The Poco a Poco Podcast with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Join Fr. Innocent, Fr. Angelus, Fr. Pierre Toussaint, and Fr. Mark-Mary, priests of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, each week to discuss authentic faith in today's world as they share stories and wisdom from years of prayer, community life, and work with the poor.
It all comes back to this: finding deep friendship with Jesus. Seeing him work in our lives everyday. Through topics as varied as mental health, the confessional, and NYC neighbors, the Poco A Poco Podcast is here to accompany all pilgrims as they walk step by step, little by little, poco a poco on their pilgrimage to the Father's house.
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal are a Catholic religious order founded in the South Bronx, NY. Learn more or subscribe to their updates at www.franciscanfriars.com
It all comes back to this: finding deep friendship with Jesus. Seeing him work in our lives everyday. Through topics as varied as mental health, the confessional, and NYC neighbors, the Poco A Poco Podcast is here to accompany all pilgrims as they walk step by step, little by little, poco a poco on their pilgrimage to the Father's house.
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal are a Catholic religious order founded in the South Bronx, NY. Learn more or subscribe to their updates at www.franciscanfriars.com
Episodes
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Nov 4, 2020 • 49min
Mighty God
This week we discuss the title, "Mighty God" and the way in which God shows his might by making himself small, by forgiving us, by coming to us in the Eucharist. God is great and omnipotent but he chooses to become small to us so we can respond to Him in love. He made himself fragile to give us his strength. He became vulnerable so we could finally open our hearts in love, without fear. He is with you. He is for you. And he is enough.
Oct 28, 2020 • 57min
Were you there? An invitation to trust the Wonderful Counselor
Are we fascinated by God or merely interested? God wants His creation to be fascinated with Him and His ways. In this week's episode we talk about what it means to put aside our worry and to trust in the Wonderful Counselor. The truth is this: If we are fascinated with anything in life other than Jesus then we don't really know Him intimately! If we allow ourselves to be captivated with Him and seek Him more, then we will experience a heart consumed by and filled with God!
Oct 21, 2020 • 51min
Going Deeper With Our Lady of Tenderness
In this week's episode Fr. Angelus talks about his favorite Icon, Our Lady of Tenderness and how Our Lady teaches us how to surrender everything that keeps us from loving Jesus with all we have. Through her example Our Lady teaches us how to have hope in seemingly hopeless moments, and what it means to really be seen by the Father. We uncover how Mary desires to mother us in our poverty so that we can go before Christ fully alive.
Oct 14, 2020 • 47min
So, I Send You: Living the Mission of Jesus With Urgency
As the Father sent me, so I send you. In this week's episode we talk about the real share that we have in Jesus's own mission and the urgent need to bring Jesus to the world. God uses our gifts and talents to touch the people that God brings into our lives. God is not waiting for somebody else. God want to use you. No matter what our vocation in life God calls us to mission.
Oct 7, 2020 • 55min
Come, Holy Spirit: The Promise is a Person
The Holy Spirit, who worked in and through Christ during his life on earth, now works in and through us. In this week's episode we discuss how the Holy Spirit wants to move in our lives. Just as the Spirit enabled Christ to bring glory to his Father, so now the Spirit enables us to glorify both the Son and the Father. The Holy Spirit can help us greatly, but only if we let it.
Sep 30, 2020 • 1h 1min
He Thirsts For You: You Are Pursued by God
We look at Jesus and the Samaritan woman with an emphasis on they way in which Jesus thirsts to love her. We also mention Mother Teresa's relationship with the thirst of Jesus and how important it is for us to know that God thirsts for our love. We're wanted and pursued by God.
Sep 23, 2020 • 1h
Tangible Grace, The Spiritually Hangry, and Praying in a Crazy World: With Michelle Benzinger
Our first guest! Our long time arch nemesis, Michelle Benzinger from the Abiding Together Podcast, joins Fr. Innocent and Fr. Mark-Mary to talk about tangible grace for tangible trials, seeking first the Kingdom of God lest you go about your day spiritually hangry, and praying when there's no time to pray. Also, we learn about Fr. Innocent's cheap shot on Fr. Mark-Mary and his failed tinkerbell charade. (N.B. by "arch nemesis" we mean dear friend, source of inspiration, mentor, and much loved.)
Sep 15, 2020 • 56min
Love Desperately (and don't be vanilla): The Reasonable Response to Salvation
We take a look at two ways to live: The way of Simon the Pharisee (boring!!, empty, vanilla) and the way of the sinful woman who bathes the feet of Jesus with her tears. Her love is desperate. Her love makes others uncomfortable. But, her love is real! Her love is beautiful. Why does she love the way she loves and lives the way she lives? She knows she's a sinner in need of the savior, and the savior is within reach. Let's love lavishly people! Let's live like sinners in need of a savior who know where to find him!
Sep 9, 2020 • 46min
He Sees You That You May See: Faith as the Source of Absolute Security
We take a look at the story of Bartimaeus. One major theme is the way in which a blind person feels very vulnerable in the world and has a lot of fear/anxiety because of it. If we go about life without faith, it's like we're walking the streets of NYC blind. Faith gives us absolute security, it allows us to see who we are and that God's with us.
Sep 2, 2020 • 48min
God Is Who He Says He Is: Allowing God to Walk the Walk in Your Life
Have you ever noticed how "going for a walk" helps to calm you down when you are stressed? God wants to walk with us before He works through us. Our daily encounter with Him becomes our training ground for a life that is rooted and grounded in love. In this week's episode we talk about how to allow God to walk with us in the midst of our mess. God is always trying to draw us closer to him. He wants your life to be transformed into a joyful relationship with him regardless of the circumstances we live in. Teach us Lord to walk with you! Invite God to walk with you in those hard places so that we can be fully alive.
