Catholics in Ordinary Time

Fr. Jack interviews Krista Frankovic, Campus Ministry Director and chemistry teacher at Gonzaga Preparatory School, about teaching, campus ministry, Jesuit formation, vocation, and belonging in the Church.

Krista shares about her work, her deeper involvement in parish life during the summer, and her experience of continuing to discern her vocation as a single Catholic woman at 40. She also reflects on feeling like she has aged ...

Fr. Jack interviews Margaret Price, a young adult from the parish, about faith, justice, music, unworthiness, and what it means to remain Catholic while wrestling honestly with difficult questions.

Margaret shares about her role in music ministry, her heart for justice, and the process she went through as she researched and came to accept challenging Church teachings, including pro-life teaching, LGBTQ questions, and women not ...

What happens when faith becomes more than something you believe and begins to shape the way you learn, teach, work, and live?In this episode, Fr. Jack sits down with Vanessa Mudd for an honest conversation about her journey of faith, the questions that have shaped her, and the people and experiences that have helped her encounter God more deeply.

Drawing from her background in theology and Jesuit education, Vanessa reflects on the r...

Fr. Jack interviews Jeremy Joosten, from Washington, about faith, college, leadership, and his ordinary Catholic life.

Jeremy studied business administration in Canada, served as student government president, and has continued building a life around mentorship, public speaking, entrepreneurship, and impact. In this conversation, he reflects on what it was like to be Catholic while attending an evangelical university, how that e...

A new season of Catholics in Ordinary Time begins with American Parish.

In this introductory episode, Fr. Jack shares the vision behind the season and why we are beginning with the people and stories of Saint Aloysius. This season will explore the ordinary life of Catholics in a parish community — young adults, adults, volunteers, leaders, and people simply trying to follow Christ in everyday life.

Before the interviews begin, ...

Eric Clayton joins Fr. Jack to explore the surprising connection between Star Wars and Ignatian spirituality. Drawing from his book My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars, Eric explains how themes of hope, discernment, purpose, temptation, redemption, and the search for meaning echo the spiritual wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Together, they discuss why stories like Star Wars continue to resonate so deeply and how ...

As we conclude our journey through the Spiritual Disciplines, Fr. Jack reflects on the lessons, challenges, and graces discovered along the way. Growth in the spiritual life rarely happens all at once. It comes through small acts of faithfulness, daily choices, and a willingness to let God work in the ordinary moments of life. In this episode, we look back on the practices we've explored, the transformation they can bring, and how ...

Submission isn't about being weak. It's not about losing your voice or letting people walk all over you.

In this episode, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of submission and how it transforms the way we relate to other people. In a culture that constantly tells us to fight for control, defend our preferences, and put ourselves first, Jesus offers a different path.

What if true freedom isn't found in getting your way, but in ...

We're all chasing something.

Success. Security. Comfort. Recognition. The next achievement, the next purchase, the next thing that promises to make us happy.

But Jesus offers a different path: "Seek first the Kingdom of God."

In this episode, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of simplicity and how it begins not with owning less, but with reordering our desires. When God becomes our first pursuit, everything else starts t...

What if celebration isn’t a distraction from the spiritual life… but part of it?

In this episode of Catholics in Ordinary Time, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of celebration through Scripture, Christian tradition, and ordinary life. In a world shaped by anxiety, exhaustion, and constant striving, Christians are called to something different: joy rooted in God.

This conversation looks at why feasting matt...

Why do so many people avoid Confession even while longing for peace?

In this episode, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of Confession and how honesty before God becomes the doorway to healing, freedom, and deeper worship. From fear and shame to mercy and restoration, this conversation looks at why Confession has remained one of the most transformative practices in the Christian life.

Not because God wants humiliation.
Bec...

This week, Fr. Jack explores the spiritual discipline of worship and why true worship goes far beyond music, emotions, or Sunday routines.

Real worship changes the posture of the heart. And sometimes, the greatest obstacle to worship is the unforgiveness we carry.

In this episode, we talk about surrender, reconciliation, humility, and the kind of worship that actually transforms us from the inside out.

Because worship is not just abou...

We often try to figure out God’s will on our own… and end up confused, stuck, or second guessing everything.

In this episode, Fr Jack explores the discipline of guidance, not as a private decision making tool, but as something deeply communal. God does not only speak to individuals. He speaks to His people together.

Drawing from the wisdom of Richard Foster, this episode unpacks how true discernment happens when we ...

We don’t just read to learn. We read to be formed.

In this episode, Fr. Jack explores the discipline of reading through Celebration of Discipline and how what we take in quietly shapes who we become.

Jesus gives a different kind of invitation:
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me…” (Matthew 11:29–32)

To read with Him is to let your mind slow down, your heart be trained, your life be reo...

Prayer is one of the most talked about parts of the spiritual life… and one of the most avoided.

In this episode, Fr. Jack continues the journey through spiritual disciplines inspired by Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster, turning his focus to the discipline of prayer.

Drawing from Gospel of Matthew 6:7–15, where Jesus teaches not just how to pray but how not to, this conversation moves ...

Is service a weakness… or one of the most powerful ways to grow closer to God?

In this first episode of our Spiritual Disciplines series, Fr. Jack breaks down what spiritual disciplines actually are and why they matter. They are not about perfection or checking boxes, but about allowing God to transform us from the inside out.

This episode focuses on the discipline of service. Not being a doormat. Not being overlooked. But cho...

What happens when you step inside something ancient… and come out changed?

In this episode, Fr. Jack reflects on his journey through the Latin Mass conversations from this season. What surprised him. What moved him. What challenged him. And where he still sees things differently.

This isn’t a conclusion. It’s a reckoning.

Fr. Jack unpacks the beauty, tension, and deeper questions that surfaced through thes...

In this episode of Catholics in Ordinary Time, Fr Jack sits down with Sean Harrel to explore a story that doesn’t come with fireworks or easy answers.

It is a conversation about movement. About what happens when something inside you begins to shift. When the life you are living no longer feels like enough, and you start asking deeper questions about meaning, identity, and God.

Sean shares his experience of encoun...