From The Friars (catholic Christian Spirituality)

Our peace is meant to be found, not when everything is going well, but when everything is falling apart! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more.

What does God want from you?...You !...that's it! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more

Jesus' teaching on the great Shema Israel forms the very core of his teaching about the relationship that the God-who-is-love wants with each of us. Love is nourished by listening in prayer. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

God commands us to fall in love. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

The story of Bartimaeus reveals to us a profound truth about ourselves and God. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more

Jesus teaches that the role of repentance in the redemption is like a fig tree needing fertilizer. Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Contemplation is simply a gaze of faith, fixed on Jesus. Who better than Mary can teach us how to fix our eyes entirely and purely on Jesus? Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to learn more.

A deeper gift of self, on our end, is always the prerequisite for deeper intimacy with God. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more!

If we are not giving, we are not living. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Solitude is not loneliness, but alone with. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to hear more.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

Where is Jesus trying to take us? Beyond ourselves! Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

If the external practices of our faith do not lead us into the solitude of our own heart, than our worship is lacking. Listen to this new podcast by Fr. Jeremiah Myriam Shryock CFR to discover more.

The tears of Saint Monica helped convert her son who became Saint Augustine. What is the difference between her tears and the unshareable lamp oil of the virgins in Christ's parable? Listen to learn more! Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

Fr. Francis Mary, the Novice Master of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, gives a class on prayer to the novices each year. This short course on prayer utilizes "Conversations with Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila About Personal Prayer" by Fr. Peter Rohrbach. To encourage others in their own spiritual lives, Fr. Francis Mary has graciously recorded his live sessions with the novices to make this class more widely available. A couple of practical notes: Although it is not included in the recording, the brothers pray before each class. We would encourage you to do so as well. If possible, we would also recommend reading the relevant chapters of "Conversations with Christ" before listening to the class. May the Lord bless you on your interior journey with him.

God has created life "in a state of journeying." The Assumption of Mary into heaven, body and soul, stands as a sign of our destination. Listen to learn more. Podcast by Fr. Luke Fletcher, CFR.