Recently, I saw an Opera at the Met called Mephistophele.  This opera was an Italian adaptation of the German play called Faust.  Today, I talk about the role of music and the role of the devil in this opera.  The work of the devil reminds us the importance of beauty in our lives. If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

My mind and heart are stewing a lot on the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath.  This was a reading that we had at the Mass on Sunday.  In a way, I think we need to have the disposition of the widow because we are the widow.  I talk about that insight today and the dangers of feeling we are owed things from others and God.If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

Today, I talk about some factions I see in the Church.  I try to put words to things I see and sense.  Also, I renew the call to prudence which I think is so necessary right now in our times that are being flooded with so much ambiguity.If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

In light of All Souls day I wanted to talk about the “D” word today.  Not a fun topic, but a necessary one.  Let us not fear this word or how it impacts our reality.  When we remain true to Christ, we will always remain in His Light.If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

In the next two day we, as a Church, we will celebrate the feasts of All Saints and All Souls day.  I believe these days are amazing testimonies to and about God’s Love.  The reality of love conquering death are placed in a unique way via these days for strengthening our hearts.  I hope this episode helps us to enter into the joy of these two days. If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

My mind is still resting with the Story of Bartimaeus in the Gospel of Mark.  This encounter is one of my favorites in the gospels.  Today, I offer some insights from this moment between Bartimaeus and Jesus.  I hope we all can begin to embrace the gaze of love that Jesus offers us.If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

For weeks, the Spirit is asking me to focus on and sit with the 4th line of the Our Father “Thy Will Be Done.”  The wait and the challenge of this line is being revealed to my heart and the need for humility.  I talk about this line and offer an insight from the Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity today.   If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

The episode today is going out on the feast day of Saint John Paull II.  I speak about my experience with him in the episode today.  My biggest experience revolves around his encyclical on the Holy Spirit that he released in 1986.  It was a document that helped me out a lot during my novitiate year within the Carmelite Order.  If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me.  You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

Recently, I’ve been preparing a talk I am offering to a group of Carmelite sisters. Today, I offer the first part of that insight that deals with a mountain and how we are called to see. The need for us to change and be open to a shift in ways of journeying and our perspective need to be open to the conversation process. Let us not be afraid for the new journey our Lord is always calling us too.If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me. You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar

The episode comes out on the Feast day of St. Teresa of Jesus (avila). My encounter with her lead me into the Carmelite Order. Today, I talk about this encounter and her impact on me. Also, how the personality of a saint may aid us in our call to holiness.  If you like my podcast, please make sure to subscribe to the podcast it really does help me. You can find more of my content at my website www.thefrankfriar.com and my YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefrankfriar