Catholics in Ordinary Time

This season of CIOT centers on musicians and their work. Guests from a range of musical paths share how they understand their craft, how they lead worship, and how their approaches differ. A season about sound, practice, and faith lived through music.

Season three of CIOT brought conversations shaped by real questions, real stories, and ordinary encounters with grace. In this final episode, Fr Jack reflects on the themes, voices, and moments that defined the season and what they revealed about faith lived in everyday life.

Troy never expected to become Catholic. A friendship opened the door. Hearing Bishop Barron teach on the Eucharist pushed it wide. That moment became a turning point in his discernment and led him into the Church. He and his husband later married outside the Church and continue living as Catholics. This episode looks at the steps that shaped his story.

Advent invites us into a kind of wilderness. Not dramatic, just honest. A place where waiting becomes its own teacher. In this bonus conversation, Fr Jack talks about how God meets us when the path feels quiet and unfinished.

Jesse Anderson joins Fr Jack to share his journey from being a lukewarm Lutheran to finding a deeper home in the Catholic Church. His story is honest and down-to-earth shaped by questions friendship and the slow awakening of a faith that finally felt alive.It’s a conversation about searching surrender and discovering a place where his heart could truly burn with conviction.I hope you like this conversation. I certainly did.

Dawn Eden Goldstein joins Fr Jack on Catholics in Ordinary Time to share her journey from the world of rock journalism to a deep and grounded Catholic faith. Her story moves through music, longing, and discovery as she finds her way home in the Church.

It’s a conversation about listening, transformation, and the surprising paths that lead us into the light.

I hope you like this conversation. I certainly did.

Cameron Edman’s journey into the Catholic Church began with curiosity and conversation. What started through friendship grew into a search for truth that was met with patience, wisdom, and unexpected grace.

In this episode of Catholics in Ordinary Time, Cameron shares how questions became a bridge and how gentle guidance helped him find his way home.

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Sara Bryan joins Fr Jack to share how she was moved by the beauty and love she found in the Catholic Church. Raised Protestant, Sara began seeking the Church out of curiosity but what she discovered was a sense of home she didn’t expect.

This episode of Catholics in Ordinary Time is a story about grace, belonging, and the gentle pull of love that leads a heart toward faith.

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Fr Jack kicks off a new season of Catholics in Ordinary Time focused on converts, people who found their way into the Catholic Church from all kinds of places and stories.He shares what to expect this season and why these journeys matter for all of us.I hope you like this conversation I certainly did.

As Season 2 of Catholics in Ordinary Time comes to a close, Fr Jack looks back on the conversations that shaped this season; the courage, honesty, and hope shared by every guest who chose to stay in dialogue with the Church.

He reflects on what he’s learned, what’s still stirring in his heart, and what’s coming next for Catholics in Ordinary Time.

It’s not goodbye... it’s see you soon!

Alyssa Duffner shares with Fr Jack her journey of holding faith and identity together and why she continues to find a home in the Catholic Church. It is a conversation about honesty, resilience, and the hope for a community where all know they belong.

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