time, in the course of which we change, grow old and, as with all living beings on earth, death seems like the normal end of life. That aspect of death lends urgency to our lives: remembering our mortality helps us realize that we have only a limited time in which to bring our lives to fulfillment:

1013 Death is the end of man's earthly pilgrimage, of the time of grace and mercy which God offers him so as to work out his earthly life in keeping with the divine plan, and to decide his ultimate destiny.

1021 Death puts an end to human life as the time open to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ.

Two different homilies for All Saints Day, a double-header (two for one, no extra charge)! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

What God has revealed, what we believe, the sacred deposit of faith, is the ruler by which we measure everything. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

Exodus 22:20-26 | 1 Thess 1:5-10 | Matt 22:34-40

Politics, prayer, and God's plan on World Mission Sunday. What does it mean to render to God what is God's? Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

Isaiah 45:1-6 | Matt 22:15-21

How the Picture of Dorian Gray can help us understand death and the wedding garment in Jesus' parable. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR. Listen to learn more!

Isaiah 25:6-10 | Matt 22:1-14