My Father's House

Whether it's money, time, or skills, the Lord asks us to share the things He has given us with the people we are called to serve. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Keegan talk about what it means to be generous and how it changes our hearts.

When we see someone falling into sin, it can be hard to say the right thing sometimes. How do we properly call our brothers and sisters in Christ higher? This week, Avery and Austin talk about the dynamics of admonishing someone and how we can be loving in giving and receiving truth!

Jesus talks lots about spiritual poverty being a key to inheriting eternal life, so how are we called to live poorness in our daily lives? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Hannah define a specific kind of poverty and talk about how the saints and Christ lived it to the fullest!

One of the many gifts that truly makes us human is our ability to love and seek the good of another, but imperfect love can sometimes taint our view of God's overwhelming and intimate love of us. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how deeply the Father's heart yearns for us and how one comes to accept His love.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! But, what does it look like to partner with Him and live life in the full? What does the world say about being free? This week, Avery and Austin launch back into the show sharing their experiences from over the summer and talking about what true freedom with the Lord looks like!

When God made man, He bestowed in us full harmony with His creation and dominion over the plants and animals that existed within it. This week, Avery and Austin talk about that original harmony and how we lost it in the Fall through original sin.

We're a few weeks into Lent, and it can be challenging to continue our penances and fasting when we get into the swing of our daily lives. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Dr. Robinson talk about what makes fasting fruitful and their experiences with it!

The Church describes sin in two major categories: venial and mortal. What do these terms really mean, and how do we encounter choices in morality throughout our lives? This week, Avery and Austin approach sin from a technical point of view and give their takes on how to recognize sin working in our lives.

Lent is a special time of year where we get to enter into the true meaning of sacrifice as we walk with Christ until his death on Good Friday. This week, Avery and Austin talk about their Lenten sacrifices and how they invite God into the challenges so they may grow closer to Him!

There are many things that we carry around each day that make us unhappy or anxious, and sometimes these things can cause us to believe lies about ourselves and affect how we view reality. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how the Lord desires to step into those wounds and heal us in places we may not even know we need it!

Sometimes, even when surrounded by people in our daily activities, we can feel like we are misunderstood or all alone. This week, Avery, Austin, and guest Fiona talk about their experiences with loneliness and finding relationship in the Lord who desires to be with us always!

Partying makes up a big part of the conversation in the lives of some college students, and it can be difficult to understand where the Church draws lines in general on drinking and how a Catholic should partake in such activities. This week, Avery and Austin talk about the drinking culture at JMU and offer a Catholic perspective on the consumption of alcohol.

Jesus says in Scripture that the kingdom of Heaven belongs to the children and that we are called to become childlike to enter it. This week, Avery and Austin talk about what it means to live in childlike wonder and how we can be children of the Lord in everything we do!

God often prompts things in our hearts to use us in furthering His Kingdom here on Earth as instruments of His will. This week, Avery and Austin talk about how to respond to God's promptings in faith and boldness and give testimony to the fruits of trusting Him in this way!

Growing closer to the Lord is something we strive for every day, and the journey to becoming intimate with Him can be filled with challenges and barriers that feel impossible to overcome. This week, special guest Annie Reis from Encounter Ministries gives her testimony of how she encountered Jesus and provides some helpful advice on putting the Lord first in your life!

Reading Sacred Scripture can be a powerful way to encounter God in intimacy as His Word is timeless, and it can speak directly to your heart or pierce the hearts of others who hear it. This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Fiona explain how to pray with scripture just as the early saints did.

Stick around at the end of the episode for a guided lectio divina with Austin!

The Holy Spirit is always working in our lives, but how can we see some of the ways He is changing our hearts? This week, Avery, Austin, and special guest Caroline talk about the fruits of living a life close to God!

Humans aren't the only living things on Earth, after all, as God has filled it with life in abundance! This week, Austin and Avery talk about animals and how awesome they are but also how their unique designs point back to their Creator. 

God calls us to worship Him in many ways, and one of those ways is coming before Him in song and praise! This week, Brigid returns with Avery and Austin, and this time, they actually focus on discussing the power of music and how it can elevate our souls in worship during the mass or personal prayer.